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PAGE SIX LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER i 1 " FRIDAY, JUNK 23, 1916. We Buy For Cash-- f Mstiu Samples I ,4 You Cash, No Pretense. . TS 1- . X Men's 198 Elkskin Shoe3 . . . . .' M5 Men's Heavy Mule.sk in Shoes ., $1.65 Men's Horsehido Outing Shoes $1.95 Men's Heavy Work Shoes $2.45, $2.65, $2.85 Men's Sample Dress Shoos, Best Value3 ..I..... $2.95, $3.45, $3.65, $3.95 Children's Sandals , ,.,.85c, 95c Boys' Straw Hats 10c to 45c Children's Sample Shoes 60c 70?, 85c, 95c Children's White Canvas Slippers, with leather insoles ,. 90c, $1.15 Men's B. V. D. :.. 85c Men's Sport Shirts .,45c, 65c, 95c Boys' Sport Shirts 45c, 49c, 65c Men's Union Suits 49c, 60c, 85c Men's Work Shirts 38c, 45c, 60c Men's Sample Straw Hats, $1.25 value ... .65c Men's Cloth Hats, Ventilated Front ..45c THE , T HU he Samp Store Ready For Chautauqua SUMMER DRESSES For every one just received direct from New York. A most beautiful line of Wash Dresses and Sport- Suits all colore and sizes. Prices in reach of all. MIDDIES Just the. thing for morning wear at Chautauqua. Prices 69c to $1.50 SPORT COATS Silk Jersey Sport Coats. Price ... '. $6.50 to $15.00 BATHING SUITS If you spend a, week at Chautauqua you must have a bathing suit. We hiave them in all colors and styles. ' E. E. KIRTLEY Ladies' Ready-to-Wear ROCK GREEK QUARREL GtN PLAY ItKdTKI) COUUT. IN HA KICK has been set by E. C. McConnell, liv- pairs of waterproof shoes, throe pairs ingr in the Beaver Creek section, who of thick stockings, one pair of woolen in one week has subtracted 2,000 from socks, one pair of sneakers, three HAZING AT WEST POINT.' the squirrel population of the district. Mr. McConnell used both poison and his gun in (retting rid of the rodent pesis. The record is considered especially exceptional, as due to the lateness of the season, there is food in plenty for the squirrels without having recourse to prepared grain or fodder. J. O. Baird and William Coles Have Altercations a Plenty. Buker, June 22. The criminal docket of the June term of circuit court started this morning when the caso against J. O. Bnirci, charged with pointing a gun at William Coles of Rock Creek, was called. The case against Tom Davis, which was to have been heard, was deferred owing to tho non arrival of important wit nesses. Coles was the first witness, testify ing that on April 21), -Baird, standing at a distance of about 150 feet had pointed a gun at him. He could not ' Girls Return from Preparedness Camp Pompton Lake, N. J., June 23. Thirty young women of New York so-' cicly started home from here today after three weeks learning the ins and outs of soldiering so that in time of need they may bo a heln to their country. They were under the com mand of Miss Cnndacc Hewitt, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Hewitt and were instructed by directors su poi vised by General E. Z. Sleever, U. S. A., retired. The Emergency Ser vice Corps is the official title of Cap tain Hewitt's girls, and in their three weeks' camp they covered a course of changes of underclothing, one set of A Sample of the Pranks the Cadets I waist garters, one pair of leather put- Played in 1860. -tholivdbhi't,onecoiii- From a West Polut cadet's letter. form coat, two pairs of uniform m !"c waneny, we lea": breeches, one slicker, two pairs of euerul Scott lias arrived. We will pajamas, one sweater coat and one revlew before Mm Monday or Tues bathing suit. Skirts are taboo. The ,iaT Uo makes West Point his bend girls learned how to wig-wag with the 'l'1111'1 during the stinimer. The olll general service code and semaphore cers In charge of the new cadets this j code, and the mysteries of lighting your are ranking every ercrtlon to pro- j beacon fires and making siirnal tect thnm from intnnci VO inulllnfinn nnilmnninn -TwnrH hear any verbal threats being made, messenger service to cook and from no said, because of the noise being I peeling potatoes to bareback riding, mnde by the creek, which separated Miss Hewitt and her sister, Miss Luck VIL riUlll Ji7 MlSU JSUrrU nan HdWltt XUnra thn nfrrnnixoKo rtF menaced him similarly, he said, camp. They took their idea before a i . j. vumui j lurummi ui tne grand jury which indicted Baird, was culled to identify a letter introduced ns evi dence at this time, which Buird is suid to have admitted writing, containing venuu inreais. ijoiunu uustor was called to testify that Baird had told him that he intended to aggravate Cole. District Attorney Godwin handled tin case for the stato, Lcland Finch being appointed by tho court to rep resent the defendant. The jury in tho case is composed of J. K. Robinotte, E. A. Hayes, A. R. Fairchilds, Josoph Jackley, Eugene Chandler, Matt Dean, E, A. Chambers, E. B. Guy lord, II. J. Elsknmp, Wil liam Caldwell, Paul Knobluugh and E. G. Phillips. 