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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1907)
.- t i ALWAYS THE VERY BEST BARGAINS BARGAINS Com in and see thebargain. Thev ar adorned with the diamond shaDed tags, and th extremely low price in A few more coal heater are left, and we are going to offer them at absolute ly the wholesale cost to us, to close them out for this season. DRIED FRUITS, all kinds. CANED FRUITS, all kinds. RAISINS, London, layer and loose. pioiu uyuin, mv jruu tannoc D m utnen. MIMSE MEAT, Heinz and home made. I ; CANDY AND NUTS, largest iine in Union county :: COCONUl S, and all tropical fruits, GRAPES some thing never seen here before. CITRON, LEMON AND ORANGE PEAL SPANISH ' . MALAG and CATAVVBAS, imported direct from Spain BARGAINS Also one 6 hole Home Comfort Range with Reservoir, good as new on!y $40. 1 6 hole Elite Ranges with reservoir, only used 2 months, good as new only $29.50. BARGAINS There never wa such an offer made you, and you cjmot afford to mis this extraordinary opportunity if you are likely to need a heater toon. yr New Heaters to close at wholesale cost to us. Only 4 X. 10 days sale, f eb I t i J. W. WHITF, , Prompt Delivery. GR i l:cr.9 Main 42 1 i 11 :? :: :: :: A Square Deal GEO. T. PARR. C. B. SIMMONS, President Sec y and Mgr. We will furnish you any kind of new goods and accept your old goods in exchange. Phone Red 1161 Phone Black 641 E. D. HAISTEN H. B. HAISTEN 1415 Adams Avenue 213 Fir Street Store Dealers in New and Second Hand Goods We handle all kinds of new and second hand goods. PHONE MAIN 5T PARR-SIMMONS COMPANY INCORPORATED Dealers in Grande Ronde Valley Products Fruit. Hay, Potato and Grain ::: Apple a Specialty LARGE COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE Hay Wanted Now HIGHEST PRICES PAID Call and e u before you sell Jefferson Ave, and Greenwood St La Grande, Oregon . . U Grande Evening Observer SATURDAY ' JANUARY 26, 1906 Published daily except on Sunday One year in advance Six month in advance . Pr month I Single copy New Zealand i not confronted with a fuel famine. The government! it in the coal business and makes a success of it tram two standpoints. Tne government makes a profit and her citizens secure cheap fuel. If the United States owned .$6.50 , the railroads and th coal field in the x fin country condition in the United State would b equally at good a in New Zea land, It lookt very much a tho we will be compelled to follow similar policy. .1. T 1 1 I , j ' , , 65c 6c CURREY BROS, ED'S AND PROP Entered at th Pott Office at La Grande Oregon, a Second Class Matter. . ittiHiiiiiitiitiiititttititMiiiiniiiu: -. i. t. : ,i ; i . j, . , . ww w. w, " w""".57""... t SPECIAL BARGAINS IN HAY f W hv(vral car of trietly fancy Mixed Timothy hay, which w quote atnrytow prie.-t $13.00 per ton. Wheat hay at $11.00 per ton. Oat at $1.28 percfft. .-: . ' ... i - A complete Supply of Paper-Wrapping paper, wai paper, dishes, pulp pie piatee, paper oyster pan, paper bag-!) sizes, and twin. The best grade of paper and th lowest price. i ,; . .';,., " PHONE MAIN 2 :.. ' f ". .. ' Oregon Produce Company This paper will not publish any. article appearing over nom-de-plume. .Signed article will be received , eubject to the discretion of the editor. Pleas tign your article and sav disappointment. ADVERIuilSO BATES Jlsplajr Ad mlas Itonuned spot apMleatlon reKllo koUms Its pr 11m flnt laser Hon, je per list tor each eabneqneDl .loser tioa. teselnUon ofeoadoleae, e per line. sMrda ( tbaaka, to per Ua. Th railroad sesm to be getting it from both tid. Th public t clamoring for lower rates and th employee ar de manding mora wag. Both seam to be meeting with mor or less success. After March 4, Oregon will have a full representation in both house of congress. A far as th hous of representatives i concerned, we have not been represented for two year. Congressman Williamson never attempted to tak hi seat and th people would, have thought more of Con gressman Herman had h acted likewise. Thr ar better thing In tor for Ore gon in th futur. W hav paid dear for our past xprience but in th end we will ttand on higher premises. t ; Tore hundred and twnty-tix student ar enrolled at the ttate university, 116 women and 207 men. This represents a gain of 1 2 per cent over last year. Union county increase is over 1Q0 per cent thisysar. I AFTER XMAS PURCHASES! PERFUMES AND TOILET WATERS True Odor From th Natural Flower It is wj muh plym that ye call your attention to our perfume depart ment. W buy our perfume direct from the maker. By careful study and strict attention to th want of our patron we are able to offer you the best selected line of perfume out side of the larg cities. TOILET WATERS To th particular buyer of toilet waters w will merely say that you !tf lure to find, wjiat you want jn our stock, from th 26c bottle up. Roger ' & Qallet's, Colgate, Ricksecker', Palmer', Pinand', "4-7-11", Hud- $ nut' etc. W invite you all to com in and inspect our perfume depart- ment. For quality and price it can- not b beat. Cornell, of Columbia county, so far hat th record for introducing short bill' It consists of ven lints but if patted, will compel logging roade to b considered a common carrier, and mutt carry freight and passenger at th tarn rate a other I roads. STATIONERY A complete line of tablets, box papers etc. Whiting, Berlines, Eaton-Hub-urts and all th best makers. We carry Colorado view tablet. FOR THE TOILET All the best brands of powders, lotions, soaps, cold creams, cosmetics, massage creams, manicure