PAGE EIGHT
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ELECTS
PAT.
FOLEY V CAPTAIN TENTH
SUCCESSIVE TIME.
Company Preparing for Big Dance to
Be Held la1 the Near Future.
Last evening the volunteer Are de
partment met to elect officers and
transact business.' Chief among the
business done was to prepare for the
bhr dance tonight.
The department, which now con
sists of-15 volunteers and three paid
men, chose Pat Foley for captain, a
; position he has held for the past 1C
years. Other officers were: , .
First lieutenant, L. L. Snodgrass.
President, Claude Mackey.
'Vice President,, Frank Bay. :
Secretary, Cam Caylor.
Treasurer, L. M. Hoyt
THIEVES IN CENTRALIA.'
They Make Change in
', , Store.
Rainment in
. ' Centralia, : Wash., Jan. 4. Tho
Barman Bros clothing store was en
tered 'by .burglars; Monday night who
stole two suits ,o clothes, underwear,
shirts, suitcases and other merchan-
' BEGINNING ICE HARVEST
Fred Young Expects to Put Up the
Usual Supply; .
The work of filling the Fred Young
ke houses from a special pond sup
plied by the iriver was ibegun , today.
There is a force of about a dozen at
work end the ice is at the -. present
time about eight inches in thickness.
This is not exactly the standard but
the thickness grows with each night
of freezing weather. There are two
ice houses to be filled and the total
amount usually stored is in the neigh
borhood of 600 tons. The ' ice . is
handled with modern appliances, in
cluding ice plows and a chute connect
ing with the houses and operated by
horse powef. If weather conditions
continue favorable the - job - wjll be
finished in about a week or ten days.
' ; t:; Offices Combined. '
J. 1. Williamson, manager of the
Mt. Emily Timber Co., has given up
the lease on one of the rooms of the
first floor of the Foley building and
hereafter the company will - occupy
tout two rooms on the ground floor in
stead of three as heretofore.: In ex
plaining the change ; the : manager
said, "The Mt. Emily company is not
actively engaged in the lumber busi
necessity in the establishment of a
base is one of the strongest argu
ments. A, submarine could ' easily
cross at the mouth of the river out of
danger of larger battleships in time
of war. Submerged, the best type of
submarine requires from 40 to 60 feet
of water.
- The fact that the Columbia con
tains fresh water is another strong
point m favor of the Columbia. Sub
marines require a . base where they
are free from danger of being cov
ered from sea growths and barna
cles. The transportation facilities to and
from Portland and connecting .with
Astoria and the mouth of the Co
lumbia make it a desirable base. The
machine shops now located here could
easily be enlarged to meet tne needs
in repairing the submarines. :
dise varied at'about $60. The onlyiness just at present and we felt that
clew the police have on which to work the two rooms would accommodate
are the old clothes of the thieves, !the business very comfortably.";
which were left, in the store. En-
Spokane Bank Agent Here. ,; '
(Representing a well known bank
ing house of Spokane, W. H. F. Sick
enga is in La Grande today looking
after business matters. He is on his
way to Southern Idaho.
The Habit of Taking Cold. " 1 That the Grande Ronde valley was
.nnnrflA tnkino- cold is a a farming community or that there
Juthir. hut fnrHmmtelv rtne that is easily I is aught but sage brush in Wallowa
broken. Take, a cold sponge bath county, the Spokaner was unaware.
trance to the store was obtained, by
tearing out the bars on a o-ear win
dow. The police are of the opinion
that the burglary . was committed by
men acquainted with the interior cf
the store.
every morning when you first get out
of bed not ice water, but a tempera
ture of bout 90 degrees F. Also
sleep with your window up. Do this
end you will seldom take cold.. When
you do take cold take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and get rid of it as
quickly as possible. Obtainable every
where
Finding things different than he had
surmised, he contemplated making
these two counties on a more thor
ough scaln in the future. '
Foley Hotel Guests.
; CHICKEN BANQUET 35c
Y. M. C. A. 6:15 P. M., Friday, Jan
uary 7th. , ".,.-. '
: ; You are requested to be present, en
joy the royal eats the ladies of the
different churches have prepared,' and
take a citizen's part in organizing and
planning; for the enforcement of the
prohibition ktw and. the general bet
terment of ; Union . county. George
Huntington Currey, Secretary. , V
.-AdV.lTan. 6--7. ;i, 1
. , Rehearing Denied. V .1, ' J
... An effort to reopen .the South
Fourth street assessment -question in
supreme court failed yesterday when
the supreme court denied a motion
- filed by the city for. rehearing on the
case wherein George Bimie and oth-
ers recently won over the city regard-
-: injr paving assessments,
' . Week of Prayer Opens.
r Eugene, Ore., Jan. 3. Week of
prayer will be observed by the church
es of Eugene, beginning with services
tonight. . Services will be held in the
Congregational, Christian," Presbyter
ian Methodist and .Baptist churches.
