La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 30, 1917, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text7 MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1917, r,A flRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FWn 1 I LcMs Develop Your Films f Tfl i; ' L x 1 ,vuu uve oui pt town, man tnem to us. We will develop and print them and mail .the pictures to you without delay. We also make all sizes of enlargements. ;i Jt cr?r-v . T7 Guests at Banquet. Coming Events Professor W. C. Nadeau, of Union, I is in the city today on professional I business. He left this mornintr with Ma? 1 and 2 State Camp Modern George Ferguson also of Union by au Woodmen of America meeta in La jtomobile for that city. Grande. 1 May 8. Competitive examination i Horrors of an earthquake, the San at postofBce for cadetship to U. S. Francisco fire, terror stricken refu Naval Academy. i ST663- A"' theao ara shown in "Hell Juno 4 Special Election to Vote ' Morgan's Girl" coming to the Colonial on State Road Bond Issue of ?6,000,- next Monday and Tuesday. Adv. June 8 and 9 Oregon State Bank- era' Association Bt Marshfield. Beautiful stationery, the very latest June 13, 14, IB Livestock Show at ana class brands, always at Union, Oregon, June 25 and 26 The Women of Woodcraft District convention. June 27 to July 3 (inclusive) Grand Ronde Chautauqua, La Grande. July 7 National Education Asso ciation in Portland. July 14-19 North Pacific Sanger fest, Portland. July 13, 14, 15 State Editorial As sociation at Pendleton. : July 21-22 "Speed 'em Up" motor : cycle and auto races at La Grande. AMUSEMENTS. Silverthorn's Family Drug store where all kinds of books are kept in Stock. Adv. 4-23-tf. Arcade Theiatre Motion pictures. , Colonial Theatre Motion pictures and vaudeville. Sherry's Theatre Motion pictures. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Collection of News Paragraphs Advertisements. and James S. Peach, who lives eight miles from La Grande, returned today from Portland where he went to visit :his brother, George W. Peach who is 'in the Portland sanatorium suffering "from cancer; Mrs. Young, a sister , who lives near Quebec, Canada, is also visiting her brother for a few days and Mrs. Van Tress, of this commun ity also. Mr. George Peach's vitality is low and his recovery is doubtful.. We pay better prices for used fur niture. Phone B 1241. Cor. Fir and Jefferson. E. J. Donohue . 12-20-tf 6 1-2 Per Cent Money. 130,000 for long term at 6 1-2 per cent interest for loans ton Grande Ronde Valley farms. See W. B. Sar gent at La Grande Investment Com pany at once. 7'" 2-2-tf Commander Nicholson, of the De partment of Oregon United States Spanish war veterans, stopped over in La Grande last Friday night visiting James E. Page of Camp No. 14 U. S. Spanish war veterans located in this city. He departed on the late train for his home in Portland. ' '- r: Misses Jones and Rabone Ladies Ready to Wear. We are now showing all the new goods in Suits, Coats, Skirts and Waists. We .make suits, coats and skirts to order. Remodeling done. 3-12tf Kenneth . Carpy, who has been in Lewistown, Montana, the past year, returned today to take a position with J. Van, Buren. Cameras and all kinds of films and films developed and printed perfectly and promptly by persons that know how at Silverthorn's Family Drug store. Adv. 4-23,-tf. Those present at the Knights of Columbus banquet were R. J. Sullivan, G. K., La Grande; A. P. Heckman, La Grande; F. L. Wndo, Elgin; Clarence A. Becker, La Grande; John La Bine, La Grande; E. H. Webster, La Grande; Fred 'Spaeth, La Grande; F. A. Char boneau, La Grande; W.. H. Vogel, Union; J. F. Paradise, .' K., Baker; F. J. Lonorgan, Portland; Rt. Rev. C. J. O'Reilly, Baker; P. J. Driscoll, La Grande; Aug. Lceser, Baker; W. A. Barrett, state deputy. Albany; J. H. Peare, district deputy, La Grande; Pat Lonergan, G. K., Pendleton; James