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PRFESSIONAL CARDS CRA.L. RICHARDSON j Physician aho Sjjrgeoh ' Ofnca over Hia s Drug Ltore. Office Pho.ie 1562 Kisince Wain 68 N. iv.uUTOR M. D. PPYSICIAN AN J .SURGEON Cor. Adams Avenue and Depot St Office Main 68 Residence Main 68 t WILLARD SMITH : . I ' '' ' PAYSICIAM AND SURGEON Lewis Building, opposite Sommer House ' Office hours, 1 to 4. 7. to 8. p. m. i-phone Main 71 .''..' BACON & HALL PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Office in Foley Building, Phone Main 19 C. T. Bacon residence, Main 18 M, K. Hall residence. Main 52 . CHARLES E. HAWEK, M. D, s Physician Surgeon fficePhnne Red 1251 ;.. .. . Residence Phone Black 831 Office in Sommer Building Y REAVIS BROS DENTISTS - ,". V . Office Sorrtmer Building Office 'Black 61 Residence 1171 '"""Y C. B.'CAJTHOKrt ' ' ; -: ' ' dentist.. . ,.. v '. ' Office over Hill's Drug Store La Ggande, . ' ... r .... . Oregon PHYSICIANS DkS. BIGGEkS & BIGGERS Pureiciarjs aurl 8nrtre.ns a W BlRgers. M. D. Geo. L. Blfgers, H. D Talepbbnr Offlct Black: IIS1 Rwldenee Main SO Office' RilBtoa Building over J. M. Berry'a 'Store. Braider on Midlwn AVaYaaconrt rtoor went of 'ori residence. Dr. a W Bigger- La GRANDE - - . OREGON ' Profemonil call promptly attmded to daa-nr nirh.. VETERINARY SURGEON . . Y DR. P. A. CHARLTON :. VETERINARY SURGEON Office at Hill's Drugstore, La Grande Or ' Residence Phone Red, 701 Office Phone 1561 Farmer Line 58 DR. W. T. DOWNES VITERINARY . SURGEON' AND DENTIST Leave orders at Red . Residence Cor Cross Brug Store 6th and 1st St ATTORNEYS CRAWFORD CRAWFORD Attornbys-at-Law . LA ORANDI . OREOOON ' Qffles in Foley Building r " J. W, KNOWLES Attohney and ' Cotncbklor ' at Law Office in Ralston Building . Y , ande, Oregon. , H. T. Williams A. C. Williams . '"I WILLIAMS BROS '- t - ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW 1 Office in Ralston Building . La Grande. Oregon L, A. PICKLER Civil, Mininino, Irrigation Emoineerino , AND SURGEYINO ' .' Estimates, Pjans. and Specifi . cations. Office in Foley Bldg. La Grande. Oregon . lerrific Race With Dealh. j "Death was fast approaching," writes Ralph F. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla., de--ribing his fearful race with death, "as is result of liver trouble and heart dis- ; ease, which had robbed me of sleep and of all interest in life. I had tried many dif ferent doctors and several medicines, but ' got no benefit, until I began to use Elec tric Bitters. So wonderful was their ef fect, that in three days I felt like a new , man, and today I am cured of all my f roubles." Guaranteed at Newlin's Drug ttoreiprice 60c. , Have Smith .1cI.0Yvgr.de Your Skates ' ! "CVL SMITH 4 CRCAMFRY BUILDING - Classified Advertisements. 'uiuis v. 3it a word, one-half esr-.t a word each subseoent- inster Uon. Classified adJs bring u!ck re sells. Try one today. FOR RELIABLE Ad.-.ACTS OF TITLES go to the La Grande Invest ment Company. La Grande, Ore., in Foley building. . .. . ; FOR SALE The A. V. Oliver four lots on. Jefferson Avenue, including' plat form scales, one hundred and ten foot porch running back to railroad track Q. H. Powers, the Minnesota land man,. WANTED A young man can secure employment in store in La Grande on conditions. Call at Observer office. FORTY ACRE TRACT of ground near La Grande, for rent with good build ings, and fine soil. Price from Dec. 1st 1 90S to March 1st 1907, $225. La Grande Investment Co. .. FOR RENT Two story house on Wash ington Avenue. $12 a month. Prof. Day, La Grande School Music, REAL ESTATE LOANS-Any amounts on city and country real estate. Loans closed promptly,' as soon as title is ap proved. La Grande Investment Com pany FOR LENT Housekeeping rooms, new, well furnished. EdmondRobison house. Call