La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 08, 1918, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text,v.fc..:'.i:"ivy.-.itti.''W- VAGK SIX ' 1 LA GBANDE WEEKLY OBSERVER STAR ' ' sait'rday. jitnk h, m. ...f'&.'-rlH..'r,jW- With the Colors OVIIH THK TOf' ( Continued From I'aire Vivo.) . Dearsot Mother tiad Father,' ' ijut Srturiluy I w over , town with t'.uy Spencer, and I certainly would have given a good lot If you and Jean could have been wlth.uio. - It wan a strange sight, nnd one that ww so' entirely different; to what we liiiva ever been nocusConied to see luil tlml 1 know It would have been of fully us niuoh Interest to you an It was to me. v. . '. , I ani going to draw you a picture of Shu .Antonio on a busy Saturday night, and then nee if you would not like to attend one of them. of the arrangement of the elty. Some of the buildings are of the iflodern type, while others are .'old styled, uud have heeu here for a hundred years or more. The elty Is well light-' edi and the little, crooked street"!, wind In and out making a rather pleasnut picture which makes you feel Uku you were In some foreign land.: Then It U time to go buck to camp, so you go down to the taxi service station where the cars come In every thirty seconds, and the caller, calls HAS ANTONIO H.VITItl.AY MfiHTand ice cream parlor nearly haseitli-) More than onee some poor fluidler un 'orchestra or a piano In It; From ,,OTU ". . ... m ... dying condllli.B. resultiug from lus of the roof you may gel a good ldea! blooa U11Q caused by lilt long journey from the trenches. After mi cjtuiuiuatlon the doctor announces that the only thing that will save lilm is n transfusion of blood. Where Is the blood to come from 7 He does nut httve to wait long for an answer sev eral Tommies Immediately volunteer their blood for their mate.' Three or four are accepted; a blood tost 1 made, and next day the transfusion Hikes phico and there la another pule face tu the Ward. Whenever lione Is needed for some special operation, there are always uica willing to give some a leg If iH'clWiry to save some mangled mate from m-lug. crippled for life. More than one man will go through life wltb unuther. man's blood running through his velus, or a piece of his rib or Ills shlnboue lu his own anatomy. Some times ho never even knows the name of his benefactor.''.!'..'' '",'. The. spirit of sacrifice Is wonderful. For all the suffering caused this walr Is a blessing to Englund It has made new men of her sons; has welded all classes Into one glorious whole, ?, . ' And I cau't lielp saying thut the doc tors, sisters, and nurses In the English hospitals, are nugcls on earth. I love. Jhein all and can never repay the core und kindness shown to me. For the rent of my life tbe lied Cross will be to me tho symbol' of Faith, Hope anfl Charity. , . i After four months' In the hospital, I went before an examining board and was discharged from the service of his Hrltiinnle majesty as "physically unfit ior runner wur service." I'lctiire yourself standing lit some what field they are going to. The doorway of one of the leading down- fellows pile Into. them like they were town stoics on Houstn Street, In no wild, and there Is a perfectly good of the most old ruslilohed'and quaint' reason for that, for many of them ave little cities In America. Abut seven out on time passes and miiHt be home o'clock the lights are turned on, and I lie people of the. city begin to swarm the ist reels nuil then from Sam Hous ton,, TiiivIb, , rirooka Vleld and Kelly t a certain hour, or got the Guard llousn, so first up first served and tho ,D--, take, the end man. Then the car Is loaded und heats It lor Kelly 3 aud'2Vcpiue the Taxlea' by . tbe Field, ahout'seven miles, mid It really : li uodrcds, ' bringing thousands bf sol liters to town. These men are from every brunch of the service, anil1' look very much alike ..to;one"who ;ls not accustomed to reading, the different hat cords and Inslgna .'worn on the collar. Thtr. off leers all. come out to'. beats' .'Jt too. They make the trip about every. thirty minutes, and there Is a rontlunoiis