P. McNamee, La Grande; A. C. Maneman, Ontario; J. J. Elkamp, Bak er; S. J. Eulrich, Baker; W, M. Peure,- O. G. K., La Grande; C. W. Charbo neau, La Grande; F. S. O'Brien, Bak er; F. A. Gran:, Baker; Jas. M. Wil son, La Grande; Thos. E. Grant, Jr., Baker: Harry G. White. Baker: Harry 'DeLaney, Aberdeen; Eugene Mblitor, Pendleton; Jas. A. Deolin, Ben V. Bas- sett, Joe C. Kelley, La Grande; J. F. Corbett, P. G. K., La Grande; Martin King, Kamela; C. P. Newlin, La Grande; J. T. O'Connor, Huron; F. L. Pearson, La Grande; James A. Haran, Portland;- Benedict P. Kalin, La Grande; R. C. Provost, La Grande; J. L. Munkall, La Grande; Louis Tan- asse, Perry; Peter Grout, La Grande; Thomas V. Kenny, La Grande; Harry W. Swart, La Grande; Dista Charbo neau, La Grande; Luke E. Ferguson La Grande; R. A. Hawes, Meacham; J. F. Logue, Huntington: M. A. Fitz gerald, La Grande; Harry L. Becker, Cove; C. Baccini, La Grande; Geo. Co pelli, Hilgard; Fred Dutli, La Grande; Adam P. Gamlowski, Pendleton; Thos. Swart, Pendleton; Joseph Ell, Pendle ton; Geo. PJielps, Pendleton; Frank Downey, Let 'Er Buck; Patrick J. Hanley, P. G. K., Portland; C. J. Ken- ney, La Grande; John cJ. Anderson, 'La Grande; Dan H. Allen, La Grande; Charles W. Gore, La Grande; G. E. McDonald, North Powder; H. A. Backbas, Baker; Connie Grabb, Baker; W. Eagles, G. K., Albany; N. A. Des ilet, La Grande; Y. Meyers, La Grande; A. A. Smith, P. G. K., Maker; J." Wi. Crawford, Fin. Sec., Baker; J. A. Garity, La Grande; John McLaughlin, Echo; Lu Billings, City; W. P. Smith, Baker; G. P. Parrall, La Grande; L. A. McAllister, La Grande; C. L. Lynch, La Grande; A, L. Becker, Cove; Henry Nurro, La Grande; C. P. Gclbraith, La Grande; E. A. Strayens, La Grande; D. J. Mc Lcllan, La Grande; J. G. Miller, La Grande. We pay best prices for second hand furniture. DYAL'S FURNI TURE CO., 404 Fir St, Phone Black 8851. Adv. 12-4-tf. After spending three months with the people of La Grande Sergeant Rice and wife will depart tonight for Spokane where they will 'begin a .re cruiting tour through the northwest via motorcycle. Sergeant and Mrs. Rice wish to extend their thanks and appreciation to the citizens of La Grande for their efforts and help in promoting the Sergeant's work. They also state that upon receiving his dis charge that it is their intention to re turn to La Grande to make their per- Rev. G. L. Clark, scout master, re- I, f w w j lM -ii fvA 11T, nP. ceived this morning a package of XyQ WQrk a(. the postofflce lbuidinfr. garden seeds from N. J. Sinnott for and regards of the distribution among the Boy Scouts. !.many friendg of Sergeallt and Mrs. 7Z ' Rice go with them upon their depar- Pure Milk and Cream company's . . 15 . . . 1 i T1 1. OAA1 Lure. teieonone nuniuar ia biikji vu.- Have You Planted Your Garden? Now is the time to get busy on that vacant lot, back yard or parking strip. Even a small garden will help lower your cost of living and also help conserve the world's food supply. . We have, all. varieties of Western Grown Garden Seeds in bulk at a saving of , 1-2 to 2-3 the price of Eastern Package Seeds. J 'ilWUlS1 New Stock of Garden Hose In rubber, cotton and solid mold. Prices 13c, 15c, 18c, 22c Garden Tools of All Kinds Spading forks, Woes, rakes, culti vators, sprinklers, hose couplings,1 ' hand trowels HOT POINT IRONS WILL ADVANCE SOON BUY YOURS TODAY. NEW SHIPMENT TOILET AND LAUNDRY SOAPS-JUST RECEIVED. AGENTS FOR CHINAMEL PAINTS, STAINS AND VARNISHES. Child's Garden Sets 18c, 27c, 33c Bargain Basement T GOLDEN RULE Q Quobaj (ft MM-Dilou La Grande's R. C. U. Store Flags in all sizes in Our Bargain Basement t t " - 4--4-4-4 4-4-4-4-4-4 4-4-4- and acceptable to said school board. ' Said wood to bo delivered, 290 cords at the high school building, 75 cprds at the Greenwood building and 35 cords at the Rivera building and to be corded up neatly and closely where directed by the board. One hundred cords to 'be delivered by July 1st and all on or before September 1, 1917. Bids to be left with school clerk and the board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. . i CHAS. H. REYNOLDS, School Clerk. 