ri BARGAINS IWAYS THErVERY BEST (SldsciOutSccon .9o and up .75 and up .25 andLup .15o and up Several coal and wood heaters " cross cut saws -" chairs and rockers -" . bedsprings - t 1 2 guage Winchester shot gun - - v '' $7.6o Several Winchester rifles - -Hoandup . Several Rochester and Metal lamps - - 35 and up -Several cook stoves - - - ,. S.oo and up RIED FRUITS, all kinds. CANED FRUITS, all kinds. 3AISINS, 'London1, layer and. loose. , JvllNSE MEAT,, Heinz and .home made. . -; ANDY AD NUTS, largest UneinUnion county . ; OCONLIS, and all tropical fruits, ' CRAPES some- t Lots of tools, picture frames andther articles of VALUE too numerous to mention will be sold at BARGAINS to thing never seen here before. ITRON, LEMON "1 AND4l ORANGE ' PEALi',' SPANISH t i . CLOSE OUT AT ONCE before mventory MALAG and CATAWBAS, imported direct from Spain I A r P Jj.WrnVVHITE, '"Prompt Delivery. iGROGER v - " Phone Main 42 . Si.Mi.tMM ,,....... ? ....... ,., , Su'ruwtMtr. ' ''.mm KTI r HI II II I PHONE MAIN 51 rr ft A i i li INCORPORATED r , , r Dealers la Grande Ronde Valley Products Fruits, Hay, Potatoes and Grain. Apples a Specialty LARGE, COLD. STORAGE. WAREHOUSE ' Hay-Wanted Now 'a : HIGHEST PRICES PAID Call and see ut before you sell ?z hi i a f Jaffaraon Ate, and Greenwood St e La Grand, Oregon 0004 SRECIAL BARGAINS IN "HAY if ! j: t ' Wa hava several car of atrictly fancy Mixed Timothy hay, which we quCte at very low price, t $13.00 per ton. Wheat hay at $1 1.00 per ton, Oat at 1.28 par cwt . . , ' . '', j A completji SoppJJt of PapoW-Wrapping paper, wax paper, dishes, p1p J pi plate,- paper oytter pail, paper bag all iz, and twine. The best I gradea of paper and the lowest price. j J -ft I ' phone MAIN a. , '"' : AFTER XMAS PURCHASES! PERFUMES AND TOILET vt- - .WATERS - ' True Odor From the Natural Flower " - -It te wtrh'muoti pltature that w cal : ; v e your attention to our perfume depart ment W buy our perfume direct from the maker. By icareful itudy and ctrict attention 'teth want of our patron' wr abli 6.offr jou th bt elcted lindT, perfume out; aid of the large cities. ,' ', TOILET WATERS ; To the particular i-buyera of toilet water w will merely ay that you are aura to find what you want in our stock, from th SSc bottle up. Roger St Gallet'a, Colgate, Ricksecker's, e Palmer';-Pinand's, "4-7-1 1", Hud- 5 nut'a etw W Invite you all to com in and inspect r'ouT' perfume depart- e ment. For quality and price it can not be beat STATIONERY Jj V A WmpleU line of tablet, box paper t wriiuns ueriine. nawn-nuo -, .M;And all th best makera. . i. a. ' W rirru Hhtnrjlrfn view tAhlfltm. .., ") i Men's coats 25c up 'WomenV clothing i.f at your own priced Phone Red 1161 Phone Black 641 F.;D. H AISTEN H. B. HAISTEN j 1416 Adama Avenue Dealers In New and r 213 Fir Street Store Second Hand Goods .We carry a complete line NEW FURNITURE and HARDWARE. La ' Crantle: 1 Evening Observer MONDAY JANUARY 14. 1906 Published, . daily .. except on .. Sunday One year in advance. .. ..i-..