PAGETWQ
Come to
Beautiful
Opera House
Block
Tru-Frult Chocolates. No imitation
flavors. .... .
W do all kinds of furniture and
carpet work, unaolstering and vac
uum hoaM classing. Call I L. Ball
tasw, plumes Bed-883 and Red-ill.
Massifiedt
f, : Advertising i
WANTED Position by man and
wife aa cook, wife as holpor, Camp
preferred. Inquiry Observer.
FOR KENT Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Inquire Clinton
Van Fleet, Golden Rule.
FOR SALE OR RENT House and
lot, one acre of ground, 75 fruit trees,
even room house, and new barn in
city limits of Cove. Inquire at Cow
bank. . '
, LOST Sunday, morning In postof
fice several opened letters addressed
to W. RV Klvette, including invoices,
way bills and checks. Return to Ob
server office.
WANTED
. 500 Ladies ;
and Gentlemen
To call and look over our line
of Holiday, Goods, we hare the
, b6t assortments of Christmas
presents In the city, never be
fore has this store carried such
a largo up-to-date stock. We
have alone orer half a ton of
Candy. Here you'll find gifts of
every day utility gifts that are
worth while i Hand Painted
China, Cut Glass, Leather Goods,
Manicure Sets, Fountain Pens,
Books, ' Stationery, Toilet Sets,
and Sundries too numerous to
mention. Call early while the
getting Is good.
Wright
Drug Compriy
Both Phonos.
W 1.' n
1 OUltry UUPPIIGS
Sold By Wafer -
W00 , HAY, blED, FLOUR
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER,'
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our store and see!
China and Silver Premiums for all Gash Purchases, of $5.00
.1 Ji iliCd
WHY COFFEE GOES UP
BRAZIL'S TALORIZATIOX RCHFlTE
IS BEHIND IT.
Oregon Merchants' Magazine Throws
' Light on Problem. .
At this particular time when coffee
is on the Increase, La Grande dealers
and consumers alike are much inter
ested in the reason. A. H. Devers, a
well known coffee man explains it
in the current issue of the Oregon
Merchants' Journal Just received here:
l1 A A i ! r'l i'1n1 i
.Que.; Holiday .
Eatable
Cranberries
Celery
Navel Oranges
Bananas
Figs
Phone us your order and you
will not be disappointed
Snodgrass Grocery
iuw id inc. - uivi& iu j
j Look After That Eve Trough
f i I I III. I I IU a F
Rainy weather will set in soon. We
have plumbing fixtures of all kinds.
Csia and sec " vz r'
BAY 6
U KCK ANH Wown office Main 720
ri,tt'Vlv mL' Residence phone Main 25
AMBULANCE e.lbussey
WE ARB PREPARED TO FURNISH GRANULATED BONE. OYSTER
SHELL GRIT,. SCRATCH FOOD, PROTEIN A, FLAX SEED MEAL, AL-
FALFA MEAL, POWDERS AND TONICS IN ANY QUANTITY AT RIGHT
PRICES.
Sfanchfed Produce Co.
Every section in complete readiness to
for
PEOP
, .... ....
Store Open Evenings This Week
. Did you ever hear of 'such a crazy
scheme What would you say if Uncle
Sam were to buy up the surplus wheat
in the United States In order to boost
work because the stuff will always
hang over the market and depress it
and everybody will know that it's
there. Such, and a hundred and one
other expressions were common talk
when four or five years ago the state
of Sao Paulo launched this scheme for
the to called "valorization" of coffee.
It Was a rather peculiar affair con
sidered from the standpoint of the An-glo-Saxon
but at the same time the
Brazilians had it figured but correct
ly and this year with the aid of a short
n i i m-iirTi Ajftnilmfri rfti -i ,0, .1. .
am
Sweet Potatoes
Cauliflower
Hot House Lettuce
Cccoanuts
Dates
ZWE1FEL
Main 70
Ind. 121
1425 Jefferson Avenue
rroffir
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1910.
crop, and by reason of the coffee stor- I
ed away whkh cannot be sold, prices i
have been considerably advanced and
, , . . . .. .
now speculators have taken hold and ,
mivMuceu tnem more and confidently
count on advancing them much furth
er still. Within the memory of the
writer there have been three heavy
advances in coffee in the last thirty
years. Each time coffee went up from
eight to ten to eighteen cents a id as
high as twenty-two cents and each'
time it was confidently stated that
that coffee could not be shoved up to
such prices. Just the same it did go
up and stayed up for a year or two
each time and left coffee on a oer-
mamently higher level for a number
of years afterward. The Idea of the
valorization scheme in Brazil was to
put coffee on a permanently higher
level because the growers in that state
were bankrupt and unable to pay their
taxes and something had to be done
for them. There is no question that
the statistical position' of the coffee
market is In such shape that prices
can be held up and unless there should
be an enormous crop next year there
Is no probability of a serious decline.
