La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 07, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPA OK KTX LA O'RAN'DK KVKN'IXfJ OIJSKIiVKIi i j Union-Wallowa County News i .KISKPII XKWS XOTKK 'JOSKl'H, Feb. (i (Special.) : On Monilny a Chinook wind ur Irvcd In Joseph, reducing our foot of snow to merely a few while patches hero nnd there. Some pre dict Unit this in the starting of Spring. ' Johnnlo Thompson; who hna heen confined In tlio County Jnll for the last few months for bootlegKlnR, wus In Joseph Sunday eyenlnn tell ing or his whiskey Belling exper iences. We KiiKKCRt that Johnnie write a book on the subject of "The Troubles of n JlootlosKer," or words to that effect. r ; Guy Duvls of the Wallowa hlch ncliool was In Joseph the first of the week vlsltlnc; with his rolutlves hero. Mis. William I.uckrel . left this week for tho Bast whero sho will vlfilt relatives. W. T. IIIslop, a representative of tho John Anlsflold Company of Cleveland. Ohio, waH In Joseph on hardness the first of tho week. Marvin Shnnnnfnlt Is temporary station iiRent at LoBtlno this week as the rcKiilar agent is on a trip. Mr. Shannafelt Is an employee in the Joseph O. W. It. & N. dopot. At a . meeting of the Farmer's Union over J200 was raised for the Armenian relief work. This Is just a starter for Joseph as many moro subscriptions are to be raised hero. Also tho ladies of - the town are raising $100 for the support of a comfort fund for nurses who are now on the flrng lino in France. This Ik the result of a talk made hy a Y. W. C. A. workor who spoke to the Hed Cross ladies somo time ago. Ten Indies volunteered to ralso $10 each for the work. Mrs. Albert Mount left Monday for Dayton, Wash., whero sho will visit. Floyd Ozment Is a visitor in Tort land thin month. Tho following Joseph people left this week to attend the Portland Automobile Show: Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Pnrker, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dawson. Mr. nnd Mrs. T. II. More lock, Mr. nnd Mm. Edward Ilrunkn, nnd Mrs. II. llodmer. Kenneth I. ano In on the lrk list this week. Mrs. Orover Swaggart has just received word from her brother, Albert, who worked In Joseph last summer nnd who now Is a student nl tho Walla Walln high school, ptatlng that, he had boen made cor poral of the school military com pany and Hint he had heen made assistant editor of tho school paper. Albert has many friends in Joseph who are glad of his school .buccohr. night shift at tho flour liilll. He formerly drovo the company truck.' His place Is now filled by Fred Miller. "Shorty" Rhodes was In town Tuesday doing repair wotk for the telephone company. Something went wrong with Jos eph's water system tho first or the week anil- school had to be dis missed until it was flxwl Kr ktl-' B m&zaxm a ) i-w scr i Evwfcbw If JOSI.th moss Minus Illevans. Mr.s.H. Dranion. Mrs. A. J. i AltK lll'Sll.V AT' Wor.K ! Klchardson. Mis. W. K. I'lttenger, ; "f - i Mrs. !:. T. rtnitn lira f.'n,,,,,, n..., i -f Feb. f.. (Special.) i '' Ma Wilson. Mrs. Kdward ; A -- i i JOSCPII. Or. Wl.,,1 tt,u l,.u..nl. :n l!Kpn ira lnlr f...