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RETAILED AT-
WHOLESALE PRICES
Better Lumber and Cheapetfhan it io sold in
La Grande. We Delivert to your Building.
When you want GOOD PRINTING
Call Phon No. 1371
Printing
That
Satisfies
THE OBSERVER
E
SVPEIUOIl ;
Highest in j
: COSTS YOU NO MORE THAN -
; THE ORDINARY KINDS
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. Sold and recommended by
i J. D. McKENNON C. RALSTON CCDDES BROS.
A TRIAL ORDER MEANS A
CUSTOMER
1 111 41, .t it. a Moclll. niiuurr f!v
sake ia that yon give us a trial
1 . mm - a t -
oruer, 11 we ciodui (jioboq wo
i do not want . y oar trade. A
aatisfied eastomer ia a pleaaed
one and we try to please. - The
beat groceries for the least
j money. ' Thie ia oar mutlo a,.d
a trial oxder will be 1 detnen
atratibn of how well we succeed.
SEATTLE GROCERY COMPANY,
. vnainvT. a t.AWftnit.
V"ij WWW W W W V
Lumber Go.
PERRY. OREGON. :
f'her ia difference
bet veen printing
thi willdoM and that
which 'ia the kind you
really want. "
We make a specialty
ol pleasing, aa we hae
the equipment ' with
, which to prodace good
printing and printer
who understand the art
ol printing.
There it no order too
mall or too large - to
rocei?e our earelnl
' attention, 1 1 '. v '
-We print anything
trom poatera to waiting
cards, i
RED FRONT LIVERY BARN
Win. Smith, Prop, ;
Sale and reliable riga forn.
at all timea. Special ao
oomodationa furnished to
commercial trarelere,
Phone.a-5 . '
WM. SMITH FEED STORE
Hay, Grain and feed. Free
delivery to all parte f the
city. Maintain trade a
apecialty. Phone 1031
atamMb saS waaaaa ' '
ttttafU h4 auM ,
land
0. R. & N. TO BUILD
DRAINAGE TUNNEL
Will Do Away with Two Trestles Be
tween Ililgard and Mcacham
. Onatraltfsl source ol antlety toO.
R. 4 N. engineers a tbe Bin nsoun
talae b about to be removed from
light forever, la tb oonetraetio of
aa ImmiDH drainage tunnel between
tillgard and Kamela says tb Eaat
Oregoalaa.
Thla tannal la eat through a point
el rock, la 250 feet In length, and Iti
oonatrnotioa will do away with t
high treatlea, both of vbioa wer a
harp carrot and on asleep grade. By
tha oonatraetloa of tha tunnal nndar
tba point ol tha saoanteln, tha cbaa
ael of lha eroek can b changad from
tbaaa traatlaa through tba tannal, and
. I. 1 a a
I mm hwum rmuTu ana in aeep etui
' yon Ailed la . .
J Tb high tmtla have always
baan a aooroo ol anilety to both trtln
- and angina man and brldg man aa
wall. Tbay war located oaa tbarp
earn oa tha ataap moantain aid, tha
aoyoa ia vary dep at that point and
tha hllUtda on both aide rsry atap.
Daring wet weather la tba aprlng and
zi -- neoaeaary to watch
thla point very oloseiy to aa u
EXPLANATION
NOT SATISFACTORY
Testimony giveo in ib Ifitehell
eas at Portland baa led to the deoapi-
talion of an Inineotor of tb Interior
department. - It waa abown this man,
Grorg F WiUon, had been paid
money corrnptly. Wbeo he was ask
ed about it ha offered tb eiplaoation
that ha aooepted tb money for the
purpoa of entrapping somebody and
intended to ret or a tbe cash after he
had aooompllshed his tmrnoie. His
explanation was altogether too aansr
and bis head went into tbe basket.
Thee proeeootlooe ol land fraud oases
r herring a good purpose in man
ways. They bar served to admonish
crooked men io and oat of tbe service
ol the gomameot, that UnoleSam
eeunot be trifled with, and tbeta can
be no doubt tbat it will be easier here
after to prevent shady nrsctioee bv
those employed by tbe government
Boise BtaUtman.
QablM akin -111 K. .
