La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 17, 1917, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917. PAGE EIGHT LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER f PERSONAL MENTION Our Store Is Only As Far As Your Phone When you need drills or other druj-!-tore goods, don't think of our store a so many minutes or so many blocks away, hut recall the fact that our store is as near as your phone. Phone Main 40 when you need anything to add to your health, comfort, convenience or enter tainment. We emphasize service in all departments of our business. So, when we say that our Free Delivery Service is prompt, we mean it. Don't venture out when the weather is bad. Let your phone and our delivery boy do the work. Service Is The Thing La Grande Pharmacy ADOLPH NEWLIN, Manager Quick Delivery Phone Main 40 La G. ude, Oregon Jim Jilakely of Enterprise arrived last night from Portland. ! Porter Webb in visiting in Union with his aunt, Mrs. Jack Reeves. A. 0. Nash, W. M. Peare and H. A. ISodman were Sunday guests at the Imperial hotel, Portland. E. C. Herzintrer returned from Port land last night after attending the J Oregon Life convention. Jack Kilpack, traveling agent of the Boys' and Girta' Aid society of Port land, was in the city yesterday. 1 R. F. Peters, manager of the Wiley B. Allen company, returned last night from a business trip to Union . J. C. Penney Company The prices we quote you below enables less money than you would pay for old your savings greater than in our Shoe D e you' to purchase new 1917 stock for in no department in our store are artnient : i B. C. Wilson, of the claim depart-1 ment of the O-W., is in the city today to investigate the doath of Art Jor gensen at Baker yesterday morning. I Mrs. J. C. Ardrey left this morn ing for Portland to be with her hus , band. Mr. Ardrey, who is in Portland (for medical treatment, is reported about the same. I Harvey Street loft last night for Kansas where he will visit relatives. He expect 3 to remain about a month. ' Miss Gcneive Stoddard left Monday night for Baker to spend the week with her brother, Leon Stoddard. Mrs. W. A. Dunn and children, Frank, Alonzo and John are in Enter prise where they will make their home. Mr. Dunn has been in Enter prise some time. Alonzo Dunn re cently resigned his place as an Ob server carries. J. T. Wallace of the Portland office of the C. and N. W. R. R. company, and J. S. McLaughlin cf the Portland office of the Illinois Central, are busi ness visitors in La Grande today. A. S. Geddes left today on a busi ness trip to Pocatello. County Judge Phy returned today ftom Portland. LADIES' DRESS SHOES 1. Comb. Colors $4.98, $5.90 ' 2. Soap Kid $4.98 .'5. PI. Toe Kids $4.50, $4.98 4. PI. Toe Pat ....$3.98, $4.98, New Whites $4.98, $6.90 6. Sport Styles $4.50, $4.98 BOYS' SERVICE SHOES 1. Heavy Elk Buttons $2.49, $2.89 2. Buster Brown C M . T. $2.25, $2.49, $2.98 3. Weyehbcrg Boy, button and lace ... .. ...'. $1.98 to $2.98 4. Heavy Work Weights ..... $2.49, $2.98 MEN'S WORK SHOES 1. Heavy Double Welts $3.98, $4.50, $4.98 2. Heavv Single Welts $3.50, $3.98 :i. PI. Toe Welts $3.50 4. .Meav'v Standard Screws , $2.98, $3.50 '). Chippewa Loggers $4.50, $5.90, $7.25 ti. 12- and lo-in. Hi Tops $4.50 to $7.50 MEN'S DRESS SHOES 1. English Toes ' $2.98, $3.50, $3.98, $4.50 2. Kangaroo, Wide Toes -.$4.50, $4.98, $5.90 .'). G. M. Buttons .$2.98, $3.50, $3.98, $4.50 4. (!. M. Blucher ....... 32.49, $2.98, $3.50, $3.98 125 BIG BUSY STORES J. C. PENNEY CO. OTHERS FOLIXW WE LHAD NEW TODAY Grant L. Sims has taken II. W. Street's position in the O-W. road master's office while Mr. Street is in the middle west on a vacation of a month or six weeks. Mr. Street left last night. High School Students Report. All high school students should re port at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon to their respective assembly rooms to re ceive their report cards. AT THE HOTELS FOR RENT A furnished large front room, $6 per month; 1305 T Ave. l-17-3t To Paint and Refurnish Jail. Under direction of the chief of po lice the La Grande jail is being re painted. New bedding will be pur chased for the cells. Oar Want Ads bring results. 1 ' ! 