wE JUST RECEIV
MONOPOLE
CANNED GOODS
AND VEGETABLES
ED ONE CAR
Monopoie
Are very particul
Well we feel highly complimented Messrs Wadhams and Kerr Bros., who
are the exclusive owners of the Celebrated
Monopoie Fruits and Vegetables
With your next
Order
Try a can
Monopoie
Asparagus
about their "MONOPOT P n till fllwAVa tIT-nfnv n !.. I 1 :.. .... K !.. I
lhaii !l llil rvf nrrrln A 1 . ... O
" . AB resuit we nave bought m0ro of the MONOPOLE goods than any othor
- """" wegon. we nave always tried to pleato our customers, and have looked
..u.HuJ u.a Mu.ior moDest goods, until today we are recognized as the finest grocer
imuioiuu. ynne we teel complimented at such a recognition, we must in
justice have ttie credit placed where it belongs that is to the
Monopoie Line of Goods
Monopoie
Petete Peas
Are better than the impored
le
NOTICE
To the Ladies who are on commit
tees for lodge or church iccials, we
will take pleasure in donating to
them any Fruits or Vegetables un
der the MONOPOLE Brand for their
banquets.
5 WHEN Vhll SEE THE NAME 2
MONOPOLE
One Car
Monopoie
tat;
Standard
Qrocery
One Car
Monopoie
at
Standard
Grocery
3 WE CONTRACTED FOR OUR
Remember It Means the
I BEST OF EVER!
I r3
TO EAT
i Monopoie Goods
ZZZ Several months .iro. You know all canned
ZS Roods advanced about double. Therelore wc
take pleasure in announcing that we can
3 now sell you the Hest Goods for what you
will have to pay others lor cheaper good?.
t . i
OUR STOCK OF
mm
I Monopoie
Is New
If any Com-
plaint we
Cheerfully y
Refund
Money
d
V
One Car
Monopoie
at
Standard
Qrocery
This space is too small to tell you a I) out
all the good things under the
Monopoie Brand
OUR WORD CANNOT
EXPRESS
How Qood
MONOPOLE
Sliced
Peaches
Are
STANDARD GROCERY CO.
Phone, Main 961
Pendleton's Finest Grocers
214-216 Court St.
WE ARE STILL SELLING LOTS OF COFFEE
One Car
Monopoie
at
Standard
Grocery
One Car
Monopoie
at
Sutiulard
Grocery
Monopoie
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, reports of the
ft t Panama
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wiir ti,, ,
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railway, 47 miles In len&tn, connect
ing thu Pacific port of Panama with
the Atlantic port of Colon.
Colon, or Aspluwall, as It is some
times called, has a population of
about 3,000 persons. The city of Pan
ama has a population of about 25,000.
It waB founded In 1519, burned Jn
1671, and rebuilt In 173, while Co on
Is of much more recent date, having
been founded In 1855.
The population, which, as already
Indicated, amounts In number to
about 300,000, Is composed of various
elements Spanish, Indian, Negro and
a limited number of persons from the
European countries and the United
States, especially those-engaged in
commerce and transportation and the
operation of the Panama railway. A
considerable, number of the popula
tion Is composed of persons brougnt
i.ihmn. no lahnrftrn fnr the
construction of the canal, and of tlieir
descendants. Since tho abolition of;
slavery In Jamaica a considerable
number or blacks and mulattoes have (
cottio tia lathmim as small deal-1
ers and farmers, and in some villages
on too Atlantic siue uiuy ie
be in the majority, and as a result,
tho English lan&usee Is much In use.l
especially on the Atlantic side. Some
of the uatlve population have retain
ed their customs, speech and physical
type, especially those in the western
part of the province, and claim to be
descendants of tho natives found In
that section by the Spaniards when
they dlscoveied and conquered the
country-
Of the commerce of Panama the
United States supplies a larger share
than any other country. The Import
ations at the port of Colon during the
fiscal year ended June 20. 1003, as
shown by the report ol tho United
States consul, amounted to $952,684,
of which C14,179 was from the Unit
ed States, $119,086 from France, 118,
322 from England, $76,386 from tier
many. The figures of the fiscal year
1903 suow a considerable increase
from those of 1902, In which the value
of the imports at Colon were $776,345.
