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o XMAS SUGGESTIONS Christmas Bells will soon be ringing and the old problem of "what shall I give him for Christmas" will once more confront you. ' We havs made a few suggestions and should you fail to find a suitable ' item on the; list we would be pleased to, have you call and well do all in our power to assist you. V SUSPENDERS OVERCOAT HAT HOSIERY tMCRtLLA CRAVENETTES HOUSE CqU SUIT NECKWEAR S IRTS MUFFLER UNDERWEAR CLOVES NICHTROBE KERCHIEF A good rule to follow in selecting gifts for' man is : to buy what he would te apt to buy himself. All our prices are moderate, and we are alway at your service. La teZe tvcninj Observer TUESDAY. . DECEMBER 19, 1905 AS II CLOTHIERS AND HABERDASHERS J. R. OLIVER. V NIOM O U N T Y ABSTRACTS i ' "-"'..M-.ra' Farm Loans a Specialty Bestequipped'abstracter In Union county. ' Many jrear xprienc si with the Union bounty records ' give m a' great advantage. It ii folly, to purchase real estate 1 without first securing a proper abstract. An abstract from my office will show the title Just as I it appeare on. the official record. "';!' t': : ' : ). R OLIVER, : LA ORASDE, OREO ,Nl - ' Room 81 Sommsr Building : ' . j G. L FOWLLR 1 Truck and Transfer Wood and Coal (HRISTAMS IS NEAR And It should not be forgotten ; that we have the finest line of fresh confectionery in the city for the holiday trade. All of the del icious and lucious flavors put up in the most attractive forms. OTtD f IMC o' goods for trim- vjuk uric ming and decor. ating Christmas trees is complete, elegant and attractive. TAYC 0F ALL KINDS lUlO AND PRICES ' Dolls from 10 cents to $1.60 Mistletoe, for decorating, 6c bunch SELDER, ThcMacnandy Waod! Wood! Wood! ' Good dry wood delivered , to any part of Uie city. ANY LENGTH. ANY KINO, Special prices on quantity orders. No order too large or too small James Beavers, Red 1441 Publish 3d daily except on Sunday PHONE 1611 . All orders given prompt aiwnugn - One year in advance ". $6.60 Six months in advance.!. S.60 Per month 66 Single copy ,6c Entered at the Post Office at La Grands Oregon, as Second Class Matter. CURREY BROS, ED'S AND PROP ADVERTH'O KATES . lsplny Ad imtte rnrntihed apon ippllcetlm 4KM1 reltoy nollcw 10c par line flrM om iton, 5 per ilnsfur toh uIiucdi law tion. - . - moii'MooiMif condolence, jo vr 11m. ri of (bunk. 6 per line. HOW WE GRCW Let us save the Falls' now, or, as our yellow contemporaries would express it now, while the peopU are awake. There is something any reader of these words may do. He can write to his Senator or Congressman urging him toward action for the preservat on of the Falls. Th . President has done his part. He has put the case with earnestness and decision. But he can only recommend. The matter rests with Congress, and Congress is at least supposed to take some interest in the people's will.. Tnerefor gat after your so-called representatives See that they do represent you anil the United States, nor the gentlemen who are des troying a national heritage for the further swelling of their already swollen private pouches. Collier's Weekly. ' Service This drug store tries to serve every customer so wsll that they will not think of going elsewhere for drug store goods. A. T. Hill, Prescription Druggist La GranJe National Bank ESTABLISHED 1887 Cipitil Stock, Surplus and undivided profits $160,010 00 Comparative statement of deposits for five years September 6, 1900 80,1901 9, 1908 " 6. 