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Section Two-
HBHBBS 01 VEt ABSGOf ATBB PfcXftl
VOLUME XXII.
EIGHT PAGES
LA GRAND 10, OR KGON, SUNDAY, JULY 'JO, 191!)
EIGHT PAGER
JJUMBER. 250
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Coyg's Cherry
. .Was
.1 There was nothing the matter
with Cove's Chry Fair this year.
Pii-lnS the past few, years Cv has
Played In more or lu hard ruck
it times, but vten they hid no cher
ries they had no fair, which Is 'to the
Jredlt at (lie people, for 'they did
, hot desire tq fool anyone.
This yearthey have a crap that
will bring In $50,000 to that cor
ner o( the valley for chenrios alone
and they were certainly entitled to
have their annual cherry fair, and
they hsd It.
s Abide II oni the cheery faaturo the
Core event has grown la be a home
coming of ithe people In the Grande
Ron tie- valley. Those who live at a
distance and plan to come back ones
f year try and make it so they can
attend the cherry fair and aieei
their friends.
: Tho day was therjf on e, one of re
newal of friendship; one that
tcry of the valley: one that
fh rallied out Borne of the ancient Ms
brought people together and made
4)jem realize once mate that life is
-vortb living, but it is (worth more
.when peoplo can mingle and enjoy
each other's company once !na while.
The hot vravo br'ke jufet in time
to make the Cherry Fair a delight
fnl oecralon from a wemther stand
rolnt. Instead of experiencing tho
pot aultry ftetnoon, whicii many
expected, tho day was cool and bal
dly. The dust, which kapx so many
Jj Crnde people at home, was not
bad at M, and everyone who at
tended enjoyed the day.
'The forenoon was taken up with
the visiting of friends and many
, were the remlnslsccnes trecited re
garding the ctftiier experience of peo
ple In this valley, ,"
.Atrrneil to rely upnn fur uur work-n-0-VJ;iy
clothes., .Many of tin tvw innd
thoels hnve collars and culTs in white,
tiorlike tin piod-lookip.' vin-liatn ir'
in tshowu uhovo, uli-n' :t hit of while
proappcurs nlso set In nt tho frniit of the
.lelt In the form of u lab with puinVil
iraicmls. '1'heKi lire turner hack am!
u-u fastened down with lint iienti buttons,
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weunimer Complaint Quickly Itclcivcd
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jjj,. "About two yea.is ago when suf-
Jit'e' Ing from a severe nttnek o' sum
yiYier complaint. I took I'lmiuborl-iin's
nlle and Hia'-rhoea Km-ty aria
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Fair
A Great Event
recited the following appropriate
vejsce of his own umke:
Now that We're crowned our king
. and queen
As -rulers of fair cherry land,
A meejr.ge of good cheer they tyiing
Proclaiming, pence on every laud.
The League of Nat long has a friend
Ab eretry man wjch all his heart
Whose 'Lodge wok on the battlefield
And In the conflict Borah part.
Beneath Old Glory's folds unfurled
We pray the ruler of die world
Protect us ever with thy might
And guide oilr leaders In the, right
That devrarr.ting war will cease
And bring us everlasting peace.
"A Cherry Day Song' by a com
pany of little girls was a. pleasing
number mnd received applause. This
was followed by Mi s. Irene Carter
ond Mlsa Vina Conley in a iwe.il ren
dered piano duet.
The audionce ehowvd groat ap
preclaltion of tho vocal solo by Mrs.
Ray Bdi-ker and vigorously enchot ad
the singer.
Mr. Antles then produced the Cove
Conuuu-.lty chor us which Is an or
ganization of lad If and gentlemen
of Covet and they rendered some first
class selections to 'the dollsht of all.
A Dutch drill by the children of
the fifth and sixth grades was well
rendered showing the youngsters to
hare been well trained.
Alt Intarvals the O-W band kept up
Its high standard of music iiondercd
selection after selection.
The, speakers of the day were Hon.
