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; LA GRANDE EVEKIKG OBSERVER, ' ; TT
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A New Suit for the 4th
at a saving of 1 -4 to 1 -2 the price
BENJAMIN SUITS n HIRSCtt WICKWIRlJ
Revjar $20.00 to $30.00 ; SUITS ;
Now $15.00 to $22.50 ular $25- to $30.00
Now $18.75 to $22.50
SOCIETY BRAND "
MnrT - FIDELITY $15 SUITS
. SUITS "Guaranteed Pure
Regular $20.00 to $27.50 ; wool."
Now $15.00 to $20.65 Now $11.25
Xtragood boys' suits
Regular $5.00 to $10.
Now $3.75 to $7.50
100 Men's and Young Men's
High Grade Suits ..!
Half Price
Lot 1 ........ Lot2
$2.00 to $3.00 . : . QO $1.25 to $1.75 AQ.
Dress Shirts ..........yOC Dress Shirts ...C
Every Article in the Store at a Sacrifice
West's Remodeling Sale
honor men' have , escaped, perhtfbs
because there are only a few Tionor
men' left at Salem. - '
"A curious feature about the gov
ernor's management of the peniten
tiary is that the record of paroles and
"honors' ia scroupulously kept from
the public until some enterprising re
porter digs into the facts without the
aid and over the protest of the gover-
, nor and gives them to the public. It is
noi surprising mat ne snouid be m
, . . . ' s i some confusion of mind as to the tre-
THP nRFRVPP over ?9000.00 against it in the shape mendous distinction made by the gov.
of 8 mortgage for part of thn pur- ernor between a paroled convict and
WMTCF. TCjitm- .i ft cnase pnce. i ft original owner wants an 'honor man.'
. r emer a eettiement or a renewal .f , " "If
Enterftd , in the nnat..nffa of T o I
Grande, Oregon, as second class
' matter.
he thought it would be. The gover
nor was slow to see what most evcy
one in the state saw when he ' started
his "system." however the honor pisa
succeeded in getting - the governor's
picture on a fu 1 page of 6mie of the
current magasints along with several
rages of laudat- ry remarks from the
crlsts, and it also served to get col
umn after column of newspaper ad
vertising in his home state, so it is
presumed , that the chief executive
feels reasonably well compensated for
pointing his finger high to the gai
leiies. 'The Oregonian in commenting upon
the development? in the governors
honor system very aptly says:
' ;"The governor defines an -'honor
man' as a 'convict who has been sent
to other state institutions and on the
county roa.ds to work without guards.'
' i"Nine convicts have nm away since
the first of the year, but the governor
declares only two of them have been
his 'honor men.' The seven others
were trusties or other convicts work
ing under guard. ;
"It is pleasing to get the governor's
own definition of an "honor man.' It
HENS SENT
T
ill
JOSEPH TO ELGIN IS THE TRIP
x TAKEN.
Elgin Postmaster Non-Plussed by the
. "Package" Received.
Postmaster Mays thinks that he has
a real grievance, says the Elgin Re
corder. . He has become used to some
Lqueer package oeing snipped oy
parcels post, but last Monday evening
a package of live chickens came in
from Joseph on the evening train, and
the postmaster began to get scared,
as he had no suitable accommodations
for livestock. The chickens were quite
young ones, in a large paste board
box, which was. punched full of holes
in order that they would not smoth
er. There was bag oi cnicK ieea ai
is reassuring to discover, also, that the! tached to the box, and Mr. Mays says
penitentiary yet holds some , of the that judging from the soundemanatmg
criminals sent there in consequence of,from the improvised coop, its mhab
their crimes and deserving of the just itants were in the best of spirits, and
nnnnltina nf ia lar Mnt osi o had enjoyed their trip to the full
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Daily, single copy 5c
Daily, per week .' 15c
Daily, per month ,65e
Daily, per six months in ad-
,. Tance '. . . . . . . . . .". . . . . . . . . $3.50
Daily, per year in advance. . . . .$7.00
Daily, by, mail per year ia .ad- ? v
yance . . . . ; ..... 1 , $4.00
Weekly Observer, per year im
advance , . $1J50
Advertising rates on application. All ' ,ebt 'air- grounds property
. copy for display advertising must !B worth much more than will be
reach the office the day before the fI"y Jfl t, T Cu U
ad aDnears - i ' -. f grow, in yMu$, . There is no chance
PP --y .-' J to ever get another trait close in, and
. , , . the people of La Grande and Union
8mmUnICatlons t0 i county can ill afford to lose U of the
THE OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth St.. a 0f if. i
" F VUn UUIIC UII V1IV V bObllb DllCi i
La Grande, Oregon.
