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Pure
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Drugs
Blue Mountain Cough syrup. Blue Mountain Toilet Cream
Blue Maintain Unirnent . Blue Mountain Sarsap.riUa
Doctor" prescription and family receipt a specialty- Two graduated
PhannaaisU always in attendance. Prescriptions and good promptly de
lversdfree. Two Talefihonaa. Local black 271. Vargara 10
RED CROSS DRUG STORE,
Vb!s&!raKi Retail A. a MacLennan. Ptt C.
vieri
Gomplete Line of
Furnishing
s
and Haberdashery
V. ANDREWS,
v Tailoring
THEtCITY GROCERY AND BAKERY
- C POLLACK. Propr.
Keeps the Best Groceries, Vegcta
'fetes Etc. Call up Telephone Main
75 and -give us a chance to it
aquaMctf.
Rca- for Business
WITH A FULL LINE OF FEED, HAY AND GRAIN
i
Wa rn ready to buy all kinds of hay and grain, and pay the highest
. . market prices.
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MiZ-;0 LIVER
, Slater Buildinur
i
JEFFERSON AVE
Main 57'
"FOR WlNfE WASHlNf,
Our new machinery and additional help will enable us to do fami
Uy washing CHEAPER. QUICKER 'and BETTER than you can doit
yourself.; We call for and deliver your laundry quickly and make special
ty af rush order work. Qive us a trial and ytu will not be bothered
through the winter with family washing.
A. Ha Ca .
STEAM LAUNDRV
PHONE Main 7
La Grvnic, Oifsjn.
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Union Woolen Mills Indian Robes
,. c . e
.iWe hate received a consignment of Union Fleece Wool
Indian Robae which we have nn sale. These robes are a
- snitable for couch cover, steamer rubers and orna- J
mental for Indian comers. The price range is from
" $8.60 up I
HTEgRY So O AT? R !
; 'HOOSK FURNISHERS AND UNDERTAKERS Z
; Phona No. 621. a
J. C Henry, residence 664 J. J. Carr. residence 586 I
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It Qctt Imhi Observer
MONDAY. JANUARY 22. 1905
Published daily except on Sunday
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Uo. 5C par llM tut HlMquw laaar
i aaoleUoM af saadoMkaa. as , m iiaa,
mrm el thanks, la par use.
IHKKIITS
If a fool and his folly were as easily
separated as a fool and.his money, what
a lot of wise folks there would be.
Sam Jones is soon to begin a series of
revival meetings in Portland and threat-
ene to convert the town. Sam always
was fond of tough Jobs.
The spectacle of old Ben Tillman weep
ing in the Senate must have been a sight
for the gods on high Olympus.
The difference between a doctor of
medicine and a doctor of divinity is chron
ological. One tries to save his patient
before and the other after.
William J. Bryan is sojouring in Borneo.
Thus the people of that far island will be
able to learn bow a real wild man may be
tamed by two Democratic Presidential
nominations.
COST Of (AMPAKH
The Publicity Bill National committee
met in Washington. D. C a few days
ago and passed the following resolution.
'Roiolved, That the organization be now
formally completed for the purpose of
eliminating by all appropriate methods
the evils which result from the expendi
ture of large sums of money in political
elections, the object of the committee
being to secure the passage of an act of
congress providing for publicity in the
receipts and expenditures of the national
committee of political parties and to pro
mote the formation of local organizations
for elimating such evils in the various
states and territories."
Perry Belmont was elected permanent
chairman.
"To reach the heart or get a vote
The surest way is down the throat
But this old way produced much racket
Twas found much safer to fill the pocket
The result of this manner of securing
office in the United States made it almost
impossible for a poor man to be elected
to an office, unless soma rich corporation
or other money making interest would
"back him" with the expectation of using
him when in office, to enable them to
cinch the public To change this is the
object of the Publicity Bill.
The law in this country makes it im
perative that when one of its United
States Senators fails of' re-election he
ceases to be a member of that body, tn
England such is not necessarilly the case.
In the recent election the great Balfour
was defeated in his borne district but at
least a half dozen members have offered
to resign and give him their seat,- and
he wili undoubtedly accept one of the
several offers and retain his leadership in
parliment.
The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune reported some time ago.
that Secretary Metcalf of the department
of commerce and labor and Commissioner
Garfield had been warned by Standard
Oil people that if they persisted in their
course of investigation their dismissal
would be secured. The probing into the
illegal methods of the octopus continued
but no dismissals have followed. Corrupt
senators no longer dominate public busi
ness at the capital President Roosevelt
is at the helm, and all the millions at the
com man? of the Standard Oil magnates
can not swerve him from the stand he
has taken against grasping monopoly and
corporate greed.-Boise Capital News
Free city deEvery is another step that
1906 win see inaugurated in La Grands
We have had more winter so far this
season than for several years yet the
coldest pomi touched baa only been 17
above zero. This is a regular summer
resort compared with the east and the
snow ia just what we need, in fact we
would welcome several more heavy snows
and the chances are we will be accommo
dated before the buttercups begin to
bloom.
