La Grande evening observer., August 21, 1916, Image 6

MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1916.
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SEPTEMBER 6, 7, 8, 9,-1916
Wednesday, Thursdsy, 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.
FKIDAY, UNION, COVE, NORTH POWDER DAY
Each day the populace begins to digest more fully the
weight of the statement that over 150 horses are entered for
the race meet to be run here Se ptember G-9 inclusive in con junc-
tion with the Inter-Mountain Trotting association. This week
each day of the races were designated in honor of some valley
town but it is doubtful if any one day is better than any other.
The various days, the horses en tered and the purses for each
race, are given below: " ;
WEDNESDAY LA GRANDE DAY
1. 2:14 Pace (10 starters) Purse $400.00
2 2:17 Trot (20 starters) ..... Purse $400.00
3. Run, one-quarter mile Purse $100.00
4. Run, La Grande Derby, one and one-sixteenth
miles ...... Purse $200.00
THURSDAY WALLOWA COUNTY DAY
5. 2:30 Pace (29 starters) Purse $400.00
6. 2:18 Pace (17 starters) Puree $400.00
7. Run, four fourlongs Purse $100.00
8. Run, six furlongs Purse $100.00
9 2:10 Pace (14 starters) Purse $500.00
10. 2:24 Trot (19 starters) Purse $400.00
11. Run, three furlongs - Purse $100.00
12. Run, five furlongs . Purse $100.00 .
SATURDAY, ELGIN, IMBLER, SUMMERVILLE DAY
13. 2:25 Pace (33 starters) - Purse $400.00
14. 2:14 Trot (8 starters) Purse $500.00
15. Run, four furlongs Purse $100.00
16. Run, one mile - Purse $100.00
Relay Race (Pony Express)
Four horses; change horses ery half mile; four
days, two miles a day; fen per cent entrance fee Purse $250.00
Entries close Saturday before the meeting. Purse divided as
follows: $150.00 to first, $60.00 to second, $40.00 to third.
Special Train out of Wallowa County on Wallowa County Day
Reduced Rates on railroad 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:
N. K. West, ...... President
Dr. A- L. Richardson . . Vice-President
Fred J. Holmes ' Secretary
DIRECTORS N. K. West, Dr. A. L. Richardson, Fred J. Holmes, G. L.
Larison, T. J. Scroggin, Albert Hunter, F. L. Meyers, C. D. Emahizer,
A. T. Hill and Bruce Dennis.
COUN
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NEWS
HEMS
, (From Elgin Recorder.)
Mrs. I. J. Ciilmore, of Iai Grande,
i visiting friends and transacting
buAirw.vK in Elgin tliiH week.
Hit. Ruth Dolioie arrived Monday
evwn'!!( from Joseph for a visit with
her uirthcr, Mrs. Sadie McNnughton.
Mr. ami Mrs. Cecil Howard, of
jPalmiM' Junction, are visiting at tho
Sbome of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hug this
Mrs. W. M. Head returned Sunday
eveninx from a visit at Joseph at the
Fiome of her father, Dan Warnock,
ximt with other relatives.
I. Madden, formerly an Klgin resi
!it. htit now of Walla Walla, is hern
iooking after harvesting operations
an the farm whioli is under lease to
'.Ha3. Gray, lie will remain here un
til nter his grain is threshed and
rombine business with pleasure. Den
roey f.rys lie will not return to Walla
"NVtilln until after he has denned up
She champion euchre players of Kljrin.
Mi Hazel Hooper is visiting Kljrin
jTm-mls this week.
Horn August IS, MMfi, to Mr. and
IMrs. lls'.nford Heed, a girl.
M-.v. Kate Lewis returned Tuesday
Vrwrn -.1 business visit to Knterprise.
Nr. Wan. Stoop, of l,a Grande, hns
Ix-crt a guest of Elgin relatives since
"Wednesday.
Mi.us Opal Hall came up from ln
C,rand Tuesday to visit a few days
,,iUi her mother, Mrs. Have l.ynd.
J. V. Rhodes and family and O. K.
Itydrr and family left yesterday for
..lurtmn meadows, where they will
ptid a few days in search of the
Juscious huckleberry.
