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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1910)
1 0&aD2 rrVENING 0B3ESVE3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1910. PAGE EIGHT BIG ill DEAL COMPLETED 2 J 1$ d GDIFIDD DDI PASSES here S HIS WAY HOME TO BOISE FROX NORTHERN ID 111 0, THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY AC RES TO MAKE ORCHARD (mmlssloner Walli Expresses the Belief that Brady Kill be Re-elected "Governor James II. Brady will be i-elected hands down," confidently fxplalned James II. Wallls, the well known pure food commissioner and dairy and oil Inspector of Idaho, with Ms home address at Rexburgwho, with Present Governor James H. Brady, passed through La Grande this morning on their way to Boise from Northern Idaho points. The gov ernor showed his beaming counten rance for a moment as the train was leaving and it bore all the evidence of confidence that Wallls himself holds. Mr. Brady has been campaigning in Northern Idaho and bis lieutenants the trip has won many voters la ad dition to those already on bis side of the gubernatorial contest. Brady is one of the well known Individuals of there is a close contest, his friends 'believe him a safe winner. Wallls a Pabllc Figure. Wallls, who by the way Is an old time newspaper man and Is now president of the Idaho Press associa tion, is a man who lately has climbed the ladder of fame by an Incessant warfare against short weight butter and cheese, filthy slaughter houses and general campaigns against unsanitary food conditions. He has stirred Ida ho from center to circumference with his Incessant efforts to rid the state of illegal food practices and impure food conditions. He, too, has been in Northern Idpo looking after official : matters. . Forty-Flve Thousand Paid for Tract of Land Near AlIccL Consumatlon of a deal in realty that will add 360 acres to the orchard acreage of Grande Ronde valley, took place this morning when the . La Grande Investment 'company purchas ed from C. C. Penington 360 acres of good wheat land near Allcel for $45, 000. The deal has been under nego tiation for several days but came to a close this morning. The investment company will set the entire tract to orchard Just as soon as possible. It will be sold again in ten acre tracts, and will be one of the material increases to orchard acreage that have taken place this year. Still FOOD Tn ncHTf nq I U I IUII I L.IIU p Adjustable petticoats 0b iVb bunchy effect, neat and comjort- able, made of silk, jicatherbloom and Satteen. Make your selection now. 3fhe fair I i f ADJUSTABLE tltSbs BLAZE STILL XENACE TO THE BEATER WATERSHED. Another Load of Provisions Sent Out To Thrifty Fire Fighters. Water Superintendent Gllman re turned this afternoon from the scene of the fire, fin 'Jordan creek and re ports that within the past few hours the fire fighters have Becured a strong hold on the blaze, and that about half ; the crew has been dismissed. ' of the "war " went back to where the thirty men are doing their best to pre vent the fires from going over the di vide to Beaver creek. The teamster reported that, the men were holding the fire'ln check, but it was still burning and keeps the men constantly at It. Forest Ranger Parker and an assist ant work night and day, the one hav-j lng charge of the day crew, and the other the night crew. In this way the contest is kept up continually, The men are in a hard task and they eat like threshers.. The grass has been burned off, so that It is necessary to haul provisions .for the animals used in the conflict. . Water Superintendent H. C. Gilman, who has been with the fighters since the struggle was commenced, is ex pected home this evening. . T RET COST OF HOMES GRANDYIEW PLATTED AND WILL BE PUT OX MARKET. Building Permitted Costing Less Thai one Thousand Dollars '4 Y i. Wanted A House. Anyone contemplating tenting a modern house at a good rental, to re sponsible people, Bhould 'address X, care Observer. '.' . . . I '.. . More food for fire fighters and hay and grain for the horses were sent to Jordan creek yesterday afternoon when a team, returning from the scene of th"ewa.r aqnw aonft aoriahrdliihr , Sheet Metal Workers. Philadelphia, Aug. 10. With an ad dress of welcome by Mayor Reyburn, and responses by officers of the as sociation.' the convention of the nat ional Association of Master Sheet Metal Workers, was -formally opened