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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1909)
WXKLT OrMtKd la uq stUtco. F RID AT, JITJE 4, lWL Of U1Cu-C I'ttK UJiBlt. rr, c; th, Womans" Tem- !ful drua and is Published tTj Friday Moraing. GEOKKE H. CCST. EDITOR AXD PROPRIETOR. raited frt Ttlerraph Nenlre. SUBSCRIPTION RATS: Ce3y, single copy telly, per monta Sc Daily, six rcottt la sdraAce....! ..0 EJr. one year is advance JvsO Weekly, six most ha fa advance. 7?c Weekly, one rear in advance JI0 Eztered at the postoffice at La Grande as second-class matter. ' Tbis paper will not publish any article appearing orer a coo) de elunse- Signed articles win be re eeired subject to the discretion of the citor. Please aiga your articles and save disappointment. Contains ao harm pleasant to take. peraoce Union ever before faced fair sized audience La La Grande. , . ASSESSORS a 1 A. T. HILL SEE THE 12 It it END! u I Aiertllsg Kates. Display ad. rates famished a pen sp allation. Local reading notices 10c per line flrrt insertion; Sc per line for each rstteqnent insertion. Revolution of condolence, 5e a line. Cards of thanks, 5c a line. i 1 - " r Flowers are blooming in great abun dance at the Portland Rose show this week Judging; by this from the Oregon . wc m nwt" Although it is proVn.l Out deput) sssesors will be buy entil the euj of the present month, tlx great bulk of the work is done. Depntr Nice, of Nrth Powder, finished-h;s district IfU week, and Mr. V'iilla-.. of U cLy has just about coiniletel the en mate assessments, and s now work ins mainly on persotAl property. r has now been taken by the infe: iions spirit of the coming festival, and with the warm sunshine bringing countless thousands of finest blooxj on Into life and the populace hard at work on plans for decorations an i participation, a success that will meas ure np l the fondest esnectat'on of the most exacting is definitely assured. Half enough roses to bury Mount .Hoed ander have come out within, to the snpply. There will lyy enough for everv purpose of Iaviin .lecorati a , and nrre The weather. a3 U has de veloped this sm-fc. 0!liiha.-iy Ik; doing tetter if th iV!trs. mr.Kasi ir.erit n! it on sa'ar;'. . . When an old man who has pioneered Sees new things "with' suspicious eyes we can forgive him for "knoiking." fcut hen young men wirh frfsh, red Mood decry every effort of the cora- mtmity in advance. It makes the heart sick. Of all the knexkers t&at afflM a community, Lord deliver us from tsie young knot fcers. The eld ones will die soon, but the young ones have suf h good chances to live! And it a young man' knocks irrigation, knocks new transiortatIon lines, opposes better roads and cries out against street and light Improvements, what kind of a knocker will be be when his hair tarns gray? r ' . The Alaika-Yukon-Pactfic exposl- Am IdeaJ Cowgb Medlctac "As aa Ideal cough medicine I re card Chamberlain's Cough Remedy la . class by Itself." says Drr. R. A. Wilt, hlre, of Gwynneville, led. "I take rest pleasure In testifying to the re mits of Chamberlain's Cough medt. 1n. la fact. I kaow of bo other ore para (Ion that meet so fully' the ixpectations of the most exacting In tases of croao and cooeha nf hnAmm mia m niramci -- r a sl i afe. pleasant and efficacious remedy 'or the ills It a Intended." For sale by Ul good dealers. Up Befere tke Bar. N. H. Brown, an atorney of Pitu fleld, Vt, writes: "We have used Dr. Klngg'a New Life Pills for years and find them such a good family rriedl For Chills. Constipation, Billlouaness r.r Sick Headache they work won- lem. Zc Newlio O-iw Cn. PASTIME THEATRE Presrteterv WEEK OF MAY 31. Teller Stick C. la Seaertelro Tonight: "The Prince of Liars. Sat. ft San. night. "The Fight Hope." Tomorrow night: Tne Prince of Liars." Agen's balances Matinees Wednesday and . Saturday. a-SKiH-a- tr ST1TEMEXT OF THE GEB1ATIA LIFE 1SIK4XE COMPANY. Synopsis of the annual statement of the Germaaia Life Insurance Com pany, of New York In the State of New Tork, oa the. 3 1st day of De cember, ISO, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: aitaL Amount of capital paid up..