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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1916)
PAGE EIGHT LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER SATURDAY. JULY 29, 1916. SS'H f THE BORDER J BY RICHARD D, DEVINE. 1' (A resident of Pendleton who en jisted as a private, Co. E, 2d Regi (inent, N.'G.S.) , .. r l' Camp Stephen Little, .Nogales, Ariz., July 25. It is with pleasure ' ihat I am able to write you at this time to inform you of the doings of the 2d Idaho and especially of the 'hoys from dear old Pendleton. Perhaps it is known to 'you that licarly half, of, Company 2d Inf., f. G. IL, is composed of Pendleton ifhen, two of which have been appoint ed corporals, John Boise and Frank "sCurnfield.i ! The' rest of the boys are in Ane condition and 'held in high esteem 'tfy the officers of the company. All .jr company E stood the physical ex--amination well and, survived' the vac-1 jination and typhus inoculations with- out one being sent to the hospital. In fact, the whole company is first, in the TOjiment with 'only 1 one man 1 in the 'iio3)ital as compared to some of the companies who had 20 and 30 on sick -duty. This, is a good reerod. We re eived 'out last 1 injection yesterday -and every man reported for calls thenic exercise at 8 p. m. f Company Getting Into Shape. The company is slowly but surely being rounded in to shape by Copt. Haling and Lieutenant Boiling. . Lieu tenant Boiling, who is a regular army dill sergeant, promoted to ,tho rank of first lieutenant of our company, is rtainly a competent man, having "had 18 years' service in the regulars. ;At last we arc in, Nogales, Arizona. '-Camped only two miles from the bor- -der on one of the many rock hills sur rounding the town and in the midst of 'tarantulas and centipedes, many of which, the "nuts" of the camp have captured as pets. Tho water hero is fair hut wo all enjoy it more when i taken as a shower bath than be a itdrink. On Patrol Duty Soon. "There are with us here one brigade vt California guard, three regiments f Connecticut guard, one battalion of Utah mounted infantry and the 12th infantry and 7th artillery, U. S. A. Border patrol is being done by the '12th U. S. A. nnd California guard. Our turn on the patrol will come in - about a month. In the meantime we '.must be content with camp duty, soda pop and watermelons. Aside from "Ahes6 luxuries we have been issued xnHir extra clothing so that when we are not drilling or eating wo can rest ourselves by washing our perspiration -.soaked clothes. . Nogales Not Half Bad. However, Nogales is not so bad as presence, and especially the young la dies, as every soldier had a lady that wanted one. Then, when .we received moving or deru on the 6th of July every mother and daughter in the city prepared a basket lunch which lusted us nearly all of our journey to Nogales, which tooK us four nig'hts- and three and one half days, !, Our first stop was at Salt Luke City, where we laid over foe seven' hours." The rest of ' the story of that lay over had best not be mentioned, other than to say that Ida ho is extremely dry and Salt Iake is nice and wet. - ' - ( From Salt Lake we proceeded to La Vegas, Nev., which is also open, but we were not there too long. Our next stop was at San Berna dino and Cqlton, , Calif, where we chttngod to tho Southern Pacific and continued "to Yuma, Ariz. Devil Lived at Yuma. This is the hottest pluce on earth, in fact it is the last place on earth re sided, in by His Imp.. Majesty the Devil and which he gave up in disgust because he wanted a pluce where he could burn coal. For drinking pur poses they have no water but a light gruel composed of mud and scorched water. Perhaps the people in Yuma come to relish this drink but thank God we were only there one hour. Frcm Y'uma we traveled by night over the beautiful, silent, desert to awak en at break of day in Tuscan, at which place we enjoyed the luxuries of Ireal ice and great bogs of milk given us by the youngjadies of -the city, j After stopping two hours there we took up the last lap of our journey to Nogales, the' mdnotony of which !was broken by races and battles with' liz ards from which the young guards men always come forth victorious: and our spirits began to rise to think that we were able at least to triumph over one of our enemies. "Many Rumors Afloat. Arriving at Nogales, the 2d Idahi detrained and pitched camp in record time. Then followed a period of thr.