1.904 November 9, 1906 $291,007 65 531,606 58 498,576 84 655,601 59 671.854 02 615.029 52 . "u times are good when old, is accepted as a truism by a great many parsons, who fret and fume at present conditions, and envy the good luck of their great grand parents in having their life cast in an age wherein the comforts and necessities of life were more easily o' ta ted than now. A remembrance of the real conditions that surrounded the r forefathers, if they 4 were, in the United states, wilt dissolve this "delusion ; and convince, if not silence, the most inveter ate growler. Daily laborers in the United States prior to 1760 worked longer h jure and received from fifty to seventy five per cent less than is paid for a dd of fewer , hours : now, and are better fed and more comfortably clothed than ( laborer forty five years ' ago. There are thousands of men and women yet a Ive in this country who well remember how their mothers toiled far into the night for months each year carding wool, c tton or flax and spinning and weaving it into cloth to clothe the family. - There are those who yet have a clear but un pleasant memory of the "dye pot" where in his Sunday coat or breeches and her frock were colored blue. : : ....... A more general idea of the hardships which our ancestors endured may be gathered from the long rows of dismal figures that may be found in the United States census reports that measure the toil of 120 years. , . ! When our grandfathers were toiling to support their families in the days when Washington was president if all the wealth In the United States had been divided equally among the people there wouia not nave Been a per capita or $200. An equal division in 1900 would have given each person in the -United States $1,236. In 1800 our forefathers imported $17.- 1 9 per capita of merchandise and export ed $15.57 per caoita, a balance against thsm of $5.82. The balance of foreign trade was against the United States until 1880. In 1904 we imported $12.12 per capita and exported $17.87 per capita, showing a balance of our foreign trade in our favor of $6.76 per capita; and in 1904 there were 81,762,000 people in the United States and a. favored, per capita balance on the foreign trade of the country left among the people after paying for the foreign goods bought the snug sum of $661,836,000. In the good old days of our forefathers in 1 800 there were 6,508,485 people in the United States and the foreign trade balance of $3.82 per capita meant that foreign creditor held an indebtedness against the people amounting in the aggregate to $20,278,405; to square which took the bulk of the agricultural products of that year which aggregated $26,690,766 so that had the farmer sold enough of their crop to pay the balance due there would have been but $5,512,129 left fcr home consumption. In 1904 with a trade balance in our favor of $661,856,000 the agricultural products were of th value of $865,645,075. TAXABLE PRGPfRTY IN WAUOWA The assessment roll for " Wallowa county, just completed, shows 70,160 acres of tillable land, valued at $1,274, 405; improvements on 'deeded or patented lands, $355,740; improvements on town and, city lots. $245,810. town and city lots, $74,905; improvements on lands not daededor patented, $69,760; number of cattle. 22.842, - valued at $336,430: number of sheep and goats 176.142, val ued at $440,520: number of sw:ne, 7,53d, valued at $22,630; total valuation of taxaole ' property ' in Wallowa coun;y, $4,681,615; ITHE OLD RATIONAL RdAD the country the national road was bare'y halfway through Illinois. No work was done after 1841, Two years before, however a line of stages and post routes ad been started from Cumberland' in Maryland, to Terra Haute, in Indiana, f fin w i'la tit'.ar placj there was a tri weekly service for passengers and mail to nnrffield, III. This marked the first overland travel from east to west. Pass engers and mail bags were jolted along in cumbers 5me coaches, each wi h "o-irstr. ng no ses. On accout of the high rates cravel was confined mainly to merchants and lawyers. The passenger, with an llowance of fifty pounds of baggage, paid at the rate of 1 0 cents a mile. It is noted that Clay and Lincoln were among the frequent passengers. Philadelphia Ledger . ..... A & A -AAAAAAAAAA-A iHMIMfMHMtH' I " " j Enlarged Juarters furaitura . disglayed to a good advantage. I Minaturc Book Cases :: :: J2.50 to $6 00 Music Cabinets :: .: " J2.59 to $6.00 1 Paper Racks :: :: 50c to $2.00 One of these will maks a dainty Christmas present for a lady or gentleman.' PARLOR SUITES, Upholestered corner chairs and oaos ana eno. m w..t. OUR PICTURE DEPARTMENT Finest and Showiest Pictures Ever Shown in Town Fine Colored Camp Scenes, unframed. $1.00. Framed. $4.60 Panel Etchings, something extra fine, 60 cents to 52.00 Burnt Leather Center Table Covers, California Grape patterns, $3.00 Our frames and our pictures are absolutely the finest ever shown in the city. Christmas gifts galore at from the lowest to the highest prices. Framings of all kinds at all prices. 