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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1918)
LA GiiAXDK KVEXIXO OBSERVER SPRING GOWN OF PASTEIi CREPE i THE BIG BIG PICTURE PRODUCER Allt ADK TODAY AND TOMORROW I I AM GROCER "M IVE COME TO TELL YOU WHERE TO 5UY YOUR GROCERIES. "-6 ' iV - It " , r it it For Y ou ! InsjiireiJ Ipj- the tkmifthU of spring, hundreds of deft hands have plied needle and n.n.hine throughout past winter months to make this initial showing of SILK Fitrite Petticoats real hnrhlngcra of warmer days to come! Wondrous style touches workril with infinatc eaie beautiful ' Chiffon Taffetas, Chiuiirealiles and Smart Jerseys in plenaing S p r i n colors the in;rle thought ahead being just to plenso you! From $4.50 to $9.00 Hill's Dept. Store : ORDERED ETJSSI AN MONASTERY SEIZED 9 mMzmmsmmm&m a ALEXANDRA KOLONTAY. Alexandra Kolontny is a mom tor of the Russian Bolshevik cab inet minister of publlo welfare. News dlBpatchos say sho Issued tho order for eoizuro of a monastery In Potrograd bringing tho clash be tween the church and the Holshu vlkl to an acuto stage. Lenlnn is said to have Issued a decree separ ating entirely tho church and tho state, Madame' Kolontay Is work log for ondowmont of mother bood. Rend The Observer Classified ads.! Mr. Grain Farmer: A it you prt'iinretl to hniulli' your ivrniti in Imlk? Oo not wait until Spring and Sununt'i when you aro Inuii'd with work and worried with lnlior whoi'tapr, but Imild your Ki'uHvrius now. You fun buy (Iu lumber and roofing paper for a first-class WOO bur.hcl portnblo Kmary for $r4.fi8 and it will last for years. Sacks for the same amount of (train will cost you $125. 'Ml and this would be a dead loss njeninst this yi'ur's crop. A primary of this izo can be moved anywhere and can bu filled directly from the thresher, doinff away with hi;h priced labor handling and sowing sacks. The hoys in the trenches need the sacks for sand lHpa for the protection of tlieir very lives and perhaps your boy is Htnontf them. Spend your money in your own valley by buying lumber manulactured at home. When you buy sacks part of the money (;oes to India, m ii.D yoi k ;kaku:s now lie prepaied by building them before the farming senson opens up. lie sure to cet good lumber, well seasoned, as low grude lumber will jrive you trouble in n few seasons. Pon't Use green lumber. Save money keep what you spend at home pi event loss mid damage from oposure to weather leave the sacks for our troys in the trenches: help win the war by building granaries now. Portable graunrien of this type nre universally use,) in other sertinrn. One trip with tt good team will haul tht ma terial for one granary. Kor particulars an well as pri.es on Union County lumber for all farm purposes, sec The George Palmer Lumber Co. LA GRANDE, OREGON .,13 a A f 5 j ukwM AU ! 1 WSM . if &KiV m1 II ff3 If Pastel shades that express in tex tiles the delicate tints of earliest spring, are the chosen colors for thu young season's frocks. Hero is pic tured an afternoon gown of palefu green crepe, whose wonderful sort folds ami drapinga remind us grate fully of the draperies of the woman beloved of portrait painters. o ENTERPRISE NEWS ITEMS Knterpi lse I .ml l'nleiteH Operation. KNTERl'UISK. Feb. Hi (Spe cial ) Joe Fqnlt, (he twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Funk, underwent an operation nt the lios pllal today for appendicitis. It war. found that he was suffering from a malignant tumor or the bowels also and will be taken to Portland for further treatment at once. Dr. llockctt and Dr. Taylor of this place performed the operation. The runentl of Marlon Langston, who (lied of heart failure Inst week, was held from the Federated church vipterday and Internment was at Ilia Enterprise eomctory. - Hot. !! S Hughes officiated. Lincoln's lllrlbday. Lincoln's birthday was observed bv all the grades of the school when they gavo a program In tho I ninusliiiii last Tuesday anerooiMi. I I ich room contributed some num ! bcr on the program. On the same occasion Superintendent (,'onley pee Rented to the school a beautifii poster for their membership in th' Junlon Reil Cross. I Several children in t;ie scliool an: i working for membership in the '"Rainbow Regiment" where Sept. 