THURSDAY, JAN UAUY 3, .1918. '
LA UliANDti EVENING! OLJfiUKVlili
PAGE T1UU0K
NEWS OF
Baker Visitor E. R. Wright of
Baker is hero on business.
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Cecil Calloway Here County Com
missioner Cecil A. Galloway of Elgin
is at the Foley.
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.Mild Iliiin Fulls A mild rain 1b
. fulling toduy. In fuel it might be
caHod a drizzle.
Here from Imhler W;. W. Brooks
and John Cole from Imbler are regis
tered at tho Sommer.
Commissioner Townley Here W. J.
Townley, county commissioner, is reg
istered at tho Foley from Union.
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Elgin Visitor R. L. Shoemaker, a
prominent business man of Elgin, is
in the city, registered at the Foley.
Imhler Orchardist Here Chas. A.
Bingaman of Imbler, a well known or
chard mun, is registered at the Foley.
Returns .to .Enterprise W. W.
Zucher, who has been in Portland on
business, returned to his home in En
terprise this morning.
North Powder Visitors Those reg
istered at the Foley f rom North Pow
der arc: Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Muys,
Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Dnlton, Herman
F. White.
Here from North Powder II. A.
Monday and wife and R. W. Parker
and wife are registered at the Sommer
from North Powder.
Returns to Pendleton Mrs. Sylvia
Foster of Pendleton, who has been
confined to tho Grande Ronde hospital
for two weeks, returned home today.
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On a Furlough J. L. Collins, of
wagon company No. 31, of Camp
Lewis, Is hero on a ten-day furlough
to visit liis wife, formerly Marjorie
Kline, and two brothers.
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O. D. Klilrley Dead Nows has
been received ot the death of Mr. O.
D. Shirley, of Elgin, at Hot Lake of
tuberculosis of the kidneys, His
body was shipped to Elgin this morn
ing. Visits His Hi-otlicr E. Desilct,
brother of Norman Desllet, Is hole
with his two children from Medicine
Hat, Alberta, Canada. It is the first
time for fourteen years that ' the
brothers have met. E. Dosilet 1b a
cigar dealer in Medicine Hat. He
was formerly manager of the Hotel
Royal there.
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Will Work at Y. M. C. A. Miss
Beatrice Patty has accepted a posi
tion tit the Y. M. C. A. as steno
grapher and office clerk. Miss Patty,
With Miss Gladys Black, will handle
tho Army Y. M. C. A. and the Red
Cross collections and will also assist
tho local exemption board.
Candy Business Looks Up Jimmio
Bannon, a well-known candy man,
visited his trade on the branch today.
He reports that candy manufacturers
are allotted 80 per cent of the sugar
formerly consumed, instead of 00 per
cent. Consequently they will be able
to handle about the usual amount of
the candy trade.
Birthday Celebration A must en
joyable birthday dinner was given on
New Year's day by Mrs. Clarence
Charboncau in honor of her husband's
birthday. Among those present were
Mrs. Floyd Charboncau, Claude Lynch,
Andrew "lioncy, Chas. Bingne, I. L.
Sherman, Floyd Charboncau, Willard
Carpy and Oscar Johnson. The birth-
The Red Cross
Drug Store
The
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day cake was decorated with the cor
rect number of candles, and after the
toast nnd speeches, the evening was
passed in listening to good music and
singing and playing cards.
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How Company Flection Rescue
Hose Company No. 1 held its annual
election Tuesday at the firo station.
The following officers wore elected:
Pat Foley, captain; L. L. Snodgrass,
first lieutenant; Jas. O'Neal, second
lieutenant; C. L. Mackoy, president;
Nute Zweifcl, vice-president; C. P.
Cayler, secretary; L, M. Hoyt, treas
urer. '
Lecture on January 11 Rev. H.
L. Ford has definitely decided to
give hia illustrated lecture on the
"Home of tho Muneater" on Friday,
January 11. About 150 pictures of
Cannibal Island scenes will be shov.'n
also the picture of the mun who said.
"White man tastes better than ripe
bananas."
Returns from Coloiado-.-Colonel
F. S. Ivanhoe returned to La Grande
on New Year's evo after a week's
visit In Golden, Colorado, where he
and Mrs. Ivanhoe went to spend the
holidays witli Mrs. Ivanhoe's family.
Mrs. Ivanhoe is still in Golden and
will be gone for a month visiting in
Omaha and Chicago and other east
ern cities before her return.
