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IJISSDAYl; AlIGUST 1291 3 M8
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Ajtndependent Newspaper
Published Dally and Weekly at
La Grande, Oregon.
La Grande Evening Observer
Publishing Company.
BRUCE DENNIS. Publisher.
Entered at the Postoffice at ' 1
La Grande, Oregon, as Second-class
Matter.
Address All Communications to
The Observer, 1710 Sixth Street.
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j,My CwntryTia of The, tweet Lend
V . , of Liberty." 1
4,
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I'on yoiuhui.vus.
It lb very proper that the chair-
..iiiaa at -tho Red Cross should. Issue
un Invitation to tho, public to view
tho shipmont of goods to be made
from this city on ..September ..' 1st.
-.- "cw people ; realize or.-.; have , on)-
, conception whatever of the amount
of work being done by tho Rod
.Cioaa. They hour about the organ.
Ixallon 'and dismiss l.t with the re-
mnrk, "It Is all right; and I am
; for It." But do they stop to think
of tne many hours put In by loyal
n.en and women, especially the wo
' uion, In order that Ln Orande may
' hoop up her ond of this great
vork? .-Not at all. It is Tor this
"..,t'aason..tha( every loyal . .citizen
'should Visit Die. Elks building Sat.
tirdny and eeo ' for himself just
.. what If bong. done; -..Tho volumn
will surprise you. The . cluss : of
work will' anlonlull you, and you
'Will feel u homier lntorost In' the
aiRm'-'TroRS aftor'i'thar'.i Visit "lliun
you huvn ovor foil hoforo.
'." And Tight horo, llin Observer will
ask Mrs. . Moosman pardon for
, Hiving public mention of her name1,
for sho Is a huly whose patriotism I
is not prlce,d by tho publicity she
.; lvcolvos. . Dot wo wish to inipromi
upon tho minds of all thn splendid
.work ulio hus been nu is now
N doing. ' Thorn Is no hlnre of ti n m
pots on her part, but there Is (inlet,.
.ixaotircoful executive .nbijlly. , used
...dully, which counts for inuch. II
Is no wondor to us that tho hrpd
or '.the Red Cross in tho North
' west has openly stutcd "Mrs. Mous
t I'M bus proven ho'-ief .po.i:of!::Hj
" of marked nhllllv. mid If sin; v,-i,e
':. loenlud In a--largo 'icily slit!' would In.'
: " known niillon -wide for . the work
. sho is dnuiK." ''' .'. ;':',; '
:; Lot us lis it city nppnvclule'-thlu
. ludy nd all olhor Rod Ooks .work-
e.rs more rtilly hi -Mid futtu-o ' than
wo hiivo in the punt. To Htlmnliitc
t that appreciation see )li uUipmant
J of. Red Crnr,n..(n(ida. Saturday. i;.-.
Wl;l,!.K.NOV- l-'AUMMIl JU'IU(:i.
llMi'tmt J').v .Hiullli, I'roiiiiiionf
(I'liiiucr, da 'l,ltl Ti lirat.
The fuiieml or qilarloa K. Smith,
promloont (IrmiKir and ono of Hie
well-known ; .rniirheia of the vnllny,
was hurled Jliln lif.tornoon.' He
was burn In Mt. Vernon, 1)1., on
March 14. 1X;!, and died at .his
homo near this city Tuesday, . Au
gust 2 7 1 ll nt noon. Ills wile and
four children survive him. Loretio
Is thn oldest child, and Judd Smith,
tho elde.it son, recently rolunloorcd
In the Marine Corps and In now
aei viur with the colors. Ncnl and
notion, two younger children are.
utill with their mother. Tho lui.
modlato relative of Die deceased
In the WcBt are a sister, tors. O.
K. Cinlen, Mis. Myrtle Puffoy and
Mrs. Muy .Hough, of La Grande,
who
now
ill o cousins, and Will Smith,
of I'ortland. 1'c
Dick and i
Jack Smith, or tho Crnmle ltoiidtj Rev. L. A. Cook left on Monday''
valley are nil cousins of . the do- train for Idaho Falls, where he will at
coasud and Mrs. A. B, ConVy Is his! tend conference. Next Sunday, Re
aunt. E. W. Achilles, a Free Methodist min
Mr. Smith .returned Inst Sunday fetor, from Spokane, will preach
morning from a vlr.lt to his old .(,. services. Mr. Achilles snoke las
vlnlt
and
home in Illinois ami was. soon
slrlckon with'' illness from which he..i
railed itt'.'recOT-or. . He was ;n pio
minont. jnombnr of.thn Mine Moun
tain ilinngo end had for years been
a nmnbor of tho Dnptlst church.
