THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1919
IZR GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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LOCAL
Cupful I'urt'Upino
A. E. Mclntifeh, wht Is employed
at thf Smith Gararto at nisht was
entertalntd last evening by the visit
at a Beemlngly friendly (Porcupine-
that had strayed down from the
mountains. Whether Mr. Porcupine
came down en a tiro lusting mission
or simply a friendly call, Mr. Mcln-
tosh was not able to ascertain on
short notice so he boxed the visitor
up and tobK hi in to ltis home. This
la the second of these pointed visitors
that have been leported. within the
lest week-. . -'
"Daddy" lCdwards District 8iiit.
Word was received hero today
stating that Rev. Charles A. Edwards
of Ashland, bus been appointed dis
trict superintendent of the Metho
dis church for the Klamath district
to complete the year's work of Rev.
Dr. Van Fossen who died very sud
denly InBt Friday. Tho conference
meets October 1st at Salem. This will
be good news to "Daddy Kdwards
many friends in La Grande, for he
was very popular with many people
here.
Hot urns from Portland o
1 Hiss. Graco VeVk returned from
Portland after a brief visit witlfc
friends! n the metropolis.
J.otierflelil King In Virglniti .
A letter to the Observer from J.
Garfield King, formeidy secretary
of the Y. M. C. A here, states tlit
his bimily and himself have located
in Suffolk, Virginia and asks that the
paper be fcmvarded to him. Mr. King
if.d not state In what work hotf.is
c-ntfuged but the letteihoad carried
the Commercial Club heading.
THE BREAM
GONTES
T YET
oes to Vincent
Cantata 'llaccini, a returned ser
vice man, who has been employed in
the shoo roiMiiring business by Mr.
Kinglsep, left this morning for Vrn
cent to work In the woods.
Arrives I'rom I'ortluinl .
Jf K. Turner arrived this morning
font Portland. Ho will be employed
with the L. J. French Shoe Co. of
this city
Cross Family located ut Tho Dulles.
A lett3r from Mrs. Ed Cross states
that they are nicely located In The
Dalles where they went a short time
ago after Mr. Cross had been assign
ed to Railroad work at that station.
In her letter Mrs. Cross Intimates
thatl she yearns just a little for her
old time friends in La Grande.
To Teim li In Ashland
Mr. Ira Wilson, Mr. Ross Blankon
Bhlp and Mrs. W. Burroughs left thi3
morning on No. 17 for Ashland. The
party are from Northern Missouri
and havo been visiting C L. Smith
and family at their home the
city. Mr. Wilson goes to Ashland to
accept a position as principal oT the
Junior High School at that place.
Buck From Auto To"r
Barney Harris and family return
ed from an extended nutomonile tour
of northern Oregon and Wa.sjiington.
Mr. Harris and fiimily have been
gone a little over three weeks and
report road conditions very good in
Washington.
I'nion Visitors
Mrs. Lewln and daughter Ljlliun,
Mrs. W. A. Maxwell and Miss Mar
geret Pity are Union visitors in La
Grande today.
To Tewli In Kntorprisc
Miss Victoria Callihan of Union.
Is spending to day in 1. a Grain's en
route to Enterprise where she has
accepted a position In the city schools
of that city.
Stockman Here
John Green of the firm of Green
Bros., famous for their slirol horn
cattle, is a La Grande visitor today,
from Union.
The big 1-abor Day wrestling con
test between John Freberg, of Chica
go, and Ihke Howard, of I.a irande,
will ling together two of the great
est heavyweights in tho wrestling
world. Through the efforts of John
E. Anderson, on behalf of the Central
Lajior Council, the sporting fraternity
of Eastern Oregon will be provided
the' opportunity of witnessing a won-,
derful match, no doubt the classiest
go La Crnnde has ever seen, and
very likely will ever again bo able
to stage. It is a contest that is wor-
j thy of only the big wrestling centers,
and is only possible from the fact that
Howard has been spending tho sum
mer in Ia Grande. Both men have
wrestled for the largest promoters in
the country, and within u short time
will again be in the east and middle
west, especially so in the case of How
ard, who is much sought after by
eastern promoters.
