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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1919)
0 o o o 0 o o o . , , SuNDAi.-Moitos Obs A LOYAL PAPER INDEPENDENT a 0N ALL QUgSfflONS o o o THE FOR 3 iayal PEOPLE o o o o e Section Twg Automobiles, Agricultural, Classified. , SIX PACES0 o volume xvrn SLX PAGES LA (JRANl)E. O1?K0X, SllXDAY,.TULY 27. 191!) ERVER O -O o . . o o THE SHRINERS ARE COMING ijh deserts of Eastern Oregon are icoured for candidates for the , Jhrino ceremonial to occur at ando on September 6, when Al Kauer Temple of Portland will comn cross the state to confer the honors, of ltiotubrsliip In the greatest crowd of funmakers that exists on this earth. Illustrious Potentate W. J. Hof mann has Issued his commands to the Shieks of the Desert. The Bays to go get 'em. and leave the rest to Nobles from Portland. "No longer can I disregard the c:y for succor that assails my ears from the great dcseits along thei Eastern border of our domain," says the Il lustrious pote. "My heart bleeds and my soul sickens when the cry of the unclean and the unregenerated coiu to my eurs. "They seek purity, and we mus' purify 'em. "Their sand-sores itch for the heal ing waters of the oasis. "They thirst for the Zcin-Zem of happiness. "So, go ye Into tho waste placei and gather togethor a largo con coutse of novices. "Filch the mazuma fiom their filthy rags, and then gently lead them to the camel corral, there to be hobbled and allowed to fast and pray until the choo-choo from Poit land puts our gang of purifiers ir touch with them. "This Is thy duty to the world. "And may the blessing of Allah bf on thee anj thine unto the last gen eration. "Great In Allah!" All of which lead to the concluBioi that the Shilne ceremonial in -L Grande is to be "Bome" event. It is understood that, a large mini ber of novices have alredy bee,n se cured for the occasion. Over at Athena F. S. Legrow In doing tho Sheiking for the La Grande class; Clyde McKay is said to have a few novices ready at Bend and will bring them here; J. A. Pat terson is going to herd a few In from Heppnc,r; Jeff Blllingsly ha been placed in charge at Ontario. T. M Baldwin may fetch a few from Prine vllle; W. E. Brock is expected to sup ply some victims from Pendleton while L. A. Wright is putting tho Shrine brand on a collection at Un Ion The officers of Al Kaifcr are an xious that the class be I. go in numbers and of the, finest character It has OJt yet been dote' uiiTod whether the Portlamlis joie byoipecjal train or !nrd the regula leaving that city on lday,v tlu 5th. . More than ordinary interest is at tached to theShrine at this limo be. cause of tho fuel thut the Imperial Council will meet at Portland in JuneVf next yar Hie council is tlm in personnel. - t um.ii.. . i.... o, -.ii, i.i it i. highest body m" Shriners, and alwnyr puts on a shew with the trimming'' understood that tho expense of mak ot magnificent splendor! For the big the pilgrimages to La Grande I'ljweek they will inaJte Portland an Or very laige and Al Kader will not b lientnl city. Thousands of Shi-Inert Justified1 in repeating the Journey te will be in uniform, thousands o any point In Eastern Oregon if tin them will bq In the patiols of marsh financial returns are, not (ual to th lug -11:011 and each day theio will bit ' '. -, '.,1 " t, I-,", lllll.l rv ; ' ST 1 .l ' A ;i fi- lift J a: f".- ' .V - f FKANK S. GRANT, Chief Itahhan. a parade tlftt till far ntrpass In richness any event the9 We hat evSr ssi beford? 0 Portland has raised $100,0011 tc upay for the show, andt(s continuing to raise more money. 13 III 10' IX TKOl.l.lOY IHIASII fES MOINKS. la., July 2ii?-Thlr-teen ipersons wei-o injured, several seisl. when jwo sie-ot cars col lide Wednesday night during tho rush hours, . 1 Motor Gar in Union County . . Today and 20 'Years Ago It la a fur cry today from the ef ficient little business car, the mas ufficeut, luxurious and expensive pleasure machines and the powerful great motor trucks back to the days of the first lit Ho one-iung, coughing vehicle, that was the first slop in tho realization of the develotiiont of the modern automobile. The passing ol the years and not bo very many of them, at that have Kfl a few -relics of the first roisy machines, but tho memories of them mostly linger In the memories of the people. All of us who have lived- for twenty year3 or moie can call to mind vivid 'pic tures of the contraptions whose pro gress was sustained by an odorsome and noisy gasoline engine and con trolled by a "stick." In theso days when fine machines are so common It sometimes gives one pleasure to think back upon the tirst "gas wagon," with their chain drive, their pc.vor of attaining a speed in many cases nearly fifteen miles per hour., nnd their ever-effective faculty of rousing from his slumber the plodd ing old family driver, as he Htole a few winks of sleep while hauling the family carlole to town, or sendlns the nervous and hlgh-soirited. horse into an exhibition of dancing along tho, public highway or