By noting the comparison of assess
ments of the counties of the state for the
years of 1904 and 1905 which appears
in this issue we note that in Union county
the values, after being cut ir.to by the
board of equalization, show an increase of
SI. 404.634, Valuations are of little
importance the tax rate is what tells the
story. On the 1904 assessment, which
was $4,123,995 the county levy was 35
mills as against 28yi' mills on $5,628.-
639 the 1905 assessment the former
!c-y rrvM" " emmt tax of $44.
339. the last levy of 28 V mills wili pro
duce $187,666. or $13.12? more.
BimCOEBRATlOX
- The Robert Bums Society announces
that it will celebrate the 147th anniver
sary of the birth of the poet on - Friday
evening, January 26th. with the usual
banquet and literary exercises. All
member of the society and those eligible
who wish to become members are re
quested to register their names with the
Secretary. Win. Grant on or before
Monday. January 2 2d, and the men are
requested to pay their dues of $1.00.
This rule is made necessary in order that
the committee on refreshments will know
how many to provide for whom to solicit
This applies only to members living in La
Grande. All others can register on the
night of the entertainment Better all
register at one and receive a card from
the Secretary which will admit yourself
and family. You can call up the Secre
tary by telephone if you have not time to
call and see him.
By order of the executive committee.
Wit. Grant, Secretary.
ROTKE OF tSTSAY
Notice- is hereby given to whom it may
concern that on or about the 29th of No
vember, 1 905, one yearling steer came to
my place. Said animal is red spotted
with white; hat unreadable brand on left
hip, left ear underbit right ear points out
off and split Said animal came down
with my cattle from the hills. Owner
can have same by calling at my place,
wo and one half miles east of Island City
and paying charges and proving property.
Dated this 12th day of January. 1906.
.' J. A. HOLMAN
v
Men are judged by the company they
keep, but it isn't as easy to size up a
woman by her hat Judge her by the
amount of Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea
sue laaes. oo cents, l ea or i aoieia.
Newlin Druo Co.
The Good Old Standby.
Nothing like a nice cut of juicy corned
beef with cabbage or taaur-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 wholssome.
If you're in the notion today, 'phone us
the order and we'll have the meat
around m no time.
Grandy& Russell
BRICK BIIICK
Brick furnished in any quantty or any
style. No contract too small or U
large. See samples f our pressed
brick.
GEO. KREIGER.
La Urauii, Ortgon.
MIMMtnttt'
j INVENTORY SALci!
It's near stock taking time again, 'and we are SgW'
Lke a strenuous effort to convert every ing mto cash
before inventory. All our lines 01 ciouunt, ,
haberdashery will be .
CUT TO THE QUICK
4'
Buyers will reap a harvest during this great sale. 'Ifs';;
only once a year that we offer an opportunity like --this, j ;
and you'll do well to take advantage of UV Well rrot jj
., i i i .itv r Aoro'iva vnil With
bore you witn . Diaiani oua&uug w. j
false inducements. ,
Come, see how much a
Little JVloney will Buy
ASH BROS.;
CLOTHIERS AND HABERDASHERS. '
I HAVE TO OFFER AT A VERY
REASONABE PRICE
2 good saddles ..$9.S0 and $12.50
Walnut Hall tree 2.50
Child's Rocking Horse worth
four dollars 2.60
2 Oil CookStoves .. .. 2.60 and 5.60
1 roll cocoa matting the yard .25
Remington type writer 55.00-
Mew toilet set 2.00 and 2.76'
3 new Go-carts, 6.00, 6.60, 7.60 a
1 folding ironing board 2.00
Lace ourtain stretchers....::.. 2.60
Halters, new 90c 1.00 1.10
My entire line of hew furniture at greatly reduce
prices FOR CASH .
F D. HAISTEN,
PHONE RED 1161
Highest prices paid for New and Second Hand Goods
&A? farmers and Uraders
9attonat SSank
of a S.di Oregon
NO. 4453
Capital
Surplus .
Liability of Shareholders
Total .
$ 60,000.00
1400000
60,000.00
$134,000.00
For the protection of it. depositer.! Depositors of this Bank are ac
corded such I,.,omI treatment S sha.l b, i kc(jplng with charcUr
and value of their accounts. Wo would he pluaMd to nav, your ac-count.
JOSRPH PALMER.
Pmtsiiihhr.
O. E. NLCUI.LY.
Asst. Ca'.hibr.
J. W. SCRIBER.
Ca&ui&k.
. J. SCROCQIN.
Asst. Cashikh
Seethe table of Hat.,, all this year's styles
The Price $1 00
Also new lot of . c1ko1 Tab'cti, 10c value
The Price 5 cents 1
E. M Wellman & Company j
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(Democratic)