LA GRANDE EVENING OBSEftVEB, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1012.
YOII MFN WHO HAVE YOUR CLOTHdS MADE TO ORDER
Do you realize what you are missing in sucK realdjr to wear garments as we sell, when a man can buy, ready, at a
considerable saving on price, such clothes as those of
. DUairto cfoaffineir Marx;
There's no need of the to-measure tailor. We'll fit you perfectly. Suits $20.00 to $30.00
Opera House Block - THE, PEOPLED OTORE - La Grande, Ore.
Gall Main Eight
Retail Department
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Ruberoid
Roofing, Sash Doors, etc.
at the
George Palmer Lumber Co.
ELK PESTS TO
WYOMNG
RESIDENT OF JACKSON' S HOLE
COUXTBT'lIERE. r .
Itelutes Habits of Elk and Their Treat
ment lu Wyoming.
SEND IX A LIST
and get our estimate and It
will surpYise you what wo
can do in the way of prices
for first class, kiln dried
lumber. You can't beat our
priceB anywehre quality
considered and you can't
bent our lumber at any
prices when you buy at the
WENAHA LUMBER CO.
Main 732 La Grande, Ore.
Approximately 40,000 elk congre
gate in JackBou's Hole every winter
and become a serious detriment to
the welfare of that famous section of
Wyoming, according to a pioneer set
tlor and resident of Wilson near Jack
son'B Hole, who has been In the city
and returned yesterday morning. His
name is E. N. Wilson and he Is .a
brother of the late Henry Wilson of
this city who died a few days since
after a protracted Jllness In Salt Lake.
Mr. Wilson returned home this morn
ing, but before he went, found time
to explain many of the common de
tails of caring for the wild elk that
graze on the ranges in Wyoming. Mr.
Wilson's grandson has a contract this
winter of feeding a band of 7,000 elk,
but usually, the number varies, he
said, the total elk that drift to Jack
son's Hole Is around the 40,000 mark.
They come from points hundreds of
miles distant to get the feed and hay
provided by the industrious farmers
for. their own stock. One band of 40
'sold by Mr. Wilson last winter from
his private herd of 100 tame elk, was
taken to Cheyenne several hundred
Tlio undersigned will sell by public auction at the W. B. Campbell ranch 2 1-2
miles southeast of La Grande, on the foothill road on, .
Thursday Feb. 29th
at 10 o'clock the following described
01 head Shoats
2 Sows with pig
.1 Berkshire Boar
;'l Sow with 6 pigs
.1 Sow with.. 5 pigs
7 Small pigs
4 Milch Cows
1 Jersey Bull 2 yrs. old.
5 Calves
2 Black Mares, 1 with foal.
2 Geldings 4 and 5
4 2 year olds
3 Yearlings ;
1 Saddle horse and ladies saddle.
1 Mare with foal
property:
1 Gelding .
1 Driving mare ..
SO "White Leghorn Chickens
1 Hay rake
1 Hay Baler
2 Buck rakes
2 wagons
1 Walking plow
2 Buggies
2 Set Single harness
'5 Set Double harness
Cream Separator. (4) Tubular
iMiorsc cultivator, new
75 rods woven wire hog fence and many
other useful articles.
miles away but within, a few week'j
a large per cent of them had returned
to Mr. Wilson's range and were se
renely munching at the hay stacks
one fine morning. Elk eat about two
thirds less than cattle.
Become Nuisances to Settlers.
The elk are so thick and numerous
and so tamed and cowed by starvation
that they ramble about the streets of
Jackson, get on the sidewalks, in the I
back yards and last winter on big bull
elk died In front of a residence In
such a position that he had to be haul
ed away before the owner of the
house could free his family,
Jackson's Hole is a depression in
the mountainous "country somewhat
similar to the Grande Ronde valley,
though narrower and longer. It Is
cut up with buttes and gridironed with;
streams that empty into the Snake
river which bisects the valley. Wil- j
son tho town where the Wyoming man !
halls from, Is 40 miles south of the i
Yellowstone park and is reached via
the Tetori Basin route, and that sec
tion of the country, as is well known,
Is the rendezvous of criminals of all
the northwest, yet the settlers see
nothing of "bad men." "One man could
elude a hundred officers with 15 min
utes' "Start," said Mr. Wilson. "We
often find deserted camps in the crags
and back of rim rocks where the des
peradoes have secluded themselves,
but at Wilson and at Jackson we nev
er see them. We settlers are Indeed
pleased that they are sending elk to
your sctlon and other parts of the
country. They are too many there.
We have to patrol our hay stacks, to
protect our own stock. The elk con
gregate about the stacks and when we
drive them away, they come back at
night: It is a startling example of
the survival of the fittest. The big
bulls and strong elk can get through
the fences to reach hay while the
starving calves and less strong ani
mals die on the way to the feeding
grounds. An elk calf is more easily
caught single handed than an ordi
nary cow,. When confronted in the
trails by human beings they' leap into
the snow and are too weak to move,
consequently can be handled and pick
ed up. We are about SO miles from a
railroad but a line is bomg surveyed
through the Teton basin and In this
wny we will come nearer civilization !
by 40. miles.