'Churchill has often il lo give a but ' dm to wear during the period of the war to. first 1000 children of tho stale who s;'ll $.M worth of Thrift Stamps. Three glrh; of tin eighth grade succeeded In selllui' that amount i.i one day's time They are Helen Falconer. Margaret lioyd. and Dorothea i'lbley. Marie Drowning, daughter of J J. 1. Drowning, ariived 'nnine Tur day from Choui'liilu. t .", where rhe went last December to . Isit her brol tier. j Frank A. Clark, formerly of th' city Is hero tm a bushe1!;:-. I:ip tv the Cidiimbla llaslu WoM V::re- (rontlnued ou Page 8.) THOMAS H. INCE, PRODUCER To simply look Into the face of Tlioinns II. lure, one of Hie world's greatest tiroducors, Is to see the hun dred and one reasons why he has made such real, red-blooded, wonderful ' acrcen productions Jfor J'nraniouutjfor ARCADE .MAKES I'H TI'ltE I'l.AY IX IIIIMK Ol'' FRIENDS Friends of Vivian Martin's wb.o make their winter home In Pasa dena, California, are responsible for , thy extra gorgeonsness of tho co.t- Ui mo ball which Is pictured In her latest Paramotinl picture, "The Sun ' set Trail," which is to be shown , today iind tomorrow at the Arcade theatre. These friends from the East gave a large bouse parly, anil when plan ning the entertainment for their guests suggested tiiat they give a costume ball and permit her to fur nish a company of moving picture players ns part of the guests. A huge portable lighting plant wan brought from Hie studios and Director George II. Melford who has been responsible for many of Miss .Muillu's recent successes, rehearsed the amateur artiids. Chamberlain's Tablet s. These tablets are intended espec ially for disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels. If you are troub led with heartburn, Indigestion or constipation they will do you good -Adv. WAR Have you tried our War Bread? We get it fresh every morning. Try it, you will like it. We also have the Hoover Buns, and Graham and Rye Bread. Why not have a Sauerkraut day once a week? We have the home made Sauerkraut. A fresh barrel just in. City Grocery . Bakery The Home of Fancy Groceries. E. Polack, Prop. Phone Main 75 1 1 OF. PARAMOUNT. PICTURES every lino and every expression sheds forlh the facts that he Is a big DIG man, with Ideas and Ideals even big Kor. He Is of the Intellectual, Jovial, determined, ulert, aggressive and prac tical type, a combination ynbsataBla, SHERRY REAL IIACKGROC.VD IX METRO I'EATl ltE j Real settings and background aro provided lor Harold Lockwood iu bin newest starring vehicle, "Tho j Avenging Trail," a five-act photo play version tif Henry Oycn's novel j ol' the lumber cb intry.'ih the 'North', "Gaston Ohif," which Is being r.hown Tor the lust time at Sherrys theatre today. In order to get the real atmosphere, Director Krancls Ford and a company of over twenty members journeye.t to j ono of the largest lumber camps in the White Mountains of New Hamp shire and spent three weeks' time . filming the exterior scenes. I The process ol lumbering from the cutting of the timber until tbv 1 time it Is loaded on flat cars ana 1 Iraiirported to the mnrkr-t Is shown in the picture and provides an In telesting sidid'glU to llle dramatic action of the story, which', iu itself, is considered one of the moid T" wer fol ever afforded Mr. Luc It wood. Q. ing his starling career, j For Hie mob scenes the entire i crew of lumberjacks from tho ram; ! in which Mr. I.ocltwood was work I ing was reiiuisltic.r.cd r.ml 'hell j number was supplemented by :"o:er. of other lumberjacks wor':!n;: In i near by ramps. Vivionflaiiifi.tra lw v-ThpCuncMTrail W I.ASPED HANDS It's just one land America, From Gulf to Damn's Hay; You call your own part Canada, We call ours U. S. But what lire lands or countries? And borders, what ifro they -When Freedom, Right and Justice, Demand our thoughts today'.' We speak the snme dear Mother tongue. Our blood Is your blood too; The colours of our countries' flags. The came Red, While and Blue. Two flags, one land, one people Two nations yet i;ie same; One thought, ono hope, ono purpose, One object WIN TI11G GAME! Stand uilh anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong. Lincoln. fMlil.ER NEWS ITEiMS (Continued from 'Pago One) A lady representing tho United States food commission will he in Imbler March 18 and she would like to meet a big crowd in the Amuse ment Hall. She will also visit the schools and give them short talks. At the Red Cross benefit dance Fri day evening, $41.50 was taken in, while the supper given in McGoldrick's