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piece ane staple goods are now in and as they were purchased after the panic of last fail
we are able to make prices that will surprise you.
As to thi completeness of our stock, there can be no question, and if there are any who
need to be convinced in the matter of dependability or fair pricing, we refer 4 you to the
values below as representative examples:
Standard Calicoes per yd 5c
Apron Ginghams " 6 4c
Hope Muslin per yard 10c
28 in. Percale per yd 7 1-2c
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L GRANDE'S LEA DIN'S DRY GOODS EMPORIUM AN TfMPLE OF ECONOMY
THE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
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Largo oreai of public lands In the
Blue Mountain national forest will bo
thrown open to settlement on June 1
of this year unil to entry In the La
La Grande laud office on July 1, ac
cording to Instructions thut huvi
reached the locul liyid office offlcluls.
The land Is diecriued In full In the
following letter from the department
to the html ofi'Ue here:
Notice of ret-.t'a;l"n of public lund.
til settlement and entry.
Department of the Interior, General
Lund Office, Washington. I. C. Feb
24. 1908. Notice Is hereby given that
the. public lands In the following de
scribed nreus, which were excluded
from the HI tie Mountain, national for
est, Orcgnn, by the president's procla
mation of January 9, 1908, If not oth
erwise withdrawn, reserved or appro
priated, will by authority of the sec
rtary of the Interior, be restored to
llie public doniuln on June 1, 1908,
-iirtJ become subject to settlement on
and sfter that date, but not to entry.
. filing or selection, until on and after
July 1, -S08, under the usual restric
tions at the United States hind nfflcr
st La Grande, Oregon: In township
12. range 37. 8Vi of section d, nil of
section 7, S4 and NV4 of section 8
all of sections 9 to 18, both Inclusive,
22. 23, 24; In township 19, range 28,
all sections 1, 2, 3, 9, WH and NE1
of seltcno 10, of sections 11 and
12, all section 10; In township 11, range
28, all section 8, W'H of section 15, all
sections 1 and 17, of sections 20
and 21, NWi of section 22; In town
ship 12, range 28. all section 7, SMi
of section 8. S' nnd NW'4 of section
13. all sections 14, IS, 10, 17, 18, S3
34; In township 10, range 28, NE4
of section 8, N4 of section 9, NH
, and SE"4 of section 10, all sections 11
12, 13. EVi of section 14; In township
13. range 29, ull sections 18 to 21
both lnclutsTe, all 25 to 30, both In
elusive; In township 10, range 30, sec
tions 1 to 18, both Inclusive, Nti of
section 21, all 22, 23, 24, of sec
tions 30 and 34; In township 11. range
30, all sections 3, 4, t. 10, 1. N1, of
section 15; In township 13, range 30,
all sections 24. 25, 31, 32. 83. 31
iSVa of section 25, all sections 28, 27,
' 34, 35, 36; in township 10, range 31,
all sections 6, 7, 8, 1 to 21, both In
clusive, 28, 29, N14 of section 30; In
township 12, range 31, V of section
19, all sections 25 to 30, both Inclusive;
tn township 4, range 32, sections 27 to
36, both inclusive; lu township 6,
range 32, N'fc or section 35; In town
ship 9, runge 32, all sections 4 and
15; In township 12, range 32, all sec
tions 1 and 21; In township 12, range
34, Wl of section 15, all 16, 17, 20,
21, V'4 or 22; south and east Wil
lamette merlduin, Oregon. Wurnlng
Is hereby expressly given that no per
son will be permitted to gain or exer
cise uny right whatever under un.
settlement or occupation begun prlji
In June 1, 190.S, und all such settle
nent or occupation Is hereby forbid
Un.
FKEl DKMRTT,
ting Commissioner of the Genera
Until Ofllce.
Aprpovcd February 24, l!)0s!
, FltANK riKUCF..
First Assltant Secretary of the Interior
state rested Its case and court ad
ui no d until 1:30.
Il.tlllelt on .Viand.
This afternoon the defendant. Earl
ett, took the witness stand in his uw
jeltalf. At press time he was still tes
!fy!ng n.id up to thut hour had denlee
very allegation made by the state In
ts evidence. He testified, briefly:
fhat he never received any money fo
Mowing gambling, and emphatically
lenlcd thut he and Gardlnler had "dl
Ided the pot" as alleged by the stale's
vllness; that there was friction In the
ouncil while he was a member; that
te was always opposed to onen irain-
tllng, but If a majority of the coun-
llmcn were In favor of it, he would
ot stand in the way; denit d thut ht
ad held the conversation with Mar
hal Hayburn In which the defendnnt
vn8 alleged to have said, "I will put
you In a hole."
lARDINitR TAKES STAN
(Continued from page 1.)
16; In township 8,
Hons 3. 10, 15. 22.
former trial.
This forenoon L. Hayburn, rx-Mayi?
B. Stoddard, Recorder I. H. Snook
C. Smith and J. N. Klein were m
the stand, and testified practically wit)
no change whatever In the essentia
matters as was brought out In the for
iner trial, which, in substance war
that Hayburn ordered gambling
closed and when asked why, ho re
plied that Harllett and Gardlnler, wh
were then members of the city coun
ell, would put him In the whole and
tn make a long story short, Smith and
Klein dug up the 3150, which Klein
paid over to Gardlnler.
