La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 23, 1917, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 19.17. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE. SEVEN, The Observer's HELP WANTED WANTED Young man, 18 to 20 yrs. old for dining room. Apply Board ing Club, Y. M. C. A. 2-20-27 WANTED To Buy Lumber. WANTED To buy 10,000,000 feet of lumber, or will furnish cash to oper ate your mill and market the prod uct. Wr. R. Kivette. 2-20-tf FOR BENT FURNISHED FOR RENT Furnished cottage. Im quire Mrs. D. M. Clark, 2112 Cedar St. 2-liHf FOR SALE Miscellaneous. FOR SALE Franklin 1914, six-cylinder automobile, electrically equip ped in good condition. A bargain. Address Owner, care Observer. 2-1 fit? FOR SALE Sectional bookcases, cheap. Call Red 3222. 2-22-3t FOR SALE Chain and 16-inch wood. Also hay. Phone Black 1642. l-30tf FOR SALE Gentle driving or worK mare. Phone Black 3512. 2-19to3-iy TO EXCHANGE WANTED To exchange real estate. Spokane home, hardwood floors, hot water, furnace heat, full cemented basement, 5 rooms, double plumbing strictly modern, in finest residence district South Side, to trade for La Grande city property or acreage in this country. Further information write to Gerald Tuttle, Box 26, Im--bier, Oregon. 2-20-22-24pd; Wkly2-23pd WANTED Real Estate WANTED Listings of good wheat end stock ranches, general farm lands and lands adapted to growing alfalfa. Give price and terms. We are in a position to give excellent service. Address J. L. Hartman Company, successors to Hartman & Thompson, Portland, Ore. ' WANTED Farm Produce. WE WILL PAY PORTLAND PRICES at your station without commission for all kinds poultry, veal, fresh eggs and butter. Ship direct to Manager, Butte Public Market, Butte, Montana. 1-29-tf BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WE CAN SELL YOUR BUSINESS DETROIT TIGERS WILL BE IN THE RUIINGIN LEAGUE RACE Dertoit, Mich., Feb. 23. (United great record in the New York State Press) The prediction is justified league and then showed class in the that Detroit will have the strongest majors during the closing weeks of team this year that has represented it tho season. He is ranked as a fin in an American league race since the i Bill James will get into shape th old championship days. There is, nev- year or go hungry. He has a lot of ertheless, an atmosphere of. uncertain- ' ability. Willie Micthell did some fine k,- .) that hs Wnl Hone-' hurline last fall, after he had been sters guessing. " (transferred from Cleveland. Boland The outlook is bright, but there is ' has lived out of doors all winter, play a calamity hunch prevalent. On form, ! ing jockey to a mail truck, and a in the team should be exactly as strong , 'better shape than ho ever was. Cun on attack as it was in 1915 and again ' ningham is a youngster who is devel in 1916. In addition there should be j oping nicely. Dauss had a horrible an improved pitching staff. season in 1916. No one knows what Five outfielders will be taken to the I training camp at Waxahachie, Texas. Of these, Cobb and Veach will play regularly. Whether Crawford will again appear in right is a question. Understudying him will be Harper and Nicholson, newcomers to the cir cuit, and possibly Harry Heilman, the hard-hitting first baseman who ap-, peared to advantage early last season. I Crawford couldn't play half the time in 1916, and he averaged barely a put out a game for those in which he did appear. Wahoo Sam probably is through. The old infield of Burns, Young, Bush and Vitt is expected to be as good as ever. Reinforcing the infield will be rookies Dyer, Ellison and Jones, all good batsmen. Jt is plan ned to carry them throughout the sea son as pinch hitters and emergency men. They win ne aeveiopea vo iaxe . . i wtmilor luirlh c turn A1 t h rvui KPnCnilB ' B . - hence. cranage ami iuu openeer win uy the catching. Spencer came back to the majors last fall, and was able to break into a score or more games. He demonstrated that he could maul ma jor league pitching. His average was .371 and his backstopping was of the highest order. Second string catchers will be McKee and Yelle, the latter a recruit from the International league. Thee is no good reason to expect ill of this array of talent. It has the class. There is a weakness in right field, but it was there last season and wasn't disastrous. The pitching ap usual for the Tigers will prove the big problem, Harry Co veleskie always wins his twenty games or more, Bnd will ' '. the an chor man. Dubuc is gone, iiis place having been taken by Howard Ehmke, a young right hander who made a Classified Ad. Page is The People's or exchange your farm for apart ment house, store, hotel, or for cash. L. L. Blumenthal, care J. L. Hart man Company, successors to Hart man Company, successors ot Hart man & Thompson, Portland, Ore. ATTENTION When wanting to buy, sell or exchange your farm for merchandise, have many good prop ositions throughout the state. L. L. Blumenthal, care J. L. Hartman Company, successors to Hartman & Thompson, Portland, Ore. TO EXCHANGE Real Estate. PORTLAND HARDWARE STORE For sale or will trade for an A-l farm. Address L. L. Blumenthal, care J. L. Hartman Company, suc cessors to Hartman & Thompson, I'uM'.ar.il, Ore. WHEAT AND STOCK RANCHES IN EASTERN OREGON. I represent a large estate and will sell you a ranch, any Bize you want, will give you splendid terms. Will consider part trade. 288-acres irrigated land, fair house and barn; 278 A. i n cult'n.; paid up water right. Will consider valley farm. This is great snap. 1120-acres grain and stock farm, some alfalfa; splendid bldgs., handy to school and church. 160-acre irrigated farm, good water right; small house; $2500. Want city residence. 310-acre farm and stock ranch, good 10 room house, good outbldgs.; 200 A. in cult'n, 15 A. prune orchard. This is great snap at $45 per A. for clear income property. O. P. Hulse, care J. L. Hartman Co., successors to Hartmrm & Thompson, Portland, Oregon, FOR SALE House. PORTLAND SUBURBAN HOME On 3 50x100 ft. lots, with 5-room bungalow , with bath, fireplace, built-in buffet, and basement. Just outside city limits on macadam road and near Columbia Highway which is paved, also close to street car; has gas, electric and pressure wot- er. liround an cicarea ana piuweu. Price only $2500. Terms.if desired. Address A. H. Hickman, care J. L. Hartman Company, successors to Hartman & Thompson, Portland, Oregon. PORTLAND CITY HOME 6-room bungalow with garage, just sixty feet from Rose City Park car; hardwood floors and walls beauti fully papered in living and dining room, also built-in buffet and book cases. Large cement basement and goodx furnace. This is brand new, doubfe constructed, and has never ne win ao ims year. n for the coming season, but as usual the Detroit critics are leary of the flingers. Some new slab talent will be tried j out. Chief among these recruits will , QLD PAPERS For sale at The Ob be Couch, from 'Frisco; Watson, a server office, 25 cents a bundle. southpaw Jennings has been farming out for development, and Jones, from the Central association. MURNANE A CONSPICUOUS FIGURE IN BASEBALL WORLD BY H. C. HAMILTON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) New York, Feb. 23. One of tho most conspicuous and venerable fig ures in baseball passed when Tim Murnane died recently. The snow white mustache nnd hair of the veter an baseball editor of the Boston Globe, ! 