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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1919)
0 KAiiTttnAY. FRTSTfTT AT?V S 1010 LA GRANDE IttTTNTTNa OBSERVER. FIVE ,1ib I both Holmes, Grace Roberts. Ifa jKolllos, Ruby Lester, Ora Litby, jCeorgla DaU-ow. Edna Grieves, jTyvolli leoblns, Jessie" Snow, Leora I Parker, Alma Ladd, Arthur French, ijack C. Hiatt, Marlon Stoddr.rd and Leonard Strong. Red.Crosj Drug Store The Prescription Store, - I Social and j Personal j W. E. I.effell of Joseph, who had been in La Grande tor several days this week attending ccurt, returned !to Joseph this morning. E. O. Payton left this niornfng for Enterprise, where he will con duct a civil service examination. Mr. Payton is secretary of the civil service board. Mrs. Mao Height, of Union was a visitor in La Grande today. Miss Bue and Miss Sailer, of Tel ocasot, were visitors In La Grande today. Miss Ruth Hallarti, of Elgin, who was a visitor In tho city yesterday, returned homo this morning. Miss Euna Thornton, of Durkee. nude a brief visit in La Grande to day. Miss Thornton is a telegraph oporator at Dukee. Mrs. J. T. Wolfe and son, of Pleas ant Valley, are spending a couple of days visiting in the city. They arriv ed this morning. Mr. atd Mrs. L. O. Rinard, of En terprise, were in La Grande last night, on their way home from the coast, where they had been spend ing the winter. They left this morn ing for their home at Enterprise. Wm. Douhorty, of Enterprise, who has been nineteen months In Uncle Sam's uniform, passed through La Grande this morning on his way home. Mr. Doherty was in the vet erinary corps at Cheyonno, Wyoming, during the greater part of bis service. Socially La' Grande is gradually lim i their annual Washington birthday lull bering up after tho enforced lethargy! and banquet.- Kor many yearn that from closing during the past few order has pulled an al fresco event in weeks and people are stretching them- society each year when they annuajly selves and yearning for something to : meet and dnnco to the health of the happen. Even the young crowd, which j nntion's father. Other lodge events usually is full of pop and-active ill have also been cither abandoned or every way, has been taking a bear-j postponed, so that when tho wave does like sleep during the winter. With j break there will be plenty doing to the sunshine humanity is coming to ! keep the eyelids heavy from many Mrs. L. C. Henderson and children left this morning for Wallowa, where they will spend a couple of days visiting relatives. Mrs. Hen derson's parenls reside at Wallowa. Mrs. Frank Baker, of Pendleton, Is in the city this week, visiting her duughter, Mrs. Hal Bohnonkamp. Mrs. Baker arrived Thursday even ing. , The W. F. M. S. of tho First M. E. church -will hold Its monthly meeting with Mrs. A. W. Leffel, !00 main ave., on Friday afternoon, Feb ruary 14th. Ln connection with the reguar program there wyi be a vat-, anttne Bocial. All the members and friends of the society are urged to be present. life sdcially and many events are be ing planned for the near future, liates have not been set, but things are buzz ing away, and it looks as though early spring-time will see much doing in La Grandees social world. Little is heard of late about the en gagements which were talked of so much when the soldiers left for France and guesses have been haznid cd that delay will follow nfter the boys arrived home in the nuptials that many had thought would be consum mated. It is argued that the boys have been In foreign lands so long tho first thing they will want to do is to get acquainted once more with their dear old U. S. A. and after that they will give consideration to love af fairs as well as business. Considerable regret is expressed ovor the Elks having had to abandon John M. Vi'nid gut as high as $4500 for winding up hAsalary ' souper," and Jimmy Howe was paid $3500 for four consecutive seasons from 188G to 188!), inclusive. Ed Hunlon, tho shining star of the 'Detroit outfield, when .he was at his -best got as high as $3100. Fred Pfef fer .starred out at