.MONDAY, JUNE a; 1916.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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THE OBSERVER
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UNCLE BEN (J RANDY.
Yesterday was a day of profound
reverence in La Grande. Uncle Ben
Grandy, one of the very early settlers,
was buried in Odd Fellows cemet?ry
and the community as a whole
paid its respect to one of the hardy
sons who came here when it took cool
nerve to come; who battled with the
frontier when a mollycoddle or a
tenderfoot would have turned back
into the lap of civilization and been
content to let the frontier tame itself
ax best it could.
Uncle Ben Grandy was a westerner
in the full sense of the term. He ab
horred the petty, small things of life
and rejoiced in large achievements
and big undertakings. The townsite
of La Grande was once the Grandy
homestead and almost every deed to
city property hore carries in the ab
stract the name of Ben W. Grandy.
The man who died Saturday assisted
greatly in making the present La
Grande. He wns free with his posses
sions, priced his real estate within
reason and encouraged any worthy
person who wunted a home. He
raised a family to bo proud of anil in
the laBt few years of his life lived in
full appreciation of the worth of his
children who took up the work where
he left on".
It was fitting yesterday afternoon
that the extremely long procession of
automobiles filled with loving friends
of the deceased should follow the re
mains to the I. O. O. F. cemetery and
there among the hills he loved so
well deposit all that was earthly of
Ben W. Grandy. The bared heads of
the "boys" who associated with the
departed one when La Grande was
young and tender, told the story of
the fleeting years, of tho changes on
the screen of life. And when tho
beautiful and impressive Odd Fellows
ritualistic sorvicc was recited by H.
E. Collidge and A. R. Marker; when
the body of this prominent citizen
was slowly lowered into tho grave,
gray haired mon shed tears for him
who had been called first; for him
wlio had boon their friend and as
sociate during tho greater part of a
lifetime.
CHEATING A BUSINESS.
(W!hen a family moves there is a
confusion that is indescribable.
At least, that's tho way It used to
bo before Leo Bellinger took up his
profession. Lee observed tho frowns
of the housevr'ife, the irritable temper
of tho liege lord and the dirty faces
of the children when his neighbor's
moving day came, and he resolved lo
create a new business.
He did it and today he might bo
called the physician who prescribes
domestic happiness during moving
times. When a family moves now, the
necessary thing is to telephone Leo
Bollingor mentioning the house num
ber to be vacated and the one to be
occupied. That's about all. Ho asks
no questions, but begins work. With
a seoming intuition as to whoro every
piece of furniture nhould go Bellinger
whistles Jav iy, makes cheerful ire
mnrks and . nr.sfjrs furniture, family
and all to tne new tnrntion. If (here
is anything to fix Bellinger fixes it
and does it well. Unlike, most fixors
he does not consume unnecessary time
for he always seems to have the
proper hammer or other tool in his
hip pocket. Ilf not in his pocket he is
sure to have it in his automobile
which is an inseparable part of Rel
linger. The fact that he created a business
whore none existed before is interest
ing. He is now in demand all along
the line nrd makes good in his busi
ness. This is not a paid ad but an ap
preciation of a boy who 6aw an op
portunity and grasped it. We won
der how many more such opportnni
ties are lying around if wo could only
see them. Tho best rule to follow in
the search is to find something tho
world needs done; something trj
lighten tho burdens of life. When
once you find it people will pay you
for services just as they are paying
Lee Bellinger.
HOW OLD IS CHARLEY?
; W all have heard the old adage,
"How old is Ann?" -but the perplexing
question In Wallowa is, "How old is
Charley Zerker?" '
Everyone in the two counties Know
fhnrlov. but that does not necessarily
signify old age, for Charley has led
an active public life and meets many
people. ! '
A short time ago ho appeared ai a
banquet in Joseph and when he re
sponded to a toaBt he stated th.t he
attended the first; banquet ever held
in Wallowa county forty-two years
ago. At that banquet he claimed
nothing was served but mush and
milk, and it was in honor of a Pern
ocratic candidate's successful election
to the presidency. An amusing fea
ture of the affair was that Charley
was detailed to get the milk, and he
appealed to an old lady friend who
had a number of cows. She donated
the milk, but it proved to be sour.
