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Monday, October ".as. itns
GLAIR1S WALTER
Ov&rcoa Its and ; y Site
For Men and Boys at ,
Joseph
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was In from
fred nmitKY retirnb from
I " OVKHSTATK TRIP.
Eugene Aehwell Is attending
Supreme Court at Pendleton.
' B. F. Owsley la In
business today.
W. I Morelook
Elgin yettordny.
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Towns Work
'Those,1 Socking
This Vear.
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Office
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City Manager Fred B. Curroy
. has arrived homo fiom . a trip over
the state in the intciest or Walter
M. Pierce, of Union county, who
is candidate for governor on the
Democratic , ticket. In speaking
of Walter's chances, Mr, Carrey
aid:
"Tlha 18 a year whon it Is very
difficult Joknow the minds of tlio
people becausey everyone .: has his
' mjlnd anA heart-, ceutorcd on the
battlefields ' of Fiithce. - Howovor,
after a trip over most of the state
I believe that Mr, jPJorco hus a
good chanco to win thos governor's
. fight. ... Bis personal acquaintance
is very lajgo and those 1 who do
not . know film personally have
heard of him. I think the gen
eral Impression' Is sood and nm.ny
of the things that he Is advocat
ing aro ' 'Popular with the people.
'"The closed towns made it ihard
for ,a campalgn to bo canrled on,
for as everyone who knows . Mr.
Fierce realizes that his Btrong
campaign feature is his ability to
greet an audience, and doliver , . a
first class speech, ' This -was done
away with on "Recount of the in
fluenza, and be hus been forced to
merely meet peoplo In person and
appeal to them-through the press.
"My trip was a Tory pleasant.
one for I met many good Oregon
people.. I feel kindly to Mr, " Mc
Kennonv Mr. - "Palmer " and Mr.
Broughton, the city commission of
Le Grande for giving me a leave
of absence from city. Unites, In
order that I might , try to do
something for Mr. Fierce who has
been" my warm,, personal friend
for many years. Yos, I nm
through with the campaign and
have deported for duty at the city
hall." '
DIES FROM INFLUENZA
' Mrs. Mary Alma Kirchenerj of Port-,
land, died this morning at the Hot
Lake Sanatorium, succumbing to a
complication of long-standing diseases
together with inflnenza. She was ta
ken to the Sanatorium in a dying con
dition, in the hope that the care avail
able there might prove effectual, but
. although every attention was. given,
she succumbed to the diseases.' The
remains will be shipped to Portland
tomorrow morning. , ,
NEARING RECOVERY.
': George Kelly, the telephone man,
who was recently severely injured by
a falling pole, is slowly recovering.
After a short term in the hospital,
Mr. Kelly was enabled to go to his
home in Fruitdale. While still unable
to resume active work, he is rapidly
recovering from the injuries and ex
pects soon to be able for regular
"duties.
WANTED Clean . White Cotton
Rags nt the Observer Office; 3c
per lb.
a.(?atic,, is superior to
any other front lace corset,
for without the (cnZc&r
features no corset can pos
sibly be .iust as good. It
v
contains the master touch of
scientific construction.
You do not sacrifice com
fort for style and you do not
sacrifice style for comfort
when you wear
tlxsa'
A complete line always on
hand, priced at ?2.50 up,
Mrs. Robt. Pattison
Corsetiero
Phone Red 3221 Res. 1702
Oak Street,
Closed
On
Mas3ey of Wallowa
the Foley hotel,
R. L. Norrls left this morning
to hunt venison on the Mlnam for
a few days. '., ,-. . ,
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J. D. Casey, the tawmtll man of
Mcachram, 1b In the city on busi
ness. ..,..-...'!
Pave Ledge wood, a Bheepmun
of Stanfleld, Sundnyed at . the
Foley. : ' '
Miss C. A. O'Brien, of'
Port
hotel Uand, is among the Soinmer
guests today.
August Kuehl and Ralph
Free
spent man or runner junction
Sunday In La Grande.
Mrs. Laura Nash of Pendleton
is visiting at the home of Colonel
and Mrs. F, S. Ivanhoe.
L. A. Wright, George Benson
and W. M. Cockerel, prominent
Tj'nlon business men are In the
lt; today. .
Mrs, Ellen McKay, who has
been nursing an mnuenzu paueoi
at Union spent the week-endln La
Grande. '- ' ; - ' . .
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Claycombo
Were the week-end guests- of Mr.
nhd Mrs. Ed Stearns and family
of Cove. - '':''' ' '.
Mrs. Raymond O. Williams of
Portland Ib visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E.' -Happersett. . ;
Miss Bessie Stoddard, teacher
in ' the Alice schools spent the
week-end with her parents here,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stoddard.
Miss Anna William arrlvod to-
daly from Nampa, Idaho, and will
be connnected with the Evening
Observer as linotype operator. .
Mrs. F. F. Warre and little
son, late of this city but now In
Aberdeen, Washington, are both
seriously ill at the latter place.
Dan Hines, the popular travel
ing 'salesman, was taken to the
hospital Saturday night with a
well developed case of lntlucnza.
