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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ,
SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1918.
The Observer
ladependeat Newspaper
Published Daily and Weekly at
La Grande, Oregon.
: , La Grands Evening Observer
Publishing Company.
. BRUCE DENNIS, Publisher.
'. Entered at the Postoffice at
La Grande, Oregon, a Second-elasa
Matter. '
Addreu All Communications to
The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street
City Official Paper. County Official
Paper.
Evening Telegraph Report of United
tress Association.
Ob Sale in Other Cities
Oregon Hotel News Stand, Portland.
Imperial Mews a tana, roruana.
Multnomah Hotel News Stand,
Portland.
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' By Mail ', ,
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"Wy Country TIs el Thte, Sweet Land
i! ,.. Liberty."
TltKNCHKH NO MOKK. , V
' Ono of the specially horrifying
features of warfare bows
tells where they are operating Ha
gives illuminating little, talks on
tactics. JlQ snort, the present pol
icy In to foster on Intelligent curio
sity that every American feels, in
the progress of the war.,
Soldiers overseas, as long as they
are not In the front lines, can writ:
home and tell where they are, and
their people can , locate them oil
the map and feel that tn?y are
in touch with the e';ny. after all
Who is responsible for tho change
Is not apparent whether it was
ordered by Pershing, or March, or
.tie president, or even , by M
Maker. But If the benefactor Is
ever identified theie will .e :in
c-pldeDilc of votes o. t'.r.nks. ,
UKX titOSS AIXII.I AltY KKl-OHT
4. THK Kilts T CUlJA.MKItY. 4.
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fBy E. L. Eckley.)
The first creamery In La Grande
was In a building, which occupied
a site near the W. D. Grandy resi
dence. It was built in the winter
of. 1886-9. Several years before,
that a Choose factory 'wag operated
at Alder In Wullowa county and the
creamery business, with cheene-
making as the principal objected
was operated In Cove for , sevoral
years before and after1 the Industry
was attempted in La Grande.
The, Initial venture here was the
result of a promotion scheme by a
Chicago firm In which buildings
with specified equipments Were sup
plied on a contract basis to local
companies. It was fixed, in the
contracts that each stockholder w
responsible for the wholo amount.
and there was no. failure of the. tin.,
dortaking so far as the supply
bouse was concerned. It was done
V t,i.f.-.. ."'IT vtrl fM -"V"
Report of the ice cream sociul
and auction sale of Kcods.'aa iilvim
by the Busy Bees Auxiliary, of 1702
Cove Ave., La Grande, which, was
held in tho Salvation Army Hall on
Juno Eth. .
The sulo of Ice cream was $18.40 ':
and tho sale of goods at auction, ;
$22.70; total proceeds, $35.10.
This report has been deliyed un-;
til outstanding accounts could hi
collected, but all available ' money ;
was turned .in to tho Chapter as
soon as collected; and the receipts
from tho Secretary of the, Chapter
are now all on file with this uur- 1
lliary. ;
The chairman or this auxiliary, 1
Mrs. E. Cutrtdge. deshes to call at
tention to the, fact that sevoral ar
ticles have been left at her resi-
dence since the dinner held at the '
Y. M. C. A. building on Miy 25th.
Owners will kindly call for same.
With sincere thanks to each
member and others who so kindly
assisted and to the public for their
kind patronage, we aro sincerely.
MRS. E. GUTRIDOE, Chairman.
MRS. L. OHTON, Treasurer; '
DR. M. J. ALLEN, Sec. .
CALL FOR BEDDING.
The Red Cross shop today received
a call for bedding, much needed and
it is desired by t;iose In charge that
any who have spare bedding, send it
to the Rod Cross shop, or phone the
number of the house, so that such 1
bedding may be sent for.
IfefS.-The Style For' Ybii!ll
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CopyrlshtlXartEfcbaSaurAilui i
It you're one of llic men who can't yet off tu camp or trench, and won't
get the chance hvcar th'cM)live Drab," you'll be interested in our new
models lor the hornet
HART
All Wool Fast Colors
Interwoven Sox the
thin sox that wear, 40
eenfs and up.
Store Open
8:00 A.M. to
6:30 P.M.
Jjghters.V ;
sWlAFFJt
V.25.00
rnn rVprl
IJats&
;warr;to
n big v;l
from, .
,ER . & MARX CLOTHES,
. $50.00 V:- i'
. v We are Exclusive Agents
eet Skirte
ill, fast color,
retv to'chooso
73 'to $10.
Gimind-G ripper
Shoes ' V, ;
The comfort seekers'
delight, $9.00.
Saturdays,
8:00 A. M. to
8:30 P.M.
v.'ll! '.