Marjorie Pitman, a resident of
Colorado Springs and former teacher
in the Klgin high school, was a guest
at lb' fann home of Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Oir'ppell this week and visited Kl
in friends Tuesday. Miss ritmnn will
teacb at. Weisor, Ida., during the
eomirg ycur and is en route to that
point
Mm. 1). Sommer returned home
Nunday evening from an outing of
ncv-ral days at Wallowa lake. She
camped there with a party of sixteen
friends from various points and re
ixjrts a most delightful time. She
ayn that a large number of guests
re leiug entertained at the lake re
atrirt. Air. Kobbins, formerly Miss Anna
Yarrington, and baby son of Caldwell,
Idaho, arrived last week for a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Yarrington, of the Flat. She reports
a baby girl, July 13th, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Harris Horning at Cald
well. Mrs. Homing was formerly
Mrs. Minnie Shaw, of Elgin.
Jus. Hallgarth left Monday after
noon by auto for Callow valley, where
ho went to take IJoyd Heem and Cecil
Hull'nmn, who expect to file on home
steads. On a former visit to Catlow
both Heem and Huffman tiled contest
proceedings on two claims. Both
were successful and will now be
come regular homesteaders in that
valley.
Mrs. Dan Graham returned this
morning to Palmer Junction, after a
visit in Klgin.
.Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Parks are enter
taining a party of friends and rela
tive's from Nebraska, they having ar
rived Monday.
Miss Nellie Rush returned to Klgin
Monday to get ready for the opening
of school. She has been attending
Monmouth normal this summer.
John Shelton, who tends Dave John
son's sheep camps, was in town Tues
day and reported a good crop of huck
leberries in all sections of the moun
tains where the snow was late in leav
ing. Kike all others, he reports ber
ries ripening slowly and says many
will be damaged by blight.
A. K. Clawson, superintendent-elect
of the Klgin schools, was out from
Knterprise this week making final ar
rangements for the moving of his
family here. He rented the residence
belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Galloway
and will return with his family either
the latter part of this week or the
fore part of next.
E.irl Henry returned last Friday
evening to his home in Cresco, Iowt,
after a visit of a few weeks with rel
atives in this city. He enjoyed every
minute of his visit here and never
tired of praising our excellent climate
and daily congratulated himself that
he had been escaping the hot weath
er of bis home state. Mr. Henry con
templates returning next summer,
bringing his family, ai,d will spend a
portion of the summer here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Norville and son,
Hugh, who have been spending the
summer visiting friends nnd relatives
in this section, left yesterday evening
for their home at Boulder, Mont. The
departure of the Norvilles was hur
ried a few days as a result of the im
pending railroad strike. Mr. Norville
is superintendent of the Boulder pub
lic high schools and concluded he had
better get back to tho scene of his
work while transportation was good.
(From Oregon Scout.)
Mis? Kdna Kevy has been quite ill
the past week but her condition is
reported a great deal better today.
Mrs. W. A. Huddleson and Mrs.
V'olney Lee of North Powder visited
with Spangle's Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. W". M. McCardle and Mrs.
Leila Minnick returned the fore part
of the week from the seashore where
they have been sojourning for the
past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wright and
Mrs. Kdith Phy and family motored
to Wallowa lake the tirst of the week
where they will spend a few days so
journing midst the mountain breezes.
Charlie Host has so far recovered
from his recent operation as to be
able to do light work.
Mrs. Kushford is nursing Mrs. L.
S. Con of North Powder who is sick
with typhoid fever.
Miles Boothe and wife came down
from upper Catherine creek Monday.
They expect to start back to the Wil
lam?tte in about two weeks.
Kd Miller, Al Kmmons and Harold
Hall arrived home Sunday from Idaho
whree they wore inspecting the sheep
I prospects. They may send a band of
i shoop to that state, by another season.
I K1 K. Gates came down from Rieh
1 land this week to attend the funeral
of his brother, John Gates who died at
! Iji Grande. Kd is one of the pioneers
! of I'r.ion and resided here many
years. All who know him declare that
he is a good fellow. Kor a number of
, years he has made his home in Eagle
valley.
i George Cox has proved upon his .120
1 acre homestead and has built a house
! and ii. tends making it his home.
