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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1916)
41 r, mn im n (MONDAY, AUGUST H, 1010. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER TAGE SEVENi 1 1 MORSE RACING In'LAGR 1 " AND 4 SEPTEMBER 6, 7, 8, 9,-1916 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Fastest Horses West of the Rocky Mountains The La Grande Racing Club has booked, contracted and Pos itively guarantees the following extraordinary program. These horses are now entered, the races are filled and every day will be true to program. Each day the populate begins to digest more fully the ' PEttDAY, UNION, COVE, NORTH POWDER DAY weight of .the statement that over 150 horses . are entered for ' '9 2-10 Pace (14 starters) Purse $500.00 the race meet to be run here September 6-9 inclusive in conjunc- ' 1 ' ( " ' tion with the Inter-Mountain Trotting association. This week 30. 2:24 Trot (19 starters) ........ ,. Purse $400.00 eacW day of the races were designated in honor of some valley 11. Run, three furlongs Purse $100.00 town but it is doubtful if any o ne day is better than any other. " ' Run five furlongs 1...... Purse $100.00 The various days, the horses entered and the purses for each , ' ' - . race, are given below: V SATURDAY, ELGIN, IMBLER, SUMMERVILLE DAY WEDNESDAY LA GRANDE DAY . ' . " ' 13. 2:25 Pace (33 starters) . L Purse $400.00 1. 2:14 Pace (10 starters) .... .... 1 Puree $400.00 v 14- 2.-14 Trot (8 starters) ... Purse $500.00 2 2:17 Trot (20 starters) - Puree $400.00 , 15. Run, foUr furlongs Purse $100.00 3. Run, one-quarter mile , Puree $100.00 -o -i timnn 4. 1 Run! La Grande Derby, one and one-sixteenth m Run one mile - Fwse 10a0 miles , , Puree $200.00 . Relay Race-(Pony Express) - OQnUAyrWALLOWACOUNTTDAY Four horses; change horses ev.ry half mile; four ' I MB See H strlere IIIIIZIIZZ pEE jOOOO fes a y; ten per cent entrance fee Purse $250.00 7. Run, four fourlongs JL Puree $100.00 v Entries close Saturday before the meeting. Purse divided as 8, Run, six furlongs Purse. $100.00 follows: $150.00 to first, $60.00 to second, $40.00 to third. . Special Train out of Wallowa County on Wallowa County Dayt Reduced Rates on raifroad from all points during race meet, Huntington on east and Pendleton on west. We present this Racing Program with Real Race Horses entered believing that Eastern Oregon People are like ourselves, still love the greatest American Sport, Horse Racing. LA GRANDE RACING CLUB OFFICERS: , DIRECTORS N. K. West, Dr. A. L. Richardson, Fred J. Holmes, G. L. &"&li,WS3t Larison, T. J. Scroggin, Albert Hunter, F. L. Meyera, C. D. Emahizer, Fred J Holmes ...... Secretary , A. T. Hill and Bruce Dennis. MAN y LINES DISAPPEAR FAST CHEAPER ONIONS, TOMATOES AND CABBAGE. Revised Flour Quotations Include Market News Today. Aside from the spurt flour took this morning, market news centers chiefly on the practically complete elimina tion from the market of several mid summer commodities, principally strawberries, radishes, Royal Anne cherries, cheaper onions, tomatoes anO new cabbage. Revised Quotations for the week s opening of the market follow: FKOTT Blackcaps 2 boxes 25c. Peaches 10c. Watermelons 3 l-2c lb. Raspberries 10c. Bananas 36c and 40c dozen. Cocoanuts 15c each. Oranges 50c and 60c. Lemons 40c. Cantaloupe 10c; 425c. VEGETABLES AND MISCELLANE OUS Green corn, per dozen 30c. Cauliflower (home grown) 20c. Stiing Beans 10c lb. Green Peas 10c; 3 lbs for 25c. New Cabbage 4c. New Potatoes 3 cts lb. Fresh Tomatoes 10c. Green Onions 5c per bunch, 3 for 10c. Honey 20c; 3 for 60c. Parsley 5c a bunch. . Or.ions 