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-""-j To. "Investigate" Cortefyoit. tural Interest, of . , I..
Grande Ronde Lumbe r Co.
PERRY, ORESQN
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xu -investigate" vortelyoa. tural Interest of h .tot. it i.
Washington, Jan. 2. George B. Dected that th'iri..tu. -.1.1
Cortelyou, secretary of the treasury.' completed of the . Farmer' Union
This flnan-
capltal of
will appear before Justice Gould of 'Bank Tr...i
the district court tomorrow to explain ' clal Institution will have
ny tie should not be enjoined from $500,000 and will hava it. h.,..
CAN FURNISH LIMBER OF ALL KINDS
IN CAR LOAD LOTS
For 16 Inch Chain Wood Delivered at your Home,
Call up V. C. BEAN, La Grande. Phone, Red 1741
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itUKiST ;'& CO.
Jewelry Dealers
1316
ADAMS
AVENUE
DAVIS JORDAN
MUSIC CO.
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1316
ADAMS
AVENUE
urnlng over and delivering to success
ful bidders the balance of the $21,
450,000 of the Panama canal bonds.
The bonds had been allotted to certain
banks and Individuals.
The citation for the appearance of
Secretary Cortelyou before Justice
Gould was issued at the request of
YOUR WORK
ters In Jackson. Only members of
the Farmers' union are allowed to sub
scribe to the stock of the institution,
which will be purely a union affair. I
Many other projects for co-operative
concerns are being considered and It
Is likely that within a few years prac
tically all of the business of Mlaslaslp-
ueorge w. Austin of New York, who) pi farmers will be carried on by
describes rtlmself as a taxpayer and j themselves on a co-operative plan.
propeny owner in me united states. IThe warehouses and mercantile and
Austin asserts that he made a pro
posal to purchase bonds of the adver
tised Issue of the face value of $3,
000.000. He states In his petition
that he had agreed to pay for the
bonds at the rate of 103.375 and ac
crued Interest per $100 and on no
tice of the acceptance of his sub
scription stands ready to deposit the
amount with the assistant treasurer
of the United States In New York.
In his petition to the court, Aus
tin declares tliat he has learned
through the" press that In direct vio
lation of the statutes governing such
bond Issues and in absolute disregard
of the provisions of circular No. 68
other concerns now In operation are
reported to be in a prosperous condi
tion, despite the hard limes.
Illegal flnanctul operations.
To Probe Bank Affairs.
- New York. Jan. 2. A special grand
Jury sworn In before Justice Dowllng
today will probe the affairs of the In
ternational Trust company, the Ham
ilton bank, the Provident b'avlngs Life
Assurance society and probably the
management of the Knickerbocker
Trust company. The recent banking
scandals 'will be thorpughly Investi
gated by the grand Juryt as Attorney
General Jackson Is determined that
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of the treasury-department, that of the I ot pay the penalty for thtlr alleged
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fw,vuu,uuu vi me oouus a..9uea only
J 1,000,000' were awarded to Individual
bidders," as distinguished from banks
and corporations, and who were to
have been and should have been given
0nr'rn' n mhrrlhe for
the bonds. The remaining $24,000,000,
It Is alleged bv Austin, wm nllottn,!
to divers national banks throughout
the United States, and only $3,500,000
of the $24,000,000 bonds sold to banks
were at a higher price than that of
fered by him.
According to Austin's petition, when
he learned that his bid had been Ig
nored and no allotment made ot him,
he appealed to the treasury depart
men and the response of Secretary
Cortelyou convinced him of the sec
retary's Intention to disregard the
statutes and thereby commit a mal
feasance for which he alleges Mr. Cor
telyou Is not a man of sufficient means
to answer to the citizens of the United
States and to him.
In his statement Austin also cites
the bid of one George A. Romar of
Xew York, who had complied with the
terms of the secretary's circular In
every particular, hut whose bid was
Ignored. It Is declared that Komar
offered bids for $1,000,000 at $103.25,
for $1,000,000 at 103.50, for $1,000,
000 at 103.75 and for $1,000,000 at
104, and that a further bid was made
by Romar for $4,000,000 at 103.25.
Austin's petition concludes with the
statement that by reason of the sec
retary's Ignoring of the bids cited, the
United States and the citizens thereof,
Irrespective of the rights of the bid
ders,' fiave been deprived of and will
be deprived and defrauded of several
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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I Home Made
CANDY
LOOKING AT EYE-GLASSES
from the wearer's point of view, there
Is not much discrimination shown In
buying. The trouble Is that too few
who need them take the trouble of
going to a regular optician to have
their eyes examined and find out the '
I
Dcst Kind oi glasses to wear, vte ex-
Better than Ever
FRUITS
NUTS
CIGARS
jSELDER
amine eyes free of charge, and also Wlf
STORE
give our expert advice free. We ad
Just the right lenses to the eye, so as
to give perfect vision to those who are
suffering from defective light.
0. M. I1EAC0CK
Leading Optician
La Grand, Oregon
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Clams and Crab.
And fresh fish at the La Orande
Cash Meat Co. 'Phone Ms!n M r
Main la. 14tf
MI--is.lm;l Farmers.
