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ANNOUNCEMENT ' 5 -
Having purchased the painting and papering
business formerly oned by Stackland fc McLachlen,
we wish to iuform the public that we are prepared to
utate contracts for all kind cf painting,' paperhanging
Vnd decorating. We are experienced workmen and
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guarantee saueiautiuu, n n io ucm w emj v
are willing to let our work speak for workmanship,
and the quality for our stock. A trial order solicited.
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STANIELS & J ARM AN. (
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SUMMER FRUlfS
Until further notice we Will be able to furnish our ..' J
miff, bmt; rfst V
Black Caps Black Berries Red Raspberries
Peaches Peach Plums
And all other seasonable fruits, fresh from the vine
and tree .. '.
NEBRASKA GROCERY STORE
Coi. lir and Jefferson Sta. 0. RALSTON, Prop.
S ST. LOUIS LIVERY AND FEED STABLE
Cam' ' WJ
. - . a n. (Annie - n.. A1
LAKbCIN & NUKKic, rrop. y
First class turnouts fur-
rushed day or night.
Special accomodation for
commercial men.
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Best service guaranteed
Horses boarded by dayi
week or month.
Rias furnished for parties, funerals and picnics, lhe $
) best carryall in the city. W
Inccndiay
Fire at
Baker
Baker CitT An?. 17 Fir this mora-
Inn destroyed a barn owned by Deputy
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8litrl3 Bnow and the barn adjoining
of W J Laohner. A boaM near by
owned by Snow was partially destroy
ed. The loss la 2G00.. The 6 re wu
ol incendiary origin.
President's Cousin
William K Roosevelt, a arcond
coaain of the president, will be a stod
ent In the Idaho Universltythe coming
year lie wanta to be a mining engineer
Cattle
Shippers
Object
ATTENDING
CONFERENCE
Tb following peraona are present
at the Idaho Methodist conference now
in session at Baker City: Or. T O Ar-
llg, Kansas City, Mo., General se
retarv of the Church Esteneioo 8ocie-
ty ; Rev. Ueorge Smith, D D San
tnnnliMt ninanl Secretary ol the
Miuioa Soeietv: Dr. M Randall,
Chlcaao: Dr. D L Eader, Portland,
Editor of the Peolno Christian Advo-
eata : Dr. John U Celeman, . Salem,
Oregon. President ol the Willamette
University; Rev. W II Waits, can
Fnnclaoo: Blshoo W McDowell,
Chicaso. Presiding Biabop of the Con
ference: her. EM Uill. Baker uuy;
Rev. Jeoob Huseell, 8oldier, Idaho;
R D Ojterhout, Twin Falls, Idaho;
U W Parkar, Shoshone, Idaho; Oeoige
Pemberton, Caldwell, Idaho; t r
Roach. Boise. Idaho; J U Roaa, Mer
idian, Idaho; D 8 Hmiih, Elgin, Ore
gon; All Seward, Idaho Uityj w w
VanDaten, Bolae, Idaho; J D Wolcott,
New York; J O Walker, Union, Oregon ;
f! K Wheeler. Joeeph. Oregon ; O A
White, Blaokfoot, Idaho; AvW liarta
horn. Ontario. Oregon; W J Uarvey,
Halley, Idaho; C E Uellman, caia-
well, Idaho; J MHlzon, 8weet, Idaho
T Johne, Qlenna Ferry, Idaho; Her
hart Johns. Pavette. Idaho ;l M John
on. Wallowa. Oregon ; J M Kendall
and wife. Wallowa. Oregon; F L Long,
Crawford, Idaho; Henry Martin, riora,
r..nn n n Mri olm. Pocatello. iaa
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0LASSiriED Advertisements
FUR HALB Uonae bold furniture,
complete outfit. Inquire it U
Grande Caah Store. . A 10-17
Ueal Estate Loena, Any amoanta on
City and Country Real Estate. Loana
closed promptly, as soon as till ap
proved.
