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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1917)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917. PAGE EIGHT GRANDE WEEKLY OBSERVER-STAR Write, Wire or Phone for What You Want LA "V want your mail order business. AIJ orders receive prompt, personal atten . t ton. Goods are carefully selected and t securely packed and sent by first mail after receipt of order. Send ns a trial order. If you have arranged for a charge ac count save time by phoning your order. WE PAY THE POSTAGE ON ALL SMALL ORDERS La Grande Pharmacy ADOLPH XEWLIN, Manager Utricle. Delivery Phone Main 40 La Code, Oregon Will be Found in Our Rug Department We have just received an exceptionally large and beautiful assortment of the famous Axmins ter Rugs Visit our store and allow us to show you the "Beauties". 8:3 by 10:6 Caudahar Axminster .. .. $21.50 9 by 12 Candahar Axminster $33.50 11:3 by 12 Caudahar Axminster $32.50 8:3 by 10:fi Kliorassau Axminster $23.50 9 by 12 Khorassan Axminster $24.75 11:? by 12 Khorassan Axminster .. $38 00 8:3 by 10-6 Tapestry Axminster $14.75, $19.50 9 by 12 Tapestry Axminster $2U0 ! by 12 Wool Fiber Axminster ..$9.90, $12.50 A Is. ;i large assortment of smaller rugs - -.. .. 89c, $1.19, $1.98, $2.49, $2.98, $5.90 Busy Stores 125 Big J. C. PENNEY CO. We lead Others Follow Pendleton 1916 Fire Damage Was $78245 byterian church will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Miss Isabel Miller, 1404 O avenue, at 2:30. AT THE HOTELS I 1PEBS0NAL MENTION Ed Kiddle of Island City is in La Crande today. ! George Huntington Currey was a ! business visitor at Palmer Junction yesterday. "Mx. and Mrs. Walter Pohrman spent Thursday in La Grande. CTX Emahiser returned this morn- from Portland. .'James Mosse of Ukiah was a visitor vHpjiday in Jji Grande. A.T. Hill leaves tonight for a short Soilness trip to Portland. 1 Denham of Elgin is in the city Xnr circuit court motion day. ? Tirs. E. Barks of Lc. Grande is at .re Multnomah hotel, Portland. "John Nome xt Hflgard was in La vrsnuc last nignt. lie returned this t ramming. . . Elmer Horstman will leave tonight " fori frrrrdUton. He will returned Sun- - . . n ' General Superintendent M. J. Buck 'itey le-ftains -morning for Portland aft t a two days' TTMt with local railroad .officials. J. C. Cranmer, representing the To bacco company of California, is in the city on a business trip. The special mtiVIa "!, Tnrrwiral Piimrpti. " mWtch Mr. Cranmer's company handles '.that been having good sales here, Mr. 'Grxomer says. High School Team Has Games Ahead Schedule Includes Some Hard Games But Coach Niles Thinks Locals Have Good Chance. The La Grande high school basket ball team for 1917 has been picked by Coach "Tubby" Niles as follows: Forwards, Lymon and Reynolds; Lar son and Ash, guards; McDonald, cen ter; substitute forwards, Stoddard and Rosenbaum; substitute guards, Che- nault and Currey. The first game will be played here with iWallowa next Wednesday night. The remainder of the -schedule, as far as made out, is: February 2, Union in La Grande; February 3, Enterprise in La Grande; February lb, Enterprise in Enterprise; February Wallowa in Wallowa; February 22, Pendleton in La Grande; March 12, Pendleton in Pendleton. The high school students are sell ing tickets for the Wednesday night game. Annual Report of Fire Chief Ringold Shows That Burning Trash Caused Most Conflagrations 170 Electrical Permits Issued. New Drop and Scenery Used. The new advertising drop and scen ery of the Arcade theater was used last night in the Elks' show. Pendleton, Ore., Jan. 26. (Special) There were 49 fires in Pendleton during the year 1916 and the total damage is estimated at $78,245. The value of the buildings and stocks jeop ardized by fire was $460,350 and the insurance carried was $269,300. The loss on old frame buildings was $14, 500. Fire Chief Ringold made his annual