$2tK.W0. lareav. Premiums received during the year $3,073,449.04. Interest, dividends and rents received during year Iji71.27.19 Income from other sources received during year 1105.02 Total income .....I6.953.921-25 Dibarraeatv Paid to policy holders daring the year 5.&;S.2iS.Si Dividends it interests paid during the Year on capital stock 24,(HJO.0fl Commissions and salaries pand during the year .669.411.81 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during during the year SM1.02 Amount of all other expenditures incl. ..25ii-l charged off and ... 3,807.13 Loss on Sales of ledger asss .42.27M Total expenditures ..$5,17215 9 iets s Market value of real estate oneo ..$2.W4.7JI22 Market raloe of st ves and Niuds owned Loans on mortgages -nd cjiiateral. etc. ns09.c9.r20 Premium notes and policy loans 3.674,803.02 Cash in banks and en hand552.8$4.32 Net uncollected and defrred - premi ums 7S2.34S 37 Other assets (net) interest rents due and accrued ........ 546.2S0.40 Total admitted assets$41,021, 783.05. Liabilities. Net reserre ....$34.28J43.00 Total policy claims ........ 193 ,863.95 All other liabilities 384,510.39 Guarantee It dividend funds (surplus funds) . 5J15.065.7l Total liabilities $41,021,783.05 Total Insurance in force Decem ber 31. 1908 $116,670, 260.00 Baiaes la Orrrsn Fer the Tear. Total risks written during the year $136,500.0 Grosa premiums received daring the year ..........31.367.68 Premiums returned during the year. . . Losses Incurred during the year 8.59)(t0 Total amount of risks outstanding in Oregon. December 31, 19S. 6SS.291.00 THE GERMAN I A LIFE INSUR ANCE COMPANY. Br C DOREMUS. President. Statutory resident general agent and attorney in fact: Cliff R. Curtiss, 314 Lumber Ex change BIdg. Portland, Oregon. . G. R. CarloA, Superintendent of Ants, La Grande, Oregon. oXce Foley block. - e. 's Premium - - New Lot Just In s City Grocery -- and Bakery, LPOLACK,Ptop I Bell P. 10 tie Main 75 Independent 241 tse . $2.00. $2.00. HIoTswl One-Third of Your Life e e tion starts out under most flattering conditions, it Is hoped that as many eastern people visit It as visited the Portland fair and we have no reason to doubt, but what the attendance will be-greater. The Lewis &. Clark fair did the' entire Northwest and Pacific t coast a vast amount of good. The low rats brought out thousands of .eastern people who visited this sec tion for the first time, and the re ports they carried hack with them re sulted in thousands later making their home. The same will be true of the Scuttle fair. ti Tin state of Washington is soon to bnvrt a Fiit'claJ session of Its legisla ture, calU'd primarily for the pur pose of Investigating some of Its atRte ffhers. Much trouble is anticipa ted. Thtre is no time limit on the session and it may run indefinitely. The local option bill which caused so much trouble at the last session will be subject to repeal for several weeks since it has been generally known that an extra was to be called the adherents of the liquor Interests and the anti-saloon forces have been pre paring for battle. r-. Tho Horse Show is the next at traction that is billed in La Grande. If all the fine horses that are now owned by Union county stockmen could be secured in one parade it would make a sijtht that would dax le the most uf its. TMs has been reronl;l an tit nf the banner horse counties of thf Xoi'thwpsi for r.any years. s .. , . . Notice. To whom it may concerned Notice is hereby given that the ! partnership of Black Bramwell has this day. May 31. been dissolved by mutual consent, C. J.BIaik con!nuing the