La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 23, 1921, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Texto e e " e o i!2!!PAY'MAY2,ei9fflo e o -- r Mcai.iNews In Bfie Im J . JfcA EVENING OBSERVER0 eo o o Wood Get. sriu-, -Saturday theia wasn't .1 t , rted for doption and $eeom rlck wod tu'lie had 1 , 1 I n uf!'elations "for committees will be nimtdy roads r..Hi llei "H'wteU by the" committee appoiirt- tahr P:tr to -d - " ' Winter on Joh- . ..' rn,.i.i v . "B. Dut co wood! J. D. Dement, formerly of Calr!ll. nt in charge' of tbe ijjods of the ft. A. Chittlund baukrli"t store, l.n Urande, nays thai, ais disposaj of tbe goous will je decided til WcxltiftAlaY. an-hen thn nnnl'.l hliln llwill beouened. A number of nro. j! spectivo bidders hare gone o'er the stork, which Indicates lively com petition , for goods. .m uu naa. Th . liter 1, ,o t "alio,, before it becomes serious, wording to rcwils ,od ,omu wood being 011 ita way llutt. Y. Bureau Has Men HrKlMerod .' "A Y- M" C- A- ha" 11 number meu registered for jobs, accord ing to J. L. Cramer, socrelarv Jlr Cramer stated today that If 'people Having work to do. odd jobs, inow Hg laws, etc., call on his bureau e will attempt to put them in touch with men he has reslsieicd. "There has not beeu a great de. mand for men and because of that we havo not k-wl many men regis tered lately," ho' said today. "But with the change in weather there is bound ot be more demand for men and more 111011 will bo put 011 our register. We have both local men and transients. Screen season here . Screen season is here. This morn ing householders in many part ,of the city were seen up early put ting tho screens on their windows and doors. The screXjs wore brought out at the post office and put in place. Iiusine.s houses wore also gotting their screens in placo on back and side doors and win dows. The J. C. l'onny Co. was among those dressing its alley win dows iu new screens. WelfniD Medina The Welfare Commission of La Grande will meet tomorrow even ing at eight o'clock in tho city hall. At this meeting tho by-laws will be t CUMING EVENTS. J.. May 27. CommenreniAit, La I" Grande Public Schools, high school auditorium, 8 p. m. !' June 3-4. State Banker.i' ! convention, Seaside and As- ! toria. June 6. Union county circuit . court convenes, June term. June 7. Special state elec- 'J tioti. June 14. Flag Day.' Special !' .observance, Elks Temple, 8 p.m."- !' July 2.-Dempsey-Curpenticr ! bout, Jersey City. '!' July 2-4. Stale Convention ! United Artisans, Astoria. !' July 8-15. Chautauqua at Riverside Park. July 15-17. State conven tion, United Spanish War Veterans in Astoria. Id. hot where he was connect with o:,e of the la.'sist printil establish 1 e: ts in that city, arrived Jri yes t ruay. He is now employed .by the Nelson Printing Company. CiiniyAAssossor Here Walter A. Ilalrd, assessor of Ba ker county, is in the city tiauuact- ing business today. Damage Suits Siltlwl A total of tl-'.POU waa recently paid by the O-W to the parents of the school children killed and In jured in the wreck last full when a truck load of children and a branch line train collided near lmbler. r SwiaimliiK lasses Start The high school girls swimming clagset, Vhlrh .meet on Wednes days and Saturdays, have , again started after haviiiK.bceu temporari ly suspeuded. Enterprise ifntil suitafle- living' Quarters are fouml here. I I T- Is Convalcscim - ,1 Ida Mav Kent, the 9-yeir-old dauuTi- tcr of 3. "D. Kent, l'JIO -I -Ave., is convalescing f,roni scarlet foyer. SATS U HIE Housing KlinrtiiKC ?,-ot 'Itelleved Mrs. G. V. Kooso, a farm owner of Harney county, has