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MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING' OBSERVER. page nva Needless ration Indie . . Sh ran'le for the day. Mr. Hulse LfOSgfTCIttOflS ;U on a call by the local exemp mmmr ,.... jftitn hoard to appear for examination The stomach is often found to rebjel because the system needs, not food but a thor ough cleansing; . .. ; ' v. Take, Blue Mountain Liver pr .-V Pills'- They will cleanse the stom ach and bowels and restore the hver to normal action. Then indigestion will disap pear, . , ' 25c sold only at RED CROSS DRUG STORE As nearly as wo can get at it the most of the discontent is doe to the fact that the fellows who "work hard est get the biggest pay. . Telling lies is a fault in a boy, an art in a lover, an accomplishment it. a bachelor and second nature in a married man. Money is- a chiffon veil, through which a girl's pug nose becomes "re. trouse," red hair is turned to "Titian' and embonpoint becomes merely "plumpness." . Talking Shop. 'Of course, you are eager for th' triumph of right. 1 "Yes," replied Mr. Dustin Stax; "but it's hard, sometimes, to-eil which the right side of the market really is." Washington Star. ' Strawberries inOctober Dr. E. D. McKinney, of Union, sent today to Dr. A. L. Richardson, of La Grande, sev eral boxes of finely flavored strawberries. L. T. Day returned this morning from the State Fair at Salem. News Of La Grande iignt School (rowing The Night ocnooi continues to grow and Princi pai e. a. tpimg expects that it will not be long beftfre it will be neces- sary to engage new teachers for the (commercial course. ' Arrangements are Being made with the Western Union ito start a class in telegranhv. aver seven application hove been received by the Y. M. C. A. for this class and Jt is expected that it will be organized soon. Neighborhood Club Will Meet The Neighborhood Club will meet tomor- row afternoon at 2 p. m. at their club rooms in the Library Building. "'. Returns to Salt Lake Miss Carter of Salt Lake returned to her home today after spending the summer with Mrs. Hugh Mep' , ot Cove. Miss Carter and Mrs. K. ' 'Call sDent the week-end with Mil :hie Bacon. '- Returns From VUil -a. (i. S Galloway returned to Ui : today aft er visiting with her da at'or, Mrs. C. W. Robbs. Making Improvements The Ncwlin (Book and Stationery Company is making some extensive improvements in the way of a phonograph demon strating room and extending the toy department balcony. The demonstrat ing room is 9x12 feet with glass on three sides and will bo arranged for the comfort of patrons. Anxious to Serve Joseph Anderson who was examined by the local ex emption board some time ago and who han been living in Walla Walla lor the past month, arrived in the city toduy to go with the quota from Union coun ty to American Lake on Wednesday. Mr. Anderson is from Shelbyville, Michigan, and registered at that place, the local board received noti fication of his transfer by his local board and this procedure saves Mr. Anderson considerable expense. Mr. v Anderson with his most pleasing per sonalities, is very anxious to get into the service, he looks at the draft situa tion as another person would a call to a profession, if every one enlis'tcd .-he said it-would create a panic in the commercial world, but this most sane method of conscriptidrT is tho right way to build up the military forces of this great government. Hardy of Elgin is in the city today I taking the physical examination bc- loro tne local exemption Donru. Many Calls for Apple Pickers The employment department of the Jr. M. C. A. is receiving so many calls for apple pickers, that it Is now neces sary for them to list all prospective pickers. The department would ap preciate it' very much if all persons intending to pick apples this year, would come and register at tho Y. M C. A. within the next few days. The crop looks good and good wages can be made. . Fit up Apartment Harley Richard son and Allen Hunter have fitted up rooms in the Y. M. C. A. dormitories into a suite; 'they have very cosy apartments, their study "room is very homelike, with its piano, bookcase, library table, and excellent rockers. Here for Examination Harley M. Y. M. C. A. Tank Open The swim ming pool at the Y. M. C. A. is now open for the membership of the "Y." Ths.'Y.