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OUT A SCARE
COME AWFUL NEAR TRIMMING
HOME THA.M. f
. Larsen's Two Goals the Last Moment
Alone Save Defeat.
r- If you ftrelnot Using Compressed Yeast wheir baking
bread try it. It makes fine -bread providing you use the
right flour. We carry the following brands: Home flour-
La Grande Blue Stem' Flour, Island City, Superior Blue
Stem Flour, Royal Patent, ImperiaLPatent, Sea Foam.
, .... :. .. ' '..-., "... . .
Washington flour Upper Cruse and Snow Drift."' Minne-'
sota flour Occident Flour. ' Dakota flour Gold . Medal
Flour. . .
In 10-pound sacks we have Yellow and White Corn
meal, Graham Flour, Rye Flour, Whole Wheat, Pennsyl
vania Buckwheat Flour. .
D. R. FONG MEDICINE CO.
CHINESE ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES
Cure Bodily Diseases With Root and Herb Treatment
J Phone 762 - -- Free Consultation -: La Grand
1412 Adams Ave. Ore.
Union's federals, a club team com
posed of old-time warriors on the
Basketball courts, came . so hear de
feating the M. I.. A. last evening at
the nigh sdhool gym that some haven't
got. over the scare vet The M. I. A.
Sent recruit)! into r.h cam a fmrri tha
start and . Goodbrodl sniped .two
I oaaicets wnttie one could say Jack Rob-
uiaun. in iact in less man nine min
utes Union had 16 points and La
Granda umn il V M 1 A ..A...
lars were then trotted out to stop the
avalanche. They did stop it . for a
while and rankirart fc lua.l t 11 t
' 11 before the half was up. In tho
.. . J 1 T n . . .
, bkuiw iiau i uranae xorgea attend
. the score reversing and standing 27
,to ,19 in favor of La Grande with
about Ave minutes to play. Just then
: i.cii ,- - - ti i. . . . . .
oimrnoy xucnann wrew our baskets
I in as many twinkles of the eye and
for a few minuto ttiA him Ia.md tat
tled ferociously shoulder to shoulder
U..4. .UL j i i . m .
uui. kiwi a umwaaout Durst OI tecm
work la Grande forge ahead, and
Larsen dropped two baskets in a row
just before time was up. - All this, of
course .meant oceans of, excitement
and though the playing was marked
with uncouth playing at times, the in
terest in tha immn tiAvor attmA o
, moment, and a more exciting contest
hftA tint hMn. Hi'fillAt lin ft ': tnamr
I moons. - Union is made up of a bunft
ioi going hounds who shoot baskets
j with as much accuracy as Mexicans
sniped American soldiers in Vera Cruz,
i The score:
I UNION -
Field Free Total
) .goals throw points
McKahn, F. ...... 6 0 12
Gctxibrod, F, . . .... 5 . . 8 ,13
Horn, C. ..,,... 3 0 6
Weaver, q. 0 0 : y. 0
Hall, G. ..... 0 0 V 0
Totals ......... 14 , 3 . 31
M. I. A. . v
; : Field Free Total
'. - goals tlhrow points
Farley, C 1 0 2
Aineworth,
Stoddard. F 3 0 6
Baum, Larsen, F. 10 ' 1 21
Metcalf, Woods, G. 3 ' 0 . 6
Combs, Bean, G.. . ... 0 0 v 0
Totals iT 1 . 36
Referee, Henderson, Union; umptre,
Rosenbaum, La Grande; timekeeper,
Bean; scorer, WoodU. "
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Have You Any
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lesidence Prop.
You Want to Trade
.We have several good properties to trade for city
residences, including several small tracts near La Grande.
Following is the description of. 73 acres located 2
miles from Glen Ferry, Idaho, valued at $1500 for which
the owner will trade for La Grande residence property
, Small house and barn, fenced on one side, Snake
river runs on other side, railway passes one corner. Water
right from Little Canyon creekj patent for water right
from state. Where creek flows into river there is a patch
of willows of about 10 acres making fine shade and pas
ture for cows. About 15 acres slightly rolling, balance
can all be irrigated. At least 55 acres can be placed un
der cultivation and irrigated. This land will raise toma--toes,
cantelopes, mellons, grapes, etc. - On main road to
city, telephone. Mortgage of $150 at 8 per cent is on
place. Let us know what you have to trade for this place.
.. 40 ACRES 13 MILES FROM EUGENE.
V Will trade for city property or timber land. , 3 miles
from Junction City, fenced and all good land, R. F. D.,
phone, 1-2 mile to school. Raises wheat, oats, cheet.
vetch, etc.