real estate business and F. S. Bramwell retiring. All bills due said firm are payabe either to said C. J. Black or F S. Bramwell. and both said parties bold themselves respon sible for all bills outstanding. Those knowing themselves Indebted to said firm or lndividulas must make immediate settlement. ' F. S. BRAMWELL tf C. J. BLACK x ALL THE NEW STYLES. AVe have a large line of new Land bass that we t are going to sen at one-nalt price and less. We have displayed this line of bags on the big table in our store, and have marked them "Your Choice lor Two Dollars." Whether or not you need o..c at present, you oannot afford to miss this sale. : Twenty or more differtn kinds. Call and see them. $2.00. MILL'S $2.00. DRtfQJTORE LA GRANDE, OREGON EI STRINGHAM. 4 AUCTIONEER. Sale cried on short notice. 4 Satisfaction guaranteed. No extra charge for distance. LA GRANDE - - - OREGON 4 Route No. t 'Phone No. IsSxS 4 444444444444 THE SCENIC V PANTAGES CIRCUIT. La Grande's Foremost Vaude ville Theatre. Depot Street S. A. GARDl.XEK. Manager. Week Commencing May 31. .MM LonNe DeFer;le, 4 Feet of Musical Comedy. Hall and Col born, In an Artistic Character Playlet. "The Swede and the Happy Girl." Matinee, Tuesday. Thursday v and Saturday. Adults, matinee: U'c; children, under 12 years. 5c. Evening prices. 10 and 15c. Is spent in bed What did you pay for the mattress? In bed we laugh, in bed we cry; And born in bed, in bed we die; The near approach a b:d may show Of human bliss or hun an woe. Do you recognize the importance of the mattress? Do you select it with the same care you do the ether comforts of home? Have you ever stopped to consider that in this age of advancement it has recieved little attention little improvement was made until the re nowned Sealy Mattress was invented? This marked the entry of a new era in mattress making. The Sealy Mattress is different! Features that stand out in bold contrast: First successful and only Non-Tulfed Mattress; First mattress made; along tcientific lines, Constructed of one single bat of long staple cotton, Without Tuft or Binding. See this won derful mattress now on exhibition at our store. The succ9ss of the century. -Let us explain its merits. : VV. H. BOHNENKAMP.Cd.' HARDWARE and FURNITURE i Complete equipment for rubber buggy tires. resetting and repairing LA GRANDE IRON WORKS D. FITZGERALD, Proprietor Gjraplwe Machine Shops arid Foundry 4 4 4 4 4 4 ! 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4444444 f SEASON OPENED AT j SELDER'S I ..aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeees. ICEI CREAM arid SOFT DRINKS x 44444444 3B I ll. t. I. H. Viilllsrason-s Letter. ' Kev. I. V. V.'ill'.ainiioi;. lii.i tltis; ton. W. Va., writs: ""Tljis to certify that 1 usei Foley's Kidney Remedy T'l" ttviul of ttablic aeuiiment along.' icrn-M vanrv i;;i.-s fns occn nvi-a in ( tor nervous exhaustitm and kidney i'v the jHAt few weks by the trouble, and nra free to say thnt It will . til's. to t!Qiis tiiW n".n ai-riiioi - ne--t;'J vv.'a . - j and suengih t tlio'..i.iids ct --k i do nil that yot claim fnh It." Foley's -KMcey l; i.i.ly h is ri'S ovdl fce iHll HOUSEKEEPERS ATTENTION!! Do You Know Thot the ELEGTRIG IRON Furnishes the : CHEAPEST and BEST Method of Doing Domestic Ironing ? The Heat is Wnere You Need It Vou Owe it to YOU R S E LF Eii Five Days Free Trial. GRANDE RONDE ELECTRIC CO. N. K. WEST, Pres. Wm. MILLER, Vice Pres. T. J. SCR0GGIN, Cssh H. . CC0LIDGE, Asst. Cash . ADDING NEW ACCOUNTS We are constantly adding new accounts and our business is increasing at a very satisfact ory rate. Probably you might he glad and join us. . The United States National Bank Of La Grande 4 4 ' 4 t i 4 ; 4 ; 4 14 fY. K. West E. P. Staples C. T. Bacon. DIRECTORS Wirt Wilier I L Games rV. F. Ccclidge V ftsnk Ccnltf T. J. Scroggin A,T. Hill j anrS23SE5E3: OSSSSSZSSSSXSSSSl 4 144
