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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1919)
, ftntnstPAY. JTTC 10, 1019 o o "' g gnNP?! EVENTS OBSERVER o0 e 5 ,')iMMMlrfrtitttf' business visitor In townSthlt morn I Mrs. IjjP Graham, returned yes-! " tag. lurday froui "J'tirtlund where si Tvlslted wlth her daughter Veigu, tbn JSed Cross' Drug; Store' The Prescription Store. imWiPjwHiiP; - LOCAL Mrs. Kd. Meyeiulck iid Mrs. D. J. lCimniuU have returned from Portland, wtiere they had heen vis itors for a few duyw. Mr. and -Mrs. Fred J. Holmes are In Portland for a Tew days. Mr. "Holmes is attending a Masonic lodge meeting and is also taking In the destinies of the Democratic Party. They left last night. Judge Tiros. II . Crawford left last night for Portland, where he will spend a tow days helping straighten out the' row in the Dem ocratic camp. Wm. Barker, of Wallowa, was a Mrs. J. T. -Williamson Seen veiling her sonj at his ranch nrar Richlan) in Baker county, ls expected to return to her home In La Griide this evening. Mil. jevcguine Smltli, of Ogdeu, ,1'tuh, is visiting her moifcoi, Mrs. A. Jl'assee, and other relatives In La Grando. a Imps. FrSnJ: Turner, of Baker, vln has been'iu La Grande on a vistt to her. mother,' Mrs. W. V. Kin lie. leaves this evening to4return to Ba ker. Mra. Turner stepped off here for a fsw dan on hr w:iy home from the Rose Show at Portlwd P. L. Ballard, of Pondleton. as sistant stdlo lc-sder of comity1 agents. Is In town today, paying an official vUif to County Agent Spillman. To gether fhey arc looking over Agent i Spillman's .fields., Mrs. C. L. Maekoy Te,ft last even-' ing for Portland, where she wiH Spend -a few days vWtine at home of her ulstef. From Portland Mrs. Mackey will go to Albany to visit other relatives. She will be away for several weeks. John Scott, of Company G. of thh G3rd Infantry, arrived last night from Camp Lewis, having received his discharge Troiii the service. He had been stationed at Washington. D. C, during the Past few months. who has IS181 week.- Mr.'and Mrs. S. A. Wheatycliitva returned to the city troni Caldwell, Idaho, where they Sd beensvisi ing relatives. Mr" Whoa IMP re turned from overseas Just ,afi'W daysiago aid went to Cilldwell, where his wife, wirs visiting at Uj time. He was not in good health wlren he arrived home ,ud becanc somewhat worse 'After going to Caldwell, so they retnrwd iininedi utely to La Grande. His condition lis reported to be about the same a when he returned from Caldwell. Missies Stella Bodnicr and .Violel Rusk returned this week from Chi cago, where they Hud ben pursuing their studies during the last term Mistf- Bodnrer has coinoiott'tl nei' third year in mcdlcino at the Uni versity of Chicago, while Miss Rush was In the first year Hasj at tin- Chicago Kindergarten collegv. Both young ladles will return to Chlrago at the. commencement of the term next fall. .Miss Maud McClaren, of Victoria. B. C. Is a visitor, in -the city at present, the gue.st at the home of her uncle, W. L. Wheatley. r- atti ppniw pttv n . FOR CAMP SITE (Continued from Page $ nue'uud on other streets wh$re con Kcsticgt often occurs. While the prog viSTgniWof the ordinance werernot fc iftlly settled, itilikely ffuit parking I of cars on .Warns, betwiOi l'tiuitli .street andGreenwood wilrbe (ltirojy j 'proliibitetf at alf fiours of the day, the ' jMfli'ed limit will be strictly nforccd land iw regulations will likely be l I.. .rf..;K. .,....,.. t.. -t...l . , . , . , . 'city. In this connection it Was stated here, the bullet was founds to havei.. , . .- u i ) , ,i , the state higfcway commission had; gone throne h tle hwd and bra n ,. ,. , , , ... . h iiiii i i iprncticallf agreed to route the newi skull on the top of the head. Younti Rurtniese, though in the service far quite long lime, had not been ovevnos. 