accessories, ;ts., ar to be found in our stock. W can please the most critical. A. T. HILL Prescription Druggist LA GRANDE, OR The west may b benefited by th in vestigation of the big Eastern corpora tions. Th public must invest it money in something and with th possibilities of assurrea pronts oy wis investment in this new and growing country, it i not unreasonable to expect that much of th money withdrawn from stock investments will And its way to the Pacific coast. The idea of municipal ownership has extended very little into actual operation in the United States a compared with other countrie and in comparison with th success and practical result that other counties are enjoying, it seems that we are not Keeping up with the progressiva thought of the age. LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor Complete Machine Shops and Foundry Genera Blacksmiths, We manufacture The Fitzgerald Roller Feed Mill., the best and cheapest mill on the market. Our shops are equipped with machinery tc handle any sized work, nothing too large or nothing to small. High' prices paid for old cast iron. STATIONERY Small embroidery hooks : Street hats One Dollar. SWITCHES E M. Wellman & Company ADAMS AVENUE Thr team tob a superfluity of mem bers of the Union county delegation on th Counties Committees, but perhaps this just happnd. Republican. The citizen of Union thould be glad that their county i so ably represented on such an important committee, inasmuch a any bill which truly com before th legislature with reference to th creation of new counties will necessarily pat thru thi esmmittee. If thr is merit in th bill that th citizen ar asking, why should they not rejoice instead of lament th fact that two members of. th Union county delegation ar on thi committee. Their personal knowledge hi . such that they should know what it best for Union county. ADVERTISEDLETTERS List of latter remaining uncalled for in this office for the week ending Jan. 25, 1 907 Curtiss Miss Mayme Gadsby Miss Ruth Hawkins Mrs Ben L Roy Miss Margret Alexander Xarmon Griersen Nr. John Lun Mr. O. (5) Mr. L. G. McC'.ellan Mr. Wm. Lloyd Ortkraa Mr. W. T. Somr Mr. Geo. ' Rinehart Mayor WV Smith C. H. White Go. O. Wixom 0. C. These letter will be lent to th dead offlc Fed. 8 1 907 if not delivered before. In calling for the above, pleas say "Ad vertised," giving date of list. G. M. Richey. P. M Th bill before the legislature changing the time of holding our state election from June to November is based upon true economy and should not meet with opposi tion. In presidential yeara a savins one election would be the result. There are only seven states in the Union that hold their elections in any other month ex cept November. WE WANT YOUR TRADE and will treat you right at Stillwell & Co's. market. Phone Main 16 CURED OF LUNG TROUBLE ii. is mw eieven years since l nad a narrow escape from consumption," writes u. u. f loyd, a businessman of Kershaw, S. C. "1 had run down in weight to 136 poundj, and coughing was constant, both by day and by night. Finally I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and continued this for about six months, when my cough and lung trouble were entirely gone and I was restored to my normal weight, 170 pound. Thousands oPper sons are healed every ye&r. Guaranteed at newim drug store. 60c and. $1.00. i nai ootti tree. of in 1900 there wr 167,815 miles of government owned railroads in th world outsid of th United States. Sine that year Switzerland, Italy and Japan have taken over their privately owned lines, so thatbyl906 there were over 221,000 (outside of the United States) owned by government ownership and only 92,000 owned by private companies. In many countries of Europe the rai roads in priv ate hands are timber, manufacturing or quarry roads and these are included in the mileage of private ownership. If snow, rain, or cold gets Into your house under a door, buy a Daisy Auiomic Door Strip and you will have no further trouble. Just received a carload of SHINGLES W. H. BQHNENK AM P CO Hardware, Stoves and Furniture 4 Crockery and Building Materials La Grande National Bank ESTABLISHED 1887 United States Depositary Capital and Surplus, - - - $150,000 OmCHS AMO PIUOTORS . OEORGE PALMER, Piwsioiirr. . . J. M. BERRY, Vict Psmourr. F. L. MEYERS. Cashibr. W. L. BRENHOLTS. ' . . C.S.WILLIAMS, 1st Assistant Cashiui. 2nd Assistant Cashier GEORGE L CLEAVER. F. M. BYRK1T. A. B. CONLEY. C. C. PENINGTON, F.J.HOLMES. Comparative' ttatemcut showing growth of th bank's busines in th past three years January 2nd 1 906 January 2nd 1906 January 2nd 1907 . Individual deposit $667,728 97 627,643 18 756,170 60 Total volum of busin $678,740 98 869,01$ 86 986,186 67 9 Vh G farmers Tfationat SSank ana r Traders i 7 Capital..: $ 60.P0O.0O Surplu and Undivided Property .u., 1 6.000.00 ; Liabiliti of Shareholder 60,000.00 Responsibility $156,000.00 Condu:ieo unjdr Supervision of United States Bank Examiners. SA'EAND RELIABLE Glad to continue Id enforcer and pleased U mt new ons. A General Banking anu Exange Business Conducted. Loans made on approv; Securt-y Highest Market Price paid for U...n Cjunty Warrants and City of La Grande Warrants. Be suie tccai.on i when you hav warrant for Sal. tttttMtaMMMtMMt ))) MM MMMvMtt CITY property ! I FARM, FRUIT AND I TIMBER LAN Dsf MONEY LOANED i MclLROY & hibberd; ELGIN, OREGON. JEWELRY ARRIVALS E LATE I . . II ' . EXHIBITION J. H. PEARE. La Grande' Leading Jeweler and Optician t Opposite U. S. Land Offic I FINEST STOCK OF DEPENDABLE JEWELRY IN CITY