TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1917.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE SEVEN
FIFTY LAND SEEKERS
FIRE TRAPS CHILDREN AND OLD PEOPLE IN ROME
IF
If the milk bottle is not clean
the milk is contaminated when
placed in such bottle.
Without steam to sterilize the
bottles after thoroughly wash
ing it is impossible to have clean
bottles.
The P. M. & C Co. is the only
concern delivering milk to the
general public equiped with
modern appliances for washing,
rinsing and sterilizing bottles.
This is only one of the many
reasons why you should be a
patroi of the P. M. & C. Co. if
you are not.
Watch this space from time
to time you will be informed of
many reasons why we are en
titled to you patronage.
Pare Milk & Cream
Company
FILE UNDER NEW LAW
About All Available Public Land Is
Taken Up Before Many Wallowa
County Residents Grasp Situation. I
Pottery
Sale
All Pottery, one-third
off during this sale.
"Black Pottery! Excepted"
Come in and look it
over while the assort
ment is complete.
La Grande Seed
& Floral Co.
Foley Hotel Building.
MONEY TO
LOAN
Enterprise, Ore.. Jan. (Spe
cial) The Enterprise Record Chief -tinn
says:
Wallowa county's lust land rush which
began with the passage by congress
of the new homestead law permitting
the taking of 640 acres tracts of graz
ing land, is now about over. About 50
filings have been made with United
States Commissioner Roe in the last
week. The bulk of the land filed on
lies east of Crow creek, extending to
the boundaries of the reserve along
Imnaha and Snake rivers.
In this great territory practically
all the public land has been taken,
with the exception of patches adjoin
ing homesteads taken formerly, where
the earlier homesteader has a prior
right which continues until 90 days
after the passage of the act. If the
possessor of this rght does not file
within the 90 days, any other person
can do so.
All filings in the county have been
made subject to the designation of
the lands as coming under the provi
sions of the new law. It is expected
the land will be so designated by the
general land office at Washington.
Future homesteading in the county
must depend chiefly on the restora
tion to entry of parcels of the national
forest. Iirge bodies of non-timbered
land lie within the reserve and efforts
to have this opened to entry are made
continually. The government has fol
lowed the wise policy of proceeding
slowly, restoring this only piece by
piece after an examination had proved
each parcel not essential to the pur
poses of the reserve. It is tne expec
tation that considerable tracts that
have been applied for and have been
examined, will be opened to entry be
fore long.
The great majority of the home
steaders in the last rush are residents
of Enterprise and Joseph and of the
immdiate vicinity. Some are making
their first filing now, while many oth
ers have taken up quarter or half sec
tions before, and are now taking
pnnnirh more to bring the total to 640
acres. A considerate nottion tf those
who filed nearly four vears ao when
the 320-acre law weir into effect, are
among the new homesteaders These
who have made pmf and moved orf
the land, must now return to their
original homesteads ard maintain
their residence there until they make
proof on their additional entries, un
less they prefer to live on their new
filings.
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Fire which cost five lives and destroyed the $300,000 Masonic Home at Wichita, has., is shown here in this
exclusive picture.. The fire trapped 92 persons, nearly all children and u:;ed folk. Firemen crawled- 150 feet
through flames and smoke and found 13 children, afraid of fire, huddlcdin a closet.
1 Thrift
Day
Private aoney to loan mm on
or farm property. Boaaoa
able Kates.
Fire hmranee & Real Jfatete
Fhoae Black 3171
Henry T. Hill
Room 23 West Jacobsoa EH?.
How's lhis?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENET & CO., Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known P. J.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
oat any obligations made by Ills Arm.
NATIONAL, BANK OP COMMERCE.
4' Toledo, O.
Han's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
aclinff directly upon the blood and mu
08 surfaces ot the system. Testimonials
eat free. Price 75 cents er bottle. Sold
by all Drug-gists.
Ifeke Ball FamUr Pills ' w cotntlotlo
NOTICE
Until the Roads are
Better we Will Make
Only Four Deliveries
a Day.
8:30 A. M., 10.30 A. M., 1:46 P. M., 4:30 P. M.
MERCHANTS DELIVERY
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THE J. D. LYNCH CO.
L.
ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO.
AUSTIN BROWNELL, Manager
HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY
Supplies and Heating Devices
Phone Main 726
Sommer Hotel Building, next to Western Unioa
Only after those in close touch wit.'i
town had rushed to Commissioner
Roe's office and had filed, did some
residents of the more distant districts,
nearer to the land, realize what the
new law meant. Some of them then
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l ne new law nut's nui. ii-m" ...v
all the land token be in one body. En
try men quickly saw the advantage of
this and some of the filings are curi
ous. One homesteader filed on 40
acres in upper Crow creek, and on COO
acres between Trail and Sheep creeks,
nearer the Imnaha. He will make his
residence on the Crow crceklnnd, and
thus hold down both. Another
man found a 40-acre patch in the hills
just northeast of Lower Prairie creek,
which will be his residence, while he
has the remainingGOO acres on a ridge
overlooking Camp creek. The later is
the kind of land that can be farmed
on both sides, as it stands on edge,
and a man would have to rough lock a
plow.