a figure said to have been $750, and it took him eight years to command a !000 stipend. Connie Mack, who has never been known to throw money away on sal aries since he became manager and magnate, reached his limit as a player when he got $2750 'a season. I of the average major leaguer is better Perhaps that is one reason why Mack cannot see if 1x1,000 salaries for play ers. ,Keefe, Connor, Richardson, White, Gahin, Buffington, Fognrty, Carrol, Getzein, Ryan, Nash and other stars of the old days drew from $2500 to $4000 during the late eighties, and were considered very well paid. They were the shining stars of their day and, like the big drawing cards of this day, they received the most "Sough." Put in thirty years' time the salary than two thousand iron men per sea son, tlfeinks to the fact that baseball has been glowing. TAKE ONLY RED CROSS NURSES lit will be of interest to know that in the future all new appointments of nurses for service with the army and navy will be made from Red Cross nurses; also vacancies that occur will be filled by Red Cross nurses. Even tually, therefore, all army and navy riurses will be women who War tho Red Cross pin. Don Scott, of the staff of tho La Grande National bank, sustained a severely Bpralned ankle last night during a game of volley ball in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. The acci dent resulted when ho made a leip for the ball and, coming down, twisted his foot. He will likely be laid up for two or three week by tlio sprain. Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy, of Union, passed through La Grande this morning on their way to Port-, land, where they will spend a couple of months. Lieut. C. P. Flegol from Camp Sill, Okla., is ln La Grande today on his way to his home in Portland, whore he will spend a short furlough. S. M. SiiTlne, a sailor who was on the Vermont when that ship was torpedoed, came in on No. 6 this morning on his way to his home at Union, to spend a short furlough. Miss Jessie Gilfillnn, who has been . here attending the funeral of her mother, the Into Mrs. Jennie Gil-, flllaii, leaves tonight to return to Oakland, C?lif., where she is a member of the city schools staff. Rev. F. O. Otto, district missionary and acting pastor of the La Grande Baptist church, loft this morning for : Pendleton, accompanied by his wife and child, to attend a conference I this afternoon regarding the coining ! great spring drive, of the Baptist j church In the United States for $6,000,000 for tho general misslon- ai$ work of the church. Rev. Mr. j Otto will spend a week or ten days 'visiting various appointments In i Umatilla county, doing campaign work in connection with the drive for this great objective. Before leavins he announced that ln all likelihood there will bo a laymen's conference I held in La Grande eillicr the latter 'part of this "month or early In March. Dr. Buechel, of Portland, was In La Grande last night on his way to Joseph, to tako charge of a BUrgical case -at the Joseph hospital. Dr. Buochel, who Is accompanied by his son, went out to Joseph this morning. GROUPE 01 The Parkdale Club will meet Wednesday, Fobruray 12th, Instead of Thursday, the 13th, as stated in the Observer yesterday. Tho meet ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Clydo Davis, 2713 North Fourth street. Dr. F. L. Ralston returned to La Grande"thls morning from Vancouv er, Wash., where h-j has been sta tioned for tho past year s medical ofricer at the port hospital. Dr. Ralston received his reluaBe from the service Thursday and will now re sume his practice In La Gralido. Mis. R. H. Lloyd.