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INVEST NOW
YOU SHOULD STOP AMD CONSIDER
THIS IS A HOME ENTERPRISE,
Aureli a Mining Company stock is selling fast'
Manager reports a good strike in the west drift.
Work progressing nicely at the property.' V - ;
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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 1 st 1 906
:, 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
batter how little, all will help to develops k the
enterprise. T-:- ',
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Holiday Groceries
Never, was a better time to get
full value for your money than
now. Evcrytning in the One of
Holiday Groceries.
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NEBRASKA GROCERY
MRS. MAGGIE, SHEARER. Prop.
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LA GRANDE IRON WORKS j
, D. FITZO.ERALD, Proprietor.
Complete Machine Shops and Foundry
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General Blacksmiths. We manufacture It Fa$rald Roller Feed
Mill., the best and cheapest mill m lib enerfcel. Our shops are
equipped' with machinery to handle any. sated work, bthkig too large
or nothing to email Highest pricee paid for old iron., .
La Grande National Bank
ESTABLISHED 1887
Capital Stock, Surplus and undivided profits $160,030 00
Deposits - 640.00000
OFFICERS ANO DIRECTORS
QEOROE PALMER. President. J. M. BERRY, Vim President.
- F. L. MEYERS. Cashier.
QEOROE L. CLEAVER, Assistant. Cashier.
W. L. BRENHOLTS, Assistant Cashier.
J. M. BERRY. F. M. BYRKIT. A. B". CONLEY,
C. C PENINQTON, F.J.HOLMES.
llWOOD SAW
Your wood sawed with steam
saw at 40 cants a eord. If you
haae ten cord or over, under
ten cord only SO cents per 2
cord. I come when I promise
and satisfaction guaranteed
DROP ME A POSTAL
J. S. VANDORFY, j
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Truck and
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All orders given prompt attention
IN A HURRY?
THEN CALL
WM. REYNOLDS
THE TRANSFER MAN
He will take that trunk to the De
pot or your 'home in lese time than
it takes to tell it
Day phone Red 761
Night phone Black 1792
Wagon always at your service
PORTLAiiD
TRADES
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: HOTEL FOLEt
: BARBER Sh OP
C. T.COLT Prop.
First class workmen always
ready to please you,
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A TRIAL SOLICITED
Portland. Oregon, Jan. 16. The fol
lowing resolution has been adopted by
the Portland Federated Trades Council
which we take the liberty to submit for
your consideration, and if it meets with
your approve1, we wou'd ask that you ar
dors It and , give it all the publicity at
your command: . ' -
Whereas, one of the 'most . important
questions before the 'voters of Oregon Is
whether the people or the legislature
shall choose Unjted States Senators in
in Congress. . The Direct Primary Law,
enacted by a large . majority of the
voters of Oregon in June, ; 1 904, provides
that candidates for the Legislative' As
sembly may include in their petition' for
nomination the following. Statement No.
1: , .
"I further state to the people of Ore
gon, as well as to the people of my Legis
lative district, that 'during my term of
office I will always vote for that candi
date for United States Senator in Con
gress who has received the highest num
ber of the people's votes . for that ' po
sition at the ganeral' election next, pre
ceeding the election of a Sanator in con
gress, without regard to my individual
preference." - ,, - '-. Y
The purpose of this provision "of the
law being that the people shall make the
final and. absolute ., choice of the United
States Senators at the June election, and
the members of the Legislative Assembly
shall afterwards merely ratify the choice
of the people, and
Whereas, men who are opposed to the
rule of the people are seeking to nullify
the law by persuading candidates for the
Legislative Assembly to pledge them
selves to vote for the choice of the peo
ple of their own counties only, instead of
for the choice of the people of the en
tire state, for United States Senators,
and
Whereas, if any candidate fails or re
fuses to include the above Statement No.
m his petition for nomination, it must
be either because he believes he is wiser
than the people, or else because he wants
to sell his vote as a member of the Leg
islative Assembly for United States
Senator in Congress; therefore, be it.
Resolved; by the Federated Trades
Council of Portland, Oregon, that no
citizen of this state, and especially no
member of organized labor, should at
any time or under any circumstances
sign the petition or vote for the nomina
tion or election of any candidate for the
Legislative Assembly who does not sub
scribe to the above Statement No 1 in
his petition for nomination' and that every
good citizen should at all times oppose
and trip to defeat every candidate for the
Legislative Assembly who does not sub
scribe to the above pledge without any
qualifications or conditions whatever, and
should do this both at the primary elec
tions and the regular June elections.
