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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1910)
"""" T-j!-- shrtrrir"Lfi . .err :vrv:::,rrsBrgr,rr.CTr" " t ., . ..- ."'an Z jj ."l , , 'i 1 S?. hi , A Mr i. I1: i f .5 -4 ', : r I,. rv Ford a Frd V'-'fttSyf'Ab hion PRicro ouautv VvW' W V; y IN A LOW PWCtO CAA V I' 51,075.00 F. 0. a, la Grande IVM Top, Gass Fronf, Spccrfomefer, FVc tampdas Generator, Horn! and Magneto ' ; SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MODEL T. FORD Designed and built by the man who built the first trasoline automobile in America. ' - - , MOTOR-4 Cylinder cast en-bloc 3 3-4X4, develop ing 211-2 horse power.; V vcV ; ;'r.r -TRANSMISSION Ford special design interlock-. inSWHcV5 drug in-?! fcathnf ml r CLUTCH-ultiple disk running in oil . FDIAIi DRIVE Carden shaft inclosed in, dust tight casing patented in all countries 7 REAR AXLE Ford special design ; steel forging with Timkin roller bearing throughout LIAGNETO of special design and not only f urn- r ishes enough electricity to run the car but has sur- plus enougn 10 ngm; me carwim mcuuiw. WHEEL BASE 100 inches WEIGHT 1200 pounds Many people ask what it cost to run an automo bile. We reproduce herewith a letter from Mr. fW. B. Bach, which shows his total expense for a run of 1 8500 miles, Mr. Bach has kept an acurate account of every item of expense and the figures in his letter are all taken from his books. The item for. which he mentions tires are for extra inner tubes, as the tires on Mr, Bach's machine, as well as all tires on all Fords sold during the season 1909, are the tires that were on the car at the time it left the factory; v. Imbler, Oregon, Jan.. 1, 1910 Mr. L. C. Smith, V La Grande, Oregon, . Dear Sir: ' ::-".!' - ' !i,iu-;-..v.-v'- -. . - I purchased a Ford machine from you on June 12th. 1909. fullv equipped at the cost of $1130. Since f tTien have run 8500 miles in all kinds of weather and- over almost impassable roads at a total expense as given below: r General repairs on engine or any part of MAGH NENONE Gas.... . . ; . , . .$110.00 Lubricating oil ........ . . .. . . . . . . . . . . : 65.00 Extra tires, spark plugs etc.,. ............. . .35.00 Tire repair .. .. .. .. .. .. ...20.00 .$230.00 Total...; This an average of 2 7-10 cents per mile "My 'tires are still in good', condition and should stand from 3000 to 5000 miles more usage. Have never had occasion to have any part of the machine apart and has always given the best of satisfaction under the most trying conditions. ; t ; Yours Very Truly, ! W. B. BACH. miWs GaraMe 1312-14 Jefferson Avenue La Grande, Gregon The Oregon Agrlclutural College Winter - Short Courses which close thisa week with' the regular "Farmers Meet" hae';beeu the most success ful from any point of ylew of any "of the college short course work. The work offered has been more ex- tenslre and more thorough and the class of students has been more ma ture, " and.', more progresslTe . than those that, attended In former years. ' That the efforts of the College au thorlttes . were appreciated Is attest ed by the resolutions passed by the Shjrt Course students expesslng ap preciation and gratitude to the presi dent and faculty of the College, and to the members of the Experiment Station ;for the benefits and oppor tunities which they enjoyed and for the many courtesies in their behalf" Farmer's Week promises to eclipse anything of the .kind ever held' at the College. The Institution has ad ded to Its equipment and has receiv ed tery Valuable assistance from farmers, stockmen and poultrymen who hare loaned specimens of live tark ' and Doultnr for the Short Course Work. - The "following prominent and sue censful Oreeon men nave been ser cured to talk during Farmer's Weekj h. T. Reynolds, Salem; C. B. Whls ler, Medford; Austin T. Buxton, For f rimrtk' w. w. Williamson, Port land ; Walter M. Pierce, La Grande ; D. O. Lively, Portland; W. K. New ell, Gaston; A. T. "Mason, Hood River; ::, W&M -sewing Evrv tKouphtf ill housewife realizes the im portance of getting started early on Spnng sewing. There must be the planning f or r what is needed, the selection of goods and patterns ,1 We have alreaby received several large ship-; ments of these goods and are now fully pre-; pared to fill your every, want in that liner .AH the new things in silks, suiting, waisUrig, vh goods, gingham, percales and prints v STYLES :.: i;; A. H. Lea, Hillsboro.' ', Portland; Ferd Groner, Dr. Rader Stricken ; Dr. D. L. Rader, editor of the Pa cific Christian Anvocate and a prom inent preacher . of iu the Methodist Church, was stricken with paralysis in the DulDlt of the Taylor Street Methodist Church, ' yesterday morn Ing as he was paying an eloquent tribute to the memory of Bishop Sl- ras David Fobs, who died of a prar lytic stroke while riding upon a Los Angeles street car. Dr. Rader was removed at once to the Portland San ltarlum. , Dr. Rader had been speaking about five vminutes, when. . suddenly, while In the midst of a sentence, hls 'llmbH failed to support him and he fell to the floor. His fellow ministers rush- de forward and assisted him to i chair, Dr. Richmond Kelly being cal led. When the ambulance was cal led he was at Dr. Raders side. Th3 minister's mind was clear at the time of the stroke. ,. "I should not have tried to speak' he said. "I have had several warn ings of this. I knew It would come." Oregonlan. THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED OCR OPTICAL WORK IN A RATIO When you come to us to have your eyes fitted we ascertain the exact con dition of your eyes fluting you care fully with the leas that relieve your eyes completely not by making the eye accommodate Itself to the lens, but by having the lens fit the eye perfectly. i ' ' Our experience and geiuias skill assure you of EXACT werk always and without exorbitant charges. J.H To Abolish Dives ' ..... St. Louis, Feb. 1(1. To abolish dives, Immoral resorts and low grog- gerles is the object of liquor deal ers, brewers, distillers and others Interested In the trade who gathered here today to take part In the an nual meeting of the National Model License League.. Additional sessions will be held tomorrow and Friday. 