6c lb. Beans White, 225; Lima, 12 1-2. Green Peppers 15c. Sugar Cane or fruit, $8.45 sack, cash $8.95 30 days' time. BUTTER AND EGGS Butter Fancy creamery 35c lb. roll and 65c 21b roll. Ranch Butter 21b roll 65c and 60c Eggs Strictly fresh 30c. CHICKENS AND FOWL f Hens 20c retail, dressed. FLOUR, HAY, FEED, EAC. Bluestem Flour $1.65. Best of the Best (straight grade) $1.65. Royal Patent $1.60. Jersey Cream $.160. Invincible $1.70. Best of the Best (patent) Snowdrift $1.70. Upper CrusU-$1.70. None-to-Equal $1.55. Occident $2.60. Gold Medal $2.75. Sea Foam $1.55. Snow Drop $1.55. -$1.60. 4,4,4,4.4,4. 4, 4 COUNTY NEWS. . 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Spencer and Clarence Miller made up nn nutn nartv who motored to the urn11A. loot Catni.il.1,- nnrl ' spent Sunday fishing in -that famous stream. They report fair catches, mostly of the Rainbow variety. Edgar Lewin, who now has a posi tion as Assistant Manager of one of the Owl Drug Co.'s stores in San Francisco, arrived home Sunday and will remain here on a visit with rela tives and friends for about a month. Mrs. Fred Spain and daughters and Mrs. Arthur Miller left Wednesday night on the excursion to North Beach. They will also visit relatives in Seattle before returning nome. Dunham Wright, Mrs. Grace Foye and Pat Powers motored down from .:- v r-.JL mj0 Medical Snrines. Wednesday. a two weeks visit with friends and ! Mesdames F. A. Bidwell, J. W. relatives in Baker and Pine valley , Spencer and mother Mrs. Fouch, , W. points B. iButterfield and her mother Mrs. E. L. Mcintosh has joined the army ; Fisher, motored to Cove to visit of Ford owners, with a five-passenger friends Thursday. ,ii Miss Lillv Hoean of Reno, Nev., is muuei. . ... . ........... u - M t n Tt. f Adrian Goodbrod is the owner of visiung nur iu:r ... . i-.. . 1916 Harlev-Davidson motorcycle, I this city. Miss Hogan was at one which he purchased last week. time a resident of Union but tnis is G. H. Rollins was a Baker visitor : her first vmt her in fourteen years, on business, the first of the week. Miss Acnes Bideler came over from (I'rom union Kepuoiican.; La Grande Tuesday afternoon. W. D. Hanks was a business visitor Miss Gertrude Weaver, who has in La Grande Tuesday. been visiting in Baker for the past i Mrs. John Minnick and son joined week, returned home Tjsdsy. the crowd for North Beach this Dr. Deering came dow.i from Medi-:wcelc cal Springs Tuesday to transact busi- L. C. Kramer, general manager of ness ajid visit friends: I the Mutual Creamery Co., was in the Will Gieen had his right hand bad-jcity Monday and Tuesday, ly hurt iaf.urdfy by ge'-ing it caught Alex Jones left Tuesday for Bell in a hay fork. It will be some time ingham, Washington, to look after beforf il is ready for work again. Isome buiiness matters up that way. Johnnie Jacobs is ..it owner 01 a 1 nas. nest, recenuy cu w ure fine new Reo Six which he received hospital for an operation for appen he first of the week through the Al.dicitis, is reported getting along Daniels agency in La Grands. nicely. ... .. Merton and Elwyn Davis camel Sylvester Hcmpe is piping the wa- down from the ranch above North ,ter from his new artisan well into nis Powder Sunday, to spend the day at residence, ine now irom me wen ap home. pears to continue strong. Mrs. Clark Webb left the first of I Mrs. Alice Glover and son George the week for Enterprise where she have been visiting at the Ray Norval will join her husband who is employed ranch near Imbler this week. They in that city. I expect to return about Sunday. J. D. Fairbanks of San Jose, Cal., Remember that