1fmmi$K 1 3 i PL- -ft ftp I Savoy. ; Hugh Riley, Chas. Foster, Enter j prise; Fred Peetz, Vincent; C. S. 1 Aitken, Cove; L. W. Evans, Baker; R. E. Cox, Prescott, Wash.; A. K. Baker, Idaho; W. T. East, Portland; M. Fancher, Pendleton; O. W. Street, Spokane; J. P. Hambleton, Joseph; I Sherwood Williams, Mrs. U. M. Fur .nan and daughter, Imbler; J. L. Ham (mock, Echo; B. L. Curtiss, Wallowa; Mr. and Mrs. Cully, H. McGoldrick land wife, E. O. McGoldrick. W. L. King, Geo. W. Brocky, P. J. McCarrol, H. L. Williams, C. R. Pratt. Sommer. Earl Sanders, H. J. Miller, 0. H. Robison, J. A. Haran, J. S. Mclaugh lin, J. T. Wallace, C. Laufman, Chas. Hochberg, Portland; F:. B. Budge, J. Slater, H. M. Swarewood, San Fran cisco; L. L. Simonis, E. T. Me;ik, Rich land; H. M. Gilliam, B. A. Wilson, Baker; Mis. W. H. Aubin, Vincent; Jack Anderson, H C. Baskett, Boise; F. H. Hughes. Walla Walla; C. H. Rittenhouse, Baker. Foley. W. C. Kclsey, John Day. A. R. Cody, C. M. Matthews, L. E. Kain, A. Bob letter, R. E. Storm, H. L. Mann, Frank Burke and wife, M. H. Nicholas, Harry Spaw and wife, W J. Park, C. L. Campbedll, Portland; .1. E. Harris Enterprise; George Williams, Baker: I. W. Hankins, Spokane; J. W. Blake ly, Enterprise; P. S. Kecys, Earl John son, Roy Phillips, Union; J. E. Rus sell, Boise; J. D. French, Heppr.cr; Hugh Dougherty. Wallowa; J. Sohon- berger, Boston; C. E. Rude. Pendleton. FARMERS TO BUILD MILL Baker County Grain Raisers Handle Own Wheat wm Baker, Or., Jan. 17. (Special) Farmers of Baker County will erect a flouring mill to handle their wheat. The mill will cost more than $400 and will be erected next spring read to handle the season's crop. The company, known as the Farra eis' Milling Company, was organized ti.d.iy. Articles of incorporation have tfen filed with the Secretary of Stat calling for a capitalization of $5000 d'vided in $25 shares, of which $2525 , was subscribed today. j Machinery for a complete mill witfc a capacity of nearly 50 barrels of flour a day has been ordered for delivery in May. M. S. Bond was chosen chair man of the board of directors. J. W. R;ggins and George Miller are th ether directors. Rtseburg Plans Farm Loan Charter. Roseburg, Or., Jan. 17. (Special) At a meeting of the member of the Poseburg National Farm Loan Asso ciation held here it was decided to once. The local organization has about 20 members and representatives pros pective loans amounting to more tha '0,000. As soon as the charter U received here a permanent organi zation will be perfected. v Mdlle CecilePaguin and Co. i Posings From Famous Paintings The Coventry's Singing and Musical Entertainers WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Adults 20c Children 10c A u X Volunteer Firemen Dance. The Volunteer Firemen are spon sors for a dance to be given tonight in Rex hall. The proceeds of the dance go into the volunteer firemen's fund which is used by the organization for the department eauinment and the comfort of the members of the fire men s association. A six-piece orches tra will furnish the music tonight and the dancing will start at 9 o'clock. City Superintendent of School Mc Cullough has been named as a mem ber of the general committee on mam agement and entertainment of tli National Education convention to b held in Portland, July 7.14. 1 Andy Loney is having all the oya of the householders. The first nihl Mr. and Mrs. Loney were in their new home the water pipes froze and th young people have been without watar since. Demonstrators Miss Train Here. William Foster :nd R. Chirin, mine equipment demonstrators of Wallace, Idaho, bound for the miners' conven tion in Boise, staid up town too long yesterday morning and were left by train N'o. (5, the one they came into the city upon. Messrs. Foster and Chirin left last night. Car Shortage Has Been Reduced ! -I 4 -! 4 4 AESTHETIC AND SOCIAL DANCING ."th Floor Foley Building For Ii formation Telephone Mornings Black 1282 Afternoons Main HI MISS LEON A NEWLIN MOTH WHIPP Song Recital Concerted Action of American Rail- ! ways, Interstate Commerce Associa- i tion and Shippers Iroduces Results. 1 I Washington. D. C Jan. 17. (Unit- . ...J,. V,At, T !. ed Press)-The American Railway j u.cajug, au. Wm association reported that ' the car shortage had been Teduced from 114,- ; 000 to 59,000 through the concerted action of the Interstate Commerce commission, railroads and shippers. War Oddities. London. Jan. 17. (UnitoH Pr.'s ' Mrs. S.-.rah Ashby. who couldn't ! MethodlSt EpiSCOpal ChUTdl bear to let her son Arthur enlist in I the army was fined 60 for conceal ii g him when detectives raided their home,nd found Artie under the bed. K. of C. Dance Tonight. I -a Grande council. K. of C. 15f6, will hold a card social and dance tonight in the K. of P. hall. No. Little Jack Woods of Durkee. was brought to Iji Grande last we.k for medical aid as he was auite ill with 8:15 P. IL Admission 50c. Tickets on Sale at Van Buren's pneumonia.