-i.' days during which wo were allowed to rest from our journey with only a little drill and setting up exercises mornings. The afternoons were free to us to devote to sightseeing in town, of which we all took advantage. Nogales hi situated on the border, the international line running cast and west through the town, dividing it into two towns, Mexican and Amer ican Nogales. There are some very beautiful residences on the American side, although the majority of them are adobe. Aft in the M(Y1MII1 Kiflfln eon voi-tr little of it as we are not allowed to cross the line. However, we hear all kinds of stories about Mexican artil lery being brought into position on the mountains across the line and all the way from ten to twenty thousand troops being camped on the other sido, hut if one desires to rest easy it is best to take four or five grains a little co-operation from the boys at home Hope this finds Pendleton as we left and better if possible, and that thi: Pendleton mail is more frequent in Company E and that my last re murks are noticed. Want Ads. WHEN IT COMES TO untiring sellers, finders and traders, an,. Observer Want Ad can't be beat. It works overtime on straight-time pay. Rates, one cent per word per issue no ad less than 25 cents. REAL ESTATE LAND in Grande Ronde valley, six - and seven miles firom La Grande, water lor irrigation, every acre un- - der plow, on main County iroad, for the very low price ot $5U per acre. Small payment down, purchaser can have possession and practically pay for balance out of crops. Address 103-D, Observer, La Grande. Ore. 90 ACRES of foot-hill land near the Nunn orchard which is about seven miles Northeasterly from La Grande. Most of ttfiis land has been logged-off, yet there is some good saw timber and a large quantity of second growth, more tnan enough in value to pay for tho property. The land is not steep. Very little of it is rocky, running water most of the year, a splendid place (for develop ing a home and a paying farm. The price is $20.00 per acre. A small cash payment o-equired, might take some trade and can make terms to suit purchaser. Address 104-D, Ob server, La Grande. FOR RENT FOR RENT Five room modem cot tage. Phone Red 501. Adv.C-28-tf FOR RENT Five-room modern house on Seventh street. Call ,Main 65 or see Dr. Richardson. 6-10-tf r FOR RENT House, corner Oak and Spring Sts. Phone, Farmers 18X0 or see Geo. H. Currey. 6-17-tf FOR RENT New five-room modem cottage including stoves. Call Mrs. George Gilbert. Red 561. Adv. 7-11-tf. FURNISHED housekeeping Call Red 962. Adv. rooms. 6-10 tf. -we naa supposed. When we ar-0f salt with these stories and forget iiveu nere xucsaay ii was raining and them. Perhaps some of us do this .it continued to ram for three duys, 'while even now it is intermittently cloudy. The nights are cool and .- sleeping would be a pleasure if it were not lor the overgrown spiders and but telescopes and binoculars are in constant demand, Well, this is about enough for the present, but as a last word I would like to say that news from home is :-.?th0rermin Whih eMbit to f "end-i eagerly sought by all the boys. Pa- "."iiwiuun iui aume oi us norcn-ipcvB are devoured by all, even to the cmers wno are more used to hobnob UWng with grasshoppers and Iadybugs. Hoys Treated Royally. ..The regimont was certainly treated ' ioyally whllo in Boise. Picture shows, ' .dances, soft drinks and in some places : 4obacoo were freo for the asking. Even the people of the town, young : and old, seemed to be glad of our advertisements. Also letters from mothers, fathers, sweethearts and friends are greatly sought and the boys promise to answer each) letter. Tolacco and cigarettes are at pres ent a 1 scarcity in camp as nearly all the boys are broke and hnvo been for about a week. Of course, we are not begging. Oh, no, only trying to get s r s i s L,EIGHTON'S GARAGE La Grande, Oregon. The Garage of Satisfactory Service FOR RENT Three room modern furnished house; also three fur nished housekeeping rooms. Call Red 11. Adv. 7-19-tf. FOR RENT Bed rooms, moderate churges, 1512 Adams. Adv. 7-24-tf I Universal Ranges ) I , We will feell you -a range S p28 n ke easy paymen ' 5 i V) l-s5j plan and take your old I D j I'gmpfel. . stove as first payment I Carr Fiaroitiuire I I Go. I to learn the1 insurance business. Commission or salary and commis sion while learning. Positions in Lastern Oregon and Washington. Give references and state experi ence, if any. Wfitc to C. S. Bliss, Walla Walla, Wash. Adv. 7-28-lm FIVE room furnished house, close in; choice location, for rent. Phone Main 752, La Grande Inv. Co. , Adv. 7-26-tf. FOR SALE FOR SALE Good, fresh milk cow. Inuuire 1405 Y avenue or Chestley Shelton. Adv. " 7-29-3t. WANTED Housekeeper for widow er. Call at Oregon hotel. Adv. 7-29-6tp. FOUND Sorrel mare, about 10 years old. Address B. B., care Observer. 7-24-10t FOR SALE One two and one half inch wagon. All A-l. En quire Grande Ronde Lbr. Co. Phone Main 732.4-Adv. 7-21-tf. FOR SALE Bald barley hay in the Held; !10 per ton. lJluce your or der now. Earl Zundell. Adv. 7-25-6t FOR SALE 1 New Dain Self Feed Pull Power Hay Press can be bought for $240 cash if taken at once. For further information write Bische Sage Hardware Co., Baker, Oregon. Adv. 7-12-lm. FOR SALE 160 acres timber land, ?1,000; $400 cash, balance stock. B. T. Roberts, 1003 X avenue, La Grande, Oregon. Adv. 4-4-tf. FOR SALE Singer canaries. Write Mrs. G. W. I-ovett, General De livery, La Grande. Adv. 7-6-26t. FOR SALIC Six-room modern house. inquire 002 Main St. 7-14-21p FOR SALE. LEASE OR RENT Lumber shed near the "Y", is GO x 100, suitable for storage or whole sale purpose. Cheap terms easy. Inquire W. R. Kivette. 