1113 IA,Ulllllll 'U C.1IV. uiauiiui. - I personality were points at baseball ..,... i i, tmtar. Murnane's death will be mourned generally by baseball players not only in tho majors, but in the smaller circuits. From the days when he left his position on the field to take up the task of writing his views on the national game and heading a baseball league, Murnane valiantly fought for the players' cause. No cause was too deeply involved, nothil g too strong for the veteran to undertake. Murnane started aii a famous ball player. He was a member of the Athletics, who toured Europe inl874. Later he was a member of the Hart ford team and at one time managed and played first base for the Boston Union team. Murnane had the reputation of hav ing discovered more players who made good as stars than any other man in baseball. Among his finds were; been occupied. Good electric light fixtures, also window shades. To rent this would bring $22 a month. Price $2250. Address A. H. Hick man, care J. L. Hartman Company, successors to Hartman & Thomp son, Portland, Ore. FOR S.'t LE Farms. LAND $6 AN ACRE Clarke County, Wash.; 2-3 of it smooth enough to plow, some level, some rolling and hilly; several swales easily cleared, bal. covered with fire-killed timber; plenty of water and pasture; near school, road and store; sell in tracts from SO to 4000 acres; 1-3 cash, bal. terms. Addresu SAM HEWEY, 269 Stark street, Portland, Oregon. 120 ACRES, ONLY $15 PER ACRE Level and rolling land; 20 acres cleared; Washougal river and flume to Camas, Wash, (the big paper mill town) across the tract. Con siderable cordwood timber on place; terms. Address SAM HEWEY, 269 Stark street, Portland, Oregon. 120-ACRE FARM With improve ments, $2600; 6-room house, 2 barns family orchard, 12 acres cleared, 70 acres level swale; 1-2 mile to school; terms. Address SAM HEWEY, 269 Stark street, Portland, Oregon. 65 ACRES 20 miles from Portland, on Pacific Highway and electric; A-l soil, lies well; no rock; 60 A. in cultivation. Fine creek and spring water piped to bldg.; good 6-room house, barn, outbldgs. Farm fronts I on nignway it acres in iuu.au i . -n ! TAi; i. prunes, family orchard, $140 per A.-j You cannot Duy similar land ad joining this for $200 an A. Address SAM HEWEY, 269 Stark street, Portland, Oregon. 10-ACRE SUBURBAN HOME Good soil, all in cultivation; 1 acre fam ily orchard, good double constructed house, barn, outbldgs., fine well, woven wire fences. Some stock, im plements and furniture. On hard road, 1-2 mile to school. Price $2800, take $1700 cash, balance terms, Ad dress SAM HEWEY, 269 Stark St., Portland, Oregon, care J. L. Hart man Co., successors to Hartman & Thompson. WHEAT LAND SNAP 2600 acres in Eastern Ore., 200 A. in cult'n., good bldgs., plenty of water; fenced and crossed fenced; handy to market. Am going to offer this place fully equipped at a sacrifice on account of sickness. Must go at once. This is absolutely the best bargain I ever handled. Act quick. O. P. Hulse, care J. L. Hartman Co., successors Chick Stahl, 'Billy Nash, Ed Crane, Hugh Duffy, Tommy McCarty, Char lie Farrel, Mike Slattery and Martin Sullivan. Murnane left the diamond in 1886 to become baseball editor of tho Bos ton Globe and he never left his posi tion there until death overtook him ili a Boston theater. He became famous as a writer through many notable "beats'' he was able to land for his paper. His stories were conspicuous during the trouble some days of the Brotherhood, for their clarity and truthfulness. Murnane organized and became nresident of the New England league and through his energetic work in that office became vice president of the National Association of Minor leagues and was a member of the National Board of Arbitration. ' Chamberlain Tablets. These tablets are intended especial ly for disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels. If you are troubled with heartburn, indigestion or constipation ' tney wjl j0 you good. SONNY FOLLOWS DAD IN STYLE ( The young fellow in tho picture wears ,v dark blue tussore coat wltii collars and cuffs ot heavy white linen. His straw Is tho newest in baby boy's spring head Market Place to Hartman & Thompson, Portland, Oregon. 