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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1918)
MONDAY I) ( From Herbert A. .vieCiiii!ii.-;. I . Tile following letter i.; from :: former high school boy, v.!:o ai..o;:g his fellow student.-; wa Umiliary known as "Fat" .McGinnls. Thr missive in to his cou.sln, Mirs Max ino Workman: Somewhere in Kranee, Marol) 1. VMy Dear 01(1 Friend nnil Cousin: -Will drop you n lino today to let you know I am stiil alive a;;l man aging to kick. We are located in a diifrerent -place, than wo. we're the last, time i wrote you. Am up nearer the front than we were at that time. Nothing unusual for a bin shell to come along and te.-r o.r a corner or o'ur dugout.. Get to see an air lial tie when I want to only three or four every day. Saw an airplane hum up in the Hot Cross Buns for Good Friday I, 1 CROSS I' SB to Wo wiil i;t c in c;;i v im; WE HAVE STRICTLY City Grocery and Bakery The Home of Fancy Groceries. E. Polack, Prop. Phone Main 75 TO Owing to changes we are making in the method oi our customers in La Grande and vicinity, your bills ing the month The discount usually allowed for payment on This applies to this month only. ' isky tlie other day. It sure was a ! sight. I don't think he as lilt by :a shell but it looked as if his tank exploded and sot the plane on flic. lie went straight toward the earth .and I could see nothing but a cloud :of black smoke. When he was, I should judge, 1000 feet from the jor.rth the . smoke ceased and the 1 piano went straight to tho earth. When tlie plane was burning ho .romp toward the earth in a sort of zig-zag course but when it stopped Ibiirning, the plane just seemed to 'turn straight downward and went out of sight, from nic behind a forest. ' We are located now in a French F.vacuation hospital. The wounded ;men come in from tho trenches levery day, with all wounds iiuag- T IN ly mi vmi all luive llifin for ln'ciikfiist FRESH EGGS, doz. .30c USERS O AND POW of March will ! inablc. I We aro In a city" of about Soon, 'and this town was In tho hands of :the Germans during the first year 1 of the war. One of the largest bat Itlcs of the war was fought in a lit- tie village just next to us, which 1 ihave been In and noihng Is loft but ;the ruins. This little village was I taken and retaken seven different i times In one day. By on way wllch I pass nearly every day tho Germans lifted up 150 of the Inhabitants, consisting of fold men, women and children 'and Ishot them down. In a hospital hero jin town there Is a young woman of about 23 years of ago with her j right leg cut off at the thigh, which the Germans done us a punishment. iA person can't imagine tlie barbaric things the Germans done here at Ithat time. There is a little Irish juurse here In the hospital and she lean relate incidents tV.nl wiil make NO EJVSTER FROCK astern Oreffon lu B'i if! I ' I , Not content Willi Its complete triumph over the tailored suit the bolero and Kton jaeket fad has taken over tlie favor of Co signers c.f frocks and many Kaster gowns of silk and cloth show. Its becoming lino. The fro' k t the led shown here is developed : In an attractive rxani.dc of the new printed foulards. Tiie Jacket ' is rashlonrd of blue crepe and is touched up with an efloctivo edging of coral beads. Tho sod collar and knotted tic aro a pleas-, variation tit the jacket idea. At the rirfht Is a summery cos tume of rose colored marquisette with embroidery In white silk and opanue. ivhilu-bcj!v' LA (iUANl)K OltiVKttVl'.Tf not be ready until J or before the 10th a man shiver;''" Don't know how fong"' wo will" be'locatod ' herd but maybe for the rest of the war. Say 1 am going to see If I can send some lace home and if 1 can will send you some. Mother wrote me asking Tor some and 1 don't sec why I couldn't. We arc allowed to tell about' everything with the ex ceptions where we aic located and are not to mention the names of any place we have boon. Will close for this time and write again soon.' FAT. i. ptorjiei't A' McGinnls, 107 Field H:i.,,,n.ai, 117 Sanitary Train, A. 10. IF., via New York. ' P. S. Write often for 1 love to get your letters. " F. I For 'he dandruff use Kllverthorn's Ideal Shampoo and Germicide Hair 1 Mime. It alwuyo docs the work. 2-28-tf. WITHOUT JACKET? 'Power-Co. LICHT "V 5 will be allowed if paid on or before the 18th. The Whlto Ivory Courts we :if e ; Btia.h.mnB.t.l.-;.W ttri.The. new prrl.'os of all these goods at, tho factory is much higher than before better come In and let us j sell you what J'ou need now. Wo i will save you soiuo money, ht Sil from mm Get Dr. Edward -,' Olive Tablets That Is tho joyful re-y f'.f fhouanda Bhice Dr. Edvarcla prc:Ji"?d Olive Tablets, the substitute for cr.!c!r".h , Dr. Edwa-c!c, a practlaac; physidr.:! foi 17 years end cdom'-Va QU-ti:;:e eivjniy, discovered the formula for Clivo Tablets while treatir.i; paticnta tit chroiiic con stipation and torpid livers. Dr. Edwards' Oiivc T"b!,te do not contain calomel, bu'; a hcal'nj, cootliing vegetable laxative Ho griping is the "h-yr.oio" of tl-iro little sugar-ciated, c!i. :-c:'c!-r! Ul.li.:.-. They cause t!io bars!; r.r.4 llv.-r to act normally. They ucver : jr. . -.hen ta unnatural cciion. ' If you have a "dar!: fexwn :it0 " now and then o Iwd Lw.n 3 cl;tll. fird leelinR rick hi:d2-r iivcr " are constioatcil, vo.i'il livi.': :ic!;, r ' r:-' cr.lv ple-.'i'irt vv.:''r r-: - Ue Dr.ErivrJ;'Oiiv-T: !:k Tliorrcb l;:fc."rf;; just to keep rir.X Try 25c per box Ail drvest-co. Amerit-in Allia.-.v.' f':::. 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Adv. - , .;-.''" ;.,:' $1.00 .WILL- HE GIVEN to each of several schooluoys who will deliver copies of the Curtis publica tions to customers. Only schoolboys clean, irentlcmanly and nmbitious need apply. The SI. 00 Is in addition Huviuiuigvs. nyiiiy 1,0 newuu uuuu.u. j . a. .. - xi l: r,?.l. t. gtat. Co., 1114 Adams Ave., LaGrandc, iff ft eU 3 :1r It I il li ; ir 1 til ,,I oi. 'S :