The La Grande land office was
'swamped with entrymen the first of
the week. An Enterprise man who
staid up all Sunday night in order to
make sure of being the first Monday
inorning, found lo Denmo mm wnen
the office opened. An even longer
line was waiting Tuesday morning.
Most of the land hunters were from
other counties, Baker, Umatilla and
Others.
Union City Council
Bans Card Playing
Throwing Is Also Forbidden
I'nion Postoffire Keceipts and Mon
ey Orders Show Increase.
well. He paid out about $Ki00 for
hay in one purehnse this winter, nnd
has 200 tons more of his own left in
tha stack.
The city council has decided to en
force the curfew ordinance, nnd chil
dren will not be expected to be on the
streets after hours. The precaution
appears to be well taken.
At the regular meeting of Union
Circle No. 209 on Monday evening,
January 8, the following officers were
installed by Past Guardian Neighbor
Jennie Johnson: Estella McGrath,
G. N.; Nellie Conlon, P. G. N.; Mae
Haight, Adv.; Olive 'Brown, Mag.;
Clara Lee, clerk; Frances Bidwell,
Miller, Att; Agnes
Second Annual:
Observance
Saturday,.
February 3
Again the thought
of the nation turns
to Thrift. Through
out the country at
tention is being giv
en to making pros
perity permanent.
Everywhere e. o n
servation is upper
most in the
thoughts of pro
gressive people.
(I) Our Officers extend
a cordial invitation
to observe the day
by opening a Hank.
Account or increas
ing ijlie one already
established.
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Union, Ore., Jan. 1(5. (Special)
The Union Republican says:
The city council held a special
meeting Tuesday evening of this week
at which time an ordinance was pass
ed prohibitng the shaking of dice or
the playing of cards in any public i-anker. Pearl
place within the city limits. ' pa.i(iock. c. S.: Ida Cline, I. S.; Molly !
The La Grande Observer and the Johnson) o. S.; Lola Lanford, Mus.;
Union Republican were designated by , Anna Schoonover, Fred Brown and '
the county court last week as the offi- j M Johnson, Mgrs. At the close of ,
cini papers ot tne county tor tne year the ceremonies ice cream and cake
1917, and in this capacity will publish e amJ a hour enjoyed.
otticial matter ot tne county provided Mr3 Cordelia Cooper expects to
for by law. The Republican is nat-, loayc fof gcattlo Saturday 0f this
urally gratified at the station and will k to rcmam until spring.
endeavor to merit the. confidence, city Recorder Terrall has been un-
shown. I il. -),- ,;a ,ivV. nfflirtwl
with the prevailing trouble la grippe,
Register additional
Thrift through this
Institution.
The
United States &
National
Bank LaGrande,
Oregon.
Here are some interesting figures
showing the receipts and expenditures
of the postoffice at Union for Decem
ber of the years 1915 and 1916.
Money orders issued in December,
1915, 48G8, amounting to $2205.90;
Salt For Dairy Csttle.
Cows require salt In order to do their
best More salt is necessary when
feeding heavy rations of rich grain
than when the feed is poor In quality.
If salt Is kept before cows all the time
they will get nwny with about an
ounce dully. Some dairymen mix the
salt with the feed, but cows differ In
their appetites for suit, and the better
practice Is to keep some in n box where
'hey can eft It every day.
Wild West Show "
Advertises the U. S.
Dr. J. A. Pctteys, the new dentist
from Portland, arrived this week with
his wife and they have taken rooms
at the James Johnson home.
Tha Frank Crnip 100 acres. 2 1-2
money orders issued in December, ' :,M northeRt of Union, was recent-
1916, 5316, amounting to $3352.92. i vn,,. v Mr. HmicWson. of Pilot
HI .1 !.l r- , 'J - . '
juuuvy uiueits jmm in ww, same per- Rock now aa possession,
ioa, fsi.oY; money orders paid in
1916, same period, $663.06.
The stamp receipts for the Union
H. A. Robinson, who has leased re
cently the Griggs' thirty acres about
two and a half miles northwest ol un-
office for the last quarter 1915 and ion Kive his attention to poultry
ure s lunuwb; cur iaio, mo.-1 ra;Bjn,r Buff Lcsrhorns beingr his la-
vonte chickens.