Geo. H. Currey
The' M. I. A. squadl goes-to Pendle
ton Friday to meet the Pendleton high
school. ' ' ' " ' ,;3,;-
Hih school teams come and go but
the M. I. A. go on forever. That was
I nade clear last night. Ainsworth,
if VUIVO, . ILf ' AWVrt.u, :
itring men, amply demonstrated that
Yney can uphorovthe M. l. a. nonors
wnen xne reguurs re ueau aim
v Farley, a new face in the M. I. A.
lineup, played the whole game out
and was fagged at the dose for the
pace iwas' furious indeed. He was
able to hold his opponent, Horn, even
though, throughout, and carried the
brunt of the load while the recruit,
were tried out.,
Larsen, Woods, Bean and Stoddard
were up to their usual form and were
able to pull the home team out of the
Rhofield. a regular for
ward was out of the city. , ,
This is the last week prospective
candidates for the city ' basketball
league can register. ' '
108 ELM ST.
Phone, Black 2001
HE WHO SELLS
REAL ESTATE
LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
Feb. 19 Crows vs. SUrs. s ;
. Feb. 28 Peta vs. Colta. , ' ,
Fob. 26 Crowa vs. Pets. ' l '
Mar. 2 Stars vs. Coh.
Mar. 6 Crowa vs. Colta.
Mar. 9 Stars vs. Pets.
Mar. 12-t-Ciows vs. Stars.
; Mr. IS Pets vs. ColU. .
Marv -19 Crowa vs. Peta.
, Mar. 23 Stars vs.. CoHs.
Mar. 26 Crows vs. Colts.
. Mar. 30 Stars - vs. Peta.
April 2 Pets vs. Colts.
April 6 Stars vs, Colta.
. Crows Captain S.1 D. Crowa.
i Pets .Captain Don Scott.
Colts Captain Herman Roescli.
Stars Quptain Claud Waidcn. .
STRIKES AND u SPARES.
Thin eveninir January 5. the City
Bowling schedule "will be resumed.
Scott's Pets meet Walden's Stars in
what should be a very close and ex
citing game. The teams line up as
follows: ) .
Scott's Pets ' :
Scott
McLeod. 1
Claycomb.
" Klinghammer. .
Humphreys. .
W. Seignst
Walden's Stai
11 OUUCIIi
Brown.
Van Fleet,
Jokers. . -BUck.
-Lindberg.
Last Tuesday evening the Crows
defeated Scott's Pets by walloping
them three straight games, finishing
147 pins to the good. The Pets were
greatly weakened by the absence of
Captain Scott. ' 1
Walden for the Crows rolled three
good games 221-226-190 Total 636
and Crowe was next high with 643
pins for three games.
The bowling schedule of the league
is: v. .';' .
' Dec. 15 Crows vs. Stars.
Dec. 29 Crows vs. Pets.
, Jan. 1 Crows vs. Colts.
Jan. 6-Stars vs. Pets.
Jan. 8 Clews vs. Stars.
Jan. 12 Pets vs. Colts.
Jan. 15 Crows vs. Pets.
Jan. J19 Stars vs. Colts. .
Jan. i22 Crows vs. Colts.
Jan. 26 Stars vs. Pets.
Jan. 29 Crows vs. Stars.
Feb. 2 Pets vs. Colts.
Feb. 5 Crows vs. Pets.
Feb. 9 Stars vs.. Colts.
Feb. 12 Crows vs. ColU.
Feb. 16 Stars vs. Pets.
V Cove News Items. .
Cove, Ore., Dec. 29.---(Speein' A
Skating Is over now as four inchon of
snow covers everything. Some ' have
been sleigh-riding. ,
Mrs. Geo. Chad wick was a La
Grande visitor the first of thi week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Miller end Mr.
ar.d Mrs. Lynn Chadwick wore Christ
mas shoppers in La Grande Monday.
, The Cove high school gave an in
teresting Christmas program. Thurs
day afternoon.. Many visitots were
present. : The lower grades had
Christmas ' trees ; and - programs
throughout the week.
There was a beautiful Christmas
tree at the M. E. Church, a fine
Christmas program was rendered.
Everybody enjoyed it
A Christmas tree was beautifully
decorated at the home of Frank Con
ley as a treat for the children, a few
guests were invited, 'h ;
Among those who attended the rab
bit drive at Telocnset were Geo and
Philip Conley. i f
Miss Clarice Fine and her i" iiln
of Shanghi School extended an invita
tion to Miss Audra Cummins and pu-1
pub oi rroaiv scnooi to ntti.ii .
dinner and Christmas progrpia t
Shanghi. The invitation was accented
and all enjoyed a good time.