Mrs. Lillian Pipes of Lewlston,
Idaho, passed through La Grande
this morning to Joseph, where
she will visit for a short time
with friends. ' ' '""-:
Henry Rife, one of the popula-r
traveling men on this territory
left La Grande for Baker Sat
urday evening ill with the Influ
enza. . '
.
Sheriff Lee Warnlck left yes
terday morning for . Pooatello,
Idaho to recover ' the dellnquont
daughter of Charles Hill or ail
gard. . . .
Miss Etha 1 Thomas, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Thomas, ar
rived home from Portland Satur
day to recuperate from an ill
ness. .
Mrs. , Julia . Crouter , who has
been ' visiting with her sister.
Mrs. Hug Mason for the past
week, returned to hef home at
Baker this morning.
Mm. A.. E. Ivanhoe, county
school superintendent is onco more
at work In her office. Mrs. Ivan
hoe has been at tho bedside of
Mrs. P. M. Wlnans of: Walla Walla
for the past few dayB.
Mrs. F.
Newlln Returned home
from a six-weeks visit
daughter, MrB. Lewis
Harrington, Washington
yesterday
with her
Rlcth at
and other relatives
Washington.
In Spokane
Attorneys A. W. Schaupp, J.
A Burley, A. M. Runnells and J.
S. Cooley, of Wallowa county,
pissed through La Grande today
on their way to Pendleton to at
tend Supreme court, j
Among those who left for
Pendleton today to attend Supreme
court were: Colon E. Eborhard.
George T. Cochran, Thomas Craw
ford, C. H. Finn, F. S. Ivanhoe,
IS. , E. Dixon and R. J. Green.
Karl Stackland Is over from
Cove today on business. He re
ports the general health of Cove
good and that the vlnfluenza has
not made much Inroad on the peo
ple of that section.
Mrs. K. Avry la reglsted at the
Sommer hotel from Chioago. Sbe
Is the wife of a regular tea . and
coffee salesman and when her
hnsband eonld no longer make the
territory she was !.,r-olnted by the
company to take his place and Is
hero calling on the trade. '
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W. R. Rollins who has been
helping harvest the fruit crop a
Mrs. - H.
is a guest
returned to his home at Imbler;
this nia.-nbig. Mr. Rolltna - says'
thit about 75 por cent of un ox-1
copttonally 1 good crop of fruit '
han been harvested.' v .
Mrs. W. S. thorpe and son, C. I
H. Thorpe, of Wallowa,, who have'
been visiting with . relatives In
Pataskala, Ohio,,' for . about three
weeks, retnined home this morn
ing, i ' . i '
Joe Woods, care tnker of tho
city water system at the Intnke,
Is down today on business. He
says two Inches of -'snow greeted
him yesterday and that the deer
and bear are plentiful in the hills.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Reynolds
few days
Reynolds
all local
have ireturned from a
slay in Portland. - Mr.
attended the meeting of
superintendents of' labor board
work In the state , which was held
under the dlroctlou of the state
Federal Director, W. F. Smith. '.
Mrs. Arch Bncon this morning
recolvod - a letter from-. , Mr. . and
Mrs. U. Gi Couch who departed
several days ago to be at the!
bedside of , their, soni I Hayy who has
been seriously , 111 .with Influenza
at ' Camp Hanoock, . Ga. - They
write . that the doctors end nurses
consider Ray's ase a '"freak" be
cause, although the disease mani
fested itBelf In ' Its "worst form,
ho has recovered. - ! They also
write that, out o( the cantonment
of 0,000 men ill with influenza
increased in3lde of three. .days from
300 to-.between30.C00. to 40,000.
The town is crowe'i , with visitors
they state.
I NEW TODAY;
LOST Sunday afternoon1, in La
Grande , or between La Grande and
Kameln, brown, kid, driving glove; I
Finder. leave at Observer office and !
receive reward. . Mildred MinshaU.
WANTED Mnn and team to deliver
wooa. an rvei.au uopanmenc,
Grande Ronde Lumber Co.; ., ,
FOR SALE Six weeks1 eld pigs for
sale. Call Farmers 45.' , 10-28-4tp
FOR SALE One good milk cow, two
tons of hay, cream ' separator, re
frigerator and housohld articles.'In
qnire First and H Ave. - 10-28-4tp
FOR SALE Ford car, 1916 model, in
first class shape. Onwer going to
war. Galloway-Rees Co. 10-28-2tp
STRAYED OR STOLEN One large
black pig. Phone Black 3741. Re
ward. , " 10-28tf
WANTED-
-Chamber maid, at Hotel
' 10-28-lt
Foley.
WANTED To rent a good house for
a year; about acre of good garden
land. Prefer place with fruit. Phone
Red 281. 10-28-3tp
FOR SALE Five room house and one
acre of ground. Phone Red 183.2.
io-2S-etp.
There wilt be no Knights of Pythias
lodge tonight. J. h. ROBERTSON.
