MONDAY, ALIO U.ST 14, 1916.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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THIS SEASON
as never before, the fabrics foi men's made to
order suits are bright and striking in design.
Never before have .the models been more "fetching
and smart," just far enough away from extremes
to avoid offensive conspicuousness. Comp and
see them. Hundreds of all wool pieces. Clever
exclusive designs. Let us quote you our special
prices.
Wilson Brothers Tailors
Cleaning, Pressing & Hat Blocking
New Folpy Bldg. La Grande, Ore.
Canning Fruit is not
an Expense
WHEN YOU SAVE ON BUYING- YOUR JARS
I have a large quantity of good SECOND-HAND
JARS all makes. Phone orders promptly delivered
F. D. HAISTEN, rraSK2
UNION COUNTY WILL BE A
CONSPICUOUS EXHIBITOR
Union county Is arranging a throe-
angled display tor the state fair at
Salem that promisos to he of excep
tional merit; yet other counties in the
state 22 out of the 34, at the present
time, to be axact are doing the same
thing and state fair officials have just
reasons to feel that the institution
will flourish as never before This is
the opinion entertained by Fred B.
Currey, superintendent of horticul
tural exhibits,, and J. E. Reynolds, a
member of the board.
Mr. Currey left this morning for
The Dalles and Hood River where he
is arranging finally with counties
there to participate. He has already
secured splendid exhibits from matiy
counties including the Burns district
which previously have never exhibit
ed a the state fair. At Burmi the
famous juvenile orchestra of SO pie:es
in which the solist is a La Grande
born girl Cathleen Jordan, daughter
of Dan Jordan at one time a La
Grander is being groomed for the
trip. Mr. Currey reports that Wal
lowa, Baker, Malheur, Herman, Har
ney, Grant and practically all Eastern
Oregon counties with the exception of
Umatilla are lined un for the bier
show.
From Union county the experiment
station will have an exhibit; J. K.
Lantz of Cove will have an individ
ual exhibit, and County Agent Spill
man and Mr. Lantz are now touring
the valley Selecting exhibits at large.
Horsemen from this vicinity are going
to hove prreater show flocks than ever.
and Air. Currey is much elated over
tne interest taken 'here.
Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Currev are
now in correspondence with California
and Idaho men in an endeavor to get
a competent judge of the horticultural
Money to Loan
Have $50,000.00 7 per cent
in amounts from $2500.00 up, to
loan on Grande Runde Valley
Farms.
Have $50,000.00 8 per cent
in amounts from $1000.00 up, to
loan on farms in Union County.
$ 250.00 10 Per Cent
$ 500.00 10 F?r Cent
$ 700.00 10 Per Cent
$1,500.00 8 Per Cent
To loan on Improved CityProp
erty. Also an unlimited amount of
capital to loan on La Grande
property on monthly repayment
plan Building loans a spe
cialty. W. B. SARGENT,
President
LA GRANDE INVESTMENT
COMPANY
LA GRANDE, ORE.
HIpDXRTORSETS I
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THE MODART Corset has at
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that tells very plainly the story
of appreciative MODART wear
ers. Its style its graceful lines
the poise it gives its wearers
the comfort the exquisite ma
terials all spell satisfaction to
the purchaser.
All MODARTS are created by
Jennings generally accounted
the foremost figure in the world
of corset designing.
If you have never experienced
the pride of exceptional poise,
and comfort of easy freedom
found in every model of this
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department from without the state.
Regarding conditions at Salem, Mr.
Reynolds explains:
"No more picnics will be permitted
on the state fair grounds after that
of the Iowa society August 17, until
the state fair is over. This measure
is taken to protect tho lawns and flow
er beds from possible injury.
"The fair grounds and buildings are
all in excellent condition at the pres
ent time for the opening of what
promises to be the greutest stato fair
ever held In the Pacific northwest and
the fair board does not desire to take
any chances of courting serious dam
age to any of the beautiful flower
beds and the velvety green lawns just
upon the eve of the big exposition, or
with tho possibility of need of repair
and replacement, at considerable ex
pense, when time is now at a prem
ium. "With the baling of the oat hay, the
work of getting in the hay crops will
be well in hand the vetch anuoat
hay having been baled and hauled
away. It is expected that a crew of
convicts will be put to work harvest
ing tiie crop of flax early this week
and, when this is out of the way and
the big oat (grain) crop harvested
the cutting of which begins Monday,
Secretary-Manager Lea will havo
been relieved of the heavv burden of
farm work and responsibilities and
will be able to devote his exclusive at
tention to state fair details.
Great Poultry Exhibit.
!Wl L. Fulmer of Portland, who will
be superintendent of the ooultrv de
partment at this year's fair, called up
on secretary ijca recently ana made
thorough inspection of the building,
equipment, etc., and .outlined his
plains in a general way.' Mr. Fulmer,
one of the best known and expert au
torities Upon poultry, has some excel
lent and original plans in formulation
for the big Oregon show which are
calculated to bring out the very best
that is in it from an educational
standpoint. Aside from the lectures
upon points of judging, which will be
given by W. M. Coats, judge of the
poultry exhibit, each day, arrange
ments will be made to have other lec
tures delivered by well known and ac
cepted authorities covering the most
essential features of poultry culture
from a show and commercial stand
point.