LA URANDK INVESTMENT CO.
WANTED A position by a competent
man. bookkeeping or clerical work
nrfferretl. Inaaire at this office . tf
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HOUSE FOR 8 ALE, ' $720. Fiva
rooms, two 30 ft eorner lots, loca
ted neai new school bouse site. Halt
caah. Inquire at this offio.
OftKcr VllJ Uf AUK to-uiun- u v - - '
able complaint is being aroused in this Mower and wife, Nampa, Mano; "
oti .io, ctll. .blpp .boot """" ,, T kiw Til
WOBarger, Shoahone, Idaho; U w
Barnes, Idaho Falls, Idaho; U u w
Reward
A reward of t50 will ba paid by tba
Grande Ronde block Growers Protect
ive Association for the arrant end con
viction of anyone tor stealing stock in
Union eonnlv.
Signed by the Secretary
Warning
Notice ia hereby given that anyone
fonud damping refuse of any kind on
"any of the property belonging to the
La Grande Real Estate Association
will be vigorously prosecuted.
Tbla property Includes all or tne
Riverside and Williamson's additions
to La Grande.
LA GRANDE REAL ESTATE A8fa'.
ol3tf Win. Miller, Prea't.
Centennial hotel
RATES-ll per day meala 26cU.
Special rates furnished monthly pa
trona. Mrs A E Moroueson and Miss
C M Garni proprietors. No
Adams Ave. Phone No 1161 -
To The Public
requiring tbem to paj $3 for an fnipeo
nf Vrt.nii hnfnra a ahinment can
v' - I names, imuu cans, mbivi -
be made. 8everal small shipments u - Hainee .Oregon; U W Chandler,
are now ready , to leave here. Cars Enterprise. Oregon; M E Coleman,
hava been ordered, bat owing to the Haim0n. Idaho; W W Deal, Weiser,
. An Akaimea aKInmBfl i Ul Mahni v J rtitan. Kmmett. . id ado: A
IIinilBlllilUU liUBki aie wu u pai uaaa w 1 xuaiuwa mm w w
beinK delayed until some arrangement
can be made whereby the shipper will
not be compelled to pay the charges.
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Snake Low
Albion Aug 18 The stage of the
water in Snake river is now lower than
it was at any period daring the dry
season of last year. All Indications
point to a lower atage being reaohed
durintt the month aa the snow Has
now entirely disappeared from the
mountains and there seems amall
prospect of rain.
GAVE BIRTH
TO SEVEN
Eada. La Grande. Oregon ; P J Everett
Bumnter. Oreson; John Garver, Prair-
ta nitT. Oreson: G U Halley and wife,
MoKav. Idaho; J D Gilltlan and wue,
La Grande, Oregon.
Besides the above names there are
other ministers attending' from other
denominations, touetuer with a large
number of people from this city.
We take this mesns of pnblioly ex
,H..;i; to c.:r fr'.r'U natrons the
appreciation which wa feel to tnm
for their patronage and many aots of
kindness which ws have received at
their bands. During the four years
which we have been in business in this
city and oonnty have meet with snob
oleasent rect ption that we feel nnder
special obligations to the citizens of
the Grande Ronde Valley. Again
thai.kina onr friends and patrons we
are Yours very truly
Bock & Thomas.
GRAINING AND
ART DEC0RA1NG
Why not ge t your painting dona well
when you can have It cheaper than it
takea for the average dauber to spou
it? Get used to having Dice wood
finishing on the Inside of your dwell
ing. Egg shell and velvet gloss, '
'mirror polish" etc. 8 D Kinney can
grain op your old painted rooms and
make the wood lika fine, quartered
oak furnitaie
1433 Adam Ave. La Grande Ore
Negro Lynched
Lake Cormorant. Miss., Aug 18.
Henrv Young, a negro, who shot and
lriiuH Rrfamrd K Perrv on the Baai
l.nt.f inn nar Lake Cormorant last
Sunday was taken from Sheriff WlMi
txnA a iinnatv tonluht at the acene
ni the rlme and banned by an armea
mob.