4. , , ,. ADCOOK .& HARRIS, ' ADAMS AVENUE ' OFFICERS ANO DIRECTORS QEORGE PALMER, President. J. M. BERRY. Vict President. - F. L, MEYERS, Cashier. GEORQE L. CLEAVER, Assistant. Cashier. ' W. L. BRENHOLTS, Assistant Cashier. . J. M. BERRY, F. M. BYRKIT. A. B. CONLEY, C C PENINGTON, ' ,F. J. HOLMES. ' QUITE A DIFFERENCE County Clerk. Frank S. Fields states that some. time this afternoon the total tax roll for 1 905 will be completed. He says that it will show a valuation of about 143.000,000. against a $56,000,000 valuation in 1904. This year property was assessed at its real value or nearly so. Telegram. TO THE CHILDREN. The children can write their letters to Santa Claus and mail them at Newlin Dr. g Co.' store. . STOCK HOLDER'S MEETING Notice i hereby given that the stock holder of La Grande Real Estate As sociation will meet in the office of Wm Miller & Bro. on Monday, January 1 6th 1 906, at 8 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other busi ness a may com before the meeting. Wm Miller, President Do not let th holiday pleasure cause you to loe sight of th fruitgrowers' con vention. It i a plain matter of business that w make this convention grand success, and all that is rvuired to do so is to land a helping hand. Th press of the Northwest has given us much good advertising on account of this convention and th word has gone forth that La Grande will have an exhibit worthy of attention. Let us not fail. We can all help, and in order to gam a real victory we must all put our shoulder toth wheel and show the world that we have a place on th rr.ap. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the La Grande National bank at th La Grande National bank building in the city of La Grande, Union county, Oregon, on Tuesday, January 9, 1906, at two o'clock p. m for the purpose of electing a board of nine directors, and any other business the transaction of which shali legally come before the meeting. F. L, Meyers, Cashier. Dated this 11 day of December, 1905 The Best Xmas Dinner you ever at is th kind w are serving. Just think of what you like best to eat and come her and get it prefectly c ook td and perfectly served, bach dish ap petising in looks as well as smell and test. THEPROOf OF THE PUDDING . is in th eating. So drop in by yourself and put our brands to the test. After that you will come often and bring your frirtrf ' vu. F in addition to first class meal we add to your happiness by carving the priies as well as we co the meals. The Model Restaurant J. A. Atbuck.lt, Proprietor : ENGRAVED GOODS Tbe OVterrer is in apvitinn to offer to its natrons ; a b leodid line ol engraved Visiting lard, Wedding Announcement? and At Home Card at pricea just ti e name as you send away only re pay tbe postage. Call on us and look lit onr samples s THESE ARE OUR PRICE?: 1 English Script cards, per 100.. $2.00 French Seript, very latest, per 100. . . . .$3.00 Bhaded'Old English, per 100.... $3.50 '. I Bomau, 100 cards.. $3.00 : , Solid Old English, 10( cards $3.00 Oothic, 100 card . .. ....$2.60 Printing fn'ure orders from any copper plate, 60 card 75c, 100 cards ..... $2 00 Wed fin limitations troua $8.00 a 100 to ( $21 00 a 100. Besides laking orders for engraved et ck, wf are preparen to print ail the above io the latett type fecee. all on us before ordering.- ii THE OBSERVER ; . i . MP'S DAY SD MlHT Ready . For Business J WITH A FULL LINE OP FEED, HAY AND GRAIN We already tojiuy all kinds of hay and grain! and pay the highest market prices. K. V. OLIVER Slater Building: JEFFERSON AVE " ' Main 57' ' meal ticket lui "P4 3v