report last night and it shows that the burning of trash was responsible for more fires than any other cause. There were five fires from this cause and two more caused by burning trash in stoves. Other causes were as fol lows: Defective flues 6, thawing of pipes 3, overheated stoves 3, spontane ous combustion 3, ashes piled too close to buildings 2, exploding lantern 1, thawing of gasoline engine 1, gaso line on floor 1, escaping gas 1, filling gasoline tanks 2, children with match es 1. ciirartub in sidewalk grating 1, i cleaning ted with coal oil 1, stove pipe 'through roof I, gas heater I, electric iron I, cigarette butt 1, grassfires 2. ! electric stoves 2, unknown 2. There were 30 alarms came over the j system and 19 by telephone. There were four false alarms. The number of feet of hose laid was 22,650; 351 ! gallons of chemicals were used and j seven quarts of Pyrene. The total value of the fire fighting apparatus is $16,541.50. The fire chief issued 170 electrical permits during the year and cst 'n i.t ed cost of wiring was $8574. TOMORROW ONE DAY ONLY ae Murray M Supported By Theodore Roberts In a compelling drama of the South African Veldt and English Drawing Rooms "The Plow Girl" Cove News Items Sewing Circle .Meets With Mrs. L. K. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clarke ! Returned. ARCADE ! Cove, Ore., Jan. 26 (Special) The women of the Lower Cove Sewing Cir cle met with Mrs. L. K. Robinson yes terday afternoon. George Miller and son, William, are in Salem. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clarke have re turned from California where they have been visiting since Christmas. I M-s. Charles Brothers and Mrs. Clarence Orton, daughters of L. K. Richardson, are now in Santa Anna, Oil. They will return home by auto ! mobile as soon as the roads permit. L. K. Robinson was a La Grande visitor today. j Jim Hoatson, whose leg was broken j recently when a horse fell on him, is much better. Mike Morris, suffering with blood poisoning, is much better. M. L. Carter, who lives three miles from Cove, on the sand ridge, is very ill with pneumonia. A trained nurse from I-n Grande went to his home yesterday to care for him. Boise Musician Visits Cousin. Harry Bruce, a musician of Boise, was a guest of his cousin. Mrs. Oscar Hopper, last night, and left this morning for Portland. He attended the F.Iks' show last night at the Ar cade and thought the local players were very good. Mr. Bruce is an Elk and plans to stop here on his return to visit the local lodge. Sommer. J. M. Meary, J. E. Tourtelotte, Dr. J. O. Allen, D. Vance, D. P. Lewis, i H. N. Lokland, T. H. Tavlor, !Wm. A. j Healy, W. E. Helfrich, L. A. Marsh, M. N. Shaw, Portland; J. Marshall, Pendleton; Clyde Bloom, A. P. Conley and wife, Loyd Carter and wife, Lon lEyers and wife, Cove; M. E. Wall- singer, Mrs. G. G. Conley, Alicel; L. Denham, Elgin; Bruce Cox, Wallowa; W. H. Carey, Tacoma; H. C. Baskett, Boise; W. O. Miley, San Francisco; W. C. Dawson, Walla Walla; John Wells, Starkey, M. L. Greenbaum, Chi cago; George F. Roberts, J. S. Barnes, Portland. Savoy. Nels Rasmussen, J. W. Johns, John Shelton, W. S. Daugherty, W. B. Workman John Beickel, John Hall garth, Elgin; T. D. Twidwell, Enter prise; Alex Slater, K. B. Gamb, tin ion; Miss Grace FIsk, Prairie City; G. E. Coleman and wife, Wallowa; Edith L. Morris, Kennewick; D. B. Clapp, Island City; George L. Cleaver, O. C. Giles, Imbler; W. A. Woodell, E. T. Sloggy, M. E. Gordon, L. J. Lutze, Tom Muilenberg, Wallace Wright, Jay Johns, J. M. Warnstaff. Foley. S. A. Reynolds, R. A. Price, S. M. Done, Spokane; T. E. Dunnigan ..... Paul; Charles I.iteman, Kansas City; H. Gladstone, T. F. Minahan, Seattle; W. C. Chaplin, Canyon, Wash.; F. H. Anderson. James Mutch, Thomas Dun can, O. F. Dillman, Portland; H. F. Kelley, T. W. Gildershine, Weshtucnn, Wash.; I. Barton, C. E. Rude, A. A. Cole, C. D. Cole, PendTeton; J. K. Vought. G. E