La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 20, 1917, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextPREDAY, APRIL 20, 1917. LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. PAGE THBE3 ADLER 1 Collegian Clothes For you young men and young old men who insist on being well dressed without spending all your money Who want individuality in your Spring clothes Who want style that assures good appear ance and good taste See the new Collegian Spring Suits Inspect the materials the weaves pat terns try on your size and note the effect The clothes problem is no problem at all when you bw Collegian Clothes. urn "tit V. - is?, M6.50 to 35 La Grande Saturday, The roads have 'become in a fit con dition so Mrs. Wntkins can drive to and from her school. Mrs. Jno. Smith, of Alicel, returned to her home last week from Idaho where she has been during the recent illness and death of her mother. Formers are now in doubt of spring plowing ias it snows nearly every day. No gardens have boon planted yet. This is the first time for a great many years that the gardening has not been attended to by the middle of April. Thomas Clarke, who has been very ill with pneumonia is recovering slowly. . The literary society of the Alicel high school will meet again Friday. A dobate will be given by the Junior English class. A surprise party was given Mrs, James Moss, Monday afternoon. Those present were: Mesdames Will Adlcr, M. Thompson, C. Playle, C. Van Housen, I. A. Howell, L. F. Wright, H. Cleaver, M. B. Wallsinger, W. Ly tle, H. J. Hichards, P. E. Christenson. All report a very pleasant time. ASK BROTHE.RS Have a Good Potato Pit. Along near planting time a few warm days will cause potatoes to ehrivel and dry out quickly; if stor age conditions are not properly at tended to.' Firm stock is important, as ample evidence is at hand to prove ! failing e$d$ j for lt rejulu im Spring fJowera ftai Yctfeuble. PUat now i weet feu, f tuuio'and other Grand Prize California Seeds Alto Catfatfe, Carrot, Onion, Beet, Pea, Spinach, Turniy Don't tk Med tkat are "Juti at peod." Get Nvin i. On Sale ty all Leadlatf Dealers If your dealer dot not curry Mont' Bdj, tend direct ior our culatfu Free, Vfliur order will be promptly etteaded to. G. G. MORSE S CO. Seedsmen San Francisco that shriveled tubers will give much yield and satisfaction. Pit3 holding about 100 sacks of po tatoes aro cheap storage means, and seem to keep the freshness in the tubers in a satisfactory manner and they do not sprout readily, especially if the entire contents of the pit are removed when once Vi is opened. Forty degrees seems to be the high limit of storage temperature. Sunburnt potatoes from good pro ductive 'hills are valuable. A sun burnt potato, where all the tubers form close to the surface and ore more or less irregular in shape and size, should not bo used for seed, be cause they are lapt to be the product of an inferior plant. Exposing seed potatoes to the light, especially sun light, previous to planting, strength ens the germinating properties of the tuber. Varieties and Depth of Planting. Late varieties seem to root more freely and therefore are usually bene fited by greater space between the plants than are earlier varieties. Naturally varieties with upright short tops can stand a little closer planting than varieties with straggling tops. Soils which hold moisture well will permit of closer planting than the drier ones. Of course, value of land and labor enters into the question, as machinery may take the place of cer tain labor on land of lesser cost value and give the same Jesuits with much greater spacing crops.' But these are local conditions and show where the farmer has his business problems to solve. Depth of planting varies with con ditions made by climate, soil and time of planting. The drier the climate usually the deeper the planting. A soil which warms up readily from good texture has good, drainage, and will allow unhampered expansion of the tuber, will permit deep plant ing. . When tubers are planted late usually the moisture conditions of the soil and warmth warrant deep' plant ing. A splendid yield of good quality po tatoes was obtained from plantings in furrows made by a shovel plow or 'double moldboard plow. The potatoes were covered by turning back the ridges over the potato seed by the same type of plow, then a good har rowing a few days' after caught lots of weeds and leveled the field. The potatoes were buried four or five inches deep. Be sure you are planting as deep as you ought to and that your soil is in shape worthy of a good big yield of quality potatoes. Bad Cough? Feverish? Grlppy? You need Dr. King's New Discovery to stop that cold, the soothing balsam ingredients heal the irritated mem branes, soothe the sore throat, the an tiseptic aualitios kill the crerm and J your cold is quickly relieved. Dr. King's New Discovery has for 48 years been the standard remedy for coughs and colds in thousands of homes. Get a bottle today and have it handy in your medicine chest for coughs, colds, croup, grippe