como to La Grande to cukiiko iu business. She chooses this point nfter a survey of all Eastern Oregon. She has been spending the winter with hor daughter who has been leaching on .Snake -river bolow Huntington. Mrs. Keese arrived Sunday morning and sjcnt the day, following the classi fied advertisements In the Observer, to choose for herself and daughter a furnished house or furnished housekeeping roonis Hy nightfall she declared that La Grando has tho most pronounced slrortngo In housing or any city In' Oregon out Bido of Portland. Eiaui's Start Today The. final examinations in tbe high school began today. Leaves Kor Seattle John Francis Cramer, who has been elected to teach science In tli klocal high school next year, left for Seattle Saturday night afte few days visit with hiB patents. Air. and Mrs. J. F. (D'anicr. At dlolon io mot Mr. and Mrs, of Milton, and from there drove through. Mr. Jessup teach er of ugrlculture at tho Mffion high school where Mr. Cramer tautfhl last year. Mr. Cramer expects to make preparations for attonding the University of .Washington summer school tills summer. He will spec ialize in chemistry. - o- PAGE THREE .FIND IT HERE NO! fit To those wishing curbing biilll before Decor ,ltou Day. I will make special prlotfe Call Black 1012 -JlUolp IS PROSPEROUS Squirrel SliiHitlng; Popular Tho sunshino yestorday brought squirrels by the thousand out of their hiding places and motorists and pedustrluna enjoyed the sport of shooting the little posts of ho I cupHlioI1 upon h A SAFETY RAZOS bltiM re-grDund Any make, !el doz. Newnn Book Store, Ed trlnd Shop, P. 0 .Box 848. v 33-l-tf farms. A.- J. Martin. formorly cton-kwper of the O-Wi picked up a 22 rifle tho Hist time in yo'rs and Joined In tho sport. Martin got one squirrel after tiring twenty shuts in vain. .'. L KANDOLI'll J.1KI.S THE ' LOOKS OF THIS liTV - l ine lluines, Sliadrnt Streets anil lliisinesa UKtiks Tell Sliiry of fpcroiis (.'oiinlry A Randolph, who owns two farms near Wallowa, nuother at Hood Itiver and lives In lVrtland. spent Sunday In La Graudo. He says that La Grande reminds him verry much of tho most prosperous towA In Montana) ill which ho lived for it Shears und where he made the fortune that now onnblos hi in to livoynnywhcro he wants to the town of Lowlstwyn. center of Btock. wheat and oil producing rounlry or Montana. He says .the fine homos, excellent, business blocks, beautiful Improved shaded Btreots.- of La Grande are much like those of Low istown and tell tho story of pros perous surrounding country. Dewey Randolph, the oldor of two sons, managos the two farms near Wallowa belongings to tho Ran dolphs. Ho .prepared for this oc- fathor'B large See ouX assortment of Jungle C4ck Flies, SllAper doicn. Ncwlin Book and SUttontry Co. .-H-U. CLOSING 01) .; cru Ore. Mil r m Cull the LCVande Eniptoyment Office for yourVelji. Alwayj at yout service, Phone VJlack 801. 4-10- tl Ratios at Cost. Kaat 0 Co. 5-21-tf One Good Bite Ueservea Another. m I . ... .1 . fi 0 1 une g-000 nu aesejcves hiiuit: nn 'TV -jquality, lArity and reputation of the candies that Hilvorthorn s carry, will fawaken your lively enthusiasm. FAItlLV poua TGftC LA aANk,0(ON. SOgoofJ cigarettes ror iuc Trom one sack of L DURHAM nTOBACCO . AUVEIITISK von LOST ARTICLES IX OltSEItEH NOTICE VO DEBTORS. All persons owing debts to Sam Harris, bankrupt! are hereby notified to pay the same no iho undersigned, or to C. L. Winaol, Ms representative, at the office of 11. E. Dixon, Rooms 0-22, Foley BldgLLa Grando, Ore. G-W. INGRAM, ,,..,, ...,.,. ,: TrAtee in Bankruptcy, jaiuur, Biuur; Mttir,, 8-28-U :; Wo 'uviake four