Increase in
BY JOHN H. HEARLEY.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Rome, Dec. 3 (United Press by
Mail) Buffalo Bill's Wild West has
advertised" America throughouc
Europe. His circus, playing frequent
ly to European spectators, has left a
trail of false impressions behind it
The American "movies" shown here
only emphasize them.
The case of Madame Montre inter-
viewed today in a Roman boarding
house is by no means uncommon. She
is a well-known writer and literary
woman.
Oh you are an American," she be
gan. "1 am so glad to meet you. r or
I am makine a scientific study of
America.
"I was recently presented to some
people from a state called Indiana.
Really they didn't look so much like
Indians. Of course, their manners
were a little off.
"It must be very difficult for one
to live in the states. The constant
clash of the American and the Indian
civilizations is undoubtedly a nervo
racking annoyance.
"Of course, the poor Indians really
did give a civilization to the world.
They were a iiimple and a natural
people, having a real art and a real
literature.
"The Indian at least has blood an-l
not machine oil in his veins. Natural
ly, there are some savages, the good
being always mixed with the bad."
The Americans are frequently call
ed "the Germans of the New World."
New York city is regarded as the be-
67; for 1915, $1113.10.
1916 over 1915, $2.67.
The Union postoffice is making a
good showing and is conducted in a
manner satisfactory to the public.
There was a meeting of the Union
fire department at the city hall Tues
day evening of this week. The meet
ing was called to order by President
Tony D. Smith.
Election of officers being in order,
the following were selected for the en
suing year: President Tony D. Smith;
vice-president, J. A. Gilfillan; treas
urer, Gussie Lewin; secretary, Willis
Skiff; chief, C. L. Cadwell; finance
committee, appointed by president,
Lewis Z. Terrall, W. W. Stevens, J. A.
Gilfillan.
A committee was appointed to look
after the firemen's annual ball as fol
lows: Tony D. Smith, chairman; E.
B. Johnson, H. Rodman, R, Hutchin
son, C. L. Cadwell.
Six Per Cent Money.
$5000.00 for long term at 6 per cent
interest, for loan on choice Grande
Ronde valley farm. See W. B. Sar
gent at La Grande Investment Com
pany at once. :
Give Reception to' Bi'shep Paddock.
An informal reception was given ttf
BishoD Robert Paddock of Hood River
by the Episcopalians and friends in
Honan hall last nlgl.t. J yp" ymg
friendliness of the pnstoia of congre
rationa of other denominations wa
the presence of several non-Episcopal
ian ministers.
Bishop Paddock made an Informal
talk upon the recent Episcopal conven
tion which he attended. Refreshments
were served. Bishop Paddock was in
troduced by Rev. Upton H. Gibbau
Rev. H. L. Ford, Rev. J. J. Tickne and
Rev. G. A. McKinley, retired, mmia
ter, were present.
working order and the members full
of enthusiasm. Few volunteer fire dc- !
partments equal that of Union. I
Mayor Smith has requested the Kc- :
publican to publish the following ex
tract from the city ordinance covering
I the matter of minors in certain places.
Following is the extract, which shows
the responsibility of parents or guard
ians in such cases:
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for
any person under 18 years of age to
enter or loiter around any saloon, pool
hall, billiard hall, or to catch any mov
ing train within the city limits and
any person violating the above pro
visions shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction there
of the guilty party, the parent or
guardian thereof, shall be fined not
less than $3 nor more than $10.
Jack Donovan, the hustling cnaui
feur at Hall's store, received his nat
uralization papers this week, and is
correspondingly happy. Jack has
more "go" in him than any man of hta
size in the valley. He was born in
the Isle of Wight.
w H. Hutchinson, one of our lar-
,.n.,r oi.u,rmu;jirK and owner of reg-
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i-n,i miH . renorcs wmi. nu
ginning and end of the United States. I istered cattle, report
It is allegedly a riot of sky-scraping feed out this winter about ,400 tons of
buildings, cock tail loving women, I hay. Most of h cattle are down in
spoiled wives and fresh children. the valley, and all his stock is doing
SOUP
WEATHER
ONCE A DAY AT LEAST THE ENTIRE FAMILY
WILL ENJOY A BOWL OF SOUP '
You can have a hot, wholesome, satisfying soup
ready on the table almost as quickly as you can ask
for it, .and all without fuss and waste of materials
and fuel.
Have it handy so you can en.joy it often. Order a
dozen cans. That's the way.
THE DIFFERENT KINDS ARE :
Tomato, Celery, Mock Turtle
Asparagus, Vegetable, Chicken
Bouillon, Chicken flumbo, Consomme
Oxtail, Thick Vegetable
All 15c, 2 for 25c
BROTHS FOR INVALIDS
Ready for use and may be taken Hot or Cold as pre
ferred by the patient
Beef, Mutton, and Chicken
20c EACH
PATTISON BROTHERS
GROCERY