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VcT'Miifi columns we secngnijed such
fcvate., ...y,::aam' Ericksn . r.
r.et-vea, the latter having just leesed
the Hotel SoTTjnvjr
.Jge Khov!ej ivai then city re- j
corcer ana c. K. .i ir..n was :nHyor.. C.
Newlln & Palmer were In the drug
business , Miller Bros., were la the
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GRAIN PRICKS SOARING.
The Chicago wheat market yester
day got well over the dollar line for
the cash article as well as the Decem
ber and May options. This brings
prices up several cents higher tluyn at
a corresponding period Inst year, with
an excellent propped for continuation
of the same figures or po.isltyy higher
oiipj foe th "
u. ttiv mrunoii
As the government figures places the
total 190S wheat crop at 6C7. 000.000
bushels, or 32,000,000 buahels larger
than that of Inst yenr, the effect of
the present prices on the general trade
Situation will prove highly beneficial
Corn is sharing in the" strensth of
wheat, and sold yesterday in the Chi
cago market at 10 cents per bushel
auove inKr soeson a figures at a cor
responding date. As a wealth pro
ducer..the coarser grain Is oven more
important twin wheat, for the crop
is estimated at 2,595,000,000 bushel
and the price yesterday was 67 cents
per bushel.
While neither of these cr6ps Is U
record breaker for size, both are so
far fltinv'A fhd ta
- twin avi-ititr, unJ
the price is so much higher than the
average for the past 20 years, that
returns for the two crops will. break
all records. As the high prices which
are now quoted in Chicago are but a
reflection of the Kuronean strength,
dependence of the foreigners on this
country for bread supplies will Insure
ti agnlimt any decline of consequence
before another crop Is available next
year. Our shipments to other coun
tries are now averaging about 5.000
000 bushels per week. Including flour
and, as the average at tidewater will
be smothlng more than U per bushel.
It Is clear that wheat alone Is bullillnij
tip a trade balance abroad which may
later prove a very comforting as-t.
With the marketing abroad of the
surplus of this enormous grain crop
and a bis' cotton crop, this balance
may assume proportions that will have
an Important bearing on money r.tef
abroad. So long as the American
money market l as well supplied with
cheap money as It Is at this time,' there
will be no great Incentive to brlns
home tho pay for this big surplus of
farm products which we are selling to
the foreigner, and It Is nut at all lm
probable that many millions will be'
IxTir.ltted to ntaml to our credit nbroiitl
until there Is greater need of U nt
home than there Is at the present
time.
The pr:ili crop of the Parllfc north
West, while ruhklng well up with the
average for th past 10 yens,
much snmlW than th.H of hint yenr,
but growers havu been favored wt;h
abnormally. cheap ocean freights.
This pleslnr feature, with a strong
market abroad, will result In nu re
turn to the 'farmer not very much
beMw thn.-e of lust year's r-eonl.
breaking crop. Ald from tliee
heap freights and. high prlc. the
Oregon nml Wnshlncton furm-r are
better off propjtrllonutrly than tho.
east of the Rot ky mountain, for the
present fiilrly K"od erop I fo!lciing
a rerord-hreaker wlileh left the grow.
r In bad snap financially, while the
rntlre country t aut of the r.orky moun
tains lat year had a Very poor wheat
crop. Oregonlan.
,
KIAl-.Mri.N YK.AHS AfSO.
While looking over the file of the
la Orande tlusette, published lit till
city for ninny yenr, we happened to
open on Ropteiuhrr 17. lRt, nnd
hlle glaiulng fiver Its columns we
could not help but pnuse and note the
change that time makes in evry
community. In looking over the d-
t
real estate business, as was also J.' K.
Romig. - Alonzo Cleaver was reglaterj
of the land office. G. Pennel was
cashier of the La Grande National
bank. J. W. Scriber waa then, as
now, cashier of the Farmers & Trad
ers National bank. A. C. Huntine-
ton was selling pianos and organs.
Mitchell & Lewis had a branch im
plement house here. James Argyle
was proprietor of the Portland Tres
taurant. William Gaunt wag In the
nursery business. Porepaugb's circus
was Dined lor the next day. Scott &
Fisher were dealing In cigars. The
water commission had Just1 been ap
pointed, consisting of Senator J. H
Slater, J. E.- Foley and Frank Gra
ham. La Grande in those days played
some ball, standing at the head of the
list with a percentage of 687, Pendle
ton and Walla Walla a tie with 562,
and Baker City with only 187. Stew
ard's opera house was Just completed.
and was going to open during the
coming fair week. McCuIly & Gilbert
were in the grocery business, and the
advertisement of HcKennon Bros.,
also appears. Henry W'lldy carried a
general. line of groceries, boots and
shoes. The contract" for the building
of the Foley house, to John Dally, had
Just been consummated '- '- ' - ,'
TOO NKAR REER.
