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have never experienced a time wbn
hogs and cattle were In such demand
mmim
i and crtnmanded such price. And I
i can fee no cliance for Immediate re
lief for the bands of catil have been
BRUCE DENNIS
EDITOB AKD OWJiEH.
reduced, and there are not enough
Arriving In Every Department
Each day we are receiving by freight and express, bright, new merchandise for every
. department of this big store. ' ;
hops raised for local use. We are fac
B.toredatUie,to(,iteaLaGraudc, R couditUD a. moat eaters that
Oregon, as second clans matter
will give the fellows good at figure a
chance to point the way out."
The fact tbnt La Cran.le will get n
two hours' visit from Col. Roosevelt Is
certain proof that Eastern Oregon Is
not to be overlooked In the present
campaign and that La Grande Is the
logical center as a meeting place for
suissriurTios hates.
ftally, single copy
Balljv- per week
Bally, per month
...5c
...15c
...65c
Merchandise J
A rf
AIM
T11E MAX HIGHER 11".
It Is one of the marvels of ihe age
that the two cities of the world claim
ing the highest civilization New
Tork and Paris have pushed Dodge
Cltr, Nome, Flagstaff and frontier
places off the map as homicide cen
ters. ' Most of these towns are now
peaceful spots where the six-shooter
so longer promotes the private grave
yard. Texas, the land of Colonel Bowie
and Davy Crockett, sends men to jail
for gun-toting, playing cards or drink
ing In public. Murder hag moved to
the great cities, particularly to New
York. Where policemen and couru
are most numerous, where crime
should be least, murder walks abroaJ
by daylight, as it never did in tiie
mining town, safe for brief perlq-K
The cause? It lies in the kind oi
government New York has for so Ion
been cursed with. Crime ' attrac's
criminals. A criminal class breeds
and multiplies. No community wants
such conditions. New York does. not.
But New York Is not a self-governing
community. For generations . our
greatest city has been held helpless ii:
the grip of two corrupt machines
the upstate Republican machine, and
the Tammany crowd in the city. Both ,
have been machines of criminals. Not
murderers, but followers of the game
of big graft. The loot has been tl.e
streets, the wharves, the franchises
and contracts of the state and the city.
Eastern Oregon people.
"Wallowa county has more feed this
year than she knows what to do with.
Stock Is scarce and it is very likely
j that hay will be carried over into the
next season because of the lmmence
erop with few feeders.
The London Bobby.
In humor. In urbanity, as in perfect
control of his district, the London po
liceman Is the nearest possible ap
proach to perfection. To the stranger
be seeing the politest of all the London
ers. The shop people In London are. In
the avernpe. both stupid and rude; th
supposedly well bred people in Hyde
park, if a hapless vagabond were to
come to them for information, would
be either insolent or unintelligible; the
policeman, however, seems invariably
polite, wonderfully well informed and
furnished with English that Is not
nearly so atrociously cockney as that
of those who fnncy themselves bis bet
ters. "Vagnboud Journeys, the Human
Comedy at Home and Abroad," by Per
clval Pollard.'
J. W. Bush, who resides In I
Grande, has demonstrated that a first
class apricot will grow here. He baa
a tree In his yard that yields each
year apricots of exceptional size and
Savor. In fact, they are the largest
apricots we have ever seen from any
locality. This, along with the many
other good things that grow In the
Grande Ronde convinces one there Is
no such valley elsewhere !n the coun
try. It would be well for the fruit
risers to take an Interest in the
Bush apricot production for It may
mean another commercial fruit for
this section.
An Explorer's 8tratagom.
' Sir Harry Johnston, the famous ex
plorer, once escaped from a very tight
corner in Africa by a queer stratagem.
A score or two of murderous natives
bad surrounded bis tent, into which
before rushing It they sent an envoy.
The envoy wus told the smallpox wag
in the camp, and a wretched Albino
was sent out as the awful example.
In five minutes the scared tribesmen
had vanished. As Sir Harry well knew,
they feured the "white disease" more
than all the Inventions of Maxim.
