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YOU SHOULD STOP AND CONSIDER
THIS IS A HOME ENTERPRISE
Aurelia Mining Company stock is selling fast
Manager reports a good strike in the west drift.
Work progressing nicely at the property. .
We have some stock for sale yet at 5c per
share, but at the present rate 5c stock will soon
be gone. Those that may want some stock .
better buy during January, as the , price will be
advanced to 7 cents on February 1st 1906
You can buy stock, pay one-fifth down and
one-fifth per month until paid. If you are a little
short of money take some stock, anyway, no
'matter how little,, all. will help to develope the.
enterprise.
J. A. THRONSON.
Holiday Groceries
now oi
TAXES ARE
RAISED
The county court ha mad the tax levy
for the year 1906 at 28 mill, and
through the kindness of the board, the
Observer was permitted to transcribe
the levy in detail and the amounts that
the levy will provide. Last year the levy
was 55 mills and the revenue raised
therefrom was $170,000. This year the
28J mill tax Is expected to yield $157,
568 as follows:
County , 7 . $38700
School 6 53171
Road 3 . 16585
State 2,4 ' 13821
Contingent ' 2 11057
Call in Warrants . - --
Total 23 mills $157563
The 8 mills is to pay the interest on the
outstanding warrants and to pay off a
portion of the debt.
THE on
Never was a better time to get
full value for your money than
now. Everytning in the lire of
Holiday Groceries.
j NEBRASKA GROCERY l
MRS. MAGGIE SHEARER, Prop.
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LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor.
C mplete Machin Shops and Foundry
General Blacksmiths. We manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller Feed
MilU the beet and cheapest mill on the market. Our shops are
equipped with machinery to handle any sized work, nothing too large
or nothing to small. Highest prices paid for old iron. ,,
mong the numerous
ty, possibly few of
aware that the city pay
for salaries amounts to
annum as follows:
Marshal.
Water Superintendent ..
Recorder '.
Deputy Marshal
Engineer of pumps .......
Extra for 4 months ......
St Superintendent
Poundmaster
City Attorney
City Treasurer..-....:.:.
Caring for hose
Marshal of Old Town ...
SPECIAL SAlE ON t LL HOLIDAY
CiODS
I have a few heating stoves left, both coal and
wood, which 1 will close out at greatly reduced
prices.
: W. H. BOHNENKAMP, :
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IN A HURRY?
HUN ("A I.L
WH. REYNOLDS-
THE TRANSFER MAN
HewillUke that trunk to the De
pot or your home in less time than
it take to tell It.
Day phone Red 761
Night phone Black 1 792
Wagon always at your service '
BeWitt
El to to buy Witch H.iol S'va.
Wirt's Witch HimI Slre Is the
oririnal tat onlf tumilna. a If
(taWlrt'sIt the only Witch HimI Sl
Uul to aude from the tiiwhiUtntwl
Vitch-Hazel
AH othars are oount.rf.lt t-bin ImW
telle, m, chaaa to worthtM-
duicaroM. D)Vllt'l Witch Hual Salve
la ipacinc ioc n; di. wwi"i.
ItchlKf i Protrudmt AlioCutt,
Burn. BnilM. Sprains. Ucjrrtlons.
Corrtuakmt, Bolls. Carbuncle. Ectema.
Tanar. Sail Rhawn, and ell othar Skin
DlMaaaa.
SALVE
raaraaao r
E.CDeVUItCo.,Cbicf
A. T. HIU. Druggists
G. E. FOWLER ':
TrucV and
Transfer
Wood and Coal
PHONE 1611
All orders given prompt attention
Practical Gunsmith
Xejairs Strictly Ffttdass
Guns stocked
Keys fitttd to door Locks
i WM. AGNEW
Atluma AiM
Jannary
Wall Paper
Sale
SALARY
PAY ROLL
pay roll of this
our : readers are
roll of La Grande
over $7000 per
$1020
1020
900
900
900
800
780
780
,400
; :.60
.60
..30
Total ' ' $7150
The city engineer, is not paid a regular
salary.
GENERAL NEWS
The most northerly provinces of Japan
are famine stricken. About 2.821,573
Dersons are directly affected. Thousands
have already starved to death and the
balance are barely existing. '
The Southern Railway ComDBny. which
has ramifications in all the southern states
east of the Mississippi, has placed an or
der for 8729 freight aars, involving an
outlay of more than $5,000,000.
Miss Claribel David has been appointed
assistant city attorney in San Francisco.
this being an unusual position for a woman
to occudy. Miss David took a course in
the University of California and afterward
studied law, - entering Hastings Law
school. ' ' '
At Denver Emanuel Wilhams became
tick and discouraged while making a des
perate effort to keep his sick wife in a
hosniul. He went broke and then delib
erately dug the gold filling out of his
teeth and broke away the gold bridge
work and sold the gold obtained in mis
way. ,
When you wish a nice juicy
roast or a tender steak, or a
piece of - boilng meat or pot
roast, just phone Main 48
and you will soon have ex
actly what you desire..
J. BULL & Company
Phone Main 8. Remember.
phDi3 is on tha directory
as Boss Meat Market Main
48.