and all bronchial affections. At your drug gist, 60c. Adv. PATTISON BROTHERS GROCERY Will Have FINE STRAWBERRIES Saturday Morning PRICE ABOUT 20c Alicel New Notes Walla Walla Green Asparagus at 20c a pound Imperial Valley Head Lettuce 10c and 15c, 2 for 25c Walla Walla Rhubarb at 21bs for 15c Fresh Crisp Hot House Lettuce at 30c pound California New Potatoes at 15c a pound Beets and Turnips at 10c a bunch Cucumbers at 20c, 2 for 35c Green Onions retail at 3 bunches for 10c New California Cabbage at 10c pound GOLDEN WEST AND EQUITY COFFEES ARE BEING- DEMONSTRATED AT OUR STORE. PLEASED TO HAVE YOU CALL AND SAMPLE THESE Alicel, Oregon, April 19. (Special) The people of Alicel wish to express thei'r appreciation to the motor car service in bringing the La Grande paper fresh from the press. This gives all the people a chance to get the latest news everv day. ' Weekly services were held at the 'church Sunday. Rev. Richards de livered the sermon morning and even ing. Ray Ledbclter was leader of the Ejpworth league. The grade school is progressing very nicely. The boys of the school are competing for prizes in a bird house contest. Each boy is to build a bird house and the one best construct ed receives the prize. The Junior league met Saturday at the home of Rev. Richards. The leader was Ted Van Housen. It was arranged that Wednesday evening each member should plant a tree on the church lawn. These trees will be a great help to the church, and show the interest this league of little folks take in their organization, and in the church. The Queen Esthers met at the home of Miss Edith Welch Saturday. This group of girls, though few in number, have clothed a Mexican girl during her years schooling in a deaconess train ing school; they are now making plans to raise twenty-five dollars, for half a scholarship for a southern mountain girl. This summer each of the girls aire to plant, cultivate and care for a patch of potatoes. The money from these potatoes is to go to the regular Queen Esther work. Verdia and Walter Brown are en joying an attack of the measles, both aire getting along very well. Audmer Ruckman left high school last week to begin spring work. Lillian McDonald, who has been very ill is now recovering rapidly. Miss Bertha Speckhart has been taken to Hot Lake for an operation. Miss Clara Loos of Walla Walla is visiting her sister, Mrs. Abbie Speck hart. Giles Plass, of Wallowa, visited his parents Saturday afternoon. Miss Gladys Van Housen spent Sun day with her parents. R. C. Plass, Alicel, made a trip to SRAYING FRUIT TREES. H. H. Weatherspoon Horticultural commissioner for this district makes the following statement regarding the spraying of fruit trees. "A rigid in spection may be expected at packing time this fall and all apples infected with Scab, San Jose or Oyster Shell Scale or Codlin Moth, will be con demned and can only be sold to bi product factories under certain re strictions as provided by law. Where Codlin Moth shows up in the apple af ter same has grown sufficient for them to work on they will be com pelled to spray as a preventative against the second brood. Therefor it would be good business policy to put on a good calyx spray and prevent losses that are sure to follow. SOME SPRAYING FORMULAS. BY PAUL H. SPILLMAN (County Agricultural Agent.) The most common pest we have to spray for is the Codlin moth. In some districts in the county the Apple Scab is getting a good foothold, while the Apple Leaf Roller is getting more serious in the Imblor section each season. 1. iLime sulphuione gal. to 18 or 20 of water, when the leaves are about 1-2 inch long to control scab on apples this is the first scab spray. If you have aphis in the orchard- add 1 pint Blackleaf 40 to the 150 gal. of spray solution. In other trees than apples apply this spray shortly after the leaf buds have burst. 2. "Pink Spray." Apply just be fore the petals open. Second scab spray: Use lime sul phur 1 gal. to 25 to 80 gal. water. "Calyx" spray. Applied just as the petals are falling and before calyx closes. 3. .Scab spray and first Codlin moth spray. Lime sulphur 1 gal. to 35 to 40 gal. water and add to this 4 pounds of arsenate of load to every 100 gal. of solution. If you have no scab use the arsenate of lead alone at the same rate. Anobher lime sul phur spray at the same irate is usually necessary to be applied ten days later and in damp seasons another at the rate of 1 to 40, 4 to 5 weeks later, to hold the scab in check. 