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There iw no authentic report of
Harrim ii"’’ 21 h o u r in s p e c tio n o f
Central Oregon. Central Oregon to
an Empire, uusn. Development*
■ •r« City «file«»»
OFFICIAL. PAFBR OF »MISB4S «B there since the Harriman pronto«
of two year* ago, are beyond the
MOHO, OHIOOS.
comprehenaiou of any thrifty jour
D. C. I bxlawd a S ow .......... E ditor * nalist in the Webfoot metrojiolis;
C. L. I rklakd , M anager .
and whether Mr. Harriman w ish «
the information or not, we aseert,
good for advertising ratee.
without fear ol sucoeeaful contra
diction, that no one railroad, with
FR ID A Y .................... ^ P 1 6’ 1907 a single track, will l>e sufficient to
handle the business of that regiou
T e P e tr* « « • « * C erreepo nd enfo.
This Is where Portland acts the fool
Don’t tend u , fot free publication any by dot waking up and doing some
thing of an advertUIng character.
thing liesidee dabble in an over
A ll local» w ill be run till ordered out,
stocked
real estate market
unless olherwi»e specified.
O b se r v e r .
Miss Julia Wood* to at home, on
a visit from Umatilla county.
Mr Manning ha* billed Moro ex
quisitely for the play* next week.
C P Ragsdale is contemplating a
transfer of hi* business to Wallowa
county.
Robert Brash will exhibit some
Moro spuds at the district fair in
I)a ll« city.
Hugh Shull ha* 12 team* hauling
his wheat to the Kent warehouse,
2000 sack* daily.
for c o m b in e d h a rv e s te rs 1 2 .5 0
B F Shull beat the record last
week one day, thrashing 1,216 *ks.
with his 28-48 machine.
B la c k oil p e r c a s e 2 .3 0
Don’t ask u» to »end you name» and ad-
jress o f corresiondents. That Is a prh at*
matter between them and us.
Copy for ad», change», etc., m ust be in
the office before 2 o’ clock p .m .W e d n e » -
lay to Insure proper care and attention.
About one third of the area of the
United Slate* is grazing laud, and
the government is impressed with
the importance of making these
D on't »end us articles o a jw lW c s , te m vast ranges productive of sufficient
perance or religion
Discussion of such
,opic. only lead» to violent and wbuslye forage to meet all demands of the
grtat live stock industry. There
language in the end.
Avoid personalities. Com pliments deli are now over 400,000,000 acres use-
cately given are a lt » .) , acceptable, but
lul for pasturing, but unless some
even they mukt not be overdone, aa the
charge of indncerltv is apt to follow a plan of reseeding is devise^, cattle
shower of pretty nothing» »pread broad
ratomg will not long be profitable.
caat
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The department .of agriculture has
The Observer has l*en retahltohid
nearlv 21 years, and It ha» w m r yl>»crl- Started a seriesof experiments with
S X who have reeelved It regu l.Tlv for
cultivated grass«, and will make
more than h alf a .cortr o f w a re .
M a n y,
o f these object to having the Old Reliable studies of range improvement, and
discontinued at the time of eapiranon ol ascertain how cattle and sheep may
th eir snbscylptlon», and lor their benefit, •»
tie handled so as to reduce the waste
for other reason», we discontinue Subscrip
tion» only when notified to do »o, except due to herding and trampling.
bv agreement made at the lim e the ac
count 1» opened, when it 1» noted upon
the calendar to be discontinued promptly
at the tim e specified. A ll persons paying
In advarce at the lim e of rubsyibing, will
have the benefit of the $2 60 rale tor two
year», or the $6 00 rat* lor five years. V\ e
send T h e Observer to any responsible per
son who orders it, though they may not
send the money with the order, with the
understanding in si they are to pay 12H
cents per m onth lor It, until such time
they may wish to take advantage of the
above Ul«eral discount*. From this date
we are prepared to discout t rate» to all
leading Weeklies and Magazine» puhll .bed
In the United State«, to any prepaid reader
ol T h e Old Reliable Observer. Cotne with
the money— as that is Indlspenalb»*.
