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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1917)
THURSDAY, r JUXE 14, 1917; LA GRAifDE -EVENTS G OBSERVER. EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Ad Independent Newspaper. Published Daily aad Weekly at La Grande, Oregon, by the GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PUBLISHING CO. North Powder News Ul Ull-H ui-u.i-.. x i Vartk Pm.. J J. I). MEYERS ILB.LEITER CLARKE LiAILM r The North Powder Ciaula President r ' Vice-Peadfeat -Editor and Publisher ! boosters will g m force on Wtdne- - day to the Unic! Stock rm to bocft Entered at the IWfiee at I Grande, Oregon, as second- r T'JTa class matter. Address all communications to THE OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth St. the North Vernier band will fcrr.iib masse. A large parole of autos is pta.-ir.ed and every orve of the citizees are expected to get ia and boost for the North Powder Chautauqua. We expect a return from the Union boost News Stand. tn w'len tk Chautauqua convenes. as enlisted in the Nary did cot enlist i as ne was onaoie 10 pass ice required Leased Wire Telegraph Report of j Chris Johnson, Jr., has returned from Corvaliis where he had been tak ! in? a summer course at the O. A. C. j Mrs. C. L. Palmer is visiting with I her parents and friends for a short j time. Mrs. Palmer was formerly Miss Gladys Olson. She reports that they ' are located at Athena and her husband ! has a position as a pharmacist at ) that place and they are getting along nicely. i Mrs. A. K. Graham is now attend- j ing the Baptist convention at Ontario, On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel Portland; Imperial News Stand, Portland. City Official Paper. L nited l'resa Associations. The Observer carrier boys are instructed to put the papers on fe porches. If the carrier doe not do this, misses you, or neglects gettx the paper to you on time, kindly phone The Observer, as this is the only way we can determine whether or not the carriers are following interac tions. Phone Main 37 before T30 o'clock and a paper will be ent yon by pedal messenger if the carrier has ffi Used you. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. By Carrier. , I Daily, mail per six months Daily, single copy Set in advance Z0 Dally ptr week 15e Daily, by mail per three months Daily, per month 65e Daily, per six months to advanee.S3.50 Daily, per year in advance t7j&0 By Mail Daily, by mail per year, in ad vance H.00 as a delegate from She expects to retort m advance .'. $1-25 Daily, by mail per month 43c The Saturday Evening Observer, per year in advance L50 Weekly-Obeerver-Star, per year in advance - $1-50 Every Liberty loan bond that is bought brings nearer the end of the world war. Have you bought vours ? 0 RED CROSS AVAR RELIEF FUND She was sent North Powder, on Saturday. A delegation of the Odd Fellows and Rcbekahs from Cove (came over to North Powder on Friday evening to arrange for a convention at Cove to be held on June 15 and 16th. One party had trouble with his auto a few miles out from town and had to be hauled in. Arthur Terrall, of Union, was a visitor in North Powder today. He came up to see Dr. Law and the doc tor made a business trip to Union tak ing Mr. Terrall back with him. Mr. Terrall is looking after his ranch which lies close to Tclocaset. He will be on his ranch this summer in order to get his crops in. Al Blevins has installed an electric motor to irrigate his lawns and gar den. Lane Goffe has moved out on his Wolfe Creek ranch and ia planning to put in a large crop of potatoes. George Carries will put in eighty acres of ..potatoes on his ranch this year. Ben Evans left the other day with Jerry Lenheart's car for a trip to Portland and at that place will be Joined by the Lenheart family and the crowd will then motor to Long 'Beach, Cal., where Mr. Lenheart and his fam ily expect to make their future home. George McDonald 'accompanied Ben Evans on his trip and will make an ex tended visit. ' i ' Mr. McGregor had the misfortune to slightly sprain his ankle the other day and after hobbling around on it for some time he found it rather pain- Red Cross Week, from June 18th to 25th, as been set aside by President Wilson in formal proclamation as the period in which the nation will devote itself to raising $100,000,000 for the comfort and