La Grande evening observer., January 02, 1917, Image 8

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LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917,
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NEWS OF WALLOWA GOUHTY TOWNS
WALLOWA PERSONALS
(From the Wallowa un.) ..
Miss Nina Miller, teacher of the
school in Lower Valley, left on Satur
day to spend the holiday vacation with
her parents in La Grande.
Miss Bessie Shell and Genevieve
HcClaran are home for the holidays.
Mrs. H. G. Masterson left on Satur
day for Elgin to spend Christmas.
Miss Ruby Alford went to La
Grande Saturday to spend the holi
days with relatives.
Bruce Brace is spending the Christ
mas holidays in Enterprise with his
parents.
Mr. arid Mrs. Ames were passen
gers on the train to La Grande on
Saturday.
, .Leo Cpuoh, who is attend O. A.
at Corvallis, same in Friday for the
Christmas holidays.
Pat Ballard came in on Saturday
from Enterprise and Joseph to spend
Christmas.
Ralph Hamilton came down on Sat
urday from Lostine to spend Christ
mas with the home folks.
Prof. Austin, the director of the
band, left on Spturday for Spokane,
for the holidays,
John Harriij J wjfe left Sunday
for Uraaia wnere they will spend
arist&as with relatives.
William Spence and wife and baby-,
of Lostine, came down on Saturday to
spend Christmas with the home folks.
Hetty Powers came doh from
Joseph Saturday where she is teach
! ing to spend the holidays with her
parents. . .
I Mrs. Henry Last, of La Grande, was
a Wallowa visitor between trains on
I Saturday, the guest of Mesdames Ladd
f and Nicoles.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Ravenscroft and
I daughter, Jane, spent the holiday in
La Grande, guests of Mesdamcs Holt
V and Coolidge.
Miss Lulu McNees and Miss Flora
Allen came m Sunday from Monmoutli
normal school to spend the holiday.
Miss Bessie Hackett spent Christ
mas with her parents at Joseph going
up on Sunday's train.
G. S. Templeton and wife were
Christmas visitors to Lostine, return
ing home Wednesday.
Mrs. Ray Johnson came in from
the Imnaha Sunday to spend Christ
mas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R
McCrae.
J. F. Spencer and wife were Enter
prise visitors Sunday, spending Chris.
mas with friends at the county seat
town.
H. B. Haisten returned from La
Grande last Thursday where he had
spent a week or more transacting
business.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Holmes and
son, of Portland, are spending the hol
idays with their son, Edward Holme3
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Cramer of Enterprise,
spent Christmas with the family of
their dnughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Harris.
Max Gumerman and wife, of Enter
prise, spent Christmas with the family
of his brother, J. G, Gumerman, of
Wallowa.
Miss Francis Taylor, of Spokane,
came in last Sunday to spend tht
Christmas holidays with tier aunt ani
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Baker. She
will return home Sunday.
Misses Rose and Lucile Perrine and
Miss Rose Pfeffer came down from
Joseph Sunday to spend Christmas
withMiss Ffeffer's parents.
Scott McClaran returned Sunday
from Spokane where he has been the
past six months or more to spend
Christmas with his parents.
Jim Leaper came down from Jos
eph Friday to spend Christmas with
his many friends in Wallowa. He re
turned to Joseph Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Jennie Dalstrom, of Palma,
Idaho, and Mrs. Anthony, of Rondowa,
were Wallowa visitors between trains
on Saturday, doing Christmas shop-
t Ping.
Mrs. George Willett left on Satur-
-J day for La Grande to spend the holi-
. 1 day with her daughter, Mrs. Flesh-
i man. Mrs. Willett will then go to
i Shedds, Oregon, to visit with her son,
3 George, and family,
"ji Mrs. A. J. Kust left last Thursday
J for Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she
was called on account of the illness of
-i her father. She expects to be in the
east until next .Tune.
Mrs. Bruce Cox and son, Reed, avo
i spending the week end in La Grande
- while Mr. Cox is in Portland attend-
ing tho annual meeting of the travel-
: ing salesmen convention for' the whole-
sale house which he represents,
.i Harley Bidler had a unique contri-
vance on the street the other day.
1 has made a little sleigh and in the
I center he has placed the motor of hi'!
bicycle on it. It runs the sleigh just
as good as it does his bicycle.
t$l A party leaving Wallowa 1 ast week
1 for Enterprise not in the habit of
traveling to the county seat got as far
as Evans and got off the train think
' ing they were at their journeyl's end.
