La Grande evening observer., December 23, 1916, Image 9

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1916
GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE NINE
Low Fares
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I iHlP TO FAmDUS STUCK SHOW
-FOR THE-
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Round-Trip Tickets to
poinre in Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho on sale De
cember 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,
limited to January 3, 1917,
by
Union Pacific System
O-W. R. R. & N.
J. H. KEENEY, Agent.
Front Laoed
, SOLlu CumrORl
Standing, Sitting or Lying Down
Wken yeu stop to think that you spend between five and six thousand
hours every year in your corset, you must realize how important it is
that you have a perfectly comfortable corset.
A poorly fitting corset frequently leads t severe nervous and organic
troubles which cause years of suffering.
In the MO DART Corset we have a garment that always gives genuine
comfort, sitting, standing or lying down.
PAULINE LEDSRLE, Sommer Hotel Bldg. ,
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W
E ARE too
busy to write
an ad, but we are
in the Jewelry b jsi
ness, and business
is good. Enough said.
For Christmas gifts
of everlasting re
memberance. You
will see us.
G. S
Birnie
Jeweler & Optican
'1
By PAUL SPILLMAN
The first day of the Pacific Inter
national Stock show I met Andrew
lilocklnnd in the postoffice building
in La Grande, and both of us were
surprised. Each wanted to know
why the other was not at that partic
ular moment attending the aforesaid
show. Mr. Blockland explained that
lie was leaving that night and I as
sured him that I hoped to be able to
attend the latter part of the week.
Wednesday night I boarded the fast
mail westward bound, and about the
first thing of note that occurred the
following morning was that I bump
ed into Bruce Dennis. After passing
the time of day, we confided in each
other to the extent that both of us
were going to Portland, Mr. Dennis
on business, I to attend the show.
Bruce said that he might attend the
show also if time . permitted, but
since thinking the matter over, after
considering that, I saw no more of
our friend until we were both safe at
home again. I did not specify which
show.
The Imperial hotel in Portland is
much the same to East Oregonians as
Minnesota is to the average Swedish
immigrant. It is the first place he
goes to. Consequently, Thursday
morning found me in the Imperial
lobby looking for some of our Union
county stockmen, and singularly
enough Mr. Blockland was the first
familiar face I noted, taking his ease
in one of the large leather chair. It
did not take us long to discover that
neither of us had as yet indulged in
a "ham and," only they don't call it
that at the Imperial, so we sauntered
into the diningroom and proceeded to
allay that vacant feeling under our
vests. Now our farmers live the
strenuous life at home. This time of
year breakfast is over ere daylight,
but it would surprise you to see the
way our friends can come sauntering
out of that dining room, puffing
big cigar about 9:30 a. m., as though
it had always been thus. (Please note
I have mentioned no names.)
After a long ride on crowded
street cars, we finally arrived at the
Stock Yards, and we hurried to the
sale pavilion where the Shorthorn
sale was about to begin. The crowd
had already assembled and several
animals were waiting to .be led into
the ring. Seats were at ft premium
and prospects along that line rather
discouraging. iWe hal climbed onto
a platC-'-rm belind the seats around
the arena in hopes of being able to
look over the crowd, but results were
discouraging, considering the efior:
required to get even a peep into tho
ring. Shortly we noticed lorn John
son and Warren Chandler going
through the same performance close
by, and if I am any judge, their re
sults were no more encouraging.
Finally we got together and decided
to turn our attention toward locating
vacant seats at the ringside, and sure
enough there was one spot in the
stand near the top that looked like it
might accommodate tho four of us, all
we had to do was to get there. Well to
make a long story short, after a con
siderable amount of climbing, crowd
ing, puffing and blowing, we reached
our destination and it was high time
as by this time ihe sale was well un
der way. Naturally, the first thing
we did was to try and locate the
Shorthorn men from cur iwn coun
ty, this being a Shorthorn sale. And
sure enough there they were in a lit
tle group just oppositeW. J. Townley,
Donald Gale, G. W. Delay, Lon Davis,
W. W. Green and J. W. Sherman, all
from Union county. A bunch of
Shorthorn fans hard to beat. And
then when the good individuals were
up, some one or - those gentlemen
would nod his head ever so slightly,
and it was up to the other fellow to
raise his bid anywhere from $10 to
$50, if he wanted to own 'that partic
ular animal, and in several cases the
Union man nodded the last time, and
the animal found a new home in the
Grande Ronde valley. And remem
ber that most any of us can nod our
heads, but we can't do it to the tune
of from $300 to $1320. When Dia
mond Gladys was in the ring and
went to $1000 we did not know until
about that time that a Union county
man was bidding, and to see her fi
nally go at $1320 and that it was
W. J. Townley that made the last bid,
we Union county onlookers certainly
whooped it up for Union county, and
though Mr. Blockland is a Hereford
breeder, there was not one of us more
pleased to see the good one come our
way. It was a red letter day for
Union county Shorthorn men and the
over a new chapter hud been written
in Shorthorn history in the North
west. Thut night the Union Slock Yards
company gave a banquet at the Hotel
Multnomah for the visiting stockmen.
