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x.A CAlASlYvl KVKMXU OBSERVER
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1918
Last Few Days of The
PreJnventory Sale
. .VE NOW ON
Men's and Boys' Clothing.
Ladies' Suits, Coats, Dresses, Waists,
Skirts, Petticoats
T? diablo Merchandise
Reliable Methods.
HILL'S DEPARTMENT
STORE
ARCADE
"THE KCAItLKT CAR"
llllloblid Fivo-I'ni-t down Version of
Hlory liy Itlrlinrd Hardline Davis,
Featuring I'runltlyn 1'iiriiiim, Ih
Good Melodrama.
(Reviewed by Edward Wult7.pl
.... Moving Picture World.)..
In
r In tho "Scarlet Car." Richard
, Hording Pnvia turned out a story
which William Parker has made Into
a. good molodrania. Hearing the
Bluebird brand, directed by Joseph
DeGraBHo, and featuring Franklyn
Farnum, this five-part photoplay has
for a hero a young chap in a small
town whose chief occupation in life
Is playing Kelly pool. His father
la tho proprietor of tho Dolton Argus
and when the old gentleman gets Into
financial difficulties his boy, Billy,
brares up and helps pull lilm out.
Biilie also takes a bund in straight
ening out a bank robbery in which
2 hl futui a. father-in-law is involved.
Tho president of tho bank and his
son ore tho real criminals, but they
manage to fasten the crime on the
cashier after knocking him insensi
bln and having him carried off In a
scarlet car belonging to a man from
the city who is Interested with the
banker in a number of speculations.
The car Is wrecked and the owner j
hilled. The cashier is not to bo
found and his daughter Is prevailed
' upon to accept an offer of marriage
from the banker's son. Ilillle is In
- love with the girl and ia Instrument
al In bringing to light that her fnthei j
Is Innocent. He has It 1 1 : trouble In
winning Bcatrlco aftei .nat.
A heavy rain storm is one of the
features of tho production and is
... handled with excellent effect. Frank
- lyn Farnum puts tho requisite
amount of energy Into the part of
Blllle, and Edith Johnson Is an en
.' gaging Beatrice Forbes. Lon Chancy
"J.. makes a strong chnrncter study or
tho cashier, and Al Fllson Is a famil
iar type of small town editor. Com
petent Impersonations nro contrib
uted by Sam DeOrasse, Howard
Crampton and William IJnyd,
The "Scarlet Car" will be shown
at the Arcado on Thursday night
only. There will be no matinee at
tho Arcade on Thursday or Friday
or next Monday or Tuesday. This Is
caused on account of some Interior
work which will be done then, fa
.11 MAX F.l.TIVfJK COMING
"Tl 8 Clever Mrs. Carrux,-' by Hec
tor Turnbull and Gardner Hunting,
rtml !'uril::?' Ih. renowned feminine
Impersonator, Julian Kltmge, will bo
the attraction at the Arcade theatre
Frldny.
Primarily a comedy, "Tho Clevc
Mrs. Carfax" takes Its hero (lne)
through many hair raining advent
ures and provides thrills a-plenty.
Julian Eltlngo as Mrs. Carfax, is un
believably dainty and fatldlous In
trailing frocks or stunning bathing
suit.
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fTiJESCAaLETCAR
FROH THE rTORV BV
RIOHARO MOROINCa OAVIf
ABUUFBIED PH0T0PLAY '
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ARCADE, THURSDAY ONLY
HOME PAPER CHEERS
SOLDIER IN FRANCE
IOXIIV K. I.AIISKX, HKCEIVKH
COI'IKrt OK THH OIISKKVKIt
Hoys In Frmico Are Getting Heady
For the Kaiser Wntrh tho News
papers In flic Kprlng Is Ills Advice
t. Knlls :t Home.
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"TIIK I'l-ASHMUHT'
tonk;iit
The Blucbld photoplay "Tho
Flashlight," will bo shown for the
last time at the Star Theatre to
night. Dorothy Phillips Is tho star of thin
production and docs some excellent
work. Tho story is one of mystery
and holds the audience until the last,
guessing how It Is all going to end
ja a happy manner.
As au added attraction a two-reel
I.KO comedy is shown. It Is full of
good comedy and some excellent slap
stick work and several pretty maid
ens In the popular Hawaiian cos
tumes. Tho entire program is one
that will please.