Dissolution Notice
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership of J K Bull and James
Russell heretofore existing nnder the
firm name of J F Ball & Co.. has this
dav been dissolved by mutual consent
All bills doe the firm are payable to J
H Russell who will receipt tor the
nme and oav all the bills against this
Hrm.'
Dated at La Grande. Oregon,- this
the 15th da of AUBUst. 1905. I .
JAMES RUHSFLL
JF BULL
Honolulu, Aug. 16. A dispatch by
wireless telegraphy from Hllo, aaya
that Hana, the Hawaiian wife of Kail
nra. a Chinese, gave birth to one child
laat Tburaday, two on Sonday, one on
Monday, two on Tuesday morning and
one on Tuesday night. All are dead.
Keep
Cool
If jou have 110 other way call on the
LA GRANDE LIGHT AND POWER CO.
and ttto-e an
Notice ia hereby given that I will
not be responsible for any bills con
tracted bv mv wife. Grace E McOraken
from and after thla date. Dated at
Walla Walm. August, 14, 1906.
Fred V MoCraoken
Bates and all prices
will be explained at
the office
Electric Fan
aae
"The man who loves his wife the most
Is not the one to let her roast"
Theie hot days, in a kitchen overheated by a sweltering
Bt0ve-Cut ont the family wa8h day. Send your laundry
tens. Saves wood, time and energy. Don I burn up
a lovely disposition. Send your linen, all of it to
Notice
HAGtR & KEITH
CONTRACTORS
Cement Sidewalks and
Foundation work given
prompt attention.
Cellar and Cement work a
Specialty.
Estimates cheerfully furn
ished. All work guaranteed
NOTICE
Wa pay highest Market prices for
chickens. Want all you have got.
At our Warehouse on Jefferson Ave.
G R Caah Co.
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Take Notice
All persons knowing !the.nselves
Indebted to the late firm of Bock and
Thomaa are requested to call at the
old stand at the market where they
will find Mr O W Thomaa ur Miss
Cora Harding who will make settle
menta.
G W Thomas.
to Ptand the test,
ence furnished.
Refer-
NOTICE FOR BIDS
The District fcchool Board of Pchool
District No. One, of Union County
Oregon, will receive up to 12 o'clock
Noon ol August 30, 1905, bids for
furnishing all material for and con
struction of an eight room achool
building according to plana and speoU
ficatlona on file with A O Williams,
school clerk. All bids to be left with
Hchool clerk and accompanied with
certified check for ten per cent of bid.
Building to be completed by Jan 1,
11)00: Board reserves the right to re
iect anr or all bids.
A O WILLIAMS, School Clerk.
Office at Foley House.
Cheerfully Recommended lor .
Rheumatism
O O Higbee, Danville, III. writes
Deo I, 1901 "About two years ago I
was laid op tor four years with rheu
matism. I tried Ballard's Snow Lini
ment; one bottle cured me. I cau
eheerfullv reoommend It to all eufl'or-
ing from like affliction" 25c, 50o,l 1.00
Newlin Drug Co
When von want a plearant laxative
that is easy to take and certain to act,
use Chemberlaln'e Stomach and Liver
tablets For sale by Newlin Drug Co,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
Tha nndersisned has Bold lt Meat
Markets, and all iu property In and
about La Grande. Oregon, to Grandy
& Kustell, who will hereafter conduot
the same nnder such Arm name, rred
M. Hock retiree from farther interest
nr rnnnnrtion With the closing Up of
the old busings, and O. W. i'liomas
will collect all claims due or owing the
romoan. and will dav all its llahil-
itiea.
THE BOCK & THOMAS COMPANY,
(a private corporation,)
By G. W. Thomas,
F. M. Book and
K. 8 lvanhoe, all the
ntock holders.
Aug 15 Sept 15 , ,
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A.B.C.
j STEAM LAUNDRY
PHONE
LaGranie,
Main 7
Oregon.
