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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1921)
WVdhosdny, August 10.-1021" LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FTVF -i LABOR OUEEN CONTESTISON Nomination Closed Ycslcr tlay mid Contest lias Opened Now r The nomination for Labor Queen closed Inst ovoiiIiik and this noon the ballot boxes were opened. The fol lowing nominations were aniionnceil by A. C. Ilrlnkner thin noon: Ilo atrico ratty. Georgia Wade. ' Con. slanco Cloavor, llel.oiis Pearson, May. Keefor, I'rcila KoppciiMoin Wanda Smith, Nellie l'reitoii, Myrllr Mason, Opal Uradshaw, Lcona Par ker, Marcella Hcrry, Inez HiibIios. Baity Cochran, and M. Merrill. Ballot boxen .will bo placed in a nuilibor of downtown stores, tod iv mid loniain open for hallols until oarly In September. , The following places have been delected: Palace Confectionery. Sllvcrtliorne'u drun store, Put'ilain's ilrni; sloro, L. & I,, druji Btoro, Bert llujihon and Club cigar slore. Tlje speaker of I lie day for the Labor Day i-eloliinlion has not been definitely selecled bill It Is believed that one from Hiiu Francisco will be chosen. Ai commllleo consisting of ,!. c. Murphy, W. llennett and V. K. Sllllwell was in linker Monday even. infi: to confer wilh the linker .labor council on the plans for tho cele bration. BOOK AGENT SEASON HAS ARRIVED HERE "I Book itKont season lias arrived. Twice this week book iiKenls have interviewed Mlsij Wary t.'iclin8,j city and county librarian, in' regard to a oneU'voluine encyclopedic woik which they claim is Invaluable to children. Miss Nichols has refused to recom mend these hooks ami declares' that sue unmet 1 recommend their pur chase. , . Miss Nichols states that a special connultlee of librarians In the north west examines subscription books and its findings arc to be found on file at tile library here for the infor mation of anyone interested. "When a book ageni calls at your homo call up the public library be fore you decide to buy," she said. "We .may be able to give you infor mation, in regard to the book which mean lollars in your pockel." Local News In Brief -J HANDFUL OF VOTERS ARE OUT ij AT CITY ELECTION Box Coat V v COMING EVENTS. Sept. 4. K. O. M. Association jiicnic at Itivcmde Park. Sept. JiB to Oct. 1. Oregon State Fair, Salem. Oct. ID. Kriglits Templar, grand commandcry, La Grande. Nov. 8 to 18. National Grange meotinjr, Portland. Nov. 21 to 2(1 Pacific Inter national Exposition, Port land. . I Jf b fb J Frances Best- for th past six weeks visiting with his brothers, IVler ad Jacob, I''ft last evening for his nomc in Los An iltrtunm Home R. W, Comstock returned to hit home last evening in Baken nftor spending a Saw days in La Grande on husiliess. Mr. Comstock is employed by the Eastern Oregon. Light & Pow er company of Baker. , Tins handsome navy blue Mous syne, the new wool fabric, h;tn ih new Hare box coat. Pleats from the r shoulder give tin; crra".'oful whig. The eoat is handed with moles skin the same fur being use-J in Hie high chokt-r. Tho skirt is tlraiuht IltiJ. Mere on Husinetis O. K. W, Meyer, of Portland, K. A '-Woodward, of Peiuileton, and rJ. II llimna, of North Powder, who are with the International Harvester o stoppea over last evening at thu Som mer hotel to transact business here. (iocs On rUliing Trl Al. Hay the conductor n. the branch and sou Alborl left this j morning for n few days fishing trip i Ion the south fork of I ho Wallowa. I Leave On Branch R. .. Curttn, truvnliim freight agent Tor tho O. W. and T. M. Jor dan, traveling passenger agent, left this morning for a business.! trip up the branch Returns from K a me la Aliss Elsie Curiil veturrted to La Grando today alter spending two weeks with fiiejjds in Kaniela. (Joes To Kiilrrprisu Goes t Pendleton Miss Huth Cnriirk departed thl Mis. Leona Waldrof left this morn-1 morning on tho branch for Knior jing for Pendleton, where she will visit prise to spend a few days visititiK friend's and relatives for some time, v illi her sister Miss Wayne Oarriek 1 j who Is the superintendent of the En Here from Pendleton ' jteiprise Hospital. V lit riitl I 1 Ol -rrm .tllii- DEMONSTRATION OF TRACTOR SUCCESS (Continued from Paue One.) by u