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SUBSCRIPTION RATS :
Daily, ingle copy.,.
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Daily, urx month ia advance. .. .t3.0
Daily, one year ia advaace... ...$6.6
WtteWy, aix month- ia advance. . . tic
Weekly, one year ia advaace. . ...ll.Ot
ffuterea at Ch postofflca at La Graade
as aecona-claai matter.
Tbia paper will sot publiaa a ay
article aapeariac over a ia de
plume. Signed articles win be re
reived aabjec-t ta tie dlscretioa of the
dttor. Please siga your artidea aad
are alBappototmeat
ilm-titifei: Bait. .
Biaplay ad. rates faradeaed a-wa a
pllcaUoa. Lacal reading aoticea lac ar line
atrat Insertion; ic per line for each
subsequent iaeertioa.
Keaolutloa a condoteace, ic a liae.
Cards of thanks, So a liae.
The present week two transactions
la -orchard lands have been recorded
at. values tnat win certainty biagger
those who think tbe fruit business of
Oregon is being overdone. The Lowns
dale apple orchard in famous old Yam
kill county, the largest commercial
orchard in the world, so states the
owner, consisting of 300 acres planted
to orchard and 300 acres of similar
land adjoining, sold for $27!i,00(h The
orchard is twenty years of age. The
price is equivalent: to $740 for the
orchard land and $150 per acre for
the unimproved tiat.
Tuc-aday of this week Burt Van
Horn of Hood River sold his 100 acre
orchard, receiving $105,000,' over $1,
000 per acre.. This orchard is only
eight, years old. LttBt year Mr. Van
Horn sold 40 acres in orchard to
DkkerBon & Peck,, of Minneapolis for
$34,0(10, and ten acres to W. ft Rtar
yett, of New York City for $i,)00.
When J. D. McKennon pays $100 per
, acre for a farm of 320 acres, it Is time
for people to realize that first claws
real estate in Grand Ronde valley
has an intrinsic vajue. The new pur
chaser is firmly of the opinion that he
has the finest farua in the county, hut
there are other farms that cannot by
bought for any leBS per acre. Irriga
tion will make much of our land no
unsalable at $50 and $60 per acre im
mediately Jump to the $100 and $125
per acre class.
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The Merchant's Protective Associ
ation' of this city Ib rapidly gaining
..A reputation for making life a burden
to those who abuse their credit. .Dur
ing the pant few months one man hus
been sent to the penitentiary for buy
ing goods and leaving tbe state, and
a couple of days ugO. backed by the
association,- Sheriff Childers followed
and arrested W. A. Stowell in Copper
field. Other cases might be c ited, but
tho safer plan 18 to pay your honest
debts, especially to members of thiB
association.
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The petition presented to the conn
cil last evening to have the lot on
Fourth street, the site of the. old city
jouncil rooms, converted into a park,
'la a step in the right direction. It Is
true it will be small but It will pro
vide a little rest park, noticeable in
many places and which are always
appreciated. Then again tbe tempta
tion to use it for a lumber yard would
be removed.
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The Hill and Harrtman forces are
. struggling desperately to beat each
other In a fight for rights of way
through the Clearwater valley into
Idaho.
VILt DEBATE
On Wednesday evening May 19,
there will be a debate at the Presby
terian church. The subject is "Resol
ved; that the Indiana have suffered
more at the hands of the white man
than the negro." . Three debaters will
be chosen from the Blue Mountain
boys, of the Methodist Sunday school,
and an equal number from the Lambda
Phi Alpha class of the Presbyterian
Sunday school. In addition to the
above a pleasing program will be pre
sented. ' A small admission will be
charged, which will be divided be
tween the two classes for their
athletic funds. This ia a commendable
undertaking and the boys will un
doubtedly be well patronized on this
occasion.'
More Sews From Walla Walla.
Another wire from Nelson reads:
Peare won bis heat in one hundred
won second place in the high hurdle.