bruiuls ori; Have TPaihs? Arhf i and pslns rem to be the lot eflh o;dinrynnilil. However, !hn . hould b fnken tlmply as asture't wsininl l)tnlt that mme part of the human machine It out ol older. It It mittake to kiiga one 'it 1 1 to pbyiictl . lortuie wbei the catie can b rerrrbved. tone up wkiic.A, luUXUh M Ofyi and help ri tHe tijood o( poiion- f . tiM. wmte maticfehiil ciutei het o(j ptni In mm and Vjt, lackache, rheu malic palm, aoreVmAclci, itilf or Tollen joints. Iihc B Turomtn Aaburv Piffc. N.J..writi 'II bick ciuavd m ttrat 4il of timibl Ur lomttim. I ttpriitcd iKirp, hoetiniatitta ' k.t. dulolh condilMMt oliitliitf. On boItU el PoUy.Kiamy PHa eMillW Bind Ksl Kidnay tMU to bv It itaat. Grande, O: J. W. KELLOGG. Expert Piano TVinipe and Repair ing. Residence corner North 4th and Lake streets. Phone Black 1171. La syrup, nip, strni uiul suifir sy- ! sugar syrup, MvH On Wednesday All mombors of the L. A. of the B. or II. T. doing bazaar work are asked to meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Sloop, 2206 Oak Street on Wednesday, 'May 25, at 2 p. ui.. Iloosts E. O. Cheese John 8. Hodgiu heard the praise of Tillamook cheese sung recently when visiting his brother-in-law's home in Portland but the' product didn't convince him that It was bet ter than that made at Halfway ovor in linker county. So this morning Mr. lloilgln sent a Hnlfwny-inade cheese to It. K. Terry, of Portland, the man who praised Tillamook, chceso and believes it bettor than Iho Eastern Oregon product. If tlie.it,g of articles cm these two men so Halfway rhocso- convinces. Mr. Hod- prominent in sport circles of today, gin has aitffthor surprise in store j The first story of Ucmpsey's enreer (or the Terry raniily by sending wil he fonndon page three. Liter, some cheese from the factory at ;the life story of Carpentier will be Union. . , - told. Jack Dempsey's Career . In this issue of the Observer, a new feature has been added the story of Jack Dempsey's career. From now until July 2, the date of the big fight between Uempsey and (leorges Car pentier, the Observer will carry a scr stock ranch in Molilalia and fin ished for It in tho stuto ugrlculturul college of Montana. - Tho merltB und advantages of the Wallowa country woio dlsctiviored by the Randolphs about a your ago, when they were looking for a stock coun try with inoru. oven1 ralnfiill thun they had In Montana. s ' ' ' Coquille Schotil Dedicated. Professor John C. Aluiark, assistnnt director of tho extension division of the University of OreRvii, spoke on May the first at the dedication of the new $fio,000 high school building at Coquille. Ilrivo Ends Wcdiicst-.iy - New Standard Oil Man The drive for toys and clothes I Paul C. lllalr, formerly in ehnrgo for I lie children -of Armenia closes . of , tho Standard; Oil company's sin. on Wednesday and all who' prom ised to-coulrlhitlu, us well as others who have something to contribute, are asked to leave their contribu tions iu the Y. M. C. A. at ' that t . lime. 4- 4 ATTKAITIVE MI.ES Is only another way- of sayinjj True Shape Hosiery Like its name, its fit and style leave nolliii'tf to be desired. And Uiu patent ed, eioss-stitclt stop vhose uiwightly gartor runs, the bane of every vLinnu's ex istence s PriccsV Lot No. 570, Itr? Silk $1,751 Lots N-fc 56 al,l Y'''' Silk plaited .'v ,$1.50 Li.t No. 3C". Si Hi Lisle (i0 J Also-7 Men's True Shape Hosiery Clint's Clothiery "Th Store With Cob-Bcience." Taxi. Service To Sell I'hiiillinit ;ihmIs W. P. Ranch, Portland uccount- tion nt Enlorpilac, today nssumed his hew duties ns -manauor of tho local station, succeeding T. It. Max