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LA GRANDE EVJSND50 OUSJSKVElt, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1912. PAGE 7 J. H. Richardson E. S. Givens E. S. Givens Investment Co. Rear La Grande Nat'l Bank Real Estate, Insurance, High Class Invest ments and Securities SOMETHING WRONG 1 Well, don't worry about It. Phone us and we'll attend to It right away and It will bo done right, too. There's nothing about an auto we don't under stand our mechanics are ex-, pert repairers. Repairing of all kinds. Try us on that next job. Leighton's Garage CONCRETE STREET IN CHIC A 00. . The Chicago Portland Cenient Co., through their,; advertising manager, Robert Crawford, issued a buletln re cently, which contained a reproduc tion of a photpgraph of Emerald aveT nue from Seventy-third to Seventy fifth streets, Chicago, which was pav ed with concrete, using their cement. Speaking of this pavement in their publication, they say: "This pave ment 'is representative of this- type and from the Illustration it will be seen to be still In good condition af ter thr'eo years of use. 'The ground was excavated ' to a depth of eight Inches and on the natural sand base was placed, In blocks measuring 8-8. feet, a-layer of concrete 6 Inches thick, mixed in the proportion of one part cement, three parts torpedo sane" and six parts crushed stone. On to)' of this a layer 2 Inches thick, mixed in the proportion of of two parts ce ment to one and one-half parts tor pedo sand and one and one half parts crushed granite, corrugated in brick fashion, - 4x9 Inches,, provides "the wearing surface, "The cost of laying this pavement was .comparatively low $1.50 per square yard when It is considered that the following prices were paid for. material and labor: j Cement, per barrel .......... . ,$1.30 Torpedo sand, per cubic yard ... 1.60 Crushed Etone, per cubic yard...; 1.50 Crushed granite, per cubic yard . 3,7"i Common labor, por day (8 hours) 8.00 li "The nai-tlcnliir advantages of con crete as a. paving material are ampl.l demonstrated in this particular piece i of work. Besides Its sanitary and '.-I ' ILU'I I I wearing nsHLuie, ; iuiu , pavoiiioui. . 10 : less slippery than brick and residents In the neighborhood maintain that It I Is noiseless. Its near approach to j the , Ideal pavement brings contrac tors, engineers and others Interested In highway construction to Inspect It , annually, and so popular has It be come locally that there is a strong dniajid for similar paving in other parts of the city. The Illinois Port land Cement Paving company of Chi cago were the contractors.' mmm$mmmmmmim UNION COUNTY I ABSTRACTS J. R. OLIVER, Proprietor ' . The Reliable Abstract firm of , Union County. FIRE INSURANCE. MORTGAGE . ... LOANS ... Almost Lost Ills Life ' I S. A. Stld, ot Mason, Mien., will nev er forget his terribel exposure to a merciless storm. "It gave me a dread ful cold," he writes, "that caused se vere pains in my chest, so it was hard for me to breathe, a neighbor gave me several doses of Dr. King's New 1 Discovery which brought great re lief. The doctor said I was on the I verge of pneumonia, but to continue j with the Discovery. I did so and two i bottles completely cured me." Use only this quick,, safe reliable medl ilne for coughs, colds, or any throat or lung trouble. Price 50c and 31.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all d-rugglsts. - ! Jiere is a message of hope and good cheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Boone Mill, Va., who is the mother of 18 children. Mrs. Martin was cured oV stomach trouble and constipation by Chamberlain's TabletB after five years of suffering, and now recommends these tablets to the.'public. . Sold by all dealers... :. ; .' .: From Factory To Home I Buy The Nations Best Piano KNABE At Prices Here-to-fore Unheard Of Save And Make The Retail Profit Yourself For a Short Time Only a Full Car Load of Sample Pianos V will be displayed at the sample room Sommer Hotel F. M. REED AND H. G. REED, Special Factory Representatives EX.COXVICT X0V A POTEST POW ER FOR GOOD. 80 Per Cent. Of headaones are caus ed by eye-strain, due to some error of refrac tion which we guaran tee loj - RXLIEVE, ,' It will pay you to come In and have your eyes tested and properly fitted by the latest methods and by a state licensed attendant gradu ate from one of the best recognized colleges In America the only one In Union or Wallowa counties. ' We replace broken lenses in a short time and ' grind all our own lenses. . H. PEARE& SON, La Grande's Leading Jewelers and Oplimetnsts. Opposite u. :. tana vmce Blnmcd ft Good Worker. "I blamed my heart ror severe dis tress In my left side for two years," writes W. Evans, Danville, Va., "but I ljnow now It was indigestion, as Dr. King's New Life Pills completely cur ed me." Best for stomach, liver and kidney troubles, constipation, head ache, or debility. 25c at all druggists. There Is no better medicine made for colds than Chamberlnln's Cough Remedy. It acts on nature's plan, re lieves the lungB, opens the Bccretlons, aids expectoration; and restores the system to a healthy condition. For sale by all dealers. Jiotlco of Final Settlement; NOTICE is heicby given that the undersigned has filed his final ac count, as administrator of the estate of William SynborBt, deceased; and that the county court of the stato of Oregon, for Union county, has .fixed Tuesday, the 2nd day- of April, 1912," at 10:00 o'clock a. m. at the court house In La Grande, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing any objec--tlons thereto. , : ' Dated at La Grande, this 28th day of February, 1912.' . FREDERICK SYNHORST, Administrator, dally Feb. 28 Mar 6 13 20 27 . Well known Billy Eastman, who has . converted hundreds . HELP THE KIDNEYS. Let Us Protect Your Health a by putting your plumbing in'first-class sanitary condition, connecting it to sewer so it will pass all sanitary laws BAY & ZWEIFEL LICENSED PLUMBERS LA GRANDE ; La Grande Bcndrrg Are Learning the . Way. . It's the little kidney Ills ': The lame, weak or aching back Th unnoticed urinary disorders That lead to dropsy and Bright's disease. . When the kidneys are sick, Help them with Doan's Kidney Pills, A remedy, especially for sick kid neys. ... Doan's have been curing kidney troubles for 75 years. Endorsed by 50,000 people endors ed by citizens of this locality. Mrs. Walter Boyer, 1707 Third St., Baker City, Ore., says: "A mmber of my family used Doan's Kidney Pills when suffering from backache and sharp twinges through the kid neys. This remedy acted more quick ly and effectively than any other pre paration that had ever been tried." For sale by all dealers. Price fiO cents. Foster-Mllbnrn Co., Buffalb. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. - . FILES CUntD IJT fl TO 14 DATS Your druggist win refund money If PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure any case of Itching, Blind; Bleeding or Protruding Piles In 6 to 14 days. 60c. Here is a good five room house,, One closet. Pantry Cellar under the house. Pump in the kitchen. Good wood house Small Barn. Located on lots 10-11-12-13 block 6' Predmore's Add, being on the corner of Y ave. and North Fir street. Being central from the railroad shops, Palmer mill, sugar factory. The price of this property is $1550. 00 Terms $200 down. Balance to suit purch aser. I This is only one of the many such bargains we can offer La Grande Investment Co. Foley Building Phone Main 752