--M: ei A. is.givirigthis fea ture very particular attention and all the patrons can be assured that the best of care is given to the water. Here for Examination Hugh Clif ton lulse of lelocaset is visiting in TED THYE AND JIM NOREGAARD ARE TO MEET TOMORROW NIGHT. Ted Thye of Spokane and Jim Noregaard of Wallowa are both in the city. The two young gladiators will meet in a finish wrestling match at the Star Theatre to morrow night at 9:30. Both men are in fine condition and will rest from now on in antici pation of a hard tussle when they come together on the mat. Thye "-has wrestled about once a week all summer and is always ready to give a good account of himself. Noregaard is trained up to the minute, having wrestled twice this month, meeting O'Neill at Enterprise on tho 27th demonstrating his abili ty to go through a long hard match very grace fully and without any ill effects. Their match tomorrow night will be a supreme test of skill and endur ance as they have agreed to wrestle a three out of five fall contest, known to the sport fans as a "battle to a finish." "JIM NOREGAARD. 4,4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4,4,4,4,4,,. Harness Shop 5-Minute Inner Tube Vulcanizers, G. L. W. Auto Spring Oilers, Dressing for Auto Tops and Cush ions, All Kinds of Auto Top Goods, Auto Tops and Seats Recovered and Repaired, Auto Soap and Hard Oils. T. M. Shannon's Adams Avenue . La Grande, Ore. Xf4"f -"fr"f Leave for Veatherbec .. :'lr. and Mrs. D. M. McClalland left th.:: morn ing for Wentherbee, where thVy will stay for a few days. '.- Arrives to Make Home Here Mr. and Mrs. A. Durmal arrived in La Grande yesterday where they wll make their future home. Mr. Durmal is employed as bookkeeper for the La Grande Fruit Company. . . Returns to Salt Lake Miss Bertha Erlandsen returned to her home in Salt Lake after visiting with John Wells and family for the past three months. win in. .Ti i 11.!-. . ""i in umun r.aitn iNelson went to Union today to stay for about two months. While in La Grande she visited with Mrs. W. F. Ashman. --- Bishop of Baker Goes Through Rt. )Rev. C. J. O'Reilly, bishop of Baker v.;-.. 1 11 1. r n . v.-, pa&seu mrougn im liranuc yes terday 011 his way to Hood River and from there to Bond and other in terior points. The bishop hopes to have a splendid new hospital erected nt Eend in the near future. Visiting Here Miss Agnes Bideler is spending the week-end with Mrs. Millard SteamsT 4 Leaves for Portland J. W. Ma- guire left for Portland this morning on No. 17 on business. He will, be gone about two weeks. '. ,On Vacation Rev. and Mrs. T.ckner of the First Baptist church are spend ing their vacation in (l.itario. m m m Will Visit in Portland Mrs. Judson, mother of Dr. Dora J. Underwood, went to Portland for a visit wi". her relations. m m m Return to Chehalis Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm and Mrs. W. T. Donahoe, brother and sister-in-law of Mis. E. E. Kirtley, who were visiting last week with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kirtley, returned to their home in Chehalis, Wash. lie! urns Home ilijom Sn:ok re turned to her home Saturday after visiting with her relations, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Humphreys. The Final Touch of Style YOUR FOOTWEAR Even the most stylish garment though it be perfect-fitting and the latest dictate of Dame Fash ionit will lose that air of refined style and smai-t elegance if your footwear is not in keep ing with your new apparel. ' ':- ' Our Fall Footwear showing offers the best as sortment of Stylish Lasts and Color combina tions. Weboast of the Finest Assortment of high-grade Footwear in Eastern Oregon at prices on which we defy competition, quality considered. ,! 4-44, 4. QUALITY IS THE WATCHWORD OF OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT Merely elicap footwear sometimes Quality Footwear at right prices gains a purchaser, but always loses makes our purchasers become sat a customer. jHfied customers. Practise Real Economy Visit our exclusive Shoo Department today and inspect the new styles in the following high-grade footwear lines: Utz & Dunn Footwear for Women, F. F. II. Dress Shoes for Men. li. (tU. Foot-wear for Women and Misses. Bradley Metcalf Work Shoes for Men. E. C. Skuffer Shoes for Children. Logan Boy-proof School Shoes. The R. C. U. is the larg est buying organization of its kind in existence. T GOLDEN PULE G Quatuj tnt Mnt-'Riicu Cut. La Grande's R. C. U. Store It. C. U. Buying Power means more for your money in every Dept. Working on Highway Leal liufscll went to Meacham last night, where he is working on the State highway. for San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr. Nickum has been staying at the Foley Hotel. He has made many friends here during his brief stay. a position n the schools there. She will be succeeded by Mrs. Roe, who is an experienced teacher and a grad uate of the Lewiston Normal Bchool. 