Action of the city council at Monda;
night's meeting In passing an ordi
nance prohibiting the a!e of near beer
In the. city, came as a surprise to the
half dozen cigar stores which have
ueuii oiHijensing , tne peverago to a
thirsty puWIe. Following the action
of the council and publication of the
ordinance in Tuesday's issue of the
Register, all plucos from which the
beverage was sold, stopped the scliln-
and everybody was on the water wag
on during the day.
Roseburg brewery, which has been
supplying the near product, was noti
fied of the council's action and a rep
resentative of the firm will come her
to test the. validity of the ordinance
It would seem, however, that the cltv
has absolute Jurisdiction In the matter
of permitting the sale of malt liquors..
In which case the council's action I
very likely to be sustained, unless th
city charter can be successfully at
tacked on that point.
The presumption Is that the pro
duct Is too nonr beer In fact, some
claim It Is a distinction In name with
out a difference In hrw Wn .-.
Register.
Every new dry territory has to go
through the bootlegging period. It
requires several Jail sentences to make
a certain lot of people have any re
spect for the law. Union county
seems to be no exception, but public
sentiment Is pronounced In this city
and county in favor of putting a stop
to the violations of the local option
law and It will be stopped, not, how
ever, until possibly several serve time
In Jail.
Oregon nhou!d have no less than
1, 000, COO people within the 'next 1
yours. There is no question but that
the great Interior of ur state I to be
oiune.r to the world bv railroad.
which make possible hundreds t
home constructed. Not only this..
but the many Irrigation projects menu
a much largT population than would
otherwise be possible.
:
In another column appears tin
stmtliim information that In Indiana
the nivht riders burn and murder at
unexpected hours anil In unexpected
places, and the uuthorilie are unable
to cope with them. It Is not .rg
i's'o in .it this western section of our
wlorl.niH country was referred ti as
he "wild and woolly" west. ' The so
hrlquet no longer applies to us the
east has Inherited It.
We Will Give Away Pencils and Tablets
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With School Supplies This Week
1
THE SCHOOL OF "QUALITY'
We have the Books, Rulers, Crayon. Pen
cis,Pencils etc., ufiich the student needs
as ttis working equipments. There is
no better place to get them and no place
where as god vaiucs or as complete
assortment can be had.
Tenth and Morrison, Portland, Oregon A. P. Armstrone Tit R
employ a large faculty, give individual Instrnrtirl LPt,
for oe help" than we can meet ; Our school admSyS 1
others in quahty of instruction, It gays to attendluSiS !
9 XUnt "Keep hammering away everlasting, 011 I
tout in the fi.M ,-:7 VenS,y thoro I
COpen aU the year. Students .SSS9 i
Keterences t Any bank, any
. TT!' uuamess man in Portland,
V T OFnRftP DIT MRI n ... '"
w.M. BRBKHOLTS Ass't Cashier i
; J. M. BERRY, Vice President : C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Ase'tCashW I
:r:y. F. U MEYERS .Cashier : ' : i:
.3655
NEWLIN BOOK AND
STATIONERY CO.
La Grande National Bank
Of La Grande, Oregon"
CAPITAL ftlID SURPLUS $160,000 j
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
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ARRIVALS
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Collars, and fancy Belts All Colors
Fine line pillow tops, Lace and ruffling to
match. Stamped linen, Center pieces,
and Scarfs. Beautiful line Met -Waists.
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Reduced prices on white wsists, summer belts and many
other lines. Call and make your selections - t
while they last t
THE VI 1)11 (0.
lataifc Ore.
IN THE
MfiSORlc BWg.
'"."-,' ' " ' DIRECTORS
M 'Berry ' '-"A. B: Conley : F. J.
: , C. CPenninzton F. L. Meyers '
Holmes F. M.
Geo L. Cleaver
Brykit
; W. L. Brenholts - George Palmer
. . -..-
Daily Observer, 65c per Month
WOOD AND COAL.l
Now is the time to think it
about your winter supply .
MAKES
A IASTIKG CURE
There are certain mineral tni.fi;
. , . .,.,,..,1 iciu'jvc iiic external
SYtUDtOinS CI Contariol Rlrvrl Pnionn nnA ct..,t j: . . i.
system for awhile, but when the treatment is left off the disease will surely
return. Then the loathsome symptoms of ulcerated mouth and throat
copper-colored spots,' falling hair, sores and ulcers, etc., are usually worse
because the disease lias made rapid progress on the internal members, and
weakened the conatitut! on find irenr-r.-il hcnlM-. .-.f !,. -..rr o o
, : . .w. me Diiticici, o. o. o. IS
the omy reme-ly that can he used with perfect safety ia the treatment of
Lontagious Blood Poison, and with the assurance that a lasting cure will
i.K-umc, iinue enureiy 01 roots and ticrbs of recognized
OKnitive and tonic value, antidotes and destroys the powerful virus of the
liscaFe, and t,y purifying the bloml of every partkle of the poison and
ennctunsr and Ftrcngtheninjr the circulation, removes every fvpuiptom of
vhe trouble. S. S. S. dot s r.nt h ,'o r.r ,v v . ul
... , . .'.-.i up iuc uireuAc in anv wa . cut
dnvts it entirely out from the blood, leaving not the blij-htest trace for
iuture outlnv, Home treatment Iko1c with valuable information and
auy medical advice desired svut free to all who write. -
- THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, na,
(CnntlnuiMl from pnije i.
