La Grande evening observer., April 17, 1914, Image 4

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A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
. v .. . FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1914.)
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
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.. Grande, Oregon, ait
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; Boys and Girls of La Grande under
15 years. Look for La Grande Groc
ery Co.'s ads. on pages 5 and 8. Adv.
The entire band -will play for the
benefit ball Tuesday night at Rex
hall. Adv. 4-16-Gt.
The Evening Observer on
Newlin Book store and the Club.
sale
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NATIONAL FORESTS MANY USES
Almost every conceivable , use . to
which land may be put is respected
in the permits reported by the forest
service for special projects , on the
national forests. Some of the uses
shown range, alphabetically, from
nptiary to brickyard, cartnery,
cemetery, church, cranberry . marsh,
fox ranch, marine railway, rifle
range, and turpentine still, to wharf
and whaling station. ..' -
There are 15,000 permits in force
for such special uses, which are dis
tributed geographically from Alaska
to the Mexican line, and east to
Florida. This figure does not in
include any of the 27,000 permits in
force for grazing cattle and sheep on
the forests; nor the 6,000 transactions
for the sale of timber, and the more
than 38,000 permits issued last year
for the free use of timber by settlers,
miners, and others in developing their
4S$-$88j.4iS.j$
; PERSONALS 8
' Deputy Game Warden W. E. Leffel
left for Summerville this morning
where he will organize a sportsman's
club tonight.
Geo. Rodgcrs of Wallowa, is back
from Sumpter,; where he attended a
meeting of the Grande Ronde Presby
tery. . ' .' ' -
ber of days. Mr, Denham has been
quite active in behalf of his candi
dacy for the state legislature." He
went to Union with the Kn;.ghts of
Pythias last night .
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Smith of Lostine
are guests of the Foley Hotel. '. ,
W. S. Allison left this morjiing for
Portland where he will join "his fam
ily- .
Division Superintendent Wm. Bol
lons left this morning for Portland in
the interest of the company.
Jno. Hodgin left for Pendleton this
morning where he will act as judge
in the debate , between Astoria and
Pendleton high school teams tonight
Mrs. O. B. Woodwife of4Dlvlsion
Accountant Wood, received word that
her mother . living in Salt Lake, is
seriously ill. Mrs. Wood left this
noon on No. 6 to be at her bedside.
Mrs. V. Greer of this city went to j
cigin this morning to accompany the
body of Jean Leonard who died' Wed
nesday in this city Henry & Carr pre
pared the body for shipment.
Frank Anderson of Heppner passed
through the city this morning1 on his
way to Enterprise where he will in
spect a copper claim which he owns
in that section of Wallowa county.
T. B. Salmon and Mr. Brown of
Portland, material accountants in the
general offices of the O.-W., are in
the city making a check of material ,
and supplies.
Mrs. S. W. Laird of 'Portland who
has been here visiting with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G.-W. Evans of
Mount Glenn, returned home this
morning on No. 17. ; '
C. Fuller of this city left today for
Elgin where he will accept a position
in the sawmill at that place. He was
accompanied by Carl Scott and Henry
Steenblock.
Chas. J. Jester of thS firm of Tuck
ey & Jester, left for Imbler this mom-
. !n nrliiiNi Vi n -..ill nil -virf n -favmt n
homesteads and claims: nor the nearly ! . , ,, , .
. ... . ' ... Anthony McCabe who comes here from
ouo peruu8 xor vwr poweu ueve.op- Medford) 0regon to purchase a ranch
California led all' the national
. , ...... , Elgin this morning after transacting
special use permits, following by1,.,. ... .
A.innnn 1tltn J XT . I " XV. ......
juiuviiai wiuiuua, iiiui lui na aiiu nor ;
Mexico in the order named. The
Professor J. D. Haines returned
this morning from Baker where he
spent the night with . home folks.
Dave brought back two rapiers and
the masks which means that he is
going to indulge in the manly art of
fencing.
Attorney L. Denham returned to
largest single class of permits was
for special pastures, or corrals, to be
used for lambing grounds, shearing
.. pens, and the like. Next came rights
of way for conduits, ditches, awl
flumes, practically all of these being
free. Various agricultural permits
come third, telephone lines . fourth
with more than thousand permits for
6,500 miles of line, and drift fences
for the control of grazing animals,
fifth. In both of these latter classes,
too, practically all of the permits are
free. Reservoirs for which more than
600 free permits were issued for the
occupation of more than 100,000 acres
come sixth. The rest of the uses are
not classified though there are a large
number of animals, camps, summer
hotels, and schools. The use of the
government's land for schools is given
free; for hotels a charge is made.
In . the campaign of the railroads
we have not noticed "Safety First"
stenciled on any of the baggage
smasher's hats.
KILL THE CATARRH .
GERM-USE HYOMEI
It's the direct-to-the-spot method
you breathe it Do not delay and con
tinue to suffer from catarrh, head
colds, bronchitis or sniffles. It is not
only needless and annoys your friends,
but dangerous to your general health.
Begin the Hyomei treatment at
once. It is one of the easiest, quick
est, and surest ways to clear the
head and quickly and permanently
banish catarrh.
Hyomei being medicated .air im
mediately reaches the sore and irri
tated membrane and tissues its an
tiseptic and germicidal healing begins
at once.
You will surely like Hyomei its
relief is not only immediate but last
ing. Money refunded by Newlin Drug
Co., if you are not satisfied.
Get the complete outfit $1.00 size.
Druggists everywhere sell Hyomei.
Martin King was notified by wire
last night that his niece, Miss Anna
Costello aged 25, and living in Lewis
ton, Montana, had died. He left this
noon for that city to accompany the
body to, Alexandria, Nebraska her
home, where interment will be made.