Red 702. TO LET A" nice suit of furnished rooms can be arranged Tor light housekeep ing. Apply to Mrs. C. R. Thornton. FOR ; RENT Furnished housekeeping rooms, suitable for two families. South -and Pepot Street, bat, 5 and 6. Phone Red 251. FOR SALE Fresh milch cows for sale at reasonable prices at WE Bean's ranch Old Town. Phone Red 171. WANTED Competent girl for general house work, steady employment. In quire at this offi ce. WANTED A competent housekeeper who is capable of taking complete charge, desires a position. ..Enquire at this office.:. LOST Medium sized ladies watch with initials 0. R. J. on inside of case, three diamonds on outsjda, with gold braid fob chain. Liberal', reward and no questions asked if returned to this office. ' STOCKHOLDERS MEfTiNa Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the La Grande National bank at the La Grande National bank building in the city of La Grande, Union county, Oregon, on Tuesday, January 9, 1908, at two o'clock p. m for the purpose of electing a board of nine directors, and'any? other business the transaction of which shall legally come before the meeting, - F. L. Meyers, Cashier. Dated this 11 day of December, 1905 LODGE DIRECTORY EAGLES La Grande Aerie 259 F. O. E. meets- every Friday nieht in Redmen Hall, Lewis Buildingat 8 p. m. Visiting oretnren invitea to attena. - - J. E. Pollock, W, S. J. A. Matott, W. P. I. O. 0. F. La Grande Lodge No. IS. meets in their hall every Saturday night Visiting brothers cordially invited to at tend. Cemetery plat may be seen at Model Restaurant. . James Moss, N, G. I. R. Snook, Sec. .. y y . - ; "STAR ENCAMPMENT, No. 81, 1.0. 0. F. Meets every first and third Thurs days in the month in Odd Fellows hall. Visiting patriarchs always welcome, f. R. Snook, C. P. Edmond Robinson, Scribe. EASTERN STAR. 0. E. S.-Hope Chapter No. 13 meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:50 p. m. in Masonic Temple.' Mertie Aldrich, W. M. Mary A. Warnick, Sec. M. W. A.-La Grande Camp No. 7703 meets every first and third Wednesday of the month at I. 0. O. F. hall. All visiting' neighbors are cordially invited to attend. E. Reisland, V. C. John Hall, Clerk. FORESTERS OF AMERICA Court M?:H Marinn Nn. 22 meets each Thtim- day night in 1. 0. R. M. hall. Brothers are invited to attend. Chas. Bartmess, Chief Ranger. C. S. Williams. Fin. See. Board of Trustees Dr. G. L. Biggers, John Hall and Herbert Pattison. , TRIFNnSHlP TF.NT Nn. SI. K. O T. M. Meets second and third Wednesdays . . i . r r . e i ii i : . eacn montn in i. v. y. r. nan. Tisiung knights welcome. v - O.T. Weisenbkroer, Com. Mox Bloch, Record Keeper. LO.T.M. HIVE No. 27. Meets every first and third Thursdays in the after noon at the I. O. O. F. hall. All visiting ladies are welcome. Lady Porter. Commander. Hazel Barnes, Recording Secretary. - B. P. 0. E. La GRANDE LODGE No. 433 Meets each Thursday evening at eight o'clock in Elks hall, on Adams Ave rt."!. Visiting Brct'ners an Cordially , in vited to al'c-id. .Mi r . c ' s i ' ' F; S.' IvAMHoa. Exalted Ruler. G. E. McCully, Recording Secretary. LA GRANDE LODGE No. 169. WOODM CN J)F, , Ti E . WORLD Meets 2d and 4th Thursday, of each month in the I. 0.0. F. hall, over postoffice All visiting members welcome. W. W. Berry. Consul Commander. J. K. Wrioht, Clerk. . ' PROFITS fOil 115 New York, Dec. 15. John D . Rockes fellow today drew $5,000,000 as hi share of a dividend of 1 0 a share de clared last month by the Standard 0:1 company. The dividend disbursed today is the lasf quartsrly of the yer,' and brines the total dividend up to 40 par cent, or $40,000,000. . Of this Mr. Rockefeller's share is $20,000,000. It is estimated that his inapme from his railway, gas, subsidiary oil companies and other investments will be at least $20,000,000 more, so that his income this year on the most conservative es timate reaches the enormous total of $40,000,000. From a well informed source it is Unmed tha: the year 1 905 has bean the banner year for tha Standard O.i com pany so far as earnings are concerned. The disturbances in Russia, ' which have preventad tha normil production - of Russian patroleuni, have made the de mands abroad for the American product largar t'nn evjr beforj. Notwithstand ing this incraasad business, tha company has swelled its profits still more by stead ily advancing tne price oi pauumum w the consumers in the United Ctates. Though the total dividends S.rthe years 1900 and 1901 were ' larger than this year, it Is known.that the earnings of the company this year were tha haaviest In the hjstory of the organization, and but for the state of the public mind as to the greed of great corporations and the lai etate of morality in high finance, the greatest divident in the history of the company would have been disbursed to day. ' , -' ' TO TOW DRY DOCK IZ90 MILLS Washington, D. C, Dec. 16 Unless there is an unexpected delay the big dry dock Dewey, under the tow of the colliers Glacier, Brutus and Caesar, will leave Solomons Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, tomorrow, and proceed by way of the Suez canal to Cavite. Orders to this effect have been issued by the navy de partment The experiment of towing the huge dock half way around the world is the most notable feat of its kind ever under taken and as a consequence the success of the venture will be watched with keen interest ' FACTS ABOUT BIO DOCK TRIP Length of dock 600 feet Width of dock 154 feet Extreme height 63 , feet Weight of dock 11,000 tons Distance from Solomons Island to Cavite 12,000 miles Tolls on passage through Suez canal ....;. ,....$25,000 Estimated time for the journey between four and flvt months. .." , - Y t- -r . - ; - SECOND AnNUAL BALL The Order of Railway Conductors; La Grande Division No. 305, will give their second annual ball at the Commercial Club hall on December 29, 1906. Tickets $1.00. Everybody invited. Kindergarten Wo h Is there any young lady who would like to take a training from 10 to 1 1 each morning? If so please cat! upon Mrs. J. M. Agnew at Kindergarten raom. STRAYED STOCK About two months ago four head of horses came to my place (the Geo. Miller ranch) branded circle R on right shoulder. One bay mars, old two year old and one yearling. Owner will please call, . paj pasture and advertising and take stock. W. D. Miller. ' POULTRY Y " ' '" t Every lover of fresh Poultry will ap preciate the decliats favor of the Chick en, Turkoy, Duck, etc, that we sell. i , Cur Roast Eeaf is rich and juicy and w aim to give you th choicest cuts at vary moderate prices. . R.ohr,& Company nnonG-M .. 7 churches riKT CHL'R' H ;F CHR1BTIAM SriKNTK Haninl Bnudinf oppaalic Kolev Hotrl Saoday 6ehool. . . .(0. 14 m ni Hundy ecrl ... ..H a m Hwtiiu mm o(H-n dnilj excepting Hundav tnuu 10 m lo 12 m scd fioin If a. kit pa . LATTER DAVStlNTS fund rflrhl , , , , Q kQ Mutual Itupro' crurnt Atiucialiu uitcu cos lolutl l7aup iu CATHOLIC CHURCH W.J. Whyw,nlur Low Max- 7 a n Ht-u Mas. ..10 a m Bo-ary and Benediction ktilowil g 10 a U). maw 8t. PETER'S El'ISCOPAL CHUHCU Upton U. Cltiba, rector ' Pcond Bunday in Advent - Holy Counsunlon ,' , a m Sm.dy fcbool..., .....I0 a m Morutny HcivlcifMHMHMHW,IHH M.. .ll a m Kveulug tscrlc -,, .....7 0 p n fc.erj oue InMlad to titrond tlirx iter sicca H. F. C'H'KCII Hot H. II. M.iwcr, pi or dnudy .-.:augl..... .....Ill a in Epworih League. ..... 0 1u pm juulor Lfaf uc.... , .i p m hur h Servtcev..