La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 30, 1918, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textrjfjww'i-ra'.'r? FP IDA Y. .AUGUST W. 1918 PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Closed Stores, and Open Confession of Wrong, Follows Violation of Food Orders $100, $7.50 $8.00, $10.00 Black, Tan, Grey 1 Ladies' New Fall THE A ERY COLORS YOU HAVE BEEN YVANT IXC LET US SHOW YOU THE NEW SHAPES Hills Departm I NORTH POWDER PKOI IK I'l IH'HAHINO AlTOMOWI.IiH. SKW Real Estate In Country Changing Huntls (Seneral New Of ' -. ,'.- Interest. .. .. ... ; ,1 NORTH . rOWDKR, August JO. (Special.) The slBtrs of Miss Al ia Gardener are, here on a visit to . hAlt atatni nnit nafanta an Miut Alta expects to soon go overaeaa M-rhlonub,e M' Tolne ln her effort8 a lied Cross nurse. There are four!1.?. aa,lra tn y"8 artist, Aaron glrla In the Gardener family, and all of them are here . with the grandchildren except one boy Miss Kutio Ashby bas volunteer-' ye or 1110 "orw. ' which , , ? p.ra. fo!. tha p cd for worlt in thr, Red Cross and! "'V' """ngerous tendejicies; prion' '!:nortlnte -pareblo mb'.ud expecls lo go . "over, soon. She Is at !B'T'I;"on. , ':; . ' ' ; . !csUd i: t!: 0. A. C. an prosent employed In the Grande Hondo Hospital in La Grande. Mrs, Ellis Hess U running the englnn at the saWmlll. Hesn' saw- - in f II Is short of help and has had to send to Union for Its crew. Tin draft, has ' taken the experienced sawmill men as well as all other ' trad(. ' . ... Mrs. Thoa. Green, who has been : visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Gicnn, at Joseph, Ore., returned home last Sunday. . C. R. Tlbbetts has sold his homo. Btcad la the Rlverduls district to C. W . Mercer, with mqst of hla cattle. Mr,' Tlbbetts has purchased a home ln baker, where he expectf to move In a short lime. He plans to go Into the chicken business In the near future. '- v Mif. T. B. Gerrlaou is enjoying . a visit from her sister and her hiiBband, Mr. and Mrs. Chamber ialn, of Portland, : Mr. Burns Is out again after a hard sick spell. Mrs. Tompson, of Welser,' la vis iting at the home of hep daughter, Mrs. Kua.ar Rlgga. She will take Mrs. RlKgs' little son home with her tc attend school In Welser this year. Mis. Mat tie Nicholson of Union who Is visiting with relatives in Nonb Powder, spent a few days last week at the home of J. A. I'll ciht ou the Norh Powder River. J. L. Bolton and wife, who re turned from Idaho a few days ago. hare rfjitcd a house and will go to houttkeeping at once. Mr. ton will be employed at the lcej cmsplrlng. lie has Smith mur- nlll,lt- Jeted by a Mexican bad man, and John Haines and Charlie Waltt Ifjhai Irs Orav. the school ti-,irltnr are busy putting the Geffe bulldlni ia shr.DO for the use of the Mutual Crmery Co. ' Wt establishment of his . Inoo-rs Peales parents. Mr. and Mrs.,a jov ,ide Sundav evcn!ngi far:add'tional ' lhe W.V' Mr,. Th.ro. Mwell and Mrtiencc. ,na ,ne .Iove ,Jlto be. E. C. IVale. Thr.v made the trip fS j,,,,,, Nlederer.,. PW ! the Grande Arthur Olson h.v. gon. to lslt:...wn lheln thereby cemented. i nd will stay here for sev-, c , M f La 0rand : Ronue R'verjt the foot of East wllh their husbands, who are sta.i ik.. .... .. ....... . ..'.ml .!-. ... i..J.. . . .. ' Alder, has oeea made. Additional Honed at Camp Lewis. It U n.1,mK.,, ... ,i ,k h..