Roy Axtell is refitting Cris An-
dersons home in Moro, which Mr A
will move into next week.
After 27 months r«idence in Ari
zona, Mr and Mrs Hollenbeck are
here on a visit. Mrs II has fully
recovered her health.
Robert Belshee was suddenly
stricken with a very serious illness
Saturday night, demanding heroic
treatment by Dr Goffin, but to now
considered out of danger.
Writing on the 5th day after the
operation upon his daughter, Mrs
Nichols, at the D a li« hospital Rev
Adams ex presses’hope that she may
now recover.
The lumber trust wiU be the next
Grandpa Thompson came over
foe with which the Presideut will from Trout Lake this week on
wage a campaign to prevent combi
hurried business trip. That place
nations iu restraint of trade in the
seems well suited to grandma, who
lumber industry.
appear* to be bidding her pain*
Wyoming and the Dakotas are adieu. '
m
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filling up with coal this fall. Expe
rience taught those people a lesson
last winter.
S o t« o í O x o g o a G eais»
Preparatory I«» their invasion of
America, Japanese womeu are learu U K A IK K »T A T K U K *«*
ing to play bridge whtof.
Roy H ill, near the Dalles raised
10
Car loads, 20,000 watermelons on
Mouutaineer Jim Tompkins says
35 acres this year, lie intends to
the snows of 1906-Q7 were uot a
marker to what in coming to Otegon increase his acreage next year.
next winter.
Children in Hubbard and vicini
ty are making wages gathering ever
. Harriman didn’t visit Central Or green blackberries, of which there
egon, and the surprising ignorance are large quantities in that region.
of his repoiters is almost euough to
The Lebanon paper mill to bav
vex the saints.
ing a big wood conveyor built from
A dozen sassy car conductors in the canal flume to the mill, 270 ft
Portland were dismissed Saturday long, 50 feet high, to hold 20,000
for insulting passengers. They’ll cords of pulp wood.
never learn the art of politeness,
however.
A farmer near Pendleton gathers
2000 bushels of plums this year
from two acres of bushe*. Every
Io the recent Philippines elections bush in the patch grew from root*
Aguinaldo received one vote. Now or cuttings brought from Missouri
where are the men who used to re
years ago.
gard him as the George Washington
Off a 6-acre alfalfa field on the
of the Philippines!
Warm springs reserve 35 tons of
hay was harvested this season in
Eight battle alii pa tuweptbled st
the
first two crops. Another crop
r the Provincetown celebeatiou. Pas
will
be harvested increasing the
"•sengers otrthe Mayflower never wit
nessed suk’h a scene ss that, but yield to probably 48 tons worth 110
per ton.
they brought over the genu.
Michigan is looking into plans to
reforest iteelf. If it had applied the
principle« of forestry long ago it
would noWbe Immensely lieller off.
and not be driven to make a rear
guard fight to ssve its remaining
timber resources
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Just to stand on the streets of the
Dalles, says the Chronicle, and
watch load after load of fruit bro’t
into the city, and then visit the
packing houses and cannery and
see the force preparing them for
shipment, ought to make one glad
they are living in *uch a prolific
country,'
Domestic electric d c v ic « include
14 for heating, aud 25 for power.
Bat a demonstration that the dish
washer to a success to of more eon
oern than the action of the self op
erating piano, or the automatic
billiard cue chalker.
PUSH O REG O N TO T H E F R O N T
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On April 29 last, The Oregonian
published a special industrial edi
tion, devoted exclusively to the ex
ploitation of Oregon. It probably
contained more special and miscel
laneous information about Oregon
than any one publication that has
ever been issued. It is peculiarly
useful and valuable to the home-
seeker, because it g iu s the latest
and most reliable information about
so many different subjects that the
homeseekr is naturally interested in
Almost every department of indus
try is specialized, and both descrip
tive and statistical information of a
highly valuable character is given
extensively aud in entertaining
form.