vole of 103 in favor iiRiiinat til onnosine. The aefrat of this amend ment. because of the present condition of the bond market and tho necessity of Belling the bonds at par, milk tho issuinp; of bonds to repair the old water sumilv system, which had been I contemplated, impossible this fall un i less the amendment is again submit 1 tnrl to the neonle. the vote on tne nmenomcni uiuiu- iiik for holtiine city elections at the same time as state and county elec tions passed by a vote of lili to ICO Tim amendment chansinz the man ner of issuing warrants was defeated bv a vote of 2:U to 1011. The amend mcnt relatiiiB to liuuor law violations i and issuiuc; search warrants was qe featcd by a vote of 231 to 121. Acainst Improvement Work, Tho aineiKi'mcnt chancinc the city i barter so as to chance tho mannei of making assessments for local im provements and proviiliiiR for mtoreit on overdue interest and authorizing preliminiuy assessment to be mndo by the city engineer or oily recorder Tho demonstration of tho 1'ords.in tractor on farm work near Portland In at week was atloiided by from ",.r,U to 500 Foul dealers each d;iy of the three days tho demonstrations lust ed, according to Frank Hilton, local ford doalor who ruturncd from Cortland yesterday. A farm that was Just about made for tho demonstration yns tho scene of tho iueetincs. On il were found all kinds of rions In various states of harvest. kIvIiik an opiiortunlly to Visiting Here , K. 11. Morelock and wife, of Port hum. formerly of Klein, are in I.n (jrtimlc for a few days visiting with friends and relatives. YOUNG US LAID TO REST Llovd Kclllv il'iisst'd Away Ycstortlay After iMoiith'a '.Illness; The fitnural of I.loyd Kelly, aged ;t, who died yesterday noon afler demonstrato many farm operations S il ""mill's Illness was held Ibis af- that could nut have been start ed on tho average tarm. Tho Fordson tractor was used in plowing orchard, fill nisliliiK power to toruoou at tho Itolienkamp cbapol, Rev. K. .1. Iliislon officiating. Mr. , Kolly hud lived all Ills life In l.u llriiuile and Perry. At the lime of t hjw tiiL-litf III lin u'nit im ttliti-iid ut thresh grain, furnishing power lor ' , ,,, .ull,l,er compauy's sawmill, pulling stumps, ruiinlii): i ,,,, ,,. ,, a combined harvester operating..,; l)ncmMfti ,s- K,-vlvo,l bv his inotli spraylng machine, and many other : m. 5lrs . tKKVIISP,n ut Klninatli operations. , ! Kails anil by the following sistiim "Tho deinonslnillon showed con-jund brutliors: A. H. Kelly, W. II. elusiv.nly lhat the I-'orilson is niadei Kelly, Mrs. Nonlr lleaurdello, Mrs. for tho farm and can do just about liogeuson, Mrs. Lulu Ilcrgor mid all tho work of a horso," Hilton said. Itobert 1. Kolly. and providing for the making of ap plications by properly owners for pay ment of assessments in installments was defeated by a vote of 2li l to 107. Tho defeat of this amendine!!' which would have nuuve the marketiuu: with a vote of 2"i() to 101 and the amendment changing tho term of of fice cf city commissioner to four years instead f f two years was defeated by a vote of 272 to 78. The anieni.'nient providing for Here from Portland A. G. McClure, of Portland, a me chiinic for the Western Union, is stopping over in I.a Grande for some time on business. Mr. McClure Is reg isterei; at the Sc miner hotel. Here on Business A. A. Hoffman, traveling) for r Poiitlnnd candy concern is in town on business and is stopping at tho Som mer hotel. . ; Keturn from Kishlhg Trip- Albert -lirinker, secretary of ithc Central Labor . Council, and Oscar .lohnsrfn returned last evening from p I five days' fishing trip to the Illg Min- am. lhoy report that they were able to catch the limit of fish, of improvement bonds possible changing tho nmnner of making as means that in all probability the street j sessmenls for certain minor sidewalk and sidewalk improvement work that! liens nnil other matters connected witli had been petitioned for will not be' minor construction jobs by the city done this year because of the prcscntj met defeat by a vote of 217 to 121. manner or procceuure and the bonus The repealing act for tho purpose or not being a direct lien against the! repealing certain clauses in the city city being unmarketable. charter that would have been invnli No Vacations. ,dated by the passage of other aniend- The amendment providing for lenvej meats was cimviicit' by the voters by of absence of city officers met defeat n wile of 21)1 to 811. K i . , i Prance's lfi;i at,y nVniVSfVs con cluded and here are the Vlii-W-t-'hoBeii lh prettiest bahlrs in lHve,')Unt,r,v I'np Armand Lnri'len.