. ;"As a general thing the rugged
'Hole' 'is crammed with about 40,000
oik every winter and in the summer
they spread out hundreds of miles to
the ranges, but invariably return, if
they have physics! strength, because
a taste of hay seems to destroy their
native instinct to forage for food forever."
THOROUGHBRED;
PLY MOTH ROCKS
Pullet and Cockerel Mating
Utility Eatings. .
Eggs for sale. For Trices Cor
, respond to
D.B. STODDARD
La Grande, Ore.
tumm
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The rooms are good and
Steam heated only one
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FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS: All sales of Ten Dollars and under Cash. Other amounts on 9
months time at 8 per cent with approved security. 3 per cent discount for cash.
Mrs. A. G. Herrmann, Prop.
ED. STR1NGHAM, - - - AUCTIONEER
Xotlre of First Jfoefciiig of Creditors.
In the district court of the United
States for the District of Oregon:
In the matter of Bird A. Bennett,
bankrupt. In bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Bird A. Bennett,
of La Grande, In the county of Union
and district aforesaid, a bankrupt:
Notice Is hereby given that on the
ICth day of February, 1912, the said
Bird A. TTennett wag duly adjudicated
bankrupt; and the first meeting of his
creditors will bo held in the office of
the referee In bankruptcy in La
Grande, Oregon, on the 8th day of
March, 1812, at 10 o'clock In the fore
noon at which time the said creditors
may attend, prove their- claims, ap
point a trustee, examine the bank
rupt, and transact such other business
as may properly come before said
meeting.
February 24, 1912.
JNO. SBODGIN,
Referee In bankruptcy.
(All claims must be verified ac.
cording to bankruptcy forms before
I""?-) 2-26-lt
Notice!
We have just received one of
the most np-to-dute line of wool
ens ever received In Eastern
Oregon, nd ore now prepared
to give you what you want in un
up-to-date tailor made suit.
Come In and look onr ;lno over,
and be convince.
I'opulnr Trices ,
Expert Workmen
City Dye
Works
Gleaning,. Pressing, Re.
pairing and Dyeing
I
OWN YOUR
HOME
I Live" some exceptionally .
fine listings in' city yropuitv
of which the following Is on
ly a sample. I know I i::u:
pleatte you. You know you
i:uer,d to own your '. i-wn
home. Never put oT until
tomorrow what you cm do
tc.di'.v. Come in uuJ U'J un
talk it over.
Corner Oak and JafJ'eiv.n,
G roi.in plastered hous?, floors
double, city water In hens:'.
Sidewalk. Price $1640. Tl-o
terms are $'800 cash, ba'rr.cc
monthly payments of $8.
1208 W avenue. 2 lo', 5
Horn house "with bat.i, wive I.
Price $1500, cash $500, mom1!
ly payments. Will GKiiiuiie
for country property.
Corner Adams aud Walnut,
new 7 room plastered ho'is", ,
wired, city water. Nini.y :o.
ciiied. Price $2750. - $1000 '
cash. At $4500 a large hum
and 8 lots can he ul(i!,i 1 j
the above. , .
fcix room house at 2003 N.
Fir, close in. Can ba secur
ed lor $1900.
A close In 5 room houpe
on Seventh street fo.' ?2(0.
This is a desirable lo-i:'.-m
Cor. 3rd and H. sts. li.'s
110 by 15G, 6 room hovo, a
stone foundation, city wac "jr,
Binall barn, cellar. Price $1,
700. Terms $H00 cash and
$12 per month.
Five room house 1605 Wnsh
nvemie. Lot 95 by 120. Good
barn, lawn, fruit trees, $2000.
$250 cash, monthly payments
of $17. '
Nice home on Adams ave.
line,' basement, modern, nice
lawn, shade,, trees. A very
desirable home at $3000. This'
property must be seen to be
appreciated.
Six room house in Sunny-;-
side addition .with bath.'barn,';
chicken house, " fruit trees
$1350. $650 cash. ;
Nice home on Second St;
leading toward Palmer mill.
This property is offered for
$2400. $500 cash, balance on
monthly payments.
Here is another nice home,
corner Fourth and V avenue.
Four lots, 5 room house, city
water, splendid barn, fruit
trees, everything in good con
ditlon, $2250. $1000 will han
dle this, terms on balance.
Two houses on Washing,
ton avenue, one $1200, the
other $1400. Small payments
down and small monthly pay
ments on balance. ...
I have choice residences
for sale in all parts of the
city which I would be pleasiA
to show. Many are now pay
ing rent month after month,
year after year with nothing
to show for it. La Grande is
growing, property is cheap to
whaf it will be a few years
hence. ' .'. ' ;
Geo. H. Currey
Real Estate