well. Mr. lllalr has been at' Iho Enterprise station for two 'and a half years. Rnlph V. Kay Ib act ing' manager of the Enterprise sta tion until a successor is appointed to him. Mrs. lllalr will remain in .NOTICE TO AIJVKHTINEHS OK THE HKi YStECOItll This is to glvo ot a that Chan. S. Scott Is tho onlil iJilhorlzod rop resentutivo of IheLnip;' Four Roc- ord In this lerrifor JOHN N. Ytf IIKRG, Lacol Rcpresentntlte Illg' 4 Record. ;" D-sa-tf. FREE DEMONSTRATION. Simplex Ironcrs, Western Electric Washers tomorrow afternoon from' 2 to 5 pi m. ' " ltrinV I'our fieni and 'see these Electrical MaclncsAu operation. A sifrial fiictmry representative will br Ure lirleHyou all about Hi esc lalwr-savinx devices. Mll.NK KLECTKIt; CO. Everything Electrical 1306 Adams M r.-23-l.t ragon. i IV t youkhi PhonoV phonoiiaVhA coBt. Eustyji 3-4 cane and miwo syiaip 50-50, J t null (tiir iMdeiV nr Inwpr. ! I " Call the ftp. Grande Emplovmcnl Office foryouklidlp. Always at your sei-vicc. rhonoJllack 801. 4-19-tf and records Ore. M lisle Co. 5-21-tf. tit If you will examine the altrnctlvo prices on ourVishini tackle, you will be as enpr tobit at it as the fish are. Ncttlin Vook -and Stationery Co. J 44-14-tf ar lower, ; J quality considerod, tlin any J jobber or rctaileran oll it! I for. The present Vutes !! ! if r,.n!rrbt Km fi,tnini.ll t Inn with fine immJu I . . ... . The l'eerless Syrup Co, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm BRING UsVyour eggs. We pay hlghesl, lulrktjt price. Commer cial Creamlry'. Co. 1106 Jeffor- toii Avc Phone Main 122. ' 5-6-tf Peonies Vi'tyDccorntion tjsy. $n.(M) per dcy.oii. Order now, 5-l!)-ot CWKRRYS FLORISTS. SHEET MUSIlViJid player rools, leili t Ira n cost. l'VJilerii Ore, Music. Co B-21-tf MOTORCYCLfc AND IHCYCLK RE ..PAIRS t;jarahtced service by Lockwood, thsj, cycle man shop at . 1(11(1 Sixth street; old Observer of fice. V FOR SALE Tim bent loialitl and fiiriilHlied res tniicunt unci liiulli I'dunlor fin linker. Five year IcaHe. I Owiinr leivln city. J 1 Still. no cash, luhftico IfljU rent. .Musi he sold tiyljirno isi. AUjiress ELKIIOIt.V (JRIll Uaker, -Oro. r.-s j -t. 5-18-lf DAN Modern dances Tuesday and ahd Saturday nishls , Ticket jkiven cacyi latly dancer, for TrizW To b rriven away cp.clTuesdii liight v Drawip at l o'clock Watch tliV spitctl for dales REXSHALL N. A. DiatStet, Mr. Al) i;ill lSK IOR LOST ARTICLES IN OIlSEllEll JACK DEMPSEY'S CAREER HOW PEACH PICKER . RODE ON. BOX CARS TO WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP Tliis might be the story of a cham pion peach picker, the; history of a miner, or the tale-of a hobo. ' Hut it just naturally leads into the rise to fistic fame of one William liar;, lison Dempsey. ' About 10 years after Hiram Demp sey, erstwhile school teacher of JjO gitn, iW. Va., moved to the Sa'q Luis Valley of Colorado, tlic sUk paid a visit t the little Dempsey ranch, lie- ,twec Antonio anil Manassa. Then it was June 21, lS!i.i that William lisiV got bits of A'hoolhfic here itnd there, 'and. plenty of outdoors and fre.h air. It was the. 'after nartth- played a big part in growing into the hu.-4,y of the family. 1 iiiil .... ' ' ' ' Announcement' will OLIlTiMH DANCES bo given lnl Ret Ilnll Thursd but the dances wi by Llndao Everyone dances; b those to by appoint Mr.