1 RANCE, Dec. 31, 1017.
To the Editor, La Grande Evening
Observer,
Dear Mr. Editor:
Last evening I received some Ob
servers from my home at Imbler,
Oregon, which I was very glad to
get for there Is nothing to us soldiers
like a home newspaper and while
looking It over I found an ad. stating
that every soldier from Union coun
ty was requested to send his name 1
company and address to Tho Observ
er. 1 suppose the people nt home oft
times wonder what we are doing over
ill France. Well as near as I can
answer tho question would be get
ting ready to lick the Kaiser. You
can rest assured that we are doing
Inaimwitiitritsafcb,;. BTftffiitttittttr'tftittttiittf
if-- ,
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CO.MIXO TO THE ARCADE
FltlDAV AND SATl'ltDAY
! Snow White
4. . .
J. Watch this space every day.
J Tho Observer has reserved It J.
for Snow White. In each Issue .J.
J tome part or character of tho
play will be mentioned. Only 4
J. three weeks left now! Aren't J
I- you getting excited . and
anxious? J
t. .t. 4. .j. .5. .j. .1. .'f.
when we first sighted land. It re
minded me of some of our street
dances we have at La Grande In the
summertime only we lacked the Elks
oand to play for us.
The French people are very friend
ly with the Amorican soldiers, es
pecially the little boys who some
times run along beside you asking
for a penny. Here Is what they say
In French: "Monsieur, donnez moi
tin penny?" which they nearly al;
ways get If we have the coin. It Is
quite hard to learn the French lang
uage as there are so many letters
that are not pronounced at all. That
Is sometimes very confusing. There
Is lots of news that I coul.! write
but I don't tiilnk that it would pass
the censor, but just take a tip, wait
and read the newspapers in the
Spring.
HENRY K. LARSEN,
Supply Co., Q. M. C. 304
with the A. E. F. In France,
via New York.
Corvaliis Loganberry plant be
erected here if farmers will sign up to
produce 800 acres of loganberries on
a time contract.
WINTER MAKES
THINGS LIVELY
AT JOSEPH
JOSEPH, Jan. 23. (Spec
4 lal.) Winter is now in full
J" progress in Joseph after a
J. mighty long wait and it isn't
J half bad, as sleighing parties,
skiing parties and skating
parties arc keeping things
.J. lively.
4-
it out In doing their bit, for when we
start we will have an army thnt
every American can be very proud of.
We will all try to live up to our
reputation for the flag that has
never known defeat. Every Anieric-
our part and will continue to do so i aa citizen snouia oe just as proud of
fnr If 1 nm not mistaken that Is the 1 a2 we soldiers ar.
Yankee spirit which has never been s'y company has been In France
subdued and It will take more than I twenty-one days. We had a very
the Kaiser to turn the trick. We!"ltf trip across outside of sonic of
wo' k eiirlv and late but we don't I us being seasick. We enjoyed the
mind that in the least for we know! f 'P very much. It is a trip never
that wo have a lust cause and that ! lo ue forgotten. We would not want
not nnonlo nt home will heln -carry , to make a transport our home for
-, -,,-( Hfo. Judging from the way we acted
LOCALvS
And
Advertising in Brief
Our Stock of
KING'S
Fruits and Vegetables
':.
. Is Complete
f
'V Meet the Needs of the Hour, Include Them
in Your Order
Harris Grocery
Farmers Phone, Jilack 192
408 North Fir Street Across the Track
Uncle Ram, I will sell all of my con
creto tools and machinery, except
what I need to repair my houses.
The accumulation of 12 years, a
thousand different articles nt your
own prices. J. L. MARS.
To ride with us January ,2 4 means
that you are neiping the n. of C. war
fund that amount. Al) our receipts
will go to them on that day. l-22-2t.
A new shipment of "Over the Top"
just in. The most popular war book
of the season. Newlin Book & Sta
tionery Co. 1-17-tf.
Our entire receipts on Thursday,
January 24 will go to the K. of C.
war fund. Phono Green 13. Tho
Green Taxis. l-22-2t.
Wo develop your films and do
your printing promptly and well at
Silverthorn's Family Drug Store.
1-21-21
For K. of C. war fund ride in a
ijureen jaxi inursoay, January zi.
J I Entire receipts of that day turned
i- over to the K. of C. fund. l-22-2t.
VM.
DEK.MOXI) IX A
liK.MAiiKAIILK HOLE
Popular Movie Actor Stars in "Fight
lug Hack" at the Star Theatre
Thursday mid Friday.