I " ' Lost by Freaks.'
' Found In Street Oim-r-Bor.eheailed
tniin'a tinbrclln, white child's niltt,
Muck lady's veil and many other aril
clM. Ixmdon Street Xtiillwny Cflmimny.
Advertisement ln the Loudou (Out.)
Free Press. ......
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. Observer adverUslng wll. oring re-.
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J hp American Mefeiiw noclely Is
their linedeliors to the gnverniimiit for nxe ly our nrniy oilli ers nhroad. MIks
Illuneliu Jmnphul and Sirs. Madeline Vim Ityke- nr Khow'n hero rhuckliig the
Iluedekcrs, prepnrntory lo slilpplug thin to Wn'slilnglnn.
WALLOWA LAKE '
, PARK, IS SOLD
JOHN
McCAnTY, OF JOSEI'ir,' IS
THE tiEW, OWNER. ; .
Mr. Egensperger, Who Built the Popu-
' lar; Amusement Place, Will
' ' Return to the East..
JOSEPH, ;. Aug;'- 29-(Speclnl.) .
Loron Patteri:.went out to Elgin Mon
day to visit relatives. '
News lias been received by friends
In Joseph that Fay . Vest has been
transferred from Camp Lewis to
Camp Kearney; Culif. ' ",;'."'
, A. II. Kudcl left last Thursday foi
Baker, near which place he is working
with a group of surveyors on the
State Highway. ...,;.'. ; ;
'J no following spent tho week
;rid camped near the Dawson sawmill
on the Divide:. Mr. and Mrs. L. Knap
per, Mr. and, Mrs. Harley Hamilton.
Bert Knappor and family, Ben Knap-
per and Mrs. Richards. ;-.
C. B. Miller and wife ' J. B. Harrii
and wife And Clyde Harris and wif.
motored ovor from Milton the first o'
the weok to spend about ton' dayi
:aihping and fishing.
In a deal which was consummate!
last week, John Egensporgcr sold th'
buildings and land commonly know:
ns Wallowa Lake Park, to John Mc
Party, of Joseph, who will operate th
Bsme in the future, The now manage
expects to Improve the park to a grca
extent. ,.! ", .
Samuel D. Colo, First Class Frivat-
in the army of Undo Sam, and a for
mcr graduate of Joseph High schoo'
who enlisted in the hospital corps i.
April, 1017,'' arrived home last Thurs
day on a ten day furlough. Sam i
stationed at Camp Koarnny, Cal., Ij
the- base hospital, and is in charge o
the laboratory office and has receive
much valuable experience in clerlcr
work whilo there. He says that th
quarters are first class and that th
"cats" are great, also that a fellow !
nearly a surc-'nuff doctor by the tim
ho gel through with tho tiulning. '
I.. T. ltroylts, of Pendleton, was I'
loiieoh .llli Wi'frk mrl.'i.iiiini'ss.
Mian I.:ny Cupcnhaver, of Tat'iiir
iviio -will teach school nt The )')ull
'.hiiV winter. Is, in Joseph 1Mb. we.',
visiting at tho lininur Imuie.
After, spending n month ill- Hi
Lake, takint? treatment fill' a hud m
of crziMi)!!, . William Ucith is back i' i
Joseph vifiitinir relatives. 1 1 is linn.
id )it Asotin, Washington.
K. K. il'iker arrl family, O. 1"
Holmes, Miss Flora Moore of Wall.
Walla who have been domiciled at th
'Anderson Cotlnge for some time, Icf
Tuesday. f
Mrs. George Colo and son, llugl
wero nt Lost Prairie recently on i
visit. ' ; -i-;."'".
John'Ahlgren, of Waconda, Oregon
was in Joseph the first of the week.
F. H. Gnulkc and family, Ed. Lef
fell and family and iDr. Ricsland an.
wife went to Imnaha last week on i
camping trip.