4-28-6t. W. 5-4. BOSTON SHOW GIRLS GIVE GOOD SHOWS , j Louis Christ is rapidly arriving in the producers' class. His company ;"The Boston Show Girls" appeared at the Arcade Theatre Saturday and Sunday and sent the audiences away ifeeling satisfied. ' Mr. Christ has selected his per formers with great care, and they move through the singing and danc ing numbers of the two plays, "A Trip Around the World and "A Night in Chinatown," with prompt ness, spice and precision. Billy Raf ferty is a comedian who gets the laughs; it can be readily seen that he iia an experienced performer and the audiences were delighted with his work. Miss McDonagh is a cleaver singing ingenue; Billy Nixon is laugh getter as a German comedian; Morey Long, the baritone, has a good voice and a pleasang stage presence; PMiss Hoyle is both a singer and char acter actor. The show is clean; there is no vulgarity and the singing is really tuneful. Adv. 4-13-tf. All sizes and Rulings of loose-leaf memorandum books. Nowlin Book & Stationery Co. Adv. 4-19-tf The Coffee Shop. C. E. Browning, of Enterprise, is in this city visiting at the home of his brother H. L. Browning of this city. The Coffee Shop Is now open in the Foley Hotel. It gives table and counter service and is open at all hours. It bids fair to be the most ixwmliar lunch placo in the city. For Sale: Twelve room , fumtslied mod ern house in best residence section of the town. House pays $70 per month and furnishes 5 nice rooms for family use. Owner must sell at once as health of momber of family com pels him to leave and will sell at a bargain. Comparatively small cash payment required. Balance can be paid monthly out of income from , property. Address X,. care Observer. We pay highest prices for hide and heep pelts. Peoples' Meat Market, 1119 1-2 Adams Ave. Adv. 12-6-tf. Word was received from the "Gold en Egg Macaroni man" Lige Worsham In .Seattle that he had successfully passed the examinations as First Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve rinma and will leave for San Fran cisco to ibegin training May 7th was recently of this city. Singer Sewing Machine. New and second hand machines oold on easy terms. No interest. Repair work a specialty on an macnines. Chns. M. Shaptand, agent, Foley Hotel Bldg. Phone Red 461. l-17tf General Superintendent . M. J. Buckley, of the O.-W. R. & N. Co., and Mrs. Buckley are in the city for a short visit. Cameras, films and all camera eoraipment at Silverthorn's. Adv. . 4-23-tf He A good social dance at Zuber hall every Tuesday wid Saturday night Private dancing lessons every evening. Phone Black 1211 for appointment. Adv. 3-14-tf. "Hell Morgan's Girl," queen of "Sailors' Rest" at the Colonial next Monday and Tuesday. Adv. 4-23-tf. Protected by her knowledge of val ues tho ad-reading home-maker knows WHEN to take advantage of a lower price in buying. 4-9-16, 23, SOtf. May Wheat $2.78. Chicago, April 30. (United Press) The wheat market: May Open $2.75, high $2.78 ,low $2.70, close $2.71. July Open $2.29, high $2.34, low $2.23 1-4, close $2,253-4. Marshal Joffre Confident. Washington, April 30. (Special) Marshal Joffre told the people of America today, through Washington newspaper correspondents who called upon him. that France cherishes the confident hope that the flag of the United States soon will bd flying on her battle lines. Surveying. Surveying and general engineering at reasonable rate. R. R. NEAL, Of fice of City Engineor in City Hall. Adv. Mon.