! ALWAYS THE VERY BEST
i DRIED FRUITS, all kinds. CANED FRUITS, all kinds.
RAISINS, London;' layer and loose. ;
MINSE MEAT, Heinz and home made.
t CANDY AND NUTS, largest iine in Union county
COCONUTS, and all tropical fruits, GRAPES some
thin jmevef seen here before. ' .
CITRON. LtMON AND ORANGE PEAL SPANISH
MALAG and CAT AWBAS, imported direct from Spain
I j. w. whitW grocer
Fhone Main 42
Prompt Delivery. ...
BARGAINS
A fsw mors coal hsaters ars left, and
w arc going to offer thsm at sbsoluts
ly ths wholesale cot to us, to Iom
thsm out for this season.
BARGAINS
Alto ona 6 hola Horn Comfort Range
with Rsssrvoir, good aa new only $40.
1 6 bola Elite Range with rasarvoir,
only used 2 months, good aa new
only $29.60.
S New Heaters Ma NJ ;
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cost to us. Only
10 days sale, Feb. .S .
BARGAINS .
Coma in and aaa these bargains. Ths
ars adorned with the diamond sHiqu
toga, and the extremely low priceTia
plain figures, so you cannot be nk.
taken. ""
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you, and you cannot afford to mia
this extraordinary opportunity if
ara likely to need a heater soon,
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C. B. SIMMONS,
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T, PARR,
President
PARft-SifvllVIOVS COMPANY
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Dealers In Grande Ronde Valley Products
Fruits, May, Potatoes ana .Grain, : ; Apples Specialty
URGE COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE
- Hay Wanted Now
HIGHEST PRICES PAID
Call and aaa, ajs safer, you sell
Jefferson Ave, ted Greenwood St
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your old goods In exchange.
Phone Red 1161
Phone Black 641
F. D. HAISTEN H. B. HAISTEN
1415 Adama Avenue , 815 Fir Stmt Stora : ' ,
Dealers in New and Second Hand Goods
We handle all kinds of new
and aacond hand goods. -i;
U dilute Evening Observer
-THURSDAY JANUAKt , 1505
Published daily except on Sunday
Ona year in advance
Six months in advance
Pi .month ......
Single copy
..$6.60
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.. 65c
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Pendletjn'e new gas pant was installed
this week and pronounced satisfactory.
Wall, what do you think of the proposed
new charter? Be honest, if you hava not
read It over carefully, do so.
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Senator Bailey waa elected by the leg
islature. If a vote similar to the Oregon
primaries could have been taken at this
i time, Texas would bava selected another
representative,
CURREY
BROS, ED'S, AND PROP
Entered at the Post Office at La Grande
Oregon, as Second Clasa Matter.
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HAY
Wa have several cars of etrietly fney Mixed Timothy hay, which wa quota
t vary low prieas, at $ 1 5.00 par ton. , Wheat nay ast $11 .00 par ton.
OaU at $1.15 per ot .'. t t v -u- .
A cdmplata Supply of Paper-Wrapping paper. Wa"papW' dishea, pulp f ny ajn.es. it what Is a Juet freight raU.
pia piawa, paper oyatar paua, paper oaga au sizes, and twins. The best 1
grades of paper j and the lowaat prices. ,
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Oregon Produce Company
This paper will not publish any article
aoDearinff ovar a nam-danluma. SisnaJ
articles will be received subject to the
i ojscreuon or ins editors, rieass . sign
youri articles and save disappointment.
President Roosevelt will permit no ons
to talk universal peace strong, r than him
self. Neither will he permit anyons to
advocate s larger navy than himself and
be It ameers ia both.
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tiUplay Ad raias nuntahad apoa apiuieatlon
iMaraadlat Dotloee Ho per line tit ) Iqmv-
UoD,feprUaareaohsaIeqneM , ivm
(woioUons of eoadoleaee. m per ttaa.
OsKU oi thanks, be par uae.
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Ws're just entering upon so aggress
live fight for 'our rights against' unjust
I freight rates. The question that natur
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AFTER XMAS PURCHASES?
PERFUMES AND TOILET
' WATERS
True Odors From the Natural Flowers
It is with much pleasure that ws call
your attention to our perfume depart
ment. We buyjo'ur perfumes direct
irom me makera. By careiul study
and strict attention to the wants of
our patrons ws ara able to offer you
the best selected line of perfumes out
side of the large cities.
STATIONERY
A complete lina of tablets, box papers
etc. Whitings, Berimes, Eaton-Hub-urta
and all the best makers.
We carry Colorado view tablets.
TOILET WATERS
To the particular buyers of toilet
waters ws will msrsly say that you Z
ara surs to find what you want in our J
stock, from the 85c bottla up. Roger
& Oallst's. . Colcates. Rlckseckar's. Z
Palmer's, Pinand'a, "4-r-H", Hud-
nut a etc. Wa invite you all to coma
in and Inspect our perfume depart-
ment. For quality and prices it can-
not be beat. I
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FOR THE TOILET
All the best brands of powders,
lotions, soaps, cold creams, cosmetics,
massage creams, manicure accessories, 1
etc., are to be found in our stock. We
can please the most critical. ,
A. T. HILL
Prescription Druggist LA GRANDE. OR
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LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor
Cmplct Machine Shops tad Foundry
Genera Blacksmiths, We manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller F eed
Mill., the best and cheapest mill on the market. Our shops ara
squipped with machinery to handle any sized work, nothing too large
or nothing to small. Highea' prices paid for old cast iron.
