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Mlfl! ABOUT JACK
LONDON MID HIS PARTY
San Francisco, Jan. 24. Greatest curried 1000 gallons of gasoline, to
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last 1000 miles, and this supply was
replenished In Hawaii. Mariners be
lieve that the little vessel may have
been carried out of Its way by the
terrific gales now prevalent In the
Pacific and that It Is yet too early to
give It up as lost.
( IUC l UTI(i l.lltlt AIEY.
Next Mil Drue Company I'llli u I.onx
Felt Want.
anxiety la felt by the friends and rel
atives of Jack London for the safety
of the novelist and his party, and the
arrival of the steamer Mariposa, due
here tomorrow from Lahl, Tahiti, Is
hopefully awaited In the expectation
that It will bring news of London. Not
Since October 7 last, when the little
power boat Snark, In which Mr. and
Mr. London are touring the world,
left Hllo, Hawaii, has the party been
heard from. The destination of the
Snark was Murciuesas Island In the
oum i-acinc, anu u was expected to; Jieallzlng that In a city the size nf
reach that point early In December. Ltt diande there are a number of pen
Many weeks have since passed with ,,0 wn enjoy reading the latest ami
no message from the distinguished best books, but do not feel that they
writer and no report as to the where- can afford to buy the books outright,
abouts of the staunch little vessel t)llt w, ,lre willing and able to pay
Which so bravely weathered the broad u smull rental fee, the Newlln Drug
expanse of sea lying between San company hus Installed a circulating
Francisco and Hawaii, the first stop- j library to meet this demand. This
ping pjaee on the foolhardy world ; library contains nearly 1000 volumes,
Circuit. If no message Is received by ' consisting of all the talked about,
the Mariposa tomorrow, ninny of the copyrighted books, the standard works
uinors menus win give mm up as 0f fiction, the standard children's
lost, a victim of his own originality , books and also a large collection of
and genius. I paper-backed novels. The plan
Many nautical experts are more adopted by the Newlln Drug company
hopeful and believe that the Snark to place this splendid library In the
Would be able to outride any ordinary hands of the reading public is simple
.oim. 11 cuiuiuerua possioie mat Bs well as Inexpensive, There will
the vessel tins been delayed by some he no red tape. The prospective
damage to Its machinery or Its gas-1 mmber simply deposits $1.00 for
vmiiu engine, wiiieii lurnisneu me mo
tIvpowe, and that It mny now be
Washington, Jan. 24. Scores of
protests are pouring Into the postof
flce department, demanding a revis
ion of the new rulings regulating the
mailing of newspapers and periodi
cals. I'rominent publishers all over
the country are Interested In the mat
ter, but the country papers are most
seriously affected, since under the
ruling they cannot mail papers at
second-class rates only to those whose
subscriptions have been paid within a
year. The executive committee of the
National Editorial association will
meet here Monday to consider the
luestlon, and to make arrangements
for the coming convention In St. Paul.
SN0DGRASS GROCERY
e i (look a week all that Is neces
sary Is to return the bonk taken out
and a membership card will be Issued
which will entitle the member to a
hook 'at any time upon payment only
of the 23-cent rental fee. With the
library Is a large number of paper
back novels, which are allowed to be
taken out upon an Initial charge of
only '; cents and an exchange rental
of but five cents. Readers are Invlt
ed to call at the store and examine
the library, and the Newlln Drug- com- Several carloads of crushed lime
pany feels sure that the selections rock are being unloaded near the nw
will be found in every way worthy of roumi nollHe .,,.,.. and wlll hH .
the consideration of the reading pub- ,BlPr to ballast the approaches to the
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You no doubt have heard
of JERSEY CREAM f LOUR.
If not, ask the many who
use it. Try a sack next
order. Satisfaction guar
anteed or money refunded
We have on hand a quantity of empty
coffee cansJust the thing for bread
or flour 25c each
lie.
