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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1910)
i iicoiTisieraii wm.' jllUT REQUIRE A K05TITS TIXE TO CECOXB TISIBLE .. -1 u :.. to TV . BSD . - ; Summerville, Oregon The Mitchell 4 Cylinder 30 - 35 Touringf5 pas. $1350 6 4 50 " 7 30 - 35 Roadster 3 racrs f. O. B. fictokt "The Mitchell cara are not built merely to ran.. The least, not. the moat an automobile can do la to run We expect more than this, as do Mitchell owners- Mitchell cars mast' ran with minlmun atten tion, minlmun fuel, tire and repair coat and a minlmun ot nursing Mitchell cara are rendering service the world orer from pounding over stage lines across the Nevada deserts and the California moun tains to spinning along the boulevards ot a thousand cities. " ;. i Come and see ua and let us demonatate its good qualities to you. Phone Ind. 27A The rainy season is now here so let us repair that leaky roof or put an eve trough across that pnirch step thatls always getting you wet. We carry a full line of plumbing fixtures also the celebrated Sampson Wind Mill. The only double geared mill Dinning force lift pumps, pipe, sheet irn, and pipe. B AY & ZWEIFEL PLUMBERS AND TINNERS. 211 DEP01 SIRltl Complete equipment for resetting and repairing rubber buggy tires. LA GRANDE IRON W0RJ ' D. F I ; GERALD, Propriatoi - CumpUte Machine Shops: and Foundry RATIO. "Sua Tfte EliteDfmg ahdXhan'm Works, ' ww n niorvTi)'ii..J.ilv . 1 ! B. B, . WAGfiE N EE, Pprietr. 1 Bteam and Trench Dry Cleaning caned for and delivers 1. Phone Main 6t, 'MaAaffey Building Depot Beta w cloa Been It' The ly not 2003 1100 ll 1 P. O. Box 17 2 THAT IS WELL KAINTADTED OUB OPTICAL WORK IN When you come to us to have your eyes fitted we asoert&ln the exact con dition of your eyes fitting yon care-: tully with the lens that relieve your eyes completely-Hiot1 by making the eye .accommodate itself to the lens, but by having the i lens fit the eye perfectly. Our experience and genuine skill assure you of EXACT work always and without exorbitant charges. J-adlas oik a pe.lalltr. Goods Street with taring laytight tad ., ea be ini ret Halley'a comet la at present ao to the Bun that it cannot be end It ta not known exactly when it. will become visible though mar be expected early In April. meandering body la now moving Weatward about one-half degree dai which may be estimated aa the width of the aun or moon. Were it for the htila WeBt of the city.'the comet might possibly be seen after sunset when the glare of the aun fades; bat by the time the comet and the sun hare disappeared from view over the crest of the mountains the aon is still bright1 V BoUer Blows p Train Wrecked Walla Walla, March 7. Explosion of the boiler of the engine pulling O. R. ft N. train No. 7. out ot Walla Walla this morning wrecked the train at Whitman Station, but did not Injure any ot the passengers. One lady on the train was shaken up but otherwise not hurt and Engineer Jack Byrnes had a little three cor nered bruise on hia cheek. This la the sum total of the Injuries. 4 t Force ot the explosion , was direct ed to the front and downwarda, this saving the lives of the engineer and fireman. The force waa so great that the engine tender and first two coaches were picked up and set oil the rails tearing up 40 or 50 ties, Windows in house half a mile away were shattered by the concua slon. The smokestack was thrown 200 feet in front ot the .engine. The explosion broke the side rods on the engine, which was practically torn in two.' The engine had reach the section house when the explosion occurred. Passengers were frighten ed at the explosion, but it was over before, they realized what had hap pened. They piled out of the coaches fearing a disastrous wreck. News spread here that several had been seriously injured, but these fears were soon quieted by the rail road people. A special train was rushed to the place and the passen gers brought back to Walla Walla. Workmen are now engaged in get tling the cars back on the track. Mall Train Changes For the benefit of those who have not been apprised of 'the fact, it is announced that the mall train from the East reached La Grande at 9:45 instead of at 10:50. The . hunnlng time was changed some time ago but was never announced by the O. R. &. N. Last Day Tomorrow ' Thursday last day for discounts on electric light bills. Eastern Oregon Light and Power Company. Breeding; Drafters ' N. K. West, of La Grande, Ore whose ; reputation as a breeder is mainly in the harness racing line onw has 110 head of Clyde or Grade draft horses on his 6,000-acre ranch near La Grande. His stock consists mostly of mares. He has a three year old registered Clyde stallion and two yearlings of his own breeding. Six of his mares are imported registered Clyde and one, Jean of Balllntyne