Dunhsm Wright, of Medical Springs,
and Hraco Dennis of La Graudo. Mir.
Wright made a magnificent talk to
...- .Aalltnf. hn -tho event
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there is a siumiuieu vast, uuu pfirKeo&-""r-' '" w , , r '
are set on cleverly: Elbow Kleeves
hnve a flaring flounce and piping de
fines all Important lines, a bund of it
runuiug down the top of the sleeve.
relieved me nlmosb Instantly," writes
Mrs. Henry Jewott, Clark ' Mills, N.
Y. Tills Is an excellent remedy
colic and diatrrhoea and Bhonl.1
kejit at hand by every family
Adv.
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pCCllil
LATE MODEL HAYNES
looks like new.
SAXON SIX -- 5 passenger, repaint
shaDe.
OAKLAND SENSIBLE SIX Roads
the bargain you hav
These
Cadillac
ofaln permit .tho grass to dlo on tha4
beautiful ropfof grrund when water
wu'i so nearby In abundance. He
told of the park before there was a
tree iplantd on It f r.U complimented
the Episcopal church for the ger
eroslty It had displayed for poople of
fie puesenl to gather.
' Mil. Nora Webb of Union played
a saxanho'no solo and received the
high applause to which she, was en
tilled.
Five boxes of choice chorrios were
contributed by C. H. Ogllvio, oi.e of
the b?6t chciiy raisers in Ontgon, to
tho Solvation Army and Col. Tom
Jo'nnton iwas called upon to sell tho
fruit at auction o that the proceeds
could be turned over to the Salvation
Army's fund. (Tom was M his b;st
i;nd he pulled forth in his eonorous
voice a brief history of ithe work done
by the Salvation Army offoring at
the name time a box of cherries to
the bjdddis. One dollar, two dollars,
two and a half went ithe bidding. But
Al. Daniels, an old Cove boy who
titlll carries the ipride of hi3 native
community in his breast although he
Is now locutod in La Grande, came to
the, front with a five dolUr offer on
the box. It was sold. Another and
anothor wont to Daniels far five dol
Iots, until he had purchased tho five
boxes and gave his check to the as
sociation for twenty-five dollars
which was immediately turned over
to Captain Smith or the Salvation
Ait my.
This completed tho program at the
grove and 'the ball game between
Baker and Cove was announced. It
was a fast and furious gaiue. Baker
managed to grab off two scores in
the, fiist and one In the second inning,
after which CovoVi old heads set
tled down and shut .Ihoin out in pro
cession. Baker's team was in good
trim for It kept Cove down to one
scono and the gamo closed tWree to
one In favor of Baker.
Cove'8 'team is among the top
:.otchors this year, even though the
came went to Baker, and In tho
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geneles when any one of theminn
be of the highest use. Th
seme who may be skeptlral of tjdo-
vnntnses of the "poker faee." Yivcd
can doubt the value on oecnsliMc
poised, impassive, hnprrturonhliirciw
tenanee wnien gives no supine ,oso
of the hopes and fears it mask my
A physiognomy under rumple ,oks
trol Ik almost essentia! to n dii ,ie
nnti tins nullity to note enioiiuwas
hind a changeless exterior giwon
to give the Japanese envoys tlthow
tor t,ull ( being the best pulsed
b ,, Countenances which II,
lii-iih. eiiHUon Hi-e ..oiore
OP-
Why be w
you a car
low prices
6 5 passeiW
tit
been waiting to
cars have
expert mechanic!
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Lcupied the young people and until
lrte In the lgtt the Jolly fun makem
held forth. In honor of Core's Cheny
Fair an event tbft is a part of Un'
ion county for years and years, to
come.
.. -.NtAlt THK- HKAliT OK.
4- THU WKST 4
J., lly Isnbol U'llliuMK .