today In Lulu Temple. Additional sessions will be held tomorrow and Friday. It Is likely that New Orleans will be awarded the next convention. For the first time in the develop ment of a larger and more beautiful La Grande, building restrictions hare been placed on a piece of land that is now on the market In small tracts Grandvlew, east of La Grande, where the macadam road ends, was platted this morning, and la now on the mar ket In small tracts. This step has been contemplated by the La Grande Investment company for some time, but the actual platting and providing of streets and the like was completed only today. No building, costing less than $1,000 will be erected on the tract. Eagle , Valley 1-0 nodgras -'(0.. t. .. ll O. . .vLlL. . l.(S. .Ly . L . . W::' (9. . . .L.y) I . ' I i 1 mm Below you may see a sample of the will be pleased to have yo'; manv listinns which I hold, li vou want to buv or sell I tall. MANY BARGAINS IN CITY PROPERTY Insure Your Grain Many farms are Insuring their grain now In the field during the per iod of harvest and stovlng. If Inter ested call or phone ruv Why Pay Rent? I have a seven-room plastered house, sightly view of city and valley. City water In house, stone founda tion. Terms $100 down, balauce on easy terms, either $15 per month or $100 every six mor.ih3. Now in Gourse of Contraction .Fine modern house la every re spect, plumbed, flue built for fur nace, large basement cellar. Every thing first class. Situated on east Adams avenue, $3,500 on easy terms. Grazing Land 240 acres, large spring on place. Good wagon road to tract; consider able can be cultivated. Price $7 per acre. Fruit Farms I have several choice buy? In im proved fruit farms, where the or chards are all the way from 7 years to 13 years of age. The crops arev n.iw on the trees and speak for" them-' selves. To Illustrate, we have one 20 acre tract with 14 crc3 of bearing orchard, 6 acres on which the trees are 13 years old. 8 acres seven years old. water right; every acre first class land and crop goes with place. , if taken very soon. Price only $6,500. Other Bargains We have other bargains In fruit land, several close to La Grande, and several tracts on the Sandrldge, In cluding some extra fine property ad joining Imbler. If you want any . thing In fruit bearing orchards call. Sand idge Farm eighty-tour acres, splendid land, for either grain or fruit. $S.500; one mile . from Imbler, At leact one-halt cash required. Far m in Lower Cove 160 acres splendid timothy land, own er has been farming It in grain for seven years. River runs through a portion of It. ?60 per acre. Farm near Talocaset x 160 acres of land near Telocaset. Thl sland was farmed" for many yesr9. . Price if taken in near future $5 .per acre. Farm near Summerville -I 80 acres fine fruit land, $60 per ac- ere. If Interested call and learn par ticulars. Opportunity . for Speculation 80 acres adjoining tlie city. Crop growing on no less than 20 acres, fine large spring. This place is all well fenced, county road running along entrle side of place, making It suitable for sut division Into small tracts. The price Is only $37.50 per acre. . This land If cut up would eas ily bring $100 per acre. Land on two sides of It cannot he bought today for $100 per acre. A Real Home 80 acr farm one quarter of a mile from city limits. Good modern house with furnace, bath, toilet, cement cel lar with living spring. Commercial orchard of seven acres, Ideal dairy and poultry farm, $5,000 on easy terms. ' '. V. City Property House and three lots on PennsyV-'. vanla avenue, two story, la splendid repair. Just repainted and papered throughout, $2,500, reasonabe terms. Nice little 'boms Grar.de, easy teruis $1100-. In North La on this place, Two-story, house and three lota on North Fir street desirable property, for only $l,40Ck , Twelve acres and nice two-story house in South La Grande, $4,00 , 100 fruit trees and an ideal place fo a few cows and poultry. This site Is a commanding view of beautiful Grande Ronde. A new seven-room house on East Adams avenue,' roomy basement, pastered, well finished throughout, , $2,500. -V ' Three lots on Main avenue,' facing north for $350. ' Three lots on the beautifV lightly hll side, west of La Grande . -.j ,".;,?')0. Deslrabel lot and houses in nearly every portion of the city. ; ago W li lio Cmmj9 Real Estate and Insurance, La Grande, Next Door to City Offices I I t 5 mm