Mrs. Max Wilson gave an informs
breakfast in honor of Samuel Coh
who is home on a furlough, last Stir
day morning.
vrci iivnuuiiifi wciil lu i.u viruilll
last week, returninir Atonilnv.
A party of Jji Grnnders spent tl
weak end in Joseph and ot the laki
They were:. G. M. Byrkit and sons
Vincent Palmer and family. Miss Ag
nes Islie, Richard Claycomb and Mis
Sarnh Palmer, of Red Oak, Iowa.
:,ve.,ino - . He Breaches the old.fasliini'
,,r.,,j f rj..ion .tmiht from th
shoulder.
Mrs. E. T. Schlcur wns on the sicl
j list this week.
I hoc chluer is bossing the niakinr
of the driveway to the new elevatoi
nnM is doing a good job, as usual,
.' Dean Spencer, Guy Cummings am
fJe Cummings, of Elgin, were up la.
i Sunday.
i Ike E. Johnson of Baker, visited i
Joseph the first of the week.
Harry Hoffman was un from L
Grande last Sattmlav.
r
Stuber went tc
r
'ft virdrti ;
n-sklng iMilrlotlc Amerliiins to donate
Elgin Inst Saturday to spend a week
visiting. . .. .. : . ..
Hugh und Paul .Wilson have pup
chased a Burnley threshing machine
to use on their farms.
R. A. Barton and Alvin Simmons
were two Imnuha men who visited in
Joseph the last week. ' '' f
E. H. Cummings was up from Port
land the last of the week. ' -
Marvin Shanafclt has accepted a po
sition as telegraph opcrutor at Hu-
ion, a little station midway between
Pendleton and La 'Grande. "V! i' "1 ;
J. W. Coak was in from Armin e-
,:ently on business. .. . . , Y ,. '
' S) A. Gotter was up from Enter
prise Monday on business. ' ;
A. W. Schaupp and family, A, M
Hunnells and wife and H. V. Kudder
, motored over to Target Springs, on
le Upper Divide, last Saturday night
o hunt grouse.
L C. Lloyd and J. A. Wilson wero
ut from the Imnaha the first of the
'eek. .: ' .
E. L. Tate and John Benson, two
pokane mining men, went through
oseph last week on their way to the
nake river district. '':
r Miss Mildred Dean, of Walla Walla,
as acccepted a position in the Joseph
-igh schoo! as' teacher in 'English.'
he will also teach French, if that
lurse is otnrted. '
Mrs. L. Rnder, of Ashland, spent
aturday visiting at the Delbcrt M it
hell ranch. ' '
J, A, Johnson went to 'Wallowa Sun-
iy to spond a week. . -V
: Threshing operations aro now in full
vay near Joseph. . .
Mac Hoke, county agriculturalist,
as a Joseph visitor the first of the
yeok. .
A nice sum wns netted for tho En
irprise Honor Guard girls at tho
ince which they gave' at the head of
ie lako Snturduy night. . Enterprise
nd Joseph were both well rcpro
cnted. . '
M.r and Mrs. Ed. Brunkn left rc
jntly for Seattle, whore Mr. Urunka
xpects to enlist in the marines.
Attorney Arthur M. Runnclls spent
ist Fjrday afternoon and Saturday
irguing for the plaintiff in the divorce
e, Myrtle Colo vs. Jonathan Cole.
t the principalu in the c:::ic are from
north cud, many vitnosscs from
it section wel'o called in. Thn vcr
t has not been rendered. A special
' url. term wns called for. the ease.
:idlT Knov.'lc,:; nnuounccs that though
fcuit court v.us lo have convened on (
''pU-mi-ef :t. ..it vill not meet until
;me lime in No.onher, on account of J
inn work.
The work of installing the machin
ry jit the Joseph elevator is rapidly
earing completion. . ,
Mrs. Thomas Green, of North Pow
'3r, und Mis. Clarence Graves, of Pu'.l-
nn, Washington, who have been iD
seph ftr about ten ilays visiting at
the home of Mr. und Mrs. Floyd Green,
."turned to Worth Powder on Sunday.
Word was received iast week that
larence Curpcnter, graduate of Jos
ph high school now in the hospital
orps of the U. S. army nt Camp
odgc, Iowa, has been made sergeant.
. is also reported that because of his
fudious nnturo, Clarence stands an
Kcellcnt chance of receiving even
'gher honors. His many friends in
sseph are glad to hear of tills Joseph
oy's military success.