Pastors of the different, churches will
exchange pulpits, .-. ' , . '
J I. Meyers, Haines; G. Anderson,
Baker; F. L. Finkler, Portland; W
C. Cooper, Home: .A. J. Kust, Wal
lowa; John Dal stroma North Powder;
G. B. Winter, H. L. Beyer, Portland;
Erili Bocke, fendleton; S. a. Wil
liamson, Mrs. J. L. Williamson,-Enter
. - v nt i . ii, T.r 1 1 . nr.ti.
prise; a. rv . raroengui, nana .nana:
C. E. Coles; E. H. Ford, Walla Walla;
t . t. Mamer, Manchester.
' Coos County Tax Levy . Fixed.
Ooquille , Or., Jan. 3. The Coos
county court met Friday and fixed the
county and state tax levy for Coos
county tat 19.4 mills. To tbia is added,
ail school districts except in. those
where there are high schools, a .6 mill
tax for high school purposes, making
an even ZO mulls in all districts out
side of the high school towns. . . .
- ,-
iF Many. People Don't Know.
: c .A sluggish liver can cause a per
son an awful lot of misery. Spells of
.dizziness,. headaches, constipation and
'biliousness ere sure-signs that your
liver meeds'- help. Take Dr. King's
New Life Pills and see how they hetp some time, and there are many rea-
tone up the whole system. Fine for sons why the Columbia is regarded
Aire stomach too. Aids digestion, as the most suitable'-. location for a
Purifies the blood and clears the com-1 submarine base on the Pacific Coast.
plexion. Only 25c at your Druggist. . Hhe protected harbor' which is a
WANTED Emplymcnt by a young
. married man, sober,- industrious and
entirely trustworthy; Can and will
. accept any work-from - keeping a
set of books to any kind of manu
al labor. Inquire of F; -S. Ivanhoe,
phone Main 12 or Main 786. Adv.
' V ;'v V l-6-2tp.
' HOME OF SUBMARINES.
Base t Mouth'of Columbia River Is
Being Considered. ';-
'" 'Information from reliable sources
indicates the Columbia river is being
regarded by the navy department as
a possible base for submarines, if the
proposed plans of the administration
for the construction of a large fleet
nf submarines Is carried out. A quiet
Investigation hais been going on for
. Team Runs Away, '
Woodland, Wash., Jan. 4, -On Sun
day afternoon a team ' of horses
hitched to a Bpring wagon belonging
to Ben Anderson of La Center, 'be
came xrtgnteneq at an incoming
train while standing near 'the' depot
and ran away, taking to the railway
tracks. . The team ran nearly., three
miles along the. track, crossing three
cattle guards, one of which was de
molished, and finally landed in the
trestle of the -railway 'bridge across
Lewis river. The only damage done
was the loss of. a seat, two laprobes
and slight scratches to one of the
horses in getting into the bridge. The
passenger train for Portland was de
layed a few minutes while the horses
and wagon were being extricated f'rom
the trestle." .:'. .
' Sporting Writer Kills Self.
San Francisco, Jan. 4. The body
of John H. DeWitt, editor of the rod
and gun department of the Breeder
and Sportsman, a Western sporting
magazine, was found in his office last
night. Death was caused by a bullet
A revolver, recently discharged, was
found near the body. On his desk a
note was found which told that 'his
act of self-destruction was prompted
oy hi neaitn.
Rabbit Drive Near lone.!
lone, Or., Jan. 4. A . big , rabbitt
drive is planned to take place at Sw
ing - siding, below lone, next Sunday
to start at .10 a.- m. Hot coffee will
be served to those attending. Special
trains will be tun by: the O.-Wi, R. &
N. Co. and every effort will be made
to secure a big crowd. .The rabbits
to be gathered will be shipped to the
Salvation .' Army . headquarters . at
Portland, for the use of. the needy.
' , .. News Dealers Obey Law.
Eugene, Or., Jan. 4. News, dealers
of Eugene are complying - with the
prohibition law in rogard , to . adver
tisements in magazines and ' news
papers publiohed outside of , Oregon,
ana yesterday loegan to teau, out the
advertisements of liquor in petodicals
ket . in stock rind ; each month they
win go tnrougn tnom as the arnvs,
Teacher Returns to Work.: .