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STATIONERY Small embroidery hooks j
Street hats One Dollar. SWITCHES
question much easier asked than
answered. Prom a theoretical etand
point as ws anderstand it rates ars not
fixed with reference to the cost of
hauling a ton a singls mils but rather up
on which ths commodity will stand. Whils
to ths uninitiated, at first glance this
seems absurdthinking ths mileage ays-
Urn ths only ons that should bs consid
ered. In tints ws believe the mileage sys
tem will 6s adopted, but If at all it will
be many yeare hence, therefore ths fight
on rates will bs a long ons for ths reason
ths fight will for ths time being, nscsssar-
illy be upon sach classification, put of
all of this agitation will corns much good
and omt harm. President Hill ia a
statement to thepubbs a few days ago,
upon being accused of being ths principal
owner of ths Qrsat Northsrn, replied that
in fact hs only owned ona seventh of ths
stock and ths balance was distributed
among some three thousand others includ
ing several hundred womsn. Here is
whsrs ths harm may result from ths pub
lic agitation, which ia now bei.ig wagsd
and will continue to bs wagsd. Thous
ands in ths sast, who havs found invest
ments in railroad stocks profitable, sines
government invsstigation haa ahown and
ths roads ars being exposed and punished
for violationa of law, may withdraw their
investments. Ths value of their stock
may decline and ths money that waa to
have been invested in new lines snd in
ths development of new territory may not
be forthcoming. Capital may not lend
with so lavish a hand as in former timet.
This may result, for the time being, in the
stagnation of railroad stocks and railroad
development Be that as it may, how
ever, the railroads, like the Standard Oil
Company or ths insurance companies, have
no one ta blame but themselves for con
uubung uieir ousmess in sucn a manner
that it practically requires a revolution to
secure justice in many cases. This quss
tion will be properly adjusted in time.
A few days mors and our law maksrs
will get down to ths passage of bills. Ths
committees ars now orgamzsd and ars
flooded with proposed laws that havs bees
referred to tbem for their consideration
whish Id dus course of time will receive
sitbsr approval or disapproval.
Ths tobacco stores of Nes Peres, Idaho
ars up against a boycott that for the
present is sfsetlvs.,. Tba girls sixteen
yaareef age and over have. -organized a
arusads against tobacco ehswing and have
entered into a'compaot not' to kiss or be
kisssd by any young man who will no
first talcs an oath that bs will never again
use the weed in that form. The boycott
has bssn rsfered to ths district attorney.
Ssnatof Beveridge of Indiana says that
child labor is a national evil and should bs
stopped by a federal law. Hs is correct
Hsrstofbra ths question of child labor has
bssn left entirely to ths ssvsral states,
and (naturally" commercialism antaraT
largsly into its consideration. To illus
trate, suppose Oregon desired to place ths
sgs limit whereby childrsn under ssvsn-
tsen years of sgs could not bs smploysd.
whUs ths state of Washington had no
such Isw. 'Washinoton
would havs sn advantage' over ths Ors-
gon manufacturer. A national law would
place a 1 states on the asms footing and
all interests would bs equally protected.
E. M. Wellman & Company :
ADAMS '.AVENUE a
Befors ths ysar 190? fades away the
combined payrolla of only four industries
located in this city and within three miles
from here will aggregate more than three
quarters of a million dollars. Thsrs is
not anothsr city in the state that makes a
similar snowing. The other industries
win easily raise tnu to the one million
dollar mark. La Grande has a future.
HOME MADE
Saucage and cooked meats of all kinds at
Phone Main 1
Stillwell & Co'a market
WE WANT YOUR TBADF
and will treat you right at Stillwell
Co's. market Phone Main 16
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If snow, rain, or cold jets into your house under
door, buy a uaisy
have no further trouble.
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ESTABLISHED 188?
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United a8Jsjs5 Depositary
Capita, and Surplus, - - $150,000
oment tm dimotors .
olEOROB PALMER, PsasiMirr,. ,:, . J. M. BERRY, Vies PusiQurr.
, : F, L. MEYERS, Caiman. ,
W. L. BRENHOLTS,
1st AssnTAKT C8Hi.
C. S. WILLIAMS.
2nd AstimMT Cashisr
OEOROE L. CLEAVER, , F. M. BYRKIT. B. CONLEY,
C. C PENINQTON, F.J.HOLMES.
Comparative statemeut showing growth of ths bank's business in ths
past thres years t
January Snd 1905
January Snd 1906
January Snd 1907
Individual dsposits '
$567,728 97
627.64S 18-.
756,870 60
Total volums of business
$678,740 98
869.016 86
986,186 67
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Capital.
Surplus and Undivided Propsrty...
Liabilities of Sharsholders
responsibility ......,..
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.. 16.000.00 , :
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SATE AND RELIABLE
Glad to continus Id cn..omers and plsassd to" mist nsw ones.
A General Banking ami Exjinge Business Conducted.
Loans mads on approv; Secun.y
Highest Market Pries paid for U...wnCjjnty Warrants and City of
La Grands Warrants. Bs sm s tc cai . on j whsn you havs warrante
for Sals.
j UTE JEWELRY ARRIVALS NOW ON EXHIBITIOjl t
; C H.- PEARE,:
; sJ! UQrands's Uading.
! WSTTX ' Jeweler and Optlclg :
; fiL 15 Opposite U. S. Und OnW :
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