La Grande evening observer., January 28, 1913, Image 7

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1913.
LA GRANDE ETENING OBSERVER
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(from the Enterprise Record-Chief- coming "season have been ordered at
tain.)
C J Tager, a pioneer of the North
End was called to answer me sum
mon of death on Saturday, January
it,h For many weeks Mr. Yager
hs had very feeble health but death
came to blm suddenly and unexpect
edly by bis family and friends.
iAn,, four o'clock Saturday arter-
' noon Mrs. Yager had stepped outside
tho house to get a pan of apples and
...., .h returned she found her
' hisband had fallen across the bed
a id was beyond recall.
Mr. Yager, with his family, tame
... . f ttia pnnntrv rnnro than
2j years ago and was well and fav-
okbly known by the entire North
' ad residents. He was a man of In
dustrious habits, genial temper and
nest principles. He had passed
three score and ten mark In
yiirs and was a member of the Cath
olc church.
ills wife and two children were
til only members of bis large family
ttt were permitted to . follow his
mains to their last resting place
other
Jfts of
reached on account of the crlp-
d condition of the telephone wires.
klneral services were held at the
bbse by the Rev. Peter Heuel and
remains .were laid to rest by the
Je of a daughter In the Flora cem-
4ry.
fir. Yager's house burned the cold-
night of last winter and be and a
11 son bad to wade, half clad.
tlough the snow to a neighbor's half
Jf a mile distant. - It was a hard
ik for him but he seemed to have
jvered and was at Enterprise sev
I times last summer and fall. He
bought lumber for a new house
expected to build it this year. . ,
Eight Ktw Autos Ordered.
"1th the ground covered deep with
w, eight new automobiles for the
his ber children were living In
aer ndtrts OI tne siaie nuu i-uuiu uui
enterprise through Rodgeri Broth
era. The men who will have the new
cars are Fred W. Falconer, who has
ordered two. Jay U. Dobbin. Jona
than Haas, W. P. Warnock. M. P.
Crow, Charles E. Crow and H. G.
Bauer. All have bought Ford cars
With the certainty . that many oth
ers will gt automobiles before sum
mer comes, this part of the county
a assured plenty of cars this season.
Liquor Canes End.
The last has probably been beard
of the liquor indictments voted by
the grand Jury In the fall of Novem
ber, 1911, and which had not gone
to trial. District Attorney F. S. Iv
anhoe and T. M. Dill, assistant, re
ported to the court that there was
not sufficient evidence to convict
and Judge J. W. Knowles dismissed
the charges. . .
The cases dismissed were those of
the state against the following:
Ora Graham, two Indictments; Al
Emmons, and A. H. Chapman, three
indictments:. E. T. Schleur, two. In
dictments; Cleaver Weaver and Joe
Hale, one indictment; Jake Bauer,
four indictments; Xavler MIchellod
S. V. Davln and D. J. Staats, one In
dictment; San Inoo, three Indict
ments; Lee Kamaye, four Indict
ments. . , J
Charles Blass of Flora was parol-
led after he had served the period to
which be was sentenced. A fine was
imposed In . addition and be would
have been kept in jail to serve this
out if he had not received Judicial
clemency.
Visit Kate School.
While in Salem recently as a
member of the state teachers' exam
ining board, Supt. J. C. Conley, with
other county superintendents, visit
ed the school for mutes. He was
greatly impressed with .the work al
the j Institution, and came back feel
ing that no deaf and dumb child
should te denied Its benefits.
"I ,, was particularly ' Impressed
with the progress in talking made ty
the mutes," Mr. Conley said, "if
the chilren are sent to the school
young enough, nearly all can be
taught to talk so yon can understand
them. They should go when four or
five years, old, and, r.ot waM-untlt
eight or ten or upwards Then flielr
vocal organs have ' heroine' "fixed
from disuse, and cannot 'M developed
readily.
"We asked questions of little 'boys
and girls who could not bear a sound.
From' watching our. lips and the play
of our vocal chords they got our
meaning, and readily answered.
"The children are-well cared fcr
They run and play like others and
enjoy . themselves thoroughly. ' In
addition to'the training in talking,
they are taught to read and wr'te
and are Instructed in the manun!
arts. The furniture used In the school
Is the product of their hands, and it'
is excellent, too. '
'13ne curious thing reported by the
superintendent was that often-he had
to interpret letters written by par
ents, because of misspelled words.