ATTENTION C1RLS k "'
The Wyoming state census shows that
Bis Horn county has only 1 1 8 unmarried
inhabitants of the gentler sex to 1262
bachelors over 21 years old. There is
great demand for women teachers, clerks
and stenographers and for wives that the
county cannot supyly and an organized
movement has been started to attract
unmarried women to Big Horn county.'
" MM SAM" IS WILLING
and so are we. that you should use . the
mails for ordering drug store goods.
fact, both "Uncle Sam" and ourselves
have made special arrangements for this
kind of business. If you are too distan
to trade in person yyu'll find our
STR AYED Ther at my place a red
tuur between one and two years old.
branded 1 1 on riffht hip, swallow fork
on r'ght nnd swallow bit on lrt ear.
Q. W. Bartimess. on Rock Creek. K
ANNUAL MEETING
Of the shareholders of the Farmers and
Traders National Bank of La Grande
will be held at their banking house in La
Grande on Tuesday, the 2Sd. day of
January, 1 906, between the hours of 1
o'clock a. m. ' and 2 o'clock p. m. of Mid
day. to select a board of directors for the
ensuing year and for such other business
as may come befure said meeting.
J. W. Schibbr. Cashier of the Farmers
and Traders National Bank of La Grande.
Dated this 18th. day of December 1905
To make room
for 20,000 rolls
to arrive this
month, our entire
stock of 1905
patterns will be
on sale a short
time at less than
Half Price.
Staniels&Jarman
STODDARD LUMBER CO.
Sash and Doors
Lumber, '
Latb,
Shingles,
Mouldings, Etc.
AH Good Material comes from our Yard
1.lLliill '
STRONG
Again
I what Mrs. Lucy
StovallofTilton,Gv,
said after taking
Kodol Dyspepsia
Cur. Hundreds
oi omerwear
women art
being re
stored to perfect
health by this rem'
dy. YOU may be
well if you will take
It.
Indigestion cause
nearly all the sick'
ness that women
hay. It deprives the system of nourish
ment and the delicate organs peculiar to
women suffer weaken, and become
diseased.
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
enables the stomach and digestive organ
to digest and assimilate all of tha whole
some food that may be eaten. It nouri shes
the body, and rebuilds the weak organs,
restoring health and strength. Kadol cures
indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia, sour
risings, belching, heartburn and all stomach
disorders.
Digests What You Eat
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Mil, w SO wat
trprmt ml t& Life
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A. T. HiIl, uruggrst
J. L MAWS,
Contractor and Builder
Dealer in BuiUine Material
La Grande, Oregon
Drop a line naming work, and I will
name the right price.
FOR RENT A suite of ro ms suitable
for light housekeeping. Inquire at 161?
4th street
FOR WINTER WASHING
.... mmamatamamaanaammmBBmam
Our new machinery and additional help will enable us to do fami-s
lly washing CHEAPER, QUICKER and BETTER than yovcan do it
yourself. We call for and deliver your laundry quickly and make special
ty of rush order work. Give us a trial and y:u will not be bothered
through the winter with family washing. ; "
A.B.C.
STEAM LAUNDRY
PHONE j Main 7
UGrnle, Oregon.
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La Grande National Bank
ESTABLISHED 1887
Capital Stock, Surplus and undivided profits $160,030 00
Deposits - 640,00000 V
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
GEORGE PALMER, President. J. M. BERRY, Vies President.' ,
F. U MEYERS, Cashier.
GEORGE L. CLEAVER, Assistant. Cashier.
W. L. BRENHOLTS. Assistant Cashier. '.
J. M. BERRY, . F. M. BYRKIT. A. B. CONLEY,
C. C. PEN1NGTON, F.J.HOLMES.
The Good Old Standby.
Nothing like a nice cut of juicy corned
beef with cabbage or saeur-kraut once
in a while! We can offer most of the
time whole or half rounds, if you can
use so much, or whatever quantity you
require, of well fed and carefully corn
ed beef-tender, "tasty" and wholesome.
If you're in the notion today, phone us
the order and we ll have the meat
around in no time.
Grandy& Russell
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WOOD SAW
Your wood sawed with steam
saw at 40 cents a cord, if you
haae ten cord or over, under
ten cord only 60 cents per
cord. I come when I promise
and satisfaction guaranteed
DROP ME A POSTAL
v J. S. VAND0RFY,
I O a fine art unless you can trust your
butcher. It will be worth your
while to givejjs a trial order f you are
looking for a thoroughly rel'able market
where you can be sure of finding a pleas
ing variety of first-class meat and poultry
We can surely interest you with our
prices. ' .
Rohr& Company
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FOR SALE- 3 year old jersey bull, for
particulars enquire of J. W. McAlister
or of the farm of Mrs. Lindsey, north of
island ity.
Notice :
Notice is hereby given that the partner
shipexisting between J. A. Garity .& Ben
Brown known under the firm name as
J. A. Garity & Company has been dis
solved. All parties knowing themselves
indebted to the above named firm will
please call at their office and ssttlo before
January 1st, 1906. as all accounts must
be settled by that time.
J. A.QAPiry,,
cash.
Centennial Hotel
Under new management
B-vard and Room tS Mr waak.
?.ieas 25 cts. Special rates furnish
Monthly patrons. No, 1417 Adams Ave.
Phone No. 1161.
Mrs. W. E. Murchison, proprietress
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