"Are there Interesting places
visit? And how do you manage to
pass the lime? Tell me 'What you di
;wlth yourself there anyhow," wrote
a friend of mine, whom I was trying
to Pftsuude to come out for the sum
mer. "I am go ttied of a convention
al lifo. I'd like to do whait I really
feel like doing, for once, to be myself
and yet not seem odd."
So I wrote back,' "La GrandeV the
place. You can be yourself hepe yet
n t be odd no matter how you be For
instance, it his morning I saw a pret
ty girl, drive into town dressed in
khaki pants, a brown blouse and
Jockoy cap. Her cheeks were rosy and
nerc u'rly yellow hair caught ttni
sunlight reflecting golden gleams, and
she looked too cune for anything lit
those khaki panui. Five minutes la-,
tor another- young woman drovo up
in a handsome automobile, and she
wore a blue bungulow apron aad car
ried ttb market-basket.
Men march round dressed in
quaint, serviceable khaki suits and
rough brown combination suits 1
don't know what thoy call them. Yet
right across the way peqple are go
ing a long d ressed In it ho height of
fashion. It doesn't matter when you
cross the street thoo are alwuys styl
ish pcpple across the way, and near
ail hand too. -
And every dmy I see cam pens on
their way. Such 'sturdy, healthy,
tanned and happy looking people In
nil sorts of automobiles from Hho
cheapest fllver to the most expennlve
touring cars, u 1 1 with tents and lug
gage plied In, and 'they sleep out
any .whore their fancy dictates. In
the canyons, on the mountains, beside
some blue brook, under a starry
covet let.
Genorally these fancy-fice tollmtes
are picturesque as well as sensible,
but today I saw one which was only
son-flblo when a stout woman In the
tifllos entered ithe lihctp whore I win
making a purchase. She had. an khaki
trousers and a brown blouse. 1 rot
ty soon, though, she went out an'l
mounted her horse and rode away
looking much betiior when she was
Don't
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this timf. Gui'
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going very fanl. 'And thv as I walk
ed down the street and over the
bridge I caioo upon a big group of
barefoot lads in overalls going swim
ming a second glanco, howevoj
showed me the luds were all Jussles,
and I bellevs you couldn't find
anothor place on ea.ilh, except the
South Sea Isluuds, where people, are
permitted a freer choice In dress.
As for that we do with ourselves
we do inoM everything. Work for
eight hours on week duys, most ot
us, then sot tie to various enjoyments
for noody here is over-8lxi'ee yoai
old. Of course the years add up ovou
t.o a hundred, but iwe never teul ovoi
sixteen years old.
You couldn't for you are bo well, so
dcllKhtriilly healthy and strong. Ten
nis is popular. Automobiiing is uni
versal. Hikes appeal to many people,
and a favorite hike along tho hlbtor
ioal old OrnKon nail winding through
a charming canyon ovctr tho moun
tains and )'i l ie Pacific Then w go
cwimmlng most -very d.'v either In
the cleaa, limpid Oralu'u Rondo rlvil
else in oin ,f ;i,o fine, big tanks in
town. Theio tin card clubs fur ev
erybody. Church uffalrs of coursu,
both, social and sorious. When I
came here I asked somebody (tin
country was not prohibition then)
"What do thoy use for communion
wine In a dry state like, Orogon?"
"Logwnborry Juice," came tin
man's Prompt, Euroaicic rojoinder. He
was an Old Grouch from the other
coast and missed his wine and whis
key. His children, hawevor, had
benefitted from Oregon's brave
stand for temperance as ahoy wore
better drnpscd and bettor fed than
ever III their llvos beforo.
f you own an utitomobilo thoro it
a fine choice of rides If you don't
own one yet (e,voiyhody doc, ir
line) your friends will take you out
nvory day. You irldo through Urn
viilley. or along tho foot-hills oi
down ono of tho beautiful cunyons.
or oven to Put Miihonoy's pig Pen
"STndrr siifist.iiaton
when you get a John Duero
' into your harvest fields.
his Better Binder
U.RE & IMP. CO.
Used . Cars.
n we can sell
ch surprising
terms.