a great show horse Was pronounced by Dr. Wlthycombe the best he has yet seen in the entire west Mr. West recently bought 27 head from Freeman Bros, near Portland This was largely young stock and mostly mares. Mr. West feels safe in the assertion that he will soon have the best stock or horse breeding ranc in Oregon.. Part of it is in the hills but he has now 500 acres in meadow and will soon have more. He will make extensive improvements on the ranch this year, Including the building of a new house" and training stables He has some young stock to sell this year .'and will -sooti be In position to turn off Same each iyear. w'j? j ; With all of his draft breeding he will probably keep a . few trotters and race one or two 'ach season! He may exhibit Clydes at the state fair this year. Rural Spirit. Ladles Attention. House cleaning time Is here. For get the old way of whipping your carpets. Save half the cost and all March 27 vill new clothes for them now, made as you vanij cloth of your own selection, by Merchant Tailors, Chicago A priw range of $2tf to see you clothes of the highest quality, on the dot of style to fit and satisfy. Wed lilie to take your measure is of the work by getting the Vacumn House Cleaner. Cleans everything from floor to celling. Carpets, ruga, upholstred furniture, bedding, cur tains etc, thoroughly cleaned. Up holstering, mattress making and fur niture repairing nicely and neatly done. For estimates call at 106 Fir Street or phone Red 3941. : 3-7-tf. . J. M. BOWLSBY. Prop 4 . B. T. KJlTOTT. j s Plank sldewaiKs uuut ana s Repaired. ' Bxca sting ' and PUUijjti JPhune .; pluck . ir,fi2, A IKingsley&Cogeil Shoes Re it Two first cfass workmen: 4 nil nuin iuiiicm uui , nriiu dispatch and guaranteed. ? THE OLD PRESTON STAND. 44 Candies of Our regular S5c per poind Uses our infc make, absolplclj purr, we kviw It snd a visit to our j mauofacturinK department will convince yon. OL'B XCGfliEIS are ireaanr, the fla'-ors re, Strawhsrry, ehoeolat and Ta Btlld. Ta'fn In tour flaws. -BEXf WRIXILE Try tbls E. D. Selder & La ursnc I dvj la Grande' Exclusive Can- Waoufatturer Notice of Final Settlement. Notice Is hereby given, that the underrlgned, administrator of the es tate of Anna M. Stearns, deceased, will make final settlement; of hia accounts wlQ said Estate as such Quality sooii be here, and if the occasion, you should order fT 1 DRY CHA WOOD I am prepared to furnish Dry Chain Wood, al so partly seasoned wood, to ail comers. Kind ly phone your order to 1 E. BERN PHONE RED 3741 ' MW TURBANS, TR1CORHE HATS SAILORS FOR E. M. mEUMMl & CO. 1 'f ADAMS AVENUE administrator on Saturday, the 12th day of Mrach, at 10 o'clock of said day, at which Urns all objections to said final account will be heard and the ' estate distributed to the heirs at law of the deceased. - Dated at La Grande, Oregon, this Ita day of February, , itio. n,; tr U F, 8TBARNS, ;;, Administrator of the estate of Anns M. Bt arns, Deceased.5 ' ' Cochran ft Cochran, Attorneys for Administrator. ... ,- 1-114-11. Wf V i Hjf t -tl brothers: Transfer J Thones: Day, R4 711. I Night. Black 1J71. If otlce to Contractors Notice is hereby) given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Recorder of the City of La Grande for the con strut Ion of a 2,000,000 gal lon reinforced concrete reservlor to be constituted accordng to the plana and BpeclflcaUon ' now on file at this office and to ' e seen at any time dur ing office hours. 'A certified check ot fire per cent ot the amount of ths . .j.;.. j;.i, ,,;4,t ., ....... you ctairc from "IT. a 1 SPRING WEAR. bid must accompany each bid, and all bids must be in by Five o'clock p. T3 mf March 24th, 1910. The City re--;, serves the right tq reject any and til M bids.:; ..... Dated at La Grande this 22nd day of February, 1Q ; , ;VV,". n'U'D. a Cox.' f Recorder of the City of La Grande. .:?" :l v 1 IV '":".. 22-J-22. Baying a LawssJi j Did you linow that placing your re- 7 - i" liance up a warranty deed Is simply bidding tor i'lawsultt" -"H '. 1 ' ta Caltfornia'thls'fact Is n'irdiV'' nnderstood that r wajTantr deed is looked upon .with' suspicion. ' It is for this reason; , h, ; If the title Is good it passes with the 'deed, and that it all there Is to 1 Wp 00 need of a warranty. If bad,' "VI the adding of a warranty does not i make ft;food. . ' ( ' A warranty Is only a sort of bet-f3i a wager that you wilt have no trou V ble; bet It you do, and finally los out, IH pay your money back. A better plan Is to require an atf stract' Consult ' v ' J. R. OUTER. DRESSMAKING' PARLOR ft R .; : ; ;'; ios elm'stbeet ' ! i Bavins; opened' Parlors' at the above address I am prepared , to do nj thing in the dres'smak Ing line. tlaln Sewing also. T solloltcd. t ,-,.;rt ? t i . Next door to Ada Eoush. photi ;. Ography ,lf,Vr Miss Emily Wilson t . I 1