- . I . ... . , ' ' that place. ' Will Coughanont ha. puh.e4 a new n.iick. Thr tried It i.t by takiug a trip to Idaho la It oa a visit to relatives aad friends. ,t , Mr. Marked finished baling bay j at tr.fc l.un iarm aoa movea irom mere to urate Manns piac on BB cAicptlonally l:n. protluction Woifo creek, where b. has lots o'ltssuied. hay to b.l. j ' Jake Slmonls finished threshing! .. ..1. !.. ... VuV II. ramrfil a small yield, but good Duality of gralu. Mil. Ida Horn, from Union Ui" visiting In North Powder. -I Mi. Hocking ahipped eight cars of sheep to Chicago. Six hundred and ten sheep belonged to Dustla a orke, and 68 to Mr. Merer. The rest pf the sheep w.r. from, the John Day country. Hazel Petersen la visiting with her sister, Mrs. Percy Lewis, at Keating. Ore. ' Mr. Swsn has commenced thresh ing al tie Orgut farm on Clover Creek. ent Store JUJ-L.l - li SHERRY'S i it.... .............j TIIK KVKH. 01' Til K WOULD." Pirliiriuitlon Of I'nmouN Story At ;, Hherty's Theater Today. Sec the furious hand-to-hand oonitvtt of two rival for' the hand of , a, girl on one, of (California's highest cliffs. , Bee the kidnapping of Sibyl An drea and tha wild ehaae of the for est rangers In search of her. ' Sec the exciting escape of con vict John Wlllard and his pathe lo wanderings In the San Bernard ino mountains. Sot the blandishments of the fa- ( "K- . , """" "uc"" Ioreea as rap.eseniea oy tne characters oriu011; building this venlngy fronniniblor spent ; Sunday evening . at o. one 01 uio sweeicsi romances or our times Drought to a happy issue against great obstacles. Sic the magnificent views of Southern California, scenory In moiinialn and vale, which forms the background of this exciting pic - Hire's romance. Tile Eyes of :iio V.'orld" Is lively the finest Dhotodramatlc prcseatatlon of a popular novel of adventure ever made. . ....................... .. i ARC A DE i ( .................. .tIAP.V l'l(Kiy)ltl I.N ......J ".M'l.ISS" Popular Artrrnrt Htur Has Clini iil- V '"If Hole.' Tf.e neat addition to the list of notable characterizations of Mnrv Picktord. which ln recent m.mili t have made more secure than ever tier fame as the greatest of all screen stars, will bo Bret Harte'l wesUtn masterpiece, "M'llss," Willed was adapted by Frances Marlon and produced under tho direction of Marshall Neilan. In the title part, "America's Swet'heart," is the untutored, tin kempt child of the hills, caring ler dissipated father, and grad succumbing to the refining Influ ence of the new school teacher, but i the rend of the story Is far from belnir nasttlvn. 'lltintiiiAr ' Rntlih 1 is neir to a large estate fnr the ' Dal-tno...i.,n of ,lk 11... d,. !ta netted as the assussln. M'lissjMr. and Mrs. Bon Pealo. of Corral. -.uc in i-n..v. .k ...k.. " "" ,v peat is irresistible. Supported by t.. .,.nI,, .... . i. .... rk,,o,d', characterization ' in TLuisday evening Miss Katherl..e!o(7h,v'ev;; .., UollhlleK. rank oniofleda) was surprised hy a number ", ,K. '.W ' 'r.i,. X ,i.r 1,, h.. ...... -Te- of the Storm Country." Country." I -jj ij,,-. wll tx, ,een a, tne Aroado Tnaer Frday and Saturday. ,,; IIF.m.d PArSIMial. . Browa weighs over 2."1. Not rang ago an. went Inlo a store tn pur- wal"' Anr llng iik ili in wnai sne wanted sm-sow tier 1tlk !"'" 7 " ""' i r. ,A "" sn Say. Mulxio, send down one Jumbo!" -Jdgev HI. 8ystem. Barrows "Thanks for the $5, old chap but what Is this pamphlet you've handed m.r Wyse "I always five that with a loan It tell how tn strengthen the . memory." Boston Transcript mmm IIUGEin STUDENTS GIVEN BOYH WILL UK I'Ain TO ' AT TK.NO THU O.A.C. ICurolliue In I'nllegc. Will Slean Ko. , . I1i!uk In Tlio ItiTtiiliir Army. . Mr E. H. Lemon, of Corvallla, jSecietary of the O. A. C. Alumni I Cam!', were business visitors in. La j Association, will ho at the offlco oflOinnde,. the latter part pi last Uh Security Land & Savings Com - pBI)y jn tna La Grande National; for the purpose of inn-ma tnvci- cnu nsrtlcili iai !v vtti-r.c uu n Interrr.ted In tht i:t uti. ,s:iiCuiit A: my Twining Corps, (which ir to bo established at the IcolU.v ih.'s fall. Mr.