Wm. Desmond will bo seen In a
rola quite different from any he has
hitherto played ono that proves he
of the danco hall. She discerns the
spark of manhood still smouldering
In the hulk, and she carefully fans It
Into fiercer life. He finally con
fides in her that he had been
dummied out of camp on tho false
charge of betraying important In
fo' mation to the enemy. Strength
ened by the love of her who had faith
in him, he returns to camp and i:3
exonerated.
There is a fight in tho picture that
will stir the red blood of every map.
who has a spark of pluck. He beatu
back those who are trying to take
hi in captive, forces them downthc
stilrs, plunges through the strug
gling mob and makes his getaway
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cafeteria Supper
Tho Baptist ladies will serve a cafe
teria supper in the church basement
Friday evening nt G:30. Menu: Meat
pie, potatoes, salad, pickles, cake, cof
fee, chill. l-23-3t
hns something more thnn a good-1 In support of the strenuous bill ap
fellow personality. A man without ' pear Cluire McDowell, Jack Hichard
,1 flag or country Is the part played j son. Curly Baldwin, Thomas Guise
by Desmond in "Fighting Buck" that und other players familiar to Tri
wlll be presented nt the Star theatre angle patrons.
on Thursday and Friday. A pariah I o .
known as "The Strange Weakling" is mmmmmmmm ...
he. Straying Into the cuttle coun
try of Texas ho Is picked up one day
by somo punchers and carried back
to the ranch. To them he is a mys
terious thing that wns a mail, cring
ing, submissive to abuse and even to
blows. But when ho moimts a horse
a puncher exclaims, "Only a cavalry
man handles himself like that!" The
fellow meets the "Fury," high spirit
Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors are requested to
be present at a short business session
in the K. P. hall Friday night, prompt
ly at 7 o'clock. l-23-2t
ICO MING EVENTS?
I-if&L. Quick Deliveries
: U V M h A-
mm? J
nro a feature of this lumber
business. When you give us nn
order you enn confidently rely
on getting your lumber a little
Wtk , .. : i ,'1 ii. That menus
no delay in construction, no
waiting time thnt you have to
pay for. Think that over.
Jan. "l-L'2 (Monday and Tuesday)
"Tom Sawyer," at the Arcade.
Jnn. 22. Annual Volunteer Fire
men's Dunce.
Jan. 2.) (Friday) Canadian officers
at I,. D. S. Tabernacle.
Feb. 4 (Monday) Red Cross hen
lefjt conceit, S:lj p. m., nt L. D. S.
Tabernacle.
Parent-Teachers of Central School
to Meet
The Parent-Teachers of tho Central
! School will meet Friday afternoon,
; January 25, instead of nt a later date,
.as previously announced. Mrs. Schilke
.will address the meeting. 1-23-21
I
CARD OF THANKS
The Red Cross entertainment com
mittee, La Grande Chapter, desire to
extend their sincere thanks to the pro
prietor of Zuber hall, and especially to
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, for their sue-'
ccssful efforts to make everything go
off so smoothly; also Link Perry and
Roy Xenl as floir managers, and to
little Miss Irene Spencer, who took
complete charge of the clonk room.
The receipts were fully $120, to be
added to the Red Cross fund.
Khaki sleveless sweaters, $5.00
wool.
nil
Kodak
Studio.
finishing done at Hart's
1-1 0-2 Cc.
Help our boys at the front by us
ing a Green Taxi on Thursday, Jan
uary 24. All money will go to them.
1-22-2L
.Money to Loan.
On improved real property In
Onion county. No delays. Current
rates. La Grande Investment Co.
Adv. tf.
NOTICE!
Estrayed to my place October 1,
ono 2-year old roan heifer, dehorned,
no ear marks visible. Branded O
on right hip. Owner can have an
imal by paying costs.
l-12-10tpd. MRS. J. A. WOODELL.
By calling Green 13 for a Taxi
Thursday, January 24, you will boost
the K. of C. war fund tho amount
you spend. 1-2 2-2 1.
Some marbles for the boys at Sil
verthorn's. 1-21-24.
B 1-2 per cent Money
$30,000 for long term at 6 1-2 Der
These warm days are good days I cent Interest for loans on Grande
rnrrvnv , .! for the Kodilks- Better ''"V on0 or i Ronde valley farms. See W. B. Sar
luuixr.Ki l-.3-2oj Silverthorn's Family Drug Store, gent at La Grande Investment Com-
1-21-24 pany at once.