$6.60 Six month in advance - e-60 Pr month .. i 68e Single copy , -...8c h BtfiARMUARD CURREY-1-BROS., ED'S AND PROP Entered at the Poet Office at La Qrande Oregon; at Second Claw Matter. Thli paper will notfpublith any article appearing over a nom-de-plume. -Signed articles will be received . subject to the discretion of th .editor. Pleaae, sign your article and save disappointment ADVERT WiKU RATES I v Qkiplay M ratraralMi4 aM aptilo.Uon Local reading noUoe lOo par Una Ural loaor Hon, Jo POT Mas lormeb sabneqaent ,Idmi tton. toluUonarootidoleao, so-pcrllDa. ' Jardsoliuraka.oeverUBe. i Tha taxable property of 'Oregon a hown fay th esMssmsnt roll of 1 906 ex ceede $427,000,000, an increa over the previous year of $100,000, Oregon: 1 growing. I It ie now publicly announced that Ptes- MsnttJrtch of the SUte ' AgrlcaltiirkT College te to resign. Here ie an opport unity that wilt doubtless attract not a few aspirants. A poll of the member of the legislature show that ' Johnathan Bourne will be tlectad United Statea senator on the first ballot and will have twenty votes to spar. This is proper. He made the race, won and ie entitled to the honor. The two bousaa wiU meet on the 22nd. of- January to elect Everybody in. Eastern Oregon is more or. less acquainted with the unpretentious O. R. A Notation on th Blue mountains lAllMMt nf li OrnH hMrinf the unusual name of Hilgard, 1 No doubt many passengers have wondered what the name means and where it - wa found and who discovered it t. Th fact it, it waa named after' Henry Villard, the celebrated railroad man who wa prominent in- Oregon In connection with th construction of the Northern Pa cific railroad about the time of the build ing of the O. R. & N.. through this part of theetate. Villard wt a German who real nam was Hilgard. When he came to America he became a war-correspondent for v eraU aaatera i papers, notably the New York Tribune,: and used the cognomen, 'VUlardV In after yeare ' he continued th name and had it legalized, so i The Tribune Is informed by a gentleman who aay he knqw, and that Hilgard wa named after the family of the great rail road builder of the '80', a large number of whbm"titt Kv In the country on the Rhine. Pendleton Tribune. ......... 1 WASHING MA CHIN to at The city council of Joseph , baa passed aa-erdioaoce prohibiting parson tinder the ag of 'eighteen yean from entering or belnjf about any billiard or pool room or bowling alley. FOR THE TOILET ; All the best brands of powders, lotions, soaps, "cold creams, cosmetics, e massage creams, manicure accessories, i etc., are to be found in our stock. We can please the most critical, The normal school question will ' be prominently brought before the people during the next forty days, unless the legislature disposes of the question early is to session, which will place it beyond debate, however the people thru the ref erendum may hold it up. The prevailing idea seems to be that two well equipped normal schools would do th work at well as four and th expense would not be so great 'la ; Grande; or : v.;',-" " W-m .' A m t 'mmmm kai ) ' if.. ... i t f . PreKrlplibrt DrUggW it iaaaeeeeteeeeeeeaaeeeteeeeeeaeee : : e : ' 4 - t LA GRANDE-IRON--WORKS , , D, F1TZQERALD. Proprietor . . Gtmpkte Machine $ Shops nd Foundry . .. i i- ;:- ;-:'' " . '. ' ; Oenera' Blacksmiths, W manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller Feed Mill., the beet and cheapest, mill n. th market Our shops ar quipped with macMhry to-bandit any sized worV, nothing too large or nothing to email. High' pric paid for old cast iron. tRETTYlYARNS,- NEWRIBB0NS .WOODEN KNITTING PINS ' BONE CROCHET. NEEDLES HOLIDAY GOODS OF ALL KINDS BMjcllmarf & Y Gompany j ''i- XDAMS 1 AVENUE Qovtmor Cbambr!aio is in favor of a railroad commission, providing h can ap point it. There i no question but what such a commission clothed with powr would mak a record in thie state and it is hardly likely that a Republican legislature will give him this opportunity. It is hint ed around that Governor Chamberlain wilt become a