"From the number and character of
inquiries and requests for premium
lists and entry blanks being received
by both Mr. Fulmer and Secretary
Lea, poultry producers who have nev
er shown at the Orccon state fair be
fore, assurance is given of the inter
est and enthusiasm aroused in this
year's show and indicates the biggest
and best to have ever been held in the
northwest. Superintendent Fulmer
is a "live wire" organizer and mana
ger of poultry exhibits and he is en
tering into the spirit of the Oregon
fair show with a zest and enthusiasm
which does even him proud.
Many Fast Horses.
"Entries and inquiries are also
coming in in all classes of livestock
and the different departments of ex-
nimts ana tne scope and character or
all of these will be much greater and
better than ever before. In keeninc
with the policy of making every fea
ture and phase of the 1916 state fair
educational in every sense of the word
arrangements have been and are be
ing made for practical demonstration
work in every department of exhibits
so that the state fair visitors will be
accorded every possible advantage.
The horses in training at Lone Oak
track are working out very satisfac
tory and under the most agreeable of
conditions and with some of the best
harness talent in the country entered
in the different early closing events
and flattering prospects for heavy en
tries and exciting competition in the
late closing events, the indications are
that the speed program will be one of
the best ever pulled off west of the
Rockey mountains. The track is in
excellent condition, being worked
every day with harrow and float, and
will be in perfect condition, at least
a second faster than ever before in its
history, before the gong, sounds for
the opening race of the state fair pro
gram." UNION COUNTY NEWS.
(From Elgin Recorder.)
Mrs. I.oRoy Parsons of Enterprise
is visitintr friends and relatives in El
gin and vicinity.
Mrs. Muude Stone and son, Lor
raine Oaddis, returned Wednesday
from Oregon City, where she. .has
been working at the milinery busi
ness. She will open her milinery par
lors here at an early date. y
Roy Morelock is traveling around
this week with the aid of a crutch and
a cane, the result of an attack of
sciatic rheumatism. H h as been em
ployed on a ranch near Suminervillo,
having returned to Elgin Tuesday.
John Hazelwood returned home the
first of the week after an absence of
several months in Scio, Ore., where he
was engaged in a fluorine mill. He
was accompanied home by Mrs. Haz-
erwooa, wno nas neen spending sev
eral months visiting in California and
Oregon prints.
the ladies of the Civic league have
announced a lawn social to be given
on Friday evening, August 25th. Ice
cream and cake, sherbet, cake and cof
fee and home-made enndy will be on
sale. It is hoped to hava an open air
band concert in connection with the
social and make the evening one of
exceeding pleasure to all. Further
particulars will appear next week.
Dorse Barnes and Leon Swank left
Tuesday morning for Spokane with
the later's Dodge car which went over
the grade west of Elgin last week.
The car was brought to the Barnes &
Hallgarth garage where it was put in
running order, and taken to the Dodgo
Rhops in Spokane, where it will be re
built. Hefore leaving, young Swank
expressed his thanks for the many
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Children's Sample Shoes, large assortment of styles
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Misses' Sample Shoes, all leathers ........ .....
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Boys' Outing Shoes that "wear like iron" ....
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Ladies' $3.50 Newest Velvet Shoes, button or lace
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Ladies $5.00 New High Shoes .. :........$3.85
Ladies' Sample Dress Shoes, In the best styles ..
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Old Ladies' Comfort Shoes, worth $2.25 ... $1-79
Ladies' Comfort Juliets ...98c, $1.39, $1.79
'Men's Elkskin Shoes, Elk soles $1.45, $2.45
Men's Heavy Muleskin Shoes, Oak soles .........$1.65
Men's $3.50 Sample Work Shoes, plain or capped
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Men's Heavy Sample Work Shoes $2.85, $3.45, $3.95
'Men's $3.50 to $5.D0 Sample Oxfords . .. $1.95
Men's Sample Dress Shoes .$2.45, $2.85, $3-45
THE HUB
We Set the Pace Others Can't Keep Up
kindnesses shown during his stay in
Elgin.
T. H. Hall, who with his wife ar
rived a few days ago from Illinois to
look after farming interests, was in
town Saturday. Mr. Hall says he and
Mrs. Hall are enjoying the visit im
mensely and will remain here several
weeks.
Chas. Kidd, who has been engaged
in logging for Cortes Golf at Minam,
lost a valuable work horse a few days
ago as a result of the animal falling
from the trail into Minam river. The
horse fell only a few feet but died al
most instantly. The accident occurred
along the steep bank on the east side
of the river and only a short distance
above the log pond. I
L. A. Stoop was the only lucky El
ginite in the Colville Indian reserva
tion land drawings, his number being
3308. Lou will go over at a later date
to view the selection. Herley Gra
ham, former Elgin young man now
residing at iWalla Walla, was fortu
nate in being among the first one
thousand names drawn out and will
no doubt receive a valuable claim.
Wade Siler, of Madras, Or., visited
in Elgin a few hours last Saturday
while on his way home from a busi
ness visit to Joseph. Wade formerly
resided in Elgin and was associated
with the Elgin Forwarding Co. for a
number of years. He expressed sat
isfaction at the prosperous appear
ance of Elgin and said that after, talk
ing with about nine out of ten people
in Wallowa county hg was more sur
prised than ever in .that they had
given him the information that Elgin
was truly a "dead one." He made no
bones in saying that about all he
heard in Wallowa county was a knock
for Elgin.
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prompt deliveries. ' ,
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We always have on hand an
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Retail Dept. Phone Main 8