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller, recent
ly married in Spokane arrived; this
noon. Mrs. Miller was Miss, Agnes
O'Leary, daughter of Tim O'Leary,
who is well known m La Grande. Mr.
Miller is chief clerk for the O.-W., in
Superintendent Bollons off ice.
La Grande National Bank
r Notice to Contractors. '"' 1
" NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
sealed bids will be received by the
Commission of the City of La Grande,
Oregon, for furnishing and laying
4,800 lineal feet of (8) eight inch
Lateral Sanitary Sewer in Sewer Dis
trict No. 2 of Section No. 3. . Said
Sewer to be laid in accordance, , with
the plans and specifications now on
file in the office of the City Recorder
and under the supervision of the City
Engineer. All bids to be in by 7:30
o'clock p. m., Wednesday, April 29th,
1914, accompanied by a certified
check for 5 per cent of the amount
bid. The Commission reserves the
WHEN THEY MAKE BETTER CLOTHES THAN
THE POPULAR
FIDELITY FIFTEEN
TO RETAIL FOR $15.00 YOU WILL FIND THEM IN
OUR MEN'S STORE
We have searched every market and inspected many lines in our "endeavor
to find the best possible value in Men's Clothes .td retail at a popular price and
the Fidelity Fifteen line seemed in our estimation'-the superior of any garment
offered at near the price. The styles, fabrics and tailoring are equal- to most
lines made to retail at $20.00. . ; ' 'V,-'-'! .": v'f :N: ' i;
Four Seasons Selling of Fidelity Fifteens
With out a Complaint
The wear test, the. one .sure way of determing
real value in clothing--has proven that, they give '
perfect satisfaction to 'the buyer.
Our Spring Line of Fidelity $1 5 Suits
offers a larger selection and wider range of attrac
tive patterns than formerly. .
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We Invite Your Inspection of this All
Wool $15.00 Suit
and court comparison 6f, styles, fabrics, patterns,
tailoring and linings with any other garment at near
the price. . .:
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MMUUNT1U Aki. WOOb MMNt '
right to reject any and all bids, i
By order of the Commission, April
8th., 1914.
LEE WARNICK,
Recorder of the City of La Grande,
Ore.
4-10-11-16-17-18-27-28-29.
Bids Wanted.
Bids will be received Monday at
noon, April 20 for purchase and re
moval of residence at 1902 Second
street. Buyer must remove it.
- W. C. Kelley.
FOR SALE At half price, fruit and
shade trees. Geo. Ball. 4-17-4t.
Organized in 1887.
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF UKITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
, i CSITEI) STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOMTOKf.
Capital $100,000.00
Surplus $140,000.00
Total Resources ....... $1,000,000.00
of. La
For twenty-six years, in all kinds of financial weather, we have
successfully catered to the monetary wants of the people
Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley.
We respectfully solicit your business.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE
OF NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
on the 31st day of December, 1913, nuula to the Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Oregon, pursuant to law:
CAPITAL.
Amount of capital stock paid up $ 2,000,000.00
INCOME.
Premiums received during the year in cash ...$ 9,009,134.45
uueresi, aivmonas ana rents received during
year
Income from other sources received (luring year
FOR RENT Furnished house; 1206
Second St., possession given April
28, 1914. Inquire La Grande National
Bank. 4-17-6t. I
PARTIES who had a Kodak placed In
their buggy near the postoffice by
mistake please call Main 779. .
4-17-4t. '
1,050,553.49
13,085.66
Total mcome $10,132,773.60
DISBURSEMENTS.
Losses paid dunng the year $ 4,812,718.81
Dividends paid during the year on capital stock 600,000.00
Commissions and salaries paid during the year 2,577,267.12
Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year. 337.420.20
Amount of all other expenditures 687,603.00
Total expenditures $ 9,015,009.13
ASSPTS-
Value of real estate awfled
Value of stocks and bonds owned
Loans on mortgages and collateral, etc
Cash in bunks and on hand '
Prems. in course of collection and in trans
mission Interest and rents due and accrued
.$ 2,450.000.00
. .16,550,134.00
83.600.00
793,936.24
1,698,258.47
148,989.45-
Total assets , . '
liabilities!
Gross claims for losses unpaid
Amt. of unearned prems. on all outstanding
risks
All other liabilities !!.!!!!!!!
.$21,724,918.16
.$ 889,557.50
. 9,420,868.36
168,636.75
Total liabilities exclusive of capital' stock of $10,479,062.61
Total premiums in force December 31, 1912 $18,282,124.87
BUSINESS IN OREGON FOR THE YEAR.
Total risks written during the year $ 8.220.214.00
Gross premiums received during the year 120,780.83
Premiums returned during the year , ' 18,044.69
Losses paid during the year 64.63 L68
losses incurred (luring the year G2.337.68
Total amount of risks outstanding in Oregon Dec. 31. 1913 . . 6.031.306.00
By WM. N. KREMER.
Statutory general agent and attorney for service: . ' HARVEY WELLS.
City Agent WILLIAM MILLER
. -4-17-14.
Strawberries
Oranges 25c arid 45c
Lemons, Bananas,
Grape Fruit
Fresh Tomatoes.
Asparragus.
.' Home Grown Rhubarb
New Peas. '' '
New Potatoes. 3
New Cabbage.
. Spinach.
Hot House Lettuce.
Head Lettuce.
Radishes.
Green Onions.
Swift's Premium Hams
and Bacon
The City Grocery
"': and Bakery v
The Home of Fancy Groceries
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