- Among the ' guests who were en
tertained at a Christmas dinner by
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark of Lower Cove
were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Miller, Will
Miller and familv. Jack Smith anil
family. G. M. Gray and family and
aniKBi, miner ana lamuy. - t
T. B. Johnson. : Walter Johnson.
Lester Johnson and wife spent Xmas
with their relatives in La Grande.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Becker spent
Christmas with Geo. Hempe and fam
ily of Union, while Mr. and Mrs. H. I
H. L. Becker enjoyed a Xmas dinner
with Mr. Becker's parents Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Becker of Ia Grande.
Henry Chambers is on the sick list
this week. : i
Mr. and Mrs. John i Burdetta of i
North' Powder are visltintr relativps1
here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Koirer of Lb
Grande spent Christmas Day with
rar. ana Mrs. tiarian Koger.
Herman Lund and Ray Baker at
tended the Christmas nrotrram eivon
at High Valley school by Miss Dena
Liuna ana ner puDiis, . ,
' Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Borkgren and
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Chadwick were
guests fat the Geo. Chadwick home on
Christmas dey. i;
Geo. Holmes is "on the sick list Dr.
A. C. McCown is in attendance.
Misses Florence and Loretta. Beck
er with their brother Clarence of La
Grande are spending the holidays
witn tneir Brothers a. u ana tij. L.
Becker of Lower Cove. Miss Flor
ence has been suffering with an at
tack of tonsilitis while here.
John Spain was a business visitor
in this vicinity the latter n&rt of the
week. '
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rav
Comstock has . been seriously ill . the
past wees.
Miss Clarice Fine is spending the
holidays in Elgin with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Daron were I.n
Grande visitors, Monday.
. Mrs. ueo. welch of Medical Springs
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Thomas on Dec. 28. Both
mother and child are doing nicely. "
M. L. Carter and family visited at
the homes of Geo. Jasper and T. F.
Organ, Sunday.
Henry Lynch has set up' "bachel
ors haw" on the Corbin ranch, four
miles north of Cove. ' ;
, Mrs. Geo. Conley wsb a La Grande
visitor last week.
Among those who attended the
regular meeting of Pomona Grange,
which met with Riverside Grange,
were Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Lantz, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Inirram. Mr. and Mm.
N. Daron, M. L. Carter and daughter,
Miss Mary, and Chas. R. Organ, Thy
reported a lively time, a good dinner
and a good crowd. Pomona Grange
will meet with Mt. Fannie Grange at
its next regular meeting which will
probably be in March.
L. A. Gasset and family of Lower
Cove, visited in La Grande last week.
II UlS MM is under
direct sppervteiom
of the Unfed States Government
like all other National Banks this one has to under
go periodical examination by Government experts
for the benefit of depositors. It has to keep a large
sum in absolute reserve against its liabilities and it
is subject to the direct supervision of the United
States Government. No institution could be safer
for banking your money. .
. Accounts solicited. Every facility given
consistent with Government rules.
The United States Nat'l Bank
Capital v t!00,00 8urpliM 113.000, Deposits $364,841.14 '
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS ,
WM. MILLER .
J. C. HENRY
J. L, CAVINESS
J. E. CONLEY
T. J. SCROGGIN
C. T. BACON
A. L. RICHARDSON
U. G. COUCH
GEO. T. COCHRAN
Those DANCING TOGS
NEED CLEANING OFTEN.
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WE ARE EQUIPPED TO DO THIS
WORK QUICKLY AND WELL. TRY
US WITH A RUSH ORDER.
CLEANING and DYEING
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All accounts owing to the Geo. A.
Anderson company are now in the
hands of M. V. Mefford for collec
tion, and parties owing the company
can pay their accounts at the old lo
cation of the company in the Gardi
nier building. Adv. 1 2 tf.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat ot the dlaeae. Ca
tarrh Is a blood or constitutional dleeaiie,
and in order to cure It you mut take In
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taken Internally, and acta directly upon
the blood anr mucous surface. Hall's
Catarrh Cure la not a quack medicine. It
waa prescribed by one of the beat phy
Iclnns In this country for years and la
a regular prescription. It la composed of
the beat tonlca known, combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting dlructly on tlio
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina
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cntsrrh. Send for testimonials, free.
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Take Hall s Family Pills for constipation.
. MAKE A NOTE of the f..ct that an abstract is an absolute
necessity when yon purchase real estate. No matter how well posted I
you might be you don't have a full history of the parcel, at you
dc when we make an abstract of it Accuracy guaranteed.
THE ABSTRACT ft TITLE CO.
Feley Hotel Bnllding.
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All accounts owing to the Geo. A.
Anderson company are now in the
hands of M. V. Mefford for collec
tion, and parties owing the company
can pay their accounts at the old lo
cation of the company in the Garrii
nier building. Adv. .. , i 2 ti.
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OREGON.
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