MODEL COLE 8 - This is a fine perform
car, .
i "rimm irn mi?n it i i ii
ruun useti less inan ow
s. Just enough to have tint smoothness of
atipn desired.
TUDEBAKER SIX Practically new.
hly. over-hauled by
i hit 'the road,
ble Sif y &
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It's a neal prouty rifle there, uf ul
ninoottia, stoop and winding coitd lead
lug into a tpocket inatha, hllli, and the
first time I dashed along that road
I sure thought I was dla'covsriig the!
best route to the hanafiomest goat
'buq uftur a perfect mile r two U
ulnuptly (tided at Pat IHukeaey'a lg
pen. The view .'was charming how
ever: . , . .
' fa tho tender qulot of the, twilight
I was riding along the foothills late
ly, and my companion, pointing far
aoioss the lowly valley to the dis
tant mountains which. Were reflect'
lug, ehnmuleon-liko, every dolloatu
color of .the rich sunset, rose and
gold and heliotrope and gray, oiled
out, "Oh. 1 feel it so! Ail the beau
ty or these mounUilm. I don't Just
fuel tt with my mind, but I fool It
even In my slomuch and all through
mo!" And when we arrived at Put
Miihonoy's pig pon I thought very
llk.'ly it wag that winy with tha
pigs, too, for they do say rat's pork
bunts nil tho oKhor vrk In the
west, so probably tho beauty of th
lunttxcupo pjriuoais all the pigs.
lleidus those, plaasuros, there s.i
rtiihing, camtiking and hunting.
It would tuko a volume to describe
tho fMiIng so I will only say there
Is fishing in the rlvir, in Wallowa
Lake, in fourteen losser lakes In th
ne,ighhi Ing mountains, and In pret
ty Culhurine Crook neai-by.
Then, If you want to combin
pleasure with plroflt, you can pick
fruit. It's choery Beaton Just now,
After going thioimh an Oregon
cherry orchard nobody will erer brag
of tho chen iii's In Japan, for no cher
ries Could bo blggor and pnetitier
and ituwtlur than theao. A friend and
I novor had had enough cherries to
cut In all our IIvob, and so when we
iud un advuiiisrjuont stating vrom
on, girls nnd boys were wanted for
chewy picking, nt good wages, wo
wx'til right , ovor to the cheery or
chard and asked for a Job. "All
light." said tho man, tplonBuntly and
LAUNDRY CO. I
Phone 56
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ash Improved
Promptly, "will ou pick , high or
low?"
It sviunded like a. game of seven-tip,
but I made a guess 'and said, "I
guess ve bettor pick low flmt,
What's tho difference? .
"Why, It's qlght cents a gallon It
you pick on the ground, nine centa
from 'a ladder, and tten If you climb
Into the topmost branch." .
"We bolter tnrt from tho
ground," said mr trlend, quickly
The man said all right, and gave us
e.aoh a gallon H1n-pnll, and then ho
said, "You can put 'om'on back thsie
In the barn."
"Put what on?" asked myt friend.
"Overalls. Everybody wears them
picking fruit."
"Oh, we didn't tiring any this time,
CanH we pick?"
"Sure, but youlno llablo to toar
(Continued on Page 8.)
Walking Downstairs.
It la not lo difficult to walk down
stairs as to walk op, as everybody
knows. Why not try tt ? It takes very
little longer time and the many calls
for the elevator for descending pns
engera could be reduced by a half nt
least If we were a bit thoughtful. The
saving In current and fuel would be
remarkable.
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Old Age Unhealthy.
We can't help thinking, that tho
business of a centenarian Is very un
healthy. We rarely bear of them un
less they are dying.
Walking.
. Walking! Walking! What plena
ure there is In the mere act of walk
ing upon some pleassnt level I If re
lieved by alternating hill and dnle, so
much the better. Kdward P. Hood,
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Optimistic Thought.'
It Is the duty of a sword to pro
nerve tranquility by punishing the
wicked and protecting the good.
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