Mrs. Affie C. Hanna, who had just
.'turned from a trip to Portland, left
?ain Inst week for Hermiston to see
er father, who is very ill.
C. E, Puffy, of Iji Grande, wns in
nn the first of the week on buc.ncss.
R. L. Victor and family, of Enter
ise, were up Sunday to see-Mrs. Vic
jr's mother.
Mrs. Grace Mo'itor, of La Giande, I
Tived Inst week to spend some timr
isiting nt the home of her sister, Mrs
uvincss, of Joseph. She is spending
ve week with the Caviness faimly nt
ie Branson ranch.
J. A. Farley motored over from On
uirt. arriving in Joseph last Saturday
ight, to visit nt the Patten homo,
'is. Patten's sister, Mrs. M. George,
f Elgin, is also a visitor with the Pat
en family.
The Tru-l'.lu girls of the M. E. Sun
'ay school, enjoyed a party in the
nxement of the church on the evening
f Tuesday, August li7.
O. E. itorsiine shipped two cars of
attle and sheep last Saturday.
H. E. Dawson went to Portland the
School Bay ' Are Ee$! 1
V: Now Is the time to outfit your children in good, sound, dependable' footwear. . Everyone should make their
shoes go as far as possible. ; Why not start out right this year? .- BUY GOOD, DEPENDABLE SHOES--have
them fit right the result will be- that they will get double the wear out of them. Before you buy, look at our shoes,
get our prices and you will be convinced. ' . . ; ' : r. ,
CHILDREN'S SHOES $1.25 TO $2.65; MISSES' SHOES $225 TO $5 50; BOYS' AND LITTLE CENTS' :
SHOES, $2 25 TO $3 75. . , ' 1 1 f
.. . : .Just Received Another Big Shipment of LADIES' DRESS SHOES,' by 'express. ""f: V .
Store Closes
Saturday
8:30 P. M.
lust of the week on business. .
wm. McQueen and wifa motored
over from Milton the last of the week,
expecting to spend about a week at
the lake. , -,. .
J. W. Beecher was over from Walla
Walla last week.
Kenneth Blcvans, of the Imnaha,
won was uiscnargud rrom the, army
account of an injured hip, left the first
of the week for., Camp Lewis, where
ho will trp to get into tho'army. .
Frank Graham and family, were
visuoib in josopn iroin Elgin re.
eently. .- - . , . ;, ; , . ' . ,
Mrs. E. M. Calvert has been on the
sick list for some two weeks. P'- "
About 6:15 o'clock last Thursday
night four boys, William Bonudoin,
i.rant TucKer, Fred Bird and Dick
Bird, stopped at a deserted spring
house on Big Sheen Creek to cret n
drink. They had been riding after cat
tle all day and had their camp estab
lished about a mile above the cabin.
A large jar of black powdcr was found
setting on the floor and while stooping
to look at, the ashes from one of the
boy's pipes ignited the explosive. Se
vere cuts and burns were received,
"Billy" Beaudoin receiving the worst
injuries. They immediately rushed into
town after bandaging their wounds as
best they could. Grand Tucker re
ceived cuts from flying glass, about
the head, while tho' other two boys
wore injured on the limbs. Dr. Mount
reports that no serious results will
come from any of the injuries.
Several boards wore blown from the
walls of the house, and gluss was Im
bedded in the coiling. It is quite for
tunate that no Jives were lost.
Joseph Hospital Notes.
Dr. Verdo B.'Gregory was called to
Wallowa on Friday of last week and
on Monday of this week to perform
surgical operations.
Mrs. Sam Richards! who was op
crated upon at the hospital some time
ago, has returned to her home.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Gibson
at their home on Friday, August 1C,
a baby boy.
t Mrs. Glenn Ryon, who was operated
upon ' last week, will return to her
home the last of the week.
Burn, to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Gos
sett, nt the hospital, on August 21,
a son. .
Dorris Mitchell, who was operated
upon about two weeks ago, will return
lo his home this week. - . ..
i;i;mimi.; -rncKKTS..