When asked why she had donated sour
milk she said she was a Republican
and sour milk was good enough for
Democrats.
In relating this story not a muscle
in Charley's face changed. He was
just as earnest as though ho had been
sitting in a poker game in Joseph
thirty years ago, which of course he
never did. The whole crowd of guests
showed a puzzled expression for no
one ever doubted tho Zerker brand
of truth and veracity.
But the question remains unan
swered in Wallowa county How old
is Charley?
' SERENE FAITH.
(Continued From Pagene)
convention crowds began arriving to
day. They eume. chaperoned by
bands, megaphoned assistants, sing
ers and just plain noise-makers. By
Wednesday, Chicago will be swollen
with people to nearly twice its nor
mal size. There are 985 delegates to
the Republican national convention, to
arrive, SIH5 alternates to the Bame;
nearly 1,000 delegates and alternates
to the Progressive national conven
tion; 20,000 women workers for th
ballot, mostly out of town boosters; to
say nothing of just plain spectators, to
tho various affairs. Already the lob
bies of Chicago's loon hotels seem as
choked with humanity as thoy did at
the height of the Republican conven
tion sessions four years ago. All the
hotels, incidentally, began today re
moving every bit of furniture from
their lobbies. No flower pots, vases,
or chairs will clutter up space where
enthusiasts may gossip, nor .'e near
at hand for weapons in case argu
ments wax too hot. One well known
hotel, which sports a fountain in the
middle of one of its dining rooms, be
gnn today to enclose this spot of wa
ter. It is a precaution which proved
successful four years ugo and saved
a lot of rescues of persons and things
which in previous convention times
seemed to have a natural habit of
grnvitnting thereto. Tho coliseum
and the auditorium, where the Repub
lican and Progressive hosts will hold
solemn conclave, were ready for the
crowds today. 'Tickets for the Repub
lican convention were at the biggest
premium they ever have been for such
a gathering. There were plenty of
offers of $350 for a single ticket ad
mitting holder to the expected four
daily sessions and tickets scarce at
that. It was estimated that tho at
tempt to gain admittance will bo made
in vain by nbout ten thousand people.
Only 12,400 seats for the public have
been provided in the coliseum.
Fakirs thronged Michigan avenue and
reaped a rich harvest in the sale of
badges, banners, pictures and sou
venirs. Most of the big delegations
were expected today. New York's 00,
with alternates, co-workers, hangers
on and administers, arrived on a spec
ial train this morning. Deputy Chief
of Police Schuettler has sworn in sev
eral handled extra policemen and al
most an equal number of plain
elothesmen borrowed from other cit
ies, went on duty today to keey a wary
oyo on the undesirables. The only
formal routine observed today was
the meeting of the Republican na
tional committee, cleaning up
contests and transacting the thou
sand and one details incident to stage
malingering the big pow-wow.
Justice Hughes No( Excited.
Today is Hughes' last decision day
before ' the Republican convention
names a candidate, ile appeared in
tho courtroom unruffled ami his ju
dicial calm was even accentuated. Or
dinarily he is vigorous in tho delivery
of opinions. Today be was more re
strained and smiled frequently while
lis read, hut never grew enthusiastic
i.s customary. Frequently he leaned
over and whisnered to Justice Pitney,
who separated Hughes from Hrandei:;
on tho bench,
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.
Methodist Church Packed With
Friends of Bereaved Family.
! One of the largest funeral cortege'
in I,a Grande in recent yens escort-1
the earthly remains of the late Ken
W. Grandy to their fine-1 resting place
yesterday' afternoon. Close to 1 0(1
Odd Fellows formed nn escort for the
hearse and mourners, and the attend
ance at thi. church taxed the capacity
of the Methodist edifice, where Chns.
A. EdwnnU preached tho funeral ser
vices over the esteemed veteran set
tler of Lnian county.