he irets awav BiicfPSEfnllw'Vio'o
me loun t a n.'gner rate oi inw.Mss. a trusty or a parole man. If he stays,
Tho tract of ru-d with its ' ocajent he's an 'honor man'. Ia that it?
buildings and improvements is cvn- '
servatively worth $30,000. Stockhold- GERMANS AT DENVER. 17
erd in the Jair -Association wi'l wt, Denver, Colo., Jane 2-The finals
Unit land and be abundantly se-urco jn all the contests of the thirty-first
for every dollar lr vested when it i?iBundos Turnfest of, the North Ameri
once cleared of the mortgage. Prea- can Gvmnstic Union which has hppn
lent At. khtldwu aro not safe anl '-a I holding its annual meeting here sev
uratide ;.s m assurance of a .'air! eral davs. were held todav. Thn
grouno ior anotner year, unless there , largest crowd of the week packed the
is ten thousand dollars' worth of stock j Lakeside stadium and thousands were
subscribed within a few days. sl . j unable to gain admission. .; The ccfo
In asking for' sale of an additional i tests were participated in by men,:
ten thousand dollars in stock the Ob- women and children and there wa
server believes there is no chance for 'keenest competition in every class. The
loss, and on the other hand we hon-! progrram opened at seven in the morn-
(estly believe that, when once cleared j ing and Continued through the' day.
tournament. In addition to the athlefe
ic contests a number of prize drills
and gymnastic exhibitions by children
were held in the stadium and various
parts of the city, iu noon a concert
was given down town by the 600 sing
ers representing almost every turn-
extent. ; They were shipped by W. T.
Mahbn to Mrs. J. A. Aooper, and the
amount of postage collected at Jos
eph was 14c, but there was still 4c
due, which Mr. , Mays collected. Per
haps the chickens grew four cents'
worth between . here . and the end of
the road. , .
Ladies! 'Ready-to-Wear
Garments
v At Unequalled Reductions
25 New Dresses that sold regularly up C
to $15.00, now - KOAJIj
50 Tailored Suits for Women and Misses
Eegular $25.00 values w, '?.;
$5.90
EntireLine Women's Suits and Coats at - f
Wholesale Cost and Below
Silk Waists, 0 OA
5.00 values f or-
Lingerie Dresses o aa
values to $7.50,... 511
Our entire new stock of high grade garments in.
eluded in this forced sale.
Present stockholdpra should take ! verein in all the large cities of thel
aS much more stock as thev fee! ablo i country. Thousands packed the streets
1 TT 1 . li-.... .t mva..;!. -n tkait. fiwof I lirli t)l P RlntTPrn fTfltllArA1 . TV. a
investment and those in the valley whoi work of the Washi:iton, D. C., Saen-
LET US TALK BUSINESS SENSE. . do not hold stock should, from 5n in- gerbund sipffet'S wa8 'a notable leat-
I vestment standpoint, as well as a mut- ure of these open air concerts. Tonight
a mililin ot? yIf eii'Kati-tVta tni W k ' j.1 i i - ;
A HEAVY BURDEN.
CAN YOU JMHTBT IT I
Yhen the Proof Can Be So Easily In.
Testlgated. ,
When so many grateful citizens of
La Grande . testify to benefit derived
from Doan's Kidney Pills, can you
doubt the evidence? The proof is not
far away it is almost at your door. IJ
Read what a resident of La Grande !j
says' about Doan's Kidney Fills. Can '
you demand more convincing testi
mony? ' . '
Mrs. M. E. Nibley. 2106 Third Si.,
La Grande, Ore., says "My back ached .
and I ' had severe pains through my ;
right side. I was all' crippled up and i '
T fnnnillt haril trv Art vnv hmiflaviii-V !l
, ............ .
One or my relatives had used Doan's '
Kidney Pills and advised me to' try! J
them. Two boxes drove away the j
aches and pains, and there has been J
no return of the trouble. Everythfhgfi'
I said about Doan's Kidney Pills when '
I "recommended them before, I wil-
llngly. confirm now.' " -" 5 " '
For sale by all dealers. . ' Price 50 1
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, I J
New York, sole agents for the United
States. i!
Remember the name-Doan's and ! '
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West's Remodeling Sale
World's Christian
Confe
rence
There is a very fine tract of land ter of public spirit, subscribe for Ihe
only a stone's throw from the center remaindeF. """ "" "'
of La Grande which is being us;d for)
Hie fair grounds. The title of the ANOTHER BUBBLE BURSTED.
property rests with the. association, Governor West practically admits
but the original owner has something that his "honor system'.' is not all that
Entire Line New Foot-
wear
AT GREAT PRICE SAVINGS
Includes our newest styles in "Pingree,'.' "Utz &
Dunn," "Educator," "Romper," "J. E. Tilt" dress
shoes.
