TCttSDAY, MAY 21, 1018.
LA'GftA'M'i KVliKlN'fi OllSfcliVKW
! RED CROSS CANTEENS;
JUST WHAT THEY ARE
vl ' y .. - l '
' American Woman Tells Vividly of
a Her. CanteenThe Gayest,
Brightest Little Room
-,' i One Ever Saw.
NEVER SO PROUD OF -
ANYTHING IN ALL HER LIFE
Just what a Red Cross canteen is,
how It Is outfitted, ond the hundred
problems the American women have
to meet In feeding the French, Eng
lish and American . BOldlers Is well
shown In this letter from an American
tied Cross worker:
We have really a wonderful place.
It was given to us so rough nud plain
and ugly. I had a coat of plaster put
on the walls, painted a bright blue
wainscot three feet high with a sten
cil of flowers of red, white and blue
above, white walls and celling, doors
ond windows outlined with light green,
and stencils of bright colors between
the windows of trumpets, and over
the five doors delicious little paintings
by Miss Klrkpatrlck find Miss Beckett
of soldiers and canteeners In the most
' jlover and attractive way.
Brightest Little Room. . 1
' At the end of the room we have two
girls, one American and one French,
holding French and American flags.
Wo have red and white oilcloth on the
tables; red glass carafes and red tur
key window curtains; and always flow
ers on the- counters. It Is the gayest,
brightest little room you ever saw.
Howevor, It only holds nbout 120 men
seated at the tables and It Is to be
used as a recreation room nnd even
movies. Our big room is to have a
huge kltclieu and seats for 1,000 men
or over, and will open right on to the
platform. It is to be decorated by an
"artist from tho Beaux Art, as Miss
Beckett has gone and Miss Klrkpat
rick Is too busy. ' '' ' . 'v'
. It will really he a splendid big place
nnd we can work in comfort Instead
of being put In straits as we are now
in to feed so many men with only six
gas burners In n long row. We make
the coffee, Boup, cocoa, and ragout or
sometimes regular Irish stew on our
stoves" ond the roasts are cooked for
' us gratuitously ot the bakers'. AH
food except coffee,, meat, cocoa and
sugar Is cheap down here. It is the
garden district of France. All tho men
nre so pleased and grateful and we
get such post cards and thanks. We
have stewed apples, stowed dates and
figs for deserts and I tell you it keeps
us hopping to keep things going.
Sometimes we run out- of meat and
then wo fry I eggs for them and they
love them. The dormitories nre won
derful. I never was so proud of any
thing before. Two Hundred canvas
stretch eTB for beds. We never used
them before, tfut we can keep them
clean and put 'them outside If ther
Is any vermin.' ; , . ''
Model of Cleanliness.
; We have a splendid fumlgnllng plant
and n Incinerator, and the pluee Is a
model of cleanliness. All the men
take off their wet and dirty boots. We
have good felt slippers for them, two
woolen hhinkets for each lied, tv.'0 nig
stoves and nn orderly that wbkcs
them for their trains, good , shower
baths and wash rooms nnd altogether,
when the big room Is finished. It will
ie a model of everything It should be,
nnrtlculnrly ns our last tomb is a bar
ber. Last year the men slept In the
road. We have adopted the Auiierge
sabots ns the only sensible footwear
ns the roads and our floors are alwayt
wet.
LOCALS
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Advertising in Brief
When you have your films de
veloped and ' printed by one that
makes this work . study and is at
this kind of work constantly
you are bound to get the best of
satisfaction and prompt service at
Silverthorn'a Family , Drug, Store
they have one of the best equipped
Dark Rooms for picture work oa the
Pacific . Coast.' They' turn out all
pictures. 'the day films are received
If received beforo 11 o'clock each
day. , ' - 5-21-31
notice ..,. ; .;
Second payments . on Liberty
Donds must be paid "on or before
May 15th. , ,;. ;
' . La Grande National Bank. ,
-f ! United States National Bank
, :; t-ao-st
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One-third off on all Hair Switches.