The children know the
when sptlled correctly.
The land la the a 1-2 ne 1-4, dw 1-4 of the latter when- a heavy fog de- May represent the onstant toll
1-4, sea. i t. r. 45. scended, they were unable to find '(Of forty years or more;
The other ease Involved two par- their way' back. They continued . They tell of self denials
eels which the slate land board un-j walking In the -hopes of stumbling
dertook to sell ten years ago, but was upon a habitation but Friday morn
not able to convey title. Xaxlerilng when the fog lifted they discov
ered that they had made their way to
,'he headwaters of the Umatilla. For.
MIchellod baa been paying taxes on
this land ever since. He has a qeed
to It from John Wood of Walla Walla
a son of Solomon G. Wood, deceased
to whom the state board granted the
land. The state however never con
veyed title. There are 74.29 acres In
this land which Is In sections 7 and 8
township 1 south, range 47.
I'lnnuinff for County Fair.
Stockholders in the Wallowa C trini
ty Agricultural Fair association held
thefr annual rroct'.rs Tuesday nfter-
ttoon'In the. court house. . Twenty
five' attended . and heard reports
showing the ', association to be in a
decidedly sound condition. The old
directors were re-elected with the
exception of B. B. Boyd, whose place
was taken' by W. C. HJnterman. Mr.
Boyd Is now' In California. v
The directors now are Jay H. Dob
bin, Carl Whitmorei Wesley Duncan.
W. R. Homles. A. C, . Miller. W. C.
Hlnterman. C. A. Hunter and W.' C:
words only Dorrance. They will meet next Tues
If the are day and elept officers. ,
wrong, the young pupils have nj Idea
what was meant, as they know com
paratively few - words, and cannot
guess what was Intended."
Mr. Conley said one bright little
mute was asked who she thought the
superintendents were. She answered
that she concluded they were mem
bers of the legislature. '
Land In Mix up.
Two Interesting pieces of informa
tion regarding land ownership in the
county were brought to light, this
week by Assessor C. H. Allen. ' He
found one tract of 120 acres between
Peter Beaudoin's ranch and the Elza
Makln place that never has been
filed on. When be first started run-
At that time the premium list will
be arranged for and plans, begun for
the 1913 fair. It is the Intention of
the men directing the fair to havo
the premium list In the banns or. the
people by March 1, thus giving all
an opportunity to start in time and
compete for prizes. Of course the
association has set for .Its Ideal, a big
ger and better fair,, than .ever this
fall, and nothing will, be . spared to
realize this, i i : rJi, . '
The financial statement presented
to the. stockholders showed that of
the $7,600 authorized capital stock,
$6000 has been subscribed. - A cam
paign will be begun at once to get
the remaining S1500 subscribed.
This would put the association out of
ning down the piece, he thought of debt and would enable it to erect a
course it was in private ownership, modern grand stand before the fair.
But finding the recordb not clear, be
wrote to the La Grande land office,
and wag informed that the 120 acres
was government land open to entry.
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Such a stand Is greatly needed. F,ach
tall the crowd Is too great for the
present bleachers, and many have to)
stand along the track to watch the
races and sports. Conservative es
timates indicate that the stand
would pay for itself in a couple of
seasons, besides adding to the com-
Jfort of patrons. .
'The added money also would put
the association on a very firm finan
cial footing, as it would prepare the
way for the creation of a moderate
surplus to carry the association
through any bad year. In 1912 as
the year before the fair netted a
small margin above expenses but if,
the weather should be disagreeable
all the week, there would be a heavy
loss for someone to shoulder.
There are now 98 stockholders In
the association. They are scattered
all over the county, showing bow
representative the fair Is.
; Gwynne Sawmill Sold.
(Lostlne Reporter.)
The Kroll Lumber company of Spo
kane bought the Gwynne sawmill at
the trustee sale Tuesday, bidding it In
at $20,000. We are Informed that the
plant will be put in operation again
next Monday. A crew of about eight
men will be put to work at the plan
er, with a man by the name of Light
in . charge. It Is also the intention to
do some work at the sawmill and Q.