The procession to the eemetrv in
cluded scores of automobiles.
i V". Gramly's exemplary life during
his residence in K'l Grande from
, ISC'! 04 to the time of his death won
I fc him admiration of old and young
nl':' and the tribute paid to him yc ;-
. ter.iny was indeed fitting and mm-
forting to the mourners.
Big Sales of Shep.
Baker, June 5. Three sheep sales
in Baker and Grant counties all for
..n jAti..umi u'iim announced 1 todav.
inn ui.iin --t - -
g,i)00 head being included in the trans
actions, while tne loiai coniueru-..i:.
will reach $42,950.
The largest deal Wis that in which
Dave Lee contracted for 3,500 head
of spring lambs to Do turned over in
the fall, paying William iWidman of
Ixiokout $5 a head. Next in size was
the purchase made by James Murphy,
who is now the owner of 1800 head of
! ewes and 300 head of lambs, sold by
o..i Aol,r,l r fli-ant rountv at S4.i.O
.... .. n,l tho third transaction
was made by J. B. Adrian, who lias
contracted witn Mrs. Gillian - incuan
of Grant county, for 1200 head ,of
ewes and 11U0 neao oi lamDs, ai o
a head. .
Sheepmen declare that not lor years
tho industry been on such a pros
perous basis. Competition is keen
among buyers and many owners are
holding off, confident of even better
offers.' ,j
Main 40 Week. u .
Tn ni d.r to imnress Main 40 on your
mind when drugs are wanted we are
going to give away SOU little noxes oi
Prince's chocolates this week. With an
order amounting to 35c or over we
will send you a box of these choco
lates. La Grande Pharmacy, M ain
40, Quick deliver-. Adv. 6-5-21.
PASSENGERS SEE DEER.
Buck and a Doe Watch Passing Train
With Calmness. " y
Passengers on the incoming Joseph
train last evening enjoyed a stirring
siirht when the train was passing the
mouth of Cabin creek. A large buck
and a tine doe walked out of the brush
just across the river and calmly
watched the approach ot tne train.
When hist onnosite them, the pas
sengers wore cheated somewhat of the
view tor tne deer steppeu uivo sumu
lw lii-nsh hut at no time did they dis
close any alarm, and portions of their
bodies were visible through tne nrusn
when the train rounded a curve and
shut nff the view. Excitement reigned
in the train when the stirring sight
was discovered.
W I LL1 A M SON S RETU RN
Trip East Completed This Morning
Glad To Be Home Again.
Air. Mild Mrs. J. T. Williamson re
turned this morning from an extend
ed trip to the cast. Mr. Williamson
went to' Atlantic City as a lay dele
gate to the general presbytery of the
Presbyterian church where ho found
entertainment and instruction in cop
ious quantity. Mr. Williamson has
constented to review something of his
trip for the Observer at an early date.
Mrs. Williamson represented tne L,a
Grande Neighborhood club at the na
tional convention of the Federated
Women's clubs in New York. She too
will outline something of her experi
ence in next Saturday's society col
umn of the Observer.
Both report themselves thoroughly
satisfied with being back home again.
Good School Record.
!.,.;, ?l!ni tho r-iclit vear old son
of Mr. mid Mrs. O. H. Sloan of North
Powder has made school record that
has but1 few equals says the Naws.
Erie has not been absent from school
for three years nor has ho been tardy
for the same length of time. Through
rain or snow he made his way to tho
uMmnl liniKn snmo seven blocks awav.
always arriving in ample time to b?
in his place before no snouia oo
marked tardy.
WORK IN I'YLE CANYON
Grading Commenced Last Week; Road
To Be W idened
The county's big grading outfit
oassed through town Saturday last
en route to Pvle canyon and the work
of grading and widening the road
up that way was commenced, announc
es the Union Republican. And the
way the big traction engine plows.
through dirt and gravel and rocks is
a caution. The outfit appears to work
in many places where it would seem
impossible for a grader to work at all,
tearing out ibig rocks and dragging
them along when it would appear al
most impossible.