Sou In AVIII (io M11 Solo August ;tls1
At. Sflvcrtlinrn'H ' '
Tin- salt) of reserved seats for
-'rniinic, the child wonder elocu
tionist who Is to appear under tjie
auKplcos or the Army and Navy
Auxiliary at High School auditor
ium on .Septemboi- 3rd, will begin
l.t Stiverthorn's drug store on Au
ii.uit :. ist. Indications aro that tho
house will be, crowded lo hear this
littln enlorlainor.
Secure as Never
Before
We have been in business for many years, but at
no time have vc felt so secure against smitten
calamity ns since becoming members of the Fed
eral Reserve System. It fives us assurance O at
wp can realize upon a substantial portion of o :r
assets at any time.
Member Federal
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
: THIS STORE WILIBE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY, LABOR DAY,' SEPTEMBER. ' ,
NOW
I.K'J"S.
TIIH
ALL OKI ISHKIXD
Ith'D CItOSS. '
- Don't forget that auy of the fol
lowing .urtitles . Will i bo ' net only
acceptable but you v;il only, bo
porforn.ing a patriotic duly In I lim
ing them .& at tho SalvagH Kuroait
of, ihe hicn) . 01 ganlzali j of Jie
KM I Cms hero: . ; J - ; ;
' 'Mcnhj,; boys,'. 'Jadles am'.' child
ren's wearing apparel ip't l kinds,
including shoes, men': discarded
liedk aqs; ladies' hose t'iat ,ar Rood
enougb.to, hiilce pver ,'tor' liilirc,ii
and yhjtb siik liqse; to. bo -matte; in
to" baby' stOcftingsV 'if you ;hav
any or above-named artlcloa and
wish the m lo be put to good uiig,
ploaso notify Rod Cros3 o;rcors
and contributions will be called
for., "' The ladles In charro state
that tliey have, many callB dally for
these articles andl their stock Is
gottlng low. Many who have call
ed and had explained to them just
what is wanted at the Salvage De
partment folt repaid for their visit
and In return found something at
home to send. So if you have not
visited the, shop and bureau wo
wish you would call and Investigate
and see what good purposes your
donations, are put to. . . . .
The last two or three . weeks
those in charge havo been put ' to
.leec ;oss expense, however, in 'hav
ing useless articles hauled away.
such as mustard, catsup and pat
ent niodlcine bpttlen, old shoes with
soIeB and uppers almost worn away,
old magazines -andi newspapers.
Please', do not -semi . these, ; It Is
plain that the value of such arti
cles is Incommensurate, with - the
time and facilities the ladies having
the work in charge here, have at
thoir disposal. When in doubt as.
to what pap bo used, please phone
Main 725, It takes but a second
and .saves oxpc,use of hauling.
(And REMEMBER! THURSDAY,
is SALVAGE DAY. V
Phosphate Industry of Tunis.
Since the discovery of phosphate de
posits In Tunis In 1SSO the industry
has developed to such an extent thnt
two of the largest phosphate mines in
the Vorld are now producing near the
Algerian frontier. ,
Use of Orange Oil.
Unadulterated orange oil has. n
strong iirouin and is used In Ihe mnk-
iir of perfumes, essences, sonns nnd
beverage flavors ns well ns of cakes
nnd confectionery:. The principal use
for Jamaica orange oil Is lir-tbe manu
facture ,of fancy biscuits', particularly
of 'a wafer biscuit which Is used cx
tonslyelyw!th Ices and iced drinks.
Gas Logic.
': 8he Knew Him. "
"Yon won't object if I go on Willi
n y knitting 'vlillo we talk, will you,
Mr. Borelelgh? I nlwnys think that
one should keep one's mind occupied."
Job Printinir. The 'losei vur. Main H7
Reserve System
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4. OVIOIt
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THIS NOKTHAVKST
r
j a tfr '
' Th'o s'lipromi ''bo'ur't ' ilbraiy' has
filed' :its estimnWfbr 'tho Wext bien-
n 1 11 111 with the state tax coinmisi
slpn .at $16,5p,Q., Of, this. ?fisqoo,
represented in, salaries and ,i 10,00 3
In nev .Joflks. tp'ta' of '$i5.0"?
was appropriated for tho proont
blenni'im. Tbe Ubrary estiu.alos
that it will take In $1,200 in. fees
fitini bar examination';.' ' ''
' Flluil' .'"' 'completion-' ; 'Of '', "hc.