FOR HUNT Houses.
One modern 5-room house. Rent !
$10.50.
One 7-room house with bath. Rent
$10. '
One 5-room house with toilet and
sink. Rent only $D.
One 5-roam house. Rent $G.00.
One modern 6-room house with
good cellar. Can get this ready for
occupancy In two weeks. Rent $14.
A one-room bachelor's house, $3.
To a suitable tennant would make
over and rent the old Hanley shop, j
either as a store building with two ;
rooms In the rear, at a rental of $11 I
or as a five-room house. Rent $9.00
to responsible tenant.
J. L. MARS.
11-22-tf.
Telephone
Service
is
Cheapest
Service
.JOMOS & HAIIOXE
Clearance Sale. We have a few suits
left for elderly ladies, nil at half
price. Reduction on coats. 1-22-tf
. I
Khaki handkerchiefs for the boys
at front. I
TOGGERY 1-23-25
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FOR SALE Tools and Machinery. I
As I have offered my services to
on
Earth
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Feb 4-9 Alien Germans to
tegir
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ter
Feb 7-1:t. l'nitland Automobile,
Truck mid Tractor Show.
GEO. PALMER LUMBER COMPANY
Retail Dept. Phone, Main 8
Y. M. C. A. Class In Teleernnbv
Class meets at 7:30 p. m.. Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursdav. and
i Friday nights, two hours eneh
April 12 Last day for filing nomi- lng. Six more students wanted,
tinting petitions or declarations for the Call nt Y. M. C. A. building evenings
primaries with the secretary of state, for particulars. Students placed In
April I-'- Last day for filing dec-, positions as soon as they quuliry for
larnti.m candidacy for nominating cither railroad or Western Union po
pctiii. i the county clerk for pri- sitlons. l-10-27c
mary election. j
May 17 Primaries for Republicans .......
and Democrats.
November 5 General state, county
and city election.
GAS
Gas is thnt which Union County has long looked forward to, mid
now wo have it, ami home made. No kindling, no coal, no wood,
no ashes, no dust, no smell, no danger and nt a moderate cost.
You can use your old cook stove or range. Do not fail to come
in and sec the best burner yet.
Furniture Exchange
AMUSEMENTS.
Arcade Thositre Motion pictures.
Star Theatre Motion Pictures and
Vaudeville.
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Sonuicli T nmbU".
Tf yon liiivo tiouMo with tour
stomach you should tty Cimr.t'er
lain'rt Tsihh'ts. So ninny linvp hrn
rosloiiMl to health hy th uso of thfBc
tiiblcts nnd thrlr post in no little, 25
vnts. thnt It ia worth vhilo to giro
thnn a trial. Adv.
iNEWTpDAYj
FOR SALT finn Shropshire ewes,
fioni 1 to 5 years old. Good ranch
stork. Telephone Carl Roe. Knter
pi ise, Oregon. l-C3-ltr
FOR SA1.K Coal nnd furniture. 202
Cedar street. Old Town.
l-23-2t-pd
TODAY ONLY
ran tukjm
VAUDEVILLE
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FRANK VOERG
Novelty Musical Act
MATTUS & YOUNG
Two Dancinp; Bits
ANTKfi Position ai cook in a
camp, or will take other employ
ment. Mrs. Reach.
Red 821.
1-23-tf
1 TF.I.l'.tiltAM SI list isiill'llS! .
B 1241
Fill AMI JEFFERSON E. W. Oonohue
Pest Prices Paid for Used Furniture
fie.-.. pay Tele .: , -ib-
i'-rlptions to in e at my store. .J.
Phono all new subscriptions .
to Red rtS5l.A. G. Herman, .J.
40fi Fir tiireot.
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FOR RENT Automobile space, cheap.
11. C. Ijiwyer, Darland Apts. fi.
Depot street. l-2"-tf
WANTF.P Furnished housekeeping
rooms. Call Mr. Cain at Silver
thorn's lirug Store. 1-23-tf
FOR RENT Modern furnished room,
heat and running water: $12.00.
Gentleman only. Inquire Mammoth j
Grocery. l-23-4t.
EDWARD ZOELLER TRIO
Topsy, Turvy, Tumbling Tricksters :
Two Reel Keystone Comedy "LOST, A COOK"
One Reel Universal Comedy
ORCHESTRA
THURSDAY ONLY
Franklyn Farnum
In
"THE SCARLET CAR"
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