Uyooglv them Hoiliater'a Kooky
Moantala This month. It regulate
the stomach and bowels. . It makss
tha lit Ma nn. alaan ..J OK
Mawlia Drag Uo -
THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY
" E, P0LACK, Prop. - r
Go to the 'Jity Grocery and Bakery for groceries, fresh
frnita and vegetables. ;
FRESH BREAD, CAKES AND PIES. EVERY.? DAY
Give ua a call one tine and you will be'snre and come
again. We keep the beat and freshest of everything
the market affords. -
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CITY BREWERY
, ITTf tfftn n ASMMt awav a
j uuua RUfi&tn, rroprietor.
e
Largest " Brewing Pknt in Eastern Oregon
Ask for La Grande Beer and get the Best
LA GRANDE BEER IS MADE IN LA GRANDE
AND SHOULD HAVE THh 1-kEFEKENCE
Irooka did not roll Into tha outa or
cloodbarata wth oat tha bridiea. ,
Owing to the iharp carrea and ataap
i hilli in that vloiolty It la Impoaalbla
to ae tba tx Idgaa any great dintaao
away, ' and man) an engineer baa
atretohed his aaek out ol bii oab. win
dow on approaching thla spot daring
the winter and aprlng montbi to ae 11
tba bridge war there or not.
The company baa long been con
lderiog a toane! and a change ia the
ohannel of the ereek at that point or
elte thee bridgee would hare been
replaoed with ateel atracturea long
ago. ,
Tha dirt that earn from tb tunnel
waa almost aufflcient to fill in the can
ion under the bridges and the work ia
now. drawing to a cloae. The ap
proach to the tounel are made of
concrete and the opening of tbe tunnel
ia about 10 (eot eqaare. Tbl la con
atdered uffioUnt to carry off all the
water that aver flowa down tbe canyon.
The bridges abolished by thla tunnel
are Nos ,,.191 and 193.
Apples Short V
Milton Oregon Aag 38 Tbe three
wholesale fruit packing booses at this
place aro working fall oapaolty, pack
ing pears and prunes. Tbe apple crop
In tha valley ia light and of poor
quality, sotwltha'andlug tb treea
war aprayed and tbe aeual precan'
Mo taken to destroy tb pests.
Other kinds of fruit, excepting peaches,
are a fairly good crop Io thla vlolnity.
Benefit For Selee
Chicago Aag 26 Thejentlre proceeds
of tb Chioago-Koaton National- league
gam bar September 38 ate glveb to
Frank B Uelee, manager of the Cbloago
National Issgae team. Mr Selee ia
critically 111, and bis friende wish blm
to go to a oil mate wbloh will prolong
his life, ': '
' Still New Cases '
New Orleana, Aug 28, 3:30 p ta.,
Tb reports np to lata tb la afternoon
show twenty three new oass of yellow
fe ver sod five deaths.
Frank K 11 pet rick, the Impliment
man, this afternoon took oat a licence
from tbe county clerk's office to stoi
grain at Oonley eidlng.
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T. M. STt'CDLEFIELD,
Boot and Shoe
Maker;
Repairing Neatly and
Promptly done.
Hand sewing a specialty
Lewi building
Good For Stomach Trouble and
Constipation' 5
"Chamberlain's Stomaoh and Liver
Tablets have done me a great deal of
fcood," say O Towns, of Bat Portnge,
Ontario, Canada. "Heing a mild phy
sic tho after e Hoots are not unpleasant,
and I can recommend them to all who
at ffer from etomacb disorder." For
sale by Newlln Drug Co.
Spoiled Her Beauty
Harriet Howard, of 209 W 31th at..
New York, at one time had bar beauty
spoiled with ekfn trouble. She writes
"I had Bnlt .Rbeum or Eozema for
years, bat nothing would oure it, un
til 1 need Kucklen'e Arnica Salve." A
quick and suie bealer fur cute, burns
aud sores. 2So at Newlln Drug Uo
drug Stor ;.'
Notice
n WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :
Tbe undersigned ha sold . u
Markets, and all It property, Io aud
about La Grande, Oregon, to Grsndy
& Russell, who will hereafter conduot
tbe earn under such Arm name, Fred.
