DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CHAINS, BR AGP LETS, RINGS AND PINS
and everything in the jewelry line carried by a first class Jewelry Store
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Best selected stock of Clocks
in Eastern Oregon
Special line of best Quality
Gold Headed Umbrellas
Hand Ipainted China
Why take chances in buying from houses you do not
know when you can fincj ever) thing you want in
the Jewelry line in a house that you have known for
fifteen years, and is always ready to correct any mis-
taKes should thre happen to be one.
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All my stock is in La Grande, where I intend to stay
and will be here to accomodate you in future years.
. Make your Christmas selections early, I will lay the
' articles away for you. A nice piece of jewelry is the
most acceptable present for lady or gentleman
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All goods sold at lowest prices in Eastern Oregon, quuality considered
Next door to IMculfn's Drug Store
Opposite United States Land Office
J.
JrKARK
La rande's Leading Jeweler
cbLcipnsnea 1891
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A Valuable Xmas Present
Do you wish to give your son or daughter A PREREIMT that
will be valuable all through life? Then buy a
schoolarship in the
STANDARD COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
!!!lLATrERY' "C'Pal-, La Grande. Oregon
ROUTE Of,
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PROPOSED
RAILROAD
: ton line near Tekoa, Wash. The Colum
bia river will be crossed by a bridge of
I fifteen spans, having a' to'al length of
j 2750 feet. About twenty miles west of
j Columbia river a tunnel 3400 feet in
i length will be constructed and another
two miles long will be built at Sroqualmie
. Pass. At Maple valley, Washington, con-
nection will be made with the Columbia
j and Puget Sound railroad over the tracks
of which access will be obtained to Seattle,
j A new line will then be constructed from
i Black River to Tacoma.
ASK YOUR NEIGHBORS j
About the quality of our meat, the clean and neat ap-
ceararce of ni-r mnrimr tv-n r. r -
w.. iuiiijjtr.f&a or our aeuvry, x
our cutcous treatment to a!! cur customers, and if they
dent tel! you that curs is the best market in the city ;
I why we!!
Cur buyer has purchased seme fat young beaves for the
I hciiday trade, such as the Eastern markets", call baby
beef. Try a rcastcr steak cf it and you will 'be happy. S
Pr.or.e .Vain 1(3. te'.l the man your wishes and leave t
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Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom
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;ChTJsr Laxative Fruit Svruo
QH MCI
C4TH0LIC FAIR j
This Fair dosed last Thursday evening
with a drawing for the ten prizes iisted on 1
uinucKeis. ut these four hundred and i
thirty eight wore sold. Th winning!
numbers were: f
655 Dr. Volp. La Grande. I
oya John Regan. Boise.
9?1 E. Polack. La Grande.
645 J. W. 0 Brian I . r,rnA
j 304 Evalyn Kohan. La Grande.
803 J. D. Casey, Hilgard.
93 Knights of Columbus. La Grande
1 12 J. M. Berry. La Grande.
42J W. J. Lindsay, La Grance.
852 J. J. Carr. La Granda.
These numbers wen in the order g,ven;
that is to say. 555. the first number
arawn. won the first prize listed, t
China closet, and so on with the others
It will be noticed that the cow is exiled
to Idaho, where we hope she will continue
to lead that quiet, contented Me which
Tom Loftus assures she has led in the
past.
Every woman in town, and net a few
men. envy Dr. Volps luck in winn.ng the
ch.na closet, and the tame may be sad of
Mr. Polack s fortune with tho stove. Mr
J. M. Berry won the silver knives and
forks and is about to give a dinner in
honor of th.it
,,. Jrr, w no took
Ue handsome lunch cloth, is meditating a
like treat to his friends, but what Mr
Lmdsey is to do witn the ename'lfd s.'nk
is not so clear. Perhaps the prrUtst o'
ule iucKy ones is Judg; Casey ;f HilBard
wno won the gold-headed cano and now
declares it is a sprig of shillelagh The
Fiir netted $667.80. The ladies in
charge of it make grateful acknowledg-
monl tk Li.- t . . B
........ nuo.!i ror us generous pat
ronage of t-e Fair. The manaeement
also thanks Mr. John F Murphy, the
Grande Ronde Electric C3mPa,y. Henry
&Carr. Mr. HuHat and the Observer
newspaper for kindly helping to make the
Fair a success.
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PROBlNd
OVHIlUrtL,)
(Scrlppa News Association) I
Chicago, III.. Dec. 1 8 -Contracts uere j
enierea into tjday for Lie construction of
a great new railroad, 2000 miles in
length, which will be operated by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Si. Pail read to
the Pacific cast. The read ,;; .-,-1.-
Missour. River twelve m.les w.:,t0f Gitn- I
ham. S. D and then for about forty nVes
follow the line of Oak Creek and ts I
tributaries. The State lino htMi.an'.v-.L i
Dakota and Montana wiil oe Vrcssed i
about eight miles west of tho! v
ouri river. Four mis east c'f T.rrJ" '
Mont., the new road w-..; .u. ' '
.nc nor.n-
ern Pacific by passir? e.rr,c.; . ..
probable that division headquarters 'Vii
be established at Miles City. V0nt. Fr:tr.
oUue westward the line will fc,;ow tne
Deer Lodce. Hell Rat. Mi..,-.
- - -".iHvu.a ana c.r
Kegis rivers to a point about f;jr mi
west of Saltese, Merit.. .
to the summit of the oitter mountains wii
commence. The line w.n ,.,.
Joe river to within a few -i ei o' '-s
mouth and wilUross tr,e !dah Wash.rg-
Y01R SUNDAY
DIMMER
Is not complete without
one of our Turkeys.
Fresh meats of all kinds
KROISEBROS Prop!
Successor to J. Bull and Co.
Phone Main 48
(Scrlip New, Association)
New Yprx. Dec lrt- n.t.,. ...
-e today too. up th;f
the New York Life !..,
More the gra.d,r,Tw'e
n sses were summoned, and a hundred of
company, bot,kshav, bw
lne witnesses in person.
WANT
H,1 Priln .
p.cs, and any ether Farm Produce
uiai you may have.
We aro m tk - . . ,
Quantity, and ail t-e Csp 'X frm 0ne t0 500
t iL.r r-. ."5
potatoes. -JW to contract
also OATS in any
for your apple orchards and your
Cleanses the svstpm
thoroughly and clears
saHow complexions of
pimples and blotches.
SKIMAfl LEMONS
iS-'rlpp. N,w, AS8o,-ston
!Ln.tH Stat.., left here tec v Tb
n.crcP v.illbedou,le that cf last
; year and r.- .... dst
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L'CESfcr Pax HIGHEST
r,''7. " prxes. We a'.sr. h. u Vr?' "al"L
w-.,uw. reiatcts. Af-pes. ard Vinegar for .-ooa8. Dry Onions,
A CARLOAD OF PAFFP w
Plates, Paoer C-f, f". trf' 'a?P;r-C paper. . Wei Mrr i.k..
Pulp
nought this car r,ef;,,' t,9 advance .n iV fh and also twine. "We
anuce m fr ees. BUY yoor SLPPL?EsVow. W caa iv 9 ad"
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it is guaranteed
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