The Republican is informed by Road
Overseer Marshal Huffman that it is
the (purpose of tho county to widen
the Pylo canyon road, cut out the
brush "that the view may not be ob
erured ,nnd make this road safe for
travel.
The traveling pub'.ic will hail with
satisfaction the action of the county
in making Pyle canyon road safer for
the rapid travel of the present day,
and there is no doubt but that tho
l:ini-!r of accidents tin that way will
lie largely eliminated by the improve
ment of this road.
Shooting out some of the sharp
angles, cutting the brush and widen
ing the road tho entire distance will
go a long ways toward preventing ac
cidents in Pylo canyon.
LITTLE RAMBLERS.
Did you ever regret greeting your
neighbor with a "How do you do" and
he told you all about it?
Wlvy is it that, the men folks are
always so eternally busy during
house-cleaning week?
Did you ever notice nn other-wise
charming woman suddenlv change in
tn a silly giggling school girl when
car f the masculine gender entered
her presence?
Is it. consistent when a woman ob
jects to her husband having just one
night off with his friends when she
plays bridge four nfter-noors of each
week?
Why is it that the most highly ad
vertised mornl photoplay is the most
immoral of all ?
Why do we not perceive that one
ray of lig'it will cast out a roomfull
of darkness?
AUNT PHEOBY.
Women have come to expect great things of this store and they ore NEVER D1S- .
APPOINTED. For example as right now when pretty Summer Wash Fabrics ; are ' -wanted
and it is almost impossible to buy desirable patterns due. to the scarcity in ;.
the market this store announces. ;-. 1 -; . -.
The Arrival AlSi!Xof i
NEWEST TUB FABRICS
In materials and pattellas that all women want most for -pretty
Dresses, Waists and Sport Skirts
See the Large, Double-Window Display and nlso the large showing inside. Look
where you will you'll not find another such showing in all La Grande. Patterns ana
weaves that are new and havo never been shown before; the same as they are now
just showing in the larger cities. Dainty sheer fabrics for pretty dresses in the new
conventional designs -Skirtings in stripes from J inch to 2 inches, wideband combination
of stripes. Colors Pinks, Blue, Black and White. ,. ;
Striped Skirtings, 'yard . '.-. -.V. . .-.T.-. ('..'. . ....'..-.-... .'. '; ' -20c to i0c
Voiles and Other Sheer Materials, yard I21C t0 35c
We Have Women's Hosiery
In every style and wanted color of silk, Fibre Silk, or Silk Fibre, Mercerized Lisle and
Light Weight Cotton sheer, cobwebby, yet so firm in texture, so pretty that their possession is
" dAth$1.00 we show our celebrated "La France" Pure Silk Hosiery in .black and a big assort
ment of colors. , ,
New stripe and cros3-stripe combinations in pure silk Hose at . - "na. '"
Silk Boot Hose in white and blacks and colors. Strong lisle tops and reinforced foot . . . .ic
Fine Fibre Silk Hose in all colors. Priced at c ana
Sheer Light Weight Cotton Lisle Hose in black or white. Priced , 2ac and awe
Don't Delay Come Now to
Our
iSACRIFICE
of every Tailored Suit, Coat, and Silk or Wool Dress
in the Store Every one New This Season
Quality, Material, Style aind Workmanshipthese are the features of
this Sacrifice Sale of Women's Ready-to-Wear. They are worth the
attention of every woman who needs a Suit, Coat or Dress. We must
urge you to delay no longer. The busy selling the last week has cer
tainly sold quite a number of garments. The assortments are still com
plete, but we dare not predict how much longer this condition will last.
Come at once, investigate for yourself. You'll see that every garment
is new and of desirable quality. None reserved. All at these big reductions.
Regular $10.00 Values
Regular $12.50 Values
Regular $l,'i.G0 Values
Regular $15.00 Values
Regular $17.50 Values
Peace at any price would make a
bigger hit with the women, if a
price were given it, and announce-
r c., 1! reciuceu;
to $2.48.
