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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1906)
HAY ON SALE At the coMt market on hay is enTy weak, there Wing no demand, and we have a lot bay bought, we offer to the homo consumer TIMOTHY AT 50c PER CVVT. baled MIXED HAY 45c PER CWT. baled We want to give the home consumer the benefit of the decline in the market. ...... For Sale at a Special Bargain X Ten let or any part of them, between Fir and Qreenwood streets. facing Jefferson Ave and , adjoining T price on easy, terms. PHONE I Oregon Produce Company ! January. Wall Paper Sale To make room for 20,000 rolls to arrive this month, our entire stock of i-i 905 patterns will be on sale a short time at less than Half Price. StanielstiJarmna OF" 7 XF When you wish 8 nice juicy roast or a tender steak, or a piece of boLng 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 the phone is on the directory as Boss Meat Market Main 48. CITY BREWERY JULIUS ROESCH, Proprietor.' Largest Brewing: Plant Ask for La Grande LA GRANDE BEER IS AND SHOULD HAVE the railroad tracks at a low MAIN 2 ? ...... . . . : : Is equal to the : : demand occa i stoned by the : Coal shortage. Good, Dry Wood,: : delivered to any : part of the city. Steam rolled barley and all kinds of feed. Phone Main 6 : QWtot ROMDE CASH CO. : Lewis Bros. Prop. A MODERN MIRACLE "Tiuly miraculous seemed the recovery of Mrs. Mollis Holt of (his place." writes J. 0. R Hooper, Woodford, Tenn "she was so wasted by coughing up pus from her lungs. Doctors declared her end so near that her family had watched by her bed-side forty-eight hours; when, at my urgent request Dr. King's New Discovery was given her,, and with the astonishini result tnat improvement began, and coi tinued until she1 finally completely reo ered, and Is a healthy woman toda 50tf and $1.00 at niwlin oruo co. Tria ottle fre. r i Wood! Wood! Wood! Qood dry wood delivered to any part of the city. , ; ANY LENGTH, ANY KIND, : Special prices on quantity J orders No order too I large or too small J Jime$ Beavers, Red 1441 ! in Eastern Oregon Beer and get the Best MADE IN LA GRANDE THE PREFERENCE OUli WOOD SUPPLY to push overlap lahd biil mm mm (Observer Special) Washington, D. C, Jan. 30. Senator Fulton is concentrating his energies upon the House of Representatives committee on public lands to get the Northurn Paci fio overlap relief bill through that body. But little time was lost in putting it through the Senate. There are from eight hundred to one thousand settlers affected on the Oregon side of the line, and their pleas for justice at the hands of Congress are at last having effect, through the energetic work of the senior senator. These cases have occupied the courts for several years. In all, 2000 settlers in both Oregon and Washington took land that was afterwards declared part of the Northern Pacific grant. Approximately 1600 of these had taken their land prior to the ruling of the interior department, a right to the land. In general terms a like number of people have settled on the grant lands since that ruling. The act or 1898 took care of those who have stiff ered from early conditions, and the bill which Senator Fulton has just put through J (Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Jan. 50, Secretary of War Taft proposes that Congress author ize that action be taken against the Pa cific Steamship Company for the deliber ate refusal to handle freight to the Isth mus, thereby causing a congestion, of which Stevens complained in his report before the Senate committee. ' Taft says if authorized to do so he can use the transports to handle freight between San Francisco and Panama and suggests that such a course might have a good effect on transcontinental rates. Senator Morgan suggests that the coast wise laws be modified so as to make it possible for other companies to enter the trade. Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias M. F. Davis arrived n the city this morning accompanied by Judge Cake of Portland) W. L. Bradshaw of The upreme representatives; L. R. Stinson.G. K. R. S; F. D. Wrightman, grand tribune; and Attorney Frank S. Grant of Portland. The party meets with the Elgin lodge this evening and to morrow evening Red Cross lodge of this city will have a special meeting to receive these distinguished gentlemen, and Thurs day night they will pay an official visit to the Union lodge. TABOR NUGGET MINING COMPANY On January 12, 1906, the Tabor Nug get Mining company filed articles of in corporation in the office of the county clerk of Grant county. The home office of the company is in La Grande, and those who have joined in the incorpora tion are G. H. Powers, W. Fv Hendricks, O. M. Crossland, Chas. Barrett, B. Q. Austin and A. W. Hogue. The capital stock of this company Is $500,000, com posed of a like number of shares of par value of $ 1 each. The Tabor Nugget Mining company recently acquired the Tabor Nugget No. 2. quartz claims located near the town of Granite, and it is to the development of these claims that this, newly organized company will devote its efforts. Blue Mountain Eagle. 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 she takes. 56 cents. Tea or Tablets. Nevlin Druo Co. 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. Hat, PrescriptionDrugStia UP THE GOVERNMENT HERE fill! TOMORROW EVEIG the Senate provides that all of the 1 500 who went on the land between the ruling of the interior department and the re versal of this rule by the supreme court. shall be granted lieu lands instead of those they lost through accepting the in terior department's interpretation of the hw. A few more than half of this num ber reside in Oregon, and the others ere on the Washington part of t ie Northern Pacific grant. The question has been a difficult one to get clearly before Congress. Instead of going into the technical details. Senator Fulton has worked or) the line of keeping before the Senate the fact that the set tiers were wronged through acting pur suant to a government official's' advice. This same policy will be pursued in the effort to get it through the House. The frt that 1 600 ooor settlers suffered seems a sufficient motive for the enact ment of such a law. If they