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EVEXT.XO OBOERVKR. LA GRAITDR, OREOOW. WEDNESDAY, JANTATRT CC. 1908.
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Tiere s no sphere of existence that
hasn't its compensations. In bleak
; Siberia during the long vmters, each
I native sleeps with his feet on a dog.
Americans would hardly approve of I
; mis mewoa, out we can have a better
I one and it's cheaper than keeping i
I a dog. . :
..." A Wo' Wafer BoMe is. an improve-
mem on me Diuenan plan for keeping
the feet warm. It affords a lot of
comfort at very trifling cost, and it's
odd that anybody would be without
one. We have a good assortment
of Hot Water Bottles, the dependable,
guaranteed kind, and are making very
satisfactory, prices on them.
NEWLIN DRUG CO.!
t LA GRANDE OREGON
partnutnt of commerce and labor and
creating a department of railroads
the commission retaining only Its Ju
dicial prerogatives.
The question of a uniform bill of
lading was again presented by the
American Warehousemen's associa
tion and Its recommendations have re
ceived the endorsement of many other
commercial bodies.
Improvement In the consular ser
vice Is the subject of many recommen
dations presented to the national
body. ' The merit system In all
branches and promotions as vacancies
occur Is one suggestion offered.
A universal 2-cent rate for Inter
national first-clans mail matter and
a general revision of poitat rates,
with the end In view of 1-cent domes
tic letter postage, Is the recommenda
tion that comes from the Boston As
sociated board of trade. The com
mercial bodies of Philadelphia, Nash
ville, Cleveland and Bcranton and the
National Hardware association also
urge a reorganization of the postal
system of the country. A parcels post
is recommended by several, bodies,
while others are opposed to such a
measure. . '.
Elastic currency, Japanese exclu
sion, postal savings bunks, revision of
the tariff, arbitration of labor dis
putes, harbor improvements, combi
nations and "trusts" are the subjects
of many additional recommendations
and resolutions, in couueciiou
river and harbor Improvements, the
New York board of trade and trans- j
portatlon suggest the advisability of
a new cabinet department to take
charge of the work.
1 CHARGE
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AGAINST JAP
Tom Featherson was brought over
from Elgin last evening and was this
morning arraigned on a charge of
burglary from a building. He waived
examination and was bound over to
the circuit court under 1160 bonds.
It is alleged that in the attempt to
burglarize at Elgin, an Elginlte named
Mike Nelson, was struck a heavy blow
on the head by the prisoner, inflicting
severe Injuries. Featherson Is now
jail aa the bonds were not paid.
Villon Cane Fizzle.
Although there was considerable
excitement yesterday over an alleged
attempt on the part of a Jap laborer
to shoot a white man on the Nichols
ranch near Union. No charges will
be preferred. It has been learned
that the Jap wa not nearly as fero
cious as first thought and while
request roT arrest was sent to La
-.iuiiuc, no actual cnarge was ever
made.
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BLOOD FILLED YttTH-OBIC ACID
Rheumatism comes Irom au excess ..... . .:-... ,,iule.
circulating through the system acts as an i .rnun to - atio and
nerves, bones and tissues of the body, and prr " , of the dis-
.wellin of the joints and the sharp, cutt.fl P; eroJ
ease. When the blood .s overburden R'herUBgj:
weaker ana more acna ana ; - . - formiJab,e and danger-
"S".".. .ftactol tl.eFrt.era! health is affected
ousuisease. ouieiiiui'"-'"-"'v , .
and the oils an
tometimes tne nean. is - --";,,, ar -Wrovect
d fluids which lubricate the rouse e., and jn.nta are destroj ea
alter which the blood is constantly dc-po. tng m them, the
: and lose their elasticity, the coat.., i " g
nara ana micK, ana oueu uic uu-.v. . - -,
by the acrid matter
muscles shrink an
in
DEMAND
Oft
10(41 APPLES
AMERICAN TRADE BODIES
SHIP SUBSIDY
NAD
Washington, Jan. IS. A merchant can
sarin creditable to the nation Is we
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femanded in a resolution presented gross the great Importance of Immc
mj m score oi leaiung commercial Dod- dlutcly adontimr
people' and Invites disaster, and
most earnestly urired n nm.
sea today to the National Board of
Trade, which Is holding Its 88th an-
mual meeting In Washington. The res
olutions denounce as unpulrlotlc the
apparent liullifcrence o( past con
gresses fc what Is termed "the crying
meed of the hour."