streiim of cars going back and. forth from about 7 p. m. until lifter midnight. It is I he same way to all of the other fields. This will give you u pretty good genua cooi ovenvwj iur,.nu soon m&iidea of the-arrangement '6r things narrow little streets ro a stroain Miners, and. I believe that you would humanity, so .closely are the people have Just u wusdaiful time. for a few and soldiers packed together that It it iuit, Impossible for one to cross ., from one side of tho wulk to the .oth er witnoui gotting nearly run over..: Hundreds of big cars ; mpyo slowly . up and down the streets, sol close to- ; .; aether 'that oil wonder liow,they' . nianage to nul'.riin' Into ohch' dtheiy . All of j the stores stay ( open unifl .: twelve o'clock' on Saturday evenings for nearly every other window has . something for tho soldiersomething to get- his monoy. They ure many Jewelry Stores und. cnrlo shops, with . bright Mexican band work of all de scriptions, ,fi nit- and' candy stores, - and u grout many cafes and Ice oi eam parlors. In fact tho town Is -more like a carnival than a elty.;Then wo leave , Houston, und go back to Commerce weeks heiej . - . - - . You would experience u how sensa tion 1n regard to the heat too. II. gets as not as 1 lu to 120 In the shade, and one perspires something awful and becuuse of Ihal very reason you do 1 not -notioti 'It as much as In La Oninde,' whei) It Is !I5. I am ' getting so that do not mind the heat a great deal although you do not feel very ambi tious during the afternoons of . .each WAR TIME ECONOMY! , The 1918 CHEVROLET weighs only 1835 lbs. It's economy in the use of gas. oil and tires is remarkable. Plenty of power makes it very easy to handle on the road. , PRICE $785.00 Fully Equipped. Subject to change, without notice. W. H. Bohnenkamp Go. & After my discharge I engaged pass- ago on tho American liner New York, and after a stormy trip across the At lantic one momentous day. In the haze of curry dawn, . I saw the statue, of lib erty looming over the port rail, and I uuy. i e uiguis are tieiigniiiiiiy cool i wuuuerai u ever again 1 would go nnir one usually gctB a fine rest. I asserted my rights as sergeant yesterday and drew a pair of nice sheets,' n good pillow, nnd a pillow ease. Those I turn In each week and they are replaced by new ones, or clean ones. I guess there Is soipe stylo IH POTATOES FIGHT TTiey ave heat. "Who ! tv. you ea Matow Street: where the arched l,i ldii.s ornii t0 that,! Wo are ulso allowed quart- the little San Antonio river. The i ers wl,en thW 'w available, so It land being almost f!nt, there Is no fall to the! river 'and 'It 'stands nio tiimless, lined on ench bank with ce ment walls which come about three feet above the waters ml ire From is pretty fine, I sometimes believe that the non commissioned off leer ihas a far better time than the man jwlth he -commission, tl do know this we have a fur bettor chance to this there ui'o grass terraces extend- nelp tlle men "'""If. and to be with Ing up to the base of the buildings itllem' A gn,Mi non 'olu CUD l0 t,1,ee which line the banks, for, the river "m,'t"" Kom whipping tho cotii rus right through the business .,..'' Into simps, In drill, nnd In class Uo of the city. The bridges which lwork that an officer can, so If si never get u commission I am pretty waU-fliitlflml, und when this "war In over I will liiivo the sallsfiictlon of knowing my, men a whole lot- hotter than tho commissioned men of the company. Afler all it' Is In a great many times the. Bergeiint Vfclio maltoR the recoiiimeidutlon for the promo tion of the corporals from' the ranks and In this way has the opportun ity of starting the man on the up ward path; : Am sending you a picture or the unit that I. was in. you will find Pri vate Klchnrdsnu In tho reur ntnji standing on his hind legs. Tho next one tniit nicy take i win do in the file cloHet'H, with the non emus.'. V Th Ih Is ouiMigli for one spiiHin, bo f 'will close with lots of love lo all from your son. But.' II. II. Rlcliardsn. t oss it,1i,ref Jieoutlful picturesque , riSohllectiire, . and,ninny; ijilored lllhls " ttl seen' 'U'luilg the' ' iKiliks of', tho stream, ;.:''.; ';'. '!,;;.'