: at the Walling. Millinery. 5-3tf
' P.. Larcam, Paporhangcr, Phone
Red 3832.' ' - v - 5-2,tf
Koduks ot every kind In the
Eastman lino In prices from $1.00
each to $80.00., . We will gladly
give ..any information' you may
need about Kodaks - without any
charge . at Silverthorn's . - Family
Drug Store. :
i Daily 5-11-tf.. weekly It
Try the quick delivery of Film
and Printing ' at . Bllverthorne's.
Family Drug Store.
Dally 6-11-tf
. , ' weekly It
Mattrlne Toilet Articles, you will
find a full stock of . these, tho
latest line of Face Creams, Pow
ders and other Items, moie material
In each package ard for less money
than any other high Class Toilet'
article sold. They are much used
and appreciated by many prom
inent La Grande ladles. ' You will
Soda water and soda : fountain
drinks, served just right, at Silver
thorn's. ; ' 4-30tf
SEED POTATOES Will be given
to anyone who wants ti plant
, them for potatoes In full. Phone
Farinora 2Sxl. ' 6-17-tf
MMMMMNstsMiBll
Fighting in Europe!
We notice some ' remodeling : of
shelving; and cases at Silverthorn's
Drug- Store. . Goods well displayed
and free from dust are appreciated by
their customers.. C-7-tf
Wkly It
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une-third off on all Hair Switches,
at the Walling Millinery. 6-3tf
The Kodak that will please you
best and at u. reasonable, price will
be an . Eastman such as Sllvor
thorn's Family Drug Storo can sell
you..
5-2 1-3 1
PLAIN HIIWINt) .
Mis. C.Ralston, 160S Adams Ave.
. ' .' -16-6t
Special Discount on ail Hats. The
Walling Millinery. 6-3tf
P. Larcom, Faperhanger, Phone
Bed 3832. - : .. 6-2,tf
One-third off on all Hair Switches,
at the Walling Millinery. , C-3tf
Money to Loan. . .
On Improved real property In
Onion county. - No delays. Current
rates. La Grande Investment Co:
AdT.. : tf. , . '..'..
, Unnun,!,a In vn,.,. A ...
bargain Mutinous every dy at
3 a.
5-21-6t
TQQYOUNGTOKEEP
GAS MASKS ON
Many people sny : "Why doesn't the
government do the. work, of .tho 'Red
Cross?" There Is no better reply to
this Question than to cite some of the
activities of the' American, lied Cross.
. Last August the American Red Cross
Issued nn order for an automobile to
he given to a French hospital for chil
dren of Toul, near Nancy. A lot of
ehlntzesifor the bedrooms were sent
down to brighten them up, n lot of toys
for the children French children
brought in from the wnr zone, too
young to keep on their gns masks. To
day ten Red Cross automobiles are
hauling to Red Cross hospitals in
France French children whose parents,
held In slavery In Germany, arc now
being dumped every duy lit Evinn, on
tl... L'rannit-Su-lRa border.
Fancy our government doing that for
French children, let It must no aon
If the French morale behind the Unci
Is to be kept up. These deeds of tin
American Red Cross arc Just as much
a part of our military policy In Francs
and Italy as though they were done un
der articles of war.
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WAR WOHRII5S I'PSJiT 1IICALTH
''''Abdominal Supporters fdr stout
people, for women or mon, as well I
as the latest and best Trusses you
muy need, aro sold by Silvorthorns
Family Drug Store.
" , ' ' ' 5-21-31
.-'"" ". Weekly It j
Cottage Cncese. Get It at the i
Pure Milk and Cream Co. Fresh !
evory day. ' ' 3-26-tf j
Money n easy montniy payments
on improve! city p"ipeitr. Also
money ti farm loans at per
cent.
. '' V See J. It. Oliver.
3-21-2m
It Is more fun to watch your
money grow than watch It go. Buy
War Savings Stamps. '....' i
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Find these oh sale at Silverthorn's
Family Drug Storo. i . '
, Dally 5-11-tf
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NOTICE TO FRUIT GROWERS
' Any desiring to order Spray Ma
terial may do bo at the office of
County Agricultural Agent, in . the
Post. Office building.