On this subject the resolution do
lures: "While wo refrain from urging the
adoption of any speclrle plan for re.
mimm the Amorlcan merchant ma
rine, we buliove that the necessity of
measures which will
Insure the sailing under the Ameri
can flag, whether owned by the gov
ernment or cltlxcns, of a sufficient
number of transports and colliers, or
vessels adapted to those uses, to
make the American fleet Independent
of foreign vessels, both In peace and
in war."
A separation of the executive, legis
lative and Judicial duties of the Inter
state commerce law Is recommended
by many commercial bodies. The
Baltimore chamber of commerce ad-
v-emuing upon me colliers and other vacates a sweeping revision of the law,
auxiliaries of other nations In tho permitting the legislative functions to
cruise of the American fleet to the re in lu n with congress. ' and transfcr
Paclflo Is humiliating to the Amerl- ring the executive duties to the de-
That there Is a general demand for
Orande Itonde apple In the middle
west Is the ultimatum of V, i. r.,.
bine, tho Frultdale orchardist who re
turned this morning from a four
weeks' visit In Kansas City nnd other
points In the east.
t'eing called there on matters per
taining to heavy shipments of his
own, he naturally studied the apple
market carefully. The effect of the
recent hard times has left a scar on
the markets of that district, and the
demand Is not as lively as it Is under
normal condition.. Price and de
mand alike are slowly advancing, how
ever. Bald Mr. Carbine this morning
Grande Ronde fruit has favorably
Impressed the purchaser of the dis
tricts I visited." remarked the fruit
grower and buyer. "Our apples have
been freely shipped to these points
and the consequence of our conscien
tious packing and shipping of a first-
class fruit Is that the product Is rap
idly gaining prominence with eastern
consumer and buyer.
Potato Price xn.
In speaking of the potato market
Mr. Carbine stated that the demand Is
lively at wholesale prices which are
not attractive to Grando Itonde potato-raiser.
Seventy-five cents per
sack Is the wholesale price at points
visited by Mr. Carbine.
There are other point of the coun
try, however, that offer more attract
ive prlos than these for local grown
potatoes.
NEWOEEKERS
ARE ELEG ED
Officers and directors for the Home
Independent Telephone company,
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-in iifitu'iuiu uts in mis city, were
elected at a meeting of the stock
holders In the company office last eve
ning. There are but few changes In
the official slate, except thut new-
names have been added to It. The
newly-elected officers and the direc
torate will assume charge of the
compuny and second year of business
since reorganization, took place. The
following is the slate as elected last
night:
President, V. H. Bohnenkamp;
vice-president. William Church; sec
retary and treasurer, S. D. Crowe; di
recting manager, S. D. Crowe. The
directors are the above named nffl.
cors and P. I. Vergere of Enterprise,
Charles H. Button, Harry A. Thomas,
W illiam -stringer, J. L. Cavlness of La
Grande, and Wlllium Ezell of Elgin
m, . .
j oe noaru or directors has been In
session a grenter portion of today,
making final arrangements for the
ensuing year.
cici .o .v. -
..... ... -j itr. thA ptrcuiauon. auo m-wnw
attacks the disease at lis neau, gc "" ' ,,v B(.iI from the
izinir and removing the uric acid irom we
circulation ana Duiiaing uu u..u
Mood, cures Rheumatism permanently.
S S S changes the sour, acid-burdened blood
to a rich, healthy stream which' quiets the
ARrtit1 nMtfPS pimps the throbbinir, painful
muscles and joints, and filters out of the
the pnin and inflammation. Pf jrin the use of S. S. S. now and get the ciu
out t f vour b!'H.. so Lliat '.).e col.! uud dampness of Winter will not keep you
in constant ruin and miser - I? M on Rheumatism and an V medical advice
free. TIE SVIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
PURELY
VEGETABLE
other
Messrs.
helpful Information; from
F. L. Meyers and Turner Oil-
Sheriff Til Taylor of Tendleton, ond
Immediately after bringing lilm to
Pendleton, Sheriff Chllders was noil- . ver, retiring officials of the club. At
fled and last night returned from the last evenings session ailjournment
Umatilla city bringing with him the was taken until this evening at 7:30,
man charged with horse stealing. ind at that time members of the old
The alleged theft was made last board will be asked to be present
May when a valuable horse belonging with helpful Information. It Is pre-
o the lute J. m. .Mu al; ,uo ::!-)!! omed that much work will be done
and taken to Pendleton and sold, at tho first real meeting of the boaiu
.V
After the pale the purchaser took the
animal to Walla Walla, and there It
.ens confiscated by Sheriff -Chllders
and returned to the owner.