-of Seattle, who has been at the Hot Lake sanator ium for a couple of months past, left this morning for her home In that cily. Mrs. Lloyd was accom panied by her 3lster. Mrs. Alice Cooper, who wlll vUll tn Seattle for a short time. v IS JOYFUL Hi GliD ALFRED RETURNS FROM SEVEN MONTHS OVERSEAS Sound and Well He Hastens to Greet His Mother in South La Grande. (by Jack Voiock.) Thirty odd years ago a salary A. J. Miller, who was five months In the service at Camp Harrison. In lanapolls. has recenily returned to .La GTande and Is working on block signals an the O. W. & R. Mr. Mil lor, who wa3 in the engineering corps, had started his Journey over seas and 'was two days out from New York when the armistice con cluded the fighting, and his ship was ordered back to this side. The home of Mrs. Lena Groupc in South La Grande is one of the happi est spots in all the world because Al fred, one of the boys who has been overseas for seven months, has arrived home and word has been received from Adolph, who is in the marines, that he is well and happy and is now sail ing for San Domingo. It is little wonder that Ltfna Grouse who is one of God's own dear women and who has raised a remarkable funn ily of children, should have broken down and shed tears of joy when her boy scampered up the path to the old home. The Groupe family is well 'mown in La Giando, for Mrs. Groupe has raised her children here. By her hon est efforts and correct Jtetfchings she I has raised them in a way that --he i has a perfect right to feel proud of them. When Uncle Sam entered the (GREAT ! ,.Oppl IT LOOKS 1it)t m.dV4asle bettor if ft came from our Hnkc-ry, anil there's another Rood thine about it, you It now your wife or mother weren't stooping over the hot hIov.c all the af If moon to bake it for you. Modern methods, sanitary cloanlinens, pure ingredients and expert skill rciijn suiu-emc at Ol It BAKKKY. DUTLFS BAKERY 317 -NORTH FIR ST. JUHT ACP.O.SS THE TRACK Miss Leila Gilfillnn, who has ' been a member of the La Grande' teaching staff for tne past 'eighteen moaih. 8 resigned her position and leaves tonight for Oaklar-I. cai.,, with hlr sister. Miss Jessie GirtiUa-.. She will mafcp her home in Oakland, ; temporarily, at least. Miss Gilflllan j T . . . .J. . A,l V.cn.l.,- nt t!-A-ltV nss ocen H ,riu--u v I staff snil hw departure causes rrwreL . New '-Spring' Shoes iiuch We have received the following new spring styles. Abo were able to find two jutoibers in gray kid, military heel shoes. Ladies' nil black kid dress shoes iu rv. stanton l.apham. who is , tj,g very best grafe ef kid ; welt sole, a high grade shoe In La Grande tis week, wlll'supply ' & u ' . ' , t th Baptist church tomorrow .nd ill also be tf spenk.-r at the Father and'Son annuct aftheY. M. C. A tt-cJnesdav evening. Rev. ,lr. Lap Ladies patent nd apera puacp, Louis heel., Pnce ham has-Mieen heard by c'rch goer etthls city several ISes fro V-j tons local3Pulplts. his last vlsilPhav- e beSn made her about thre j mon-hsso. vimie nere " , a i 7, Price Ladies' all brown kid, tuna sole, long vajnpv very xjressy shos. Laflies' all black kiddre; shoe, Lojuis heel, meclim vampf price . A. e . J! T l l. 1 V - 1 1 -r- Indies'' nil gray kid, military heel elibe. Prjee ....... ,510.00 Frice$a.50 ..." !pH.30 - $7.50 . nights out. C. E. Short end wife left last night j for a several weeks' stay in tho cast, j Mr. Short will visit St. Louis and j other eastern points on business and Mrs. Short will spend most of the time; during her absence with relatives in Denver. " The Lucky Thirteen club met Thurs day afternoon with Mrs. Bruce Dennis i at her home on tho corner of Spring ar.d Second streets. A full attendance of the club marked tho occasion and the usual card games were enjoyed i throughout tho afternoon. Mrs. C. D. j Putman proved to be the most sclen-. tif ic nt tho game and was awarded the club prize, which this year is a 1 lady's handkerchief. Mrs. Fred Gnskill j was tne guest or ine cum. war. like the good American mother day, and the ?'1000-n-yoar baseball i that she is, her word to her boys was, ;star lived on the fat of the land, just i to go and fight for the flag and she las the $10,000 beauty can afford to do furnished excellent specimens of man-1 now. , knrul fnr the ioh. There is no denvinir th:it the stars ' Alfred was in the 346th field artil-. of every aire in baseball' have cut lerv and was sent overseas seven juicy melons. There is nothing to in- months ago, where ho served in the dirnte that they will not continue to world war. He was fortunate in be-'cut