.'.;..V '; : ., ' ":.,'.. 1,1 i hero we go up to some open ''." - "I' dance' hall, or roof garden, l'erres' -Istme of the best, on the, top. of a , r wven story building. Here there Is a-good orchestra and a tiled roof nfi ' Inrge square tllos, which have been polished until one can almost see . , themselyes In them. Here hundreds .-' of people come and dance, people vi . fun all clnsses of society, for no one knows the other fellow, and most of , , , them don't care.;- You may go to the edge of the building iand look 'out ,wer iie city. From time to time yon con hear strains of mimic from some other orchestra, or Some player piano : for Sun Antonio is alive with musical . entertainers, and every restnurant, "lH-J!1 lliu-tAn n.lfli .ha l,u, A ' and give them hell." .,' And oven then, though It may seem Btrnnge, 1 was really sorry not ta be back In the ' trenches with my mates. War Is not a' pink 'tea, but in a worth while cause like ours, mud, rats, coo ties, shells, wounds, or death Itself, are IIU IS KNOWN TO ALL far outweighed by the deep sense of J And Observer Headers Can IJepend on satisfaction felt by the man who does) . What He Says.' I,u ljt" ' -' Who is there In ' ha Grande who There Is one thing which my ex 'doesn't know Mr Larm-T perlence taught me Uiat might help tliaj Who would he unwilling to profit hy boy who may have-to go. It Is this his kindly advice? ' anticipation Is Tar worse than reallza- j ". When so well-known a citizen as tlon. In civil life a man stands In awe: Mr. Larm speaks out, , of the man above lilm, wonders how ho j Doubt sneaks away, skepticism could ever All his Job. When the time :muRt vanish ' comes he rises to the occasion. Is up j . Em.y kia;,cy uff&,.r l UGrantlo anu at It, and Is syrprlned to And bow should profit by Mr. Larm's ex much more easily than he anticipated I p(,rjencc .he ijlls. his responsibilities. It is reallj ,an.t t remanMe to expect; flnaI).s so out there. .- : ij, do ns wei f0P ymiT , ;(,-,..,., Ue has nerve for the hardship,; the A. j. Urm owner, 15101 u r,'..0 . 1'e,l0r.e:'ll,S """ h ,U"JJ mon St., says: "Doan's Kidney 1 IKHV NlflO I1ANISIIKH I1A( KAUIK . Mrs. Kffio E. Kleppe, Averlll, Minn., writes: "I was at a sunitar I ii in three weeks nt one lime, two weeks another time, for rheumatism .mil kidney trouble and got no re lief. On my return home f began using Foley Kidney Pills nnd found immodlaio relief; a half bottle com pleted tho cure." This Is" furthir proof that theso wonderful pills give relief wbcro other treatiuents'Tail. Unoquale'd for weak, sore, aching kidneys, bladder,' back, ; iiiuscteB or lolnfii." Sold averywhero. , Observer ndvertisinir will bring ro.- stilts. .- .. TIM 10 FOH SI'ltAYIMl r -.-,-:-:- 1 tianlctu seeds i juvekets 2 far Ac. i 'berry's l''IorislK. 0-.3t Dose of Arsenate f iMad HJioiiId lie . in KeadiiusNN. , , . , ' . Eggs of coddling moth are now )te- lng deposited In utmndauco'anti both apples and pears should be sprayed,, n unnec, tor you to ouSerwiti witn tour pounus ot arsenate of lean ; blotches, rinawonn. roahes and Heal Skin Diseases half as much If powdered form used to lull gallons of water, says Prof."' A. I.ovett of the O. A. O. oxporlmtuit atutlnn . , . "About ten days are required for the eggs to-hatch, but. should ilio present warm. .evenings' prevail the majority of the first brood will bo hutching soon and the poison should be. In place so that their f lri t Jimal will prove their , last." ' ,',,;! siaular skin troubles, A little cento obtained at any drug store for 35c, oi $1.00 for extra large bottle, and promptly applied will usually give instant xaliet from itching torture. It cleanses and soothes the skin and heals quickly and effectively most skin diseases, Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating, dis appearing liquid and is soothing to the most delicate skin, h is not greasy, is easily applied and costs little. Get It today ami save all further distress. . . TheB.W.Itot.CB.CIevelaiid.0. ' -', riiiriiriririi'iruiijij'jiuijwf i relief lu tbe fun nnd comradeship of the trenches