Hall brought $18. Those who attended the Red Cross dance from Elgin were: Mr. nnd Mrs. Bater, Chris Mays, Enid Heboid, tau Dason, Mrs. Muriel Bater of Hot Lake, and Clyde Bloom, Mr. nnd Mrs. Haines of La Grande, Blanch Combs of Sum merville. An entertainment will be given in Imbler March 1 for Red Cross benefit, which will prove to bo a winner. Mrs. Scroggin of I.n Grande is on the pro iodic For All the Faults of Something New. J.J .VI, i I'Ull'U.W I WM I , 1 LISTEN WEEK; 1 During the tauten Season we will and Fresh Kippered Salmon. And salted fish. Also canned Clanm, and Sardines of all kinds. gram; also Miss Daphne Sommcr of j Portland, together with a lot of other 'good numbers. Mrs. Sherwood Wil liams is chairman of this committee. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Huron enter itaincd Mr. and Mrs. Bater, Mr. and I Mrs. Haines and Chris Mays at din ner Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tuttle entertained Mr. and Mrs. Eater Friday night. Mrs. Alice Holder wishes to thank all her neighbors anil friends for their sympathy and assistance during the illness and death of her husband, L, D. Holder. Call upon a business man in busi ness hours; state your business in a business way. When done with busi ,ness matters, go about your business I and leave the business man to attend jto his business. Clay Tox returned Thursday from Kansas, where he has been the past jfour weeks. t A birthday party honoring Clarence ! Kcown, who was 13 years old, and I Miss Vivian Wiggans, who had at jt.tined her 14th year, was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Walker, ! Tuesday, February 12, a host of young friends gathered to help celebrate the occasion. , At a late hour a most deli cious luncheon was served and they all departed wishing them many happy returns of the day. iLewis David Holder died in this city A Hint to the Aged. If people paBt sixty years of age could be persuaded to go to bed as soon as they tuke cold and remain In bed for one or two days, they would recover much more quickly, especial ly if they take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There would also be less danger of the cold being followed by nny of the more serious diseases. Adv. This Mountain Mother, Her Winsome Little Daughter Loved Her Only Better. A Radical Departure in Motion Picture Stories MACK SF.XXKTT COMKDY "AN INTERNATIONAL SNEAK" With v Chester Conklin I'.'o Full Reels nf Si ivcii 1 lynaiiiito Arcade Theatre TO MY TALKS EVERY YOU WiLL BUY YOUR. GROCERIES FROM MY STORE. carry fresh Columbia River Smelt as usual a full line of canned and Shrimp, Oysters, Crabs, Lobsters Codfish, brick and flaged. Thuisday, February 14, at G:i!0 p. m. He was SI years, 10 months and 2(1 days old. He came to Imbler from Moro, Sherman county, three years ago, having been in failing health for the last two years. While he has lived in our community he had made many warm friends who extend their sym pathies to the bereaved wife. He had served the city as marshal for more than a year. He leaves a wife and numcrousother friends to mourn his loss. The remains were Bhipped to j Moro and laid beside his three chil dren, who died m infancy. PIMPLY? Vi'ELL, DON'T BE! People Notice It Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets A ni-nnlv face wUl not embarrass you i much longer if you Gt a package of Dr. Edwards' Olive Tublcta. The skin should liegin to clear after you hare taken the tablets a few nights. Clea nse t he blood.the bowels and tnellver ! nth Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the suc ! cossfu) substitute for calomel; there'snever any sickness or pain alter t&iung tnem. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets do that which calomel docs, and just as effectively, but their action is gentle and safe instead of severe and irritating. Ho one who takes Olive Tablets is ever cursed with "a dark brown taste," a bad breath, a dull, listless, "no good" feeling, Constipation, torpid livej, bad disposition or pimply face. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil; you will know them by their oiive color. Dr. Edvards ernt rears amone oa- ! tients afflicted with liver end bowel complaints, and Olive Tattets ore the i i.nmuiseiy effective result Take one or ivv'O t:ihtiy for a week, Sec how much better you feel and look 1 10c and 25c per box All druggists. Iraas IS i Mother Still