I attended, on the ground that I was
ucquuinted with some of the afore
said stockmen. Now, most of us have
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,..,..- ,,uc u. v... , , d m Blockland did bring home
first experience where 3 was one of i " " , . """"'".
800 attending the same banquet ati
Absolutely Pure
No Alum No Phosphate
this breed were to be sold to the
highest bidder. I wanted to sue ouv
Union county man bid on these cat-
one of the best, a junior yearling thut
stood third at the Lewiston show this
fall and was bred by Theissen of
Sweetwater, Idaho.
There were no side shows, etc., on
the grounds but the eating counters
furnished a '"free show" at noon each
day. A big crowd around a much too
small "hot dog" stand usually is the
scene of more or less fun. I know I
had finally worked my way up to the
counter and had been waiting soma
half hour to take a chance on a
10-cent "hot dog," when a man that
looked rather hungry but somewhat
uncomfortable in such a crowd, whis
pered in my ear, "say, what are those
hot dog, anyway?" I informed him
that they were those sausages he saw
bobbing up and down in a kettle of
boiling water, but what they really
were made of was a mystery to a lot
more of us.
And then the Imperial lobby of an
evening. Men of every walk of life,
NOTICE OP FINAL SETTLEMENT.
one and the same time, speeches
were made with O. M. Plummer as
toastmaster, and some of the speak
ers probably would have considered
"roastmaster" more appropriate the
way he took flings at some of his
friends. Governor Withycombe and
Governor. Lister of the State of
Washington were two of the prin
cipal speakers of the evening. Gov
ernor Withycombe has been a stock
man all his life. Governor Lister said
that he felt perfectly at home at n
meeting of stock growers, as he owns
one Jersey cow himself. That con
soled me somewhat, as I owned one
myself at one time. In short, we en
joyed it all, only one of our men won
dered what we would do if it took us
two hours to eat each of our meals,
and we concluded we would have to
eat for- a living.
Friday was spent looking over the
various exhibits of cattle, both beef
and dairy, horses, sheep and hogs in
the way of pure breeds. In the fat
and feeder classes only cattle and
hogs were entered. In the fat and
feeder classes of cattle in car lots
five out of nnc came from Union
county, while in the cailot entries of
hogs our county furnished four out
of five cars entered. Grand champion
cur of feeders, grand champion car of
fat hogs, besides numerous first and
second prizes, were won on the other
car entries. All speaking volumes
for the type of stock kept on our
average farms, as each lot showed
good breeding, giving them uniform
ity of color, type and feeding ability.
And, unless all signs fail. Union
county is going to be the big end of
the fat stock show in years to come,
not only in car lot entries but in
smaller and individual animal entries.
This year was the first time that
provisison has been made for horses
at this show, and as I was viewing
the horse exhibit I noticed a figuru
that looked somewhat familiar. Upon
drifting down tho line H found I was
right. Albert Hunter was sizcing
them up a bit. Now, none of Albert's
horses were to be seen, but I learned
that through a mistake as to the date
at which all pure-bred stock must be
entered, Mr. Hunter was not permit
ted to show, though his horSes were
at Island City ready to be loaded
when he received word that they
.... : nrn : Hamilton s tiarasre. repairs
wiey were not, nieru oa e... aut(J tmck 164.41
Amen, was mere anyway, ana u nis p s TohnBon. Hrnpo-imr roads 8.00
clerk directed to issue warrant month
ly for $0.00 until . further orders of.
the court.
In re application to have Cove made
part of Road District. Upon advices,
of District Attorney, application de
nied. In re application of M. J. Duffey
for rebute of taxes. Application!
granted and Clerk directed to issue
wurrant on General Fund in sum oC.
