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MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. PAGE THRE33 Palmer gged-Over Lands Lo Best Location, Most Productive Soil, Finest Climate, Easiest Terms, and Lowest Price of Any New Land Offer in the Northwest. $15.00 Per Acre One-Tenth Down; One-Tenth Per Year When You Want to Buy, Sell, Trade, Rent or Insure See Geo. H. Currey Next to Observer Office Phone Black 2001 HE WHO MOVES REAL ESTATE Next to Observer Office 1708 1-2 Sixth St La Grande, Oregon Member Of Company M Tells Of Life In Military Camp At La Grande Member of Company M Tells of Camp Life. High Private Maxwell E. Ball, of Company M 3rd Oregon, in a breezy letter to the Capital Journal tells of the many interscting things in the life of the soldier. He gives the home people of Salem a glimpse of the boys' daily routino here in La Grande with which even the local residents are none too familiar with and are al ways glad when the opportunity presents itself to learn more of the doings and haponings in the daily program of the boys in Company M: itself to learn more of the doings and happenings in the daily program of the boys in Company M: La Grande, Ore., May 7. (Special to the Capital Journal) Standing out pre-eminently as the center of social attraction for Company M last week was'' the brilliant military ball Thursday evening in honor of the cit izens of La Grande who have enter tained Salem's patriotic cordially during Under the direction of Sergeant ' far and Mrs. J. R, Neer were next in line. Following the march the men were introduced to the receiving line which consisted of the most promi nent matrons of La Grande. The trip of the "light fantastic" was thus ushered in and the evening hours were whiled away at almost uncon ceivable speed. Only the thought of the coming reveille suggested that the glory of tho affair must remain a memory rather than a reality. To quote the social column of the La Grande Evening Observer, "The party was voted a huge success, es pecially by the young people of La Grande." And Company M almost thought so itself. They Need the "Mon." Among the things well to the front in the company's activity last week was the Eagles' formal dedicatory dance last Wednesday evening in their new ' fraternal headquarters. Under the command of Captain J. R. Neer a special drill was given in the ball room as a preliminary to the evenings festivities. Despite the hindrances of the slippery waxed floor the boys gave a very creditab'e exhibition in such military move ments as could be presented in the cramped space. In addition to the plaudits of the crowd the free admis sion to the danco was doubly appre ciated, as we are as a whole a "dead broke" assemblage of , fellows. The buglers have been brushing up on the more than welcome pay day march so when the paymaster arri js there will not be a fellow who dne3 not recognize the call to receive his fifteen sheckles. A dollar looks tie equivalent of 100 cents these dnys and ho who still holds a little loose change in his jeans is a decidedly "lucky guy." Mail time finds every man present as far as conditions permit. He, who is blessed with a brace of letters is tho envy of all fellows. It really is next to retreat, the big moment of the day, for it is the link that unites I us with ou,r kindred folk, friends and acquaintances. The big packed post bag too with its toothsome edi bles always strikes a tender spot in a fellow's happiness and he who is so remembered in turn forgets not his less fortunate squad members. Lots of Music. During tho late afternoon and early evening hours group singing is one of tho most popular diversions with the boys. Under the compelling throbs of Allen Jones' ukelele the lov ers of impromptu song nre uncon sciously drawn to the festival center, that usually being a cot or two in some protected corner. Company M has some exeellont voices and as these lead off with the gruffer "so loists" timidly following, tho soft feet." , In the opinion of all of us who have the position presented to us frequontly, a civilian .might easily profit by heeding the rules for ten minutes a day. The proximity of the regular night ly retreat with its inspiring salute of the colors is suggested by a glance at my watch so I miist hasten. Com pany M was appointed custodian of the flag for tho huge O.