Jackson, Miss., Jun. 2. Farmers
and cotton planters from all sections
of Mississippi arrived here today for
the annual convention of the Missis
sippi branch of the Farmers' Educa
tion and Co-operative union. Much
Important business will be transacted
In relation to the various co-operative
enterprises now being conducted by
the union. Legislative matters will
occupy considerable time of the ses
sion, as the convention is simultaneous
with the assembling of the Mississippi
solons, at whose hands the union
members will demand many measures
looking to the welfare of the ngrleul-
. . liurguin Tables.
The Van Duyne store has placed a
line of 5c, 10c, 15c. 25c and 60c bar
gain tables, which are fairly groanlnir
under' their weight of bargains. A
call at the store. will convince you that
you were never before offered o many
useful and really worthy articles of
wear and utility at such unheard of
bargains. A call will convince you
that not only can you save money
here, but get exactly what-you have
been looking for. ,
THE VAN DUYNE CO.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders .oi
the La Grande Heal Estate association
will bo huld in the office of William
Miller & Bro., on Monday, Januan
13th, 1908, at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
12-19-lm
Best Illinois Coal.
Coal buyers should not overlook
this opportunity to secure best 1111
nols coal, delivered, at $10 per ton
This Is positively the best coal on thi
La Grande market. O. E. Fowler
'Phone Main 10.
Arrival and Departure of Trains ai
La Grande.
No. 1, westboun" Portland Special
arrives 9:25 a. rn.; departs, 9:30 a. m.
No. 6, eastbound passenger, mal
and express, arrives at 0:45 a. m.; de
parts :50 a. m.
No. 2, eastbound Chlcaco 8oecla
arrives 8:05 p. m.; departs, 8:10 p. m
No. 5, westbound passenger, mal
and express, arrives 9:10 p. m.; de
parts, 9:15 p. m.
I l;;lu Itrunrh.
Leaves Ln Orande at 8 a. m. nm'
arrives In Ijt Orande at 6:35. .
THAT PICNIC HAMPER
J Should aUayi contain a battle or tro or our pure and sparklina BEER
. .
o matter what your "solid" are, you'll oerihf in the liqu:d part of
your refreshment if our Bser
nestles in your basket wh n
ycu start out. There will be
no fear of ita "going flit."
It won't get a chance after
you hay sampled its exquis
te flavor. Try a sample box ,
even before your picnic, then
you'll know the right kind to
lake.
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Maaa
LaGrande Brewery
JULIUS ROESCH, PROPR.
Is what we want We don't
call on you one week for it and
tell you the next we cannot do it for
you. V.re want it now, and all the time.
We do not think it necessary at this time to say
anything about the chss of work we turn out
The fact that we have been in the LAUN
DRY business for twelve years in La
Grande we think sufficient evi
dence that our wot k is sat
. isfactory. Try it
A. B. C. LAUNDRY
TELEPHONE MAIN 7
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Knoun through the Observer Want Column
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i VOR EACH XBICHTION ST WOKD
FOR RENT.
FOR RENT Nice, sunny, furnished
front room on Fourth street. Close
In. Inquire at this office. '
FOll RENT A house on North Side.
Convenient to shops. 'Phone lllack
1731, or call at Farmers & Traders'
' National bai:lt.
POH RENT Two furnished rooms,
suitable for two eentlemcn. In
quire 3nrs. D. W. Jackson at 1506
Seventh street. . u
FOR SALE OR TRADE A .good
boarding house in Walla Walla.
Wash., will trade for La Grande
property, inquire at this office.
WANTED.
WANTED Plain or fancx tewing to
do at home. Children's clothing
specialty. For particulars call at
1419 Adams Ave., south of Ronda
V'alley house.
FURNISHEO ROOMS New
building.
Harris
FOR RENT Nine room house, nicely
furnished. A snap for the right
party. Inquire at this office. tf
FOR BALK
FOR SALE A well-built, neat cot
tage. Inquire 2004 Adams Ave.
'Phone Black 1532. 10-29-11-29
FOR SALE Those desiring sweet ci
der or pure cider vinegar, 'phone
Farmers 1994.
WANTED Loan of $1800 on section
of timber land; will cruise five mil
lion feet. Address Box 30, Elgin.
Oregon.
WANTED TO TRADE Desirable city
property to trade for good horsos. Ad
dress Box M, or call at this office.
LOST.
LOST Between the Farmers & Trad
ers' National bank and the Episco
pal church last evening, a black
wool mitten. Finder please return
to this office. . ,
Complete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber.buggy tires,
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD. Proprietor
Complete Machin Shops and Foundry " !'
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Do not fail to call at the Van Duyne
store and see the bargain tables I
5c, Wc, 15c, 25c, 50c tables I
MONEY SAVERS TO YOU
liCraudtOre.
THF VAN Ml VHP m
III! III! Mil I 111 III IN THR
nil. iniiiuniLVU. Masonic Blur!
A well known mixture mad In Ls
Hoard and Room.
Oo to the Palmer house for board
and room. Rest and cheapest place!
"n tOWH. , m . iii. Ml tS' 'syrup. Try It. Red Pros. .
Orande, the Blue Mountain Cough
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