IjllUr aU.u k. upnu thy . m, iat.r,
ohutKlUK liini with Mnif on asout .a
tile Stiuiiliira Oil trust.
j Ua-l.vU Kcsfiii Slur.
t Vhc:gi. Si-jit. is. Governor Han
: kill of OklahoniH. today k!v the 1U-
to Ilcm-M. who lam nljftit. at Colmn-
. , ., ," ewllrd Ha-k.-ll "n j.o ttltal imiv-
Iiuilnir tho past iv. rk thn illsnnto hxl . . , . !'.
, I mait.r of the SLMi.l.ird oil comi);inv "
Iihvo m.nllonotl two f.itaUth- rauml . . ...
,,,,,,, vli!irsl Mm iv Kli uc t'nc kh asmt
nvm. An l ns a clilMrrn an r- ,. ... , . 1
..-i.., i ,.i.k . . t"n V!t," the foim.r uitorn.-v
n.Hioii to pluy hh v,-np.n. Ju-t nn ... ...
i ,,, . . ; l',nrnl, Momii-tt. of uhlo. In w hlcli
lonu will th-ip hotaorl.l.'iitH wlil. h. it' . , , "
1 . n t:i la an effort wn mm!.. t. h,.ti...
not rnt.il. will jirovp In nioxt rn.'n to , . . ,., , .. .
hu,ten ,1,a,l, ..,ror..,h..rl.o,tt.in..1 lUMl ,n,, ,f
t. ,M-v joi k cny. i tm im .iRont fr th
Standard Oil Company." Ha.okrll Hnld:
"The utetenunt Im falMO And H.-nrxt
knov It; ! am not the Jlaskoll mon-
tlotn'd In the letter."
"t wbh In roiunihtis, 177 mlUg from
' i'"''. ' i i' man In.ilratcd In
nmtt.-r Mas brought up In Oklahoma
iluriug thu campaign. Mont tt wont
to Oklahoma and explained tho mis
take. An error liud been made in tin
IiiUlain."
Alt eration for liiuiii.ulonal Iiiut-H.
IJerlln. Sept. K. lUfolutlomi pvo
vl.llng for arbitration of all Interna
tional (lispmeM, whether oriiot they
ar included In the nillile of The
H.iKtse eonfer. nce, wan the ul)J"it (
nn nil-day d. bute at today1!) sesxion of
tho Interparliamentary fnlon for the
rromotlon of Arbitration.
Tin-Hi rnlan will crrtulnly ntnrt
the (trai on the, rtmqcH whlt-h will ln
mn Kto.lt Rolnii Into th winter In
rooi condition. Tho rain neenm to te)
unite general all over canterii it
B'n.
We have the supply and the price 8
and quality is right ;j
h
I Phone Main 6 For Particulars l
GRANDE R0WDE CASH CO. I
ft LEWIS BROS. Proprietors. ' !
I A BUILDING '.BOOM
1 now de. We Iinv e put In a Tine line or "V. O." Moorlns
nml Stci.plns;, nnd Square mirta rl on four hides; native flnMi
and dimension. Cedar Sl.innlo, r the first ,,ity, )rl,-e
nn cond srm'e. We are losin- out our I),M.n, and Sash ot
l'ortland wlmleile i.rlee. Vou Ret 2-8x0-8 I)for for $1.25; other
"' in proporuon.
Don't wait until the Fall rush is on,
uuy now to avoid the mad scranr-
blc for material later on
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llundrrd ritliilus l'oret I'.Iao Tlmt
Tlireuteim Heslden.tn.
"Cnliimet. Mhh., Sept. IS. Word
was received here today that the for
ett fires nre raaln within "nn fnt
of fine rcFldencen on the outsklrt of ' admiSSIOn tO this Rink
tviver. j inrgc const trnet of
nippjwa county la burnlnir. Hun-
COLISEUM SKATING RINK
Ooen even aUemn nn frnm 9Trt l C C. ...... i.rt
ft. a WlJ P,Uom 7;M Saturday evening until II o'clock.
those ceslrlrtn tnloxrn tn rl.t. ,.,rii l . j , . .
structor Gratis every evening from 5 to 6.
2?i? Wnstnedlo nfuie all ohectionahle pzrsons
anmittmn tn true Pint- r
-1 v . Cleveland. The dreda of men are fighting the fire.
JRCK D. O'BRIEN
Manager