-.... l in andT.SUp m Morning "Tribute of Ureotlul Love" Kvuiu TrnKlormatlon lllaatntleu' A. coidUl Invltalk'U to all tbe icrvlcea ajttudvd tialL rKNTKAI.CHUKCHoi CHRIST OPPOSITE 8'IMMEK HOUsB ! ' j O. H, King, pattor, laud P. it. Illble School.... ... ... ,......10 a m .Horning WonUlp......... ...L.....ll m yriUK mecllng , 7: u p m KTangrliaUo acrvico 8.0U p tn Prayer luaetiug Wt dneaday .8;u0 p w Boy. uiub, Kri my... ;M to 8; Morn'uc "A Mlnlatrv of lvo" Et'vnlng 'Vbilaliai lty lu Piaotlcc" , A eoidlal luvltailcn to ull the enlwe. PRKSBYTSKIAS rnUHCK . , """Hov. K U. Hay, pallor anday jahool .......... 10 a ni Junior Emloavor ... ,..... .....8 p m Henlor Kndeavor............. .) p m Prayer Mrciiu Tliiirwlay.........- p in Preaching Huody....ll am and 7: p m Mnrnliig "The Rmiurd ng Clmlat" Kvenln -"Baraillal Tha Aged Alan'' TbefoarthlD a scrlna of Sunday evening sermon m men on old Teatament ebaracter. The ohoroa choir under the direction ol Mra. I.yle. A cordial Invitation U given to all who have no ohurcb borne to attend tbete aervlcea CONTINUOUS Et-OPEMENT. , i Valet of Buaalan Land Owner Wat Fickle of Fancy, But Fertile . of Resource. That the course of love does not al ways run gjaoothly s,d amusingly Il lustrated In ttio experience of one Kviraletl, a Russian land ownr, who took his bride to Berlin upon a hooey moon trip. , The second day 4f their stay Mm. Koraleff possessed herself of some $15. 000, all of the money her hiutand ba I with bim, and eloped to Switzerland with her husband's valet, 1 In due course the deserted husband obtained fresh funds and set forth in learch of the guilty pair. After some .clay Mme. Koraleff was located In .'.nrkh. here she had been left desti tute by the partner of her Hlgut. whose tancy bad Leen attracted Ly a woman 'nor to his liking than the wif of bis iate master. ' There was a reconciliation, and the reunited pair again set forth tn search if the valet whom they found at Laus une, af aln tn a state of single blessed. less, his latest part , er hsvlng taken itself off v lth a nwor Ideil. thnueh 'he broke Ihi chain by lea lag hul was left of the money with the valet. 'ihe enitent valet was relnst&ied in ra -or upon returning what was left ol tiie money; and the . three Journeyed jack to Russia. , The Prehensile Faculty. Man on Coiuminsiou Isn't it n shame for a man to accept 1". 0(10 a year merely for the use of his name uu president of a great corporation? Man on Fixed Salary No; that iitn't so bad it he'd only he satis lied with that. Chicago Tribune. Service This drug store tries to serve "every customer so well that they will not think of going elsewhere for drug store goods. ' A. T. Hill, Prescription Drujg'st YEARS vV ... EXPERIENCE fir Tadc Marks -IV DtION " r w vurinnin o ' AnrooMtnd1n( Aaltivtrh ruid dwrlrtlon mf QQlRklr MovrfAln mir ointioii fi .rethsr ma iD'Wllon tirobHfpieiita.Mr). i'.tirinantr. ttoMBtrlctlrooiirtdeniUl. HflNUBOPI ot. Pstur intrpaieuia. ritiiu umen iiiniuirn piuiiu vo. swifi tptritU MociMe wn noui ODarvtt, m mm A bftn4iom(1f llntnif rd ly. 1rwmt dr onlailon of any (! itm )tirii:l, T?rnn, (X m Yr: foar month. 41- 1MU by all newartnltjrtv. MUKN & Cc.'-Wavv York Bra-Mil OfKcc. UU V SU Waabluaiuii. U. U am The next annual convention of the Northwestern Fruitgrowers' Association will ba held in La Grande, Union county, OregonJanuary 5-5 inclusive. That ap preciative city is making every effort to make the convention a succees in every way. The La Grande Commercial CU . has taken the matter in hand and u il place its splendid now building at the disposal of the convention. The club ! has also arranged for a complete and ex- j haustive exhibit of the resources of the county, and for the time, the great c Lb gynasiunvwill be converted into a splen did horticltural. agricultural and manu- j facturers' hall Every 'effort will be made to not only show the fruit possi bilities of this rich and fertile