and wins that best. sort of 4: HMiK 'l,AHS Pit AH' Pills havo pi cven n great success in j happiness that comes with duty wall Ti Tu U,T. , , jyjjj, gladly recommend them. I know from . THK RD. ' ' ' ' wey: ure nu inuu is; '..,,' - i-; claimed for them. When I get pain! ; across my kidneys my kidneys are noti i acting as they chould, I take a box jor two of Doan's Kidney Pills nnd: they never fail to fix me up in good, shape," ' Price HO: . nt all denlers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get Douii'8 Kidney I'ills the same that Mr. I. arm had. Koslor-Milbum Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Ailv. A picnic gathering .of the mem bers of the II 1 1) lo class of tho Metho dist .Sunday school was held nt Riv erside Park-'-yesterday afternoon. About Kovnnly-flve wflre prosent to take pint In .tho affair und nil par ticipants wore highly pleased Willi the success of the event. .' A WANT All will do it. News of the Q) i i J 1 ; fel iWifny ii i?lRRT METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. , i, Hev. Winters will conduct the ser vices both morning and evening. Holy Coiniiuinlon will follow the morning service. The evening service will be In the. nature of a patriotic meetng and the subject of the seijnon will m: ' Principles of Kverlastlug Peace." o . Clll lM II Or? OUR I.ADY (H' THH VAI.I.KY. i The nummer schedule or Sunday services Is as follows: r i First mass, 7:110 a. in. ; Second macs, 9: IIU a. m. -Followed by henedlrtluon. s VVewk day iuiihs at 7::in n. in. P. J. nHISCOl.1,, Hector, 'v RosWenre HU3 I. avenue. Phone Main !l. SALVATION ARMY , Jefferson Street. Florence E. Pogue, ensign, rapt. Mac Flock, nssistnnt. Holiness meeting, 11:00 a. m. Iluntinv school, 2:00 p. m. Y. P. L, 0:1D p. m. Salvation service, 8:00 p. SOME CORSET FACTS Morning service, 11:00 a. m. UPTON II. (llltllS, Rector. There will lie'io service Sunday even ing as the rector will attend the pa triotic service .t tile Mrl Methn.llsl llt t)fi nome of M,. Tu,.ni,0 ;nl nn,i , cnuien. ',:.;.., I Ave., next Tuesday, nt 7:!10 p.m. Rectory 1502 Fifth St. j ' ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH M Street. K. W. Iliissnrd, pastor. Sunday school, 10:00 n. m. Morning service, 11:00 a. in. There will be no services on J.in null June !. On next Sunday the !paslor nfflciates at n dedicator ser- METHODIST-EPlSrOPAL CHURCH '. SOUTH Corner Kir nnd Jackson, Streets. W. II. Smith, pas'or. 11:00 n. m. --Children's Day program. C.IO p. m. A program under the!vipn i tiib Dalles, nnd on 'he fol. auspices of the Kpwnith I.eiijiue. ; ilwM,. Sunday ut the meeting of tin- jSuhject, "Higher Kdiiciilinn." The I'aclflc Syniul In Ynkiniii. Mn. F. W. IlliSSAItl). : HAPTIST HI It) II Sunday School at St : 4f, a. m. f Preaclilng at 1 1 ami s. , Rev. E. O. Olio will preach morn, lng anil evening. B. Y. P. V nt 7:00 p in -Prayer meeting Thursday tit SMI0 p in. . . livening meeting will close with an address by Professor A. ('. Hamp ton, superintendent of the Lu tininile I'.chbols CHRISTIAN CHURCH Corner Spring nnd Seventh Streets. Itllile School nt !i:4 n. m. LATTER-DAY SAINTS Tnliemarle Fourth and O Streets, t hou. .1. Black, blahnn. M. I. A. meet Tuesday evening, at 8 'ol"rk V;.J; social hour after class work PRESIIYTERIAN CltyRCU Sunday sr'oiinl a S:4ri a. m. Regular service at 11:00 a. in. Rev. i. A. Mi Khiley of Salem will i.peak. Sunday school will give Its nuniinl Children's Hnv proKinm In Hie even. iCIIIUSTI.W KI'IK.NCK SOtiF.TY Senior and Intei mediate Christian Primary every Tuesday, 4:00 p. n. .Endeavor ' n union nieet Religiflus class, Thursday, 4:00 p. m.,1" Rt ' o'clock. Relief soriety, Thursday, 2:00 p. 'm. I Corner First nud Washington Siiiulay iiioi nlng service ut 11:00. Subject. 'Clod the Only Cause nnd Crenior." j Sunday school nt 10 n. m. Wednesday evening meeting? at 8 lo'rloek. .Tli reading room Is open to the puhlie Sunday from 3 to f,; i Wi dnoFdiiy and Snturdiiy fiom 2 to f. All are cordially Invited. There are, of course, good corsets nnd bud corsets A good corset molds you to Its shape.