7-liMf Going to the Sea-Side? Back home to visit, the folks there. You require a good trunk, one that tho BAGGAGE-SMASHER cant destroy. I have the kind, good trun!:s for less money. TRUNKS, TRAVEL ING BAGS, SUIT CASES. You must see them to know tho excel lent values priced so low. GOING CAMPING. Got prices here on TENTS, STOVES and CAMP OUTFITS. My AUTO-TRUCK will take out parties. F. D. HAISTEN, Furannlasy FOR SALE OR TRADE 1 J acres in center of Milton, Ore. Nice new Bungalow nnd 1 old house, fair barn nnd out buildings. About 80 good bearing fruit trees, good garden spot. Plenty of irrigating water. City water piped into house. House wired. Electric car stops in front of house every hour. Valuation $WOO.0O. Will exchange for real estate or personal property in Un ion or Wallowa county. C. W. Al len, lostine, Oregon. 7-24-Otp. WANTED Housekeeper for small family. Inquire Room 10, Oresron hotel. Adv. 7-25-dtp. WANTED Experienced girl for gen eral houso work. Call Main 57. Adv. 7-25-rt. Notice of Iroposed Sewer Construc tion. Notice is hereby given to all lon cerncd that the Commsision of the City of La Grande, Oregon, deems it expedient and proposes to improve Section 6 of Sower District No. 1 of tihie City of La Grande, Oregon, by constructing therein a sanitary sewer nnd assessing the cost thereof to the property in said district affected by and to be benefited by said proposed improvement and upon which an as sessment is to be levied for the con struction of such sewer has made and filed in writing its report and the Commission has examined, acted up on, and adopted the same: That the boundries of the district proposed to be so improved are as follows, towit: Commencing at the center of the in tersection of Grandy avenue in Grundy's second addition to the town of 1m Grande, Union county, Oregon, and Cedar street in said addition, and running thence north along the center line of Cedar street in the center of the intersection of Cedar street and Palmer avenue in said Grandy's sec ond addition; thence west along the center line of said Palmer avenue to the center of the intersection of said Palmer avenue and Oak street in said addition; thence south along the cen ter line of Oak street to the center of the intersection of suid Oak street and Grandy avenue in said addition; nnd thence east along the center line of snid Grandy avenue to the place of beginning: That the construction of such san itary sewer is to be made in accord ance with and under the plans and specifications adopted by the Com mission of the City of La Grande, therefor on tho 2Sth day of June, 1910, and the said proposed improve ments, generally, arc to be as fol lows, towit: The construction of a vitrified 8-inch sanitary sewer from the center of Palmer avenue along the center of the alley in block 8 of Grandy's second additicn to the town of La Grande, Oregon, to the center of Grandy avenue in said addition and there connecting with the present snnitary sewer, and making all neces sary excavations and fills for such construction: That the Commission of the City of La Grande, Oregon, will meet at 7:30 o'clock p. m. Wed nesday the 16th day of August. 1916. at the Commission room in the City building in La Grande, Orero:i, and hoar and determine all objections, re monstrances and claims of grievance of any person interested in such proposed improvement or the proper ty nnooted thereby nnd that all ob- M iss Tru Blu Will Serve You Tru Blu Biscuits at PATTIS0N BRO'S. GROCERY Today, Thursday, Friday and Saturday LET TRU BLU BAKE FOR YOU WANTED John U Mars says his services are for hire as he has done and can do almost anything and has the tools to do it with, nnd lots of energv left. Connected with 40 ' joctions, remonstrances and claims of years of experience. If you want ' crievance must be filed in writing nnv work done name it, nnd he "Vl10 refcori1" o . , ... . the time set for such hearing, names a low pr.ee considering good Dntcd this 20th ,)av of Julv 191fl quality in work. 7-27-3t j LEE WARNICK, j Recorder of the City of La Grande. WANTED Young men nnd women ' July 21-28 Aug. 4-11. FIRE SALE A special bargain for carpenters or others who would like to rebuild a house that has been partially de stroyed by fire. FOR A HOME or INVESTMENT 2 large lots, a bam in fair condition, and a 4-room house that has been partially destroyed by fire. The damage was confined to the top part of the building. The roof and ceilings are partially destroyed and the wall-paper is badly damaged. However the floors, foundation, and side walls and some of the room ceil ings are uninjured. The price of this place is based on the lot values only. $200 will fix up this house giving it alone a value of at least $500. Price $300. Terms $50 down, balance $10 per "month. Or, if purchaser will immediately improve house will take mortgage for the balance. INVESTIGATE NOW FARM LOANS AND INSURANCE Geo. Ho Currey Opposite Y. M. C. A. Phone Black 2001 HE WHO MOVES REAL ESTATE 108 Elm Street La Grande, Oregon One Word, One Cent, One Time.
