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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
LA GRANDE WILL CELEBRATE
AND YCU- W NT TO BE IN IT
Prepare Now
We have everything to fit you out for the occasion and at
such LITTLE PRICES they'll surprise you
FOR THE LADIE
Lovely White Waists. Stylish Skirts;
Nobby Shoes In White, Jan,
Black. Dainty Under Muslins, Hosiery.
Cloves, Belts, Ribbons, and Hats.
! THE GOLDEN RULE COMPANY
I Largest 8tor-
A COMPLETE
of
the
CELEBRATED
HANAN SHOES
Just Received At
A. V. ANDREWS,
TAILOR and HABERDASHER
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j vlrocerics Fresh Every Day
Every thing in season
ALL ORDERS DELIVERED PROMPTLY
Try a Sample of our Gheese
SEATTLE GROCERY CO
LAWSON BROS. Prop.
iMOVING AY raRNlTdRE ST9REX
a. lao i int urruiti uraii
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large rooms on the corner
tarpcis in union couniy.
iu supplying tne furniture
Keep your Eye on
WILL SOON Bb HtRt
Sv.c!! Suits, Swell ::aU, Sweii Shoes,
Swell Shirts, Fancy Hosiery, and
Fancy Neckwear.
PREPARE NOW
1308, 1310, 1312 ADAMS AVENUE
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of Adams Avenue and Elm
win De picasea to nave you can
wants of this county
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FOR THE GENTLEMEN
Smallest Prices
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FOR SALE .
Eight acres, 6 room house. barn, place for
chickens or hoes, orchard, all kinds o
fruit and plenty of water. Located east
of flouring mill, will exchange for city
property Apply at premises. JohnGav.n
THE COMFORT
Of the ladies is well taken care of by
us. We have succeeded in our efforts to
make our restaurant the best place for the
ladies to have their meals, and have
tastely arranged the different things to
add attractiveness to the place, and
make the surroundings pleasant
OUR RESTAURANT
Provides meals that are beautiful and
refreshing. The excellence cf our cookery
has been attested by the favorable com
ments of the many ladies that patronize1
us. If you would stop at our resdurant
your nostrils would dilate at thapleasant
odors our cookery sends fostfi. It would
tickle your palate and aftaruie meal you'd
smack your lips and say.'That meal was
very tasty."
The Model Restaurant
J. A. Afbucklr, Pro tior
Ol'KN HAY
.so si t ir
joy n
tit! ' I n dr
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i nave rcanzea me necessity
street, the Anson Brick, where,
at my new place 01 Dusiness. mis is going to be a prosperous year for all and we have prepared to be a leader
(jr. ADCOOK Keep your
D. Sommer of Elgin spent Sunday
La Grande.
HF. S. Bramwell is transacting at busi
ness Union today.
H. G. Martell was a Sunday visitor in
La Grande from Baker City.
James Roberts was in 'he city from
Baker City Sunday visiting acquaintances-
Hon. N. C. McLeod of Elgin is' up on
business before the United States Land
Office.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Loyd come over
from Elgin last Saturday and spent Sun
day in La Grande.
C. F. McDaniels. cashier of the Wal
lowa bank transacted business in the city
over Sunday.
Geo. Good, proprietor of the Foley
House, who has been in Grants Pass on
business for several days, has returned.
Mrs. Hannah Rogers came home Sat
utday evening and is now at the home of
her brother, J. T. Williamson. She is in
v -y poor health.
Richard C. Eisele the leading florist of
Biker City was in the city yesterday and
this morning. He favored the Observer
office with a friendly call and presented
t'e offlr.. with rwir a Hor! b?iutifu! carna
tions. They are beauties and speak highly
of Mr. Eisele as a green hcuse manager.
Brakeman Al Hicks met with an ac
cident this morning which came near
resulting fatally to him. While climbing
over the freight train near Pleasant
Valley he fell between the coal cars and
sustained a severe cut on the chin and
several severe bruises about the body
and a sprain of the hand. The train
was moving at the rate of twelve miles
per hour at the time he fell.
Joseph W. McMarrin and Geo. A.
Smith of Salt Lake who have been at
tending the conference of Latter Day
Saints will remain in the city for several
days and will improve their time by look
ing over the valley. They are saying
many good things about the Grande Ronde
valley and its inhabitants already and
when they have seen it all they will no
doubt have still better things to say.
Mr. Barkley a representative of the
Great Western Stove Co, was a resident
of Denver, several years ago when Mr.
Ripley, who is to build a vinegar factory
in this city, was proprietor of a large
establishment in Denver, which employed
quite a large force of people and did a
lare business. Mr. Barley stated that
La Grande was indeed fortunate in se
curing a plant in this city and especially
so n having such an experienj.d man at
i shead as Mr. Ripley.
Rev. 0. H. King, pastor of the Central
cv.rch. an j who is attending the state
missionary conventio n at Turner, writes
us as follows; "Mrs. King, Harold. Mild
red and myself are having a ireat time
hre. The grounds are beautiful, the
people friendly and the program excellent.
Victor Darris. late of Kentuckey, is the
principal speaker. Among several noted
speakers is F. M. Raines of Cincinnati,
Ohio, who is to speak on foreign missions.
Each day had a session of bible confer
ence and a session of bible school."
MARRIED
Charles J. Vanderpoel to Miss Minnie
Thompson at the home of the bride on
Valley street, at three :thnty. Rev. B. F.
Meredith i
room is a contractor and builder,
well and favorably known in La Grande.
