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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1917)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER "trm ttvo Txn-riiAHinM KUUMUl'Trttl A TORS 4 am rui nouui rwu WITH OCTOBER'S COOLER WEATHER comes tin' thought cf those now Fall Shoes. Our Dr. A. Reed Cush ion tSliocs for Men will interest you. They cost nothing extra for the ex tra value in them. lit LADIES, How Are Your Shoes? If you must have a new pair soon now is Ihe time, to buy them. Our stock is large; sizes are complete and we have a most de sirable arrav of stvles. Priced $3.00 to $10.00. CHILDREN'S SHOES That are built to stand the hard knocks your healthy, romping boys and girls always give their Shoes. They for are made Style, Service and Com fort and are (lie great est popular priced Shoes von can buv. $1.98, $2.25, $2.50,' $3.00 and $3.75 HILL'S DEPARTMENT STORE Quality and Service LEGAL NOTICE NOT I (' 14 OK 'IMPOUNDED AN1M.U, Notice is hereby given to r.ll con cerned that the Chief of Folio.- of The City of I.u (Jrunde, Oregon. Ii n ta ken up, running at hirgo wilhin said City and unattended and placed i:i the City Pound, one "flee bitten prey" gelding about 12 years old, weigh ing about 1400 poui.da and living no Ibrnnds visible and the owner beinir unknown, and that said animal may be reclaimed by the owner or person entitled thereto, paying to s-: 1 (.hief of Police within ten days from the date of this notice the fees and charges for taking up, posting and hecptng said animal. Unless said ani mal is so redeemed within tea days from the date of this notice the same will be advertised and sold at pub lic sale as required by the ordin-inccs of said City. . Dated nt I.a Grande, this 2nd day of October, 1!)17. L. RAYBURN, Chief of Police. 10-2-ll)t. ARCADE ' tion in this country is endeavoring to irass $200,000 to defray the expenses of its work among American soldiers in France in this country. SPEEDY, SURPRISING STORY TOLD IN "SOCIAL LEPER.' Starting with a scene In a clairvoy ant's establishment, "The Social Lep er' races through some cf the most sensationally enthralling events shown on a screen in a long time. The des perate endeavors of the social leper to win for hersef the man of her choice and her disregard for the feel ings of another man who has fallen in love with her. bring on a series of events that end in a catastrophe near ly bringing death to an innocent man. But finally the guilty party is dis covered and arrested, after a fight that is the most thrilling and real istic ever depicted in the silent drama and the innocent man is restored o his sweetheart. This latest World Pic ture Brady-Made with Carlyle Black well and June Elvidge in the leading roles and Arthur Ashley and Evelyn Greeley in the cast, will he seen at the Arcade Theatre Thursday only. ALFRED CROUPE IS ASSIGNED TO BATTERY B. A letter from Alfred Groupe, of La Grande, tto his brother Olaf Groupo, who was recently drafted into the new National Army: Camp Lewis, Sept. 27. Denr Broth er Olaf: I am now assigned to Bat tery B, .146 Field Artillery, but I might be transferred to something else Inter on. Wo are taking measure for hati. suits, underwear and shoes today so we don't have H go out and drill. Oth erwise they drill us every day except i Sundays, when we only have to in ! swer roil call. We were mustered :n last Saturday. Had to go through an examination at which there were nbo.it n dozen doctors present to examine you. They also filled out a lot of pa I pers about you and after that we g i: i vaccinated. This makes a lot of the ; felowa sick, hut it nover feazed me. I pnssed a clear examination except I for a couple of toeth, and in a few I days we will have a dentist to fix all J of them. They have several hospitals here nnd also six or eight Y. M. C. A's. They are building a Y. M. C. A right ncross the street from our bar racks and it will he ready sometime this week. On the other side there is a post exchanire, where you can buy anything you need. In our bartacks there are none hut choice men; all of them big huskies. Talk about your crowds, you ought to see it hero about 8 o'clock of :jn even ing. There is sure snA. trafe, espe cially around the Y. M. C. A's. an J the stores. This life isn't so bad with good offi cers and lots of good grab. Their rules aro sure strict though, and what's moro you have to live up to them. At present we are hiking thj foot drills nnd exercises. The boys from Union and Wallowa Counties arc all in this barrack. I had a letter from Mary the other day nnd will try and answer it soon. It Wits about the first letter that arrived hem at the barracks. Tomorrow I go on K. P. (kitchen police) and don't have to drill. They i have seven men each day to wait on tables and clean the dining room. I hope mother is getting along all Irii'ht. I'll trv and write again soon. With love to mother. AL. i P S. I am sitting on my cot and wiiting this, so it's not very neat. j SALVATION ARMY CONTIN- I GENT ARRIVES IN FRANCE i I i !! UNCALLED FOR LETTERS List of letters remaining uncalled for in this office for the week ending September 28th, 1917. Gentlemen : Anderson, Bud. Anderson, R. R. !Purke, Vincent. Cleveland, James. Frace, Wilmer A. Frye, L. M. Quani, Mr. Gates, J. Nerval. Johns, Jas. Landsdown, Geo. Lloyd, W. W. Morrison, H. Pickard, V. II. Young, W. E. ladies: Cain, Miss Johanna. Deng, Mrs. Ethel. Hardkoff, Miss Emma. James, Mrs. Allie. North, Miss Forence. Smith, Mrs. Clara E. Williams, Mrs. S. L. These letters will be sent to the Deail Letter office on October 12, 1 f 1 7 , if not delivered before, in call ing for the above please say, "Ad vertised," giving date of list. E. E. BRAGG, P. M. BUTTE BUTCHERS WILL WALK OUT FRIDAY Butte, Mont., Oct. 3. Butte butch ers will walk