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I1v.;:. ?,6., tit I l'?..:-i
mo tfo'e .r.i:,. tl!
locks In which tlidi .If: nc Mo .:
' foaslve or ' defensive ennagomenib
of any decisive character. That
is the prcdlcitloir of those who are
studying the , military operations
from a close ran go. a
Thore Is not tho least doubt thut
, the French and English allies hava
for a long period bo?,n merely on
the : defensive, a conlition they
could 'do no better than, accept und
.. make: the niost ot It. ' That called
f'aihlgglng1 In?'; but'SiiilS was'ro-'
sorted to by Jtho enemy bb well.
Tho results hnvo been u struggling,
! desultory contest , from both slde.i,
amounting In 'effect to a practical
dead-lock. This has beon the con
dition for' many long dreary months
and It Is little wonder that tlu
tranches have been the bane of the
t soldier in tho field and the , hor
ror of those who havo been expect
ing to bo called to the front. Av
ersion to being sent to the trenches I
which Is the supposed fate of all
who havo to respond to the, selec
tive draft, Is to be removed, If the
( opinion of tli 3 militarists is correct.
Instead of waits and dolays and re
lays of men to take their turu
among the "cooties," the trench
fever und. ths multiplied annoy
ances In the way or physical and
mental torture, there. Is to be ac
tion direct and continuous, parti
cipated In not by the infantryman
clone, but by artillery, cavalry and
'all other forces, which will brln
tho wholo distasteful business,
trenches and nil, to an end.
After o'ie or two abortive attemp s
the building vaa turned over to
another concern who established
therein the first steam laundry
rjver operated In La Grande. The
laundry..' flourished, where.' the
creamery had failod, but after a
year orttwo the whole plant wont
up in flames.
Probably not less than half a
dozen attempts were made to es
tablish a creamery business In La
Grande, and ; all of them failed.
Tho situation In this, regard finally
(changed unlit ' not only one. but
others are In tho field ready to
handle all tho milk that is offered.
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I'll' IS
Fourth Shout Ended Contest
AWARDED.
.
The Mot Luke Trophy.
NOT HO SKlitliTIVH.
Olio of Iho welcomed changes iu
handling Ihu war Inlelllgence Is
that there In less stcreey and n
great deal inoro llb-jrallty niuonp
tho officials.- There is much losi
roatrfilnt than that which was evi
dent only a few months mo. A,
oood deal of the criticism of the
war prepamtlors v- " '
thi- trfi:, . .-.t. - .E. ( . ,.i ! . j
dill'niv. wliah l.j . v; y. ..
thi extent, of Tn-.i ly r'.i-i. tht'
toll all about tho mnreun-nts oi
troops, and. Iu many Instaprea
whero they are placed and other
matters which the people like in
know and which docs no harm to
. give out. Commenting ihi this
phase of the, case tho SpokeHiiuin
Review anys that this hasVheen a
rliauge for tho boltor. Ovueial
March's jici logical talks wltll cont
gross and with the correspondents
aro looked forward to as roai'fclid
gots of nowa. Tlie (.''norai keep-i
"y tho country posted, on the sip,
, fim week to week, of our oxpedl-
tionary force. He names division
aniL-even rcglrfiohls. '1r -act1onr.'ani
HOT LAKE, July 26. (Special.)
-The fourth, and what proved U
be the final .shoot for the Hot Lake
Stiver Cup, was shot for this even
ing at the Sanatorium traps.
Dr. Phy, who had already won
two previous weekly shoots proved
to ba in good form, killing "95out
of his 'one hundred birds.
Lou Rayburn, his nearest oppo
nent, who won the first shoot of
the series, could do no better than ji
to bring down 84 out of his liuil-;J
dred shots The event was shot ofi ji
In a very oncertuln light, and bo-; J
tween 6 and 7:30 .'p.m.; -" 'I
Whiffet at times the glare of the1'
setting sun was very brilliant, a J
few minutes or gloomy light kept i
Intervening and to this it is easy''
to attribute Mr. Rayburn s rallluv i
down from his well-known ubllllv 'J
to most always get 95 or over out i
of a hundred birds.. J;
The cup thus bocomeE the pr.!l
perly of Or. riiy. The other nlin-'
rods participating In tho contra, jj
wore Frank Lilley, Joe Carr (Old a
lllue Rock). G. Larlson and Toiu'J
SeropRln.
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The Moltaomali Hotel I
. PORTLAND, OREGON' , , -
The Multnomah Hotel
shows of the Northwest; its
of Orcgonians who meet to
state, and in other ways the
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MnllnnaS;
LIBERTY BONDS WANTED!
IOIt A $58.00 LIBERTY 'BOND VOU CAN GET
. t 525.00 i'nraile and 825.00 cash
. ' ' . V'fO.OO in 'trade und $21.00 cash
, , :5.(I0 in" ftado and 1 11.50 cash
. 5.00 -in trtide and $12.00 cash - '
? 00 in trinle and $7.50 cash r ' : .