-a II.. 1 ir.. Cross chapter Is doing is enoui-h ! haugh, Mrs. A. K. Parker. Miss Lola "f The Josonh nnd Enternrliw Mnn.J'" Inspire any one with patriotic ! Warnock, Mrs. W. I'. I.uckrel, Mrs. 4 lodgeB expect to visit the La Grande i7'!r1' M,,n' '"dies congregate each ; ' Knapper, Mrs. W. C. Wilson', I J chapter In the near future. The ' ,fiy nt "'0 c"ry Hol Cross room In j Mrs. Albeit Mount, Miss Morino: j, Joseph Moose band will accompany ,e "il" Diillcllnr; and under the ! noggan, uinoyn Hprnguo, Mrs. Lilt mo local bunch. -'iimme iciinemnip or mis. r. II. W.;C. Fleenor, of Enterprise, was f U"'Ke. V , "rpr",",,y a Joseph visitor or n few hours on i I""'0'"" "' work. Shipments of fin Tuesday. . Ish.cd goods aro sent to headciu.u t- ,,' ,,, ... , , ! each week. On Thursday Hie of Vrl'a r , n 0, MM. the following was shipped: A-.C- ,,'f'",',y of,;,os"1'"' KIKIH nhsorbent pads, txM inc l.co; spent tie day with Mrs. MrClly. ,;40 comn,,,se, 9x9 1(,,ra; 1() ,.: t was her birthday and as all the ',,. . ,)(.u.oatli; 9 BWOat,.rs; 13 ladles were Wallowa county pl.n-par ,,. 2 puir wristlets; 7 suits oers a fine tlmo was had. This In pujnmaH. uii (Minimi iieeuieiiee iiiiii floes niUCtl to brighten the lives of all con cerned, i Those tilings wero made by the ladies In one week, not to mention the knitted goods which have not Frank Gibson, who Is with the ; yet been turned In. The following V. S. army In Texas . Is expected ; ladies aro the "workers" who were homo soon on a rurloiinh. j at the room during tho week Just The Joseph Concert band Is prac-1 past. Some of those named below tlclng several nights each week in came only onco but many came each preparation for some Spring con- j day and somo even twice a day: co,-t"- ! Mrs. F. H. Caulko, Mrs.. L. 15. Italph Scott of ITepnner was n 1 Caviness Mrs. A. H. Rudd, Mrs. N. visitor at the homo of his slr.tor, I Hoggan, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Floyd Mrs. U, B. Morgan of Joseph this (",!"1' 'rs. Fred Green, Miss Hazel wee k . " r- trel. Mrs. Itosa Leslie, Mrs. Glenn V Leslie, Mr:,, lien LVkley, Mrs. rauT-Jf wiisoii, ivirs. ivna.'i. ratten,. Mlns riess Scrlber, Miss Marie Iiowman, Miss Ella Scrlber, Miss Jose Miller, Miss Linma Shnnnnrett, Mrs. Shnn- nafelt, Mrs. J. Dealer. Gladys Lane and Mlns Irene Gaulke. lil'll) CIIOSN NOTICH I II I I Mrs. 1'ercy Cannon of Enterprise! rifo 1c Clvmr In Unnnr aH . was a visitor at the home ,,r i,,. """vc iO VJivtli il vi -.- mother. Mm. II. Cole, this week. nr. an.i Mrs. j. c. Graves of lb. uivide country were Itors last week end. Olaf Carlson of tho McCully Mer- An all day meeting Is called for tomorrow, Friday. Ladlos are In vited to attend tho cafeteria lunch eon to bo given by the Itoyiil Neigh bors at the Y. M. C. A. building. This luncheon is a benefit for the fled Cross nnd we owe them our patienage. Many ladles who are detained at homo on account of luncheon will take advantage of this opportunity and Invite their Sumpter valley Saturday and re liusbr.nds to lunch with them to- ! turned Monday. morrow. . j ' Miss Lizzie Wells went down to tho valley to spend Sunday with her father, John. Wells. Misa Hue reached Hllgnrd Mon- f J D J 7 1 i. uay ultcr a 'ew weeks vacation drande Ked Li'oss Volunteers pent with her brother at camp 4 ' i For Fine Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairs See J. H. Peare & Son La Grande's' Leading Jewelers and Optometrists Broken lenses duplicated on the premises. We are the only firm in Eastern Oregon who can surface and grind lenses. Interprine vis-1 The .lance given in honor of Mis, ! feature dances to the deliftht of the;J;f",'3 and "ith her parenta ln cantlle store spent several days. In La Grande thl: -week. F. I.. McCully, cashier In the! tho Rex hall last night; was one of First Iiank of Joseph returned home ,.hl! mo,t noUilic evcnla of the . Mondny after a visit to Salem