the public schools who has been visiting with the J. H. , of Union will open for the fall and Delancy family, started on the re- winter term September 4, and ar turn trip in his car, Sunday. (range to have the children on hand Report comes from over Enter-1 the first day. prise way that a baby girl was born Amonsr Sunday's arrivals at the to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Johnson, last Centennial were John P. Sayer, of week. Grandpa George Johnson left Burns; Mrs. Raymond Conn, of Cus Wednesday morning for a short visit ter, Wash., Mrs. Bill Hewitt, of Rich thfi rnmllv. Hand. Oreeon. Gus Lewin, Dr. Emery, Jess Thomas Adams has the contract for adding three rooms and two porches to the J. R. Jones place in North Union, and is working there at the present time. Miss Margaret Johnson, of Union, has accepted a position teaching the Terry Tuttle school, in the Imbler section and will leave soon for her new post of duty. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bideler re turned fiom their wedding trip on Friday afternoon last, having gone as far as Seattle by automobile. They will reside in one of the Jacobs cot tages in North Union. Messrs. Townley and Delay are fittine un some registered cattle for exhibition at the Wallowa and Boise fairs. They would show at Baker, but outside stock is not allowed to com pete at the Baker county fair. (Advertisement.) Lodgings for Recruits. United States Army Recruiting Station, Federal Bldg., La Grande, Oregon, Aug. 9, 1916. Sealed pro posals, in triplicate, made out on the form next following, will be received here until 4 o'clock p. m., August 19, liiib, and tnen opened for furnishing lodging for the recruiting party, re cruits, and applicants for enlistment in tho U. S. Army at the above named recruiting station during the period commencing August 20, 1916. Ihe lodgines must be furnished in clean and sanitary buildings, with suitable furniture, including clean and comfortable beds, and the neces sary heat, lieht, water.- toilet and bathing facilitidfc, towels, bedding, and other similar incidentals. The place must be in a respectable neighbor hood and not too remote from the re cruiting station. Ihe government reserves the neht to reject any or all proposals, and al so the right to terminate the agree ment that may be made, at any time upon notice from the recruiting of- ncer to the bidder whose proposal is accepted. For further information relative to tho manner of bidding, conditions to be observed, etc., apply to the re cruiting officer. Bidders are invited to be present at the opening of the proposals. Envelopes containing proposals should be marked 'Proposals for lodg ings to be opened Aug. 19, 1916," and addressed to the recruiting officer at the address given above. CAPTAIN LEE M. CLARK, O. N. G., Recruiting Officer. 8-10-lOt. LEIGHTON'S GARAGE La Grande, Oregon. The Garage of Satisfactory Service r J If you want to save money on your winter's fuel it wm ue lu yyur intei-eot i.u uiucr yvixi tuai uun. The mines are putting on the winter price August 1st. Therefore, if you care to save a dollar or more per ton, on this winter necessity it will be necessary for you To "Speed 'Em Up" 'And Order a Few Tons of Our Famous HIAWATHA OR ROCK SPRINGS You don't need coal now, but you will in December AND THIS COAL WONT SPOIL, OR SLACK WE SELL COAL STOVE WOOD SLAB WOOD I " " : ; : - ; CHAIN WOOD " T' HAY AND GRAIN "'" ' POULTRY FEED ' ' " ' ' ' STORAGE ""r 7 ' ' " PACKING & FORWARDING TRANSFER & DRAYTNG ' DELIVERY LYNCH and STEWART Jefferson Ave. One Block Eant Depot Phone Main 10 V s- ' 0- V m