- You mold a poor corset to your shape. That Is why your figure improves under the influence of an nr tistienlly drsignrd and well made corset. C hoir practice, Sunday, 7:00 p. in SPIRITUALIST VIOLIN LVNTItlCTION - ,: ir -.-t-i.i4- d'uittiiiu Tlolv rommunion excent first Sun I First Rplrilunlist Churih of ,n . Miss Young will receive violin lloly Communion, except first Sun- 0n(,e w, n,ct over Harris tlrorery Ip-ipll'. nt her Hindi.. over Pntmsn's day In the month, 8:01) a. m. i Store on f'lr street every Sunday eve- luni: Sl.ne. Phone lied s:it Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.- . .ning at 7:30 o'clock. ' Residence. Ulack 631. 6-1-71 ml frt-ri t ! -" are designed by the most skillful and consequently the highest paid designer in the business. if- PAULINE LED E RUE Y c; rtt MONTANA ISi The Land of Independence' Because S I of This:- 2n,000 new families find! homos iiv Montana every year. ' i wwi iwtr i. i i ' i . -y .i.i-jjij.tnju acres oi new sod oroKen eacli year. , At. the present rate of increase MONTANA within FIVE years will protlnee moe wheat than -any :'six states in the i nueci states. i ,,..; v v : .Scores of farmers from Southeastern Washington Imd Eastern Oregon are buying farms there everv week. We are taking on an average of six to a dozen people to inspect our lands weeklv most of : whoni hnv. Write Ray W. Logan, Agent, La Grande, Oregon. Montana Rainfall is Ample . 1910 A verage ... - j Official Average l!)oi. ....... l.XKi .....v......... Ifll I ....... . . ...... J9i ....rvi; The most significant feature of thiB rainfall, however, is that it comes during the summei. months, while the frain ic actually growing. The average for the month of Mny being inches, June .1 inches, July 2 inches and August 2 inches. Thus, the wheat::which is just ap pearing from the ground in Mqy, is kept con stantly soaked until harvest,' which comes late in August. This differs from other 'states, and wheat countries, which apparently have ns great or greater rainfall, but receive no tnin in the for 16 .yt-ai's i. . . .v; .,! .'. 7. ... , , , SOM l OF Til E WET !yiI ARS. 24J5 inches. 16.5 inches ....... i ....... : i ... 28. inches: .... ...... Vi..;... 22.5 inches' ' 21.3 inches - .'. . ; . . 24.5 inehesvi . h j '' ' summer months'. Crops in such localities rarely receive any rain at all after it. is ready to head out. Our Montana rainfall, liewkise is an approximate duplicate of the above, which is the official figures for the Lethbridge district , The amazing cropsof 1M7, in the vicinity of Stirling, Raymond aYid New Dayton, where we have extensive holdings, were produced with less than 11 inches of rain, which was, with one ex ception, the lowest 'rainfall in 1ft years. ' Can You Do As Well In Your Home State? Mr. Former: Read the following thoroughly authenticated official averages of wheat yields on farms in that portion of Southern Alberts, tributary to oar offices at Stirling and just across the international boundary from our principal Montana holdings, then answer the question propounded tu Liir uihivc ucdtiillMrM. . Mr. Hall, of Milk River: I'lax ..r ...37 bus. Wheat , .. 7ft bus. T. W. Patching of Raymond: Averaged Wheat 65 bus. Otto Welger, of Ray mo ml: Averaged Whcnt !ift hus. C. Urunsdale of Burdett bought farm tor $:i.50l).IIO, threshed 8.1GU bushels No. 1 wheat at $1.1W. which brought $l:i,44fi.lM), net gain of jk!i,!Nii).lN) in one year. 1 Ijirs John.iof, of Burnett, 57 hushels per acre on liX) nciva, grade No. 1. Mr. Hunt, of Commerces On Summerfallow 58 bus. Disked in crop Und year) 35 bus. $100.01) per acre crop in two years with one plowing. .' ..,, C. H. Mnhnod of New Dayton, from 320 acres realized 11,060 bushels wheat. . The Pilling Ranch, in the Cardston District, threshed over 800 acres of wheat yielding forty bushels an acre; average weight per bushel sixty-five pounds. Yield of potatoes at Lethbridge Experimental Farm. 757 bushels per acre; Red Fife Wheat, 68 bushels per -acre. Ray. W. Logan, Sales Agent Vnion, Wallowa. Baker and Crsnt Counties 'm rtt - '!' x.'- .f i 1 --------"---------........, La (.ranoe Natiaaal Bank Butktlns. LA GRAN DR. OKECiON. .........i