- Lemon was ia Peadloton .visitor ycslcrduy and jwent over Into Ihu' Wallowa coun. jiry thl morning. He reports great i.'ntercst in Umatilla Countv and s PohI-jvcr;ii gmdents have already enrolled !rn- ti... ru e,.nutv u,t,iM, atnrtu!the same evenine. the 21st InatHn- '- !on' September 23i d. ." The b, Providlng for the estab. Iiishm,.,,. r Ri,int Arnw Tln. J. cirrn -r't. rnrvallls for .indents I who em oil In the college has been tho' means of stimulating Interest Among the high school graduates ;f,nrticiilnrly. '- This hill provides that all students between the ages uf IS and 21 who enlist in the j Student Army will be in the actual forvlce of tho United States and wl" "celv9 tho poy of a private ulld 00 provided wi(h a unlforai Iu- iding overcoat, hat, cap and ! rhocs. Several menibeis of ' the rradualinir class of the local hlKh &0I100I huvo already signified their Intention to enroll In the O. A. C. and enlist in the student army at. I.iu beginning of the fall term. SOCIAL EVENTS AT CQVE sr.vciiAi 'PAHTIKS ;lKX TIIK I.ADIKS. ity Pcoiilt I'min A UNtuiirc Islt lie int Ives And Friends In . . . ve. . CdVE. August 30. (Special.) i?.. are visitine at the home of.i Audrev Cummons. of Elgin, visit- ' - u at u.e t.u.ue t in. hum) ... 'lunt week. 'of her friends. Those Drescnt were!.,. . I . Alice and Louise Kaufman. Mar-i Ijorie and Margaret Laird, Cecil! L-y.es, Ada and Pauline Geer. Marl. Houx Ruth Sutherland. Ruby PIP.:fore p.,., or tne week. !FJ fl- T"? "H Billy Bay ...d family will move and Ka.herln. Oftedal and Philip rrom ,ne Grov, , Pvy (Lockwood. Harry Heryford, tr.djCreek , r f,rm) Mon. T , 1.1.. xt.tl.. Claude and .Dewey Puckett. Leo Fairbanks. .Grant Corley and Long Rell. i Mr. Bnd Mrg. R0Dcrt Krench mo-l jtorcd ,0 i,UKPr Ia werk. I lloiiart Braillle left Monday for Monday.' in shipping them out of Portland, a training camp. I Mrs. Albert Conklin, Philip but the order will be soon here Ml and Mis. George Cray, who Conklin, Mrs, Judd Geer. and Mrs. 'and the entire business district will were bcth seriously Injured lastiKlson motored to La . Grande on ,l.e metered as per Instructions of jundiiy, are improving. rueruay. the commission. . John Irwin, tho forest ranger of' Mis. Jabe ConK.T e3te:talccd cj , lhe Minam forest rewrve. was In Cove, Monday transacting business. M;s. Kugene Conklin, and daugh ter Mildred, from Ontario, Or... tie in Cove visiting Mrs. Conklin's moti er, Msr. Otho Erkersley. iwot-ifw iir.iwT.i . i n . auuwm ' ' JiTHIHKLES lidAIVtKTIt rt Teachers Are Being Chosen SI MMKIIVILLK ItKl'OltTH OXK VAC'AXt'V TO BK KILLKI). .Veil's Of The Humim-rvlllp Kmion -TomistH rrowln(r The Moinu tains Aro Xtimernus. Sl'MMERVILLE, Ore., August 26. ;(Speclal.) Dr. and Mrs. Ro? of La Grande were down on business-on the 22nd Inst. v .M, J. A. C. Glenn and daughter. 1 week. . . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spencer of 'tha liomtr fei M&T4ITBIfli'!( uijoaererj t Ut, W9' H?4 ffif NSIBIgi rflJH WW! lit it n. .i,,i , jir a rm htjil. c......