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Christian Church Home Coming
The Christian church of this city will
hold its annual home-coming, Sun
day, January 6. Thero will bo throe
servi6es during tho day at 11:00 A.
M., 2:30 P. M.and 7:30 I. M. The
members and friends will bring their
lunch baskets and nil will lunch to
gether in the church ut 12:30. The
choir is planning to have special
songs and a day of great social and
spiritual uplift is planned.
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Watch Party A most pleasant
watch party was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Benham, 1!K!0
Second street, Monday night, when s:n
even score of , friends gathered to
watch the old year out and welcori"
the new year. Games of various kin Is
were indulged in and refreshments
were served at a late hour, the gues .s
departing soon after the birth of 1913.
! PERSONAL MENTION
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BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Anderson, or La Grande, a baby gi "1,
on December 21.
Ward Lamb of Imbler is register :d
at the Foley.
P.. E. Anderson of Cove is at t'ie
Foley.
F. F. Wiltshire of North Powder is
registered ut the Foley.
O. E. Royder of Elgin is at f.c
Foley.
F. W. Farlanc of Enterprise is a
guest at the Foley.
Milton W. Hoswell, of Closset &
Dcvers, is out on tho branch on bus i-
Dante's Inferno, the poet's concep
tion of Hell. Star theatre, Satur
day only. 1-2-3 1.
Cameras, kodaks, films, develop
ing and printing, at Silvertliorn's
Family Drug Store. 1-3-4 i.
"PAY ME,
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TH AT VACANT 1IOI KF . . .-J.
, is a standing reproof to its J
, owner. Either it 1b not a desir- .J
, able plaeo to live or it has nut
, been properly advertised. If it '
. Is not desirable, make it so. -j-.
H tho rental price is unreas- .j.
. onr.ble, reduce it. If It lias not .J.
been properly advertised, make .J.
amends for that blunder by
phoning a want ad to Main 37. ;
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Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats, Pants, Sweaters and Shoes
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Ralph Russel Writes
About Hospital Boys
(Letter front Ralph Russell of the
La Grande Hospital Unit, to his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Russell, and family.)
France, Nov. 23, 1917.
Dear Folks: I received your letter
last night; they were the first I h ive
received since we landed in France.
There was also one for the Sigma Chi
house, and the latter gave me a lot of
news concerning the school, etc., and
I kind of wish I was back with the
boys again. t
Everything is going-along nicely;
we were here about n week, when
they turned the hospital over to us.
The Colorado boys started it, but they
were transferred to another town,
about seven miles from here. The
hospital is located in an old castle,
which is built in two sections. The
first part was erected in 151C, nnd
the second part in l(i:!2 and was used
as headquarters by the Germans dur
ing the Prussian war of 1870.
We rented a couple of rooms anil
fixed them up for club rooms; there
are two large fireplaces, they sure
are nice on rainy days. We built
tables and benches. The grei.test dif
ficulty is getting wood.
Rending material is very scarce, and
the only English paper we get is the
New York Herald, which is published
in Paris. Every time any important
news arrives, an okl man goes down
tho street with a drum, stops and tells
the people, then goes up the street a
block or so and repeats the perfor
mance. Another queer thing is to sec
tho old town shepherd gather up" the
sheep. Instead of a drum, he uses n
little tin horn, and when the people
hear it, they turn the sheep out and
they are taken off to pasture.
Wo are getting very good meals,
and every one of us is getting fat an
can be. About the only fruit fta cun
get are apples, raisins, dates and figs.
They don't seem to know what or
anges, bananas and pineapples are.
I understand we get a ten-day fur
lough after wo have been here threo
months, and I surely hope it is true,
for I would like to go Paris and sco
a bit mure of France.
We are close enough to the front
to hear the cannon and see the flashes
at night. All the officers have left,
with the exception of two lieutenants,
who have charge of the hospital. The
rest have gone to some other town to
go to school for five weeks.
If you are sending any kind of a
Christmas box, you had belter get it
started pretty soon, as it takes some
thing like a month to i:"t ;.ny mm!,
and there has been trouMe in keeping
'the different, soldiers' mail s?pai'r-tcd
jus the United States troops are scat
tered nil over Fiance,
i Well, niu:;t close as it is tin'.e for
jtaps; but I hope nil of you will write
j real often lis it is rather lonely here.
I From your loving son
I RALPH RUSSELL.
j Sergeant !t. W. Russell,
! Field Hospital Unit llii,
I Sanitary Train 117,
I A. E. F.