I
OUR
READY-TO-WEAR"
DEPARTMENT
offers you a complete showing of new styles for fall and
winter wear.
The girl' of the Pin
gree Shoe invites you
to visit our shoe de
partment and see the
new styles in -foot'
wear for fall and win
ter wear.
-
Suits CoatsDresses
See them in our windows to 'ay.
NEW DRESS GOODS
in ill the newest materials and shades in our dry goods department.
"QUALITY CONSIDERED, YOU'LL FIND OUR PRICES LOWEST"
The QUALITY Store
WEST
Speaking of live stock conditions,
our old friend, E. Rohrlg of Union said
Inst evening: "During the many years
An Accomplishment to Be Revived.
Tommy Harduppe Can you whistle,
Mr. Wigwag? Wigwag No, mj boy.
My whistling days are over. Tommy
Then you'd better learn again. Wig
wagWhy? Tommy 'Cause I heard
pop say he owed you some money and
yoo'd have to whistle for It,
Dear Little Edward.
TJncle What have you learned at
school today, Edward? Edward Just
how to take the back off my history
nnd fix a real good Indian story Into It,
so the teacher can't find out thnt I
nln't studying. St Louis Globe-Democrat
What Is Always Unlawful.
To hunt for game bjrds or animals,
or to fish, without a license on your
person.
To hunt or kill any antelope, elk,
mountain sheep, female deer, spotted
fawn or young deer of the first year.
To use dogs In bunting or pursuing
deer or to hunt deer at night or to
mutilate the carcass so as to disguise
the sex of any deer.
To use any sink boat, sink box,
sneak boat or power boat for purpose
of shooting any waterfowl therefrom.
To shoot any 'water fowl between
one hour after sunset and one half
hour before sunrise or to use blinds
over 100 feet from shore.
To shoot or hunt u enclosed lands
without permission.
To sell, offer to sell, barter, or ex-
The Strength of a Bank
is based on the character of its assets, and of thfc
men behind it.
This bank, for twnty-five years a pillar of
strength in this com?rr.inity, keeps its resources
absolutely clean and dependable.
Its officers will always see that its assets are of
such a character that its strength can never be
questioned.
Upon this basis we invite your confidence and
your account-
L a Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON.
CAPITAL ... $ 100.00000
SURPLUS . . " . 120.000 0C
RESOURCES . . . 1,000.00000
FRED J. HOLMES,
President.
P. L. MEYERS.
Cashier.
W. J. CHURCH
Vice President.
EARL ZUNDEL.
Assistant Cashier.
FIFTY - FIRST
OREGON STATE FAIR
Salem, Sept. 2 - 7, 1912
$18000.00 Offered in Prem
iums on Livestock.PouItry,
Agricultural and Other
Products
change any game birds and animals,
except Chinese pheasants raised in
captivity and then by permit of the
tate game warden.
To catch any trout or salmon trout
except with hook and line or to catch
and kill any trout or salmon trout
less than six Inches long.
To use powdter. gas, lime or other
substance ' poisonous to fish In any
lake, pond or stream; or to cut saw
dust, shavings, wood pulp, or lumber
waste in any stream or on the banks
where same may te washed Into any
stream.
Florence Rockwell Is to appear in a
new play called "Wild Flowers."
FRESH FOR
SUNDAY
Designated Depov; ry of the United States gov
ernment. United StaV.-. Post?.! Savings Depository
Races, Dog Show, Shooting
Tournament, Band Concert,
Fireworks and Free
Attraction
Send For Premium List and Entry
Blanks
Reduced Rates on All
Rail cads .
For Particulars Address
Fi ank Meredith, Secretary,
Salem, jOregon.
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PINEAPPLES GREEN PEPPERS
GRAPES CELERY
PEARS SWEET POTATOES
PEACHES GREEN CORN
CANTALOUPES TOMATOES
WATERMELONS CUCUMBERS
CHERRIES WAX BEANS
BLACKBERRIES BANANAS
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J. G. Snodgrass
Quality Grocer l
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