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i NEWS OF THE GREATEST- POISSBLE INTcRESl TO ALL
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THE FAIR'S ENTIRE STOCK OF READY MADE GOODS
CONSISTING OF LADIES SUITS AND COATS, MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S COATS
AND DRESSES, MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS, AND LADIES' SHIRT
WAISTS HATS, AND NUMEROUS OTHER ARTICLES OF ABS0RTING
INTEREST CO ON
SALT FOR TEN DAYS ENDING DECEMBER 14
22 LADIES' FLANNEL WAISTS
AH of this season's best and newest waists in all colors,
50 Men's Coats and Vests
Worth $8 50. $9 00 and $10 50.
In Cheviot, finished and unfinished worsteds, strictly all
wool,on sale during this Great sale at
plain and in plaids, extraordinary values at
$1.50 and $IJ5
Your choice during this sale at
$1.25
$4.85
LADIES' SUITS ( OATS AND JACKETS '
Sweeping rtdodiorj, phen.rr.inaj values, unrqualed opportunities
For those who have suit or coat needs, we might say the opportunity of a lifetime, for
nevir before were strictly new and up-to-date suits offered at such prices. Don't hesi
tate, don't doubt, don't take OUR word for it; come and SEE. - Your expectations will be
more than fulfilled. There are suits of all kinds. Suits of all kinds, suite for all people
no reserve every suit and coat in our mammoth stock idcluded in this great sale.
$7 29
$ 950
12.50
- A
13 50
18.50
Suits for
$5.78
779
ft AO
IO.49
12.39
$10.00 . Coats for
12.00 and $12.50 coats 8 19
13 50 . Coats for 8.39
9 CO 6.59
25 Chi'dren's Jackets, choice 98c
Special Lrt of Msses' Plaid VVorsted Dresus 98
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MEN'S SUITS AND OVERCOATS
Again The Fair is doing things in the men's clothing department We
carry the Kirschbaum guaranteed line of men's suits and overcoats. The
line is second to none in the market, made in their own factory (the larg
est in the world) by competent workmen, and warranted free from im
perfection in goods or make.
Note PricesWe make them less than you can obtain for Sweat Shop
Goods.
I lot regular $10 Suit $7.35
$12 and $12.50' " $995
$15.00 ' " $11.95
$!6.50 " $13.25
$:8.00 " $14 40
!$20.0U uy.
$10.50 Coat ard V.st $4.85
Over Coats
. ,i
$7.50
8.50
12.00 and $12.50
13 50 " 14 00
16.00 Over Coats
18.00 and ifi.50
Reg. $6.00 Over Coats 3.98
$50 in $3.00 lADitS' and MISE$ HATS, THIS GREAT SAiE, CHOICE 50c
BOYS' SUITS AT UNMATCH-
ABLE PRICES
Our Boy's Suit Department has been brimful of bar
gains all fall, but for the t.c.t ten days it will be running
over with phenomenal values. Oet the boy a Xmas
suit now.
$5.00 Boy's Suite ages 5 to 8 good, assortment to
choose from in all wanted materials, this . tf )
great sale ,
$4.00 and $4.60 Suits, ages 5 to 8..........
$1.00 to $5.28 Suite ..
$5.00 Long PanU Suits
$6.00 " " ' " .,. , .
$7.60 "
$8.00 " . ' ;......... .
etc etc etc
319
1.98
3.45
4.95
5.95
640
AH Ladies' Hats Half Price
When we say all, we mean every hat in our stock.
When we say HALF PRICE It means less than you can
buy the same hats for anywhere in the country as v3
never have figured within 25 of regular milliner
prices on our ladies hits.
LADIES' UNDERWEAR VALUES
OF GREATEST MERIT
Half Wool Ladies' Underwear the suit this sale $1.10
Non-shrinking Pante and vests, this sale . 58C -
LOT MEN'S TANCY VESTS
in single and double breasted, neat and dressy tf I AO
patterns, worth regular $3.00 and $5.60 choice pi.yV
$1.00 Men's Wool Underwear.....:'.
$1.25 Men's Shirts..... .'.