The match will be held at tho Star
Theatre, and should draw a packed
house. Mr. Anderson, who has been
reponsible for the appenrence of some
of the best 'wrestling talent iu thf
game, in La Grande, is handling this
match for the Centnl Labor Council
in connection with tho big celebration
next Monday.
Origin of fpeclr.
Mrs. Wayui "Whence did Mr At
Sl.Tleet her new hall" Mrs. Mass
"Thars a problem. She bought It witli
the money which her husband bor
rowed from her uncle, who had won 11
In a poker game from JeP brothco. to
whom she hud loaned It chortly afte
nr mother had .'ikon It from her fa
ilier'a pockets nnd given It to her for a
birthday present'
Visiting From Portland '
Mrs. Hattle Ralson of Portland, ac
Altkinson has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. McMurray, the ipast few
days.
O. (i. Hamilton Buys Homo
O. G. Hamilton has purchased the
home at 1907 Third street from Jo
seph Palmer. It is known as the E.
E. Lewis residence Mr. Hamilton
will remodel a portion of it and oc
cupy is ai. an early data.
Iletums to Poculcllo
Ed Bullis who has been employed
with tho O.-W. at Pocatello for
gome time has again returned to his
post after spending his vacation in
La Grande renewing old acquainlauC'
es and visiting relatives.
Tnioil Visllors
Among those veiling La Grande
from Union yesterday were Mayor
Marion Dnvis and Al Stouedalil.
They returned, last evening.
Ketums to Portland
Mr. S. Cochran returned to Port-
land this morning after visiting at
the homo of his son Mr. Geo. T.
Cochran.
IteturiiH to Xortll Powder
H. C. Bidwoll or North Powder,
returned home last night after
spending the day in the city.
All Went Tho First Day -.
John E. Anderson yesterday receiv
ed a carload of Chalmers cars. Dur
the day every car in the lot was sold.
Baker Salesman In City
J. J. Shanahan, salesman for Burt
Hmilton's- motor car company In
Baker, is In the city today on business.
Language That Will Live.
Langunge Is the vehicle of thought;
and the tongue which can most quick
ly and clearly put thnt thought across
between buyer and seller, 'between
thinker and Inquirer, Is the langunge
Ihnt will prevail. Languages are alive
because they have kept up wlth( the
march of thought and events; and
these that hnvc not are dead.
Main 768 Smith's Taxi Line. 8-23tf
Famous Frc.ich Ecclesiastic.
The Swan of Ctmhral was Fenelon,
archbishop of Camhrnl, born In 1(151
and died In 171S. Of him "The Cath
olic Encyclopedia" says: "Willi him
disappeared one of the most Illustri
ous members of the French episcopate,
certainly one of tho most attractive
men of hifl ng? one of tho most at
tractive, brilliant nnd puzzling figures
that the Catholic church has ever produced."
(Haiti a Stricken Country.
Tlnltrs many revolution hnve sadly
.'r.t.-rfcred with the normal life of the
people. On the trails of the country
districts one passes a never-ending
stream of women mile after mile and
nothing hut the female of the specie!
most of them with baskets on their
heads.
Saving's Silly; 8ee This.
"Rotten policy to save! Fa tut to
snTol Find out when It's too Into,
don't waflt what you've Tieen saving
for mutgrown your Impulses. Burled
with your bank book and overy one
glad you're dead. No no. Spend
while you're young. Get a hold on all
(be friendship nnd all the love within
reach and then, why then, when
you're old, at least memories will be
yours as comforters." "Our Wonder
ful Selves," by Roland rortwee.
' . :t
If Vermont Wi Flat.