It is this that the retail grocers of
the country are interested In. Coffees
have been on a low level for eighteen
years about. The consumer has been
accustomed to paying 25 cents per
pound for a fairly good coffee for
fifteen years or more and if the roas
ter is to make any money on his cof
fees, and the grocer in turn any pro
fit, this price must be advanced or ev
erybody who handles coffee must ban-
oe some wno will cut prices and no
amount of organization or regulation
will prevent this but with an advance
in green coffee or at least 5 cents per
pound on the average, which means
6 cents per pound on roasted goods,
the roaster will eventually have to
raise his prices to where they belong
on the market and the retailer will
have to do the same and the quicker
it Is done the better for all concerned
because the general public being well
advised knows of the advance and now
Is the time to put up the price where
it belongs. i
Desirlus of Curing the Drlng Habit!
We are honestly desirous- of cur
ing all who are addicted to drink,
and if you are interested In any one
needing Orrlne we Invite you to write
us. Our correspondence is confiden
tial and our replies are sent In plain
sealed envelopes. Orrlne No. 1 is the
secet treatment and No. 2, for thoso
who wish the voluntary treatment.
$1 per box. W,rlte for free booklet on
"How to Cure Drunkenness." The
Orrlne Co. 274 Orrine Building,
Washington, D. C. The leading drug
gists endorse Orrine. Sold in this city
by Silrerthorne's Family Drug store.
Dec. 19, 21. 23.
A Simple Safeguard for Mothers.
Mrs. D. Gllkerson, 328 Ingles, Ave.,
Youngstown, Ohio, gained wisdom by
experience. "My little girl had a se
vere cold and coughed almost con
tinuously. My sister recommended Fo
ley's Honey and Tar. The first dose
I gave her relieved the Inflamation
in her throat and after using one bot
tle her throat and lungs were entirely
I free from Inflamation. Since then I
I always keep a bottle of Foley's Hon-
ey and Tar in the house as I know it
Is a sure cure for coughs and colds."
Hills Drug Store.
vijvwj nuv ucuiuicd tuuet) luUSb nan- " . i a aig oaiiu
die It without profit. There will always theM aLrea Plante troes at the
" ... "WttJ""same price you would h enmnAii!
assist you in your buying!!
n
EverT family has need of good, reliable
liniment For sprr.ims bruise soreneej of
the T"1" nd ,Jn,ntio, pains there Is
none better than Chamberlain's. Sold by
h ji. .
Ladie3 and Gents
Shoe Shine Parlors , ;
"TOM, THE BOOTBLACK
HAS MOVED
to 1 1 18 Adams Ave., where
he will serve all custom
ers, new and old
Purchase an Acre Lot la
GBA5D VIEW ADDITION.
This most sightly Addition Is sit
uated at the intersection of the Ma
cadam Road and the road leading to
South La Grande. We are beautify
ing It by planting each lot to the
choicest varieties of fruit trees. The
soil is the best Good drainage and
'same price you would bo compelled
10 pay ror a email building lot and
our terms are more liberal. Our
price is $500.00 per lot Our Urms
are $50 down and tin nn nr mnntH
with no Interest and no taxes. We
also agree to look carefully after tin
trees during the contract period.
Can VOll not MM vnnr tnnnav nvw n
an Investment like this.
Give us an opportunity to explain
this magnificent investment in detail,
by cutting out and mailing .the en
closed coupon. v ;- v ; ;
- .....1910.
La Grande Investment Co.,
La Grarde, Oregon.
Please mall me full particulars re
garding Grand View Addition, with
out any obligation on my part
We Clean, Press, Repair and
Make Clothes
HATS BLOCKED.
THE WARDROBE
1118 Adams Ave,Tel. Main 73S BERT THOMAS
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Complete Equipment tor Resetting ann Repairing
Rubber Buggy Tires :
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
) D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor ":
COMPLETE MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRY
o
4 ?
7 f
t
00
or over
La Grande
Ore.
For Quick
Messenripr Ser vice t
Call Main 2t or Ind. H32i
Mrs.RobertPatiisoa
agent for
GOSSARD
CORSETS
PRICES
$3.50 and Up
PHONE
Black 8 Igor Black 1481
The Up-Building
of This Ban!: f
Is duo to tae fact that, we have
ample capital and that we iave
adhered to a volley wnin has
been conservative, yet alo
progressive lines. We offer to
our customers modern facilities
for the prompt and proper tran
saction of their financial affairs;
ample vault and safe room for
Storing and safeguarding of
their moaey, ( notes, Insurance
policies and ether valuable pap
- ers and sue liberality of treat
ment aa la consistent with pru
dent banking-! ;'
' - . .
. YOUR account la cordially soll
cited. '...vf: .- ,'
f The Urited States
I National Bank,
X LA GRANDE, OREGON
to Please You
OWE US A TRIAL.