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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1905)
E m p i P H raj J m ; i $ r 1 n t WATCHES? Yes, of course we have watches, the very beet watches made. We alio have Clocksaod every thing in the Jewelry line J. II. PEARL Old Jeweliy made to look like nw Repair work given prompt Olooki taken oar of attention. TWO SPECIAL BARGAINS "" 13 acres adjoining town, can be Irrigated, . Price, for cash, upon application. 420 acres near Cove, all fenced, tfood outside range, 160 acres fine for fruit or grain, well ' watered. Fine place for horse ranch. Price upon application jCa Srande Snvostment Co, Foley Hotel Building La Grande, Oregon TRON RF.nS I Sanitary Steel Folding Couches and Springs direct from the factory at lowest possible prices FOR CASH Iron Beds, .....regular $3.60 now 12.66 Steel Coil Spring regular 3.50 now 2.25 Sanitary Steel Couches regular 14.60 now 8.00 Hard maple frame, woven springs,. . 8.00 now 1 95 Hard maple frame, woven cots 2.75 now 1.75 Linoleum, only 60c per yar i Home furnishing Bargains F. D. HAISTEN, Phone Red,1161 . Highest Prices Paid for Second Hand Goods I OREGON PRODUCE CO. El We are in ehe market for immediate deliveay,' 500 tons of first-class Timothy Hay. ; . We are contracting for all kinds of produce, such as Potatoes, Apples, Pears and Prunes, which we are shipping in car load lob. We are buying all kinds of grain. As soon as you are ready to sell come in and see us. You have the goods and we have the money. Oregon Produce Company. Will Protect Mail Unnl Sam hat decldsd to mako it an objact for alantha to ma to earth oassa of tampering vita mail bags and poat oUees throughout tba oonntry and tha following rsvanis ara to ba paid bsra after bf tha govarnmaot for Informa tion leading to tha arret! and capture of tha offsodf ra. , 4 A reward of $1000 la offered for the arreat and conviction of any person robbing a mall ear. Congreaa baa a realj mtde it a life offence to hold up a mall car with a ahow of armed foroe or attempt! on the life of the ueaien- gor. or Id anj eaae with. a prior eon- flctlon. A reward ol 1000 la oTered where the mall la carried by other eonvsyanosa than railroad tralna. In caae of an onsncosasful attempt at robbery the reward la 11200. A long liat of rewards from $25 to 1200 la offered for embezzling and stealing, breaking open poet boxes and forilmllar off enact. Provisions are made to prevent the payment of a re ward to any guilty person or accom plice of the parson convicted, and all employees of the poetal department re barred from olaimlDg any of the rewards. The order goes into effect at one. It waa nimItmI at Ska Iml rifn thi. morning. General Summary No precipitation of eonaeaaanoe 00- earred throughout the atate during the last week and all late crops, with the exception ol corn and hops, are in need of a good soaking . rain Light frost occurred Thursday morning "on some of the bottom lands in Southern Oregon, bnt no demagcferalted there from. Thrashing la praotioally completed In Western Oregon, white east ol the Cascade mountains thla work oontluaes under favorable circumstances. The yield of both wheat and barley contln use good In tha Columbia and the Grande Eonrle valleys, but In the Willamette valley and' Southern Ore gon, the grain yields were generally below the average. Hops made satisfactory advancement and the crop it about ready for . har vesting; pioking will became general by the first of next week. The vines are free of vermin and it la expected the quality will be good. Corn la do ing nicely and a large crop la promised. Field onions are being polled-. Lata potatoes and gardens' are doing poorly owing to the lack of rain. Pears and prnnes are ripe and being gathered. Pears are abundant, but prunes will average about half of a full crop. Apples are small In size duj In well kept orchards an average rop ill be baavetted. Stock on the ranges continue In fairly good condition; In tba dairy die. triots cattle are losing flesh and there la a marked falling off In the milk supply. A B Wcllaber, acting Direct- or. NEW. SHOP We have purchased ihe I. Harris Meat Market north of the railroad and are now open for business." We make a specialty of fresh and cared meats. Use your telephone, call tip Main 16, end we will de I liver yonr order promptly S any time during the day. Harris Meat Market Brooks & Rohr . Telephone Main 16 Sacred Heart Academy La Grande, Oregon 1 his institution is ronducted by the sisters of St. Fruucis, and vantages, Classical, Literary and Scientific Courses are taught, also Music, Drawing and Paiut iug according to , the latest methods. Preparing, young adiea for the profession of teaching a specialty. Classes will be resumed Sept ember 5. For terms and other parlicu ais, address Sister Superior 1 ROUGH ANp DRESSED I LUMBER I . Mouldings, Etc. j3figll3lE!M CONDUCTOR DROPPED DEAD Baker City, Sept. C.