Russell, C. W. Alle baugh, Boise; E. Warsock and family, Joseph; O. C. Furgeson and wife, Haines; Frank McNally and wife, Wallowa; Fred Falconer, J. H. More lock, Wade Siler, Joseph; Roy Phil lips. Bert Smith, Union; Dr. F. W. Whiting, Elgin; F. McKennon, la Grande; L. W. Steeves, Salem; Frank J. Walling, Caldwell; Harry White, Cleveland; Lula Weeks, Sam Harris, Cove; W. F. Hendricks, Kenewick; Mr. and Mrs. Burl Conley, La Grande. War on Hoboes at Albany. Albany, Ore., Jan. 26. (United Press) On account of many robberies committed in the Willamette valley this winter, the railroads today have issued an edict against hoboes steal ing rides on trains. For some time it has been customary to deal more or less leniently with them. But the police believe that many criminally in clined prowlers mingle with ride-stealing tramps after committing some of fense, and this makes escape easy for 'hem. Astoria to Build Dredge. Astoria, Ore., Jan. 26. (United Press) The offer of the Port of Port land to sell its 20-inch dredge to the Port of Astoria for $40,000 has been j turned down because Astoria believes J it can build a better dredge and se jcure more efficient harbor -work by i constructing its own harbor equip- ment. Bids have been called for by jthe port to be opened February 6, at which time just what kind of dredge the port will build will be decided. Notice. Ail Moose are asked to be at the Moose lodge room, new Foley build ing, tomorrow at 1 o'clock p. m. for the funeral of' Sam Weath ers. Mr. Weathers was a member of Pendleton lodge. George Young, dictator, La Grande Lodge No, 850, Royal Order of Moose. 1-26-lt t AESTHETIC AND SOCIAL DANCING 5th Floor Foley Building For Imf-ormatioa Telephone Mornings Black 1282 Afternoons Main 89 MISS LEON A NEWLIN i "J 5 r 4 ' "5 4" ' Westbound Trains Are Delayed. Trains from the east are late be cause of severe snow storms in Wy oming. No. 5, fast mail, due here at 9:40 last night arrived at 4 o'clock this afternoon. No. 19, due last night at midnight is scheduled to arrive at 8 o'clock tonight. No. 17, due at 9 o'clock this morning, will follow one hour after No. 19 tonight. Notice. If the person who took the suit case from the Silver Grill on Wednes day, Jan. 10th, containing lodge ritual and regalia, will return liie lodge property to the owner, nc mentions will be asked. l-22t Sell It By The Want Ad Route The Observer's little want ads do the work. It is surprising how many people turn to them every day and how quickly they meet the eye and bring buyer and seller to gether. Look over your premises and see what you have to sell. A want ad describing it will hit the mark anO turn something you do not need in to cash. Haines Returns From Baker. J. David Haines has returned from Baker where he went Sunday night. In Baker Mr. Haines was attacked with rheumatism and was unable to 1'ituin as soon as he had hoped. ELKS' RI SHOW Missionary Band to Meet. The Missionary Band of the Pres- N'otice of First Meeting of Creditors. In the District Court of the United States for the district of Oregon. In the matter of Frank H. DeKalb, bankrupt. In bankruptcy No. 4104. To the creditors of Frank H. De Kalb of La Grande in the county of Union, and district aforesaid, a bank rupt: Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of January, 1917, the said Frank H. DeKalb was duly adjudi cated bankrupt; and the first meeting of his creditors will be held in the of fice of the referee in bankruptcy in Iji Grnnde. Oregon, on the 8th day of February. 1917. at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the said cred itors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bank rupt, and transact such other business ns may properly come before said meeting. R. J. GREEN, U Referee in Bankruptcy, i January 26th. 1917. 1 (All claims must be sworn to on bankruptcy blanks before filing.) G Tonight At The Arcade LOTS OF GOOD SEATS LEFT Reserve Them Now