I met a Vermont Yaiil..e lately, ami
the mnln thing he brag; t J about was
the amount of ninplc sugar shipped
from his town every spring. But he
110 not sny thnt Vermont rolled out
hit would be as big as Ohio. a W.
lowc's Monthly.
OLDER GIRLS'
CONFERENCE
World's Skating rtecord.
A sknter In Stockholm, Sweden, has
established a world's record by travel
ing 10 miles In SI minutes 7H seconds,
according to Popular Mechanics magazine.
Venerated Relic Loot
The Black Hood wus a relic brought
to Scotland by the wlf of Miilrolm
, Canniore, and long held in extreme
! VPnnrntlnn lu tl.u Cnta Tt flntislotn.l
of a cross of gold. Inclosing a piece of
the true cross, set In nn ebony figure
of Christ It wus deposited with the
regalia In Edinburgh castle, and car
ried with them to Kmrlnnd hv Kdwnril
I T, end used by him to give Increased
solemnity to the oaths he exacted from
tho Scottish magnates. All trace uf
it Is now lost.
Observer advertising pays.
WAN'i xti win tin it
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING TO BE
HELD AT ALICEL.
Sessions Will Begin Friday Evening
and Continue Over the Two
Days Following.
The program for the sixth annual
meeting of the Older Girls' conference
for Eastern Oregon, to be held in the
M. E. church at Alicel, beginning Fri
day eveijlng, includes the following:
Friday Evening, Aug. 29.
7 :.10 Conference Mix: "Good
Nighti'' service.
Saturduy Morning.
9:00 Quiet Hour Service.
0:.'10 Greeting from the President.
0:40 Itcsponsc to greetings.
9:45 Vocal duel, Miss Pansy Van
housen, Miss Eula Vil,kins.
l):fU Secretary's report of last
year's conference.
- 10:00 Personal
gates.
10:10 Business
committees, etc.
10:15 Recreation period, conducted
by Miss Gertrudo Lyon, Canyon City.
' 10:40 Intermission.
10:4.r "Conference Needs nnd
Aims." What I Came to the Confer
ence for, Louise Hall, Elgin; What I
brought U the Conference this Year
and What I Received Last Year, Icis
Bryant, Island City; General discus
sion.
9l :50 Announcements,
12:50 Picnic lunch. o
1 :"o Conference Sing, conducted
y Miss Pojiisy Vanhousen, Alicel.
1 :45 Invo-ution.
1:50 Bible Study, presented by
Mrs. J. D. Mclennan, Mt. Vernon.
2:20 "Scaled Orders,'" conducted
by Mrs. L, M. Ormsby, Boi Idaho.
3:lo Voail Solo. Miss Friederike
rhilke, La Grande.
8:;iO-Husiness: reports of commit
tees; eleven of officos, etc.
3:45 Kecreation fieriod, conducted
by Miss Gertrude Lyon, Canyon City.
4:10" Group Conferences, Harold F.
Humbert, Mrs. Neil Nivcn.
4:31) "Surprise."
Saturduy Evening.
7:30 Salmagundi. ' '
' Sunday Morning.
10:15 Morning service.
10:30 Sunday school.
11:30 Devotional service; solo,
'The Plains of Peacv." Harold F.
Humbert; Address, ' Tho New 'Cru
nde," Harold F. Humbert.
12:30 Picnic lunch.
Sunday Afternoon.
2:30 "'Forward Steps Service,"
conducted by Miss L. M. Ormsby,
Poise, Idaho.
Sunday Evening. .
7:30 Conference Sing, conducted
by Miss Pansy Vanhousen.
7:45 Invocation.
7:50 Vocal solo, "Just For To
day," Harold F. Humbert.
7:55 Report of committee oh plans
for tho year's work.
8:00 Vocal solo, Miss Pansy Vanhousen.
8:05Addrcss, "Follow the Gleam," '
Harold F. Humbert
8:35 Address; Closing service,
Mrs. L. M. Ormsby Boise, Idaho.