TjljOV),. in liSde and :i.00 cash . . ,-. :i .....
LIBERTY KpN 1)8 Vcijpilfl) AS PAYMENT ON ACCOUNTS
Fu r nimve . Ex change
lihick 1211 E. 3. WLMOHUE Fir and Jefferson
' : BEST PHICSS PAIO FOR USED FURNITURE.
SA4.i"vi' ,y.'V,.e .JV';Bij49!iS(iJS.!
45fOREGONlAlMS
coilributor to the live stoik
itioalatc always at the d:spo3a!
sel far the best interests of the
lh 1ms become identified
with nil that is making for progre?
Many Eastern Orcgonians are making the Multnomah their
home when in Portland, and the management is O vine; to make
them comfortable. The finest thing anybody can say about the
MuJ.liyfmah is that the htcHs " ; '. L':', ..
"My Portland Home"
, .' Multnomah Hotel Bus Meets All Trains.
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Jf j ip rj? 4? 4" 4? 4? "3? 'if $? if 4? frfri?-i-'Te?'l?4',i'rf?5?
War R read
LUCKY "TIIIRTEEN.'
ACQUIRING A
PERFECT FIGURE
1 Mii-V rl
i mm.
"We make War Bi'ead fresh evoiy day. . Every
Monday and Wednesday regular War Buns.
Try our . Liberty BVad. V We also have the
most complete, line ofljLIoinVmade Pics, Cakes,
Doughnuts, Snails, ColTite C&kcs and Cookies In - ;
the city. ' ' ' - " ' ' ' i
All made according to GoWrmcnt regulations.
DUTLI BAHERY !
317 North Fir St. Just Aero ssthe Track ,
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HE SHORT ROUTE
TO INDEPENDENCE
Whet) you resolve to 'be a dependent no longer, that
rcsoltftjon and determination are the two things that
idiuuld build tho - road to independence.
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Show youXilclerniinalion'today, to sUirt out on the Inde
pendence Route, hyNninkinK a small deposit toward a
. Savings AeeVint in ouV Bank, add a little every week or
mourn iimi aivie er.d oi tne year you wilt do surprised at
ne aniouuL you nave savcu.
You intend tVstart : Savintts Account some day
rW'hy Jiot today? . r ..
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it will be absolutely safe, and always subject to your recall.
Member Federal Reserve System
La Grande National 'Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
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The cooked food sale now in pro-! J
Kress is proving to be a hutre success, i
savini; to the housewives many hours
of labor, in hcincr able to buy a Rood
Sunday dinner, all ready to serve to
morrow.
The local 'Red Cross will Ket an-
other bijr sum of money, vhieh will
sid materixilv 'n n- s n-i
";; ItiA.vu.
V. e wish to cpre our u-;.r: iei'.
thanks to the B. P. O. E the K. vt V. t
o( l,a Grande and Knlerprlse, and to J
the niany kind friends of La (irando 'I
and Knlcrprise, for the beautiful flor- '"
nl off-r,in!-8 and words of sympathy I
extended durlnir our bereavement. i
MRS. WALDO B. BACH !
AND KAML1Y. I
7-29,ll,pd. !'
It is nice and cool the past few jj
days, but Al Cain says he is pood and !
busy, at Silverthorn's fountain, put- ji
tinir up those delicious sundaes, re-j J
j-ardlcss of the weather conditions.!'
Ilown south, where he came from,
thoy don't find such summer wcathe; , J
as the I.a Grnnde climate. 7-2?lf '
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Aek Trial Free
arris furniture Store'
H.VfHARRIS, Proprietor
I'HOXE: Red 3171.
400 Flit STRHUT
OUR ADVERSISIM
FAMILY DRUII STORE
UA QSANDCOnCOON,
i.crfe- t
iliii ii havteift orijf-
y. They have acquiTTUiem.
A woman gradually takes the
shaitc of her cor.vt so the corset
produced by the rmwt nrtistic
designer is the ripht one to wear
to secure a perfect figure.
are most symntiieltlly and nr
tistirally dri(rtoV3S They are
, comrortalde, srtfi. h. Rrad
ually mold llie rfifrure w' those
beautiful linos 'that ivVry wo
man admires nnd defies.
PAULINE
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They Are Not New
lint (1k Ii'nk it, after tlicv have heeu
cleltiie l in the
WlOljT SROS.' WAY
Dry Cleaners and Tailors
Th Modern
r Lamidry
Wilson Brothers, Tailors
CLEANING, PRESSING, HAT BLOCKING.
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New Foley Building '
La Grande, Ore.
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