Residents of Oregon who know it*
advantages ae compared with the
congested and depleted east, and
who still have friends back there
whom they woukl like to see here
enjoying the good things of this fa
vored state, can aid in a splendid
work now without cost and very
little effort. IPyou think your friend
would be interested in knowing
more about Oregon and might
eventually become a valuable citi
zen, send his name and address to
the general passenger agent of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Co
and a copy of this special edition,
wi£h. a coTnplete summary of the
several subjects treated, carefully
indexed, will be mailed to him
promptly. In this manner you may
lie the means not only of doing
your friend a good turn, but of
helping to stimulate the growth and
prosperity of Oregon.
A Polk county man has a tree
Do n’t forget that commencing
raised from an apricot seed, but far
September
1st,and continuing daily
from resembling an apricot. The
fruit could be lietter mistaken for for two months, tickets will be on
some »qiecies of large plum. The sale at nearly every railroad station
tree has l»een in bearing three years in the east, to all points in Oregon,
and wui loaded this year with a and the Northw«t, at what has
huge, mottled fruit of a very pleas come to be popularly known as
Colonist R at«. These rat« are the
The Pacific ooeau to logically one ing flavor.
cheapest
general longdistance rates
of the p la c« where a powerful fleet
A Wallowa woman found three ever established, and enable one to
of the United Btatre should be sta
peculiar looking stone* in the craw reach Oregon from any part of the
tioned, on general international
of a young chicken she was dress United States at but a trifle more
principles, so there can be no doubt
ing. They looked *o much like -tham one cent a mile. They are the
that our navy will be properly rep-
opals that she sent one of them to grestest incentive to colonization
resented here without delay, no
Chicago to have it p '»li-h ed , w h ic l^ end progressive home building of
matter what the jin g o « of Japan
proved it to be a \ery fine cla-'s o? ui y known agency. And if the
have to say about it.
opal, and she will have it set in a restless, dissatisfied resident of the
ring .
» t east to made to knfyw before-hand
<*
North Carolina* fight with the
What
other
country
under
the the advantages he can enjoy here,
Southern Ry. Company, over the
new rate law, was transferred to sun, says a Burns paper, could pro the problem is solved, and the star
New York when tretimony was duce tomatoes, corn, string beans, of empire will continue to move
heard before a master io chancery cucumbers, etc., in defiance of the steadily westward.
Now is the time to spread the
there, appointed by Judge Pritch frost? As a former Oklahoma man
ard, to determine the issuance of a remarked the other day, “ope could gospel of Oregon, so that it may he
beard and heeded by the time the
permanent injonction, the tempora- grow water melons in a snow bank, rates go into effect. Send one name,
one being held in abeyance by in the Harney country!’’ Blest if or two, or a dozen, and yon will be
agreement, the railroad conforming we don’t believe it.
exerting a worthy influence toward
to the law pending a decision by
Wm Clark, living near Ferndale, the upbuilding of our state. Send
them to your nearest O. R. and N.
the U. 8. Supreme court
Umatilla county, refused 116,000 Co. agent, or to
last spring for 28 acre* of garden
W m . M c M urray ,
There baa been such a rush of land. This to about $600 per acre,
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Or
oomplaints to the Job Printer of the and Mr Clarks refusal to-eell to not
post office department over the non surprising, when it is known that
delivery of work taken in by post he nets 1500 per acre from a five
H e a lth In th e C a n a l Z e n s .
masters that P. M. Gen. Meyers had acre ¡»alchof onions, and get* near
The high wages paid make it a mighty
to frame up a letter explaining why ly as much more from hi* potato temptation to oar young artisans to Join
the delays occurred. He blames crop.
the fore« qf skilled workmen nesdsd to
.