Broken Lines at Less Than Cost
the visiting and local German singers
will give a concert i nthe city auditor
ium, to be followed by banquets to the
newspapermen and delegates. ?
$15.00 in prizes for the best essay.
Given by McLeod. See ad. on page 8.
Adv.
Women's Oxfords and Children's shoes and
Pumps, value up to $4. pumps, values
choice . to $1.50, pair ...Ot
$1.29
; : Misses Oxfords and Pumps
Women's Shoes Worth values to $2.50, OQ
up to $3.50 mostly per pair -
small sizes, Q fis '
per pair Ot
- Canvas Pumps and
Fancy Slippers, OQ slices, values QQ
per pair to $1.50, pair ...-
West's Remodeling Sale
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS $
G. E. Burks, Portland; T, M. O'
Donnell, Portland; Miss M. Stone, Jos
eph; Minnie G. Stevens, Cove; W. P.
Stevens, Cove; F. F. Martin, San
Francisco; H. G. Whitehouse, Spo
kane; B. McKinley, Portland; Ed
Budge, Walla Walla; W. F. Dodson
and wife, Weed, Cay.; F. A. Harmon,
Baker; and A. M. Sanborn, of Port
land, are among the guests stopping
at the Sommer.
K. C. Meyer, Hot Lake; D. Richard
son, Hot Lake; L. B. Hyatt. Telocaset
Frank Truhn, Telocaset; W. N. Yost,
Boise; W. E. Haynes , Union; Leo A.
Blevins, Cove: Wm. Hartford, Port
land; H. G. Barnes, Milton; Harry
Huber, Milton; L. B. Carter, Cove- W.
H. Gess, Boise, and J. F, Revnolds of
Kearney, Neb., are among those who
are stopping at the Folew
C. A. Ray, Elgin; C. Rupell, Walla
Walla; E . V. Stingle, Pendleton;
Chris Staokland. Cove; A. H. Bridwell,
Spokane; L. F. Morley and wife. Wal
lowa; P. A. Johnson, Si'ottville. Mich.; j
Jas. P. Walsh, St. Louis; L. M. John-!
son, Lostine; and Thos A. Adams of
Joseph, are among those who stopped
at the "Savoy last night.
Erhart Knantz, of North Powder,
was in La Grande yesterday.
Chas. B. Morris, of Baker is trans
acting business here today.
Lee M. Graff og Ukiah, was in La
Grande yesterday on business.
John Ryan of Beech Creek is here
today on business.
take no other.
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Bright Finiih
THERE is al
ways a fchatm
and individuality
about the old
spoons which the
early makers forg- j
ed and wrought
by hand. Abso- j
lutely plain, bright
polished silver
ware is always
rich and impress
sive and in our
Mothers Pattern ,
we have given this
look of chasteness ,
and dignity which j
the hand wrought ,
spoon had. De- j
signed from a very !
old pattern it is a '
perfect reproduc- i
tion of the style '
our forefathers !
used and loved ;
so well, and
meets the de
mand in every i
way for a plain, .
bright finished 1
Colonial pattern.
Mde in Sterling Silver only, and stamped with
the Trade Mark : Lion, Anchor and letter (6
Low Round Trip from i
La Grande to Portland
On Account of World's Conference from
June 29 to July 6
Inquire for Particulars of
J. H, KEENEY
Local Agent for O.-W. R. & N.
If-? '
W1" '
Saving Prices on New
Dry Goods
None Reserved-All Must Go
..15c
20c Turkish Towels for .. .
75c to $1.00 Linen Bath Towels for .J...;........ 48c
15c Turkish Towels for ' " "
12 l-2c yard wide Percales for ... 8c yd
10c percales, 32 inches wide, now
10c Dross Ginghanls for. ............7c yd.
Xotice to Auto Owners.
All nuto owners who wish to enter
livery service from the city to chau
tauqua grounds, should apply to trans
portation committee, John Collier, A.
W. Nelson and Wm. Miller.
Tnn 110
Which insures quality and purity of design
Soldby
SEIGRIST & CO.
20c Kiinona Crepes for 12 l-2g
2-lc and 30c White Waistinga, now 17cyd;
'-0c to 7-'c T)ress Silks for ,..;.. 45cyd
$3,25 Imported Waist Patterns, now .....-.$2
$2.75 Imported Waist Patterns, now $1
Bargains Like Above in Every Department.
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