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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1919)
o WEDNESDAY. AlTOfST 20, "1919 ES HTllNTDE EVENING OBSERVER t MAP LOCAL PEMNG Divorce Suit I Heinir Trii . The case of Jessie Schull o. Wil liam A. Soliull. in which the former Is suing the hitler on divorce pro-, ceedlnes. has been before Circuit JutiKe KHowkjs yesterday and today Both parties are from La "Grande The couple have been niuiiTicd over seventeen years and huve three chil dren, tho oldest of whom is nearly seventeen -years of ace. The pluJn tlff alleges cruel and Inhuman treat ment as grounds for her application nd the defendant makes counter claim, also asking for divorce and al leging infidelity In 1i!b wife, who is Baid to have left him about a year aKo. He admits thut the plain tiff was a splendid wife to him and worked hard, and he slates that he has tiled Bevera'l times to persuade her to return to him, having tried three or four times since she made application for divorce to reconcile her. A bevy of witnesses, most of thera women, and neighbors at ono time of the couple, are In attendance at the trial to bear out the plaintiff's contention of inhuman treatment. The husband admits having struck the plaintiff once with his open hand, but denies that tho testimony of witnesses that from al distance they saw him kick her is true. His wife, he says, has admitted to him that she Is not sure whether or not he is the father of one of the children. China Pheasant Hangs From Wire. China pheasant, hanging by Its neck yesterda$ from the telephone wire atboutaslx mfles from, Pendleton, recalls to Igcal people the defense of a section l-aud who was, one time arrested oft jo charge of kyiing a bird out of season. The man declared that the bird was caught in the wire but he was convicted and fiaed as It was contended that the pheasant, could not ily to such a height. 1'endletoo East Oregoulou. v gado found the flames Bcorchiiig the side of the wood shed when they ar rived and the pile of boxes burning merrily, but a strong btream of water soon had them under control. There were no wooden buildings in the Im mediate vicinity ofothu woodshed had 'it burned up. but Is was rilled Mfeitu second hand stoves and other articles lining on Visit to Old Home .Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Combs, of this city, leave this evening fur Beckley, West Virginia, to visit old friends and relatives tor a few weeks. Beck ley is the old home ol the Combs family, but It is nineteen years since they have' hud the pleasure of seeing any of the old scenes.. Kiirwcll to Miss Cobb Tonight At the Salvation Army hall on Fir rtrect tonight is to be hold an Iro cream social in honor of Candidate Kthel Cobb, a member of the corps who is leaving for training at Chicago preparatory to entering the field as an officer. The Army folk are giv ing to Miss Cobb the proceeds of tho ovening as a farewell expression of their esteem. , Sofilicf Visiting Cousins Mrro Manly B. Gibson, 1st Lieutenant arrived on No. 47 this morning and is visiting with lis cousn, tho J. M. Chuole family, whoso guest ho will be ujitll tomorrow evening when he leaves for his home in Carlton, Oregon. Lt. Gibson Ib on his way home from ovetsons. 11U father, It will be remembered, .wast he Bap tist minister here about ten year ago. Other Towns lHspltiy Signs Baker and l'endleton commercial bodies have arranged with tho Union County Ad. Club to Post signs In aud around La Grande cnlllng attention of tourists motoring through to the attractions and accommodation otter ed at the tourist camping grounds In both these cities. Reciprocating, m- er and l'endleton will display the signs advertisng La Grande which the Ad. Club has prepared. V. P. S. Sociiil Tills Kvt'lllllg The young people of the Presby terian Church will enjoy themselves this evening at an ice cream social to be given on the church grounds. Tho public is extended an Invitation to attend ai'd participate In the even ing's pleasures. btellman Divorce Case on Suit for divorce brought by Mrs. I Hulda Stcllman, of La Grande, against F. S. Stellman, also of this city, is being tried before Circuit Judge Knowles today, R. J. Green ap pearing for the defendant and J. D. Slater for the plalnt(lff. The lease appears to be rather complicated. Tho plaintiff testified this morning that Btellman married her when he had another wife living, whom he had left but had never divorced. She did not discover the fact until several years after she had married the de fendant and then she refused to live with him as wife unfXl Stellman should secure a divorce and have the marriarge ceremony with the plain tiff repeated. Steilinan, liowevjr-bc ' came so abusive, she asserted, that sho refused to have anything more to do with him. Ho left her in December 1917, and did not return nor send any money to lier tr.eroaftor, but he returned last Spring and tried to ef fect a settlement. Sho had supported tho children meanwhile. Several wit nesses were calld this morning for th ipluintiff whos opinion expressed during questioning by the attorneys was anything but flattering to the defendant. A tangle on legal ques tions involved Is anticipated by the court, the seeming status of the case being that Mrs. Stellman's marriage to Stellman Is void because of the ex istence of Stollimin's former marriage and the fact that his first wife was atlll legally his wife. Homo From Klks Convention J. F. Ravenscroft. tho Wallowa lumberman, arrived today on his re turn from a tour of ll;o Interior and southern part of the-state and includ ing a visit to tho Klks" convention at Klamath Falls. Mr. Ravenscroft was accompanied by his wife and daughter and they have traveled ov er 1300 miles, visiting Bend and Lnkcvicw as a part of the) itinerary Mr. Ravenscroft says Ihey were greet ed with open-hearted hospitality at tho gathering of the Elks, spent a day at Crater Lake and participated in the whole program which was en joyed every minute. Tney witnessed a fire in which a largo brick garago and upward of forty cars were burn ed at Klamath Falls, but none of the visitors from this locality suffered loss. There is Quite " show of pro gress at Bend and tho convention town: they tpassed through several nice stretches of country but in real ity saw nothing that equals this part of the state. The other rutoists who mado the trip including Messrs. Kberhard, Sclanton, Schaup and oth ers may be oxpected to drift In soon. In Town For Day Mrs. Larry Allspaugh was in town yesterday while her husband was in Pendleton transacting business. Mr. and Mrs. Allspaugh have been spend ing the past ten days in Seattle on their honeymoon. Mrs. Allspaugh was formerly Miss Dora Van Fleet. Xo Trace of .lal Breaker No word has been received by tho local authorities concerning Robert Packard, the elghtoen-yoar-old pris oner who escaped from tho county jail Monday evening. Th sheriff is satisfied that Packard got out of town on the freight which left about ten o'clock. The officers have been searching the country adjacent to tho town, but have found no traco of their man. College Friend Hetiiriis Home- Miss Helen Hoguo left last evening for hr honi In Seattl. after visit- ini; with her college menu, miss Grace Pickens. Both young laoies at tend the University of Washington. Purchases 'r for Son Hits Diivld Grclner of Imhler waj in the city yesterday and purchnsed a fine new ear for her son Lea. who returned a few days ago from ovrseas service Portland Visi.nr Is Former ISesiilrnt. Mrs. John Gardinler, ol roruaiio, a former resident of this city, is visit ing here tor a lew o.ijs. Iteturn from Honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Framer tllucnoi mi nor) have returned from Blue Mt. Springs whoi-3 they havo been spend ing their honeymoon. I'ninn Visitor IteliiriiH Home Miss Elinor Hall, of Union, who ha3 .icon a visitor in La crunne, re turned to her home In that place this morning. Alircl Visitors Return to Home Mrs. Wendull Oliver and children, Gordon, Ernest and Ijivatn, accom panied by Miss Gladys Van Housen, returned this morning to their home in Portland after visiting for several weeks with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Van Housen,. of Alicel. Mr. Oliver will remain in the valley for a while longer. Portland Visitor Leave Miss Muriel MeKinley, of Salem, left this morning for Portland after spending the past few weeks in La Grande visiting her sister, Mrs. WU1 iam Miller. Go to Benson Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Snook and Mrs. Hattic Chadwick and daughter left on the branch line this morning for Benson. Hoi Ashes Start Fire Hot ashes deposited In the rear of the Donahue furniture exchange building started a blaze in boxes and old furniture stored between the building and the woodshed behind it about 2:20 this afternoon. The bii- 11. m- To Visit Father Miss Josephine Evans arrived on No. (i this morning for a visit with her faJlier, Kenneth Evans. Mario and Evelyn, of flirt h Pl.O.e, Nebraska, are spending a few days ut Wallowa Lake. O Back Frgm Vacation Trip Mijs Gertrude Biever, of the Ost office force, has returned after spend ingoher vacation at the beach. o Visitofcat Palmer Junction Returns of school trustees In North Powder Grande and no gaps will be left open und they were herQfor a business on-1 in the plans for a general good time. Uersat:on with Mrs. A. L. Lvanhoe.V ounty stgiool superintendent. Successful Poultryninic Here Frank Hart of Union was a lsi nesa visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Hart says tie has liOO chickens on his poultry farm and has netted ?."0ll from them in thepnst three months. Mrs. Iviiuhne was out of town, howevoi, and they had to use long distance to Enterprise to Ret in touch with her. The North Powder people at the? re cent election debated the budget which the trustees had submitted for "their operating expenses for tho next year ml are rather puzzled as to what their course shall be. Hot Lake Visitor In Town M. Thornton, a fruitgrower of The Dalles, who is staying at the Hot f.ake Sanatorium, was in town this morning. Here for Dentill Work Mrs. Cecil Cates of Elgin, is in La Grande for some dental work. Goes to Visit Brothers Miss Linnea Johnson, a nurse who has but recently returned to La Grande, went to Hot Lake today to visit with her brothers. North Powder Trustees Here A trio of North Powder citizens, Chris Johnson, A. C. Hess and C. W. Mercer, were in town today. They are the men who comprise the board Divorce If Granted Circuit Juflgo Knowles late jsester ,lay nfternoon granted a decree to Jo'fie A. Schull, who brought action to; divorce from William A. SchuW, whom she married 17 years ago. The curtody of the wo youngest childrjn war. given the mother and the oMent, a boy of 17, will remain with he fath er.' The plaintiff was also nwnrdcl alimony of $40 a month and under tho law of the state secures a third of her former husband's property. Called to Hot Lake Mrs. T. W. OKing and daughters, Mrs. Walter Isthmian and Mrs. Clif ford Weaver, left this afternoon for Hot Uike here they ?vero called by the illness of their husband airj father, T. W King. Butter Wrapper Oloerver office. printed at thr I NEW TODAY! WANTED Boarders at 905 Spriiar street, call Main 787. 8-20-7t,p LOST brown silk hand bag contain ing 5 dollars, fiidor please return uusorver aiiti-rgcoiv rowara. - V 8-2 0-2 1 to FOR RENT OR SALE on easy term, 8 room house furnished, good lo cation close In. .For particular! ad dress "M" Observer or oall at of fice of City Recordor. 8-JO-U Peach Island Peaches are better. Sea adv. 8-19-3t,p , MKKT1NO OF W. O. T. V. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of-Mrs. W. S. Pnook. 1505 N avenue on Thursday afternoon at 3 "Little Liver Touchers", 80 In ev ery box for 26c.0The best ralue In any drug store for stomach and bow els for children and grown people. Sold only at Sllverthorn's. Dally 8-11-tt rAMILY. DRUa STORK LA aiANO(,OMCaONi Dance At Hot Lake Warehouse Cato Johns, Jr., announces that the preliminaries for the opening of the big grain warehouse for the fall sea son will bo duly inaugurated with a big dance next Fridny night. This function is for the whole countryside and as much farther as people care to come. It is to be one big dance. Mr. Johns will have an orchestra from Iji Returns From Palmer Junction Miss Mabel Johnson returned last evening from a visit at Palmer Junction. Washington Visitors In Town Mr. and Mrs. Tom Frawley of Washington, are here visiting Mrs. Frawleys parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jar vis -Anicy. They expect to return overland next week, accompanied by Mr. anil Mrs. Ray Fuller who will then visit Sound points. Returns to Dome in Vale George Huntington C'urrey left last eeiing for his horn-- in Vali vf'cr visiting for the past several days with his parents' of this city. His wife, Olive Massee Currey, will remain here for several days visiting relatives. 12 CENTS out of every dollar col lected goes to pay our TAXES Home Independent Telephone Co. TONIGHT 4 Acts Vaudeville -TOMORROW ONLY ARCADE Enid Bennett v . ' Win- HAPPY THO' MARRIED Lots of coupk'S who they art! happy, will problems which will ci .Bennett's husband is and all. And vou eai f are t''''"K to kid tho world ie deeply interested in the mo up in this picture. Enid jus, like yours, newspaper aiido what Mid does! Also TOM MIX in "TOM AND JERRY MIX" t Two Rval Comedy. i r vi nun inn Red Cross Drug Store The PrewuiptJuB Stor. First Dance GIVEN BY Takes Trip to Wallowa I.alie Rupert Schwaiger, brother of Mrs. K. Polark. and Oirec nieces. Helen, Former Residents Go to Portland Mrs. Charles Wilson and daughter, Miss Ethel, returned to their home in Portland this morning after visiting friends in the city. The JVilson's were formerly residents of this city. DON'T HESITATE But decide right now to have us vulcanize all of your old tires which can. be saved for future use. Don't buy a new auto tire if you can avoid it, when an old one vulcanized by us will serve the same. You can save hundreds of dollars every year by patronizing this vulcanizing establishment. We can prove this to you if you wiU let us do so.. A. K. KELLY L STRONG 1306 JEFFERSON AVE. IN BOHNENKAMP BUILDING IN OUT BEFORE pres-ve AT 'J Your . fa'oe recEi ...u.. iBwbgq Musicians' Protective Association La Grande Local 736 THURSDAY, AUG. 21 1919 Continuous Music by Two Orchestras A Good Time Assured All REX HALL BALCOXY 15c ADMISSION $1.00 GRAIN and STOCK FARM WANTED Ooc l.trge .combination farm, or twq separate farms vill be cn.siJ red. Two prosperous Montana ranchers, who have two of the rn-st producing ranch es .near LcwiHtown, Montana, arc traveling with e nd are reaily t trale their well Paying plants t'tr giiinjr properties ia Eastern Oregon. Ono of ths ranches is cimilar to the bct farms uear StimmerviHe, sub-irrigate!; the other ; resembles "Handridge" farm., "dry fanning system." I have other el ie!it who hate city arid farm properties in the Willamette Val ley rind Walla Walla Vlly to tradofnr pmpertie here. Kxeriangen ,&iade on striefly conservative eah hrwis. , State price and describe accurately and fullv, addressing ' ' " -. , WILBUR F. BROCK, Care The Obseiver, Lvi Graudc, Oroor. Plan to Spend LABOR EDA IN LA GRANDE, OREGON " . J- O i ' O Let Nothing' Keep You. Away! o . o n n WATCH FOR PROGRAM o o o 00 C o e e If 1 f V 9 9 0 o o Or o e o a 0 1