where ,,. Thcr were over four hun!rcd he visited his dauuhtor ami son ,mis: !.;-:-r3 sold. nu lire living wiui their mother while the dauirble Ethel Cullinir nnd Mi Ellen r. :Wr I entire audience, her numbers bein: I . rp. i,.t... . ,t-t. a t m,H Jeiinio rioiverson was in who have enlisted in the Ked Cress I J, . ., '." a n . i Th - La Gran'ie the latter Part of Wallowa county. Mrs. Jcnnlo Holverson was In The week. Mrs. William Condltt was In La ano wno wave soon i,.r franco, Wi;ajRy Dance; 5. The Highland I'lin; .vasM SoiTimer had very appropriate ' . , , . . , , u .i i Crando Monday and lett her daugh- coslumes fur each of these dances, i. .. . ... , . .u The patronesses were twelve of the:. Ti , . iL . ' . . . ,. . . , malnder of tho time. Previously the nrorr.inent society Indies of La Grande: 1 n K i..i i ..i The hail v.a.4 heautifullv dccor.-itel r goes lo Wlllam- ,..;.u a i n i AllO lT..lv.l... 11.. ,..... I. ..".,.,.,,,,;.-,,,. u UU.:iV . ........ j . Jt . ((if,,, v porta business good in the When Itching Stops ' llooth in nne on, I rif thn liiill i,.n-n. Valley. i !., . i i:r..ii.. ,i i JK)ItN To Mr. and Mrs W n : , , n . , ,. w- r ing room, m stuing garden i esroms. Day, on Monday, February ., a ; .." , , i ,i. ,.,,,!,. ,. , , ; , ' i the color scheme hemp; pimt and daughter. Dr. Mount, who Is in at- 1 ,... tendance, reports Hie niulher and ! , ' L , , child to he doing nicely. T " s0""" l 'om ?. ns' j uiiiufj viii iuii ii juiiju;, r mi Joseph Drug Store was in Enter- : l,,to , ym" T , ran ,,s -'n- nrio nr, i . , . u i ., c ; were appropriately dressed in Hed The Joseph Clly Council met Mon day evening but no business of Im portance was transacted. A few bills wero allowed and the Park committee made tho report that the three lots which were desired for a park would cost $i:ioo. No action was taken. Oscar I'litorbaUKh of Imnnhn Is quite -III nt the IIIninielwrlKht home on Dartnn Heights. Mrs. II. C. Grady, Mrs. J. C. Gulling, Mr::. J. Van Buren, Mrs. J. J. Carr, child had been receiving her train ing nt home. Mr. Condilt'a home is up thn Grande Hondo river nnd iNEW TODAY! WANTED Number young women and men to prepare for telepraph , service to help fill vacancies caused by unusual drafting of men for war; positions guaran tee r. Write Telegraph Depart ment, Room 218, Railway Ex change Dldg., Portland, Or. 2-7-tf The Qulnland property on Island City road. Phone Red 131)3. Will trade for city property. 2-7-14p. notahle event. Those on the commit tee wcr?: Mrs. Herman Siegrist, Cross costumes. The punch booth Mrs. J. G. Snodgrnss, Mrs. H. M. wns decorated with a huge basket of I Cay, Mrs. Lloyd Scrlber nnd Miss carnutions. Irene Murphy. Thin committee de- Little Miss Daphne Sommer was (serve much credit 'for the wonderful very generous in giving a number of success of the dance. ; ,V, u ' veral miles from any public school. Mrs.-II. A urbncK. Mrs. Ha Boh- ErfortB a,. 1)p(ng made t0 form a nenkamp. Mrs Wm. Bo Ions. Mrs. r. dIstl.ct b)lt s fa. ,mve not Sllcceed. N. Murphy, Mrs. Adulph Newlin and e(j MTheLRl'crosS chose a very able I T'le 1S"n,"7 scn"' 1clIec'e!, "ic committee to arrange and give this;'3 Sunday with the following Lewis; assistant superintendent, Mrs. W. V. Connor: -secretary, Miss Tho school building suffered three or four broken panes. Many traveling men are In Jos eph thin lime of the year as the ) Spring--atocks -ivnei being purchased ; by ( our merchants. There Is one safe, dependable treatment that relieves itching torture