Taking Advantage of Flu ,
Vacation to Have Theatre
Pipe Organ Overhauled
"It's an ill wind that blows no
good," says Mrs. Leitor, proprietor ol
the Arcade theatre. She is taking ad
vantage of the forced vacation caused
by the flu" and is having an expert
eo over the theatre organ, replacing
the pipes that hnve shown wear.
Many styles at the lowest prices including
the famous HOWARD kind.
A large selection of Used Heaters at very
attractive prices.
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LEFT FOR BOISE
Rev. Aldrich Will Conduct Funernl of
. Idaho Soldier Boy.
Bewlra R. Aldrich, district super
intendent of the Methodist Episcopal
Chur'cn fdr the La Grande district, left
this morning for Boise for a meeting
with national and conference represen
tatives of the Joint centenary 'move
ment in the: church, to plan the cam
paign for Idaho and Eastern Oregoru
The purpose of this, movement .is. to
prepare the church lor the important
reconstruction period in our own coun
trv and in the now democracies of the
world, that is to come nfter the win
ning of tho war. The Rev. George
Mecklenburg, of New York, is the or
ganizing ngent for the Helena area,
which includes tho Idaho conference.
While in Boise, Mr. Aldrich will also
conduct funeral services for Benjamin
Gowdy, one of the soldier boys from
Camp Fa MclIcnry.'Md., a victim of
Spanish influenza. Mr. uowdy was
one of! his former pariahoners at lny
manuel church, Iioisa.
Observer advertising will Drlng re
suits. .
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INENKAM!
osing Out Prices .
WE OFFER SOME EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICE3, TO CLOSE OUT
MEN'S OVERCOATS.
You will find that you can save money on tho purchase of your
Overcoat here,' as wo have marked every cont at a special bar
gain price. " r
Men's $18.00 Overcoats are being closed out at....$13.48
Men's $20.00 Overcoats are being closed out at...$14.98 i
Men's $25.00 Overcoats are being plosed out at.. .$ 19.68,
: Men's $S0.00 Overcoats are l)eing closed out at.;..$23.4S
BOYS' OVERCOATS. V : ,
., Boys' $ 6.50 Overcoats on. sale for.!...-: .....$ 4.98 ;
;!. . Boys' $11.00 Overcoats on sale foy,.!,;;;.,:...,;,.:, 8.89
Boys' $20.00 Overcoats on Bale for. : ....$13.48
MEN'S SUITS. " ' ' viv ; "
One lot of Youths' Suits, values up to $15.00, to close out...S 7.98
' One lot of Men's Suits, values up to $20.00, to close out...$13.85
One lot, of Men's Suits, values up to $30.00, to close out...?24.75
WE ARE CLOSING- OUT TO
Go
LA GRANDE, ORE.
PORTLAND CIXWIOO WITH (iHIP
Portland. Tho city auditorium
Is crowded with patients, about tliO
being cared for at the present time.
Soldiers and others in military ser
vice have been temporarily trans
ferred to the work of nursing the
patients.
Secoml Drntti From Inflncnin.
Corvallls Lcstor M. Boylan, of
Oregon -City,;- who .mesnmbed Snn
day to an ; ntfacK of Influenza and
pneumonia at the. O. A. C, Is the
second death reported from that In
stitution. , -
INFLUENZA MASKS.
' The wearing of influenza maaks Is
recommended by physicians, nnd in
some localities it s made imperative.
These mosks can be purchased nt tho
Red Cross Shop, in new Foley Build
ing, for 15 cents each. 10-28-&tp
NOTICE TO GUARIJSMEX.
Members of Companies A nnd B,
First Battalion, Third Regiment, O. G.,
will report in front of the Y. M. O. A.
Tuesday evening at 7:30, without i
guns. By order of the Commanding
Officer. 1 10-2S-2t
QUIT BUSINESS FOR GOOD.
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den Riile Co.
' The Observer" fornistBi and prints
Butter Wrappers. -. ;"t',.::V;i
iufufufjijfMiiBLfirrifiif i if i j' - - -
Relative Food Value of 1 Pound
of Blue Mountain Creamery But
ter Compared With Other Foods i
Approximate Analysis of One Pound of Butter:
&t, ;,
Moisture .
Ash
Protein
One pound of Blue Mountain Butter, measured
in calorics is - r3325
One pound white bread .
One uound beef steak
One pound potatoes : :
One pound macaroni
One pound green string
Calories arc the heat units by wliich food
value is measured. This proves that Blue Moun
tain Creamery butter is' NOT a luxury, but an
economical necessity. ; .-
, There is NO CEAL substitute for BUTTER.
, BON'T overlook the FOOD VALUE in MILK
especially for children..
Per order of the Federal Food Administrator
we are not allowed to sell whipping cream, also
tlie use of cartons on our butter (after October
31st.)
As a conservation of MAN POWER, light and
heat, we will close at 5:00 P) M., beginning Oc
tober 28th. ' .
Blue Mountain Creamery Co.
r Observer advertising will bring re
sult. -" ,;"v: i" '-H--
- - - - - f
-.81 per cent
..15 per cent
. 3 per cent
. 1 per cent
Calories
-...OO
1130
. 385
415
. 195
beans
3335
North. .Yakiiue for 4he past week