' After looking around until after the
i train had pulled out, asked "where is
, the court house" and one of the citi
zens informed them that it was up
.' the valley about 12 miles. Tho result
was that they had to hire an auto and
1 finish the journey.
Tulley-Womack Wedding.
Slipping out on tho train Saturday,
accompanied by her friend, Mrs. Miio
Schilke, Miss Olive Tulley was quietly
married at La Grande to Marion Wo-
mack. They returned to Sunday to
spend the holidays, with the home
folks. Both of these young people are
graduates of Wallowa high and are
well known here, having been raised
in this county. They will be greatly
missed in all of the social activities of
the town. After February 16 they
will be at home in Parma, Idaho. The
Wallowa Sun and a host of friends
unite in best wishes for this young
couple as they start on their journey
Of life. : ;
John G. Rich Dies.
John G. Rich died at 8ocJock last
Thursday. , Arrangements for the fu
neral has not been made, and will not
be until the, other children arrive from
California which will be tomorrow.
' JOSEPH
(From Joseph Herald.)
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Eberhard, of La
Grande, are among the former Joeeph
ites who are regaling themselves in
the homes of local relatives, they be
ing guests at the horn of Mrs. Eber-
8 Parents' Mr' and L' KnfP'
per.
At their recent meeting, the First
National bank stockholders re-elftstSu
the officials guiding the bank's des
tiny; paid themselves a 10 per cent
dividend and passed approximately
the same per centage on the capital
stock, earned during the past 12
months,., into the surplus of the insti
tution. Peculiarly the bank's $25,000
capital stock is owned by just six
stockholders, all of whom are direc
tors. They are L. Knapper, president;
L. E. Caviness, vice-president; A. K.
Parker, cashier; J. P. Averill, D. W.
Warnock and C. L. Hartshorn.
Mr. A. E. Haas, a Wyoming cattle
buyer, was in Joseph this week ' on
business.
The many friends of Mr. A. F.
Sheets will be sorry to learn that on
Friday, the 29th, while Mr. Sheets was
ir Ontario, Oregon, he was stricken
.with a severe stroke of paralysis and
although the last word received was
that he was some better, he is still in
a dangerous condition. Steve Houch
left to help Mrs. Sheets bring him
back. Mr. Sheets is 75 years old and
has been in the county 46 years.
. L. L. Bunch and family, of Armin
Oregon, left Saturday, the 30th, for
Coquille, where they will spend a few
n:onths,
Miss Janet Willgerodt, of Entst
,rrise, visited Mrs. Dallas Murphey of
Joseph, this week. Miss Willgerodt is
a teacher at Flora, Oregon.
Mr. Guy Davis, a young clerk in
the McCully Mercantile, spent Christ
mas with his parents at O. K. Gulch
The Joseph Milling Company's
flant is now running to its fullest ca
pacity, day and night and much flour
is being shipped by Mr. Rennie, the
general manager.
Mr. Roy Hyman, our energetic ga
'rsge man and Miss t!race Koplein of
Prarrie Creek, are to be united in
marriage today. Both yoting people
have many friends and every one
Swishes them all kinds of luck and
happiness.
On Friday evening a party of fif
teen or twenty young ladies hau a
very enjoyable time, in form of a
sleigh ride to neighboring town.
Refreshments and singing made every
one have a good time and no one was
sorry that she went.
The Joseph schools will be re-op-eiu-d
on Tuesday, the 2d, according to
tie announcement of Supt. Lexie
Strach&n, We are sure that every
ne had a fine vacation and will be
ref rested and ready for the n?w
work.
The recent marriage of J. .j.
Ostrander chronciled in these columns
did not occur, the report being a prec
ecal joke perpetrated by friends of
Mr. Ostrander
ENTERPRISE
(From the Enterprise Record
Chicftian.)
Liquor Stock on Hand.
A large stock of liquor packages
is on hand at every express office ir.
the state. This has run as high as 200
packages at the Enterprise depot.
Men who ordered the liquor have been
taking their time to claim it, await
ing their own convenience. Many hae
sent for shipments who are practical
ly teetotalers in actual practice, but
who attribute some medicinal value to
whiskey and brandy, and take advan- I
tage of this last opportunity to get a
couple of quarts to put aside for pos-
sible future need.
New Leader of Band.