&Mr on cvenkigs. Nothing gracJul, old-time be dinned. Musis i sujerb orchestra, njnjtd the first bui and atle.nd gftcn. Lessons enlf Call Main 41. ntf Ca J. Powers Summer floors easy to. care for Ouruloor-cffvetlng departiflcnt is srlendlcily cqulppeAto supply your warm-weher rfceds. We estVclaly conv mend BlabcVt Axt Lino leums to lJfesejn your housework aknng the heated period and all the test of the year. We arc showing some beautiful patterns adapted for every room In the house. Wouldn't you like to see them and have its give you estimates? , VV. li. rioltncnkamp Co. Pioneer Furniture V This story of Jack Dempsey's career has been wrillrn for the I .a Grande KveniliK Observer by Hal t'w-lirnn on information, much of which was fur nished by Dempsey himself. The rest was obtained from Dempsey's close acquaintances and Official records. BY HAL COCHKAN. CHAPTER I Have two for Kale at ure.' el liuiiliiiH'. GRAVEL HAULERS ATTENTION oodNasli Quad trucka with tiailovs I bfiKiiins. Just Iho truck for jrrav- DAVID I. STODDARD "all hours. .ProfriT't, n4 J PhonS feinT2?, cor. Fir and.s4r:"f:lU51 i -.f.l?iir)ni'Thi. . Handy With Milts. 'hen the Di:iuev trilje moved to M'i:rose. off tV western slope tifjrame Colorado, dad and motwr lempei t i.Iit bov. I hey werc'aii nwnosi i ih their mitL. metime,t iil! KKKTCII MADE HIOM A PHOTOGRAPH. OF. JACK. DEMP.SEJ"S FKIHTINtJ FACE. ABOVE Altr'. PI CTt'ItEH OF THE UUMPION'K PAUENT.S, MIL AND MILS. HIIUM DEMPKKY. . , , . most of the time fn an athletic way. Ipareil." nm stopped ouf hito.lhc" sur- If there was a .baseball Kame, ! rounding country 1 take on dlhcr , . ... i !-.t .firHUrs. m,u'V " j ltori,rl Fizzle Out. a boxin to in tl nei?hbih(d, H j ilm wat.1ied llennd in lot was a fafe e.et that the six Depip-1 of his battles, and he saw his older' wy would Ije n deck. viiiisjn and itiroThe fuzle out a a prizernthfr. with sonic kid in the town of Mont iosc. He finally grew into the town chump He had licked every one of Ui- village scrappers except one. A "i this one itnd William were huddici and had never mixed in a fi.4ic way. Suo'vps finally prompted William to pr.ib off the title of "Jack", drip pe l by his brother, and hie f i th to L-oiupic'r amateur battlers in other towns. Jack had no money, so' hi took a "private car" to Delta, Colo. Jack Hums on a l'rcixbl. "It was rfoft pickin'," as Jacl now j ici'!il!s it. "I simply hopped into :m ' 'inpty freight car when nobody was ' liokinif." ' j . This ifdc, as" after events will : h'.w was the first of many that went to ii.jlc vp the hobo, rtch-'ivcat h cao adventure, imrtion of Dciupr'i1 j rouirll and tumble career. DelM held jTuk's interest for 1Jt a shot time. He battled 'in a few i bouts, and picked. uinwme odd chan-,- j wi'.Riojr -eaches, and finally bjilc.l , lor l,sKeview, -Ulan, wnere ois i.nn- py harl moved in the meanteine. j Jack fif.'l Iro vinous if a rcul money lout,for some time. He .oon j cliiplied another rrciirht and landed i In fhort notice Bernard, an older brother, -ura!l In the meantime t!re was alfalfa .was arranged hn flint real coin en camefUt on top. w 'to lie jift, frea.tonca to be jacked, ounu. Bernard leaned irnjrly .to fist'u:i.n-l atle to be cared for on yh' (be next story finds ftenswy a encounters and finnl dropped his jlimr'ev. ram-lf William .! lonem:il'bmaker. promoU-r and prinriiil m IW.,'-IniiTh. - m - - . . .... ' . l , i: . ...u i a g aner uii""o-' 8 w ie'1 their mit,. inietime"t "nni'- n iimi name.epvnxeu ifu oi igc inr. pcacn rni ni n, nut mana-re'i .n ...sv .8 , I . li;.! ometirri.- at "'h ?'lsii but J once fan-no; Jack Dempey. Von-,'. lip v for an y.innl fii!t'omit 4); first match he irt any com ARCADE TODAY AND TUK.SDAY Wanda Hawley JN -1.1 m n utside n: oman A clecr doniestic eoim;d reviilvitig;-(iuiitf a giddy liltlo wife.whoHe love of ji'Hjn.if tlig totlie juik man gels lie. into a peek of trouble o . Also. A Vanity CuArdy t0 'TA K r? T4MK" Yi ii i i J o e ' o- 1 .r.-.'t.' .