Springbrook, Or., Jan. 4-Miss
Daisy Nowhouse, who came home to
spend the vacation with her parents,
returned to nor school work as teach
er at Enterprise, Or., last - Saturday
evening. m (.-rjx -l-' : fri-vi?
LINER AGROUND. '
The Santa Clara Asks for Help to
. bt uui oi oiorm. . i - M
Stun Diego. Jan. 5. The liner Santa
Clara is aground on the Straights of
Magdalena in a terrific storm.., She
was badly damaged and today she
wirelessed asking that lighters take
part of her cargo off and for tow
boats to pull her out. s
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Austrians Driven Back.' .
i London, Jan. 5,-Under heavy
j bombardment, Austrians have retired
I across tne .frutn, nortn ot uzarnwwitz
and Buchardeat. Austrians are re-
I ported dynamiting two Pnuth bridges
I in retiring. The Hague reports civili
j ans ha.ve been ordered to leave por
! lions of Czarnowitz. ,
BOOKS-
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Novels.
Leather Bound Classics
STATIONERY-
Everything in the very
; latest writing materials.
Books and Stationery our
Specialty.
X Entire Family, Perish. .
Boise, Jan. 4. Arch Eckersall, his
wife and four children were burned
to death in. a fire which destroyed
j their home at Snlmon, Idaho, Jam
; uary 1. The victims were asleep up
J stairs when the fire started and per
ished before help arrived.
The charred bodies were placed in
one casket and taken to Rexburg for
burial. .-,
You can Buy the New at The United
Store for Less Than you buy
the Old Elsewhere on
Sale Prices-"-
- NEW SPINO SHIPMENTS OF BRIGHT, CEISP NEW GOODS BE :
ING RECEIVED ON EVERY FEEIGHT AND EXPRESS TRAIN FOR
THIS STORE EVERY DAY NOW. 1
New, clean stocks of lineus, sheetings muslina towelings notions
waists muslin underwear, etc. just received 'and now on display. Our
Every Day Prices. - 1 ' ' '
Toweling . ... . .. ..6 l-4c, 8 l-5c, 10c, 12 1 -2c, 15c
India Linon 8 l-3c, 10c, 12 l-2cj 15c
Fruit )of the loom muslin ....... ,......,...10c
Hope. Muslin . . , . '. . , , , , , . . . .6 l-4e
Berkley Cambrics . . . ; , ...12' l-2c
, Ijonsdale Cambrics ... . . . , . . . i-, 12 l2c
- Hopedale Muslins . ............... . . . i . , . 7'l-2c
Oambon Flannels .......... .8 l-3c,.10c, 12"l-2c
. New shipment of Coats
Crochet Thread all sizes;. 5c, 6c, 7c, 8c, Ocf 'IOc.
New Shipment Silk Waists '1916 designs. .;"?".".
, ............. . . . .-. . . . . . . . .$1.98, $2.98, $3.50
New street Skirts, all wool .
i ...$2.98, $3.98. $4.98. $5.90, $6J)0
. Large shipment ' Children's spring Shoes, i t.
. .... .98c, $1.15, $1.25, $1.39, $1.49, $1.69, 11.98
Men's Work Skirts . iiiSSc
Men's Knit Wrist Canvass gloves . . , ... . . . , . ,5c
Boys' Knit Wrist Canvass Gloves . .i. . ........5c
Little Boys' Knit Wrist Canvass Gloves . . . ; .5c
Arm Bands ; ... . . .,. . ...,... .-. .2c
Col gates' ehaving Soap ................... ...4c
Williams' Shaving Soap ; , , . . ... . . . . . . . ... . . ,4c
Oolgates Shaving Powder 19c
Colgabes Shaving Stick ................... .19c
Shaving Brushes 10c, 19c, 25c
Collar Buttons, 1' dozen to card . . . , ... ..-..4c"
Boys' Cap . . ... ... . .-. .... . .25c
Men's Dress Sox .10c
Men's Silk Sox 25e
Men's Wool Sox w.. ...... ............ 15c'
'Men's Cotton Work Sox 5c
President Suspenders ......................25c
Stag Shirts . . i . .$2.98
YOU CAN ALWAYS 1
DO BETTER AT
THE UNITED STORE
83 BIG BUSY
STORES
J. C. PENNEY CO.
Bad Habits.
