PREDAY, APRIL 20, 1917.
LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.