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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1909)
EVENING ORSKRVKR. I,A ftllAXBE. OnF.GON. FRIDAY, MARCII 5, ltf. PAGE TiniEB. EIGHT PACKS. ? r a4tw"'"" 1 mod MILLINERY Mtxterafejr. Prced Rats and Ruching ' C.n.WELLrUIN & CO. ADAMS AVENUE , , a good Record. We have conducted a laundry business in La Grande for many years. There must be su reason. A trial order will explain the mystery. ' A. B G. Laundry PHONE MAIN 7 i BURGER and SEVERSON La Grande, Ore. Phone Main 91 Real Estate and Loans, Fire and Life Insurance. COLLECTING AGENCY N.B. Long Distance Col lectioi a Specialty OVER tlEWUN DRUG CO. I It Saved Ills Ijrg. "AH thought I'd lose my leg," writes J. A. Swenson, Watertown, WU. "Ten years of eczema, that 15 doctors could not cure, had at last laid me up. Then Bucklsn's Arnica SaWe cured II sound and well." Infallible for skr eruptions, eczema, salt rheum, bolls, feve rsores, burns, scalds, cuts and piles. 25c at Newlln Drug Co.'s. JBW WWW Wll fcCftf iS 4. BUSINESS COLLEGE WASHINGTON ANO TENTH 9TS. PORTLAND. ORCOON WRITE FOR CATALOG 7 hs School that Plans You in a Good Poituin I Merchants! Save j $10,000 J In 1907 the Merchants n I of Oregon saved over $10,000 by carrying a part or weir insurance in weir own company, the Oregon Merchants Mututl Fire As surance Association, of i Dayton, Oregon. In 1908 2 they will save $15,000. During the same period their neighbors were hand- f i enn nnn : T profits to outside companies In the Oregon Merchants Mutual you get: f $ INSURANCE AT COST t t A LIMIT TO YOUR LIABIL- f 1 ITIES t PROMP TSETTLEMEUT OF I LOSSES 2 2 i While You Wait t The best equipped shoe t repairing establishment I in Eastern Oregon. The X i r-M . u- j oniy r lemming shlb $ etrpfrhp.r in Union coun- 2 T wv. w w ... ; ty.'Same old stand-the rawr)ri K .(II n. .r. R. Plant ' Quick Transfer For Rapid Delivery Seivice Call Up WILLCOCK BROS. 7 1 We are in position to do any kind of transferring. Give us a trial order. Calls answered day or. night. 'Phones: Day, Red 761. Night, Black 1271. PASTIME THEATRE i 7. IV. OLIVER, Agent IF YOU'VE GOT a little more money .than you need for every-day uses, that! liable to find it way to Wall Street some tiiwe "ilr goodness sake in- vest 1 5 cent of it in the March EVERYBODY'S and find out how much chance you've got in, the big fellows' game." Your 15 cents will pay you back in t y FKRRIX & FKENC1I. Proprietors and Mauatrors. PROGRAM:'- Change Tonight. Vaudeville fr Angolo De Dotnlnicls, high note specialist. (h) Cavatina from Roberts' II Diavolo. by G. Meneber. (b) Ave Maria, Cavilleria Rus- tiiana. by Mascasrnl. (c) Waltz Carlsslma, by Ar- thur Penn. "The Great Norman" on his rolling globe. "The Dancing Richards," the clever heel and toe tappers. Wm REMAINS AFTER ,.' ,.' flfiy YEARS lil(E BURIAL J. L. Woodell has - returned from Wapello county. Iowa, where he has been for the past two and half month. This Is' Mr.' WoodoWs first vinlt to his old home since leaving for the west to April, 1862. Of course, he was greatly pleased to again see the home of his .boyhood and once more lowing entract from the Ottumwa Courier will give our readers a full and complete account of the remark able " occurrence': "In the dlHinternient and reburial of the remains of Mrs. Mary Woodell, at Bladrnsburg Monday, a strange case of preservation was presented. The LOW see the familiar scenes and meet his hair of the deceased, who was burled early acquaintances. His Teal purpose, 52 years ago, was found to be Just as however, In making his trip, was not upon the day she was placed In the so much for the pleasure of the visit, casket. The bone comb, which ladles but principally to see that his moth- at that time used to fasten their hair, er's remains were properly re-lnterredwas in a Terfect state of preservation, in the Bladensburg cemetery. The The hair was in no way , disarranged, disinterment was made necessary from and looked as If dressed but yeterday. the fact that at the time of the burial The balance of the remains had suf more than 50 years ago, there was fered the effects of the long time In then no regular cemetery near and terred and little but the bare skeleton the Interment was made ort the WoQd- was left. The coffin, however, was ell homestead. Now that the thriving