-Sat. Result of Gun Shoot The result of yesterday's shoot of the local gun club showed good shoot rng. Several visitors were present and took part in the event. The scores made were, L. Rayburn, 23; Claud Mackey, 23; B. W. Hughes, 20; J. T, Houton, 23; Geo. Young, 16; J. Dan- fiels, 22; J. H. DnpJs, 17; Mrs. J. H. (Dupes, 18: 0. C. Lemons, 22: J. A. KReed, 22. MEN AND WOMEN do. you want more money, $5 to $10 per day, all or spare time; easy congenial work right at home. Write today before . your territory is gone. J. M Coughlan, .725 Chamber of Com merce, Portland, Ore. WHAT ARE THE POINTS OF DE SIRABILITY about your house or i - -J...M AnAMnnnfl ' nivimnpnL i tt lint iih.ii r thitTe mTxerTt erthoVuts 'tenant up will surely please SSAJl I awaken an INTEREST in what you If you want a good oyster supper; have to offer. This will put you in tTi rtJndfl Tovster House, 111 l-2uch with the class of tenants who try La Grande Oyster House, ,n , , . discriminating in Adams avenue. uysw:t . , t. and all shell fish. Special attention choosing a place to live and these are ana an sneii - i r.arrM. the best possible tenants. Adv-9, 23, given I or pmaw u praprietor.-Adv. 3-15. Mon. Wed. Fri. ;30 tf. LEGAL NOTICES. Bids for Wood. Notice is hereby gtven that the District School Board of School Dis trict No. 1 of Union County, Oregon will "receive up to 6 o'clock p. m. of May 11, 1917, scaled bids for furnish ing said District No. 1 with 400 cords of four-foot split yellow pine, tarn arac and red fir wood, said wood to be cut while green and not later than June 15, 1917, free from large knots Modern Woodmen Tomorrow. (Continued from Page 1.) JUST FOR WEAR. anyone who can spare the time, both men and women, join with tho visitors at this program. On Wednesday afternoon after the state camp adjourns, tho delegates will inspect the round house and ma- chine shops. . i Merchants are hanging out welcome I signs today and there is still room for" mora. Tomorrow at 11:80 local Woodmen' will gather at the station and greet I the visitors as they come in oro No. 6 1 J !! L .1 . HA 1?nlAW Vl1 ' una wui esuuru uivm iu wre j tel where the weekly luncheon will be gin at noon sharp, La Grande mer chants and professional men being on hand then to greet the visitors. While small in number the delegation is the most representative of the entire state that have over been at a com- ivention. Each county convention j elects at least one delegate to the 'camp which convenes here tomorrow. Imbler News Notes Oysters Served In Every Style Crawfish supper, spe cial, tonight. Ifresh crabs and oysters La Grande Oyster and Chop House. Practical navy serge, the standby, develops this Buit, bound with silk braid. Tho Introduction of accordion, plaits Just back of the side hip line 1 quite a new detail. New Red Cross Members New Red Cro3S members are: Miss Miriam Smith, Miss Ruth Ghormley, Miss Lou Jones, Miss Enid Switzer, Mrs. F. S. Ivanhoe, Gwendolyn and Constance Hall, Mrs. C. N. Palmer, Miss Olive Slater, Rev. and Mrs. Up ton Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stev ens, Miss Naomi Kirtley, Miss Sarah Smith, Miss Buren, Mrs. B. (I. Gun derson, John Slater, Miss Man-it Ads-kin. OVER TWO BILLION FOR ARMY AND NAVY Washington, April 30. (United Press) The House appropriations committee introduced a bill appro priating two billion six hundred and ninety-nine million for the army and navy. Spring Plowing Is Begun Clean-up Day Is May 1 (Wheat Is Looking Fine High School Enrollment Is 150 Boy Scouts Study Telegraphy. Imbler, April 29. (Special) The war pictures billed for April 27 were shown on the 28th, owing to the school program coming on tho former date. Local showers are delaying the al ready late spring but much plowing is being done. An unusually large acreage of potatoes will be planted. The high school is losing several tiovs, owing to tho spring work. Prof. Star waB over from Summdr- villo Wednesday to bring two more volunteers to join ihe boys from Wal lowa. Remember clw&n-up day, May 1. Get your rubbish ready for the wag ons and be on hand early with