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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1913)
9 PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913. DEFINITIONS HELL: Three telephone systems in a town. PURGATORY: Two telephone systems. PARADISE: One Good Telephone System. ELBERT HUBBARD Pd AdT. Coafhi and CoBsamptlon. Coughs and colds, when neglected. ' itoiava IabjI .... .. V. 1 , . I. I lungs. The wisest thing to do when you have a cold that troubles you Is to get a bottle of Or. King's New Dis covery. . You will get relief from the first dose, and finally the cough will disappear. O. H. Brown, of Musca dine. Ala., writes: "My wife was down In bed with an obstinate cough, and I honestly believe had It not baen for Dr. King' New Discovery, she would not be living today." Known for forty-three years as the best rsm edy for coughs arid colds. Price 50c and $1.00. Recommended by all deal-: ers. CONTINENTAL SCRIP. $25.00 UP Maxwell Overland Zenith Bicycles No such bargains ever before offer ed on standard grade wheels, We are bound to reduce our stock so come now. - F.D HAISTEN FURNITURE on easy PAYMENTS Synopol of the Annual Statement tti the GEK9TAX AMERICAN IJiSCTlAXCE COMIMXY OF SEW 10BK. SEW YORK In the Mate of New York, on e 31st day of December, 1912, made to the insurance commissioner of the state of Oregon, pursuant to law: Oanltal. Amount of capital stock " paid up . $2,000,000.00 Income. Premiums received dur ing ithe year In cash. .$ 8,470,179.68 Interest, dividends and . rents received during the year 1,012,305.00 Income from other sourc es received during the year '. 1,736,363.88 What To Dollar Bill ot the Vtar . 1774 Looktd lika. On of tlif lew pm-r of cuiittnetitnl acrlp uow in xlten ( owned by a former temper at Khurtrldge blub school. It wits given to her at Clirixt mas time In IWW by a fellow teucber Tbe piece measures about 6 by , IncbeH aud In framed to show both ' allien. Within ao Intricate leaf and branch border design, on the front Hide. 1 primed: 'This Indented bill of f shall entitle the heiirer thereof to receive bills of excbimixe. piiyuble In London, or cold and Mllver, ut the rate of 4s. fid. ster IIiik kt dollnr for the said Mil, ac cordliiK to the dlrectlnim of an act of UKseinbly of Maryland. Duted In Au iihhIIh. tliiK Wtb day or April anno Domini. 1774 William Kddia It Lap bMtu" lu an iipiht corner of the reverse side la a picture, 'ii limit au Incb and a half square, repreentlng tbe British crown, at each aide or which la a tiny picture of a mini One or the men la represented as holding a spnde. while from the hand or the other dangles a tlsb on a string At each end on this side or the scrip are the words. " TIs death to counterfeit." and at the bot torn are the names or the printers. A. C. n ud K tireeti Inilliimipolls New. Potatoes and Apples Both very good varieties Apples 35c Box Potatoee 35c Sack THE GOOD T1I1XJS COST SO MOKE THAS ORDINARY TIIIXOS IF YOl' KNOW WHERE TO BIX . Total income $11,218,848.62 DlKliurscmcnls. Losses paid during the year ....'...$ 4,676,485.53 Dividends paid during the year on capital " stock 600.000.00 Commissions and salaries pa'd during the year.. 2,375,399.10 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year . 386,614.83 Amount of all other ex penditures 2,094.922.87 Total Stagebcrg Grocery W.ONE MAIN 70 g VHJKTAHLKS JX SEASON ALL THE TIME. D. R. FONG I".' " ' ' C ' "'.V ' .' ''' ..'". J '''A';' Y '.'V' ? N" " .:' "'ViilVt ',tV. ' V.'