I which he receives his first book. The
i
, member being allowed to select any
drifting about the south Pacific, or book n the library. This book ttte
that the wayfarers have been forced j m,.mber will be uliowe: to Keep In
to land on some uninhabited Island. ,,s possession for one week. At the
The Hnark was equipped with a gaso- eM,rntlon of ,he werk. or sooner, the
line engine of 75 horse power, with tM(.,ber may return the book and bv
which she was able to make 10 knots tn ,mylm.n, nf an additional 25 cents
an hour. secure another book. Thus for 25
Jack London, with Mrs. London, cents the member may have the
Captain Karnes, his wife's uncle; Mar- pleasure of reading a J1.B0 book. If
tin Johnson of Independence, Kan.; the books are kept longer than the
a Japanese, cabin-boy and a Chinese week the small charge of five cents
cook sailed form here on the little per day is made for each additional
Snark on May 4, 1907. The Snark ay. Should the member ,iot wish to
Assignee',, Xotico to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given to all whom
It may concern, that the Farmers &
Merchants' State bank a prtvae cor
poration or North Powder, Union
county, Oregon, has made an assign
ment of all Its property to e for the
benefit of all Its creditors, lnd that
I have duly qualified as such assignee.
All persons having claims against the
said corporation bank are directed to
present the same under' oath and
properly Itemized to the undersigned,
at North Powder, Oregon, at the place
of business heretofore had by said as
signor, within three months after this
date.
Dated at North Powder, Ore., De
cember 27, 1J07. '! 'V
3. P. MYERS. Assignee
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coughs Km OF CURES golds
THE WOfJDER WORKER
FOR
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DR. KING'S
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new structure. At present the space
between the tracks Is soft earth, and
he officials believe the rock wlll be
nuch more satisfactory. j
Several small gangs of laborers are
odny completing, construction of car
racks on the extreme west end of
he yards. There are two of them,
)f considerable lenirth. and th .
jalr work on defective cars will here
ifter be done on these tracks.
Car repair work has been done on
the tracks Immediately In the rear
of the water tank, heretofore.
JAS. G. SN0DGRASS
SUCCESSOR TO E. P. STAPLES
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I FOR COUGHS AMP COLDS
PREVENTS PNEUMONIA
1 had the most debilitating cough a mortal was ever afflicted with, and my friends expected that
when I left my bed it would surely be for my grave. Our doctor pronounced my case Incurable,
but thanks be to God, four bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery cured me so completely that I am
all sound and well MRS. EVA UNCAPHER, Grovertown, Ind.
Price SQo and $1.00 ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED! Trial Bottle Free
SOU GUARANTEED BY
XEWI.IN D1UU CO.
OTHER CITIES
The possibility of connecting Walla
Valla and Pendleton with Union and
Wallowa counties in a telephone way
Is the object of n visit to La Grande,
by W. I. DfVarney, asxlstant munuR-cr
of the new automatic telephone sys
tem now Installed In Portland. He
Is conferring with Manager Crowe of
the Home Independent Telephone Co.
In this city, and It the plans material
lo. subNOilbers to that company will
have their service broadened to In
Cludo long distance telephone service
between Union, Wallowa and Uma
iti counties and the city of Walla
Walla. The Portland manager's visit
to La Grande at this time Is merely
Of a tentative nature, but such a per
jfectlon of the system by the company
:is possible In the near future.
Best Illinois Coal.
Coal buyers should not overbuilt
jthls opportunity to secure best Illi
nois coal, delivered, at 110 per ton.
j This Is positively the beat coal on the
La Grand market O. E. Fowler.
'Phono Main 10.
Wind puffs up empty bladders;
opinion fools. Socrates.
THAT PICNIC HAMPER
Should alway, contain a bottle or two of our pureand sparkline BEER
Nf mart mk( ...... nt.jt .....
80,1(18 re, youil oe right the liquid
part of
your refreshment if our Beer
nestles in your basket wh tn
ycu start out. There will be
no fear of its "going flat."
It won't get a chance after
you haye sampled its exquis
te flavor. Try a sample box
even before your picnic, then
you'll know the right kind to
take. -
LaGrande Brewery
JULIUS
ROESCH, PROPR.
Childrcns Golf Cloves
Ladles' Golf Gloves
- New Toys For 1908
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