2,000 Squirrels Killed In a Week. Buker, June 23. What is believed to he the best record set in the county for the killing of ground squirrels,' committee of prominent men and women and after careful study the training course was worked out. The committee includes Miss Anne Mor gan, Mrs. Edwurd R. Hewitt, Mrs. Evei it Mucy, Miss Elizabeth Lowndes, of Rosemary Hall; Miss Spenco, Hen ry L. Stimson, General Charles Roe, U. S. A retired; Lieutenant Colonel William F. Schalffler, Surgeon Gen era!, N. G. N. J., and Harry B. Sedg wick. The purposes of the corps are to had girls who have had opportuni ties in life to recognize their respons ibilities. Tho course included making camp, cooking, riding, swimming, first aid and sanitation, lectures will oe given in military iuw so tnai ine girls may realize fully in what rela tion they will stand to their own and to enemy troops in time of war. Miss smoaes wnicn last is no mean art in itself. Among the girl rookies were the Misses Mildred Sawyer, Roznnnu Boven, Margaret Lindabury, Mildred Rives, Abby Morrison, Martha Gav. Helen Seton, Alice Thorne, Helen W. quarters and the Immediate vicinity an: iei-iui uruer lenuoieu ou: cnuet jl minis so iuai any cauet loiina mere would be placed in arrest and treated ; with the same severity wbich he ureen, Agnes towler, Kita Nome, -! i. -- "-- ain Miss Elizabeth Mosie and Elizabeth j 1!(nu-v vcns. Harrison. "Three cadets have already been ! placvd lit closo urrost for 'trifling with j Well Children Are Active new cadets.' One of them who threw ; a potato at said new cadets in the ; If your child is dull, pale, fretful j mess hall will probably bo court mar- I and wants to lie around, the chances I tialled. Notwithstanding all this vlgi- : are it 13 suffering from worms. Kick- jance. tliey sti'l have their share of ! apoo Worm Killer, a pleasant candy 'liard times' 1 confection, liked by all children is ..Tlle most amusing of the practical j J I?!' , & r T1V g'Vi' Jokes was perpetrated upon them the ! one-half to one lozenge at a time and .. in., 1 . , .. 1 you get immediate Results. Every o 'e ' n gh hy some cadets who went , mother shoaid have a box on hand. " "'W jero ?6c at all druggists. adv. dreaming of home and carried off all their clothes. The consequence was Chautauqua at Lebanon tl,e rIe,)t's ,vero ll"lf oC Uleu, "hsent , Lebanon, Or., June 21.-At a re- f,'"1 'Vf'""'- 11,0 rmt ",vs,".,a '1 cent meeting of the Lebanon Chau- ' i-."ucu ,vi. oc tockliig feet, no man with his own coat on, while from the windows above tho others looked down with long faces aud wrapped about with blankets, terrltled to death at being ' reported absent from reveille, but 'not even an umbrella in case of a tire.' "Goodby, with much love to all from your Affectlouato Son, "T. liOWLAND." tnuqua backers an association was organized and the following execu tive committee appointed: Presi dent, A. W. Blackburn; vice presi dent, W. M. Urown; secretary, J. M. Domca; treasurer, W. G. Amos. The Chautauqua will be held here for seven days, beginning July 7. Does Sloan's Liniment Help Rheumatism Ask the man who uses it, he knows. "To think I suffered all tnese years Hewitt laid down a list of equipment j"."1!" "e cent Dott:e ot bloan's with which each young woman must ILlnunent cr?d me- writes one grate- provide herself. This included two Chautauqua Opens Sunday, June 25 We Will Deliver Your Order Every Morning To the Park Hood Iviver Berries 15c Home drown Berries 15c Portland Berries, 2 for (. 25c Kaspberries 15c Cantaloupes 10c 3 for 25c Freestone caches, per pound 15c Florida drape Fruit, 2 for 25c Xew Potatoes Lettuce Spinach Carrots Asparagus Green Peas Cucumbers Turnips Spinach Creeii Onions Tomatoes Meets Cabba-ro Uhubarb J. G. Snodgrass Grocer Quality Phone Main 43 Service Honest Prices ful user. If you have Rheumatism or suffer from Neuralgia, Backache, Soreness and Stiffness, don't put off getting a bottle of Sloan's. It will give you such welcomo relief. It warms and soothes the sore, stiff, painful places and you feel so much ; better. Buy it at any Drug Store, lonly 2,r) oents.