M. Book retire from further interest
or connection with the closing up of
the old business, and O. Vt Thomas
will colleot all claima due or owing tbe
oompany, and will pay all its liabil
ities. TUB rtOOK & THOMAS COMPANF,
(a private corporation,)
By Q. W., Thomas, ,- ;
K. S Ivanhoe, all the
slock holdera. .
Aug IS Sept 15
'Cheerfully Recommended lor
Rheumatism
O OHIKbee, Danville, ill. writes
Ueo 2, 1901;- "About two years ago I
aa laid up for four years with rheu
matism. I tried Ballard's Snow Llni
trent; one bottle oared me. I can
ohcerfally recommend it to all suffer
ing from like affliction" 25o, 60o, 1.00
Newlio Draff Co
IN1EW SECOND j
HAND STORE I
" '.,'".'' '.. " '. ' i,
All kind of second hand
goods bought and "M
GEO. GROUT, Prop, : i
200 Kir St. bet. Adams and Jefferssa
KC DAVIS
fraildoDt
J h cmi.nn
Sen, sud Trail.
BLUE MOUNTAIN MARBLE
AND GRANITE CO.
LA GRANDE OREGON ;
Complete assortment of.fi a
est marble and gran it
always on hand. Estimates
cheerfully furnished upon
application, ; " a ;
Headstones and Monuments
, A Specialty .
La Grande Cleaning And Dyeing
Works
S iilod and faded garmsnts mad to
look like new. Work called for and
delivered. Ladies garments a upecial-
ty. All work guaranteed. Dy worts
on Depot Street nezl door to Com
mercial Club. : i
SIMMONS 4 HARVEY, props,
. La Orsnde.
URIC ACID
In the blood causes Rheu
matism.Sciatica.Lurnbago, Neuralgia and Gout. You
an remove the catte by
wearing one of our
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V RUFIIMATIP.
B lawwifl p aT
RINGS
Mimjfacturrd by tlx Pr RheuMHi
King Co., Hanlord, Cok'vctlcul.
Paicc $2.00 a. at
J r. smith, ;
. THE j
OXFORD DIR !
JAMES FQUHWON. Pr.,B '
AND Cluv.
Cold lauibes aod ml' '
? a specialty. Fr aaj .,, ,
treatmeut to all. Vol r :n
t vtted to call aud get acquaint..
Hint Saloc -
CHAS ML ,U1ST, Propritf nr.
WITR T.Tniftuu i
I AND CIGARS '
Fineat collection3 of stuffed
animals on the Paciflo
COaSt, . t ; ; '
t et
Blue Front Salooa (
t TH0RSON, Proprietor.
; FIKE8T
WINES, LIOUOHS
Imported and domestic
CIGARS
Hot or cold lunch all hours
JeOcnoa Annas Opposite Depot
teenntaxusssaaat t
Palace Salor.i :
CHAS, ANDERSON, Prop : a
, . fine .
. WINES, LIQUORS '
AND CIGARS
Alwaya on hand
JeOeraoD Avenas
Oppor.u DeixA e
J
THE LOUVRE
' CHRIS WRIGHT, Pi op.
- PINK
i VINE5- LIQUOW-
I t2Z CIQir?3
I Gentlemen always Wcicutn
. FirStrer ,
alaBHBffiKsaiisssasi"1.' - g ,.
ansaawr u..aijaw vtjix;: vttt .
1
Ear-
WINhb, LIv.
and CIGain -
Lunches are our spoutali
Jeflenoa Avenue, OpvoaiUiteput .
aaaaawBBBaaBBsmaaBiBwaaaaeanamj
THE BRUNSWICK I
u.icBiis ij.f.iooi,rsor.
TINE WINE5
12 LIQUORS
Asd lbs btM brsod ol
Alwsys on band
Mlxau drinks a apmlslty juk si
J see tr you don't get It. Tbla Is s g
nd
gen
tleman's resort and wlU be ran u snob
SOMMER HOUSE AFE
Phone Main 6-1
'NUF SAID
The laxltlve effect of Cbamderlaiu'e
Stooiacb and Liver TnbleU ie so agre
abla and so natnral tbat Ton do not
realize it is the effect at a medloina tor
sal by Newlln Drag Co
. 3r,ai mrm
H I from tba eity water vtoras.