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Genuine Reduction on All Lines
Now
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Harry Keizer Writes to
his Aunt and Cousin
(Letter from Harry Kelzur to his
aunt, Mrs. C. E. Henderson, of
this city, uud to his cousin, Avis.)
Camp Orant, 111.
December 3, 1917.
Hear Aunt Alma:
Your welcome letter just received
Willi Avis' enclosed. Your letter
was doubly welcome as I had 10
celved none since I got back to camp.
Wo had 11 nice time in Chicago last
week. '
We havo it pretty good hero with
heated barracks and plenty of chow,
as it Is called hero. Also wo aro woll
supplied as to clothing, bedding, etc.
We have Infantry drills of all kinds
and as much of tho artillery prepar
ation as wo can get without a range,
but we manage to get everything but
tho actual firing. Wo aro to use
the French 155's, about six-inch cal
ibre when wo go across. Wo have
French officers and soldier visitors
all the time; soino paraded with us
in tho city.' The wildlors bore are
from every nation In tho world com
ing from Chicago's great melting
pot. My hunk mate Is a Russian
Polo named IVnosky; others in my
section aro Neal (Irish);. Estell
(French); Tomnsco (Wop); Para
dise (French Wop); Maria (French
Wop); Gondreau (French); and a
few from below the Mason-Dixon
line, so you seo we have every kind
of accent here.
I would appreciate a letter from
I!ua and also Dot. I can't think.of
anything I need just now, but thank
you for your kind interest In 1110 and
hope you will write- 1110 often. With
regards to Charlie and the kids (i
suppose they are beginning to feel
nnro than that) I will close.
Your loving nephew,
HARRY C. KKIZUR,
Battery E, 333rd F. A., Camp Grant.
I Camp Grant, 111.
i December 8, 1017.
Dear Cousin Avis: I was agreeably
, surprised lo receivo your nice letter,
j It seems sfrun;:e to receive a grown
up letter from you, as I can only re
j member you as you looked when I
saw yoii last.
J If yon will excuse my wrltiiii;
. with a pencil, it being too cold to go
! to the Y. M. C. A. where they have
j writing tables, pons, Ink, etc., 1 will
, try lo tell you something about our
life and experiences here,
j There are ahout lfiu of us in bat
tery E out of about 220, the original
I number. Some went to Texas am!
aohie to Fiaaeo. We take turns at
being our own waiters and work hi
thu kitchea also. I havo been wait
er oiejlt lime-; willlln (he last two
months and in the kitchen twice.
Our kitchen used to bo soinewhal
dirty, our dish t-.iwels were the kind
that you could stand ill the corner
or lean again: t the wall, hut lately
we've- had a little reform and lliinrs
have chanced considerably thouiih
the cook still stirs the fire and Hie
potatory Willi the same poker. Jut!
why lie slim Cie firo first Is more
Goina On At
No Chance To Buy
Such bargains in Men's and .Young Men's Staple Overcoats in the future.
Woolens arc high and going higher, hut tlicso coats wore, bought before tho
advanced prices. Every one is a conservative style, and everyone is an ex-'
(optional value, even at our regular prices. .
Lot No. 1
Men's and Young Men's
OVERCOATS
Sale Price $7.50
Broken Line Men's Union Suits, reduced . .20 per Cent
Broken Line Men's Ribbed Underwear. Choice, each ............... 59
Broken Line Fine Wool Drawers, $2.50 values, each ...98
Broken .Line Men's Dress Shirts, values to $1.50. Choice. .754 '
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Our
Ads
Members
than I can understand, but probably
ho knows best.
We have nearly nil the prelimin
ary drills In tho artillery, but our
sixtoen weeks aro up January 1, then
I guess it In a case of "Where- do we
go from here?" Wo have no artill
ory tango hero, so havo confined our
shooting to tho rlflo range, where
I made 130 out ot a possible 175 on
tho 100, 200 nnd 300-yard ranges.
My score, was fairly good, 105 being
necessary to qualify. Tho times 1
was out on tho range, tho whole regi
ment ofiearly 2000 men wero there
and It sounded like u Chlneso New
Year.
Wo went to Chicago, 10,000 strong
to seq tho football game between
Camps Custer nnd Grant, ami as
you like tho game I will tell you
something about it, also our trip.