OREGON PRODUCE CO.
We are to ehe market for immediate deliveay, 500 tons
I! of first-class Timothy Hay.
raj We are contracting for all kinds of produce, such as
J Potatoes, Apples, Pears and . Prunes, which we are
shipping in car load lots.
We are buying all kinds of grain.
are ready to sell come in and see
goods and we have the money.
As soon as you
us. You have tne
Notice
Summer Schedule'
The summer schedule ot the Astoria
& Colombia River Railroad hat been
inaugurated between Portland, As-
toria, Gearhsrt and 8easlde in con
nection wicb special round trip excur
sion ticket! to all Clatsop and North
Beach points, and trains leave Union
Depot at 8:00 a no, daily and ran
through direct, arriving at Astoria at
11:30 a m, Gearhart 11:20 p m and
Seaside at 12:30 p m.
The Portland and Seaside Flyer
leaves Union Depot every Saturday at
2 :30 p m, arriving at Astoria 6 :60 p m
and runs through direct, arriving at ,
Gearhart 6:40 p m and Seaside at 6:50 -
p m.
In connection with this improved
service, special round trip season ex- i
oursion tickets are told .(torn Portland
to all Clatsop and North Beach points '
at rate ol 14.00 lor tba round trip,
good for return passage until Ootobet
15th. :.. v; ;
Special commutation tickets, good
for five round trips, are sold from .
Portland to same points lor $15.00,
good to return until Ootober 15th.
Saturday special round trip excur
sion tickets from Portland to all Clat
sop and North Beach points on sale
every Saturday at rate ot 12.60 for
round trip, good to return Sunday.
Tickets sold from Portland to North
Beach points are issued in connection
with the O K & N steamers from As
toria, and baggage is transferred to
and from depot and steamer dock at
Astoria tree of charge, and all tickets
sold by the 6 R & N Co from Port
land to Clatsop and North Beach
points, are interchangeable and will
be honored on trains of this company
in either direction between Portland
and Astoria.
Tioket. sold at all O R A N stations
and passengers wishing to go to pointa
on Clatton Beach should so speeily, in
order to avt id confusing this popular
resort with tuat ol Long Beaob, Waftb.,
which in reached otily by boat at As
toria, thus causing Hlvs enroute.
For additional information address
C A Stewart, Agent, 248 Alder St.,
Portland, or J O Mayo, ' O F & P A,
Astoria, Ore., and ask for Seaside
Souveuir tor 1905, containing 30 beau
tiful ball tone views nf Columbia rivtt
and Clatsop Beaob scenery.
IN A HURRY?
THEN CALL
Wfl. REYNOLDS
The transfer man. .
He will take that trunk to the
Depot or your home in less
time than it takea to tell it.
Wagon always at your Hervice.
Charges moderate. Day phone
B 531, night phone It 12.
Oregon Produce Company.
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J. L. MARS,
Contractor and Builder
Dealer in Building Material
La Grande, Or.
Drop a line, naming work, and I wll
give tba right prioa.
LA GRANDE SCHOOL
OF MUSIC
PROF. DAY. Principle.
AlU UAT. AIUHAIh
Thb pno of tba best musical In
stitutions In tha state. Daring the
year 1004 there were nearly Poor
thousand lessone given. Tha people
in this city and valley are begin-
iug to discover the great advantage
ot this school. Tha.aystem used ia
ILa latest and most practical, and
Inoludea all tba latest discoveries
in the art of teaching music Tba
school Is divided into two deparl-
mi-ntat No. 1 is tor beginners, from
5 Tears no. and taking In tha 1st to
ltd grades. In this department
jnnlls oome one hour evry day
in No. 2 tha arades ara from S to
15. liars they, graduate. Pupil
take one or two leesona a week aa
.u.. A-lr tin nhnlara will . h
permitted to remain in thla school
wto do Dot suwy.
Opposite the Foley House over
the Candv Store Phona 473.
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