In the ditch that wraa decidedly uncomfot table fo tho persons who might happen to bt In the rig behind him. Many motor ists in the early stages of the gamo, had to be very careful about choos ing their loads and their time of day for travel, so as to avoid having all the buggies and harness In the coun trystde smashed up. And no less wondorful than tho development of the automobilo hnn been tho growth of !he garage busi ness until In practically every town In tho nation it is one of the busiest and most profitable of business enter prises. The erection this summer of three large garages In La Grande, in addition - to others, alrftady hero, shows well enough the manner in which the automoblla dealer and the repair and supply nnn have grown ea! Truck y alue 4 . I .FACTS Tin; Oltlsiivrliile ot'f't r.s more value than my (ni-! mi tin' market today. We invite ciuuparisnn. No other make offers the many l'eatiirt -s that this truck has, for any thing like the li'i-i'; . . ' : ,01'UPKIOK INCLUDES I Judy ;1ml Tore, as .shown, :,-in.-!i.( Joodyrar Cord Tin, KiVc-tri'- Starter and Lights; Torliinsen Internal Drive Kcgl Axle; 'finikin Hearing throuho'iit. o . ASK 1'OU DEMONSTRATION v: H. BOHNENKA MP COMPANY . Since the .first automobilo (ran biought to Li Grande In 1902 by Dr Mollitor, who whb practicing medj Cin liej-e at that time, until the pro stnt date tfier.e havo been on an average one hundred automobilfr bi odght Into this county evej-y. year Today with a papulation of a little over 1(1000 persons, t'nlou' Count; has pvei1 1800 iitoni'oliill-s uiulei license, und the number Is constantly growing. The price of thoso enrn when new will nverage at least t.- 000 each and all the gnrag03 In tlu- county will represent an Investment of over one million dollats, ninklni a total Investment In automobiles or nearly three million dollars. As has been said, tho first cur lr Ln Grande was bought In 11)02 ! Dr. Mollitor. The doc -I Is now in Sun Diego. Georgo lluckmun follow-) ed his loud a short lime nflor "n( came home one day with n foul horse-power ono cylinde,r Oldsmohllo. Thomas Wilglit, of Union, then got i one-cylinder Cadillac, Dr. W. T. Phy purchased n two cylinder Hoo, ami Fred Housh. who was thon superin tendent of the Eastern Oregon I.igh. nnd Power Company, Invested In a two cylinder Ilulck. S. D. Crowe now manager of tho Homo Independ ent Telephone Company, became the owner of a two cylinder OldsnioMIe Those puiehases all woro made be tween 1903 and 1905. The Mrs. home built car was made by Jon Whltoman and his son, Clarence, whe constructed n machine nnd made tl hole thyg tlomseJvoB. 0 L. C. SmliO, o'0i operfed a bicy cle ropalr shop hoio, gavo I,a Grandu her first garage ln the year 105, and lio business has been growing ever slnre. Smith tin nod out the flat li'iid S-ars )ld hei. delivering it to William Stoddard at Perry. Th Fouls In tho county 4odny nomber Juat. iTbout ivne-thlrd of tho total of lai. , . It l truly tb day ot Iho machine, agf ot of the horso. First djs plnrd by the automobile for pleastiro driving. Hip horse Is now finding hi and feed 8Cjfrclt. fl V JW. M .U l HI.' labor Ohtened more and mofti by, the UHe otpowerful truiakg iOid tree. .4ors that do the Parmer's and the contractors heafy haliHn5Icj8 sti- bnated thaf therg ara now two hu' died trncton in use in Union cotnty, with more and more farnie.-s added to the rank of their advocated and U8e,rs. It tcms little woader Lthat the Thousands of horses running on me rung oi eastern uregon ara a greuter problem to their own-res, especially in this fear oi d:ought A B argain BUICK 1Q18 seven passeWer, tiew cord tires, new spare tire. Guaranteed Wod as new. R. D. Bade Auto Co. Phone Main 94 219 Depot Street OLDSMOB TRUCK Price $X,K0 Co mplete, as Shown. j II K vCT" THE J. D. LYNCH CO. Purveyors of Comfort, Hot or Cold. 'TRANSFER, FUEL, ICE, FEED, STORAGE lll'll That Name on the Hodd The-name 'on tlie hood of the international Motor Truck means a lot of gen uine satisfaction to the man who wns 111 'international. It means plenty of power, endurance, reserve strength, economy in operation, the kind-of service a motor truck user wants and appreciates. It. means that the man who buys an international Motor Truck iivests .'his money instead ofspending it. International Motor Trucka- . ' . - ' ' ' .. aVe Itiiilt in ')), oi) aud 4(i)-pound eapiwities a size.and style for cvw-y liaiiliiiir, and delivery retpiiremint. It places you uiMer no obligation to .call nil and k for iufoniuition or to eoinu'iu U oiirtbow rooni and loflk over our line of nlotor ti-uks. . . (t: -' O We liave just issued a motor tuckjjook thaj, mIiows how cxtensfvly Intfi national Motor Tru'kare iu?ed in'manx line of business, 'fhere is.a size anij . . . .. - . . - . . .:.m : 1 iu i?n tyle t'f meet practically cverv Hauling reinri'cnr. . oibc m ii i" "" k 0 TLlt'K L'EI'ATJMMJ o 0 o over'. o o i Union MMoy Co. . lnlU't -Q1 Q S2 3d eO 1MIONE, MAIN 777 1316 J KKt'KttfcOX sti;i;kt o e o o o o O O e 0 o eo a. e e a o GQQDYKAtt Tlf;E