relief of the country's fighting men, the sick and wounded, as well as depend ent families of enlisted men and destitute non-combatants. Despite the many calls upon the patriotic for financial assistance, this campaign for the Red Cross is already as sured the magnificent support jt will need to carry. Brisk preliminary work on the part of the Western Campaign committee has enlisted the most powerful and influential men in all the large centers. Secretary Joseph .Tumulty, in behalf of President Wilson, has wired to hundreds of prominent men throughout the west and has received from them, enthusiastic assurances of support. - . .. Conferences have been held, already in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland. Denver and Wichita will be isited and organized before the trip ends. John B. Miller, of Los AngeJes gas corporation, is chairman of the western committee, and, working with him are such rep resentative men as William II. Crocker, of San Francisco, Lawrence C. Phipps, Sr., of Denver, Henry L. Corbett, of Portland, Charles E. Peabody, of Seattle, George C. Talia ferro, of San Antonia, and Ford Harvey, of Kansas, City. The western headquarters are at the Palace Hotel in San J'ranosco, with Lyman L. Pierce, executive secretary, and Richard R. Perkins, associate secretary. "Military and civilian relief at home and abroad" is the slogan of the campaigners for this immense sum of money. It means that the appeal will be to all citizens because all citizens, either directly or indirectly, will be i Whoi. Mrs. Law has about 225 viiauy airecterj. "The best way in which to impart the greatest efficiency and' energy to the relief work, which this war will entail." says-President Wilson, in discussing his creation of the j Jtea Cross War Council, "will be to concentrate it in the hands of a single, experienced organization which has been recognized by law and by international convention as the public mstrnmentality for such purposes. Tndeed, such a concentration of administrative action in this matter CLEARANCE SALE- STILL ON - AND GOING A remarkable reduction in Ladies' Coats, Suits, and Dresses. All up to the minute in stjde and color Suits and Coats that are the last word in Spring's fashions, and all reduced 25 per cent merely because it is not our policy to carry over stock from one sea son to another. If you have not taken ad vantage of this great sacrifice you should do so at once be fore the stock has been picked over. All Skirts Reduced '20 . .'ft;; Jt- Suits, Coats and Dresses $12.50 $13.50 $15.00 $17.50 $20.00 $22.50 $25.00 $27.50 $30.00 $32.50 $35.00 $37.50 Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values $ 9.40 $10.15 $11.25 $13.50 $15.00 $16.85 $18.75 $20.60 $22.50 $24.35 $26.25 $28.10 This is an excellent chance for you to get one of these spring Skirts at a real bargain. These Skirts are in checks, plaids and stripes in the newest shades of the season and color combi nations that will surely catch your eye. Our entire line is ready for your inspection now. $ 6.00 $ 7.00 $ 8.00 $ 9.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $17.00 $18.00 $19.00 $10.00 Skirts Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values Values $ 4.80 $ 5.60 6.40 7.20 8.00 9.60 $11.20 $12.00 $12.80 $13.60 $14.40 $15.20 $16.50 Jl'.&!.vrm,i,j-r.i-tTt'i& ship out many hundreds of tons of cherries this year. Mrs. J. C. Pixton left , last week Monday to visit her daughter in Salt Lake City. The old shed back of the Cove gar age has been torn down. . Paul Williams came to Cove from fill and Dr. Irvine insisted on hauling ul S, - v- v, ; vi. .,, . .. . ... uatcer last wees jionuay on ms new nim home in his auto thereby saving . , ... . . Mr. McGregor the trouble of walking. Howevbr there was no occasion of any medical' interference with the ankle and Mr. McGregor is giving his foot a rest or a while. motorcycle with side-car attachment. Paul Houx has just purchased a new motorcycle with side-car attach ment. Miss Ruby Fulp left last week for Pendleton where she will visit her A. E. Lambert was a caller at the aunt MrB. c!yde Robinson. Gibbs home the other day. Mr. Laxotf' bcrt has a new car and goes to see all Wiis friends and insists on them admir ing it - Mrs. Law received one hundred, day old chicks the other day. These chicks are the thoroughbred White young chickens and