-W. R. & N. flagpole at its dedication so the rais ing and lowering of our beloved "Old Glory" is more than a duty each day, rather it is a priceless privilege. , Cordially, (Private) MAXWELL E. BALL. Company M, Third Oregon Infantry. Capital Journal. Muscle Soreness Reliered. Unusual work, bending and lifting or strenuous exercise is a strain on the muscles, they become sore and stiff, you are orippled and in pain. Sloan's Liniment brings you quick re lief, easy to apply, it penetrates with- fitting tribute will be paid to Nation ai Flag Day unless the unforseen oc curs. According to the present indica tions the Stock Show- this year will exceed any former exhibitions of the association. Inquiries as to the show and various classes of exhibits are coming in every day and there is a great deal of enthusiasm through out Eastern Oregon and more especi ally in the Grande Rondo Valley. The cash prizes which have been offered this year are serving as a special in ducement to the stockmen to get their stock up in the best of shape. Tho cattle exhibits at the Stock Show this year promise to be a spe cial attraction, more especially in the shorthorn and hereford classes. The slogan adopted by the associ ation,. "The Best We Breed for Ameri ca's Need" is receiving a great deal of favorable comment from the press throughout the Northwest and is proving an advertisement for the show in itself. Oregon Scout. out rubbing and drives out the sore-' . ' . . nA A ..lam i;m i .v- Best Remedy for Whooping Cough. . . . . - wwu. 4IUU.U, VIDWIC, UIU mussy plasters or ointments, it does "Last winter when my little bey had the whooping eough I gavo him Chain- not stain the skin or clog the pores, r" I tJL Fu aw. . wi i,JL . I Plain's CougJi Remedy," writes Mrs. Used Automobiles At a Fraction Of Their Origin, al Price MITCHELL $250.00 OVERLAND ..$250.00 MAXWELL .. .. ...$250.00 FORDS from $175.00 up SMITH'S GARAGE mm Always have a bottle handy for the pains aches of rheumatism, gout, lun bago, grippe, bruises, stiffness, back ache and all external pain. druggist, 25c. Adv. At your COMPANY M BOYS ' TO GOTO ELGIN JT. B. Roberts, East St. Louis, 111. "It kept his cough loose and relieved him , i of. those dreadful conghiag spells. It 1 is the only cough medicine I keep inj the house because I have the most confidence in it." This remedy is alpo good for colds and croup. Adv. Complete Military Maneuvers and Drill Will Be Staged at Elgin Bull Grounds, Sunday, June 3 Band Concert and Ball Game Will Also Be Features. The "Plantation Electrical," featur ing the electrical process through which Mississippi products are put be fore they are marketed, will be ex hibited during . the Mississippi Cen tennial Exposition in December. . Elgin, May 28. (Special) Nego- .' rations have been completed with Captain Neer whereby Company M, :Third Oregon Infantry, now stationed at La Grande, will be brought to Elgin Sunday, June 3rd and give a complete military drill, which will prove one of the best treats of the year. The company will be assisted by tho Elgin Concert Band and following the drill there will be a baseball game be tween Elgin and Company M team. The drill consists of close order drill, silent drill, guard mount, all manners of advancing on an Ameri can firing line, bayonet drill, charges, and in fact everything the trained soldier is commanded to do. Miss Blackmon has a big sacrifice sale of trimmed hats. See ad on page five. PLOUGHING GARDENS I will plow up your garden Rates reasonable.- A. G. HERMANN, Phone Red 3351 I also have a small wagon I want to sell. Notes From Wallowa Elgin this week.' Mrs. J. S. White and daughter left Friday for Portland for a short visit. Miss Anna SchafTer visited with friends in Lostine the first of the week. Mrs. Thomas Mitchell returned homo Saturday after a short visit In i La Grande. Mrs. James Suoy, of Joseph, is vis iting with her parents this week, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore. . Mrs. E. M. Huff returned home Friday from outside points where she had been on a short visit. Miss Millor, the efficient school teacher of the Lower Valley school, loft for her home in Enterprise Sat urday. ' , . . ; Mrs. Vernon left Sunday for Union where she goes to visit, with the family of her grand daughter, Mrs. Jos. Hayes.'. . t , Mrs. Goff, of Minnm, was up for I the Tuesday night graduation exer- ' -! TT J Ll H Al! cises. xier auugnier, iuibu uuve, wua one of the class of 26 graduates this year. They left for their home Wed nesday. Dnn McKenzie transacted business in La Grande and other Grande Rorde valley points the first of the week. Dan "says that the fall sown grain in the '.. Grande JRoode -valley way in the eroccn west and. a i.i ...!. i tJ1v"T "-" - Wygant, chairman, the spacious Rex I Ragtime is the camo's delie-ht with I - V.-. ' V Zt:. i 'uMdny evening m tho gymnasium, the spring gram, is coming on ra gooa Wallowa, May 28. (Special) The Wallowa Sun 3ays: A meeting was held hero Thursday to organize a company of Boy Scouts. A. A. Griffin arrived from Portland tho latter part Of Inst week and began tho work of cruising National Forest timber on Swamp Creck and vicinty. Ho will have a crew of sx mon and will 'be engaged in this work for two months or more. . . The adjuster came in the first of the week and adjusted the loss on the Wallowa opera house which burned I to the ground tho night of May 12th. Captain Neer will select the beat ', Settlement was made in full for $4, men for the exhibiton to be given here i 000 on the opera house and $29 on nryA wH thu nftrliHnnnl frnininfl. of n!i1.n IWln J.iMllVi. itriot e sons sooJnnn. tl, i uij- i . . . TT """ u""b. . ., uiuuuo on live i Wcek will excel the maneuvers given Tln 1017 olna vf tVin Wnllnwn. hio-Ti the past .month, ia -note thnfc is on v nl.