Those who breakfast at eight o'clock
or later, lunch at twelve and have din
ner at six are almost certain to be
troubled with indigestion. They- do
not allow time for one meal to digest
before taking another. Not less than
five hours . should . elapse . between
meals. : If you are troubled with indi
gestion correct your habits aind take
Chamberlain's Tablets, and you' may
reasonably ihope for a quick recovery.
These tablets strengthen the stomach
and enable it. to perform its function?
naturally..; Obtainable everywhere.! ;
; v Whitman's Career at Stake. T
". A1fkn.. XT -V C IP1.. -fAirt
legislature)' 'which opened here' today
noon, wall , make . or break Governor
Whitman politically say the capital's
political prophets, who say Whitman
for the last year is not considered as
having been very, close to the Repub
lican organization.. ' Others pay, the
executive still can climb the ladder of
necessary and progressive legislation,
to popular, possibly general, Repub
lican favor. -The governor intends to
keep in the close touch with the leg
islature, i He may even adopt Presi
dent Wilson's example and person
ally read important messages to the
Senate and Assembly. Whitman
avowedly has his eyes fixed on the
white house.
- His budget proposals, said -to have
been planned for economy and sys
tem in the states government, .will
be pressed determinedly upon . the
legislators, . Whitman, says.., One - of
these is the civil service reform bill
grading state employees and stand
ardizing their salaries. Efforts also (
a cold snap, 'also, during the week.
The mercury declined to 10 below
Thursday, 24 on Friday, 16 on Sat
urday and then upward to 10 below on
Sunday and 5 on Monday and then up
to zero. Since then there , has been
a further rise. . - ' .
Mr. Mason was a business visitor to
L Grande on Mpnday returning Fri
day. :' '. - -:" '.; ; '. '
Ben Harrell and his brother wers
visitors to the Junction this week.
Messrs.' Hjuhn. and Kalmack, Mrs.
Steerer, daughter and son and '.' Mi'i
Dozier were visitors to the Junction
this week. !W'-rr;.:''',-;''i-.'' ';.,'.'';.'
,Mr. Galloway came over from En
terprise on Monday to look after his
interests here. ; .-. :".
Baby's Skin Troubles.
Pimples-Eruptions Eczema qUtck
lv yield: to' the soothing and healing
aiialities of '' -"Dr. -, Hofbson's Eczema
Ointment. No matter where located,
how. bad or. long; standing, Dr. Hob-
son's Eczerrt Ointment will remove
every: trace of the ailment. ? It will
restore the skin to its natural soft
ness and purify. Don't let your chad
suffer-on't be embarrassed .by nav
ing your chHd's face disfigured with
blemishes or.-ugly scars. Use Dr.
Hobson's Eczenna Ointment. Its guar
anteed. Nw cure no pay. 50c at your
Druggist. v W-' - ', i"'
vs- FERGUSON WILL CASE UP :
Property of Late Hotel Man Basis of
Circuit Court Ainng. ..
a case exactly like this one, and since
each side seems to be supported with
court decisions, it is evident Judge
Knowles will have to start an Oregon
precedent, 'i-That the case will go to
the supreme court is assumed by all
parties, ,..,. ...'.-.
Elks Boll Call .Thursday.
Tomiorrow evening the Elks' lodge '
will hold a roll call. Preparations for '
a big time have been completed. This '
is the first the lodge has held and it , ;
is panned to mlaka it am annual affhir
hereafter. : -:-.!..
How to Cure Colds.
ECHOES FROM UNION.
Judge Knowles is today hearing an
will be made to place on the statute j equity-case wherein Mrs.. Anna Ferg
ihAnlr. nrmrrniMivn nronnsalH in tho ! uson is bringing a suit to. quiet title
defeated new state constitution pro-: to the Ronde Valley house property
nosed' - 'against the brothers and sisters oi
The will of Mr. Ferguson gave all his
real and personal property . to the
plaintiff,, MJrs. Ferguson, "for her life,
and after her death, to my legal heirs
at law.". If Mir. Ferguson had made
no will, all. his property would have
gone to hiswife, the present plaintiff;
and her attorneys, Messrs. Crawford
& Eakin, claim that since his wife
was, at, the time of his death, his
legal heir, sheyowns both the life es
tate and the interest after her death,
therefore the testates have merged
and she owns, jjt all. Messrs. Cochran
& ' Eberfhard, representing some of
the brothers and sisters of Mr. Ferg
uson, the deceased, who are next in
line and Eugene Ashwill, (representing
others, claim that the will; plainly
givB, Mrs, Ferguson only a life es
tate and are resisting the suit. Since
Oregon is thought not to have decided
Avoid exposure and drafts. : Eat
right.. Take Dr. King's New Discov
erv. It is prepared from Pine Tar,
healing balsams frnd mild laxatives.