says that she will soon have plenty of fries to eat. Support The Government! . At this critical period in our history our manufacturers are offering their mills, and our young men are offering their services' to the United States Government. bo your bit by subscribing to the Liberty Loan. Tin's bank can furnish . Bonds in denominations of $50, $100, '; ; , $500 or $1000. You can pay for bonds ... -in installments. Come In and Talk It Over La Grande National Bank Cove News Notes Cove, June 12. (Special) Cove will celebrate the Fourth of. July this year in the good old fashioned picnic style. A committee of five represent ing the different churches and one from the city has been appointed to work up the program for the day. A representative of Libby, McNeil & Libby from San Francisco has re cently been to Cove and secured con tracts fro mgrowers for 200 tons of cherries at $80 per ton in bulk. Rep resentatives from other firms have nlso contracted for a large tonnage. The present prospect is that Cove will iS. h.. and Li. kj. Anderson gave a grafanola concert at Trippeer's hall last Friday evening. The concert was well attended and enjoyed by all. A new box of hooka has arrived at the Cove library from the State li brary. J. S. De Loni? took a load of hoes to La Grande Thursday of last week. Mrs. Heady lits been ill for several days but is much better at this date. Ben Miller recently bought the property known as the Jones ranch and has taken possession of same. . Royal Jones and family have moved into the James Nelson place. Ray Baker, Misses Dcna Lund, Vera Pease, Ora Brown and Hattie De Borde left this week to attend the summer school at Monmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncy Pederman, of Boise, have been visiting at the home of Dan Pederman for the past few days. Harris French, who is very ill in La Grande, is suffering from a third relapse of typhoid fever. Miss Bessie Lantz is taking a va cation and has rented her piano to seems to me absolutely necessary, and I hereby earnestly call upon all wlito can contribute either great sums or small to the alleviation of the suffering and distress which must inevitably arise out of this fight for humanity and democracy, to contribute to the Red Cross. "It will be one of the first and most necessary tasks of the new War Council of .the Red Cross to raise great suras of money for -the support of the work to be done and done upon a great scale. I hope that the response to their efforts will be a demonstration of the generosity of Amer ica and the power of genuine practical sympathy among our people that will command the admiration of the whole world." ' v Inspired by the appeal of the nation's chief executive and head of the national Red Cross, workers in every city in the union are being organized to make the campaign week nn effective money-raising event. Teams are1 being trained to handle the details of this stupendous canvass for the 'hundred million.. West of the Mississippi, it is expec ted to raise at least fifteen millions of dollars, and, already, signatures have been sceurecL to substantial checks which will give the campaign a powerful stimulus when it opens on June 18th: ' ' ' ' 4 4.4. 4.4. 4. 4-4.4. 4.4.4.4.44. 3 ELGIN WATCHES I Fine RepairiricfX the Cove Theatre Co. I Lawrence Martin, son f Mrs. Nel lie Martin, who has 'been suffering from an attack of spinal meningitis, is improving and will soon be out again. Mrs. Martin has just returned home having spent a week with him. H. H. Gane, a Presbyterian minis ter of Denver, Colo., has recently moved to Cove with his family and occupies the house owned by Mrs. M. J. Duffy and lately occupied by F. A. Galloway. Frank A. Galloway and family have moved into the house owned by Mrs. Dave Lane. , ' . 1 , Robert Z. Baxter and family "at tended the Stampede at Haines last week. Sidney Lyle, of Spokane, was in Cove last week tuning pianos. Mr. Arnwriter, of Salt Lake City, accom panied him. Mr. Arnwriter likes this country very much and is looking for a good location. Mrs. E. 0. Otts, who has been seri- (Continued on Page 5.). BIRNIE'S JEWELRY STORE IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY AND 5 SUR ROUNDING COUNTRY AS A DEPENDABLE PLACE TO, LEAVE WATCHES AND JEWELRY FOR REPAIR. , JF THAT WATCH IS NOT KEEPING TIME, BRING IT TO US. ALL WORK GUAR-ANTEED. G. S. Birnie