$73.43.
In re proposed county road peti
tioned for by W. H. Glenn. Continued.,
for the term.
In re proposed county road peti
tioned for by Hans Westenskow et al.
Continued for the term.
In re proposed county road peti
tioned for by Albert Olson et al. Con
tinued for the term.
In re proposed county road peti
tioned fdr by Powder Land & Irri
gation Co. et al. Continued for the.'
term.
In re proposed county road vaca
tion petitioned for by W. J. Case et
al. Denied upon recommendation of
District Attorney.
In re application of Evans & Dus
tin for Warehouse License. Applica
tion granted and bond approved.
T nntifinn nf T W Rurtyar t n T
many of them having come a lomto open C0Unty road. Continued for
way to see this annual show. Gov- tno term.
ernors, bankers, grain farmers, pro- in re budget for the year 1917
fessors from the various agricultural Budget as advertised adopted except
colleges, students, newspaper report- item of $10,000 for special road elimi
nated and item oi new ruaua in-
ers, etc.; were rubbing elbows with
the livestock men of the Northwest.
Governor Withycombe was in his
glory shaking hands with old timers
that used to call his Jim and are now
proud to know him as their state ex
ecutive. Everyone felt at home and
many old friends had a little chat,
seated in the large leather chairs, re
calling by-gone days. Hugh McCall,
D. S. Kent, Don Meyers, J. E. Rey
nolds, Leon Levy, John Minnick, Na
than Grey, are some of the Union
county men seen enjoying the sights
and renewing old acquaintances at
this big annual event.
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS
(Continued From Page Four)
W. L. Briggs, working roads. . 15.00
Manche O. Bennett, surveying
state highway 164.19
R. H. Baldock, surveying state
highway 53.13
H. McNamee, surveying state
highway 55.79
Mrs. B. F. Cook, meals for sur
veyors 134.56
Mrs. C. A. Norden, lodging for
surveyors . . .' 55.80
Manche O. Bennett, expense
surveyors 128.99
P. A. Eames, dragging roads 12.50
E. O. Light & Power Co., dam-
aare to power line..... 17.00
could not be shown in competition, as ran!? R'Lbr- Co., lumber 2.45
- .. H nmiltnn'o tiara era fanmrB
horses hod been allowed to compete a ) standard Oil Co., supplies
goouiy snare oi me premiums woum
have come our way. Horse dealers
are finding out that if they have any
thing in their barns that can compete
with horses bred in Union county
they will have to buy better animals
than they ordinarily carry.
Up until Friday atternoon union
county provided people about the
grounds a lot to talk about. That
fancy heifer and Mr. Townley were
the center , of attraction, and then
something happened that none of us
were prepared for. It was all due to
those Holstein men. They got excited
about a yearling, black and white bull
and bid him up to $21,500, and then
a lot of the interest drifted over to
the Holstein camp and even Mr.
Townley wanted to see what kind of
a looking man would pay that pneo
for a Holstein. But then we have the
satisfaction of knowing that Union
county furnished "the talk of the
town," for about 26 hours, and the
talk of the Shorthorn men for some
years to come. While the bidding
was on, on that black and vhite record-breaker,
Charles Oigan, our Hol
stein breeder from Cove, sat on tho
top rail of the arena fence and did
much the same as tho ret of us, aft
er the bidding passed tne $iu,uuu
mark. He couldn't hardly believe
what he saw and heard. Some of
you may think you have heard and
seen auctioneers talk and perform,
but I have my serious doubts if yoj
have seen the equal of the entertain
ment furnished after the $10,000
mark was past. Of course, there
ought to be a pretty fuir little com
mission on a sale of that magnitude
and most any of us would get enthu
siastic under those conditions. We
8.50
25.50
Decem-
Union Hdwe. Co., supplies...
County Court proceedings
ber Term, lSlb:
In re monthly report of County
Treasurer. Approved.
In re monthly statement of County
Clerk of Scalp Bounty warrants is
sued. Approved.
In re monthly allowance to various
indigent persons. County Clerk direc
ted to issue warrants on General Fund
as follows: Alfred Banks $5.00; Su
san Enole $10.00; Margaret A. Good
win $7.50; Catherine Herman $7.50;
Amelia Hildcrbrandt $12.50; T. M.