-E M Ford, aonduotor on the Sotnpter Valley railway, died suddenly and without an apparent straggle, while in charge of bis train between Whitney and Tipton Monday aveuing. lie had been complaining of a pain Id his breast for several Hay a and waa lying In a box car while the train was running between two stations. The brakamen were in the car with him, and when the engine whietled for Tip. ton station, called to ford to awake but he was dead. Bo quietly had he expired that he had not attracted the attention ol the men sitting near him. Be leavea a wife and two obildren Ha formerly worked as a brakeiuan on the OBAN oot of La Uraode and was an efficient railroad man. HENRY S6 OA RR I PUNERIL DIRECTORS I L1CEIUED ErtBfUf1ER5 h Lady aseistaLt Calls answered day and night, ' Phone No. 621. P J,0 Henry, residence 664 J. J. Carr, residence 386 I UrandejUregon Coyote Drive Waahtuont, Wash Sept S There will be a bowling time about the first of October, saya the Enterprise, when it is proposed to organize a 00 rota drive. All who care to engage in the sport are to be invited and the daflnlta plaint will be made known later This will be called the Flrat Annual Covota drive and Is Intended to inaoanrata the annual custom of tooariog the country with a view to exterminating tba "gray coated ventriloquists of the plant," or at least those that Infest this section of the country. The cor otoe abound in great numbers In the bills about Waabtuona and they are menaoe to the ebeep - nod poultry rasara. A bounty of a 1 per scalp offered by the state. To Taxpayers. Notice le hereby given that tbe Board of Equalisation will uieet at tbe office of the. county olerk, at the courthouse, in La Grande, Oregon, 011 Monday September 25, 1U05, and con tinue In cession for 6 dayt. ' Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this ltt day of September, 1906. J 11 MORTON, A Meteor for Union count;. TAKE NOTICE Phone Red 971, Old Town store for wood (30 days time given). Cheapest Urooeriee and Provisions In tbe city. New stock and fall line of feed. Dated La Grande, Ore., July 26. Hept 1 E J ATKINSON Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea never taila to tone the stomach, reira- late the kldnnye, stimulate the liver and cleanse tbe blood. A great tonic and muscle produotng remedy. 35 cents, Teaor Tablets. Newlln Drug (Jo. Incredible Brutality It would have been Incredible brutality if Obas. t Lemberger, of Syracuse, N V., bad not done the beat He could lor hie aotlerlng son. "My boy." be save, "cot fearful Bush over his eye, so 1 applied buuklen't Arnica Salve, whlon quickly heeled it ana saved nia eye." uood lor burnt and nlcere too. Ouly 25o at Newlin Drug Uo. drag store. v A Remedy Without a Peer. "I find Ohamberlam's rttomaoh and Liver Tablete more benttlcial than any other remedy 1 ever used lor etoiiiach trouble," says i P Klote, of .dina no. Kor any disorder 01 tiie these Tablets arn without a peer, Kor sale oy Nowiin Drug Co. . Startling Mortality Statistics show tttrtllne mortality from appendicitis and peritonitis. Xo prevent and core-thene awrul diseaoes, there ia Juet one reliable remedy. Dr. King's New Life Pilla. M 1'Unnery, 01 14 custom uouae naoe, Ubloago, aaya: "I'bey bate no eaoal for Con etipatlon and Billonaness " 25o at Newlin Drug Co. drugglat. We have a large stock ofgSuildinmaterlal always on p LSI.!-J pi 0 ?' hand in the yard at our Mil!. "We deliver in any rg quanity'to any place. , PRICE AND QUALITY GUARANTEED m 1 MCKINNIS BROS.il S ' ' ' . Vergere Pbone ' ' g. Summerville, , : .v 1 : Oregon it tea 01 m m pi El M i J. L MARS, Contractor and Builder Dfaler in BuiUing Material. La Grande, Or. .' Drop a line, naming woik,.and 1 el give the right.prios. NOTICE FOR PUBLIC AliOS DEPARTMENT Ob' TUB lNTKftlOIi, II. 8. Lund Offlos, La (Jmnde, Uresnn. I AukukIM. 1mT. 7 nonoe u nervur ivn iiim ihn fuiiowinit Baiuad Miltler tmm fllrl uotlui of lilt IiiUmiIIiili to uj.. flual priflD .up port of hi cIhiiii, od lb at nil proof will lw maUe tMtfore tlie I(.i.tr and luwlvr or tlu U. H. Lmmi Olllut, at La Ur.uile, UrtKon. tu (ti'bitwr 4, IWs, viz: H. H. Mo mm, miu A. tn.nrnr, of Siarky Oreonfor Um Hoc. 7, Tp.. Us Muum the following wltnMtn prov hi. continuous re.lili.'uot! upon sod cultiva tion or 114 land, vis: H. j.. Bunietl. J. K. Auldeo, A. J. Hullivmt, MlDui. Undu all ol blarkvy, Orwoa. K. W. Davis, SUHmt CARPETS CARPETS The largest line of Carpets ever brought to the city. More arriving daily. Pretty floor coverings, 25c a yard and up. SPECIAL ON GO CARTS THIS MONTH W. H. BOHNENKAMP, Hardware and Furniture FLEECED BLANKETS - Plain, Plaid and Striped.' . Large, warm and Comfortable School Stationery, . Book Straps, , School Caps, Milliner and Veilings. E M WELL MAN & 00 La Q-rande Oregon The Eastern Oregon Agricultural Association OCTOBER 3 to 9, INCLUSIVE i RELAY RACE FOR LADY RIDERS Ladies only, Purse $350. CONDITIONS OF RELAY RACE There must be three atnrters. Riderg must go four miles each day, changing horsca every mile. Race begins Tues day afternoon. Beet total lime for 20 miles wins First Money, $200; $100 for Second; $50 for Third; Entrys for this race required to give name ot rider, names and description of the Jour horses they will ride, and file thj same with the secretary. After the race starts no sub stitution oi hordes will, be allowed except in case of acci dent, and then ou the decision of the judges. Riders will be allowed two attendants for their mounts, and will each have a paddock to hold four horses, bo assistance will be rllowed in mounting. Horses for relay race will be on the grounds before noon of Oct 2,, for inspection by judges. l)se of track permited proceeding tbe week of fair at hours prescribed by track manager. No entrance fee. Entry to this race will close Sept. 20, FRED J. HOLMES, Secretary. Entry for I his race will be taken only at riders rink. This association will use all precaution to avoid accidents, bnt will not be responsible therefor. ' v i-mmmmmmMammmmamammmmmmmmmmmmmmma Road The Dailv Observer