oongresa for not providing the nec-
oonatruct tbs Panama canal. M any are
Thirty
day*
ago
the
owner
of
a
restrained, however, by the fm ro f fever
«■ary funds for the freight. It is
a dirty piece of low down business, half-acre of heavily loaded Yaki and m alaria. I t is the knowing o n « —
Mr. Postmaster General, and you ma pear trees was offered $2,000 for those having need Eleetrie Bitters, who
go there without ibis fear, wall knowing
should cut it out, and have yonr the crop, which he refused. He ha* they are safe from malar loos influences
department attend to its own legit- since sold it to eastern buyers for with Electric Itinera on hand. Cores
mate business, instead of lending $3,500. They are the Buerra d’Anjou blood poison too, billioosnass, weskneaa,
I t * tn te rfe y o c e in the affair* of variety, and 54 trees filled $1,000 and *11 stomach, liver and kidney troub
les. Guaranteed by Moro Phare»acj.SOc
I mxm worth $o.50 each.
eonotry tows job piInteia
‘
B usiness colleg E
Harness - Harvest Dry Goods
Department
Supplies
We are going to show the’largest
and best assorted stock of Dress
Goods and Fancy Dry Goods that has
ever been shown iu the county.
D o u b le p e g g e d e n d le ss b e lts
C a s to r m a c h in e
oil, lig h t
T E N T H A N D M O R R IS O N S T R E E T S . P O R T L A N D , O R E G O N
A . P . A R M S T R O N O . L L . * - R rincifal
or
h e a v y , p e r c a se 3 .2 5 .
Bducatee for auccea» in a abort time and at small expense, and sends each stu
dent to a position aa noon aa competent. Quality is our motto, and reputation for
thorough work brings ua over 100 calls per month for office help. Individual in.
strnction insflrea rapid progress. W e teach the loose leaf, the card index, the
voucher and other modern method« of bookkeeping. Chartier la our shorthand,
easy, rapid, legible^ Beautiful catalogue, business forma and penmanship f r e e -
writ« today. Reference»: any merchant, any Lank, any newspaper in Portland.
W e a re leaders in Q u a litie s
Implements
an d in L o w Price.
We are now daily receiving our
T e n p o u n d p a il h a rd oil 1 .7 5 new stock of outing flannels, cotton
blankets, flannelettes, shirtiug, prin ts/
C h in a a n d d is h w are, te n dif and ginghams.
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fe re n t p a tte r n s , a n y k in d ; s a m
p le s o n d is p la y .
T T o v t r e
of all kinds.
D ealer in W agons, P low s, D rills ,
B uggies, O ils o f a ll s o rts .
A g e n cy fo r B est H a rv e s te r and
H odge H e a d e r E x tra s .
S c h a n d o n e y P a te n t D ra ft H itc h
E q u a liz e r fo r a n y c o m b in e .
Splendid assortment of comfort
outing flannel, 16 yards for $1.00
15 pieces white and cream outing
10 cents per yard. '
C o m e to u s fo r p rices.
f o x
2 3 x x e lx x e e s ,
Wasco Implement House, Chas. Goiiiher,
M c C o y ■ A t w o o d C o ., W a s c o
T
1.1. Girin (1.
Pa’a Prayara.
Once upon a time slelneaa came to
the fam ily o f the poorly paid pastor of
¡la te
z co untry church. I t was winter, and
the paStor was In financial straits. A
number o f bis flock decided to meet a t
M o ro a n d O r« « « V a lle y .
hts bouse and offer prayer* fo r the
speedy recovery of the sick 0 0 « and
Reoeives Deposits, Sell exohange,
for m aterial blessing» upon the pas
tor’s fam ily. W h ile one of the deacon* and do a General Banking businere.
was offering a fervent prayer for bless
ings upon the imator’s household there
was a loud knock a t the door. When
the door was opened a stout farm er
boy was seen wrapped up comfort
ably.
“ W lia t do you want, bey?” asked one
•»•ratal ersSIls
of the elders.
«urrret
“ I ’ve brought pa’s prayers,’’ replied
the hoy.