- t.in k. ,n. t".Jyya. Grande, on Thursday and Friday (furnish ' the desired help in many of last week. instances. Mr. "and Mis. Lee Fine drove) Chief of Police 'reports six ar down from their -home In Lal'estB for 'thl'' week. Amount ol Grande, after supper, to their farm;"110'' and 'orfeltures $15. Number north of 8ummerville, returning of street 1'8h, out . for the week. Miss L. M. Hug went to La Grande oa Wednesday evening and tHri .k. I .,'.. Simon Wooded is thre3hlng on Guy Glenn's farm at present, going theic from the Enos ( Dick X Fish. er farm. . buinmorvlllo, needs one more j Advertising cchool teacher. One. a M;&0 lb3. Asphalt' sold ". Smith from La Grande, will teach I House Rent the primary grades. But for var- i xetmlta Ions leasons, the ones they thought jJuyUICI11 on 'sa'lo "8-19-18 nuiuii 1BU1.-11 tut, uiiiur Kiuuea, cou iu not sluy. So, good master, seek ing a good place. here's your itl,,n,(' Prof- .Thompson taught 'V'lhflHi five vents nrtl the twn.lHl . 7 "V . taught here three years. Miss Marcla Becker succeeds her self as teacher in District No. 17 (Dry Creek. I School opens near the middle of September. District No. 44 (Pumpkin Ridgol also needs a teacher. Good school average about 25. ' ' I Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Choate were 111 li tliande on the 22nd Inst. ; Aiiloniobllo tourists crossing thi 'iioiinlains, via tho Woodward toil , t ru.nl pre anile numi-ious. ) - I Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ollvor and uaugrior ueoa, ot mm i-owaer.;lo filllsh the work ,here and put .spent Sunday at the home of Mr. ,ne dum , condltlon for tne wln. Mr . all0 Mrs" CnarU Bendshad- unit .lira. u. .11. vtitver. . r ..... , . . ' o...., u... ....... ' i .rititii, ..11 till harvest fields fori ja ((,w daV!l I .. .... ... ,', , n ' , i , u 'u' Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hug, of Elgin. ,-,. ot nM.Hlll RWw. lho j "n" !1 September 2. M.-. and Mrs. Robert French and Martha Powell were In Haines on .lumber of her triends at her homc Weuuesday. Refreshments were' reived and a most enjoyahl. after aoon waa spent. N&belle Lanti and Mrs. Ray Bar ker are La Grande visitors todny. Swift Justice Overtakes Bakers And Stores in Dutrict of Co- ' Federal Food Admin 1st rat on are bo respecter of persona. At leaat, Hot In the District of . Columbia. The pastry and baking department Ot one of the most exclusive and ex pensive groceries la Washington and . two smaller bakeries were closed far two day, all three being" penalised for. violation of the United States Food . Administration ' regulation which requires 20 per cent of wheat substitutes in all wheat flour bread. On these days sign were displayed prominently, as ihown in. picture, announcing that the closing waa by order of the Federal Food Adminis trator for the District of Columbia because of the non-observance of the food regulations. WEEKLY REPORT ADVI.-.K8 . CITY XIMIHSION OV HAPPENINGS. . Kecclpts And Dlsburscmenta .. yThe t'lty Are Recorded In Report. ' Of Addressing the, city commission ers in his weekly report, City Manager Fred B. Currey says: 'I herewith submit my report for the 'week ending August 28th, i&lS: - Fire , Chief reports no fires for the week, but made two practice runs, during the week. . . The Muni cipal Flee Employment , Bureau has been besieged with calls from l" '" i ,. TreaMiivrV Ileport. ' 'iw'nB 8 . P? ,h .'t i''nd disbursements for the week 'ending August 24, 1918: i n, .:.., prom iWalcl. Rents $484.76 jnp DlsL ,nt 544.93 In dut. ,4 ... .2208.62 3.60 1.25 8.0G 1.25 10.00 1.54 penalty on sale Total receipts K3.263.74 nii.,,p,o, ,,'eniq Fnr- I Cer:1lcatei of deposit n An I couiu u. v.. ripe General Warrants paid.. 36C.71 General warrants Int paid 30,20 Total disbursements . :S35402.!I1 City Iteconler's IteKirt. Following is the report of liift City Recorder: I hnvo to report for week ending August 24th, 1918: ; Receipts From fines ..,...