. ,'.,-. C. D. HUFFMAN,
' , . IniDc;U,r
5-20-6t v , -
"See 'Gets-It' Peel
Off This Corn."
leaves The Toe as Smooth as the
Palm of Tonr Hand.
' The corn never grew that "Gen
ii" will not Bet. It never Irritates
the flesh, never makes your toe sore.
Just two drops of ''Gets-It" and
presto! the corn-pain vanishes.
Shortly you can peel the corn right
It Is agreed by medical authori
ties that worry affects the digestive
organs. When the digestion is out
of order, it throws the whole phy
sical being out ot gear. D. B.
Hayward, L nail Ilia, Ga., writes:
"Foley Cathartic Tablets give nie
quicker relief than anything I have
ever tried." They relieve bilious
ness, bad breath, bloating, gas, Indi
gestion and constipation. No grlp-i
ing or nausea. Sold everywhere.
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WANTED Clean White Cotton
Rags at the Observer Oifice; 3c j
... per lb, . ... 1
It'i Woodwfal to Sm "Ch " PmI Off Cora
off with your flnirer and there you
are pain-free ann hnppv, with the
toe as smooth and eorn-free as your
palm. ''Geta-lt" Is the only safe
wav In the world to treat a corn or
caliue.- It's the anre way the way
that never fnlla. It Pa tried and true
. used hv millions every yar. It
alwnvs works, "tlete-lt" mnkes cut
ting and dlfcainR at a corn and fusa
lnir with handairea. salves or any
thing else entirely unnecessary.
"Gete-It." the guaranteed, money
bark corn -remover, theonly sure way,
coats hut a trifle at any nruif store.
M'fdbjK. Lawrence iCcChlrmio, IlL
SELF-PRESERVATION, us well ns patriotism demands
that our farmers shall plentifully feed odr rightcrs.
When Germany proclaimed the seas closed to American
merchant vessels and entered upon her program of
wholesale ocean tonnage destruction, she was aiming a
blpw directly at the American farmer. '
: For lack of proper marketing and shipping facilities
Australia today has three crops unsold nnd millions of
tons of grain spoiled or destroyed either by v.'tuiher
or rodents. , .
Upon our success in this war depends not only life and
liberty but livelihood. . ! - . '.' v
UNITED. STATES
NATIONAL BANK
La Grande, Oregon
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Farming in A m erica!
ESJWlSSilPSSSOIWIIWESJSSEa
THE TENTH ANNUAL
LIVE STSGK
v Will be held at Union, .Oregon. ,v
June 5, 6 and 1918
" , WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, ' FRIDAY
The Association announces that the 1918 show
. will be the equal in the display of exhibits and
thrilling arena and track events of any. show
yet held on these grounds, and invites the eo
operation and assistance of stockfowera 'and '
the general public. .,
Free Entrance, Free 'Feed
and Free Shelter
FOR ALL EXHIBITS.
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Send to the Secretary for Classification Hook-
and further inforination. Come to the. Stock '
Show and brings your friends. . '
Remember the Dates
And Plan to Attend the Show
SAY:
If you wnnt to SAVE YOUR SENSE, and CENTS, and DOL
LARS, cross the Track out of the High-Rent District.
NUF SED
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'Harris Furniture Store
s H. a HARRIS, Proprietor
400 Fin STREET
Phone: ted 3171.
Are You The
M
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MONTANA Calls?
DO NOT DELAY
Montana Lands Are Increasing
In Value Rapidly
The Wise Buyer Buys NOW
, CENTRAL MONTANA RANCHES COMPANY
. . : Grande, National Bank Building
HERE IS OUR BEST ARGUMENT! List of ' Umatilla County, Oregon,
farmers who have purchased MONTANA LANDS during the year 1917.