candidate for United States senator in due time and with an active railroad oommission of his creation would give Urn material for campaigning that he would not be slow in taking advantage of. State 'Superintendent J. H.' Aekerman recommend that school teachers be paid higher wage than they now receive, and auggasta that thy b paid for twelve months io th year; ae th average num ber of monthe taught la only a little over tii, thie' would practically ' double the present wage paid. It was to be hoped that the county di vision question would b passed at thie meeting of .the legislature but if the Ore- gor.ian epeaka advisedly, it is to be brought up. Possibly the best way to decide this would b for the legislature to permit the people of thie county to vote whether or not they want the county divided, which could bo eubmitted at 'ho next genera' election.-' -If a majoriry of the people want the county divided, that would settle it. It should bo divided. ! I Commence the New Year right by trading at ! Smith's j Market ' The cannery at Eugeee paid out $60,- 000 for fruit and labor this season. We give tqe following figures at quoted in the Regieter of that city, which suggest that sach an industry could bo established in this city: "Th numbr of pound of Roy al Ann hrrit used aggregate th total of 210,000 pound. Thy also canned 40,000 pound of red rspbrrii A round 100.000 pounds of Bartlttt peart were used. ' Of prunes ' SBO.000' poinds of fresh were used for canning 1and 1 1, 000,000 of dried prune wro shipped. Four thousand boxs of appl wr Our Meats Speak j Themselves for china makes washinff a pleasure and garments ' absolutely cleanuand white. Do your own washing and save enough : in two months to pay for a washers We . handle the following brands: OCEAN WAVE, SNOW BALL GUARANTEE REVONOC. W. : H. BOHNRNKAMP CO ( 1 1 i i " ; Hardware, Stoves and Furniture Crockery and Building Materials teeeeetse . La Grande i National Bank ESTABLISHED. 1887 United States Depositary Capital and Surplus, - - - " $150,000 .. omcoM Ann DuuoToaa TEORGE PALMER, Prxsidutt. J. M. BERRY, Vici Prbudbit. F. L MEYERS, Cashum. W. L BRENHOLTS, 1st Assistant Casbim. . . OE0RQE L. CLEAVER, 1 F. M BYRKIT, ; A B.'. CONLEY. C C. PENINQTON. F.J.HOLMES. C. S. WILLIAMS. . 2nd Assistant Casbiui Comparative statemeut showmg growth of the bank's, businest in th past thrse years Individual deposit January 2nd 1904 - .: JB6Z.723 97 January 2nd 1905 . I 627,643 18 January 2nd 1906 756,570 60 Total volume of business '. I $678,740 98 t 869,016 86 i 966,186 67 Capital....;. ,k ; ',.; Surplus and Undivided Property ... Liabilities of Shareholder Kesponeibllity .$ 60.000.00 .. 13,000.00 .. 60,000.00 .$"155,000.00 Conducted w ir tuper vision of United State Bank Examiner. ohITE AND RELIABLE 1 t ... Clad to continue W cnjxmer and pleased to" meet new one. t k General Banking jtkj tx,iane Buelnes Conducted. ' ' r Loan made on approv; Seojri.y ' ' ' - Highest Market Price paid lor L...nCnty Warrants and City of La Grande Warrants. Be'suie to cui.on a when you have warrants for Sale. . a 3 All kinds of fresh and t and salt meats always on t hand. We make a specialty of poultry. Give us a trial and convinced. Prompt delivery. Phone Red 751 paokad and shipped- out eyv Obit .eomjany atone and 2600 boxes were canned." 1 X be LATE JEWELRY" ARRIVALS' NOW ON EXHIBITION J ' -- r i Smith Dawson "Proprietors J. II. PEARE. i La Grand' Loading X Jeweler and Optician j Opposite U. 8. Land Office g X I FINEST STOCK OF DEPENDABLE JEWELRY IN CITY