most remarkable In its state of preser little city of Bladensburg has grown vatlon. While the lid had suffered up near the family home, Mr. Wood- somewhat by its encasement In mother till thought best that the remains be earth and had broken Inward, the bot placed In a permanent cemetery In the torn and sides of the casket were as family lot. solid and strong as ever. No sign of When the grave was opened and the decay or age was visible In the wou 1, casket taken out, a most extraordinary which was of oak. The coffin had condition was found to exist. The fol- been made by a neighbor over half a .' century ago and when the disinter ment was being made, the coffin was too heavy to be removed from the earth, as a quantity of water had accumulated In It. The remains were transferred Into a zinc case made for the purpose and reburial was in the Bladensburg cemetery. , The removal of the remains of Mrs. Woodell takes one back over a period of more than SO years and brought to Wapello county, her son, who for half a century has been a resident of Ore gon and away from the place of his birth. James L. Wodell and J. A. Woodell of La Grande, Ore., first saw the light of day on the homestead, where at this time the disinterment took place. In 1862 the Woodell family left for Oregon where they have resided since, having won for themselves honored and respected places in the communities In which they have made their homes. ' At the timo of the death of Mis Woodell, there being no cemetery hi the township, the remains were in terred on the Wodell farm, where it was planned to make the cemetery. The son, James, arrived a few days ago from Oregon to have the remains properly Interred In the Bladensburg cemetery. At the reburial were pres ent three who were present at the original funeral service, the son, lames L. Woodell, L. D. Yeager, brother of the deceased, and his wife, Mrs. Yeager. Ottumwa Courier. RATES TO CO, Pictures Flossie's Birthday. Hypnotic Subject. " Left Out," io'oo-foot film. Change of program Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Matinees Monday and Wednts- day at 3 p. m. Saturday at 2:30 p. m. OREGON DAILY DURING MARCH and APRIL from all part3of the East vii UNION PAC1NC OREGON SHORT 1IME THE ORE'GOIM RAIL4HV1 & NSVI&ATJ0 S0imtRN PACIFIC $33. from Chicago $30.50 f-cm St. Louis $25. from Omaha $25 fro it Kansas Crly Correspondingly low from all other points. To the Public Write letters to everybody you know in the east and tell them about these low colonist rates. Send them litera ture about Oregon, or send their ad dresses to us and we will do it. In this way you can be a great help In the growth and progress of your state. You Can Prepay Fares for any one from any place If you want to. Deposit the necessary amount with our local atjent and he will tele graph ticket promptly. Inquire of Agents or write to , NVM. McMtTKRAY General Passenger Agent , The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co Southern Pacific Co. ( Lines in Oregon) Portland, Oregon 1,000 More. Under the new emergency tax law for the reapportionment of the state Wallowa's share Is raised 11000, and this county will have 10 send $10,327. 50 to Salem. Enterprise News-Record. Stiff Neck. -Stiff neck is caused by rheumatism of the muscles of the neck. It Is usu ally confined to one side, or to the back of the neck and one side. While It is often quite painful, quick relief may be had lay applying Chamber Iain's Liniment. Not one case of rheu matism In 10 requires Internal treat ment. When there Is no fever and no swelling as in muscular anil chronic rheumatism, Chamberlain's Liniment will accomplish more than any Inter nal treatment. For sale by all good dealers. Not ice. You will find a full line of the old reliable Singer and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines at Frank Harris' Art store. Machines sold on terms to suit. Payments received by Mr. Harris. -3tf A. H. STONE, Agent linger Company. X th e. All parties knowing themselves In debted to me, please call immediately and make settlement, as I am closing out my business. My new location with Carl Bros., next door to Newlln Drug Co. O. M. HE ACOCK. Ladles, the very latest thing ii belting and lace collar lust arrived At .. CTHX .X.XX..DV.XK CO. ... 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