SATURDAY, JANUARY 6,
BEST OF SERVICE
JIA. GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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job. , . '
We are Johnny on the spot when you need our services, whether for little or big
things.
Our stock of lime, cement, etc., is so complete , that vou liave a wide range of choice
to meet your requirements when choosing. ABERDEEN UTAH COAL, ROCK SPRIN
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THE AEROPLANE HAT
Society News
The aeroplane is so new to our unaccustomed eye It seems odd
flare we say ireaUy. Uut it will be the semidress liut of late winter.
This model is dark taupe color velvet, with juut those curly fealhe.s
to trim it.
The sports blouse is made on lue now tailun-il !in-:s. ll is wasii
ratin in delicate gieen. lilack velvet tab and novelty buttons of green
and while trim it smartly.
GOLD DELUGES NEW YORK
New York, Jan. 6. (Special) Gold
coin is appearing on the streets of
New York in a way that makes it
proper to refer to it as common.
There are those who have seen simi
lar brief periods when it was preva
lent in a spasmodic sort of manner, as
ordinary tender in trade, but it would
look as if the present abudance of the
yellow metal was to have something
like a lasting effect upon the affairs
of every-day commerce. During the
Civil war, gold became common in
the city, but then it was a grim ne
cessity that made it so, and the re
sult of a shortage of other means of
exchange. In the political campaign
When the silver issue was uppermost
in the public mind, it was again seen,
this time due to the demand that
wages and the satisfaction of credit
be paid in gold coin. But up to the
present the conditions that cause the
appearance of gold in ordinary deal
ings immediately had the effect of
making individuals and institutions
do all they could to hoard it. Its ten
dency was always to disappear from
the pocket into the vault.
For about the first time that the
local dealer can remember it is jing
ling in his till, and does not look lone
some. Gold is now "offered alons
Broadway for tickets to moving pic
ture performances, which in itself
marks a distinct period in me nis
fnrv cif that husiness. and of the yel
low metal. Up to this time, one vf
the marked differences between ine
man from the far west and the man
of the east was that one was familiar
with handling and using gold coin, and
th other was not. Its use for Christ
mo a TirASAnt.s nnd for such New Year
premiums and bonuses as there were,
has long been a fad, but never oeiore
has it remained in street circulation
in New York in such large amounts as
it has at this time. "
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BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure
No Alum No Phosphate
Swept to Death At Sea.
Seattle. Wash.. Jan. 6. (Special)
One giant sea that thundered down up
on the schooner Summer as she was
battling with a great westerly gale,
swept Ivan Johansen, Ira Atwood and
Ole Harum, Seattle fishermen, to their
death off Cape Ommaney, on Decem
ber 3, according to Captain M. J. Rolie
master of the craft. The Summer ar
rived in Seattle last night from the
North, bringing the first detnils of the
loss of the three men in t crrble storm
on the Alaska halibut banks.
Christmas and New Year home
comings, parties, dances and myriads
of other social duties that befall busy
women have left their earmarks with
the opening of a new year. Sociui
functions were reduced to a minimum
the past ;rven .i.'vs, largely for t'.ie
reasons noted. But it has ever been
thus and about ten days after New
Year's society will hit its stride once
more.
Neighborhood Club.
Tuesday January 9th, is annual
social day in which the new members
will be welcomed into the Neighborhood
Club by the old members. All club
ladies are asked to bring their fancy
work as no business will be trans
acted as a real social time is to be
enjoyed. Miss Watson of the Uni
versity of Oregon will be a special
guest.
There vill be a musical program, as
this is the first :necting for three
j weeks. All m ombers are urged to be
prer.cnt.
On New Year's Day, at the home
of their pastor and wife, Mr. Eugene
Damon and Mrs. Susan J. Kirtley
were united in the holy bonds of mat
rimany. Mr. Damon is a deacon for
l.fe and Mrs. Kirtley a deconess of
the First Baptist Church of La
Grande. Rev. J. J. Tickner performed
the ceremony; Orellis W. Damon and
Naomi E. Kirtley acting as witnesses.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Damon are well
known in this vicinity and have scores
of friends who wish them a happy
new year and a long and prosperous
life together. Mr. and Mrs. Damon
will be "at home" to their many
friends after January 15th, on the
farm three miles northeast of town.
The Union Stake workers enjoyed
a social gathering Monday night at
the L. D. S. amusement hall. A short
program was given which was fol
lowed by a dance. About sixty were
presnt.
Mrs. Frank Bay entertained the
Billiken club Thursday afternoon.
The Modern Woodmen and the
Royal Neighbors met Thursday even
ing at the hall for an informal good
j'time. A short program was given
and then dancing and cards became
J the entertainments of the evening. A
I buffet luncheon was served. Follow
is the program:
! Young America 12 Girls
I Vocal Solo.. J. D. Butler
Selection M. W. A. Quartet
Piano Duet
Mildred and Myrtle Hoyt
Vocal Solo Miss Eileen Peare
Piano Solo Miss Mildred Mohr
Miss Olive Havens spoke to a larga
and interested audience yesterday at
the Neighborhood club rooms, in her
talk she stated the necessity of pat
ronizing home merchants for the pur
pose of building up factories and giv
ing employment to hundreds in tha
state. She described the sugar indus.
i try of Oregon and explained the pro
I cesses in its manufacture. In addition
she gave lessons in canning, the mak
ing of jellies and preserves' and thv
making of candy. The club was for.
tunate is securing Miss Havens for
the afternoon. Her personality atid
charm aids in her talks which are in
teresting as well as instructive. She
will speak on "The Industries of the
Sate' tomorrow afternoon at 2 at the
L. D. S. church.
The Neighborhood club will meet
(Tuesday, January 9th, for their an
nual social day. It will be in the na
ture of a reception to all the new
members and a program has been ar
ranged by the social committee. All
members are urgently requested to b
present as a pleasant afternoon is i;i
store for all.