them. " inir returned well u-,-4 hearty to the "Old Hoss" Radboumc, Providence ; old home. .' " 1 pitcher of immorial baseball fame, Adolph, who is a member of the : was handed ?1')00 For his best year marines and is now sailing for San j toil on the mound for the Providence Domingo, entered the service two club, when he won twenty straight Wears aco. His chum was Vernon jnmes of busebnll. At least, this is tKnutsnn, who went down in battle laat the authentic salary of the old-time ! October. Adolph has been trained aSiStar, Becoming to nvauuuie records, a sharpshooter,-but every time nr. i "King" Kelly, who still ranks overseas expedition was sent in some the mest versntile star in the history manner he was not chosen, which was of the rrnme.-was contented to receive much to his regret. j$i:i00 for his season's work back in La Grande rejoices with Mrs. Groupe 1 1SH1. He reached the $2000 mark today over the return of her boy, for; three seasons later. At his best he many people here know of that anxi-lgot $1000 n year, ous mother who throughout the wnr There were other stars of Kelly's has knitted regularly and done other i time who drew more than he did, not work whenever it was possible for her! ably Dan Brouthcrs, who stnrted nt to do it. In all she has knitted more! $876 in 1881 and was jumped to $4000 than fifty pairs of sox for the soldiers, tin 18SB, and finally to $1700 in 1880. ! . -t j Buck Ewing, who will live for all Fresh oysters just in. Served a'nv t'"e in baseball history as o-e of the time and ny style. The St '.e Cufe, mmc's Rrcntost backstops, was nn Dopot strict ' - 2-8-H otnt!r P,nvcr who trot hit Jv sh--e 1 j of' this world's goods fn-- porformimr twp fPfiwTH nv ln" the ,linmnml- EwinK lcaPed from iJttJii IxKUW 111 UX IsiOOO a venr to $.1100 in Ihrcc venr.-' BASEBALL VALUES time- That in i8i. in the ; j later 80's Ewing drew down $!i000, ! Fred Dunlnp did better in a f inan-1 IcinI way than any of his contempo- of'rnries for fne season. Whyn he wnsl $2500 a year was big money for the. sent from Detroit to PittsburR in r, 1L. I! j: 1 , , Annnn . I . 1 - 1 J Dome 01 me ouisuiiiuing uiiiiuumi : nnn a uonus ni t juuu ro uooi, wmcn i J heroes of those days drew down con-, really made his baseball yenr worth! siderably more, and it must be re-j $7000. How many players today are I membered that the grand old game j frcttinK that much? Few, very fw, didn't have the hold on the American ; when you count all of the major j public then that it enjoys viow. Jeniniers. Hum and beans didn't cost nearly j James O'Rourke was a $3500 bull as much by a long shot as they do ti- - player When he reached his zenith. To Your , Measure Ultra Styles To Your Measure Unexcelled Service Attention, Yank Look in the mirror and you'll see yourself a CIVILIAN again. What you'll want when you start to look for new CIVILIAN CLOTHES is a showing of woolens and models varied enough to satisfy any wish you may have. The intimate knowledge we gain from being constantly in touch with the well-dressed public places us in a position to cater intelligently to the style and quality needs of the most critical.- ) -That's why you rsally should come in to see us when you're ready to order your new suit. A VISIT TODAY MEANS CLOTHES CONTENTMENT TOMORROW " WILSON BROS, tailors CLEANING, PRESSING AND HAT BLOCKING Phone Black 1761 New Foley Building La Grande, Oregon HAY 4Ma4h jfcfe at FEED llg at the .herry str-gt. O. Cullen home, 9 HiSiesGry kid $amp aid cloyiop to match, militSr'hegb Price J?-00 SHOES FOR ALLTHE FAMILY ' SI Miss Edith Wil'2''- '61 18 1- aving; J reposition tether of the .fctn-V &1 sei&th grades a? the Geenwood ; school, wa. honored by her pupils at a dinner given In the school t noon today. Miss Wilson leave, in a r-Onle of day for her home In . Q Porthnd. The pupils wnp present at the dmuer werr e I' AND FUEL TRANSFER STORAGE ' MCE POTATOES . . , Two new auto trucks and good teams . insure? -pro nipt. i . service. Satisfaction Guaranteed. L J. Freoco 0 Sbdc Co. c 1 The J; fi.-Lf acK CirA tol PhooelVlaift 10 ,0o of w w ' i w r- n . L. V