Name Address '." ' .'. - Acres bought . Name Address Acres boucht
John Montgomery ,: Chris Breding, Peiidleton, Oregon.......... 640
Judge Chas. Marsh '. ., ..." Pendleton, Ore.. .2576 Henry Broding, Pendleton, Oregon . . . .', .... 320
Roland Oliver -.V " N. H. Olmstead, Pendleton, Oregon 960
John Williams, Nolin, Oregon. . ,.. , . .'.. . . . ..S6 t , J. B. Kasari, Pendleton, Oregon. ......... A ' fi 10
J. K. Williams, Nelin, Oregon. ............1072 S. C. Kilgore, Pendleton, Oregon .,,."'320
J. W Beavert, Pendleton, Oregon. .. . .. ; 160 - fi. C. Kilgore, Pendleton, Oregon. .... .'i ;,, . 320
D. A. Pcebler, Pendleton, Oregon..;,.. 640 Dick Kirchoff, Pilot 'Rock, Oreg6n,i . 820
C. S. Jerard, Pendleton, Oregon .,....,... 720 ticrnld Kilgore, Athena, Oregon', t. , . , . .... 820
L. L. Rogers, Pendleton, Oregon .......... 820 Htnry Luckinbill, Walla Walla, Wn.... .. ... 320 i
' S. R. Thompson, Pendleton,. Oregon.... 320 . Dick Harris, Weston, Oregon 640
Dr. Guy Boydon, Pendleton, Oregon... .. .... 320 Albert Goiss,! .Weston, Oregon 320
Dr. Frank Boyden, Pendleton, Oregon 320 0. D. .Isaminger, Pendleton, Oregon..'.;., 640 ?
Jos. Hodgson, Weston, Oregon. .. 610 O. D. Isaminger, Pendleton, Oregon. , 160
W. E. Zerba, Athena, Oregon............ 640 S. C, Kilgore, Pendleton, Oregon. ..'..'..;,.. 320
Lewis Geiss, Pendleton, Oregon. .. . . 'MO Mis. Frankie Kilgore, Pendleton, Oregon.. . 640
Ed. Crowley, Adams, Oegon 320 , "'Elmer LaOue, Weston, Oregon ..;...;,. 640
Mr. Fruitell, Pendleton, Oregon. . 160 Miner La Due, Weston, Oregon ..,,.;.... .160
dick Blanchett, Pilbt Rock, Oregon,. ....... .160 liino Westorsund, Pendleton, 'Oregon ...... . 640
Albert Goiss, Weston, Oregon. ........ ... 820 ' Chris Wcstersund, Pendleton, Oregon .640
B. F. Dupuis, Pendleton, Oregon,.,...... 320 I). W. Duuis, Pendleton, Oregon..;.;..,;., 640
D. A. Pcebler, Pendleton, Oregon....!...... 920 J. W, Hudeman, Pendleton, Oregon. ...;... . 640
B. F. Dupuis, Pendleton, Oregon. . .... .... .; 320 S. C. Kilgore, Pendleton, Oregon. .. . .'. , .. .1480
W. E. Zerba, Pendleton, Oregon.;.,.,...,.. 5B0 John Mumm, Pendleton, Oregon............ 485
Frank Morisette, Adams, Oregon... ...;.. .. 320 E. Shrecklpr, Pendleton, Oregon ........... 562
Lewis Geiss, Pendleton, Oregon....;....,,. 320 . . - ,
D. A. Peeblcr,. Pendleton, Oregon.......... SZ0 .Total number "of acres. .;....... ..j ...27,529
Chris Brcding, Pendleton, Oregon ....... .1280 . . Indictes parties who have bought twlct.
Chris Breding, Pendleton, Oregon 320 . "Indicnte parties wlio have bougHt three times
Henry Breding, Pendleton, Oregon... ..... 320 . Indicate parties who have bought four times..
Can you consistently question the judgment of these parties on LAND
VALUES? ,;. ,c
WE HAVE OPENED AN OFFICE IN LA GRANDE FOR YOUR
CONVENIENCE. : , COME AND SEE US AND TALK IS OVER! ,
We have wheat lands from Cut Bank to Havre and from Great. Falls to
Lethbridge, Alberta. , j LOW. PRICES. REASONABLE TERMS.:
II.,,, .
' The "Spring Drive", is on. Are you going to be one of the fortunate ones
to get in on the ground floor?