Come laugh with us, come dance with
us
Your daily toil is done.
There'll be lots of time for rest an4.
sleep
'Tween twelve and the rising sun.
One of the most enjoyable events
anticipated by society is the dance to
be given Friday night, January 12th,
by the Elks club. The affair will be
a brilliant social event and the com
mittee is working hard to make it the
greatest success of the season.
A number of the students who wera
in town during the holidays are plan
ning on returning to their vari
ous schools this evening. Among
the number are Miss Helen Mac-
Donald, Minna Ash, Inei Knowles, !
Nita Hunter, Charlotte Jones, Gilbert J
Hunter, Kathryn Riddle, Loyd Pierce
and "Scooty" Dutton.
The Misses Erma and Fern Geddes
entertained at an informal dancing
party last Friday night at their home.
Sixteen young people were present
who enjoyed the evening. Miss Erma
left Tuesday night for Burley after
spending the holidays with her fam
ily.
Society Personals.
Miss Mabel ' Oesterling leaves to
night to resume her studies at San
Jose normal.
Miss La Verne DeLashmutt expects
to return to Monmouth tonight where
she is a student in the normal.
The Thursday Bridge club met this
week with Mrs. C. P. Newlin, Mrs. E.
Pollack won the honors.
The Fortnightly club met last night
nt the home of Mrs. Charloy Miller.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hoyt captured the
honors.
The Harlow-Grady Dancing School
entertained all of their children and
young people's classes with holiday
parties and dances on Friday and Sat
urday before Christmas. . The reception-room
and ball-room were beauti
fully decorated and all the kiddies en
joyed the big tree. Portland Orcgon-
; un.
j Charles L. Palmer, son of Mayor
! Palmer of Baker, was married Wed-
ncsday to Miss Gladys Olsan of North'
j Powder.
j Robert Pattison entertained Thurs
I day evening at his home at an in-
formal card party. Sixteen young
people were present. Honors were
J won bv Miks I.eena Newlin and Hom
' c- Leffc;!.
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Mrs. Ray Logan was a delightful
hostess at a dinner given on New
Year's day. The guests were: Mr.
and Mrs. Clarke Leiter, Mrs. Ford,
Mr. Don Meyers and Teddy Leiter.
The Wednesday Bridge Club met
this week with Mrs. Thomas Goodhue.
Mrs. G. L. Larison captured the high
est score.
The North Side Club met this week
with Mrs. Charles Bedingficld. Tho
l.ostess served a delicious four
course dinner at which covers were
laid for eight. Mrs. Claude Mackey
and Mrs. H. Mackey were special
guests. Tho club meets in two weeks
vith Mrs. Hamilton.
Let's Go.
Say, you wild-eyed Broncho Jim,
Don't you know you've blew your tint -You're
the darndest fool I know.
Can't you see the lady's through
With your dainty eyes of bluet
Do you think she's made of gold 7
And will love you when you're oldt '
You might win the human race
Put that tanned and wringled face
Doesn't harmonize with lace.
Can't you tell that all these lights
Are a part of sharpers fights t
And their dingy old White Way
Why a- year here ain't a day
Tc our foothills back that way.
Can't you hear the sing of ropes
.And the mavericks shrill notes
Can't you feel the sloppy wet
Of your worn old lariat?
Smell that burning cigarette
Hell! let's get.
Percy Boatman, U. of O.
The- Disease of Social Complacency
(Additional Society Page 10.)
00,000 persons in Massachusetts
r.re said to be drug fiends.
(Before the war there was no such .
will to make England life worth living
as there is now to make German life
not worth living. Women who now)
give their sons to kill German Moth
ers' sons would not then give an hour's
time or a shilling to make life better
proverty and drunkenness were ac
cepted as a matter of course. The
new revelations of tho latent pos
sibilities of power in the state ought
now to create a new determination
after the war to prevent the war.
debt from crushing the common peo
ple. The Christian Herald. j
Better Roads Needed.
Portland, Jan. 6. (Special) Ore--gon's
great need is better roads and
better road legislation. The time has
come when the tremendous waste of
funds for road work and administra
tion must be curbed and a practical
and economical program adopted.
Such was the feeling expressed by
ti e various speakers at the eighth an
nual commonwealth conference, under
the auspices of the University of Ore
gon, which began a two-day session at
the Multnomah hotel.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
All creditors of the Forsstroni
Pilchcr Company, a co-partnerfihip
doing business at North Powder, Ore
gon, are hereby notified that the un
dersigned has been appointed by Judge
J. W. Knowles, on January 4, 1917,
receiver pendent lite, of all tho prop
erty nnd business of the said co-partnership,
and that all claims against
the said copartnership should be ap
proved and presented to the under
signed within sixty (60) days after
date at the store of the said co-partnership
in North Powder, Oregon.
, (Signed) C. J. FORSSfROM,
Receiver.
First publication, January 0; 2nd
publication, January 13;.. "rd publica
tion, January 20; 4th publication, Jan
uary 27.
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