and skin Irri tation almost instantly and that cleanses and soothes the skin. Ask any druggist for a 35c or $1 bottle of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon you will find that irritations, pimples. blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm . son left. Tuesduy for a week's v nnd similar skin trouble wil disappear. , Wallowa with friends and r, n mile zemo, me penetrating, aauaiy Ing liquid, is all that is needed, for it banishes most skin eruptions and makes the skin soft, smooth nnd healthy. TliiW.Kio Co.. Cleveland. O. ' i There, wero 110 persons nt tho M. E. Sunday school last Sunday. The King's Daughters class again had a perfect attendance. This makes the third Sunday which this class has hud 100 per cent aGendance. Samuel Cole, one of Joseph's soldier boys was expected home on a furlough this week, but because of bad train aervleo ho was unable JOSEPH, Feb. 6. (Special.) to come. Credit, milk, flour, lumber, hogs. Mrs. Harry Coleman and little i cattle, sheen, ones, chickens, and SNIPPED OUT OF JOSEPH FOUND A btipch of keys. Owner . may have same by calling at the Observer office nnd paying for advertisement. 2-8-tf. H. B. Stacey went to Vincent. CHICHESTER S PILLS THB DIAMOND UQAfcD, A n'SJVAV Xdiel Ak fitr Pruii l tot J I'iiU la Bed tod Void tueulticV botes. ttxVeA wlttt Blue RILbom. Tke do other. Bur ofyour v , BlAllO.XD 1IIU.NU P1LLK. fat US vWikaownuBea.Sifest,AlwiyfRellil't SOLO BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE 0 Get a Can TO-DAY ' From Your Hardware or Grocery Dealer Gladys Saling; treasurer, Miss Edna i Scott: pianist, Mrs. J. W. Scott; librarians, Ray Young and Margaret I Saling. Owen Scott received a letter from a former Hllgard boy, Ed. Brown, i now in tho navy. j o cars are available.' Also both ware hoiirca ship much grain on each freight, Kerr Gilford & Co., of Port land, having bought many thous ands of bitsh'elM 6T oats' "from the Farmers Union warenouse. not to SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. Atten-: mention ine uumi iu' tion of far Western bankers wasjl are ronstan v inlying ironi ine SECURITIES TO BE SCANNED Waltham, Elgin, Hamilton and Howard WATCHES piiil V(iK,:'''1,, 'i )' Mv many other products of Joseph and vicinity aro being shipped lo out- tlves. The Wallowa Roller Mills have ! "'''o Points daily. Station agent, purchased a lar.Te nmount or wheat 1 W. P. Triimphull, of Joseph, says from the K;;ln Forwarding Com-1 that shipping Is especially heavy pnny, of Joiiaph. The shipment Is now and not enough cars can he now going on. j had to supply the demand. For Tho little son of Millard McFet-1 instance the Joseph Milling Coin rldge Is seriously ill with an ab- j pany ships one car load of Chief cess of the ear. i Joseph flour every week, cattle go teach Sunday many skiing nad I out every day T. II. Mniolock sleighing parties journey to the shipped two' cars on Tuesday's : nearly all gone. hills near Joseph and disport in the freight; both creamery companies I ,ir Hard went to La Crnnde the snow. Some sport! '1 bey are rath-! of Joseph ore doing a big buslflist part of the week and was ex j er sorry that the chluook came ; ness, J. P. Desler of the Walla ai, iim.fl by the local exemption i after all. I Walla Creamery Company reports ! board. He is In Class I. and had I The Chinook wind broke several . that VtiOU gallons are shipped each been given an Indefinite furlough windows In nnd about Joseph last -111011111: the Pawson Brother's Luni-jby (lie