“Brought pa’s prayers? W h a t da
you mean 7“
“Yep, brought his prayers, an' they’re
oat In the wagon. Just help ms an*
Five room house, and two lots,
we’ll get ’em In."
Investigation disclosed the fact that 60x100 each, in Moro. Has Veil
“pa’s prayers’’ consisted of potatoes, water, with pump in the house.
flour, bacon, cornmeal, turnips, apples, Two poultry hous«, with park
warm clothing and a lot of Jellies for netting. For particulars inquire of
the sick ones. T he prayer meeting ad
J. M. D uramoo ,
journed In short order.—Youth’s Com 272]
Moro, Or
panion.
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EXtras
and
Office Supplies.
THE
L E A D IN G
B U S IN E S S
proprietor.
C O LLEG E
KLKM H U IW 1 N O . P O R T L A N O , O K K U O N , . y
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TOO GOOD FOR YOU
O u r, I . MW of the t«n la rg e .t h u .ln c u colleif«« la the United Bt»lo».
F.nrollm rat pawt y r .r , tMet pttpll»
B«tntpment. 4 l&^AIO
braiiualc» »r< »11 employed.
Ptared U t p u p il, in lu liio a U v c pOMition. during paat T«»r, W ill pletc vou when competent
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N. P. Hansen, Manager at Moro
For Sale.
Leah Cushman entertained her
young frienda at her aunt MoDanels
Wednesday afternoon with a pi
a n t party.
L e a h re tu rn s to her
home in Portland next week. She
saya “there are no friends like the
old friends.”
A H u m a n s A p peal.
U D W illiam s, a humane citixen of 107
West Main st, Richmond, In d , says,’” 1
appeal to all persona with weak lungs to
take D r R in g ’s New Discovery, tbs only
remedy that helped me and fully come*
up to the proprietors recommendation."
I t saves more lives than all other throat
and lung remedies pat together. Used as
a cough and cold cure the world over.
Cures asthma, bronchitis, croup, whoop
ing cough, quinsy, hoarseness, sad phth
isic, stops hemorrhages of the lungs and
builds them (up. Guaanteed at the Moro
Pharmacy. Price 60c and $1.00. T rial
bottle free. »
T he D a L les I ron W orks
J. B.
K ir k ,
List, S tnjel it Stolen.
Special attention given to farm machine repairing
Quick and reliable work guaranteed.
Prices always reasonable; phone at sbo^ and bouse
W e carry a surprisingly large
and co m p lete stock of office
su p p lies.
Agent
' In k s fo r Copying,
T y p e w r itin g , and
B o o k-keep in g .
fo r
ALAM O
th e
G a s o lin e
E n g in e
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Write for terms and pricca.-
A guaranteed engine, usee any kind of vapor fuel
L e tte r and B ill Files,
and F ilin g Cases.
lest Hirses-Rewird
S tra y e d fro m tho p a s tu re of C D
O’Leary, east of Ruth
brown gelding, 3 year* old, branded
U on one shoulder. Also, one bey
3 y«ar old, branded ^quarter-circle
box brand on left stifle. Both ani
mals heavy square build.
Were last seen at Rutledge. Suit
able reward will be paid for any*in
formation that will lead to the re
covery of eaid animals. Address
C . D . O’L baby , or
W. F. W xkjakd ,
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Grass Vallsy, Or
P ro p r ie to r .
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Look here for th e n ext
th in g you are n eeding.
fa in tin g ,
Observer^ Book Store,
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Moro, Oregon.
Both in Workmanship and Price
Ja m e s ö te w a rt
Stock Inspector
Sherman County,
Oregon.
Addreax: M ORO. OREG O N.
Office at Furniture Store.
I F . R. A X T E L L , M O RO , O R
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in
i n
r m
i i i , n
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Vinton Hotel
A bright bay mare, weight about
800 lbe, star In forehead, branded
on the left shoulder with s d«ign
G RA SS VALLEY, O R E .
similar to the keystone of an arch.