Sheriffs Taylor and Chllders
been constantly on the alert
wanted person ever since.
I'so Pfiuihircd Alcohol.
Those who have occasion to use al
cohol for burning or any mechanical
have or Industrial purpose, should remem
for the her that as a result of the new na
tional law, denatured grain alcohol
Before Justice Hough today dur- can now be had at a price which
Ing preliminary examination, the nrls- makes It an object to use It Instead of
ner admitted his name to be Bert wood alcohol.
Plxleo. It Is said that he lias traveled Denatured alcohol is pure grain Bl
under various aliases during the past, cohol to which a small amount of
and certain chemicals
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AUJIMfl
meeting;
A well known mixture mad In Is
Grande, the Blue Mountain
Bed Cross drus; ajore
vnip. Trv it.
P1XLER III
HI
II JAIL
After nearly a year spent as a
fugitive from Justice, Bert Plxler has
been arrested and Is now In the Union
county JalK awaiting trial, after hav
ing waived examination before Justice
Hough this morning and placed un
der $2500 bonds, which has not been
furnished.
Plxler
Business to te transacted by the
new board of managers of the La
Orande Commercial club last nlKht,
was limited to qualification of mem
bers. Before launching out on Its
regime, the board decided to procure
data as to the financial status and
wood-, alcohol
jhave been added so as to make It ufl"
fit for tlkhvfcinj,' purposes or medicinal
uses.
For heat, rower, and all uses In the
arts and Industries, -denatured alco
hol Is superior to the dangerously
poison wood alcohol and will doubt
less replace the latter. We are ready
to supply denatured alcohol In any
quantity.
Price, 23c per pint, 5ic quart, $1.75
per gallon.
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11H-1U6 Adams AvC"V
An extensive poultry raiser near
Pendleton says that town Is the best
poultry and egg market in the northwest.
Grande Ronde Lumfx ; Co
PERRY, OREGON
CAM FURNISH LUMBER OF ALL KINDS
IN CAR LOAD LOTS
For 16 inch Chain Wood Delivered at your Home
Call up V. E. BEAM, La Grande. Phone, Red 1741
was arrested In Yakima by KK'i.-J..!,J,...?r
Merest . Unabated at The Peonies
Our great MUI-W Inter Clearing si!. wan rmaluly a hiimmiw ....1 T
. Irom our More, there aro Mill lot. of kkkI tl.lna left. Tl.. . " ' 1. ' Ule P"T f ' ",M vl""' ' ' pout Urn days iiirrlo.1 .... ,
iinK ion. xiirae w arc bou.ut ,,. ., , . .
- -v, Vn iint Will lfj l(,
ALL KKASONAIILE GOODS AT KLAVCIITFJIED PIUCES.
---'"r'W.W.wtw4ww
ore
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loads of burgalna
SEE THE RED TAG-TH1S
IS THE BARGAIN SIGN
THE PEOPLES STORE
LA GRANDE OREGON
Mir anil Boys' Furnishing.
Boy.' Hat. and Caps,- value, to
75c, now
.2 So
Boys-
knee pants, value, to $1.25,
now . : ..50c
Men-, lined O loves, 65c value ...So
Winter Underwear.
Odd garment iaf price
Ladle.' fleeced, 15c grade lie
Boys' fleeced. 35c, grade S3c
Men', fleeced. 60c grade 39c
Suits and Cloaks.
$5.00 Children. Coats $1,914
$7.50 Misses' Coats
$10.00 Ladle.' Coats 91,4
$15.00 Ladle' Coat 110.15
$17.50 Tailored Suit. $11.73
Iliwlery Bargain.
Ladies Hose, 11 He grade .
Ladles' Hose, SOc grade ...
Ladle.' Hose, 25c grade . . .
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SEE THE RED TAG-THIS
S THE BARGAIN SIGN
THE PEOPLES STORE
LA GRANDE 1.
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