--ndv. Rain in Western Klickitat Troutlake, Wash., June 21. ,A ' general rain throughout western Klickitat county fell Saturday night, soaking the ground and raising the streams. The White Salmon river is the highest that it has been in many years, and all the streams in this ; locality are out of their banks. To the Public "I have been using Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion for the past six months, and it affords me pleas ure to say I have never used a remedy that did me so much good." Mrs. C. E. Riley, lllion, N. Y. Chamberlain's Tablets are obtrinubU- everywhere, i adv. Nebraska Has 74 Million Bushels. ! Lincoln, Neb., June 23. Nebraska's arent annual wheat crop harvest has begun. The largest wheat crop in tho state's history is being gatnered : such a crop as the state did not even dream of 10 years ago. Between 71.000,000 and T-f.OOO.OOO bushels of winter wheat is the estimnte of the state's labor bureau, which also esti mated that 7.000 extra farm hands were needed for the harvest. Besides this, sump spring wheat is raised in the northern section if the state, but this amount i relatively small and its harvest will ht Tin In two or three works. The Hersian fly did some damage this year as usual, but the pest was only in certain sections and there only in small spots. Less dam age by the Hessian fly was done this year than last. Hail also did slight d image, some (VMs l-ring completely devastated, but this loss. t"o. was tt-bitivoly small. The whaet mm of Xc'naska this year, it is estimated, will rVi-ond tint of bist vear bv about . 10.000,000 bushels. Let there be light with the new Mnzdn lamp. The new 75 watt nitro gen Mazda at Silverthorn's. Adv. e-2i-tr. Two Horsos, Is It the fust horse or the slow horse (n a team that pulls the greater part of the load? The department of agricul tural engineering of the Iowa College of Agriculture says it is the slower horse. It says that supposing one horse ot a team is eight Inches ahead ot the other, the load divides la a ra tio of 100 to 100 pounds, in case tt.9 center liolo In the equalizer Is four Inches out of Uuo-wlth the holes at the end of the equalizer. We Will Make 2 Deliveries to the Chautauqua Grounds, 8:00 A. M. and 1:45 R M. Just received a lot of Fancy Cookies We have everything in lunch goods that will help you get up a quick meal while you are ' camping at the Park FRESH VEGETABLES WATERMELONS -CANTALOUPES STRAWBERRIES RASPBERRIES i CURRANTS BANANAS ORANGES . . LEMONS Take a look at our Folding Camp Stove Just the thing for you now. Service and Quality Oregon. Co-Operative Association 1118 1-2 Adams Ave. La Grande, Ore. Branches at . IMBLER, OR. EVANS, OR. OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE -By Condo i Tho Retort Courteous. He-One thing Is sure. I don't In tend to be criticised and censured be cause I have failed to realize your ex pectations. She You misunderstand mo completely. All that I have done is to express my conviction that you have more than Justltied my fears. Hlch moud Thncs-Dlsputch. Paradoxical Content. "I feel safe from uecldent. ou th la train." 'Why so?" "Because It Is lu charge of an en gineer who has the reputation of' being a wieekluss one." Baltimore Auierl- A Nickname For Barrett. Lawrence Barrett, the tragedian, was subject to dyspepsia, and when ho was sufTerliig from that disorder he was cold and distant toward his company. One irreverent fellow always refused, however, to be suppressed. He said one day: "Just look at Cassias. sHe looks as solemn and righteous aslf be'd swallowed the sword of Justice. Let's rnll him the Scabbiinl." And the Scab bard he was out of his lieariug-foi the rest of Unit season. And Then Profound Thought. She -You shouldn't squeeze my hand jrolng out of the theater. When I squeezed tjeU I meant you to stop. He Me? l-why. 11 didn't touch your bund! Judge. Uiffcrentiafton. "Have you a K'".k1 cnol;?" "Oh. the cook's pood enough, but the Cii:!ii5 K atrocious."- r.altlmore Ameri an Faith will ni'vP mountains today If baek"d tip by Imnl work. rLfHIS NOISY . PARROT, WITH MY ASSISTrVaNr- " V-NSSSD INTO THS GRG4T 5lL?NCS? RT Ti.ipkvI MiNUTEJ so. I WANT IT STUFFe AND S6NT TO THAT UiC l i ' - K. : AND THAT You i?T ru. m.. fersss3--C "ii llp J . -ft litf n 'J ,j, "".a'" .. f - -- '