Owing to R. M. Wright leaving for
Gooding, Idaho, the future destines of
the Enterprise concert band will be
directed by O. G. Crawford. He is a
capable leader and it is expected that
much progress will be made by tho
band in the next year.
Enterprise Grain Co. Is Incorporated.
The Enterprise Grain company is
now a regularly incorporated concern,
a state charter having been received
last week by A. S. Cooloy, attorney for
the business. The capital stock is
$25,000 and the incorporators are L.
W. Riley, C. A. Riley and W. C. Ilin
terman. The powers aro large, in
cluding the right to lease, own and
operate grain warehouses, elevators
and any other property needed for
conducting a general business in farm
products.
L. W. Riley has been in the grain
business for years and this fall took
his son, Chester, in with him, operat
ing as the Enterprise Grain company.
When the railroad could pot supply
cars enough to movo the crop and
there was a prospect that the farmer
would have no place in town to unload
and store their wheat, Riley & Son
built a new warehouse which Was
quickly filled to the roof. The incor
poration provides for the continua
tion of the business'. ,: '.".' ' '
' , Railroad Travel Heavy. ;;
A striking illustration of the in
crease in population of this commun
ity was afforded at the railroad sta
tion last Saturday. The waiting room
was overcrowded and many persons
stood on the platform when the train
came in. Agent A. L. Rice counted
the tickets he sold, and found he had
sold exactly 100 tickets for the out
bound train. " The teachers all left on
Friday'! train, or before then, so none
of the travI could be charged to the
schools, It was just the run of holi
day business. "v
: At least nine teachers went away
for the holidays, those going being
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Jory, Miss Olson,
Miss Davis, Miss Andrews, Miss Da
vidson, Miss Ethel and Miss Edith
Wilon and Miss Guiraud. The latter re.
turned to her former home at Fair
play, Colorado, to remain. Many of
her former pupils were at the train to
see her off.
Enterprise Weather.
Wednesday, December 27, 1916, may
be set down as one of the memorable
cold days in Enterpriso and Wallowa
county. The minimum temperature
was not abnormal for midwinter. This
was 20 below zero . a temperatura
reached nearly every winter, and not
infrequently exceeded. But the maxi
mum was the lowest recorded since
this paper began keeping check on
the weather. The thermometer rose
only to 6 above zero in the whole day.
This was shown on a self registering
thermometer attached to an outbuild
ing some distance from any heated
structure. The thermometer hanging
on the front of Funk'3 drug store rose
to 8 above zero, but it stood against
the steam heated Litch building.
FIVE NEW FACES IN
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Enterprise, Dec. 39. (Special.)
ine Enterprise Kecord-Cnieftain sayi
Changes will be, made next week
with the coming of the new year, u
five county offices judge, commis
sioner, district attorney and surveyor
Judge C. G. Bilyeu will give way to
Ir, Keavis and Commissioner W. P,
Newby will retire in favor of Sam
Litch. Neither of the retiring officials
sought re-election and, as they held
position to which they gave only part
ot their time, the change will not af
fect their private business in any way
Sheriff Edgar Marvin will leave
office to take up some line of work
not yet decided on. The same is true
of Deputy C. E. Crow. Both are cap
able business men who showed, bs
fore they went into public life, that
they can make a success of the man
agement of their private affairs, and
in a short time each will find a place
where he will continue his activities
successfully.
Fred R. Reinhart, sheriff-elect, is
still in the east, having gone to Illi
nois to be present at a great family
reunion. He will be back in time to
take up his new duties. W. C. Ort-
man, who will be his deputy, is ex
pected here shortly from San Fran
cisco.
District Attorney O. M. Corkins is
planning on a short vacation before ho
settles down to work for himself. Ho
will go to Nevada for a visit with his
son, Vernon, who is employed by a
large mining company. A. Fairchild,
Mr. Corkin6' successor, is here ready
to assume the responsibilities of the
office.
A. H. Rudd will give way, as coun
ty surveyor, to E. M. Billings. This ia
a position to which the incumbent
gives only part of his time. Living at
the county seat, Mr. Billings will be
readily available for any public work.
Elsewhere in the court house no
change will be made. C. H. Zurcher
will continue as clerk; C. A. Allen as
assessor; J. C. Conley ns school super
intendent, and G. W. Franklin ns
treasurer.
The new court is scheduled to hold
its first meeting next Wedncsdav.
iwhen the different men will qualify
for the offices to which they have
been elected. Considerable new busi-
nes also will come before the court, in
the way of getting started on con
tracts and many lines of public work.