We wero up, had breakfast and wore
off for the trains befora daybreak
last Saturday morning and arrived
in Chicago about 1 0 : it I) A. M. Wo
weru all supplied with sandwiches
1 and ate them just before reaching
tho city. It was the noisiest trip I
ever made; wo nearly raised tho roof
off tho cars with onr yelling and,
singing. We wore all a trifle ex
cited and scared, I believe, when we
began to assemble from the depot for
tho parade, especially when wo saw
the gre.it crowds of people, but after
we had gone about a block wo found
the peorde wouldn't bite us so we
swung Into step with the bands and
marched like veterans, or so the
papers Bald that evening. I think
tho first thing that put me at my
case was to hear a young lady In the
crowd say, "Oh, what n cuto little
soldier; I would like to tuko him
homo with mo." There were two
little soldiers ill front of me and both
looked like tho guilty one, as near
as I could Judge. Wo marched
through the loop district for a white
and assembled ill Grant pari: annul
noon, nearly overflowing It. We
sang a few songs for the crowd and
then boarded the elevated steam
lines for Stugg park at Chicago Uni
versity which Is pretty well south In
tho city, on 67th street. Camp
Grant won tho game, 1-1 to 0, before
a crowd of 25,000 people, including
between 10,0110 and 15.000 soldiers.
Shi.verlck, a former Yale star, I be
lieve, made tho first touch down.
After the game wo all streamed to
ward the nearest olevaieil electric
trains and surface cars. The steam
elevated trains aro fast and nmko but
few stops, being patronized mostly
by tho moneyed class, and as we
wero paying our own fare back we
preferred the jitney ride. A lot of
us liHt the cars in the loop district
and the bunch I was Willi began
looking for n restaurant. I found
Lot No. 2
Men's and Young Men's
OVERCOATS
Sale Price $10.00
of America's Most Powerful
Organization the i. C. U.
where they wore going then went to
mail a letter at tho P. O. Wo had ,
supper in a cafeteria nnd after I got 1
tired riding around with the boys
I went to u hotel but couldn't sleep
much on account of tho noise. When
wo got back Sunday night I was on
guard duty for 24- houia so was
pretty sleepy Monday niglt.
As this Is probably about all you
cun stand at one lime, I will close,
thanking you for your nlco letter
and hoping to sec moio of them.
Say hello to Venter and Izlna for
mo and regards to Aunt Alma and
Uncle Charlie.
Your cousin,
H.UtRY C. KEIZUIt,
Kattery E,33ud, F. A., Ciiiin Grant.
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O. 1,. Ak-NOWX IS HAPPY
(Continued from Pago 1.)
is green und plenty of it. It has
rained several davs nnd ninde it n
! littie sloppy. The people sure- havo
ja great way of tilling their ground;
they do most of it with oxen and use
! but a very few horses, und instead of
driving their hordes abreast, they have
I them in a line, one in front of the
; other, nnd uie a jerk line instead of
two. I hey do their threshing w ith
the old horse tread machines,
We havo taken charge of a camp
I hospital and huvo about all we can do.
We havo organized a club among our
selves, so we have got some place to
do our writing. Our quarters are in
old buildings; they look like llniy are
a good many years old.
All the people are limited on their
! food, such as notatoes und bread, and
Ili;ivo t. ,r,.l n nerndl. frmil 1 lift l'Ynneh
r'OK HKNT Furnished apartment.
Mrs. J. P. llallcy. Phone lilack
lo'Jl. l-S-tit.pd
KOK SAI.I'' DltY WOOD.
WOOD Dry Ill-inch wood for sale;
delivered promptly. lllack 21)1.
l-3-2illp.
FOUND One black Herkshlre row;
weight about, Hon pliundii; no
maiks; about 10 days ago. Grande
Hondo Meat Co. , 1-3-tf.
FOUND -A small pig. Call DOS
Third Street. 1-11-1 Ot.
School books, tablets, envelopes,
all sizes fancy boxed paper, initial
corrcRpomieuce paper at Kihcr
thorn's F'nutlly Drug Klore. l-li-U.
'PAY Ml).
Lot No. 3
Men's
OVERCOATS
Saie Price $12.50
" Watch
Our
Windows
Buying
government to get their wood. .
' Well, will close for this time; will
write again. ,.
As over your friend,
ORION L. McNOWN, '
l(!7th Field Hospital, '
117th Sanitary Train,
American Expeditionary Force.
: Fr-cn.'t Lacod
through the corsets them
selves. - ' :
We cannot hope to con
vey in words the merit of
a corset which finds its
most fitting expression ib
figures.
We can only toll j'ou
that the new design of
MOD A 11 T Front Laced
Corsets seem to have ac
quired an added grace and
to impart to the figure still
something more of beauty
and of poise.
We consider MO DART
the best corset at any
price.
PAULINE LEDERLE