E. Gwynne will be the boss there.
These Were SneeessfoL
The following Wallowa tounly
teachers passed the state examination
held Just before the holidays:
Five year certificates Mrs. H. M.
Ognn and tienlna Mallory.
Five year primary Nettle Brock.
One year certificatesHarry E.
Holly. Amy Olmstead, J. H. Leonard,
aura Hunt, EfTle Houck, Jacoba Koel-
owlne, , Mrs. Henrietta McAlexander
Bertha Womack, Rachel Dorrence, C
R. Eddlemon. Mrs. E. May Batton
Mabel P. Boston, Lyle Murray, Mrs.
Hattle Fisher. Claude L. Cole. -
Max Wilson and Mrs. IS. & Pate
wrote for credits. '
Hen Wander Two Day In Snow
- (Pendleton East Oregonlan.)
Lost In a fog while hunting rab
bits on the breaks of the Umatilla.
CuBhlng Baker of Walla Walla and
L. Cacht. a settler living seven miles
beyond Toll Gate, wandered for two
days In the snow before the . log
lifted enough to permR them to gel
tholr bearings. Thia was the word
received In Pendleton last evening.
Young Baker Is spending the win
ter with his sister and brotber-ln-Iaw
at the Tanks, near the boundary of
the Wenaha national forest reserve
and he and Gacht set out on Tuesday
morning In quest of rabbits. Though
only a short distance from the cabin
And a saving day by day 1
While you shirked all the trials
And kept throwing yours away;
That farmer man he has a wife
He got her years ago;'
tunately, each man had a small sup- She worked with him through mar
ply of provUionalA bls.Jbujuing coatj. rld life - . - - .
when he started from home. , , When wealth cam mighty slow;
According to advlcea receive! rom They pinched vand skimped and saved
Toll Gate, the snow there is1 ;ahput : to see . , v
twelve feet deep with each day '.fur The slow appearing gains. .
While raising up a family : " '.'
To furnish city brains; j
They now are simply Ii tle swim
Where thrifty folks abide; : '
O'er higher waves they lightly skim
Joy riding with the tide;
T4'jl thfa Dti,l . V. r.. ,n 1. I L - '
..w ..mm iuw.w o in- aiyie
According to.-the eraaQ.t :
Of cash it takes an awful pile .
To keep up now-a-dayaj"
We don have time for .saying grace
Above our dally bread.
While striving for the faster pact
Of people Just ahead; ,
Tls not that cost of living
Is so different from the past, '
It's the habit fashion's giving
For to live both bigb and faat.
Of all the fare upon the bill!
The tempting sweets galore
That make us stuff onr bides until
They won't bold any more. .
Next thing we hunt the doctors up
And chase them round a spell.
For every time we dine or aup
We don't feel very well.
First, drug dispensers give us hopea,
Then Osteopathy .
The chiropractor patent dopes
And herbs of HJop Sing Lee. 1
The allopath, the homeopath
And every path there la
That loads unto a doctor hath -
A rush of business. '
We want, to travel faster 1
So we purchase buzs machines,
If we have to put a plaster
On' the hom to raise the means
The auto brings tbe city sights
Right close up to our doors,
So's we can visit them of-nights
And do It after chores.
When assuming a position
With aristocratic towns,"
Our bank account condition.
Must be good to turnlnh gowns
And hats and other flummery
To be up In the atyle ' .
ijibi sausnes me ramny
And undermines the pile;
So now, my friend, you understand
We're sailing high and fast
But there's breakers on the voyage
and .,, .
We'll run aground at last. ,'
rt.i. - ....
And that means lower wages
For the farmer's hired man. -
If. L. CARTER,
nlshlng a new fall.