$15.00 No warrants or licenses Issued. Have sent a man to Beaver Creek to cut logs for the spillway. lave ordered the iron drift hilt.'. 1 nd same are now being made. Will send full crew in next week . ., ,,. . -ro . ,, Iter. including the foreman.' Tho blow-off valves have been placed In ! position on the pipe line on Wal nut StreeL These Will enable us ."ere re ded end9- Tne r's still in good condition at the itcseivolt. The City Treasurer has Maced 35.010 of the Beaver Creek ''"' nd ,UPD. .a?.5'!, '?,"e lorni 01 certiiicaie u. ueitunn i.tc.- by making this money draw the usual (our per cent Interest. The .np'ni street slcna are now being .. . . .1 ) -It ... ntn. In itiiiuc ni.u 1. m . , w ... position early in September. The work of setting the new meters will also be commenced very soon. There was a delay of a few days Two Ways of Looking at It "I has heard," said Uncle Kben. "dat a rolling' stone gathers no moss, hot dat's no 'sruse foh keepia' still. A lawn mower dat Bin' rollln' don't cut no graV GURREY ISSUES Our line of Fruits and Vegetables is complete. Phone your grocery orders early Saturday, as store will be closed -all day Labor Day, Monday, September 2. Phone Us Your HARRIS GROCERY Phone Main 70 and 77 Farmers Black 192 408 North Fir Street : Across the Track "United States Food Administration License No. G50256." . HEROES ARE HEROES WHEREVER THEY ARE . WASHINGTON, D, C. August 30. Wiien the 'first call to war camel in the-United" Slates in 1917, the j men who hurried forward to enlist were called "heroes." ' Naturally, the name was applied simply bo - caus of the orlde.that a nation takes iu the man who hastens io volunteer. However, one instance ! harmless preparation that removes' Sas Just come to light, testifying :tle catarrhal mucus from the lntes ti the-faol that these voliinters Ii,la' "act and allays the iiiflamnia-. were heroes in action as well as in- -cn which causes practically all lent. For instance: ' I Recently a lt3t of 76 United ;Sta:es Marine's was sf,nt' into Mar - Inc Corps beadqsatlcts. s;ecifi: vu:io;:s acis of bravery achieved by the Devil Dogs in the capture of; Bouresches. It was one of many .icn iisis which aiu constantly coming across tho ocean. And out of that list,' 63 were found to have enlisted within three months after war was declared. Job Printing. The Obser-er. Main R7 . ! ARCADE saturda?: . :' I u - 5- r,i v jf jv Si 6f- 'J - hi.-::! hli JMJUtX VIV&FVXUJ IN 'M'LISS." i Urct Ilartp's stun- of tlip Cnlifornia Gold Hush. ' Also PERSHING'S DOUGHBOYS. Grocery Order Now. iWOMAX l''l.lS ItKMKDV WOHT1I I KABl'ltOl'S KOItTl NK. . "1 wouldn't tuke a million dol lais for thd good Mayr's Wonderful llioiuoily has done for me. I have finib.icd the course and can say iu entirely cured of very ;i,it 1 i !1" - 16"? Indigestion bloating and c&llc atlacks I suffered from for I many years." It is . a simple. stoniacii, liver ana intestinal ail- ! '""" Including -appendicitis. Ono 1 ,i--'8r. will convince or money ro- :7'.rmiiid. For . Sale by Druggls:s r-vc.yvhero. 8-30-lt ' The Tanac ngency i3 at siIver. 1 thorn's Family Drug Store. They keep j a large stock of this on hand, received direct from the factory's deoot. 8-28tf 1 FAMILY DRUG STORK t.A GRANDC.ORCGON. - ' TMi? a. w if! " wj - l V ' A ' -