Of the $614,179 Imports from the
United States at Colon In 1903, $200,
744 was dry goods, $189,333 provis
ions, $59,890 coal, $38,642 lumber,
tin ton llauors and
$3l!940 hardware. The value of the
Importations from the United 8tates
In 1903 exceeded those of 1902 by
ohmit 11C0.000. The exports to the
United States from Colon In 1903
amounted to $173,370, of which $75,
432 was bananas, $54,960 cocoanuts,
$12,472 turtle shells, $9,400 ivory
nuts, $6,460 bides and $5,924 coffee.
From the port of Panama the 'X
ports to the United States In the fl
cal year 1903 amounted to $193,342,
of which $56,767 was bides, $49,974
India rubber, $27,805 cocobolo nuls,
$16,598 Ivory nuts, $13,372 deer skins,
and $6,908 coffee. The consul at
Panama states that the Imported ar
tlcles come mostly from Knglanu,
Germany, France, Italy and the Unit
ed States, but gives no statistics of
the Imports.
Panarau Is connected with Kan
FrancUco by a weekly steamer sched
ule operated by the Pacific Mall
Steamship company, and with Valpa
raiso by a weekly steamer schedule
operated by the Pacific Steam Navi
gation company and South American
Steamship company. The time for
pasenger trains over the 47 miles of
railway Is three hours.
From Panama there Is ono cable
line north to American ports and one
to the south. The actual time con
sumed In communicating with the
United States and receiving an an
swer is stated by the consul to be
usually about four hours. There also
are cable lines from Colon to the
United States and Europe.
The money of the cou.ntry Is sliver,
the rate of exchange having averaged
during the past year about 150 per
cent. k
NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT. The water will be xoM for $10 an
inch, or $1(1 for inch slmre In the
Idaho Tract, Consisting of 7,840 Acrtt company ti nther words, u man who
to Dc Reclaimed. , takes up ICO acres of Inml can procure
With the nceptanre by thu slate ?,'M"L",,','fti,Bhiw,".,,f" oforwfttcr
u i . .t. 'r $1,600, Of this amount 25 per
engineer on November 30 of ''. (eut is to bo paid cash down and tho
maps, plans and specifications of the balance In ten yearly Installments.
Smith's Creek Reservoir, I-aui! anil I The promoters of thu rompany aro
water company, the way was cleared , "nxlous to havo a wagon road built
for the consummation of a compact J ft" ft
and practical Irrigation projivt by fn,.H w nain t bo' built. This, It
which water will be conducted upou.lH asserted, would form the only link
tern ,.r..u ,.t uu ..rii.,.ii.. inn.t nu now inistilnj? in a uoocl wskoii road bo-
can be found In trwi state, says tliu !tw'''n Holse and Atlanta.
Uolso Statesman, I
The plan is to divert tho waters of I .
Fall m.ik and Trinity lakes into ourla u reopie.
Smith's creek and construct a reser- Hergt. C ( lluuiiiiel of tho 26th
voir 5,100 nern feet in extent on the United Slates Coast Artillery writes
northeast corner of Smith's prulrie on from Fort Flagler, Wash. THIII Is
section 7, townslilp t norm, rungo S doing very Him work among tho neo-
east. pie here. I know of twenty uorsons
A canal four miles and a half long hem who were cured of the Drink
will cut across tho prairie In a south-.Habit. I tako pleasure lu recommend-
westerly direction to tho south llnoof.Ing It as a cum , (or tho Uquor and
soctlou 30, township 2 north, rungo 7 Tobacco Habit. V, '
east.
Eighteen
families will winter on
Smith's prairie and a number will go
into the district In the spring. Con
siderable land Is open for entry on
tbe tract. Theru is no snow on tho
ground up theru at present and the
laud can be viewed without discomfort.
Mrs. Stubb John, I don't bellovo
the man you gavo thu dime to Is really
blind. Mr. Stubb Why nqt, y
dear? Mrs. Stubb I heard him.
whisper to his partner that he was go
ing down tho street to get an cr
opener Chicago Dally Neir,