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The Store Ot Greater Values
Let us enumerate the three points which entitles us to this name-tithe' :
first place we unquestionably carry the largest stock in this locality; Sec- .
Aur h. v fh rWa of ourchase of the. leading manufacturers and it. . .
, is our aim tc select only those which are foremost in style and quality; Third
the scope and extent of our business and our methods enable us to sell at a
small margin of profit . Summing up these points you can easUy see why .
we have the advantage and why this is the Quality Store.
Spring's Choicest Production in Rothes and Toggery
The man who is not glad when
springtime arrives has need ol a
doctor to touch up his liver. Every
man hails with delight when it is j
time to change from heavy gar- j
ments to light weight. It lifts a j
load from the mind as well as the
body. We are after your .clothing
business. Do you blame us?
Buy Alfred Benjamin & Co.
Suits at our store. You will get
the exact New York styles. Prices
range from $21.50 to $35.00. Sincerity Suits $15.00 to $25.00
Also a fine line of suits that we are selling for $10.00 which have j
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kigiit TACKS.
BE BUILT?
Sincerity
Cloths.
Copyright
Plvotable point are rapidly be'nff
haped In the destiny of th Central
Railroad ot Oregon, Inasmuch aa the
public In concerned, for during the
coming 10 day. it Is aald that definite
announcement will be made to the
public of what the policy Is to be, who
the owners are and how tho now
bankrupt road between Union station
and Cove Is tQ operated. The bank
ruptcy sale will be conducted at Union
on March 2S. and Immediately after
ward it is believed, the buyers will an
nounce their Intentions as to extension
work.
Xewjtumowi of Eitcnulon.
It has been stated and reiterated
frequently that the road will be con
tinued to La Grande' and pushed on to
ISummervllle as soon as the tangled
finances of the company are righted.
After the sale next week, the reorgan
ized owners, whoever they will be, will
speak to the public. It Is believed.
From Influential circles of the pres
ent company, it is rumored that the
first task of the reorganized company
will be the extension of the road to
La Grande over the rights of way se
cured several years ago. .
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j the snap and style of the higher priced kind
f. Wes.
THE QUALITY STORE
I WOOD & GOAL!
In quantities to suit
Warehouse Storage
Trunk nnH Trnncfn"
. MV. MIC VI HUIItllVI
I 0. E. FOWLER Phone Main 10 :
DRY CHAIN WOOD DRY
For Best quality ot DRY chain wood call on
V. E. BEAM
Biggest loads for least money
PiWM RED 1741
Wallowa Boosters active
DIST1UISITK LITEJtATUltE
OX OVEULAND TIUIXS.
Huntington and Baker City Are Dis
tributing rolnts I'nlon County lias
Men at I'ocatcllo.
Wallowa boosters are active. Every
westbound train Is supplied with boos
ter literature an It passes the Hunting
ton gateway and replenished again
when it reaches Baker City. Agents
of the Wallowa boosters are stationed
at those two places and avoid the dic
tum of the Hariimun lines that no
land agent or booster can peddle his
wares while the train Is running. The
booklets are descriptive of Wallowa
comity and of such a quality and quan
tity us meet demandsadequately,
t'nion founty (Joos Farther,
l.'nion county goes farther than that,
for a man Is stationed at Pocatello and
there flood the trains with literature'
from this county.
ltirtli Keoint.
Horn, in North Powder, to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank laltn, March 11, 1909, a
daughter.
b NEW TARIFF RATES
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BUSINESS COLLEGE
WASHINGTON AND TENTH STREETS
PORTLAND. OREGON
WRITE FOR CATALOG
to the Chirk resolution yesterday, is
being branded as a traitor today by
Champ Clark, the minority leader. It
is alleged that Fitzgerald entered into
a cunt pact with the regular republl-
eari by agreeing to Introduce the sub-;.t.;,7-v
i i'ir.i-reiiiiso resolution iv-
Ing the Insurgents a partial victory,
' but left the great power still In the
; hands f the speaker, and failed to
! accomplish the full purpose for which
: the fight was waged.
liltlH Mauled
Sealed bids will be1 received by the
board ot directors of the Joseph Ware
house Co., of Joseph, Oregon, up to
Saturday, March 20th, 190J. at 10 a.
m., for the construction of a ware
house at the City of Joseph. Said
warehouse to be completed on or be
fore Tuesday, May 25, 1909. Bidders
to furnish a good and sufficient bond
to be approved by the board of direr,
, iors 6f the Joseph Warehouse Co. The
right to reject any and. all bids re
served. Plans and specifications can
be seen fit the office of Cavlness &
Wurnwellcr, Joseph, Oregon.