out Friday unless their employers grant them a wage in crease of $1 a day. They are now re ceiving $4.50. The butchers are ex pected to strike as the shop owners I announce they will not grant the men's demands and that they have completed all arrangements to keep their shops open and make usual de liveries if the unionists go out. Croup If vour children are subject to croup get a bottle of Chamborain's Cough Remedy, and when the attack comes on be careful to follow the nlnin nrinted directions. YoU Will be surprised at the quick relief which it affords. Auv. Road Walt Mason's prooe poems on the editorial page. LADY DEC1SS AIDS STRICKEN RUMANIA George Gould's daughter, Vivien, Lady Docles, has Joined the Scot tish Women's Hospital Contingent which Is going to Rumania. for service. . , y. COMING TO THE ARCADE THEATRE THURSDAY ONLY. S7 A WOULD PICTURE DkAOY - MADE CARLVIE DLAOtmU JJUNE ELVIDGE 1 Ufr.V "The Social leper C)t Iruluit.nri A K 1 HUK AJHLtY a- I IIIIIMPtHiMl II I I SAMSON The Kind. "That man is a regular prohihi- "What kind is that?" "Ho has so much dry humor." A i-ahli'irram from Lieut. Colonel i Wm. lim'ker, in command of Salva- - tion Army operations in Franco, an nounces Die Hiife arrival of the second continjront of Salvationists. This party of workers left Chicago throe wt'fkrf ao. It consisted of! eijrht officers, two of whom are worn- ( en. They o to take charge of Huts nnd Hospitals whye'h the Salvation j Army is erecting at the American ha so. Six hundrwl and twenty Salvation- j ists are now in France opera t in i; Huts, ' Hospitals, rest rooms and ambulances, i The Salvationists have 1H amlulaneegl in readiness to send to France as j soon as the American tioop re- j quire thorn while twelve more will i also soon he in rendiness. These ' ambulances will all be manned by j Salvationists. Thirtv-six are now; operated by the Salvation Army in Franco, Ejrypt and Russia which have alieaily carried over .10.000 wounded! soldiers from the battlefields. One: hundred and fifty-throe Huts, nnd j seventy-five hospitals with accommo-; dations for four thousand men have j already been erected in France, Hel- ; frium and Knjjand. More than .'10,000 Salvationists are i enlib'.ed in the British Army alone besides those in other forces and j their bravery is attested by the fact that four have been awarded the j Victoria Cross, seven have received distinguished service medals and one had won the Kins of Serbia's medal. Salvation Army officers have been appointed by different governments as army chaplains. The Salvation Army of other lands has expended almost a million dollars in its wa: activities and the organiza- TRACTORS SAMSON SIEVE-GRU'S IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES. Original ideas developed through experience and necessity nre embodied in Samson Sieve-Grip Tractors. You will find features there not thought of by others. Recently we have secured letters patent on the method of con necting the air breather of n gas engine crunk case to our patent ed NODUST-MOISTO-RIZER. This will bo another exclusive feature in Samson Sieve-Gripe Tractors or otherwise an in fringement if used by others. The close connection of our management, being direct in touch with the actual operation, wants nnd requirement. proving to be necesrnry in the small size farm tractor, we attribute largely to the success of the Samson Sieve-Grip. It is our aim to manufacture a one hundred per cent efficiency trnctor, sold nt n right price, and give service that secuies satis fied customers. SAMSON SK3S&5&7 - FARM TRACTORS A SPECIALTY Oils, Greases and Machine Parts. LA GRANDE IMPLEMENT CO. E. S. Norris Phones Home Ind. Main 780 Union Co. Red 371 ! Fruits and Vegetables Farmers Phone B. 192 Cross the Track T Sweet Spuds, 4-lbs --25c Cantaloupes, 4 for 25 Cauliflower, each 15c and 20c Peaches, Freestones, box $1.00 Pears, Bartlett, apple box $1-50 Concord Grapes, basket '-35c Apples, per box 75c and 85c Fresh shipment Swift's Oleomargerine, per lb 40c Harris Grocery Phone Main 70 408 North Fir St. Heating Stoves A line of Heaters which enables us to meet your wants no matter what they may be. Large, small, short or tall. Coal wood or combination. We sell the fam ous Patent Heater that burns coal, wood or ras, and the smoke. It will save 25 pet cent of tho fuel for you this Winter. Let us explain this stove to you. Furniture Exchange Fir and Jefferson. B 1241 E. J. DONOHUE. Bettor Prices Paid for Used Furniture. QUICK DELIVERIES are a feature of this lumber business. When you give us an order you can confidently rely on getting your lumber a little before you need it That means no delay in construction, no waiting time that you have to pay for. Think that over. GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY Retail Dept. Phone Main 8 X.,.; I We Pay Better Prices f : I q For your Secondhand Furniture. We will sell you v. v,v.i,uu,uiu j. uiuituiu iii, a price mat will 4t surprise you HARRIS FURNITURE CO. Phone Red 3171 II. R HARRIS, Prop. ) W WITH ANY OTHER CORSETS 1529 Jeff. St. La Grande, Ore. We ask you to compare for quality. We ask you to compare for lines. We ask you to compare for work, manship. And when you have given it a thor ough, impartial test by wearing it we will leave it to your judgment whether or not there is any other front laced corset in the Modart class. We chose to specialize on the Modart Front Laced Corset, to feature it m our advertising, to recommend it to our customers only after a thorough study and search of the corset field. And only after we were convinced that no other front laced corsets compar sd with Modart in quality and fine fitting features, did we choose them. Our expert, scientific corset fitting service always at your free disposal Pauline Lederle Sommer Hotel BIdg.
