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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1925)
1 I ll MM PMEvENTION WEEK; 4th to 10th October I 1111 n o o o . o ' o o o o o o o o o o o o I o o o o o v o o o - o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o i o o , " O : o o I o 00 HI- 10 o o o I o o o o o ! O ' " o o o o o o o . o o , o o o o o o o O O O o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo It's Capital to Prevent . Fires BUT. - - To Be Safe- Insure With Us Reliable Agents for ' RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES La Grande Investment Company o ' o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo The Secret-Hiding Place you have selected around the home for your money and valuables may baffle the efforts of Mr. Burg lar with all his skill but - - The Great Demon, FIRE is no respector of such places. He plays no favor ites, but devours everything, be it valuable or not. You can rent very cheaply a FIRE PROOF DEPOSIT BOX At The La Grande National ' Bank oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo O ri Too. Late! The building is blazing the fire lines are drawn. It's too late to go hack and save those forgotten valuables. But, if you're protected by a policy in' one of our reliable Fire Insurance Companies you needn't worry. You can replace the loss without cost. Your insurance will cover it. If you are already insured, better check over the amount. Additional insurance is often desirable and inexpensive. Ask us to quote you rates. WEEKS & BLACK New Foley Bldg. o o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo DON'T TINKER-- with the electric wiring around the home These little jobs of running a light here and there can be a source of fire hazard when done, by any one except a competent electrician. You wilfgreat ly aid in fire prevention by having us inspect your wiring, especially so if the installation has been in a long time or has been tampered with by everv Tom, Dick and Harry. Don't tinker - - "have it done by those who know - - then vou eliminate all fire clanger. H. & S Electric Safe From Fire Valuable papers, Bonds, Securities and similarly important documents if kept in the home are in constant, fianwv nf . rineH-nntirm i, fire. For Fate, in dealing out . flames, makes no choice. Better to put such valuables beyond the reach of destructive' elements Somewhere where. you have "peace of mind" that they're safe from possible loss or damage and where you can get them when you need them. . . . , That "somewhere" is in a 'V -' A Safety; Deposit Box At The , : United States National Bank o o oooooooooooooooooooooodoooooooooooooooobooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o - o o . o o ' o o ......... o o o o o Fire Prevention We should all strive to reduce our fire waste, but it is impossible to prevent all "fires, therefore' insurance is a necessity and prevention a duty. Chas. H. Reynolds General Insurance" ' Sommer Hotel Building o oo ' . . . . o o o - o . o . . o oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo An EverjfeDay Disaster Though the front1 page headlines will tell you nothing about it, this country today sustained a tremendous disaster. Property valued at $l,16(i,744.44 was wiped out and 41 persons lost their lives by fire. The death - dealing destruction proceeded continuously throughout the 24 hours. Every hour $61,115.60 every minute $1,018.59 every second" $1697 was wiped out. The fact that a similar disaster oc curred yesterday and another will occur tomorrow and every day of the coming year, does not make the event less terrible. Yet that is what happens an annual lire loss in this country of $535,372,782. This tremendous fire-loss is a national waste. A national waste is a national problem. It is to locus attention on this problem that the present week is being observed throughout the country as National Fire Prevention Week. Help Prevent Fire Loss By Preventing Fire! o o o o o 00 Prevent Financial Loss By Fire , . ; -t With Sufficient Fire Insurance hi ' INSURE WITH v.'ry Wm. Miller & Go. An Agency represented in La Grande over 35 years . We Have Insurance That Insures " ' : i - I ... o , .... ... , . . . ' o ' - s- f.'...- , ..... , o - : '- : - O i oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 0000 o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Are You Protected? Can you rebuild and pro vide a home for your little family in case the Demon ' Fire devours the savings of a lifetime? Insurance in one of our re liable companies will protect you against loss and keep a roof over you and your dear ones. Ask Us About It. Pyramid Land Company o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Fire Prevention Is one of our main jobs. No doubt about it - - defective wiring can be the cause of many destructive fires. That is why we take every precau tion in hiring men and se lecting material for a skilled electrician when given ap proved material can make an installation that is in itself a safe-guard against fire. La Grande Electric Company oooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Take No Chances! Before that unexpected fire spends . its fury on your property use sound judgment take out Fire Insurance. ' . Certainly you are not in a position to stand a heavy financial loss? . Even if you are, it would be against your better reasoning to "take a chance." Protect Your Holdings '' We'll write a policy for you at lowest premiums. Stop in and let us explain. Do.n't put it of f DO IT TODAY! . J. R. OLIVER o o o n oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 000 ' o o o o ooooooooooooooooooooooooo 0000000000000000000000000000 o o o o o o o o o o o o Do You Know That-- Almost 20,000 people lose their homes each year by fire? For the most part, victims of careless-, ness. It pays to be careful. Fire waste makes higher insurance rates. By being careful you lower the cost of insurance. . We write many fire insurance policies and with every policy we sell, goes our best individual effort to serve you faithfully, Security Land & Savings Company Agents for the Oregon Fire Relief Association And Several Stock Companies. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ! o . o o o O i o . o ., o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oo 0000000000000000000000000000000 ooooo 00000000000000000000000000000 ' 000 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeoo o