La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 10, 1919, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY. 'AUGUST 10, 1919 THE SUNDAY MORNING OBSERVER THTifJE I ft 1 IS) Red, Cross DrugStore "jr I 1 The Prescrlplloa Store. loatoi aftflrftjMgW()cytJt 1 1 LOCAL . I PEMNGS ; 1 Losses Figure I'p The losses at the Julius Fisher home are running higher as Mr. and Mrs. Fisher sail to mind the number of things missing, due t a recent rob ery. The list now includes four six shooters, four elk teeth, several $2.50 gold pieces, two of which were mount ed, Mr. Fisher's gold watch and Mrs. Fisher's gold watch which had diu mond settings. It is believed that th house-breaking was the work of boys and so close are the officers on theiv trail that it is expected developments will begin to happen within a few days. Carnival Arranged I'ur lioili Plan3 for a carnival attraction, to be held the evening of Wednesday. AuguBt 20th, have been Inaugurated by the Young People's Society of the Presbyterian chtpch and ere be ing rapidly carried to completion. The list of attractions will be an elaborate one and the working com mittees already have them well map ped out. The carnival will b? hek1 on the church grounds, where tents will be elected for the several do partiuents of the circus. Fuller an councement concerning the prograi will bo mado in, a few days. Soldiers Pass Through City Three coaches of overseas men were attached to No. 17 yesterday morning, en Toute to Camp Lewis for discharge. There were about 100 men of casual companies. Several men of this val ley were among the troops. As usual the canteen ladies were there with the best of ''cats" which were fully ap preciated by the men. Richard Shanks , a former La Grande man, and Pvt Harris of Elgin, were also aboard. Social Realized Well The ice o:eam eioeial held Fridaj evening at tho residence of V. J. Rowland, 1202 N. Avenue, under thr auspices of the Christian Church Sunday School, w-s a very pleasing success. The funds realized will be turned into tho fund which is to meet the cost of repairs now beine made to tho chuich. Odd Fellows Initiate ( lass La Grando Lodge No. lei, F., initiated a class of flv . O. O camll dates at their meeting Friday night The lodgo is growing vu;y notice ably this summer, a class of eigh' new members having gone in at thr previous meeting. B V'l:i'lton. ofothis citv, esti- PnUs tiwt fcreadyhis vcar h oy f q fi mvjmim e""K 05ion count-v fulI "-v -hrouj?h j repairs Iftjha? been ab'to nijie tU 0 1 ..9 P a u ' T P, VArner ine greaicr eAriic rp Lfll j kH: V' w . feTt ' -. ' .? ; . . ' . . a "inKlnia.i., !.y, okon one. ri q 1 3M' i picturg, wis- h snows scv- eral johofs.ve!dingi)rought into his shop, the various pietetaiigng worth,!.' S Returns Krcmtainler Park ' Otis Veal and wife returned Oaring the week from Aberdeen, Wash., and j Rainier National Park, where they had j enjoyed an outi.Q' for a couple of ! weeks. At AbciSeen tjjey wore joined jly Mr. Veal's two sisters and the party motored to the park. They also made ! a trip to the h9t springs near Lewis, Wash. Mr. Veal is one of the barber' in the La Grande Barber shop when j he is at home.o Resident of The Dalles Passed Away The sadjiews of the death of r.mil Martin, who died at the homo of his grand-nephew, Gerhard Heescher of The Dalles, on August 3, conies as a shock to his many friends. He was C9 years 01 age anu was ouni 111 neue, Germany. He leaves to mourn his loss, MPs. Bertha Beck of La Grande, Klnil .Ileeschcn of Perry, Herman Drehler, La Grande, and Mrs. Adam Beck of La Grande. , . Local Hoy On Way Home Word was received a few days ag stating that Charles Bradley, a former La Grande boy, is on his way home from France and Other foreign coun tries. He has been in the service for over two years with the U. S. navy on the U. S. S. Rochester. He is ex pected to arrive in La Grande on any train. His many friends will bo glad to. welcome him back again. Leaves For Eastern Points .Mrs. J. C. Murphy left Thursday accompanied by her four children, for Rochester, Minn., for consultation at the Mayo Bros.' clinic regarding her health. While east she will visit her mother at Galesville, Wis., and her sister nt Esterville, Iowa. La Grande Loses Fine Family Conductor Ed. Cross has been trans ferred to The Dalles and tomorrow his family will leave to make their home in that city. Ed. is well known to ev eryone here and is well liked, and Mrs. Cross Is very prominent In lodge and social circles. La Grande people re gret very much to lose the Cross fam ily but wish them prosperity and hap piness in The Dalles. Give Dance Tomorrow Night A number of the young men of the city are giving a dance at Zuber hall tomorrow evening, returning the com pliment extended to them recently by several of the young ladies of the O.-W. offices, who honored them by invitations to a dance at Riverside Park. Bills are out for the event. Leo McDowell Lands Word was received yesterday morn ing that Ioo McDowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. McDowell of. this city, landed in New York Friday. He Is a member of the Second Egineers of the Second Division, having been overseas nearly two years. He is expected to arrive home in a few days. Gene to Baker Johnnie O'Connell left yesterday af ternoon for Baker, to remain over Sun day with friends. Visiting In Elgin Ernest Vehrs left Saturday after noon for Elgin to visit his brother, Dr. George Vehrs. Welding Jobs At The Leighton Garage in tae segregate ?4(K).. ITiey all were ''"' 1 ' cost of than Rine - liiirl thattJ.Bcn TJie owner gic ba! just as good a part as he Kul lie-' fore the accident rtiich broke it anin addition did not have to pay the c.-t of a new niece and the fetvv truntn of a new piece and the fct-vy trans b.,rt.,on cost,. w ik q In Hie wheel at h O in the upper : mw in the n iet lire, three teeth verroki and the a rP showsQlearly row in the picture, inree reein wcieji'MiKvi ann me fl vrP mi'ih-iinj wMt . ,i in fue 0,Q i.t In-iidc i'the marks wh-O- thev weree.ed - nine broken teetnJryercJr:0!i,d. The , teeth can Ijg distOu6iei' Dy ''rl I'nlon Farmer 1ams Itulldlg Hany N. ''ralflia who raises Shurlhorns on C'athorlne Creek, up abovo Union, had the misfortune lust Monday Eight to hnvo his house and br.rn destroyed by fire. Tho loss Is u swore one to hlin. Another Fireman Added Josse Styles has been appointed to the office of fireman by the city com mission and hereafter there will be four rOen on the job instead of three. This will make two twelve-hour shifts for1 the boys. . Remodeling Old Home A. T. Hill is remodieing his old home on ThiiTf'strect, with the possibility 61' occupying U soon. The Stnnge home ! on Fourth street, where hS now re-! sides, will I' occupied by George-, CoiUrnu after September 1. Former Sheriff in I -a Grande Ed. Rand, 'former sheriff of Baker county rnit now in the employ of the government, is in La Grande round ing U suiue legal matters for Uncle Sam. Two Births Reported A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McNaughton, Friday, and a baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Cnpellas, of Hilgard, the same evening. Walter Henry Visits La Grande Walter J. Hcnry( who boasts that he is running the only one-man news paper in the state, left his Recorder at Elgin long enough Friday to come and shake hands with some of his, friends. Joins Husband Here For Visit M:-s. J. C. Warren and four children of Seattle, are recent arrivals in La Grande. They come to join Mr. War ren, an O.-W. operator, who is sta tioned here temporarily. Take Ti ip to Enterprise C. S. Dunn. KOgistT of the U. S Land Office, left yesterday morn ing for Enterprise and spent the day in tlmt town oa business. Comes in From Haines Richard U . Mecklenburg, of Hainos was : city visitor yesterday. Mr. Mecklenburg's wife has Just un dergone an operation for appendi citis and is said to be getting along nicely. Itefrncd Home Herman I.afky left Friday night for his l.omo in Corvallis, Oregon after spending a few days with friends in this city. Former O.-W. Man Itelu'" H. A. Shanks, forma ly with the O.-W. here, ipcssed through the city todey on No.. 17, b-und for Crimp Lewis after fourteen months service ovei seas. Ivvpecleil Home hum Trip O. D. Seo't U expected to arrive todity from a business trip Into till John Day country. Gone To IV Hand - Leo French of this city, left night for l'ottland, where he visit for a tew ihiy.. last will r white appftrnnce. . the left in We lower row is ratc.Vet wheel frem donkey ft-.gin.e (Out of whirhOao!i !,..,, troVenD ift can 1S0 plainly on. Thi jStc v rh replaced iG made Ptronper than ever. The second niw a rr, tinr a-v..i fi P)ve, j, a fri,.tion wheel atm donkey, u -j, ... - 'engine, the five heavy siiokcw rKlonift thiohufein tb,e rentfj at it were all gether again. In front is a Mi0.vell transmission ca.e, showing the holgi to Warns About Giving Clothing Captain Buiki', of the Salvation Army here, stated yesterday that he had reason to believe that parties who are collecting supplies of old clothing flotn citizens of the town are doing this for tho unworthy purpose of dis posing of the same for their financial gain. The practice is one which is widely followed over the couiRry, he. says, as long as the people are not awaae of the facts, and the clothiov'l goes into the hands of the second hand j dealers instead of fulfilling the mis? sion of charity as it was intended to do. He has given freely from the Army supples to these particular par ties, he says, but has later become convinced that they are abusing tho generosity of the residents of the town. One result of their practice, ho SUVSi will leave the Army short of sup- plies when winter comes and the need of giving aid to the poor families of the community becomes more appar neU Exchange Properties Harry Denuis, who owned a four- acre tract in the eastern portion of the city, exchanged his home for the mod ern residence of D. C. Mnhonoy ut 1801 Washington nvenue. The deal was closed through the Geo. 11. Currey Real Estate agency on Friday even ing a'.d the-purchasers will be occupy ing tne'i respective homes Monday, Buys a Home O. P. Bailey has disposed of his res idence in Pleasant Home addition to Frank Irvin, who has taken possession. Mr. Irvin was formerly a resilient of Summerville. The deal was negotiate!) by Geo. H. Currey. Grass Flro Calls Department A grass firo burning on tho side of the .hill at the end of Sixth at., yesterday morning gave the boys n work out. Quito a largo patch was burned over, and nearby building might have suffered, but the chemi cal apparatus was sufficient to got tho flames out after a few minutes wo! k. News of Death of Mrs. Burd The news was received by telegram here yesterday of the death of Mrs. George Burd, of Seattle. She passed away Friday morning, f illowing an opeiatioft. Mrs. Burd will be well re membered by many here, as she was a Union county girl nnd resided in 1-a Grande for a number of years after her marriage. She leaves to mourn her, the husband nnd their two daugh ters, who live in Seattle. On a Visit to California Mr. and Mrs. Thos. 1). Johnson left this morning for San Francisco. They will stop at Eugene and Grants Pass to visit u brother anil sister nnd will visit Mr. Johnson's mother and sister in San Francisco, returning by way of Salt Lake and Ogilen, where they w.ll visit a brother. George Workman lltlys Home Paul Knautz, through the Geo II. Currey Real Estate agency, sold his s il ir '.an home- just outside t1"? city l'mitj to George Workman. TV.e nice green h-wr. and prolific garden m-i.lr jp-issiiile ly a pumping plant, Min-lj th r. an r.Urac'ive property. ill ! " i r- ai-s.a where the reve'1 g'jji hrokj out. ine friction! ie replaced, I Next is another donkey engine- friction ar showing one t-.otn to be rrplnced, and lK'si(' it is a9aitii.0 from a steam nr.e, Vith tl t cor r. r lokcu off The i,iK y. ii.-. 1 9 ' . I of a co'jj'oiniO thn.ier, wn.B:' n 'Woken rj'ke. Oxy-aeetylene , 1.:.. ...1 1 i.v, ., ir;. .1... he , , h:i (Jixeil it S0 In iV'ht hand corner is a rord emD ' (Vf'k. is roru i-ir.ij; e " . u in nfttarjw-k. t em-rlicl by wi d- ing, ami beside it .fender which has had Mr. Lcijjtyji's attention. WRESTLERS TO BEET FRIDAY! Carr Furniture FREBEKG-HOWARl) GO STAGED 0 FOR THE 15TH. Marin Plcsthui, Noted Heavyweight Wrestler, May Lome Here la bor Day, Meeting Vfcinner. Friday night this week, August 15, has been arranged as tho date of tho match between Mike Howard, the local heavyweight, and John Freberg, of Chicago, who challenged Howard to n mutch last week, stating that ho would undertake to down him twico within one hour and thirty minutes of wrest ling time. Howard, or Harold Chris tiansen, its mnny know him, is recog nized as being a mighty fast man and though Freberg is said to exhibit mnr- AvyiU.'.'' .-,' - -m 4 ' '' V If "s MIKE HOWARD. Who v.-i-estloR (Joiin .Frolxirg, of Chic; go, at Star Theatuo Friday niltht this week. velous speed, local funs who are ac ounintcd with the gome, are looking to see Howard hold his own well against ids heavier challenger. Both men will be working out here this week. James Noregaard will heli Howard put. the finishing touches on his training and he will also bo used i.i a good preliminary on tho night of the biir match. J. E. Anderson, who i handling the go, is now looking for I food man to go on with Noregaard. Ande-.sin and Howard returned vestenlav from Boise, where they saw I'lestina defeat Romanoff, 1 inlay v ght. and where thev also got fi glimpse of I'Tohorg s style and speed hen thev saw him taking on Hirer luilkv otnionents at one time. Though the time is short for the nil vcrtiMiig of the match between I-re if; ii . -r V , 1 1 t r r. - '.T'-,,- r ) -i7.jr.ti ii ,.v;v.'.:: ifjU K , y . ; '; . . !".' f:t9i I ... ' -..,; ;' m 'Clitic. i-A JOIIN AlEHEKG. oi,w i wiyu inoimr won 11111 nul-rt-iki-O Ic pin Mike Howard's : si'.ouldi-ix twice to the mat In ninety Ifeldar .ht L ivftAJ ,itl,i i j 'WAT ViA Company Prices are high now mul steadily advanc ing, and it is almost impossible for the aver age person to have all the ready cash ha needs in, order to make his purchases. It is necessary, therefore, for the mer chant who would render him the greatest service to allow his customer time in which to pay; and we have arranged a plan of Easy Payment, by Which we are able to meet tho needs of- our every customer. The only way tdet what you need with out the actual eashisj buy on credit and enjoy your purchases while earning the money to pay for them. AVc stand ready to help you in this re spect and are always glad to assist you in making wise selections from our large stock of Furniture, lings, Phonographs, Stoves, and Household Hardware. "USE YOUR CREDIT AT CARR'S" berg and Howard, a large crowd is ex ported to come to see them get to gether. They are both genuine top notchors in tho wrestling world, and with the challenger allowing himself n- comparatively short period to win his match there is a guaruntee that tho whole go will bo lively. Tickets arn selling ut very popular prices. Mr. Anderson announced on his re turn from Boise yesterday that he wan practically certain of having Marin I'lestina come hero for a match tho night of Labor Day, nnd ho expects to have the winner of Friday night's con test go on with this noted wrestler. I'lestina is heralded as the real cham pion heavyweight of the world, who i-i only kept front having officially pro claimed champion by tho tactics of tho four men, Cnddock, Lewis, Stechoj and Zbyscco, whom Bernnrr McFad len, editor of the Physical Culture Mnguzine and advocate of clean sports, charges with having formed a com bino to keep the championship among themselves. McFadden has interested himself in Plcstina and has repeatedly tried to get him a chance ut tho cham pionship, but without success. Failing that, he arranged a match betweep Plestina nnd tho Canadian, Jnck Tay lor, Pacific Coast chnmpion, Th'! match, held In Madison Squnro Gar den, Now York City, wus witnessed b thousands, A match between Plestinn and eith er Freberg or Howard would be an un usual attraction hero and would un doubtedly bring hundreds of fans from around the country to witness it. FOR SALE Piano, sowing machine und other pieces of ftirrllure. Phono Black JIIIW. 8-lOtf WANTED Gocd cook for logging camp; work for man nnd wife. Ap ply to Nelson & Johnson, care Nib ley Mimnaugh Co., Wallowa Or egon 8-10:it,p ( WANTED One -ninpctont crusher feeder, $.(( perday. Apply at Mars' tuarry, H-I0tf 1 'i i d " " : " " 1 I 1 1 lARGAD E . I I . t TODAY f ! Mifchell. Lewis. 000 -.I'-A-' . A (ii'iii.iiii,', Tliiillii 7 " JACQUES OF THE. SILVER "NORTH ts a o ." JLMtOLI) Ll.WV!) 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