There is much good farming land on
the ttact and abundance of pasture
.with plenty of water. This is one in
: stance where it paid to take advant
age of the government offer and se
cure a farm before all the land is
; used up. A half section of land is
; worth some money these days.
Dale Scihird is out on the streets
I after a hard struggle with typhoid.
He shows the etfects of his illness,
j Miss Iola Hutchinson of North
Powder is visiting at the home of
Miss Naomi Spangle of North Union.
Mrs. John Minnick returned the
first of the week from North Beach
where she has been spending the past
few days.
Chas. Simmons and family left Sun
day for Halfway where Mr. Simmons
will be employed by a meat market
in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McGrath mo
tored down from their home in North
Powder to attend the Fireman's pic
nic Tuesday.
Mrs. May Haynes was taken to La ,
Grande Sunday by Dr. Myres and op
erated on for appendicitis. The pa-;
tient withstood the ordeal in fine ;
shape and is recovering nicely. Mrs.
Haynes nnd her husband had spent I
the summer in Idaho and had just re- j
turned to Union when the attack
came. I
(From Union Republican.)
Mrs. Mcllroy has been on the sick
list this week.
Jas. Webb is out with a brand new
Overland this week.
Arrived At the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Skiff, Aug. 15, 1916 a
girl.
Paul Cock, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.
Cock, was taken to La Grande this
week for the removal of his tonsils.
Mrs. G. A. Casper and daughter,
nnd F. O. Bradshaw and Miss Rita
Gale, went to the hills Sunday last af
ter huckleberries and expect to be out
several days.
Sylvester Hompe and sister Agnes,
and Father Nooy, went to Walla Wal
la by auto this week, returning Thurs
day. They report a good time and
that our old friend, Frank Hempe,
now of Walla Walla, is greatly im
proved in health.
Len West returned Sunday from
the Humming Bird mountain country,
about L'5 miles beyond Medical
Springs, and reports considerable
snow in that country yet. Fred West
and Ted Scibird remained there for
the purpose of doing some assessment
work on mining property.
Mrs. W. K. Mulhollaud has been
visiting in I a Grande this week.
John Iioisclle was a visitor from the
upper Catherine section Saturday.
Mrs. and Miss Woodcll are visiting
in Summerville this week.
A new Red River thresher arrived
at Union Saturday last, for Mr. Ijin
dis. Mrs. Ida Couper, son and daughter,
of Weiser, Idaho, are visiting in the
city this week.
Will Hutchinson's family and Os
car Pilcher and family were visiting
at North Beach last week.
The Cadwells returned Sunday from
their camping trip at the Hall ranch,
and report a very delightful outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Vanscoyk left for
Wallowa county Wednesday, owing to
the death of Mrs. Vanscoyk's father
in that county.
Miss Mae Stearns returned Satur
day after about 10 weeks absence on
the coast, returning to Cove the same
day.
F. E. Norton, of Athena, has taken
the place in the Union express office
just vacated by Agent McLaren, who
goes to Boise.
Mrs. Mary Willard, sister of Mrs.
Harlan Stewart, left for the Wallowa
country Saturday, with her son, Ted,
after a pleasant visit with the Stew
arts. D. W. Saxton returned this week
from the Island City neighborhood,
where he has been working on tha
Peach ranch. Mr. Saxon recently
fell through a hay-rack and was
bruised in the fall.
Prune growers are contracting at
the best prices offered in this section
for many years, and the indications
are that the dryers will ihave a great
er difficulty in securing prunes this
year. Competition is keen and
prices good.
Frank Goble, an aged man who was
formerly a resident of Union, later
of La Grande and Pendleton, died in
the State hospital at Pendleton this
week, and was buried there at the ex
pense of the state. .
Clyde Brace, formerly of Union,
died in Knterprise of typhoid fever
Wednesday of this week. The body
arrived in Union Thursday night and
interment took place in the Union
cemetery Friday afternoon. Clyde
Brace was the son of Mrs. S. W.
Brace and was about 20 years of age.
He was well known in Union, where
the family formerly lived.
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