A reward will be paid for informa
N e w E n t ir e ly .
tion that will lead to her reoovery
or return to Rohr Villa. When last
seen had a halter bead-stall on and C o n v i e n t t o B u s in e s s
was feeding pn the brak« of D m
M o re B a p tis t C hureh
C hut« river. For particulars ad
PR IC ES R E A SO N A B L E
dress
M .T. N olam ,
The DalJm^Or.
Regular prayer meeting Wednre 270]
Conducted on Beet Principles
day afternoon, at 3 o’clock. Every
body invited.
CananaerrlaI Trail« *«llrlle*
The Local Qhateltaa»
i i n r» n
n i ,n m
rm » n r
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W oros B arb er S hop
P o r c e la in B a th T u b a .
Lvir]thing first Class and Up to date.
Agent for the Best Steam Laundry
Shop in Brick Building next Observer Office
E D G A R L E W I S , P r o p r ie to r .
/W O f? O
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O /? H G O A Z .
Lumber to il fir Sale.
M oi
’ re e b y te rta r
ire h .
In oonsequenoe of ill health I
am obliged to offer for sale or trade
Services in Moro Pre-byterton my lumber and wood business in
church next Sunday, Morning and K ent Will trade for stock or a
evening.
farm. For particulars address
J. H. B ottcmillbr ,
Mid-week prayer meeting Wedn
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Kent, Or
esday evening at 8.00.
You will be welcome at any or
all of these services.
“I was glad when they said unto
Are guaranteed. You can have
me, “ I^et us go up to the House of
BVV., them by writing, or calling at my
the Lord.”
A. J. A dams , Pastor,
? r r ireaidenoe at Dem o« springs, 0her-
man oounty, Oregon.
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A lvx . Huirraa, Agent
F U R N IT U R E
Practical Watchmaker
and Jeweler.
Particular Attention Given to
Optical Work
THE DALLES,
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-
OREGON
Fhallamont Liner] Co.
Visci, Output.
Harleigh Glass, Proprietor.
Every kind of rig to order,
and all orders prompt and aatia»
factory at reasonable prio«.
Farmers foams fed as well as
they are fed at borne, if not better.
Telephone at our expense.
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G ra ss
UNDERTAKING
My Motto to
Q uick Hale« and
Hm all Profit«.
Vitkin' Cuts
F. 111. Clarke
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L iv e and I jet Live.
Cull and E x a m in e
M y Stock of
FVRNTTO RK
and
H ID E L IN E S
liefore buying
I i Buj, Sell er ticbaage O. W . AX TE LL
Any person or persons having
Moro
hors«, cattle, b oas«, lots or house
hold goods for sale, exohange, or
parti« deairing to buy such prop
erty, will find T hr O bsbrvrr a
good medium for advertising and
securing a customer. Try
T hr O bsrrvrr , Moro, Or
* O regon.
V a lie v ,
X la » n u ia c (M r e
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C»e«-p I n
M l H 'k
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H arness S addles H alters
Repairing Solicited.
.
All Work Guaranteed.
M OHO, OREGON.
L IV E R Y , F E E D A N D S A L E S T A B L E S .
J. M. DUNAHOO, Proprietor and Manager.
Telephone from The Dalle» or any Sherman conut, point» «t our expenee.
tb-rvioe
fnruiHhed to or from Mnro to eny pointe.
OUR M O T T O
Witches Repiriig, etc.
snd yonr watohea, jewelry, etc.,
ng repein, to ma, and I will
goaranfoa perfect satisfaction. Wpn
Rudolf is my agent in z Moro, at
w h o« plaw of business any artiole
may ba left to ba forwarded, and
who will return the « m a to you In
od shape.
O. M. H baoook ,
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LaGranda, Or
O re a so n
0 . g. U lia s in g e r
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“ Pl«x»e the public.“
EVERYTHING NEW AND UP-TO-DATE,
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r a y
Express snd Freight
Always Remember the Full Name
axative R ro m o Q u in in e
Delivered to any Part of the City
Before coming to the city to trade read
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