- n txi mir . L t itte lill class or tne wauowa mgn ion of Sergeant! far awav in the irolden wfintlnd. lat ..?, f" , , r' J wwe given t How to Make Money If you -have from $200.00! to $500.00 I can show you S where you can make from I $500.00 to $1000.00 per month. This is not "hot! air"; it will stand the clos- j est investigation. Call and see me, between 8 and 10 a. m., also 6 to 7 p. m., at Hotel Foley, Room 8. Ask J for Mr. Skelton. r J ii 4. J ! and Mrs. Pat Foley, who ixuuu live agciiwj wftiiwu. i, d such al hosts in their Sun, m. day dinner to Company M. Captain i i hall was bedecked with patriotic bunting and flags, bristling firs were made to grow in secluded nooks and a display of military equipment was added both for instructive interest and to suggest that we are here for business rather than for pleasure. But the reflective splendor from the unsheathed bayonet could not dim the gayety of the affair for La Grande had turned out in regal num bers to honor her military visitors. That the Girls' Honor Guard were in charge of the ticket sale insured a and Company M were not disappoint ed in their expectations. The grand -march was led by Mr. recently CONVENIENCE All the convenience of gas. No waiting for the Are to burn up. Meals in a jiffy, and a cool kitchen all the time. Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts. Better cooking because of the steady, evenly-distributed heat. More convenient than a wood or coal stove for all the year 'round cooking and more eco nomical. The long blue chimneys prevent all smoke and Smdl. In 1, 2, 3 and 4 burner sizes, with or without ovens. Also cabinet models. Ask your dealer today. HEW PBI&ECTION OIL COQifcSlOVE FOR SALE BY W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. F. L. Lilly John Melville The Golden Rule Co. J. J. Carr 'Down the Long, Long Trail With You," and "On the Beach at Wakiki" as tho favorite selections. A dip into the future or the past is frequently to be seen in the eyes of some lad of the olive drab at such moments, yet the rapidly changing repertory soon brings him back to the present and he does not regret his present affilia tion as a servant of the Stars and Stripes. Strange as it may seem the grand opera records of the La Grande Y. M. C. A.'s talking machine make tho greatest appeal, be our bod ily condition vivacious or weary. It only illustrates that though in the service, the early cultural advantage of us all have not been subordinated Grande, arriving in blgin not later; rhe,.. wcre o in the class though' shane. than 1:30 and the afternoon program there wore only 12 on the stage, all , Miss Zotta Underwood, one of the will begin immediately thereafter with being young ladies. Tho boys of tho teachers of the high school, left yes music by the Elgin Band. The mili- i class having volunteered in the hos- j terday for her home in Lebanon, O ro tary drill will begin promptly at 2,'t);tni corns nnd are now at Fort War-' p-on. where she will snend her vaca- .o'clock followed immediately by a ball I renj Washington: At least all except ;tion. She will teach in the Walla game. The military drill will require three, Virgil Coverstone nnd Bruce Walla schools next year and Wallowa an hour or more and will be given ; Brace beintr at Vancouver and Orcll ! loses one of its efficient teachers. Poolo at Wireless station in Kansas. ! Mrs. Dr. Dale and two daughters Rev. iBogue gave the benediction , left last Sunday for Portland where and Rev. Cook the graduation ad-. they will visit with relatives for a dress to the class. He spoke along month or more before returning. Mrs. the lines of highere education and the Dale accompanied tho delegates to plexion. and Dr. King's New Life part tho class will play in tho future Rebckah assembly where she will Pills aro a mild and gentle laxative j of the homes of the nation. The boys take tho Grande Lodge degree at this ' that regulates the bowels and relieves . ho said were now making history, be- time. the congested intestines by removing , jng in tho army in the defense of i James Pound, for six years bag the accumulated wastes without grip- j their country in the World War. Mrs. gage master and freight-clerk at the The in the present world strike piano under the touch of Sergeant Gralapp or Ferris Abbett also dove tails in with our moods as we disport ourselves in the congenial depths of lounging chairs by the association's fireplace. Move Hospital Soon. That more adequate facilities for the hospital corps might be provided, the company's retreat for the sick is now to be found at the La Grande "Y." An interment of several days