Dated at Joseph, Oregon, March 10,
1909.
Board of Directors of Joseph Ware
house Company.
ALBERT WURZWEILER,
Secretary.
YOUNG LAD
SENTENCED
Thousands of miles by the box car
route and only 15 years of age, fcj the
remarkable record held by Thomas
O'Brien, who was this morning sen
tenced to the reform school at Port
land, and until the trains arrive to
take him there, he Is In the city Jail.
Unquestionably, tho lad holds a record
that reads like fiction of the mos
flaring sort. A few years ago hi?
mother died at Guthrie, Okla. The
lad's father turned him out on the
hard, cold world to shift for himself
and follow 'kjf boy's instinct, he com
menced to travel as tramps and hoboes
do. In this way he worked himself
to New Mexico, becoming quite pfofi-
clent in the meantime at grabbing rods
of rapidly moving trains, and well
versed in the best methods to evade
trainmen. t
Goes to Dulitth.
From Xew Mexico to Duluth, Minn.,
by the box car route was the next
Jump. The little fellow struck up an
acquaintance with a trapper and the
two spent a few montns in the Hudson
Bay country. Back to Duluth again
and then headed for Seattle is the
caption of the next chapter In his life.
This trip was made with a few trials
and tribulations, but Thomus eventu
ally landed in La Grande, looking for
work. John McAlister was the good
Samaritan, and took the boy In. He
purchased hltn a suit of clothes and
thought to make a man of the moth-'.
erless wanderer on the face of the
earth. But kindnesses are oft 111 re
paid for one day Charles did not ap
pear for his morning meal. Later In
the day he was arrested in the yards
here by Officer Faulk and today was
sentenced to the reform school by
County Judge Henry. His life story
only 15 years would make a book
of fiction such as few others of ad
vanced age can duplicate.
DRILLING 1
Thitf 4 are several kinds
Ql drilling but the kind
the kind that makes the
farm pay is the drilling
which makes water avail
able. There is no need
of a dry farm. The task
is not so great as you I
may think. I have had 2
years of experience and
(inrjersland the well busi
ness thoroughly.
ID.M. HUNT!
LA OBANDE, OREGON
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A GOOD RECORD
We have conducted a laundry business in
La Grande for many years. There must
N be a reason. A trial order will explairf
the mystery.
A. B C . Laundry
PH0ME MAIN 7
LEGISLATURE DOES LFTLE
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the senate claimed to be through with
its business, and was awaiting the ac
tion of the house for adjournment.
The general opinion is that the
house will adjourn some time this af
ternoon. The Normal question Is in
such shape that it may cause the ses
sion to hold over until tomorrow, and
probably longer.
Abraham After Secretaryship.
' Senator Abraham of Dougias coun
ty, today answered many inquiries by
admitting the truth of the report that
he was a candidate for re-election as
secretary of state.
GEORGE PALMER, President W. H. BRENHOLTS' Ass't Cashier
F. J. HOLMES, Vice President C. S. WILLIAMS, 2d Ass't Cashier J
F. L. MEYERS Cashier
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La Orar.de National Bank
Of La Grande, Oregon
CAPITAL AMD SURPLUS $170,000
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
DIRECTORS
M. Berry J. D. Matheson F. J. Holmes F. M. Brykit
C. C. Pennington F. L. Meyers Geo. L. Cleaver
W. L Bienholts George Palmer
J. W. Snodgrass, who has been in
Wallowa county, returned home today.
Columbia double disc and Edison
records at .Newlin Book A Stationery
Co, J-16U
STEWARD'S OPERA HOUSE
Event of the Season
MONDAY, MARCH 22nd
ENGAGEMENT OF THE DISHNGUISHED ACTOR
MR. CHARLES B. HAN FORD
IN A BRILLIANT SCENIC PRODUCTION OF
"The Merchant of Venice"
AIR. HMFORD as "SHYLOCK"
MISS DROFNRH as "PORTfl"
find a Company of Thirty
Seats on Sale Saturday Morning, March 20. Prices:
$1.50; $1.00; 7Sc;E0c
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