EVERGREEN TREE LEAF OILS
Shoe-blacking owes its peculiar aro
matic odor, faintly suggestive of the
deep woods where spruce or hemlock
needles pad the ground, to an oil which
is manufactured from these same
kindj of needles. Similar oils a''o ob-
taineJ from the foliage and small
twigs of various cone-bearing trees
and find use for a number of purposes.
In t.urope the finer of these oils are
used extensively as perfume in soap.
'Ihey are common components of lini
ments and other medicinal prepara
tions. Cedar oil is chiefly used in the
; reparation of insecticides, and, to
some extent, in making lunment.
Investigation of the yield and the
vaiue of the oil obtainable from some
of our southern and western trees have
'.eon made by the Forest Service: Tart
ly with a view to tho possible utiliza
tion of waste material left after
lumbering in the National Forests.
The large quantities of needles und
twigs on Forest Service timlicr sale
areas are not only a sheer waste, but
nlso form a special fire hazard. An
increased market for leaf oil would
make possible the utilization of some
of this waste material.
The industry, though small, is fairly
old in the Unicd States. The value of
the annual production of needle oil
is about $50,000. Black and white
spruce and eastern hemlock produce
very similar oils, 40.000 to 50.000
pounds nnnunlly, worth 45 to 00 cents
per pound. Red cedar produces 15,000
ti 20,000 pounds of oil. having the
same value per pound ns the spiv.e
and hemlock oil. ,
The greater portion of the oil "pro
luced in the United States is dis
tilled by small farmers in N 'w Kng
hind during the winter months wh.n
farm work is slack. In 1012, n Seat
tle firm began the distillation of leaf
oil from western red ee-:!ar on a large
scale, but found that at the going
market value of 40 cents a pound the
oil scarcely repaid the cost of pio
duction. It was chiefly used in manu
facturing1 nn insecticide contring 3)
per coat of vodnr oil and 5 per cent
of an absorbent made from the finely
ground shells of peach pits. Four
dollars and a half to five dollars nnd a
half per ton. depending on Oie oil con
ten, was paid for the leaves and twigs.
$ 7.5ft
$ 9.40
$10.15
$11.25
$13.15
Regular $20.00
Regular $22.50
Regular $25.00
Regular $27.50
Regular $32.50
' A firm at Grants Pass. Oregon, has
nutents covering nmthnris flnd nnnnrn-
tus of utilizing western yellow nine
needles in uie production of fibre af-
ter the oil is removed by distillation.
Their p'ant consists of wooden tanks
with steam connections with a daily
4w &oiuf yum
HERE'S A FACTs THE MONEY YOU SPEND NOW IS MANY
TIMPS TrIATIMONEY, BECAUSE IS IS CHEATING YOURSELF
OUT OF THE PROFIT THAT MONEY WOULD EARN FOR YOU
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU ARE ITHROWING AWAY THE
FOUNDATION" ON WHICH YOU COULDIBUIlD A FOURTUNE
A TREE IF PLANNTEDWAY E SEE WHICHiWOULD BECOME
PLANT SOME MONEY IN OUR BANK.
6V2 Money for Improved Farm Loans
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON
Capital $200,000.00, Surplus $50,000.00, Resources 11,000,000.00
Fred J. Holmes, President; C. C. Penington, Vice Presidtnt; F. L,
Me; jrs, Cashier; E. Zundel and H. E. Coolidge, Assistant Cashiers.
DIRECTORS
Fred J. Holmes, J. G. Snodgrasf J. F. Conley, C. C Penington, a
S. Brownton, F. L. Meyers, A. Blokland, A. T. Hfll, H. E. Coolidge.
Summer
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
$15.00
$16.)
$18.75
$20.65
$24.40
capacity of 2,000 pounds of raw ma
terial from which ten pounds of oil
are obtained and.by suitable treat
ment, the spent (needles produce a
long touch fibre that can be woven in
to fabric or mixed wivh hair and made
into mattresses. .
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