O. W. Company. Monday afternoon , and evening, her Company ship lumber whenever , Gourlay came in from the farmers of Joseph. Chickens are sold to La G ramie, Hot Lake and Portland firms by" the hundreds, a big order having 'jst heen received froi.; the Hot Lake hotel. All of these things bring money into Jos called tonight by the Federal Reserve I Bank of the Twelfth District to an j invitation from the Secretary of the ; 1 Treasury to submit to the Federal Re-, serve Board proposed new issues of securities for approval. ! The suggestion applies to the time-1 epn ami snow , uev lines3 of securities and not to their penng anil mill me " "". I intrinaip wnrth. nnd refers to securi ly awako. And those things not j only help Joseph hut also help, in- a small measure 'at least, to relieve the rood shortage and thereby whip the Kaiser. UII.1.GAI!I MOWS NOTES llli.GAItl), Feb. ti. (Special.) W. V. Connor va's a passenger to La Grande Monday. The mountain roads are again im passable for sleds as the snow is ties of corporations which will exceed $500,000, or of states or municipal)-1 ties which will exceed $20,000. No legal obligation falls upon banks jl or bankers, but it is hoped that they 1 will comply. : 0 I Will Attend Auto Show Cashier! A. K. Parker and wife, Til Morelock ' and wife and Harry Davison and j i wife, all of Joseph, were in tho city Wednesday night on their way to j Portland where they will attend the ! Auto Show. I SHOE At the Right Prices i Compare our priws and values and you will save money. Men's New iinson Army Shoes, lioth light and medium weights, at, .per pair. .$6.50 and $7.00 Ladies' Medium Heel Shoes in many styles and colors, from , $5.00 to $7.50 Boys' Guaranteed Tip Shoes, the kind that wear. A Complete Line of Shoes for the Whole Family L. J. French Shoe Co. A BLOODLESS; "BATTLE FOR BtlUDl" 5 r" 1. t ail 7 ' 7 ,.Tf TWMf The World's Business is done on credit, why not use your credit at our Credit Clea ranee while you have a chance to liny at rash prices tm easy payments? S;i Our stock is now com plete .in. .all sizes and grades. We will save you money. Siegrist & Co. Largest Jewelry Store in Eastern Oregon . - l : I It v . i v( ,in v ri 'i ... ... .. , . .... , : ,- ,,. ' . 1 n ii-irtsW'' No qnaner!" is the slejtan In (he "battle for Mud" pictured ncre. The game Is cf!n w Tommies know thetokor of tho Sammies. The Urlttshers' Uble is a bit of trench flooring placed n the pit of soell crater. You mislita't Uellote It, but the Tommies era said to like these games at well as 1 olrj OTer.aftei' IfTlUaB-rratooit. - - - TEA WAGONS This is a piece of furniture every lady wants, hut perhaps had dclaved huviu; 011 .Mi'connt of the price. SERVING TABLES Mahogany finished, ruhber wheels. Was 10.50. Credit Sale price $9.95 Solid oak serving tahle, ruhber wheels. Was .tlo.OO. Credit Sale price $9.25 Oak finished serving table, good value. Was $12.00. Credit Sale price $7.00 GLOBE-WERNICKE BOOKCASES ' (ii.hlen Oak Top Section Reduced 50c .Mahogany Top Section .' Reduced Stic (ioldcn Oak l.aso Section Reduced 50c .Mahogany i.ase ecTi.m Reduced 50c (Ioldcn Oak Leg liase Section t Reduced 50c Drawer liase Section Reduced 50c (ioldcn Oak liook Section . . : Reduced $1.00 Mahogany I'.ook Section Reduced $1.00 These bookcases have been handled in this store for fifteen years and this is the first time the price has ever been reduced. They arc 'nationally ail vert ised at one price. ' ' USE YOUR CREDIT AT OUR CLEARANCE SALE Carr Furniture Company