in tho allotted quarters, a "Y" room generally puts a man on his feet again. No malady of a serious na ture has as yet marred tho efficiency near each other as the confirmation of the company's muster role as a fighting unit. To see how some of the fellows voice their protest on be ing put on the sick list show3 that they didn't join the colors for passive service. Life out under tho snappy morning frosts and gusty afternoon winds is much too attractive to loiter beneath army blankets in the so called "horspittal." While memorizing the require ments for "Position of the Soldier or Attention" recently it occurred to me that Salem folk might even like to get the army recipe for the little, magnificent physical condition first. " Clear Away the Waste. Bowel regularity is the secret of good health, bright eyes, clear com- ing. Take a pill before retiring and John McDonald, one of the school di-. Wallowa depot, left Friday for La I 1 U .. t V. V -1 4-V.nt .7 . , 1 1 mulnn - . ..1 .. .UU . I. r . n,V.M 1 4olrna o nmilti'rtn ft that heavy head, that dull spring fever feeling disappears. Get Dr. King's New Life Pill sat your drug gist, 25c. Adv. ELGIN PERSONALS. Elgin, May 28. gin Recorder savs: Jack Wisdom was in from his saw mill the first of the week and reports that sawing is going on in a satis factory manner. rectors, presented tho class with the , Grande where he takes a position im diplomas after addressing them with tho ticket selling department at that a few well chosen remarks about place. His many friends wish him school work they have just finished, success in his new duties. Mr. Pound The class of 1917 follows: Ada Bell, is deserving of the promotion which Eugeno Alford, Loie Greer, Ray Hen-; he has just received at the hands of dricks, Heber Greer, Lenna Marvinv the railroad company. (Special) The El-1 Olive Goff, Lois Mitchell, Ross Hood,' Miss Doolittlo, the domestic science Mabel Keeler, James Plass, Earl teacher in the public school hero, left Pfeffer, Ida Powers, Erie Hawley, yesterday for her home in Corvallis. Oman Powers, Frank Ballard, Bruce : J. G. Ford, who bought a farm, Brace, Ruby Ballard, Melvin Bue, Or- South of Caldwell, Idaho, this spring ell Poole, Sylvia Applegate, Florence and has been in that vicinity tho post i in :i ,rr l tt, j ..1. . Hn4...MMJ i WT..1 V 5F t Z S ! Coleman! Donald McDaniel, Margaret Iowa Tuesday. Ho expects to move Forstaad. his family to his Idaho farm next Mrs. H. G. Mitsterson is visiting in week. Workman left this week for Prairie City for a visit with friends. From that point Mrs. Riggs will proceed to Portland to join her husband. Mrs. E. B. Johnson and little daugh ter visited relatives in La Grando this week. W. O. Parks was a visitor to The Dalles this week. Tho Elgin baseball team went to Baker Sunday. Miss Leontine Morelock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, William Morelock, of Joseph, is visiting relatives and friends. stant training tends to put a man in to. As outlined to the squad by the respective corporal it is: Some Physical Culture. "Heels on the same line and as near each other as the conformation of the man permits. "Feet turned out equally and form ing an angle of about 45 degrees. "Knees straight without stiffness. "Hips level and drawn back slight ly; body erect and resting equally on hips; chest li'ted and arched; shoul ders square and falling equally. "Arms an'! hands hanging natural ly, thumb t.Wng scam of the trous ers. "Head erf ' and squarely to the front, chin drawn in so that the axis of the head and nock is vertical; eyes straight to the front. "Weight of the body resting equal ly upon the heels and balls of the Don't Let Your Cough Hang On. A cough thnt racks und weakens is con-; dangerous, it undermines your health and thrives on neglect. Relieve it at once. with Dr. King's New Discovery. This soothing balsam remedy heals the throat, loosens the phlegm, its an tiseptic properties kill the germ and 1 1 the cold is quickly broken up. Chil dren and grown-ups alike find Dr. King's New Discovery pleasant to take as well as effective. Have a bot tle handy in your medicine chest for grippe, croup and all bronchial af fections. At druggists, 50c. Adv. Car Load Lump Coal Just Rec'd. First Come, First Served. PATRIOTIC DAY AT THE UNION STOCK SHOW Flag Day, June 14th, which falls on the Recond day of the Ninth Annual Stock Show will be celebrated as a great Patriotic Day at the Show this year. The Stock Show Associa tion is making plans , for a special patriotic program on that day and IF YOU ENTRUST YOUR SHIPMENTS to us you can count confidently upon prompt, careful service. We handle the transfer work of some of tho biggest houses in town. We refer to them as to the character of our service. Our facilities are such that we still have room for additional work. We shall bo glad to es timate on yours. The J. D. Lynch Co. ! One Block East of Depot Phone Main 10