4. "August" spray. This is usual ly aplied about the middle of August in this county and is the second Cod lin moth spray. Local growers have found that these two sprays will hold the moth in check where thorough work is done at the proper time. Where Codlin moth is very bad it would be advisable' to make a second application 4 or 5 weeks after the first. In all cases the lead is used at the rate of 4 lbs. to 100 gal. water. Where powdered lead is used one half this amount is used to the same amount of water. Careful work with plenty of pressure is absolutely neces sary to get results; on the other hand do not waste the spray material by using an unnecessary amount; cover the tree surface so all parts are wet. The Apple Leaf Roller is found to be hard to control. At Hood River experiments have been carried on for several years and it has been found that the only satisfactory spray is an oil spray known as "miscible oil." This oil may be secured in 50 gal. barrels from spray dealers. Use at the rate of 6 gal. to 100 gal. water. Do not apply until weather is settled. It is better to wait till the leaves are started than to apply when the buds are swelling and weather is unset tled. But it should bo applied before the fruit buds begin to show very much. Fresh S trawbenies For Your Sunday Dinner FRESH ASPARAGUS RADISHES CAULIFLOWER GREEN ONIONS RHUBARB SPINACH BEETS TURNIPS CABBAGE HEAD LETTUCE EOT II. LETTUCE FRESH PEAS CELERY Now is the time to Make Garden We have Seeds of all kinds The City Grocery & Bakery The Home of Fancy Groceries PHONE MAIN 75 I cycle equipment very rapidly for they proved very satisfactory there. Constipation and Indigestion. These are twin evils. Persons Buf fering from indigestion are often troubled with constipation. Mrs. Rob ert Allison, Mat toon, 111., writes that when she first moved to Mattoon sh was a great sufferer from indigestion and constipation. Food distressed her and there was a feeling like a heavy weight pressing on her stomach and chest. She did not rest well at night, and felt worn out a good part of the time. One bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets corrected this trouble so that she has since felt like a different per son. Adv. MORMONS URGE FRUGALITY. Salt Lake City, April 19. (Special) IWith appeals for frugality, econo my and loyalty as American citizens the Mormon church last Thursday ended its 87th annual conference in the tabernacle by offering $3500 In cash prizes for the best yields of po tatoes and spring wheat from acreage supervised this year by ward organ izations as a stimulus to increased production of food supplies in the present state of war with Germany. The y- ,s prizes are as follows: Bess -e acre yield potatoes, first prize, $1000; second, $500; third, $250. 'Best five acre yield spring wheat, first prize, $1000; second, $500; third, $250. Some Good Advice. Don't think too much of your own methods. Watch other people's ways and learn from them." This is good advice, especially when bilious or con stipated. You will find many people who use Chamberlain's Tablets for these ailments with the best results, and will do well to follow their ex ample. Adv. Merchants of Portland Buy Motor cycle for Government. Undoubtedly one of the largest sin gle orders for motorcycles ever given in this country for government use was filled in Portland last week. At that time Uncle Sam took delivery of twenty of the new 1917 Barley David son machines fifteen of them equipped with side-cars. The ma chines will be used for dispatch work, machine gun outfits, ambulance work, etc. Since t!ie trouble ct the border the government has been adding motor- Publi. 11 Having Sold My Farm I Will Sell At Public Auction At The Dex ter Eaton Ranch 3 Miles Est of La Grande, Commencing at 10 O'clock Sharp MONDAY, APRIL 23 THE FOLLOWING DESCRI BED PROPERTY: HORSES I grey gelding 5 years old 15001b 1 brown gelding 5 years old 14001b 1 brown mare 5 years old 12001b 1 black mare 4 years old 11001b 1 black . mare 12 years old 11501b 1 bay maro aged 1 yearling colt, black driver COWS 1 six year old milch cow, Dur ham 1 five year old milch cow Dur ham 1 four year old milch cow Dur ham These are all A-l milch cows. 3 calves 1 red Durham heifer 2 half-blood Durham and Hol stein 3 dozen chickens 1 hog shcat 1 ladies' saddle I gents' saddle FARM IMPLEMENTS 1 low-wheeled 3 1-2 in. wagon 1 high-wheeled 3 1-2 in. wagon 2 stake rack wagon betid 2 hay racks 3 Deering mowing machines in good repair 1 Jones mowing machino 1 open hack 1 covered hack 2 single buggies 1 one-horse cultivator 1 hay derrick ' l,hay fork 1 Deering hay rake 1 disc harrow V 1 alfalfa disc 500 feet lumber 1500 shingles 1 binder 1 Sharpies separator and cream cans 1 two-bottom Oliver chill plow 1 two-bottom steel gang plow 14 inch 1 three section harrow 1 slip scraper 1 16 inch walking plow 1 12 inch O. & P. breaking plow 3 sets work harness 1 set heavy breechen harness .1 sot hack harness 1 set single harness -Woven wire fencing machine 1 pair beam scales 1 spring tooth harrow 1 wheelbarrow New 25001b hoist 1 12 inch walking plow 1 squirrel smoker Sevdral sacks jearly potatoes Several sacks late potatoes 1 pair ice tongs 1 single-seated sleigh About two tons hay Rope machine 3 good scythes Shovels, chains, garden tools, pitchforks, picks, mattocks and other things too numer ous to mention. Household furniture Free Lunch at Noon TERMS OF SALE: All sums of $10 and under, cash; over that amount bankable notes drawing 8 per cent int. made payable on or before Nov. 1st after date. Dexter Eaton Owner ED STRINGHAM, Auctioneer. J. E. REYNOLDS, Clerk.