county, but also to show the many other in dustries which contribute to make the Grande Ronde Valley the veritable "Gar den Spot of the West." An opportunity will be given the delegates and visitors to ses the valley and learn the , exact conditions existing here. A special pro gram has been arrangod for the enter tainment of the convention, and speak- - -".l kA-tl,lhwl' linaa loa consented to address the convention.! La Grande invites all who are interested in the development of the west to at tend this meeting and promises svery at tention possible. ; La Grande has ample hotel and restaurant - accor-nodations and a town full of whole-souiud, enthu siastic citizens who are only too anxious to extend the glad hand of friendship Baker City Democrat, OSTEOPATHY FOR CONSUMPTION . Medical Talk, which is decidedly not an Osteopathic publication, devotes some space .to tha case of Miss Munson, of Winfield, Kansas, who was cured of con sumption by Osteopathy. The editor states that he wishes people "to know that Osteopathic physicians arc not necessarily bone-doctors, but that they successfully treat many diseases which the drug doctors admit that they are un able to cure." Such evidences of libarali- y and appreciation are very pleasing. HENEY TO CO TO KANSAS Topeka, Kan., Dec. 16 Francis J. Hen- sy of California, who conducted the land fraud prosecutions in Oregon, will assist Dirtrict Attorney Bone in the prosecution of land fraud cases in Kansas. TAKE A TRIP TO CA11F0RMA Through the WilJianiette, ' Umpqua and Rogue Riv r Valleys, of Western Oretrop, pas? Mt. Shasta, througi !he Sacramento Vallev to the many tamou resorts on tbv line oi the . southern mm - C.i ' F ir baurttu Uv il'ustrate : , booklets, descriptive of Cali :, fornix reports, addnss, W. R. CUM AN; Gen. Paissn Kg rortland. V. HmquPacazu '5if:7 -alt lk, rxtmar. KU No I Worth, Croatia, Kan- 6iftOem a City, St. Jiuia, .l.i- Not o aud Liu I. - tUW p n. fiiriiaod, D Ua, llon. Walla Walla, v-a l)y:ou, fomcioy, lul- ui.n 'ax. Miwot, HiiokaDH. , irth viaaraika; I'miijiDd, D.ll.-n, fti ilivlon, llmatiiia, OS iula, UwnUm, rohat, $ Himcow, Walliic. ar- p. tn r, riiaikaiia aua ol h, r g; n a iKilnla eMt auJ uorta No.SJ la Hp.iai.Di, IbI1j 11 1 wt i'anl 1ir, . 1i-ann- lilar anrt , .t n, cn. Nasi Mtir n tvnr'. at klv P w th -U lor (lUlota ji . t tijltt p o om . ... . r rt , j. '.. . : -' y Vean Hirn blwnn I' rlla-iO and pan Kra; rin vrr f r A Y, r. Mortr!k Anent K I Crag Oru 1'aa, Annul . BARGAINS l XMAS 1 : i JEWELRY I have purchased a full line of drumnjers samples.- Guaranteed J goods at bargain prices. Rings - . - $2.50 to $8.00 Z - Chains - - $2.50 to $6.00 .80to$1.80 ! Charmes -.75 to S2.50 VUIT LinKS - .o to z.ou Z Other pieces too numerous to J - mention. ; 1 Edward Propcck 9 THE ' ! OXFORLY BAR I JAMES FAHQUHAR50N. Prop. Complet aaanrtnool m WINES, LIQUORS I AND CIGARS Z Z Ccld lunches and mixed drinks a spscialty. ' Fair and impartial treatment to all. You are invited Z Z , to call and get acquainted. Slue Front Saloon t THORSON, Proprietor . FINEST Y' WINK. LIOUOKS 1 uu Hwl . aurl , domestic . . ' . ?i: or s'i I unch at all hours. Jefteraoo ArabtK. OopnalMDanM Palace Sal or .1 CHAi. ANDERSON Prop Y ' " FINK WINES, I IQL'ORS ; AND CIGARS Always on hand. Jeflanoa Amoae Oppar t t o THE LOUVRE CHRIS WRIGHT. Prop. TINS V7II1C5- LIQUORS 2 CIQIR5 Gentlemen alwtys Wtlcotn -.. v . . ,y Rr d , Eaglo Sa'oin C .UUBCIf LOTTSs Prop. ' ' ran '' WINES, LIQi 'MS and CIGAhd i . ' Imported and Domestic '' '' , IcOaraoo Avrane, Orpoaitt drpvt 50MMER JjOUSE QA?l Phone Main 6-1 J 'NUF 5 AID BRICK BIIICK : .1 !..'.. Y; . . Brick furnished in any quant.ty or any style, No contract too tn all or to' large. See samples ' nf our presstc brick." -: ' ' ' ' ' " J GEO. KREIGER ' La (Jruude, Oitgon.