a rake or shovel. Wheat is looking iine. Enrollment in the school has reached the 130 mark. Tho Southern drama by the Na tional Stock Co. Monday evening was one of the best plays put on here by this company. The boy scouts have token up teleg raphy and with four instruments con nected in as many homes in different parts of the town the boys are becom ing quite proficient in the code. Ranchers living or having crops on river bottom land have been anxiously watching and repairing their levees day and night in an effort to prevent flooding of their crops, but many of the levees have given way or proved to be too low, and nearly all bottom land is now under from one to four or five feet of water. The Striker bridge near the Hibbard farm has been impassable for about a week and water is now running over grade on 'both sides the McGoldrick bridge, this being tho highest point reached by tho Grande Rondo for several years. Bottom land fields on tho Childcrs, McGoldrick, Stringhrm, Wilson and Witty farms are flooded, as are those of many other farms. Eldon Conklin and Mildred Weeks aro two of the latest measles recruits. Miss Mnrgarette Johnson closed a successful term at the Willow creek school Friday and celebrated tho event bv annroDriato exercises. Charley, Holmes in recovering from tho injury he received a few days ago. ; While assisting at pulling applo tree stumps he was struck in tho sido by tho end of a (lying chain and severely injured. According to the attending physician's report, if the blow had struck a few inches from where it did, the result would in all probability havo been fatal. The church furniture belonging to Adventists hero has been shipped to Boise, Idaho. Charlev Souire was fii La Grandfc Friday to have some particles of :sand3 removed from hia; eyai. County Agriculturist Spulman. was in Imbler Friday. Frank German motorcycled! down from Fruitdale Friday and" reported that he found rough roads part way. Mrs. Myrtle Larsen and her rKtner Mrs. Clark, former Imbler residents, are here -from Monument, in CentraB Oregon, to spend the summer in Imb ler. Mrs. Larsen will teach in Prairia City next year. . Miss Nell Lloyd returned" to La Grande this wedk after a short visit with her father, Rbbert Lloyd. " Walter Wade is using his cater pillar engine to pull apple trees ia the P. C. I. orchard. All Newtown trees, about 40 acres, are being removed The senior class play "UioMyV Aunt" was the main part of tfiiEsch'ool' program Friday night. Tmr. cast' in-- eluded Melba Tuttlc, Sylvia?, wooa, Fern McKinmis, Grace German and Marvin Lloyd, the seniors; Kipling: Larsen, a junior, and Darrell Larsen,. a post-graduate. The remainder otC. the program consisted of a drama tized nursery rhyme by eighth and? ninth gTades,' a military "stunt," and piano selections by.. Miss Ethel Pcur-- The 1916 wheat' crip' wilt Viowlib aa. minus quantity in tlm end T titp Valley. At the Cbnley warehouse every sack is gone and floors swept clearr), at Imbler only eight or 10 carRiadasnrO! left and they aro to go as sow.es.'. cars are available, and at Alicel'the Kiddle houses are almost empty. Tho, only large quantity of which we taiow- wireless about 4000 bu-jbols at Alicel helcng- xng wj Angus onw. r armors aro having difficulty in finding wheat fo spring sowing. Ruby Rollins is ill with typhoid! fever. Mrs. Dan iWestenskow arrived heme? Sunday morning from a visit with relatives and friends in Manti, Utah. Her brother Wilford Anderson accom panied Mrs. Westcnskow and will re main here during the summer. Noah A. Cramer, who has had thft principalship in District 78, formerly the Imbler school, for the past year, has signed up for the Kamela schoof for next year. Mr. Cramer taught at Kamela the last two years preceding": his work here. SEED POTATOES Anyone wanting good seed. J) potatoes can arrange- wi't& and pay after harvest. "Phone Main 780 us, r r i.;