'lie was cm tho way across, hovtr, hen the arm- stlce ua signed tad bis ship re called. He l'ss e member of the G-nd Infantry, to whk-h same unit Lynn Ilohncnkaimi, of this city, be longed. . ft-ut. It U tit coroner's belief that young llnrtie&s had sat down ou a log e)i the oanm or ahe gulrr to shoot at file gTouol squirrels vMicb were ick 111 the gully. The gOi. whan foui. w-as partly out of the Lscuir and. lJts thonflit tlt it uil;iil n.ie jjjiuuii u. ivv-.i ixtut ploded jfa It was bciugadruWuDout. TlUire was n powxler buTnon Ihe flesh auotit the wound. fe ' The bodyewaa brought to I.r Grnde v the copierliiiul Is at tho Bolinriiktinip echtrpcl awaiting tlie niak-ina of funeral ariiingemiTl's. j jra) I FILMS IN BEFORE! Mrs. J. H. Horr left last night toi Willows, California, on receipt of news that her daughter, Mrs- E. E. Willard, Is dangerously ill at her home at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Stevens, of Nampa, Idaho, are visitors In La Grande and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ford. BARTMESS MET TRAGIC END TODAY (Continued from Page 1) 0, s , Brownie Cameras $2.13 to $5.7 Prerao Cameras $7.00 to $15 . Folding Pocket Kodaks $8.00 to $68 PRINTS OUT AT Mr. and Xirs. A. C. Hinplon re turned this niorniiiA from Mon mouth and Portland, where they had been visitors for the past coup le of wveks. At Monmouth Tuesday evening' Mr. Hampton delivered tho addi-ess at the conimenceiii'snt .' ex ercises of tho state normal school. Miss Miriam Whcatley: who had bevn visiting relatives at Monmouth, Carlton, Myrtle Creek and other points in tlie western part of the rlate, and later at Victoria, 11. C, has reurned home after an absence ey toniMl in Portland on her wav Sj'l'.anie, to visit during the Rose imf ."'.'"'jMjt has reurned home after an ab.;enci j,piCf of a)0ul five weeks. Miss Wheatlej i-fjiJ-ilS !stopied in Portland on her wa I Show. (I A R C A D E FRIDAY SATURDAY far? f x. . " v V" if 'uJf i eli ei'f-m 1 1 v. f i mi - . ftmfflrfc JIf is t yiniinr L.iitflisli I'3iirl, nnisclo.s sol t cued by rinf '- living HisniiM,ji.jir, ;i li;iT(i'iic(i vcturan of tlie jitiz rifitf. l.'ut-.tiui'.jour l'ify till you mv tlu- lii r;ifi itk'lf iti tkis iiijuiitiourt Drury Imw nwlo ili'aniii! ..". MAURICE TOURNEUR . ... ' Pieseat ' ' !Sixnrtiiig -Ufe ; Vy ETHEL CL&YTON Meeting Tonigtit of .' Local Sportsmen On Tih Hatchery. Plan In connection with the visit which members of the State Kish-und Gnmn Cpmmission will pay to La Grande to morrow, for the purpose of visiting the Minam. fish hatchery and choosing a site for a new hatchery, a meeting of all members of the Wing, Kin and Fleet foot Club will be held this even- inir in the citv hall. The meeting U his body by a belt. When ho did 'called by A. V. Andrews, Secretary of tho organization. The hour for gntb cring is- 8 o'clock. Tho party who will come fiero to .morrow will be composed of Carl 1). Shoemaker, state pame warden; R. E Clanton, master fish warden, ant' Marion Jack and Frank M. Warren They have written to Mr.- Andrews asking that as many Union county sportsmen as possible will make the trip to the Minam hatchery with them The party will return the snme day. not return after a couple of hours. the family became anxious aud ill father set out. to search for him Going some dlslanco from the house tho father finally saw bla son s horso and after somo search tho body of his son. stretched out on the bank or a small gully and cjiiite dead. The bridle and oats and his gun were lying-ln-slde him. and there was a bullet Wound below his jaw. He Immediately culieil Coroner Hal Holinc nkaiiip from Ln Grande, and the coroner arrived at the scene of the accident a short time afterward. No certain expla nation of the manner ln which the accident occurred could he diiu-ov ered. The theory of cuicidc was not ontertained, for the reason ili.it there was no reason known why the young man should have occasion to take his life, and the position of the wound, moreover. Indicated an aiei- l-'OIt SAI.E Serond St. highway through La Grande ii Adams avenue, ptoWdcd tit city would miikc ; a rule prohibiting cars lieing pavycl. thereon. fc ! Two cases mentioned, to which at tention was s:(il t be needed, were on Spring street, nt the Mothihjisl rhurch wliero carssparked in the narrow por. tion of the street bfock It almost ctfe- tirely and make it an ensafe spot, and on .Washington street at Zubcr hall, where Uu street is usually full of cars on nights "when dancing, is in progress. . a One suggestion made was that cars ho made to park parallel to the curb 'instead of angling into the street, as they do at present. This rulo, with the raquirement that a distance of. four feet be observed botweon each car and the one ahead and the one be hind it was thought to promise more safety than the present rule gives hut' it was not adopted. The .ordinance was read the first and second times, and wil be amended and brought up . ngain next week. . Adams Avenue ln Had Shape. Commissioner tlrandy asked if the city had finished the work of repair ing the streets. Tho macadam on Adams avenue, from tho end of the pavement to the hospital, wns in bad shape and became worse every week he said, being- filled with holes. The city manager stated that he had bcei: seeking expert advice regarding hav ing the street surface put in good shape again, but had been unable to get anything satisfactory so. far. Tho question of hard-surfacing that part of the avenue was mentioned and it was Stated that if the state highway .'