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ITZ5IJ0 OCSEBTrn, LA GEAXDE, 0EIG05. TUESDAY, JOE 1, im
ric- i.
iimEimeF Kales
During the Season . 1909
via the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
OREGON SHORT LINE AND
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
." from
Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Walla "Walla
and all points on The 0. R. & N. line
. To OMAHA and Return . . . . V. , $60.00
To KANSAS CITY and Return . . . $60.00
j To ST. LOUIS and Return. ..... .$67.50
To CHICAGO and Return. .... . $72.50
Going transit limit 10 days from date of sale, final return limit
October 31. ' ' ' :'r '"' " V" ' "
On Sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12.
To Denver and Return .......... . $55.00
On Sale May 17; July 1; August 11.
These tickets present some very attractive features In the way
of stopover privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enabling pass-,
engers to make side trips to many Interesting points enroute.
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AMjUUUft UU-UtQ 4fc.4M ktttVUSU. WUWM AAA ""
slight advance over the rates quoted. , -
Full particulars, sleeping car reservations and tickets . will be
furnished by any 0. R. & N. leal agent, or '
WM. McMCKRA'T, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
WflOLRATES
! Oswald West has favored the Ob
server with a copy of a case before
the railroad commission of Oregon
relative to rates on wool In grease
In square bales compressed to not lesa
than 19 pounds per cubic foot, . In
car loads, minimum weight 30,000
pounds. The present rate of $1.75
per 100 pounds to Baltimore, Boston,
New York and Philadelphia from La
Grande is said by the petitioner to
be discriminatory and unjuest.
General Land OSkt, under provisions
01 'Act ot Congress approved Jua.
27, 1906(3 Stats., 517), we will oOer at
public sale, to the highest bidder, at
10 o'clock a. ci., on the 15th day of
June, 1909, at this oSce, the follow tag
escribed land:
SEViSEVi Sec. 8,SW?4 SV Sec. 9.
. 4 S., R. 25 E. W, M., aerial No. 17Sti
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file Jhelr claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
F. C. Bit AM WELL, Register.
COLON R. EBERHARD. Receiver.
, Rev. I. W. Williamson's Letter.
Rev. I. V. Williamson, Hunting
ton. V. Ya., writes; "This to certify
that I used Foley's Kidney Remedy
for nervous exhaustion and ' kidney
trouble and am free to say that it will
do all that you claim foh It," Foley's
Kidney Remedy has restored health
uud strength to thousands ot weak and
run down people. Contains no harm
ful : drugs and is pleasant to take.
A. T. HILL. i '
A GOOD RcCORD
We have conducted a laundry business in
La Grandefor many years. There, must
a reason. A trial Q,rder ' will expMoi
the mystery.
A. B. C. Laun
dry
PHONE MAIN ?
William Hall, la charge of the Un
ion county exhibit at the A.-Y.-P.. has
written that the work of installing
It Is well under way and is progress
ing satisfactorily. , He Bays that the
apples .that were stored are In first
class condition and that th exhibit
as a whole will be a credit to the
county.
STAR OFF (ER
JUST
ARRIVED!
WE HAVE RECEIVED BY EXPRESS
THE (LATEST NOVELTIES) IN
GREEN AND BLACK SUEDE. AND
BRONZE OXFORDS AND PUMPS
FOR LADIES, WITH HOSIERY TO
MATCH.
Smith
Repairing Neatly Done
& Greene.
DEPOT STREET
lOPORIHD
Mrs. Pauline Moore Riley of Baker
City, who Is associated grand condu
tress of Eastern Star in Oregon, pass
ed through La Grande this morning
en route to Portland to attend the
grand lodgie of the Eastern Star. Stye
will be Joined later In th week, by
Mrs. Rinehart, whq is. ratd conduc
tress and next, week Mrs. F. O,
Schilko wiU go as a delegate. Mrs
W. K WorstU uV already In Port-
iXA to attend the grand lodge as
a delegae from Hope chapter Nq- 13,
ftlAi
Up Before the Bur.
N. H. Brown, an atorney of Pitts
Held, Vt, writes: "We have used Dr.
KIngg's New Life Pills for years and
find them such a good family medl
f or Chills. Constipation, Bllllousness
or Sick Headache they work won-
rr. hoc NttWIiO UniM UO. ' '
MILLINERY f
New Dutch Gel- ?
lar ana Pins for
American speaf-.
ing L. ies and
Misses.
