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I Our Clothing Possess the Ds
I Unction of Style and Quality
Without the Handicap of
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At a time like the present, when some people feel it
necessary to safeguard their interests In more careful
investment and expenditures, it is even more
important than usual to make your clothing moneycount
for satisfaction and service. Our organization is equip
ped for service. Our stock represents the lines of
America that are foremost in quality at modest prices.
All the newest style conceits are here in young men's
and boys' snappy, modish models without the ridiculous
ear-roarks of foppishnees; as well as the quiet, genteel
effects favored by the moderate dresser.
Among our line which you all know by reputation are
Sincerity Clothes, for young men and extra good cloth
es for boys, for workmar.ship quality as well as style.
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J. K. AVUIOHT,
City Treasurer.
broken wheel xent 8 freight cars Into
the ditch at 7 o'clock, and In a very
few hours passenger trains were wait
ing on elth.r side of the wreckage,
anxiously wailing for an opening to
proceed. The wrecking train from
here appeared on the Bcene early and
the crew did valiant service under tin-
supervision of J. H. Watson, to let the
thoroughly hungry people pass.
Traffic 0H-ncd Today.
After working all night 'and a
greater, portion of the forenoon the
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leased. Two sections of No. 5 last
night, No. 2 last evening. No. 6 this
morning and two sections of No. 1
this morning is the personnel of the
stalled trains.
Jt arkalile Trains.
The first train to reach Ia Grande
aft-r the 'congestion was relieved, was
really the first section of last night's
No. 5. It came at 1:30 a. 111. and was
com prised of 12 cars, nine of them
coathes loaded to the gunwales with
colonists. Passenger fares numbered
4lTi, 4"0 of which were colonist.
.More Train toiler.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the second
section of No. 5 arrived as second tine.
This carried mail, baggage and ex
press, of which the first had none.
Still later in the afternoon came the
first seitlon of the real No. 1, carry
ing principally colonist and local traf
fic. It was aft.-r 4 o'clock before tin
last train had passed m Orande, giv
Im,' final 'nml cotni.lete relief to the
Kiille.l trains.
On the first section were several
d.i'.i a Swedes, destined to points in
ashlngton.
Iji lininile l.eis a I'ew.
Of the hundreds l.a Orande was the
tl stinatioii of a few. Two families
from middle Missouri were on the
train d.stined for T.a Crande, and will
locate here. In response to Itierature
1100 COLONISTS iS RECORD
(Continual from rg !
sent out. The husbantis' names Hre
j Kd Haker and V. f. Amos. They are
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evening almost Immediately stalled
three overland passenger trains In
the desert mountains near Duikee. A
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Traill I'rcvi lt'llotr1.
Conductor Smith of Fvndleton, and
his passenger crew, were relieved here
from farther management of the
enormous train. Conductor Stein and
!.i Pendleton train crew took the train
west. There will be a general shifting
of crews on all the trains that come In
the afternoon and tonlgrht
Power at a Premium.
W.tlh eight passenger engine sent
out of the local round house this after
noon and more wanted tonight, the
power aupply la at a premium, due to
the fact that freight buslnesa ha also
Increased rapidly of late.
In time of floods that congest busi
ness for many daya, conditions similar
to today often exist, but because traf
fic was blocked for 18 houra.'paasen
rer congestion should assume such di
mensions, la almost unprecedented. ' I
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SESSION MAY BE LENGTHY
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of July, and It Is even Intimated that
he has a suspicion that tho special ses
sion may run right up to the opening
of the next regular session In Decern
ber. The attitude of the democrats Is
not going to help matters along any.
With the Insurgents, they propose to
take all the time they want In discuss
lng the various phases of the tariff
bill. They may not have a bill of their
own to offer, but they will have a
few remarks about the one presented
by the republicans. And the senate
will probably, not break Its long estab
lished deliberative methods, when It
gets hold of the bill.
TAFT AT DESK EARLY
(Continued from page 1.)
polntment of Oscar Straus, formerly
secretary of commerce and labor In
Roosevelt's cabinet, to the ambassa
dorship to Japan. Straus was minister
to Turkey during Clevelands -administration.
Whether Truman H. New
berry will accept the ambassadorship
to Italy to succeed Lloyd Frlscom. has
not been ascertained. It Is reported
he declined the appointment.
IiOob Given ApiMiiiitment.
The appointment of Loeb, Roose
velt's private secretary, as collector of
the port of New York, was one of the
president's first official acts.
Life is not to live, but to be well,
-Martial.
MUSICAL I'KOC.KAM.
Seniors dml Freshmen Have .Musical
Gifts in Abundance
No better criterion of the musical
gift enjoyd by many of the high
school students can well he secured
than the appended program rendered
by the Seniors and Freshmen this af
ternoon. . Musical features only art;
provided and were rendered as follows:
Selection High school orchestra.
Piano duet Marjory McCal! and
Helen Richardson.
Vocal solo Sanford Robinson.
Violin solo Marble Green.
Selection High School quartet.
Piano solo Runa Bacon.
Vocal solo Greta Jackson.
Cornet solo Ernest Funk.
Clarinet duet Messrs. Stoddard and
Schofield.
Mandolin solo Ethel Redhead.
Song "School Days," by the school.
VOTE FOR
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On your ballot at the city election
next Monday, you will see a place to
vote "Yes" or "No" on the appoint
ment of a city park commission.
When you understand it. you will cer
tainly vote yes, as this Is one of the
few commissions which does not carry
a salary. The members render their
services free of charge, and it is pro
vided under the law governing cities
of r.ono or less population. In order
that such city may own and have po
lice control over a park outside of the
corporate limits, the law provides for
a park commission, to be appointed
by the circuit judge, and to serve with
out 1 emunevatl'in. 1: is f.r tills pur
f.ose lii.u thv i!.'i;ri r is 'being oroauht
before the voters at the coming city
election, so when our park association
sots the park finished. It can be turned
jver to the city.
. Ideas are the great warriors of the
'orld, and a war that has no Ideas be
hind it is simply a brutality. Garfield.
GEORGE PALMER. President W. H. BRENHOLTS' Asa't Cashier
F. J. HOLMES. Vice President C. S. WILLIAMS. 2d Asa't Cashier
" ' F. L. MEYERS Cashier
La Grande National Bank
Of La Grande, Oregon y
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $170,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
DIRECTORS '
M. Berry J. D. Matheson F. J. Holmes F. M. Brylcit
C. 0. Pennington F. L Meyers Geo. U Cleaver
W. L. Brenholts fieorga Palmer
BUSINESS COLLEGE
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