The bride is also a resident of La Grande
an4 has aluiavt hoan a uar-tt nnmilar
young lady. The young man and wife
will occupy the new and attractive home
just completed by Mr. Vanderpoel.
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FOR RENT A four room house. In
quire of F. L. Meyers. La Grande !
National Bank. !
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or securing larger quanerstor
in a few day s I will be able to
in
I have the mail box that
r.onri i ran out
Master General. I can put
on the box. Come and get
You will need some
HOUSE NUMBERS
I have the right kind. Call and see them
I MRS- T.N.
Hardware and
J. V. Shearer a horse buyer for a large
St Louis firm is in the city buying up all
the horses he can find. Last year he pur
chased several train loads in this valley.
MRS. M'MURRY INJURED
Mrs. M. McMurray met with a serious
accident yesterday while driving in the
country. While crossing a small bridge
near the Hough ranch, the bridge suddenly
collapsed throwing her from the vehicle.
Her ear is badly cut and one shoulder
wrenched and bruised. While very pain
ful the injuries are not considered fatal.
There were several other people in the
rig. among whor was a little child held
by Mrs. McMurray. Both were thrown
to the ground as the rear wheels hit the
broken bridge and the little one landed on
the ground Mrs. McMurry falling upper
most. Other than a bad scare, the baby
was uninjured. Miss McMurray was also
thrown from the buggy tut sustained no
injuries.
WIRELESS FOR THE ARTIIERY
(Scrimps N'ewn Association)
Washington, B. C, June 25. Artillery
officers in the vicinity of New York who
have use for wireless telegraphy are much
interested in the prospect that a new
system, cheaper lhan anything yet devised
or constructed, will be turned out by the
army signal corps. The Southern Artillery
District of New York is the only district
where wireless telegrapny is used to any
extent, it being the practice to communi
cate between the shore and the boats
connected with the targets in the practice
with big guns. It is found that it would be
too expensive to extend the same system
to all the artillery districts of the country
in the hope of finding some means of ex
changing messages between shore stations
and boats off shore.
The wireless telegraph systems so far
presented are costiy. but it is hoped by
using commercial material to get a system
wnicn is not too expensive. In addition to
1 th'9 efFort " the ?art of the ps
! ""6Brs r 0,l:cer or tM an,llerV branch
i h" J"sl comP!e a device for visual
s'gnaumg. tie nas constructed a huge
' shutter. the slats of which are afoot wide
ana so painted tnat. w.ien operated by ;
lever the colors will be shown to a dis
uui. uuwjrver. ar-a oy ui:s means simple
signals c-n be given.
my in creasing business. I
display one of the bset general lines of furniture and t
is approved by the Post I
vour Name and Number f
your
one.
MURPHY b
crockery. j
GIVE US A SHOW
thafs all we ask to prove to you
conclusively that
The C. B. Cigar
!tt gioai. value ill every way. II we j
can't suit your taste as to mild-UJ
ness or strength you'd better see i ij
a doctor. The C. B. is all right all V '
the way through because it's built J v
that way.
C. E. HACKMAN,
Cor. Adams Avenue and Greenwood J
A STORY IN TITLES
Some newspaper writer with plenty of
time and a considerable degree of patience
has patched up this amazing story of the
titles of songs: " 'Bill Baily' and 'Whist
ling Rufus' were taking 'Annie Laurie'
and 'Nellie Gray' to their 'Old Kentucky
Home 'After the Ball. Bill pulled a bunc
of 'Blue Bells' that were growing 'Under '
the Bamboo Tree' in 'Dan Tucker's' yard.
It was in the 'Good Old Summer Time'
and the 'Mocking Bird' was singing the
'Golden Slipper.' As they were walking
along they met 'Hiawatha' and the 'Little
Alabama Coon,' who were 'Coming
Through the Rye' singing 'Yankee Doodle .
They were dressed in 'Blue and Gray.'
Bill asked them if they had been 'Tent
ing on the Old Camp Ground in Virginia'
vi hereupon 'Hiawatha' stopped singing
and said "No, we have been 'Marchins
Through Georgia' with the ,Tw V&tle
Girls in Blue,' 'Just as the Surf "font !V
Down' and that the 'Old Folks at Home'
were telling how the 'Arkansas Traveler'
went 'Down on the Swanee River,'
while 'The Girl They Loved in Sunny
Tennessee' was 'Down Where the Cotton
Blossoms Grow' singing -Dixie." Bill
said he would have to be 'Climbine the
Golden Stairs' for he wanted to go to the
Georgia Camp Meeting' to have a 'Hot
Time' 'Swinging 'Neath the Old Apple
Tree' and dancing the 'Fisher's Hornpipe'
with the 'Girl I Left Behind."
He said he hoped to meet them in the
'Sweet Bye and Bye'' so he bade kind
'Good Night' hoping to see them once
more before they 'Break the News
Mother, sittinor in Th OIH A rm
'On the Banks of the Wabash Far A$
SPECIAL RATE
The O. R. & N. Co.
special rate of one and
have made a
one third fare
90cts for the round trip to Elgin and re
turn on July 5th, Pioneer day. Ample
accommodations will be provided for a
crowd. The train will leave here
promptly at 9; 15 and will return at 5
o'clock p. m.
NEWANAGEMENT ,t ,
The Centenial has changed ha 1
will be ready to receive boarders the
first of May. room and board $5.00 a
week, meals 25 cts. Come and see us.
C. T. Tolin, Proprieter.
have nowlsecured" the two X
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