'Miss Grace MacMillan, who has been l;head of the Latin department for six yearsfin the High school here, will leave a week from today for Butte, Mont., where she will teach algebra and Spanish. Miss Ida Howard, who house guest guest of Mrs chi,d has been teaching German and Eng-1 lish in the High school here, will I Has Pneumonia John Paden was teach Snnnish nnd Latin. Mi Hlo Brought trom Kamela to La Grande 111 Pllhl-QU n-i-o.ti.nf-n ..r TT f n , .. J ' " V Ul Deen appointed to leach uermnn and j Hospital. English in the High school here. I I, William Sargent Promoted Will- Hunting Season Opens Hunting iam Sargent has received a card from season opened half an hour before . his son. Don, telling of his second Dro- daylight this morning. Clo'sc to 100 , motion within two months. He is sta- automdbiles started out this morn- j tioned at North Carolina and is ex ing before daylight carrying hunters ! pectcd to be in active service soon. up the valley. According to reports the pheasants are scarce but ducks are plentiful. Returning sportsmen report that the half-hour-before-day-light law was very strictly oliserved by the men out for birds. Not a shot was heard before the prescribed time. they said. han, employe of the O.-W. returned last night from a short trip to Port land. ' Returns From Trip M. A. Fitzger ald,, conductor on the O.-W. has re turned from a trip to the South. Returns to Toppenish, Wn Mrs. V. Ackles Little, of Toppenish, Wash., returned to her home this morning : after attending the funeral of her Joins the Marines Archie A. Mit father, the late George Ackles. .' chell, of this city, left on last night's While in La Grande she was the I trnin for San Frnnda. hsvin i;t I ed in the Marine service. He expects to make a short stopover in Portland. Returns From Portland Mr. Calla- Leaving Soon for Canada C. O. Bloon, a prominent farmer of Grande Round Valley will leave on a busi ness trip to Canada soon. -.. Accident Occurred on Starkey HM What came near being a serious acci dent happened yesterday afternoon on a steep grade near Starkey when the brakes on a car owned by Mr. Brigfrs refused to work. He barely missed a (Continued on Pago 8.) Will Visit Son Mrs. B. W. Carr left Saturday night for Chicago, where she will visit her son, A. G. Mayger, who in the officers training camp tit Fort Sheridan. Here on Visit Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Taylor and daughter arrived this morning from Gooding, Idaho for a visit with Mr. A. L. Taylor and fam ily. On Way to Chicago H. R. Mc- Cabe of Hoquinm. Wash., stopped off on his way to Chicago for a few days' visit with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Corbett. Baker Lawyer Here A. A. Smith, prominent lawyer of Baker, arrived in La Grande yesterday. He has a case in tho Union county courts. Has Ptomaine Poisoning Stanley Evans of Company L is ill with pto maine poisoning. Return to Portland Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Pollack returned to their home in Portland today after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. A. Rcher of Perry. Will Spend Winter in Enterprise Mrs. Alice Harrell went to Enterprise this morning where che will spend the winter. ' Changes In Schools Here Miss Ruth. Ghormley, fourth grade teach er in the Greenwood school left Friday night for Portland, having accepted Rich-'Johnson Niuptials Charles ' Rich, (20), and Gretta Johnson, (18), , both of Union were married by Jus- 1 tice of Peace A. C. Williams at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. ! t Will Attend U. of W. Ernest Patty ! left Sunday night for Seattle, where ' he will study mining engineering at the University, of Washington. i J. E. Reynolds Returns J. E. Rey nolds, member of the State Fair Board, returned from Salem this morning. He reports that the State Fair was a great success this year in every particular, the financial re-! turns being a little better than last; year. The exhibits were fine, nnd much admired. Union County was! beaten by Baker by only one-quarter ot a point, which was a good show- ! ing, as both counties had fine exhib its. There were more exhibitors from Eastern Oregon than last year and the stock from this country loomed up fine. Albert Hunter also returned last night. Their horses will arrive in a few days. Taking it all together ; the people were well satisfied with the entire exhibition. One of the fea tures which is growing very rapidly and attracting much attention is the boys and girls' industrial club worl:. ; Leaves Tonight Walter D. Nick um, of Glendale, Cal., who has been here for seven weeks on business will leave tonight for Porth.nd and Seat tle, for a few days' visit, then leaving Eagle Valley PEACHES PEARS FOR CANNING We have some nice ones Fresh Citron -- 15c A Piece Pickling Season is Now Here We have the Pure Cider and White Wine Vine gar Pickling Spices of all kinds Cauliflower is now in the market Concord Grapes for Jelly at 50c and 75c a basket A full line of Fruits & Vegetables The City Grocery & Bakery The Home of Fancy Groceries ' ' '