Dr., King's New Discovery kills alnd
expels the cold germs, soothes the ir
ritated throat and allays lnmamvma-
tion. Search as you will, you cannot
find a better cough and cold remedy.
Its use over 45 years is a guarantee of
satisfaction, j ' : . ' . -. , ,
PALMER JUNCTION AFFAIRS.
Very
Told Period Reaches
Down the River.
Country
Palmer Vallev. Jan. 4. (Special)
The snow is now 80 inches in depth
and is still coming. There, has been
-. ' County Court in Session. - " '
The January term of county' court
began business today. There will be .
the usual .large -amount of-first of
the year business to be gone over and
the session will probably contlnua,
near, the end of the week;-'"
ROLL CALL SATURDAY.
- Odd Fellows Attention; There will
be an annual roll coll Saturday night,
January 8th. All visiting members
in city cordially invited. La Grande
Lodge I. O. O. F. No. 16. 15-4t
RUSSIAN REVIEW.
(Continued From Page Four) :
enemy, whose fighting has been offen- .
sive.r . The activities of General , Ivan- ,
off in Eastern Galicia during Septem
ber, October and November are cred
ited with putting 200,000 of the enemy
out of the fight ... ;
Optiinism bas now taken the place
of the pessimism that prevailed in ,
Russia during the dark of the- Sum
mer. The man on the street in Petro
grad knows as well as the highest .
official that Russia plans an offensive ,
against Germany and Austria in the
Spring of 1916 the like of which the '
world has never experienced. Perhaps ;
it will come sooner.. Whether the, ,
expenditure of .vast Quantities of am
munition on the front, starting in No
vember and continuing through De
cember, is . preparation f or , an ad
vance earlier than March, or just a
measure to keep the Germans from '
digging in and protecting themselves :
against the, intense cold of a Russian ,
winter is, mot quite clear. . yy
Russia generally is watchfully wait- '
ing, but it takes no clairvoyant to
forecast that the animal that con
fronts the Germans before many
weeks will not be the same sore nosed
ibeast of the Summer and Autumn of
1915.' ,: ..- . ;'-'
HTh0pnm1lvDr.irfWr'ilH1,
Union Happenings Always Interest
Our Readers.
, .
After reading of so many people
in our town who have been cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills, the question na
turally arises: "Is this medicine
I equally successful in our neighboring
towns?" The cmerous statement of
this Union resident leaves no room
for doubt on this point. '
J. M. Johnson, proprietor of bar
ber shop, Main street, Union, Ore.,
says: "I think ' constant standing
weakened by kidneys, causing pain
and soreness iii my back. One day a
customer who heard me complaining,
told me Doan's Kidney Pills were
good and I got a box. I used them
but a short time before I was con
vinced that the man who recommend
ed them to me knew what he was
talking about." (Statement given No
vember 8th, 1907.)- '
Dvor flvo vnrs l.iti-r. Mr. Johnson
said: "I use 'Doan's Kidney Pills op-
cmssionally and find them just the
thing for irregular kidney action and
kidney ailments."
Price 50c at. all dcoler? Don't sim
rlv nsk for a . liidnev - remedy eei
,, Loan's Kidney PilUi . the is fie that
Y.i. Johnton ras twn'c numi::iy -ec-itmmended.
'Fostsf-MHhntn ' Co., !
Props., . Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. 12-11-15
PIANOS
$187.00 i'-
Knabe
Sohrner
Ivers & Pond
Estey ' . ' '
Schumann
Bennett
.... . -
Lester
Sterling
Other High Grades.
i
PLAYER PIANOS .
$398.00
Knabe
Sohmer ,'
Ivers & Pond . ;
Estey '
Schumann
Bennett
Lester
Sterling .
. Other High Grades. :;
RICHEY PIANO HOUSE
Pianos direct from factories.
No culls nor worked-over pianos shipped from other towns. '
We do no buy from Portland retail houses, therefore we are
in a position to sell at right prices'. ,
Call and examine goods and get prices before buying -else-"
: . where.-; ' . . .
Oi'dei's for tuning will be attended to by Mr. Ardrey a.imn of experience
and-i"eliability. l ' ' " ? , 31 - " -
Richev Building. V ' Opposite Elks' New Building.