Each retiring official departs with
a clear record and the credit of hav
ing discharged his duties honorably
and efficiently.
BEDBUG AND COCKROACH
WILL CREEP INTO NEWS
Indianapolis, Jan. 2. (United
Press) It becomes the duty of pur
veyors of news to announce that State
Entomologist Ktank N. Wallace to
day sounded the deathkncll of all
Iloosior bedbugs and rookrui...'hes. He
did it in an official bulletin declaring
that 3 parts flour and one part plas
ter of parts, with n dish of water
nearby, will make sbmrs in the cock
roaches' tummies and end them, while
ytu may gns the bedbugs with gasoline.
MARKET NEWS
Sugar Cane or fruit, $8.15 sack,
cash; $8.55 30 days' time.
' : ' : Fruit . ' '
Cranberries, 20o quart.
Bananas 85c and 40c dozen.
Oranges 85c and 60c.
Lemons 40c. -'
Vegetables, Miscellaneous
Brussel Sprouts 20c
Celery (California) 15, 2 for 23.
Sweet Potatoea 6c per lb.
Potatoes 2 1-4 and 2 1-2 cents.
Cauliflower 15c, 20c, 25c
New Cabbage 4c
Green Onions 6c per bunch. S tot
lOe.
Honey -20c
Parsley 5c a bunch. I .
Dry Onions 5c. ' "
Beans White, 15.
Beans Colored, 12 l-2c.
Green Peppers 16
Butter and Eggs '
, Butter Fancy creamery 45c 1-lb.
roll; 90c 2-lb. roll.
RancU Butter 40c lb. 80c 2-lb roll.
Eggs 50c. . :
" - Chickens and Fowl
Ducks -.Dressed) 16c. .
. Turkeys 2?0; ,.. 'V'. !
Geese Dressed, 16c ' iftr u
Hens Dressed, 16c. '
Spring Chicken 18c. ' '
Flour and Feed. V'V. .
, Bluesterq Flour $2.15,
Royal Patent $2.10
' .Hi
Jersey Cream $2.10
Best of the Best (patent) $2.10.
Invincible $2.15. '
Snowdrift $2.45. '
, Upper Crust $2,45
None-to-Equal-r$2.10.
Occident $2.90
Gold Medal $2.96 f
Sea Foam $2.05
Snow Drop $2.15.
Flour in 10-lb. 'kg
Graham, Germs, white and rye
flour 55c. ,y
Yellow cor;, miSc. ,
Cattle.
(La. Grande Prices.)
5!me light steers $6.006.25
Prime heavy steers 6.806.50
Good light steers 5.255.50
Common cows , . 2.003.00
Bulls 3.003.25
Prime light veal calves... 6.008.00
Sheep.
Select snrine- lambs 8.50(8)8.60
Best yearlings 7.007.50
Hogs. ' ana miiuomiirv.
Prime light weights 8.508.65 ; Roman Gomez, minster of the in
Rough and heavy 7.007.60 leader in the, state of Santiago del
Medium weights 7.758.60 Estero.
Good light weiehts 8.00(5)8.15 1 Houorio Pucyrredon. Minister of
I Agriculture. Lawyer, millionaire and
ARGENTINE'S FIRST RADICAL 'descendant of one of the leading fami
PRESIDENT IS STILL A MVS- I lie!.?f TL-. T' -i
TERY TO PEOPLE
By Chas. P. Stewart
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Buenos Aires, Nov., 18 (By Mail)
((Hit c . i . : i
"l . ? ""-
bare exnression which should hava
been saved for Hipolito Irigoyen, first
radical President of Argentine. Peo
ple supposed they would "get a line' ,
on Irigoyen after he took office, but
he is as much a mystery as ever.
Irigoyen was elected president of
Argentine on no platform. He made
no promises. As radical party lead
er ho professed no purpose beyond
getting a fair natiohal election. It
is generally agreed that he trot it. It
was at this election that Irigoyen was
chosen president
It was assumed that Irigoyen would
outline a policy in his inaugural ad
dress. He made no inaugural address.
It was expected he would explain him
self through a manifesto. He ha;l
issued no manifesto. It was sur
mised that the make-up of his cabinet
would give the public some inklinj.;
concerning his plans. The consensus
of opinion is that his cabinet, as sub
sequently constituted, consists ' of
eight rubber stamps, each bearing the
impress:
"Hipolito Irigoyen."