Threatens Wife W1A Butcher Knlf
Dossle A. Green ? of Adams, .'who
figured in a cutting affair Thanks
giving day, now finds himself the de
fendant in a divorce suit because In
a drunken rage be seized a butcher
knife and, under threat of death, be
drove his wife and step-children out
of the house into the snow-filled
streets during Out middle of night.
according to a complaint filed In the
circuit court, . relates the Pendleton
Live Wire. Shortly after this alleg
ed Inhuman act, which happened
about two 'Weeks ago Green was ar
rested at tbe Instance of bis wife and
placed in the county Jail to keep the
peace. He still abides behind the
bars. -;
, Mrs.-' Grdfen charges In her com
plaint that shortly after their mar
riage in Walla Walla, August. 1909.
her husband . commenced upon a
course of cruel and Inhuman treat
ment by cursing and nagging at har
and more recently by threatening ber
with bodily violence. She alleges
that be squandered all of his prop
erty in riotlous living and failed to
provide for her or her two children
by a former marriage. However, tne
climax seems not to have been reach,
cd until ' about two weeks ago when
he came home Intoxicated, flourished
a butcher knife and drove bis family
from the house after which he turned
over the cupboard, broke tbe dishes
and demolished other of the furni
ture.: '' -
Defendant asks the restoration of
her former name ofAddie M. Painter
and 75 with which to prosecute her
suit. Will M. Peterson Is attorney
for the plaintiff.
THE FARMER SITUATION.
Inspired with hopes of doing good
A man composed a piece
And told us how the future could
Be run as slick as grease,
"You follow my advice," say she,
''And save yourselves alarm
For all creation then will be
Attracted to tbe farm;
Through all the vanished ages
Farmers' help was treated wrong.
You must double up their wages
And not work "em very long;
Tbe hired man, a girl has he
That needs a hauling round
He don't have time to always be '
A stirring up the ground.
Girls now-a-days have change a mite,
From steady like and slow,
They're needing courting every night
And always want to go.
There's candy, theatres and balls
And moving picture shows
That for a lot of money calls
Where'er a fellow goes. ' ''
No difference when the men get home
Arid in their blankets creep;
When through tbe long night hours
they roam
They must have rest and sleep;
Our duty's plain we cannot shirk
The hired toller's Ills,
T l'ss will have to do the work
And help him pay his bills
This plan is plainly feasible,
'Twill work Just like a charm,
Then all the Immigration will
He headed for tbe farm. .
Wel.l Mr. Scribe, you've showed your
sense
I hope you're satisfied.
Now I'll present some evidence
1'pon the other side.
You're one of these here chaps, I see
That's raising a complaint
Because some folks have property
And other people ain't;
Tbe profits of your business
Are squandered. thenv you squeal
Because your brother still has bis
And claim a crooked deal.
The cards were stacked or else 'tis
claimed
You'd have your share of pelf.
Tbe distribution plans are blamed
When the troubel's with yourself.
You claim It ain't a fair divide
And curse the system when
Tls not the method you deride
But the difference In men.
One person owns the home be craved
the other's paying rent;
One picture tells of money saved,
The other money spent.
The homes of tillers of the soil
Kelly Will Ji'ot Sign Contract:
Walla Walla. Wash., Jan. 27.
(Special) Pitcher Ed Kelly, the big
right hand work Horse of last year'a
staff, returned his contract to Man
ager Bade yesterday unsigned, he be
ing the first member of last year's
luaut wuu seems MiuwilJiriK 10 UOu IQ8
Bear's' uniform for the coming sea
son., it Isn't because Kelly. does not
like Walla Walla or the Western Trl-
Stute league, but simply the old sal
ary question. Kelly believes he Is
worth more money, according to his
letter to the-management, and states
that he will bold out until .'be gets
He has been wintering In Spokana
and reports himself In the pink of
condition for another season's grind
Every I fan remembers "Hard Luck'.'
Kelly, as he was commonly called be
cause of his unfortunate inability to
win a game at the start of the sea
son. His support was always poor
and as he needed tho bost of ac'l:.-n
b"lilnd hJm to win, Kelly was orten
the goat on the road trips. In spite
of this he worked hard and proved a
good steady man on the mound.
However, the salary limit of the
league does not permit fat salaries
for any player. If they are worth
more, they should be In faster com
pany and as the matter now stands,
Kelly belongs to Walla Walla and he
must come to terms or be barred,
from organized baseball. ,
That make you feel so sore
Immorality on Increase. '
Sacramento, Cal.. Jan. 28. Believ
ing that the offense of adultery l
striking at the foundation of homes.
Senator Carr baa introduced a mea
sure making the penalty for a mar
ried person found guilty, five ypm-o
in the penitentiary'. For nnmar.-i.
j persons the penalty would be ii
exceed a year In Jail or a fine or ,
000.