!. should connect with Adams avenue Cabbage plants. 2IHl!,the hard surfacing would certainly be Phone I). 1191. 6-181' ulone. Asked More Time For Payment. A tequcst from a property owner ojune Tim Is Canning Time We have a (omilettliiii of Household Hard Jure, iiicliKiig'C'anninK Kctcs, J-'ruitcfHraiu-ers mid other neressnry utensils, in granite and uftiiiiiuuiii. , Also a full suii!a- o?4he fan&us Pyre.lakiiifi tDishes. 0 i! NEW TODAY j WANTED Furm hand. Prefer man with family, as have. a vacant house For particulars phone B. M. Dui ln?n), Fnrmcra 2 Hi. (l-liltf Tho .economy in fuel consumption and the steady heat which it maintains, make the Detroit Vapor Oil Stove ideal for use in canning as wvll'as at. any other time when a cook stove' is needed. Come in and have us demonstrate Prices, $15.50 for the .two-burner stove, to $46.00 for the four-burner stove; with oven. USE YOUR CREDIT AT Carr Furniture Co. for extension of time until October! for payment of hia delinquent atrcct assessments ivas not favored by all the members of the commission While the applicant's property was good, the board decided that all delin quent cases must be treated alike and this ono will therefore bo ndvertised for snle with the rest of them. In October,- tho board said, they would consider making some concessions la tho owner should he fulfill his promise to pay. ..Wlvat about tho ounbura and chap? Try a Jar of Silverthqru; vanishing cream far th sunburn and freckles, or a good . Jar of coKl cream. Qunt a little - better than othur mukc,s. 25c and 50c sizes of both kinds. . 6-18-tt FAMILY DRUO STORE i. arvANOK.on-caoN. Suppose you "were a visitor or a prospective buyer en tering your own house. What would be your first impression? ,A shabby entrance with a porch bad ly in need c paint? Then why not change it? B-H Porch Floor Paint Is prepared especially for this purpose. Assures an unusually durable finish and helps preserve the porch and steps by saving the wear and tear of walk ing on them. itri i J 1 ill iWlrl fct I I' P i Porch Floor Paint O. F. COOLIDGE . tj;' mm' fw mm c - 'ft Better jCI performance longer life- Correct lnlirirntlnn wliW Zerolene will mean better performance and longer life for your ear. Zerolene is th product of the combined resoucts,. experience and equipmtnl of the Suudaxd OU Cam. pany. By ,riausf'ftu(lyarij , actual tests thr Stapdari' Oil Campany Z!oart of i.ltTricationngine(s ha ieterniir.! th correct consistency if ZcroWne . for OUr mat lf aillnmn. bil. Thefr rcommnda. tionsBr mailable foryovl iri.fli i;roln CorrM Lubricatiir?Chrts.her s ha fot cti tnal9 taf. C or fot-'out fi.t J ot (icalJ'B Wdrest.io-J. 'eisWDAitn oit. COttfift How to Build a Roof, That Lasts A Malthoid Asphalt built-up roof will turn th& water, under, our guarantee for 10 years. The Portland Roofing Company, of Portland, Oregon, who are among the best roofers in this Western country, with records for 16 years, do our work for us. We stand behind the job. A built-up roof means the whole roof in one large blanket covering the entire building, and not strips of Paper tacked on with a little daub of tar to fill up the seams. Our roofs are several layers of felt and roofing mopped on with hot asphalt between each layer, and no nails are ex posed to the outside ... YOURS TOR GOOD ROOFS. . THE GRANDE RQNDE LUMBER CO. Retail Department - YsfgmtfrjQr eadi type of ajy - At REX HALL . Thufsaay Niglit, : June -19th ;.. ViiHiul f..lV I,.'lfdt f tl I-2rr'l' l'li?.r. tyliM.lj6 vomer o 8 0 Pi KfflOoo lo'l nne$rcs "fiiicsdal bvoladifs nr t lie Army ami Navy Auxiliary. Tickets mitf Sb piff.'liased fiTlR: Togyory aud Silvcrthoru's DANGE a ft - II I.R V I I ft . ' . oo j I ,P Gl 9 $lso Wo eel (gffnedy, T. R. MAXWELL