' : E.n.WELLfU3S1 & CO. -
ADAMS AVEXCIC
rr TT7TM1 T"
eusiiEsa COLLEGES
VAsmssaTcst una tcsttm strssts
ViniTE FOR CATALOG
CThs School that Placet Ton fa a Good Positun
C!KE5S COLLEGE
wsmimtom mm imm mrm.
X-1 WRITE FOR CATALOd
IfO WIG '
SSSSBS
OxznxBUST
SUE S A QUEEN J SHE'S A SIREN I
is an expreson that is always heard at sight of a
well deve jd woman. If you. are flat-chested,
'ith Bt undeveloped, a srawny neck, thin, lead
arm - remark will never, be -applied to you.
all' . wafers will make you beautiful, bewitch
ing. They DEVELOP THE BUST in a week from I
1 to 6 incher and produce a fine, firm, volupt'ious
bosom. They,IlU put the hollow places, make the
arms handsome and well modeled and the' neck
and shoulders shapely and of perfect contour. r,
bend for a bottle today and you 11 be pleased and grateful. "SI
REN" wafers are absolutely harmless, pleasant to take, and convenient
to carry around. They' are sold under guarantee to do all we claim
or MONET BACK. '. V ." . V ';
Price $1.00 per bottle.. Inquire at good drug stores or send DI
RECT TO US. ' i
ITtEE. During the next 30 days only we will send you a nam
ple bottle of these beautifying wafers on recolpt of 10c to pay cost of
Packing and postage if .you mention that you saw the advertisement In
this paper. The sample alone may be sufficient If the detects are
'trifling. , , ,
DESK 4. E8TmonC OIEMICAL CO., SI tT. 125th 8T, NEW TORK.
Thatf the true name of the mart
taken to the penitentiary last week o
serve sentence for robbing the Island
city mill recently, hag not been ilis
closed is now an assured fact. Sher
Iff Chllders, who returned last eve
ning, states that the fellow was con
versant with all Oregon points for
he knew citieB and stations UV.e a man
who has been . over the road often
Where his relatives live and what his
name is, wa snot disclosed even niter
sentence had been pronounced.
FOR SALE A second hand gasoline
engine. Cheap if taken at once.
" L. C. Smith. st
' Notice.
To whom it may concerned
Notice is hereby glveu that the
partnership 'of Black Bramwell has
this day. May 31,' been ' dissolved by
mutual consent, C. J.Black continuing
the real estate business and F. S.
Bramwell retiring. All billa due said
Ann are payabe either to said C. J.
Black or F Sr Bramwell, and both
said parties hold themselves respon
sible for all bills outstanding.
Those knowing themselves Indebted
to said firm or indivldulas must make
Immediate settlement. -
F. S. BRAMWELL
tf C. J. BLACK
U. S. LAND OFFICE at La Grande,
Oregon, April 28th, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that, as di
rected by the Commissioner of the Folv block
STATEMENT OF THE (JEKMANIA
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Synopsis of the annual statement
of the Germauia Life Insurance Com
pany, of New York in the State of
New... York, on the 31st day or De
cember, 1908, made to the Insurance
Commissioner of the State of Oregon,
pursuant to law:
Capital. . .
Amount of capital paid up. .$200,000.
, Income.
Premiums received during "the year
,.........$5,073,449.04.
Interest, dividends and rents received
, during year . . . .. . . .", , .1,871,267.19
Income from other sources received
during year ...... v....... 11,205.02
Total Income ",,,,,..$6,955,921.25
plsburscits.
Paid, to policy holders durlpg the
year ..$3,928,218.81
Dividends & interests paid during the
year on, capital stock on capital
. : Stock . ...... ............ .21,000.00
Commissions and salaries pand during
..'tb.9 year .............. ..fiG9.4il.81
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during
during tho year ......... .88(4pl.t)2
Amount of all oM.r gvpfciil!Ure lutU
".".TTTrn . ss.804.21
Agents balances charged oft and
,.. 89,803.15
Loss on Sales of ledger as93!,s
. 4C2.127.SJ
Total expenditures , , $,".172,2 19.19
Market value of real fStatfl Cwnea
................;. ..$2,654.4.22
Market .value of stocKg and bonds
owned , .S.flao.f-fiWS
! fxan pn mortgages nd cotiafcral.
etc mi.m . .r. 21 909,c'a;.20
Premium notes ahd policy loans
- ..'........ .. .3.674,805.02
Cash In banks and on handKS2.S64.32
Net uncollected and defrred prettlf
urns ................... .762,349.57
Other 'assets (net) interest & rents
due and. accrued ........ .546,280.40
Total admitted assets$41,021,
783.05. ,.'.' ,'.. ' , , . '. ';
.. - Lhil.ilitl-. .