Portland Federated Trades Council,
J. H. Jones, President.
W. H. Fitzoerald, Secretary.
COAL, BLACK (OAI
There is no reason now why you should
be without a fire. There is plenty of coal
in town. Yesterday morning the Observ
er reporter was made glad by the inform
ation that Q. E. Fowler had received a
car of the finest, blackest, and most all-
around burnable coal ever offered to a
coal hungry public. The notice seemed
too good to be true, and the reporter man
grabbed his hat and hurried to the ecene
of the reported arrival. When he reached
the coal yards he was surprised to note
the commotion which a few car loads of
coal had made. The entire staff of book
keepers was busy booking orders and the
telephone boy was taking mora business
than even Mr. Fowler s numerous teams
could deliver in a week. The reporter
was pleasantly surprised, however, to
find that he had been misinformed re
garding the quantity, when he teamed
that the shipment consisted of three cars.
big cars, instead of one. The special side
track looked as if the railroad company
had prepared for a miner's strike, by un
loading all the coal in this end of the uni
verse on Mr. Fowler's coal yards. Mr.
Fowler soon appeared upon the scene and
nformed the reporter that if a single word
about the sMpment should get into the
paper there would be things doing around
the Observer office whice would require
the services of a coroner to settle. He
stated, however, that in a few days he
expected an entire train load and then we
could run a four line local announcing the
fact, While we were talking about the
coal business in general, a black smoke
was noticed -in the distance. At first we
thought that the Hot Lake was burning
up, but the joyful tidings were received
that the coal train had arrived and the
coal famine in La Qrande was a thing of
the past. Fowlt r said "let there 1 e co I '
and there was coal, and plenty of it.
LOST ladies large pocket left in ladies
: waiting room at depot, containg money
end cards. Finder return to this office
and recieve reward.
copVrisht
OF SURPASSING FLAVOR
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hams and bacon are extremly
choice. .There is a difference 'in',
taste, of course, caused by the dif
ferent process of pickle and smoke,
but the meat of all is equally ten
der. We also carry a select line of
dressed and emoksd beef, lard beef
. tongues, smoked and tinned, pickled
iamb tongues, salt and smoked fish
Our own delivery prompt, quick
and at any hour. - . . -
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STODDARD . LUMBER- CO.
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Sash and , Doors
Lumber,
LatKx;
Shingles,
Mouldings, Etc.
AU Good Material comes from our; Yard ;J
1lTiwuIID)5s,' OIPEKfl;';: HOUSE j
! it. H HTRWARD, Proprietor and Mgr
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
Practical Cunsmilh
Repairs Strictly Fi-stclass
Huns re-stoikf-d
Keys fitted to door Lot k
WM. AGNEvV
" Adams Ati-i ne
Centennial Hotel
Under new management.
Board and Room $5 per week. casH.
Meals 25 cts. Special rates fumishe
Monthly patrons. No. 1417 Adams Ave.
Phone No. 1161.
Mrs. W. E. Murchison, proprietress
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AGENCY
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A. Watson, Mgr.
All claims placed in our hands
be paid direct to the creditor.
Our system gets the money.
Full particulars made known upon
application to interested parties.
Office up-stairs in Ralston building
La Qrande. Or.
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Special Return Engagement
: GRACE JOHNSON COMPANY
: . flVE NIGHTS COMMENCING
j MONDAY, J;AN?
22
The Great Eastern Success
m ARTIST'S WIlfE"
Seats on arte at VanBuren's Saturdas morning
Trices
10c, 20c, and 30c. :
Suction EyeGlass
' It does not wrinkle your nose
and ma"e you look older than
: you are.
Holiday foods ax bepnning to
arrive. Best So ordered ever
brought to the city.
J.H. PEAREe
Jewelry and Optician .:
BIG REDUCTION SALE
ON ALL CHRISTMAS GOODS
IS NOW ON AT HILL'S DRUG STORE
Worry is the mother of sick nervous and
troubled mentality, upsets the entire phy
sical system. The body is a net-work of
nerves. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea
soothes and rebuilds the entire system
56 cents. Tea or Tablets. Newlin Drug
Co.
fOK SALE-Six hole jewel range. oaV
writing desk, six leather chairs, oak side
board, oak dining room table, four
Iron beds etc., and other articles too
numerous to mention. Apply at resi
dence. 701 Main Street
POS1TION-WANTED-A throughly
' competent and reliable Japanese cook
wishes situation in hotel or restaurant
Frank Funa Hush, La Grande, or call
at Japanese home on Adams Ave. "
- Service
mis a rug sure tries to strve every
customer so well that they wilj not think
f going elsewhere for drug store goods.
Very complete line to choose from, in books. Perfumes,
Toilet Sets. Manicures, Hand Bags. Vases, Smokers' Sets,
Ink Wells, Mirrors. Albuns and many other nice "things.
Call and see what we have. .. '' ' '
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A. T. HILL
Prcicription Owjgat U GRANDE, OR
SPECIAL SALE ON 1L HOMfUV
GOODS
I have a few heating stoves left, both coal and '
' wood, which I wiH close out at greatly reduced
pnees.
W. H. BOHNENKAMP,
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