The oficers of the conference are
Miss Ruby, Lcdbctter, Portland, presi
dent; Miss Icis Bryant, Island City,
vice president; Miss Elnora Kcltner,
Enterprise, secretary; Mrs. Neil Ni
ven, Canyon Ciljb director.
Ice Croatn Social
Ice Cream Snclul given by-,
tormoulnte Girls and Boys
tho Christian Church Sur.daj
Friday evening at 8 o'clock
corner of Fourth and Adam,
lawn at the homo of Mrs. N
Proccedo to furnish class !
Main 768 Smith's ;Taxi Lin
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Good
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on know that we have the largest and
complete stork of Furniture, Rugs,
dims, Stoves find Household JAinii-
in Eastern Oregon, and that we shall
leased to arrange with you any reason
anil dignified terms of payment, so that
be i'asy for you to buy what you need
Hi usiiur it riclit now?
reports of tlele
appointment, of
Everett Knowles AitHom Home
Everett, eon of Judge and Mrs. J.
V. Knowlca, Arrived borne this morn
ing from a lonK scrvios in tha United
States navy. He Is looking fine and
there Is a family reunion at the
Knowles home today.
liand Owners Scmlin Day Here
J. E. liaRwell and Charles McBee.
both formerly of Pendleton but now
residents pf California, re in La
Grande today looklnK cfter land they
own in tile Grndc Konde valley.
FILMS! (PRINTS
IN OUT
Bj! Preserve "
Your
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Drug Store
AT LA GRANDE, OREGON PRESENTING
Watkins-Warner Aero Circus
Exhibitions and Passenger Flights Daily Throughout Entire Week, by Army
Aviators with a Government Curtis Airplane, and a Parachute Drop by Sergt.
Cadden.
-UiZALL Till' Aj-KI'k-SI'KClAL ENGAGEMENT OF
Babcock & Ryan Greater Shows
The Premier Attractions of the Northwest, Including
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Capt. Bell's Deep Sea Divers, ' Royal Hawaiian Village,
The world of Wonders. "Danger,"
Don Filano, the Horse With-a Human Brain, .
Mysterious Mamie, Underground Chinatown,
The Solomon Islanders, Big Eli Ferris Wheel,.
NESTER'S MILITARY BAND. .
Jumping Horse Carry-Us-All, '
. A SHOW WHERE "DECENCY FIRST'' PREVAILS. '
Look for the $10,000 Veiled Beauty
JJKONCHO CONTESTS 5Y NOTED JJfUKIjS, AT FA 1 1 1 (JKOl.'NDS
-Big 'Wrestling Match
ST A K ilifcATHi:, f:00 I'. .
MONDAY. '! wn-fltlrs uf
('lMimpion.liii flnxs. o o
FREBERG vs. HOWARD
uiia AVSFICE8 or th cjmtbai caeok .cotiiqiL s
. of La Grin tie, Qrffm.
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Life holds jv.ar.y
phases; inevitably
there come periods
of success, and '
often failure.
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and inspect oiii'
Balesinen willVniiuU
store and you will
lung in the lines we ear
1 to step into our store
itock. Our competent
y show you around the
lot lie urged to buy until
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The man who main-
tains 11 level head
v&) during success;
who fears not fail-
lire, but regards it
as a stepping-stone
to greater success
d,) Is the man who has
confidence in him
self and in his abil
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A growing finaii
cial reserve is a
mighft'
W vSavin .A.M'oiuit
'fib today.
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you have found just what you want.
Do not iut off buying, as goods arc going'
to lie scarcer and prices higher this fall than
ever before. '
Carr Furniture
Company
Victrolas and Brunswick Phonographs
Victor Records.
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McCormick's Novelty Jazz Band
Of Portland, Oregon.
A Dance Orchestra 'That Pleases Them All,
Featuring MrlEarl 'Headricks, Unequalled En
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th
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