Net .reserve $34,628,343.00
Total policy claims 193,863.95
(Vll other liabilities .. 384,510.39
Guarantee & 'dividend funds (surplus
funds) ... ; .o.815.('65.71
. TotBl liabilities ....$41,021,783.05
Total insurance in force Decem
ber 31, 1908 ..........$116,670. 260.00
HusIih!sh In Oregon For lite Year.
Total risks written during the yea.
$136,500.00
GroBB premiums received during the
year . . . . . ............... .31,367.68
Premiums returned during the year. . .
Losses incurred during tho year
8.896.00
rotal amount ofrisks outstanding In
Oregon December 31, 1908688,291.00
THE ' GERMANIA LIFE 'INSUR
ANCE COMPANY.
By C. DOREMUe', I't esldent.
Statutory resident general ngent
and attorney In fact:
Cliff R. Curtiss. 314 Lumber Ex
change Bldg., Portland. Oregon.
O. R. Carlock. Superintendent of '
o
The very crea.t m&iority of oorsons n9d a tonic in the Sorlnz or earlv
Summer. Tha system undergoes t change at thU se-iion ani the entlr
physical machinery la disturbed. The general bodily weakness, a tired,
worn-out foaliag, fiokla appetite, poor digestion,, a half s feeling and s
general run-down conditioa of the system, show that tha blood is weak oi
anaemic, and a blood purifying tonic is needsd to build up tho deranged
system ana enrica tne Diooa. The nse or s. 5. s. at this time may save
you from a long spell of sickness, and it wiU certainly prepare you for the
long, hot Summer. Many people have put oM using tonio until the system
became-so weakened and depleted it could not successfully throw off disease
Oerms, ana nave paid Tor the neglect with a aped of fsver. malaria or some
other debilitating sickness, S. S. S. ia Nature's Heal toaic. It 13
composition of the extracts and Juices ot roota. l&ri3 and barj3 which
science and experience havo proven are boat attod for a tonio to the huniat
system. , It contains no minerals of any kind and therefore perfectly saft
for persona of any aga. S.S.S. tone up the starnach and digestion, r ids.
the system of that tired, worn-out foelig, and imparts vtor and strength
to every part of the body. It purlflda and enriches the blood, stimulates
the secreting and excreting members tr batter actloa, quiets tha over
.Atraiaed nerve, aX s&a'-tss ore teel better in everv tvov. -:
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i
For a Warm
' Eath
A . k tK in aclj room is a
,5liivery'cpcration and is oilrcroely
. t i m 1.1
T-r ",,-,rTi tezlt lo cause colds, i he t;uhTio
'j&K&Z 4;cy,i ' : above f.ii.;sho"iT be hepi Warm. ..
J Tlds hj easy and lr.c ' ba'Ji h a"
;viH-s I il vqu have a . -
ti
eater
I rogy 1:3 carrigd from any other room to tke lalli room, wliich
it wiiheat While you are preparing tor the bath; Impossible s
to turn tt too high or too low. The most economicalheater
you can buy intense heat lor 9 hours with I5Lr
one filling. Hwrrirri-, ' -JS-?: 'S'uASi-
I ne WATm I amn ue best lamp lor
Vjry r all-round , hdu
ttelJf
laid.
ouse-
hold vurnosfs. Gives a clear.
lifM ' Made tL brasf throuchout and nickel '
ated, , fVjuippcd with the laiesi i:-fweved central
-attbutner, lrtdsome-jsimple--sa(isfa(CJwy, Evy
lamp guararile&f . ""T'''T"'
ll you cannot gef (bhr of Tamp aTyHttv dealer',
:,twilc our nearest agency to? itatxifiivt circular- ,
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