( i.'' f!1. J-i3V- MEDICINE CO. Branch of Baker City Office (IIIXESE HERBS ASD ROOT REMEDIES Our wonderful life giving herbs will absolutely extirpate every Impurity from the aystem. No drugs, no poison, aon-alco-iiMlc. FREE COS FIDESTIAL C0SSILTAT10S FKFE Those living out ot town caa cure themselves at bom with our herbs. Write to us for par ticulars. Office Hours: to li a. m.; 1 to p. m. Sundays J to 12 a. m.; 1 to & p. m. Telephone Mala J62. Office I .1412 Adams Atfooe LA GKAXDE. OREGOS. expenditures $10,133,422.42 Assets. Value of real estate own ed $ 2,470,000.00 Value of stocks and bonds owned 16,174,451.00 Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc Cash in banks and on hand Premiums In course of collection and In trnns- mlssoln Interests and rents due and accrued 108.800.00 586.365.55 1, 756. 17 1.81 H2.C3fi.99 Moon Rivers. ! The Ho railed crntMi-s rtotr mnnntnln ami empty sea beds of the moon are nut the mil) Interesting phenomena which our Mitediie presents to the i view There are mi many part of the moon's siirfni-e lonsi. narrow lines call ed "rills." evidently much below the Kcneral level of the ground, some ot them comparable In breadth and depth to the great caii.vous of our western country Certain astronomers have been disposed to rcpird these rills as cracks and rents In the crust or tbe moon, hill nl hers have adopted the SHR eslloh, made long ago, that they are river channels It may be remarked or these ancient lunar river channels, if such they really are. that tbelr wider ends always terminate '.a pear shaped hollows like little craters, and tbla end Is nearly always higher than the other. sn that if the craters were once lakes their waters must have flowed out Into tbe rivers Instead of tbe waters of the rivers emptying Into tbe lakes. Uar per's. Fault o the Auto. Hiram The. doctor ays Ezra Is ut ferine from autointoxication. Kilns Ones that's K b'Kosb! Tbe feller act ed Jest like any one else until be that niitoitiohlie. .Indye. The United States National Bank Stands among the foremost in the state in pro portionate increases sinee'its organization VOUR ATTENTION is called to the following compara tive statement: Commenced business January 11, 1909. Total resources April 4, 1909 i $249,572.23 Total resources April 4, 1910. 368,064.69 Total resources, April 4, 1911 393,220.22 Total resources, April 4, 1912...:.:u 256,454.82 . Total resources April 4, 1913 560,074.34 X. K. WEST. President T. J. SCCXXIIN, Cashlr. W1I. MILLER, Vice Prs!dut. H. E. COOLIDGE, Asst. Cashier. B.oard of Directors. N. K. West. Wm. Miller, T. J. Scroggln, H. E. Coolidge, A. T. C. T. Bacon, J. F. Con ley, J. h. Cavlneas. Judge J. C. Henry. Hill. there la Only . One "Bmmo Quinine00 That la Laxative Br Total assets $21,238,425.35 Less special deposits In any state (if any there be) 358,630.00 Total assets admitted In Oregon liabili ties In excess of market, value of special deposits .$20,879,795.35 Liabilities. Gross claims for losses unpaid, less reinsur ance $ 820,52 1.99 Amount of unearned pre miums on all outstand ing risks 8.444,179.06 Due for commission and brokerage 41,447.00 All other liabilities 355,876.12 Total liabilities ex clusive of capital stock of $2,000,- 000 $ 9,662,027.17 To:al premiums In force Pec. 31. 1912, less re insurance $1(1.543.805.10 Business la Oregon tor the Year. Total risks written dur ing the year .$ 8,824,474.00 Gross premiums rece'v ed during the year . . . Premiums returned dur ing the year Ixhirps padl during the year t.oses paid during the year Total Hinounv risks out standing In Oregon. Per. 31, 1912 . 128.990.65 26.432.00 56.047.0a 56.684.00 6,490.290.00 INSURANCE Pporfliary. (5ERMAN AMERICAN COMPANY C. 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