pnvx g '"dn ' what"-' '"fa ''Itnown
as' : tlie :; Bollovu v ' oxtt'iislon
oast of Sheridan Indicate' thtit state
torco account highway woritv'cnn be
done 'nore choaply than nnSdr prt;
vate contract.'- . Approimalo'1 fig
ures jl-.st announced shoiVthat -'the
work was done at loait' i;V2,0im
cheaper than the lo.mut 1 bid or
S52.II00, made by', a .i :.valo 'c m
'.ractor, and it may 'run-tii ' much
as J20.000 lower than V.til esti-
Medford Mail: -a ni-n-n,; rtCril was
closod thi3 we'lt when C.' O;' Chirk
and ' Jeis "Duncan1 b"i.led their
chrdine ' deposit' ' claims oh' Karies
creek to F." E. M'orfick 1 of Mi-flrnid
and Mr.': McCIellan; of' Granrs Pass,
one of tho owners or the Creeh
back mine. It Is1 Siild thtit (he
ledge of 'chrhrtio oh
Is 300' 'feet wide an-1
iouk. . eiossrs. iviorricir ' nntr -"Mc-j.
1.1U11UH put a crev 01 uion to woi-u
on the -cialins Friday with ' C. C.
Clark in charge. Onl- roccritly a
Iarco denoslt of ' rua.iln.n '-whieli' i
used lii photography and rdr "col- association has been summonefl to
oring class was also tjiurt'on these -Washington to confer with price
claims.' ' i- '... 't..: ..- fixing committee, of the -government
' - ' - .. i.-ii-i n -i- "as to tho .price lo be paid growers
a , o, , . . , ,' . , for their wool.
Suln.i: Statesman: An industry .,
.which .Governor. Withypijiu.oo ybe-, " ' " '.''' ' -.
lleves could, bcj.' 'established ' Insfdo'' ' Observer advertising will bring 're-
tho walls of the' state pnnltei.tlnry, suits. '' '"' .', ' "' "'.'
S FECI A L
Economy Caps 25c per dozen
As long as they last
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"I .-''..
Harris;; jTurnitture Store
' i H. B. HARRIS,- Proprietor " " . ..in., .
406 ITR STHEET'"- " - " ' PHONE: lied 3171. '"!
La Grange Mattress Shop
And Weaving Works
Mattress Making and Repairing, Feather Reno-'
vating, Mattresses Manufactured, Carpet and'
Fluff Rug Weaving.
One block east of Flour Mill, Phone Hud 132.
All work called for and deliveved.
Mason Jar Rubbers
Wc have but a few dozen left, and while they
last yoti may have them at the low price of
' 3 dozen for 25.
.
Furniture Exchange
Black 1241 E.J.DONOHUE Fir and Jefferson
Best Prices Paid for Used Furniture, or will Exchange for New. ;
Store Closes
Saturday
8:30 P.M.
and which there may be somo movo
to establish, is a binding twine
factory. The state's flax ribro
would not be available for making
twine and it would be necessary
io lmport''the material, "but ; nol-withstHndlng-
this; fhe,'"governor
says' such a factory -could be' oper
ated profitably. "A factory 'of this
kind, -together with the flax plant
we" now1 have," said tho governor,
"would1 keep every man in the pri
son ;eniployed continually.'' '!!.':
TliUi, Dandon , .woolou ; mill, , i,con-
ducted rpr the .paat yearundor dir-
oction ,of E.; H. Tyron,- as receiver,
and which had run, on 1 govern-
ment contructs, has been purchased
by E. N. Smith, a former resident
of the county. The. past activities
for the mill have required tho em
ployment .of 20-operators, but the
new owner contemplates an . In
crease in capacity and the addition
of new machinery sufficient to dou
ble the number of employes and
the manufacture ot a wider rango
ot woolens. Much of the. past
year's output went to a government
contracting coinfSauy in Chicago.
Dallas, Ore'.: U.1 S. Gran:, of this
city,' president of" the National' Mo
hair Growers' Association, received
word ' from the government 'at
Washington this week not to allow
those c!nliii3jany "rtl,er ?alcB the aasocla- '
m-i'-'iifir inile !tlon's nihalr as , Uncle ' Sani -had
uecincu to taKe ovor tno entire 1.
.'clip this yoiir'." ' Mr.'-Grant 'statos
that this orddr npplles to till' mo- .
halv produced In the United States.
A committee from the- national
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