Millering boys and Young qualified in
the pole vault ;
S EE DS
field Garden Lawn
IN BU LK
I AM SHOWING THE LARGEST
VARIETT AND BEST SELECTED
STOCK OF SEEDS EVER EXHIBIT
ED IN UNION COUNTY, AND I
KNOW THESE ARB THB PRODUCT
OF REPUTABLE SEED GROWERS;
AND I ALSO KNOW MT PRICES
ARE AS LOW AS IT IS CONSIST
ENT TO SELL FRESH. RELIABLE
STOCK.
Experiment with Observer want ads.
Trains are still snowbound in Colo
rado. But the Denver papers will go
on bragging unblushlngly about their
mild Italian clinsate!---Spoke8man-Review.
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Senator Borah, of Idaho, .is said to
have received a great ovation when
ho closed his speech on the income tax
In the Senate last Tuesday.
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Eight r"' of surveyors will soon
oe at work ou the Malheur Irrigation
project. Headquarters will be estab
lished at Ontario.
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is urging the ap-
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DR.
C. D. PONS,
WE WELL KNOWN EYE AND
NERVE SPECIALIST OF SALT
LAKE CITY
AT TUB SOMA Git HOTEL ALL THIS
WHfc'K.
Consulting' hours. J A. M. to 1 P. M.
asd from 3:3 P.M. to 7:"0 P. M.
Alfalfa, Red and Alsike
Clover, Timothy
and all Kinds of Garden Seed and
Lawn Grasses
A. V.
OLIVER
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ALL EXAMINATIONS FREE
Doc tor Pons has brought many new
things with him this time. Two new
instruments of the latest invention for
examination of difficult cases, and all
the latest machinery for duplicating
any kind of lenses, in short order.
Everything ia the up-to-date nose
glasses and mountings, the same as is
worn by the up-to-date people in New
York, i
Ten thousand dollars worth of op
tical goods are carried by Doctor Pons
so if you want a choice from a large
Btock of wp-to-date things in styles,
and have a specialist who has had It
years experience, to examine your
eyeB. Try this eastern spec ialist.
Here this week only.
:
Radishes -
v Hot House Lettuce -Home
Lettuce per lb.
Green Peas 2 lbs
. Rhubarb 21bs
Gabbage per lb - -'
Fresh Tomatoes per lb
Asparagus per Id
Spinach per lb . -
STRAWBERRIES
City Grocery and Bakery,
L P0LA CK, Prop
BcH Pnone Main 75 Independent, 241 ;
5c
5c bunch
12c
25c
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- : 7c
15c
15c
5c
PURITY
ED. PROPECK,
The Second Hand Dealer
I DRILLING I
Senator Bourne
pointment of lr. Coe. of Portland
There are several kinds
of 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.SLThe task
is not so great as you
may think. 1 have had
years of experience and
understand the well busi
ness thoroughly.
minister to Mexico. '
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Pit you find it?
Want ads find things.
I D. M. HUNT -
I LA GBANDE. OREGON
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AT FERGUSONS
A number of the Circulating
Library books will be sold at a
low price. The money will be ;
used to put new books in the
Library. Have you joined yet?,
"Where Nothing is
Too Much Trouble"
NECESSITY
WHEN IT COMES TO
DRUGS
Welfiuarantee the
Purity of all ' Drugs
sold here ; ; :
I I1ILL'5 DRUQ JT0RE
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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Gomplete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FITZGERALD. Proprietor
Complete Machine Shops and Foundry
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IDAHO CAREY ACT LAND
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The Idaho Irrigation Co. Ltd.
Offers 20.000 acres at $35 ner acre. ad.
joining the Twin Falls Tract. Easiest kind
or terms. Lana now open tor entry.
Logan-Sherwood
Realty Company
t ... rf":11 . scroggin, cash
viii. miiLLK, Vict Pits. H. E. C00LIDGE. Asst. Cah
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ADDING WElrV ACCOUNTS 1
We are constantly adding ne accounts! and
our businessXiricreasingf at a very satisfact
ory rate. Probably you might be glad.'and
join us. . J
The
United States National Bank :i
Of la Grande
DIRECTORS,
Wm. Miller
H. E. Coolidge
T. i. Scroggin
I N. K. WesI
E. P. Staples
:: C.T. Bacon
i.L. Cavines
Frank'Ccnley
A. T. Hill
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