(iurtllitler on the Stand.
t'p to this time those who kept lr
touch with the case witnessed not hi n:-
new until S. A. Gardlnler was called
Everybody In the court room realize
that something different might ban
pen, and they did not have to wul.
long. Practically In the absence in
any preliminaries he testified that in
received 3150 from Mr. Klein, whirl
he took over to Dartlett's office, when
they divided It equally.
The defense brought out the fact
that he testified differently at the for
mer trial and Gardlnler, In a loin;
35 I clear vol.'e, stated that he hud HiM
range 31, all sec before, but wns now telling the truth. J
W 4. of section 23, When Gardlnler left the stand the
IDEAS ENDORSED
OHIO ItEPVBLICAXS IV
CXXVEXTIOX TODAY.
State Convention at Columbus, Ohio.
' Adoptu Strong: Platform Carrk
Out the KoosevcU Ideas In Its Planks
KndorHOs Taft for President- Stands
for Issue That Have Been Advo
cated Throughout by President
Roosevelt Unanimous for Taft.
Columbus, O., March 4. The Ohio
republican convention adopted the
platform dictated by Secretary Taft's
friends. It represents President Roose
velt's Ideas. On national affairs It de
clares for a "square deal," law en
forcement. Industrial liberty. Individ
ualism, government regulation, em
ployers' liability law, compensation to
Injured government employees, In
junction limitations, greater merchant
marine, waterways and harbor Im
provements, revision of the tariff by
special congress sessions, reduction of
representatives In congress from states
lt-l..ntiMr. rr.rrna f-oiMn. Pnn'
ama ranul work.
The president was endorsed. The
platform will endorse Taft for the
presidency and mentions his genluf
for a world peace. Thj support wat
unanimous. .
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Economizes the use of flour, but
ter and eggs; makes the biscuit;
cake arid pastry more appetiz
ing, nutritious and wholesome.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
This is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
It Has No Substitute "
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burning school house. The coroner
estimates the loss of life at 175.
Mostly Children of Middle 1 litss.
Colllnwood Is about six miles east
of Cleveland on the Bhore of Lake
Erie. A portion of the town Is occu
pied by employes of the Lake Shore
ft Michigan Southern railroad. An
Hher section Is the site for palatial
lomes nf suburban residents, so the
families stricken hre about equally
b"twcn the ewalthy and the
.vr'-Mng pi-p!c.
151- .lulav ' f Knj!.;.-.
Tiuh'l.i. March 4.--L,e I:! V-:ien
throughout the ICmnald .a'.j a.e to-
lay Indulging In patriotic celebrations
f the 13"th birthday annlve-saiy of
rtnbert Kmmett, the great li a.-er In
r.o nyri mr tnsn linerty. I.v;-v year
Iim's these observations Increasing In
-nthusiasm and the great patriot has
legen to dispute with St.. Patrick his
Irst place in the hearts of irishmen.
Cil Away With Mdney.
Mt. Orah, O.. March 4. Cracksmen
"cured 35000 from a safe In the Mt.
Orab bank. The explosion aroused
hotel guests, but the men escaped,
SERVICE fOR
ni(Mi
track. The engine cleared the right
of way when It upset,
i At 3 . o'clock this afternoon the
wrecker had removed the debris on
the main line, and the train was start
i '
ed eastward again with an engine sent
out from here.
Fireman Not Seriously Hurt.
Fireman Graybeal wus not danger
ously Injured, although he was badly
bruised. .
The dedication of the First Baptist
church of this city Is set' for March 29,
1908. The occasion will bring to La
Grande men of distinction. . On the
evening of March 27, Rev. J. W.
Broilgher, D. t., of Portland, White
Temple, will deliver his famous lec
ture on "What's Under Your Hat?"
Nebraska for Bryan.
Omaha, Neb., March 4. Democrats'
and populists of Nebraska will hold
their state convention here tomorrow
and will choose Bryan delegates to
the Denver and St Louis conventions.
There Is no opposition to Bryan among
the democrats of his home state, and
The program for Saturday and Sunday. the popui8t state central committee
is being wrought out and will appear hag gone on record as favoring the
later.
nomination of Bryan at the St. Louis
convention.
C. It. THCKXTOX.
Architect und F.n.Tiiiivr.
Surveying, Civil and Structural Engi
neering:. Twenty Years' Fvnerlence. i
WRKKED HEAR PENDLETON
(Continued from page 1.)
swerved and rollea over. The dead
head baggage car was derailed and
settled down, lying crosswise of the
More Hops, More Beer, More !l-crv.
Portland, Ore., March 4. Official
estimates of the Oregon hop crop for.
1907, Just mnde, place the total at
about 150.00 bales, which Is from 10
to 30 per cent greater than the early
guesses of the dealers. About two
thirds of the crop has been shipped
out of this state. The growers have
realized fair prices, but are now form
ing an organization on co-operative
lines that contemplates making th.
hop Industry more profitable.
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