1 nis is tne tnird annual conven tion of the members of that organ! zatlon and will bring together some of the foremost men in the country identified witht the liquor trade, Speeches will be made by author! ties on subjects down for discussion and reports will be mada by the of fliers. . : , Among other things, resolutions will be offered, most of them looting to the future poliry of the league. Following a meeting of seven men about two years ago, the National aioiiei license i.eaguo became an actuality. Those who proposed the organization were appointed by the Wholesale Liquor Dealer's Assocla tion to perfect laws that would ele vaie me irnne. ine principal pur pose of the league now Is to abolish saloons and dives that reflect dis credit upon the liquor business as whole. Since the organization It has grown rapidly and now has following of 1000 or more members In every state of the Union. PATTERNS No magazine is more widely ; read; than tn Ladies Home Jounial, no other weilds more in the field' of fashion. ;The Lad ies Home Journal pat terns set the pace ' !' "o; ' i- ' Oidl andYoun 1 BabyloCnndW 'style bookt .spring 1 ill Price 20 Cents Including J5-cen Pattern AbIutely V." '..-, . .-.' I I''Vi - " : WE"PE(lDPLlS SIdDCSE OPERA HOUSE BLOCK TiA GRANDE, OREGON two years. At the expiration of that time ; the grade was established but the road was not built McDonald claimed annulment of , the contract, and secured temporary Injunctions, but the road was built while the lit igation was .being , carried on. As far as the circuit court is concerned, the case Is over and the court holds that the . contract, expired.. The com pany will either have to move Its road or start condemnation proceed ings. . , !";' DOESN'T; INVEST. Cy , Young leaves for Hot Springs without baying stump land Cy Tpung, the Cleveland pitcher, who has been in Elgin a week vis iting his brother Otto Young, arriv ed yesterday afternoon from Elgin and on the evening train took his de parture for Hot Springs where the Cleveland squad will be given Its Spring training. , t Though he had planned to invest in Elgin stump land at the sugges tion of his brother, he has not yet taken that step and therefor cant be said to have emolutated the ac tion of his brqther-in-business, Field er Jones, who quit baseball for Ore gon business matters. Among the old time -friends who met Cy in La" Grande was "Bill" Kooser, who was a close friend of Cy's In Pittsburg 10 years ago. DRY CHAINWOOD I am prepared to furnish Dry Chain Wood, al - , ,so partly seasoned wood, to all comers. Kind . ly phone your order to " ; . i ! P R f a m Ef W iW fl II PHONE RED 3741 - ,h t i : . : ' n t. V l v- - ' ") " ' - ' S -1 TOSE FOB riCTUEE O.IL&'S. Lores Salt One of two things will have to hap pen if the Supreme Court sustains a decision by Circuit Judge Knowles yetserday afternoon In relation to the right of way over the Rector Mo Donald property near the mouth. of the Wallowa Canyon. In September. 1905, McDonald gave a conditional deed for t right of way to the com pany, the provisions being stipulated that the road should be bunt within Undefeated M. I. A. team assumes at. . . tractive poses The M. I. A. basketball team has posed for a photograph in a local studio. . The team played a 1000 per cent season, playing four games and winning all of,. t them.,. The .husky bunch make an attractive appear- REAL HUMAN HMR, COMBS, BANDS, BRAID PINS,. ROLLS, RATS AND PADS. E. M. WELLMM & CO: ADAMS AVENbc j Notice The person getting the wrong ov ercoat at. the, banquet, last evening will please return the same to this office and receive his own coat' ance. , , tr. I , Peary ; has been ordered Into ac tive naval service again bat t Is not feared that he will be required to do any very exhausting labor. DRESS MAKING PARLOR 103 ELM STREET HaTlng opened Parlors at the above address I am , prepared to do njthlng In the dressmak ing line, rialrt .Sewing, abp , solicited. n V1 :iT(: Next door tolda Eoush phot. Miss Emily Wilson v La Grande, Oregon, January 13, 1910 Inasmuch as at the present time the cost 1 of living is much greater in proportion than the pre vailing prices of labor, we fan un dersigned carpenters hereby reside nd agree that after the 1st W of April, 110, the uniform wage fer carpenters shall be f 4.00 per day of nine hours, InBtead of $3.50 as' it it at present; and We hereby further agree that we will not do any war t less wages than the above rate. Signed J. N. Kohl, W. A. Ldlker, Joseph Horstmaa, M. M. Marquis, Thos. H. Moore, P. B. Houstan. T. 8 Spfter, C. L. Splker, J. Splker. a O , Goodnough;(p. E. Cook, J. J. Clai ey. C'O. Greene, P.' t. Patton, G. 0. Chapman. J. L. Slater. W. P" Noble, 1. -D. ; Sheets, W. C. Kelly, Helsner k Robinson, B. W. Kammerer, I t, Steinbeck. Louis Wright 1-SS-S-tS. Si H u 1 P I i f ' 1