are given the lieu privilege, they will lose practical ly nothing, as they will probably be able to get land worth as much as that they sought to take in the grant area. ii'ir Scrlpps News Association) Washington, Jan. 50. A series of tests that are of great importance to the lum ber interacts of the Coast is now being conducted under the direction of the For est Service by the State universities of California' Oregon and Washington. The experiments are being made to determine the exact value of the structural timbers of the Coast, and are being conducted simultaneously at Berkeley. Eugene and Seattle. The tests cover all grades of lumber from clear, straight-grained sticks to in fenor pieces containing such knots and other defects as are found in common and second grada timbers. By this means it is possible to establish both the liability of the timbers to contain season checks, knots, windshakes and other similar de fects, and the precise effect which these will have on the strength of the timbers. The knowledge thusobtainsd enables the engineer or architect to desig.i tim ber structures with safety and economy. Red fir whose merit has 1 ong been recognized in the West, stands w ithout question first in importance among the structural timbers of the Coast, for light ness, strength and durability are its dis tinctive valuable qualities, and the fact that it cm ba obtiinai reality in sticks of exceptional size without defects greatly enlarges its utility. In recant years its production to eastern markets has made rapid strides. The results of the test confirm conclusively the exceptional merits of this timber. Western hemlock his not b sen readily received in the market. Chief among the obstacles with which it had, to cope is the similarity of its name to that of the east ern hemlock, whose poorer qualities it has unjustly been held to share. Tnough large quantities of the timber are cut and sold, they are marketed under, Actio ious names such as Washington pine, Alaska pine and grey fir, for under its own name the western hemlock has even now no market standing. Yet the results of tests, show that, though it is not so strong or serviceable as red fir or long leaf pine, its structural value compares with that of loblolly or Virginia pins, and that it therefore deserves to be marketed on its merits. FAIR GATES (LOSfD Yesterday the Lewis and Clark fair grounds were closed to the public. A high board fence, designed to keeD the curious out of the grounds, is completed and watchmen with special police powers have been stationed to see that none other than those having business there get in. Yesterday many people visited the site. It was there last chance to see the chost of the fair. The Lewis and Clark wrick ing company has a contract for razins the structures and machinery is now on the way. The lumber is to be saved. Most of it is to be sluiced into the lake and floated to the railroad tracks. The object in closing the grounds to tSe general pub lic at this early date was to prevent fire. It is generally understood that the fair site will be filled in with dirt from the hills and made serviceable for warehouse purposes. Portland Journal. DINING ROOM OPINED The Blue Mountain Hotel has opened its dining room. Rates. $ I and $1.26 a a day. Meals 25 cents. LUMBER kbow D. H. STEWARD. EVENT OF SATURDAY, ENGAGEMENT OF THE Mr. Charles B. Accompanied by MISS MARIE DR0FNAH , In an Elaborate Presentation of the Superb Comedy The Taming of An Elaborate Scenic With a Notable Cast Seats on sale at Van Burens' February 1 Prlc ?: ) BIG REDUCTION SALE ON ALL CHRISTMAS GOODS IS NOW ON AT HILL'S DRUG STORE 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. .'. .'. .', A. T. Prescription Druggist f LIGHTNING COLLECTION i ' AGENCY H. A, Watson, Mgr. All claims placed in our hands be paid direct to the creditor. J Our system gets the money. Full particulars made known upon application to interested parties. Office up-stairs in Ralston building La Grande, Or. Centennial Hotel Under new management Board and Room $5 per week, cash. Meals 25 cts. Special rates furnishe Monthly patrons. No. 1417 Adams Ave. Phone No. 1161. Mrs. W. E. Murchison, proprietress N. B. Truth, St. Paul, June, 31, '08. I've lived so long, I remember well when the Mississippi was a brook. My good health and long life came by taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 55 cents. Newlin Druo Co. J. L MAKS, Contractor and Builder lHaler in Buildin? Material La Grande, Oregon Drop a line naming work, and 1 will -name the right price. LA GRANDE SCHO'Jl OF MUSIC PROF. DAY. PRINCIPLE. MRS. DAY. ASSISTANT. This is one of the best musical in institutions in the state, and that people in this city and valley are begininng todiscover the advantage of this school. The system is the latest and most practical, and in cludes all the latest discoveries in the art of teaching music. The school is divided into two depart ments; No. 1 is for beginners from 6 years or more and are taught the first three grades. Pupils come one hour each day. This is no kin dergarten system but far superior. In No. 2 the grades are from 2 to 6. Here they graduate. Pupils take one or two lessons a week as they desire. No scholars will be permitted to remain in this school who do not study. Opposite the Foley House over the candy store. Phone. 475. Proprietor and Manager. THE SEASON I FEBRUARY 3, : DISTINGUISHED ACTOR Hanford the Shrew Production Beautifully Costumed. of Players 50c 75c. $i.00 ami i.5G. HILL LA GRANDE. OR ....,.... Practical Gunsmith ; Repairs Strictly Ftatclass Guns re-stocked Keys fitted to door Locks WM. AGNEVV Adams Aveuua NOTKt Of STRAY 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, has 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 U GRANDE DRUO (Q. Reliable drucmst pharmacy in charge of the prescription department. Prescriptions delivered at all times. Phone Red 121. F. C. Forbes, Prop. ! THE OXFORD BAR MMFJ FARQUHARSON, hop WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS Cold lunches and mixed drinks a pecialty. Far and impartial reatmentto all. You are invited to call and get acquainted. THE LOUVRE CURB WRIGHT. Prop. TINS WINES. LIQUORS 22 CIQ1RS Ctnllcnwn ahrayi Wckomt FtrStrtd