A little "who's who" of this cabinet
follows: Carlos A. Becu. Minister o"
foreign affairs.. Professor of Inter
national law in the Buenos Aires un
iversity, corporation attorney and au
thor of certain works referring dis
respectfully to the "A-B-C" combin
ation, whoso only "reason to be," if
it has one, is declared to bo that of
checking "tho robberies of tho United
States in Latin America."
Domingo E. Sulaberry. Minister o'
Start the New Year
CALL UP MAIN 82
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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Daily
MAMMOTH GROCERY
Phone Main 82
Old Ben
Franklin
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
Ben must have had the saving possibili
ties of such a store as this in his mind
when he spoke. We carry the best of
everything in the grocery line and only
try to make a fair margin of profit. If
you are too busy to call, 'phone us and
we will take exacting care of your needs
j. G. Snodgrass Grocer
PHONE
Quality
finance. Multi-millionaire and lawyer
who has, nowevw, uc.uu ...va. ...
his time to managing his huge castle
interests.
Elpidio Gonzalez. Minister of war
lawyer and radical party leader in
the state of Cordoba.
Fcderico Alvares da Toledo, jr.
Minister of marine,
Civil engineer
ttOM OUilimi HUE tvl Ui u uowt-o anu
! public instruction. Government in
spector of schools in the state of
Jujuy.
Pablo Torollo, Minister of public
,,.,,' Fv..nmrmm. lnwvr
"v". J-" r r
and millionaire.
These men aro all radicals. With
one exception, they nre Irigoyenists
first and radicals afterward.
The exception is Becu. Becu is a
real radical and a good many people
question whether he will long in the
cabinet. He is believed to have been
the president's one sop to his party's
wishes.
Salnbcrry is rcconized as an able
financier. Times are hard in Argen
tine now. It is expected, that the
post.war' adjustment period will be
a very difficult one for the country.
There aro a few guesses concerning
Irigoyen but they are nothing better
than guesses, "
He is one of the most taciturn of
men. The conservatve press of Ar
gentine hints that this is because he
has nothing to say. It is trying to
fasten on him the name of "King
Midas," partly because everything the
king touches turned to gold nnd part
ly because of his reputedly long ears.
Germans profess to think that the
president is friendly toward the cen
tral powers but they can point to
nothing he has ever said or done in
support of his theory.
Some people express the opinion
that he was elected as the representa
tive of tho Argentine land holders,
just ns they contend that his predeces
sors, Dr. do la Plaza, upheld the bnnk
ing interests. This surmise seems to
rest on no more tangiDie lntormauon
than that Irigoyen is himself a large
land owner.
FOWLER AND CO., PROPS.
C32553r5
Said
MAIN 43
Service Honest Pricei
It is reported that the Church, a
state institution, Was pro-Irigoyeni,
at tho last election, helped the radiwli
candidate greatly at the polls and Is
well pleased to see him in the "Casa
Rodanda," or Argentine White House.
Triirfivpn is known to have been lib
eral in his donations to the churcke
but he is understood to be personallr
agnostically inclined.
The presidont, wbo is now very nca..
was poor when h was young. It is
understood that he gained his foot
hold on borrowed capital, used,
shrewedly in land specuation.
1,1 Advertised Letters.
List of letters remain uncalled for
in this office for the week ending De
cember 29, 1916: .
Gentlemen 1806-Y, Jack Anthony
Frank D. Cecil, E. J. Coyle (4), Geo.
Dye, Ernest Eddy, Lloyd E. Grimm,
B. E. Haskins, Alfred Huff, Fred M.
Jackson, Peter' Johnson, R. O. Kesler,,
Verne L. Ketchum, Clyde King, Evam
Lueis, J. L. D. Morrison, C. C. Mur
ray, Geo. C. Sarrick, Burt Smith, W..
G. Turfey, Chns. Wardroff, P. T..
Weittenhiller, Henry Wilhum, Mr.
Wortman W. B. Willis.
Ladies Mrs. Lillie Eaton, Mrs. Jes-'
sie Green, Mrs. J. F. Grey, Miss Mar-'
ian E. Miller, Vcola Smith, Mrs. Mag
gie Stewart, Mrs. T. A. Thomas, Mrs.
M. C. Weaver.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office on January 12, 1917,
if not delivered before. In calling for
the above please say "advertised" giv
ing date of list.
E. E. BRAGG, P. M.
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