Hughcy $15.00; Carrie Jackson $10.00;
Millie McLachen $10.00; Almeda Mc
Curry $7.50; Esther Powers $7.50, El
len Palmer $10.00; D. W. Souder
$15.00; Clara Series $10.00; Mrs. J.
O Sage $10.00; Samuel Sisson $10.00;
J. F. Williams $12.50; Mrs. Robt.
Wilkinson $5.00.
In re application of A. C. Cook for
county aid. Application granted and
crensed to $22,355.
In re application of Willis Swank
et al for damages. Upon advise of
District Attorney, application denied.
In re approval of bonds of County
Officials. Bonds approved.
In re quarterly payment for farm,
extension work. Clerk directed to
draw warrant on general fund of
county in sum of $45.00 payable to
C. L. Hawley, Secretary Board of
Regents O. A. C.
In re appointment of a Truant of
ficer of School District No. 8. T. 3'
Pearce of North Powder appointed.
In re assessment of timber for lire
patrol. County Assessor directed to
extend levy of one and 2-10 cents
per acre upon 1916 tax roll.
In re Special School levieB. County
Assessor directed to extend special
school taxes as follows: Dist. 32 one
mill; Dist. 36 one-half mill; Dist. 6r
three mills; Dist. 69 two mills; Dist.
35 on mill; Dist. 48 two and 8-10-mills;
Dist. 64 two and one-half mills..
In re tax levy for 1916. Made and
adopted as follows:
Mills
General Fund ... 5.71
School Fund 2.11
High School Fund . 54
Library Fund .,. -03:
Indigent Soldiers Fund ... .05
State Fund 2-76'
Total 11-2
. Call WarranU , 1.8
In re report of County Agricultur
ist on Exhibit to State Fair. Report
approved and money returned $86.95
turned over to County Treasurer.
Drs. Darland, over Putman'a. Adr.
LET US SHOW YOU
r pile remedy that is different from
any other.
TRAQt MB.
TILE REMEDY"
is used both externally and inter
nally. Guaranteed to give relief
from any form of piles or money re
funded. Sold only by us, 50 and $1.00'-
LEVY-VOGEL DRUG CO.
La Grande, Oregon
way they bid them in told the North-1 must remember that the calf offered
west that Union county was the com-1 f0r sale was of the "bluest blood" of
tste and that said Court has set Tues
day the InJ day of January, 1917, at
2 oVlock P. M. at the County court
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO tj. La Grande. Oregon, as the
ALL CONCERNED that Minnifc Sck- an(J laco for hoarjng gaid
w ke, administratrix of the estate . .
of Theodore H. Schwebke, leased, Prt and aU obt.ons thereto,
has filed in the County Court of Un-1 MINNIE SCHWEBKE,
ion County, State of Oregon her final Administratrix,
account as administratrix of said ee- 122, 8, 18, 23, 80-
ing Shorthorn breeding center of the
Northwest. One Union county man
bid up to $800 on one individual and
$910 on another and didn't get either
one, but he finally landed a good one
at a good price. The roan cow pur
chased by W. W. Green was consid
ered by competent judges to be one of
the bargains of the sale. Most of us
don't think we have a bargain unless
we get it for 39 cents, but then we
are not in the same class with the
Shorthorn, breeders. Green's bargain
cost only $825. And so, to the end
of the day, spirited bidding went on
in this arena, and when the day was
the breed, whose ancestors had set
world's records both as to production
of milk and scale prices and the Hol
stein men undoubtedly felt that they
were justified in paying the prices
they paid. Our friend from the Cove
held his scat during the excitement,
and the next day bought a fine calf
from the Bishop herd.
These are a few of the impressions
still fresh on my mind of the late Pa
cific International, as I left Friday
night for La Grande. And that
there was much of. interest to tran
spire Saturday, especially the Here
ford sale, where a goodly number of
SILVER GRILL
, B. F. Decious, Proprietor
Open Day and Night
DINNER
A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
65c
Christmas Dinner Menu
Choice of One Soup, One Meat, One Dessert
SOUP
Consomme Julien Cream CMeken with Rice
SALAD
Spring Vegetable with French Dressing
VEGETABLES
Creamed Potato String Beans Butter Sauce
ROASTS
Young Turkey, Celery Dressing, Cranberry Sauce
Maryland Goose, Raisin Stuffing, Baked Apple
Spring Chicken, Spice Dressing, Fruit Jelly
DESSERT
Old English Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce
Strawberry Jello, Whipped Cream