$1.25 Men's Wool Underwear
J9C
48c
$1.60 Men's Wool Sweaters.
' 60 and 60c Men and Boy's Caps..
26 and S5c Men and Boy's Caps ....
J8c
.98c
-39c
19c
LAD1EV WAISTS
All at saving prices look, and price where you will
these prices have never been matched.
Special lot, 60c to $1.25 waists.. .....
Special lot $1.60 to $2.00 'Flannel Waists this
great sale...- 75 C
BOYS and YOUNG
OVERCOATS
Boy's Reefers regular $3.60 to $4.25
values, this sale
$3.00 Overcoats
$5.00 : 1
$6.00 " ;
.$7.50 ' :
1
$8,00 "
$9.50 "
$12.00 - ....... ... :..
$5.95
6.95
9.95
10.75
13.50
MEN'S
$2.48
2.40
3.95
4.80
5:95
6.46
7.60
9.95
We do not ask you to trade here because you love us
but it is your duty to yourself, to your family and to your
purse to trade where your dollar will do you the greatest X
good, a carerui comparison win prove to you that you
can save money if you trade with us.
f Enlarged Quarters
; Our business has nlargtdTo such an extent that we have secured a
room in the Hotel Sommer block for a display room. Ca.l at the main store
room on Adams Avenue and we will take you in the new room where our
, furaiture is disglayed to a good advantage. - . ' ' - -
Mirtature Book Cases
Music Cabinets' :: ;,
Paper Racks :: ::
:: $2.50 to $600
$2.59 te, $6.00
.. uvu aw fft.wy
, One of these will make a dainty Christmas present for a lady or gentleman.
; PARLOR SUITES, Upholestered corner chairs and odde ayid ends in chairs.
i OUR PICTURE DEIMRYmENT
i finest and Showiest Pictures Ever Shown In Town
Fine Colored Camp Soenes, unframed, $1.00, Framed.- $4.60 '
Panel Etching!, something extra fine, 60 cents to1 $2.00
Burnt Leather Center Table Covers, California Qrape patterns, $3.00
! Our frame and our pictures are absolutely the finest aver shown In the city,
x Christmas gif te galore at from the lowest to the highest prices. Framings
X ' of all kinds at all prices.
ADCOOK & HARRIS,
, ADAMS AVENUE -
LCURREY BROS. ED'S .'AND. PROP
La Gran Je National Bank
ESTABLISHED 1887
OpiUl Stock, Surplus and undivided profits $160,0)0 00
Comparative statement of deposits for five years
September 6, 1900
80.1901
15. 1902
" ;,9 1905
6. 1904
November 9. 1 905
$291,007 63
SS1.605 S8
498.376 84
663.601 89
671.854 02
. 618.029 62
OCF1CKRS AND DIRSCTORS
GEORGE PALMER, Phisidbnt. J. M. BERRY, Vict President.
. T-IU MEYERS. Cashifr. r
GEORGE L. CLEAVER. Assistant. Cashier.
,i, , I ' W. L BRENHOLTS. Assistant Cashier, , i;
J. M.BSRRY. F. M. BYRKIT. ' A. B. CONLEY,
' 6. C .'PENfNdTON - : F. J. HOLMES. 'xtfCVY.'
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la Crandc Cvcninj obsGrvci
THURSDAY. DECEMBER , J 4. J905
Published daily except on Sunday
One year, In advance ..!.,...$6.60
Six months in. ad vanca 8.60
Per month I 1. 66
'"' copy ......,-;. 6c
Entered at the Post Office at La Grande
Oregon, aa Second Class. Matter.. ...
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ard of Uwoka, as per Uae. '
CHIEFS NOT BOUND
In one respe:t the Indians held clearer
views on the scope and purpose of law
than the whites, and In their observance
thereof they had no buncomb theories
about the laws being made to bind all
alike to its observance. Their theory and
practice harmonized. In their theory laws
were made to to enable the chiefs to con
trol the "culties tiiacums" common people
of their tribe, and left the chiefs to do
as they pleased unhampered by law.
The white in Oregon were for a long
time divided somewhat on this point, a
"moss back" few vaguely holding that
officials were, or oightto be, governed
by the same law as the common folks.