2-ltf BUY! 625 ACRES MUST BE SOLD Owner needs cash and forced to sucrifice wheat farm; while wheat is $1.50, one crop will more than pay for the farm; 525 A. rich vol canic ash soil, good water; 475 A. plow land, bal. pasture; box house; crops in this vicinity last year pro duced 30 to 60 bu. of wheat per acre; price $25 an acre. SAM HEWEY, care J. L. Hartman Com pany, successors to Hartman & Thompson, Portland, Ore. BEST EQUIPPED DAIRY RANCH in Willamette valley 240 A. with 40 A-l milk cows, 2 registered bulls and 25 heifers and calves. Cream check averages about $400 per mo. Receipt from ranch over $7000 in 1916. Enough grain, hay in silage until next crop is raised; 8 good horses, some fine hogs, implements of every description; $7000 model dairy barn, good house, and out bldgs. 100 A. in cult'n, bal. pas ture and timber; 30 mi. from Port land, on hnrd road, near R.R. Price $40,000, no incumbrance. Exchange for $10.0(10 cash, $15,000 good clear Portland, jeuitle or farm property. Bal. long time at 6 per cent. SAM HEWEY, care J. L. Hartman Com pany, successors to Hartman & Thompson, Portland. Ore. FOR SALE Real Estate. 0P ,; t pij - wish to ? Write to us or call. We sell, trade or rent Portland proper ty. NEUHAUSEN & CO., 703 Lewis Uldjr., Portland, Ore. 1-31-tf PORTLAND LOT, BARGAIN In Rose City Park, on paved street, size 50x100 ft., fine location; street and all improvements paid. Price $750. Address A. H. Hickman, care J. L. Hartman Company, successors tp Hartman & Thompson, Portland, Ore. FOR SALE Fine, modern eight-room residence, lot 100x126, situated in Irvineton district, Portland, Oregon. Just the home for a retired "wheat man." one who desires e "homey" place where shrubbery is in full bloom, and every thing as one would wish it to be. Address Seller, care Observer. l-30tf FARM SALE BILLS Get prices on farm sale bills at The Observer of fice. WOULD BE RECALLED IN CASE OF BREAK WITH AUSTRIA Frederic I'pnflrlil wiis appointed nmbnx milor to AiiNtrln-lf uiignry by (resident Wilson, July, 11)1.1. He iviih I'iiIIpiI Stnten vice consul gen-fi-jil nt London, in l8Hft, nnd diplo matic ngpiit ml consul (frnenil to Kd.VI't from I8M:J to 1HI7. Your dealer hag a supply of fresh Sunkiit Oranges every day. These are the uniformly good oranges. Order a dozen today. Smmlkist Uniformly Good Oranges Calif ornUFrnHCrowstmExclMnfo Our Want Ada brine results. i f Pi CPEHnELD PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY! jp jg dentist ' yy E. P. MOSSMAN Dentist; rooms 7, 8 and 9, Sommer building. Phont Main 717; office hours 8 to 12 a. m. and 1 to 5 p. m. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS. DR. J. L. INGLE Osteopathic phy sician. DR. MARGARET INGLE Oateo. pathic physician. Diseases of wom en and children. Third floor New Foley Bldg. Hours 10-12 a. m.; 2-5 and 7-8 p m., and by appointment. vmce pnone, tiea ivtu; residence Red 881. VETERINARY DR. H. W. RILEY Graduate Veter inarian Hospital. 1409 Madison Ave. State Stallion Inspector and Inspec tor of stock for shipment. Home In dependent Phone, Black 41. Farmer! Co-operative Phone, Main 112. ATTORNEYS CRAWFORD & EAKIN T. H. Crawford and Robert S. Enkin, Att orneys at law. Practice in all the courts of the state and the United States, Office, West Jacobson build ing, rooms 9-10-17. La Grande Ore-; iron. I COCHRAN & EBERHARD Geo. T. Cochran and Colon R. berhard Attorneys. La Grande National Bank Building. E. W. EASTMAN Lawyer Offic Rooms 1 and 3, La Grande National Bank Building. ' , R. J. GREEN--Attorney at Law Rooms 12-13, West-Jacobsen Bldg., La Grande, Ore. Practices in all State and Federal courts. ALBERT SMALL Attorney at Law. JKooms zv-zi, la Urande Nation Bank Building. Practices in all state and 7ederal courts. Phon Main 11. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER H. E. ROSKAMP, Contractor and builder, La Grande, Ore., Phone Red 1981. ARCHITECTS. C. B. MILLER Architect, room 27, New Foley Building, FRATERNAL DIRECTORY A. F. & A. M. La Grande Lodge No. 41, A. F. & A. M. holds regular meetings fi.st and third Saturday at 7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all Masons. LOCKE B. MOE, W. M. A. C. WILLIAMS, Sec. B. P. O. E. ELKS, La Grande Lodge No. 433. Lodge metts each Thurs day evening at eight o' clock. Home and club privileges cheerfully ex tended to all Brother Elks. FRANK C. BRAMWELL, Exalted Ruler. ADNA B. ROGERS. Secretary. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Cross Lodge No. 27 meet every Monday night in Castle Htll (K. of P. Hall.) A Pythian welcome to all visiting Knights. W. D. M'CARTHY, C. C. DELILE GREEN K. of R. & S. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER ICA La Grande Camp No. 7708 meets on the first and third Thurs day evenings of each month ?n the K. of P. Hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. H. E. DIXON, V. C. W. F. ASHMAN, Clerk, (Y. M. C. A.) WOODMEN OF THE WORLD La Grande Camp No. 169 meets every first and third Monday at Eagles' Hall. All visiting neighbors wel come. ROBERT McLANE, C. C. JOHN A. READ, Clerk. L. O. O. M. La Grande Lodge No. 860 Loyal Order Of Moose bold) regular meeting every Wednesday night at 8 p. m. in Eagle Hall, fifth floor Foley building on Adams Ave. Visitors always welcome. Dues pay able at Young's Sweets. GEO. YOUNG, Die. HARRY SWART, Sec. O. E. S. Hope Chapter No. 13, O. E. S. holds stated communications the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Visiting members cor dially welcomed. MYRTLE A. BROUGHTON, W. M. MARY A. WARNICK, Sec. ROYAL NEIGHBORS. Iris Camp meets every second Friday after noon and every fourth Friday eve ning, every month in K. of P. Hall. All visiting members cordially wel comed MINNIE BUNTING, Oracle. NELLIE V. VINACKE, Recorder. REBEKAHS Crystal Ixdee No. CO. Meets every Tuesday evening in the I. U. U. r. rail. All visiting mem bers are inwtw! to attend. DILLIE RANDALL, N. O. ROSA GLASS, Bee. Commer cial Banking 0 The benefit of the business experience and financial train-' ' ini; of the Officers of this Institution is at the command of the business in terests of this com munity. There is no finan cial transaction too small to receive the maximum of care and attention none too large for the facilities here at the disposal of com mercial patrons. I We invite consulta , tion. United States National Bank La Grande Oregon X. & L. OF SECURITY. Mt Em ily Council No. 2640. mceis incunu and fourth Th-irsday evening at 8 o'clock at Eagle Hall. Visiting mem bers are we' omed. C. E. STITT, Pres. I 1 J? C. W. COOK, Fin, Sec. DORSEY BEAUMONT, Rec Sec KHALED TEMPLE NO. 170 Dra matic Order Knights of Khorassan. Instituted Feb. 20, 1914. Meets the third Friday of each month at K. P. hall. All visiting Knights welcome. H. C. REES, Secretary. Complaints, affidavits and legal blanks of every description for sale at The Observer, 1710 Sixth street.' BUTTER LABELS For sale at The Observer office. llts. Titils Uuk. U. & Fit. Offlc. is greater value than any other corset, dollar for dollar, in charm of style, in perfect fit and beautiful finish. Besides all thi? it is the only front lace corset with the wonderful exclusive feature, the Ventilo BACK When in need of a new corset have a trial fitting in a La Camille. You will be convinced of its supremacy. The differ ent models always on hand. Priced at $3.00 Up Eleven years experience in fit ting Front-Lace Corsets. MRS. ROBT. PAT"ISON Corsctiere Phone Red 3221 Res. 1702 Oak l l f, .4