Montana's Best Land
HINGHAM HEART OF WHEAT BELT
Greatest wheat shipping station any where on main line of Great Northern
Railway; Level Land, Rich Soil, Splendid Water, near Railroad-r-Fiye large
wheat Elevators Two, More Building. . i :
SPECIAL NOTICE: After June 1st no crop whatever will go with the pur
chase price of any piece of land we sell. 1 SPECIAL BARGAINS, includ
ing crop, now available.
PRICES TALK
It is bnc thing to urguo that wu can sell more nnd bcllcr land for the money than can lc obtained in
liny other locality on tho American continent und another thii:g to make good on this claim. For this
reason we arc submitting herewith a few sample bargains of our wheat land in northwestern Montana
and will not take timo or space to nrguo their .respective merits beyond tho simple statement that tho
locality in which wo opeiato holds all the nation's records for quality und quantity of yield periu-ro of
wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes and hay; that our wheat commands a premium from all millers; that
frosted grain in this locality has never been known; that our live stock winter on the open, lunge and
top the Chicago market in March and April in competition with tho corn-fed steers from Iowa,
SAMPLE BARGAINS: 280 acres; 12 miles from
good town on main line of Great Northern rail
way; 85 miles cast of our Hingham office. Every
foot of this land is tillable and 50 acres arc un
der plow and in crop, though we would not in
clude crop nt price quoted. There is a fins well
and a comfortable though inexpensive set of
buildings auitiihlc for all needs. Price $15 nil
acre, . '
Wheat Land In Hill County
700 acrcB; 15 miles from good railway town; in
district tributary to our Joplin nnd Lollinir of
ficcs. 280 acres of this land is under plow nnd
In crop, half of which goes to tho purchaser. There
is a good house, 20x20 ft. square, with an "I,"
12x18, good bank barn fifi ft. long; granary, 18x10
well and 8 miles of fencing.' Price $"3.50 an acre.
Purchaser's share of crop may be expected to re
duce cost of this land to about $25 per acre.
240 acres; 4 miles from good main line town;
in Hingham district; evory foot under plow und ii
crop; one-fourth of which goes to purchaser. This
lund is half mile from school nnd is in u highly
improved district. Price $:I3.50 an acre. Pur
chaser's' share of crop should amount to close to
$15 an acre, bo that the cost of this land will pro
bably not much exceed $20 art acre. When one
considers the cost of breaking and fencing, one
may easily CHtimute that this land is cheaper at
$.13.50 an acre than raw land would be at $12.50
an acre.
Choice Wheat Ranch Near Lothair :
' 900 acres; 3 miles from good town on main lino
, of Great Northern railway; in Hill county, Mon--tn
na ; in district tributnry to our Lothair office;
280 lures' is in crop, of which purchaser receives
one-half. This land is all IcvcLand tillable and
has three good sets of buildings, also living water.
This land is ideal for tractor plowing und thero
is no better wheat land in the world. Price $:I7.50
nn acre. , , . .
320 acres; 10 miles from station nnd elevator in
district tributnry to our principal Montana office
nt Hingham. Every foot of this land is under
plow nnd all is in spring wheat seeded on sum
mer fallow land. One third of this crop will be
delivered to purchaser at elevator. Price $;10 an
acre. If thero is a forty-bushel crop, tho pur
chasers share will approximately return the en
tiro puichuso price of this land. Crop conditions
were never better and many crops of fifty bushels
or more have been raised, on land funned just us
this is being farmed nnd in the same neighbor
hood. In any event this land should not cost the
purchaser over $10 or $15 nn acre if he receives
even a twenty bushel crop, There is no rearon
to expert less than thirty or forty bushels to the
lure. This lund will be in condition to rinse n 1
ernn again next season if plowed this fall or next
spring. It is located in a highly-improved dis
trict and it is a bargain that cannot be duplic- .
nted later in the season.
Other Tracts, Hundreds Of Them, Large or Small, Similarly Priced.
We have several large tracts nt ridiculously low prices. Call nt office for complete price list and full
list of Umatilla and Walla Walla County buyers which aggregated over one million dollars in 1917.
This list of buyers includes some of the most successful and conservative farmers in (he country.
Kay. W. Logan, bales Agent
I'nion, Wallowa, Baker and Grant Counties
l a Grande National Bank Building,
LA GRAN 1)1 OREGON.