But public opinion, if not openly opposed
to the "moesbeck's" theory, uncomplain
ingly acquiesced in the practice 6f Oregon
officials so diametrically opposite to the
mossback" theory that it amounted to a
ratification of the Indian theory, that lam s
are madi to operate solely on th i co nmon
people, and ou&ht not to be invoked to
bother officials.
Ssmething over forty year ago th
Hon. T. W. Davenport wa United States
Indian agent at the Umatilla reservation.
One of the head chiefs gave him much
oothsr by drinking whiskey and gambling.
i
javenport called the festive chief before
him to lecture him on his wayward con
duct. The chief came decked out in
an eagle akin 'cap, flaunting feathers,
bright beads and long strings of bears'
claws and elks' teeth, and standing up,
with great dignity inquired; "Icta mica
tica comtux," (what do you want to
know). . , t ,
, Some what rattled by the .manifestation
of power wad greatness, the agent, timidly
replied "I ( hear complaint about you
drinking whiskey, gambling and mis
treating! the Indiana claiming h right
to, make them pay for grazing their stock
and .digging - camas on the reservation,
"Is this true? Do you know that th law
forbids these things?" The chief touches
hi agl akin cap, ' rattled the . elkteetb.
and bear claws, and. very emphatically
said;. "I do alf th thing you have named
whes it pleases me so o do. I am chief,
Whu can say what I shall or shall not do?
Th law you mention ie no rope to hnd
me.Law are made to nabl th chief to
govern hie people and they must obey
them.lt is a "tennas" (little chief) with a
Klutchman turn turn," (woman's he.rt)
that asks the law, a piace of paper that
"kluchmen", (women) have ,wra pped in
sheepskin, to tel him what to da "I
am a big chief, no law tells me whit I
must or must not do." t
The tribe stood by the chief, and were
ready to raise the . warwhoop; holding
that their tribal rights war infringed
upon by th agent when he attempted to
curtail th power of their chief and scold
him for getting drunk or extorting fees
for pasturing' or digging camas on the
tribal grounds because all th other chiefs
did the same and had done so for years.
Just now t Oregon ie having some
trouble because of an effort being made
to render officials as much subject to laws
of the country as cultut tiiacums and
that no man can violate aw with impun
ity whether of high or low degree.
Don't send away for a s.ngl holiday
present. You can get what you want at
.tome arid just as cheap.
Tne price of a pretty face is $1.0C
t'irae packages of Hsllister'a Rocky
Mountain Tea brings red l p. bright ayes
and loveiy calor. 35 cents, Ta or Tablet
Newun Druo Co.
TO THE (lilLDRErl '
The children can write their letters to
Santa Claus and mail them at Newlin
Drug Co.'s store.
Kindergirten Wo k
Is there any young lady who would like
to take a training, from 10 to 1 1 each
morning? . If so please call upon Mrs. J.
M..Agnew at Kindergarten room..
POULTRY
Every lover of fresh Poultry will ap
preciate the decliate flavor of the Chick
en, Turkey, Duck, etc, that we sell.
Our Roast Beef is rich and juicy and
ws aim to give you the choicest cuts at
very moderate prices.
Rohr& Company
r
G. E. FOWLLR.
Truck and
Transfer
Wood and Coal
PHONE 1611
All ordrs given prompt attention
'
Cf ntennial Hotel
Under new management
Board nd , Room $5 per week, cash. .
Mals26cte. Special rates furnish;
Monthly patrons. No. 1417 Adams Av.'
Phon No. 1161.
Mr. W. E. Murchiton, proprietress
OUR SPECIALTY
Fall vegetables of all kinds at
the lowest current prices. Our .
apples are especially full from
60c to $1.00 a box. E dollar
box gets you the best apples to
found in town. i
Watch for our new wagon which
goes by your door daly.
SEATTLE GROCERY COMPANY
ZUNDEL & LAWSON.
Keady For Business
WITH A FILL LIME OF FEED, HAY AMD GRAIN
W. are read, to Duy all kind, of ha, and gr4. and p., the highest
market prices.
K-V. OLIVER
Slater. Building.
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