-iVolillnJ mid- ' die (iermnlne Permeiunri-J ruilil i ii-nri i-nie in i Kclurn from Pnrllaiid- Miss L.ota Piersuii A'i fi'veil home Hist evening froni' I'liriYaiiir, ' where she has been for' some 'Uiiie' vis'iting I with her sister, Mvs. H'e'rsMiel ll'orst 1-' ranees "Pierson l.ota was nccom panied by Mrs. II. M. Pierson and ,duughtcr, of Huntington, --who will re imaiii in La Grande some tune vi?vtiii with friends n:ul relative,,... ,.- Harry Lcedy, of Pendleton, former ly or La Grande, is here on business' Will Leave Tomorrow Coii to linker f li)nn ' Van Houscn departed tliis' morning fo Baker to spend the .d, on 'business and also to play golf. JlnHh- Ileal Kslale .Mini Here J. C. Palmer, of linker, who lives to trade better than he (loos to eat. Is down today consulting the La (Jrando realty men on several propo sitions of eousidoiable size. - -. I L raves l-'nr linker ' -:' ; Max Cullens left llils "inoaiiii'.; for Paker where be will lie for a week working for the Linker. Packing Company. and is shaking hands with Ins many , Mr , Mrs u H Morton wlll.mian, formerly 'Mi friends. L,',i.'kVi.l:iii mmnlii'ir fni- Portland! rf this city. MiS: , , , I where they will join Mr. and Mrs he urn to Baker- . - l; g Al.,1H,K0r. r.,r a two weeks J. A. Small and wife returned t .. . 1 " . , , ,, . , r 'vacalion at Seaside and .Cannon then- home in linker tins morning uf , , . x, inr n,.n,iin,r thi.ir vuii,, i w.il. Peach. Mrs. . -Antspfgor .aiidi.Mis i. ,.m ! Norton . jtefiwacsJRAa...?; ,bcbi si (iocs to Enterprise Mrs. Howard Lewis left this morn ihg for her home in Knterprise, af tor speiiu'ing three weeks visiting with her mother. Leaves for Wealherby John IJonovun left this morning foi Weatherby, where he expects to take a 'position with tlje railroud as time keeper. - -JlxLbil', Little Girl Arrives A fine "baby girl arrived at ths home of Mr. and Mrs. ll. C. l'llckou . Iletlirus rroin I'orlliilid 1 Dick' Ituttlg relurueil -Ibir, irnifii lug ft-oin I'ortland where he haa been for the past woek on btisinuus Arrive from Josetih 1 Mi lt,,--.il-n Gmint. dallL'ilter Mu r:nr,,r r:.-,, ,,rlv.l h,m,n 1:,! fill' Lff.lvrs Toi- IViHllctoh : ' ' ' W. IT. Collins or 'Kholily '('(iuiily, nt Missouri, who has been in La Crand'' i-glll 'reacher 111 Town A. II. Wakefield, who lias recently been uppoinlcd toncbor .' of agricul ture In tho lOigin schools under the ttiuitn-l Inches ugiieultural fiiclier act. is In La Grande today conferring with County Agnt Harry G. Avery. There arc Three Exclusive Featnrci la FRONT LACED COUSBT3. . VENTILO BACK, the ' VENTILO FRONT SHIELD BM ,L0I-1T NON-TILTING CLASP. Judged by bit. Workmanship. Wearing ; , Qualities and Style, LA CAM1LLE is I ( always found the CORSET of XaOi greatest value. " A complete line of new models now on hand. ' MRS. ROBERT PATTISON, Coisetlere. , , Phone Black 81- Rcsidenc 1912 Fourth St., First Block Wtmt of P. O. 1 I . ' i on August 8. The lillle lady weigh-1 evening from Joseph, where she ed eight pounds. .; I soino tij'ue.. vtsllltii,' with. iiin es! - - L. Collins left this niorniii'g fi r Pon-'.: been 'for the past week -visiting with. ""' ,vl'u, '"' ''" ''' relatives ami .friends. Miss BeriK -e' dauglitoi-s. l-l oin.-,' MVudlplihl Mr. was- accompanied 'by Miss - Gertrude Collins will go on lu I'ortlainl v.-here from WiiIIm iilln Mrs. J. Toner and son arrived las! : Kennedy, of Joseph, who ..will remain! ho will visit his son who -is ieiupluyed iVfnini' f roni Wnlhi W.-illa. Washine-I in La Grande until Saturday visiting by' Ike railroad as n, inall-1 lurk. .Mr. tun, for an extended visit with Mi ami Mrs. L. M. lloyt. Leaves on1 Branch Lllen U. Bach, tit Detroit, Mich., left this morning on the branch for a trip wth friends and reiatives. NOTK K. ' All ice cream ' social will lie held at Lane cfiapel Friday evening at 8:00 o'clock. . 8-10-r,t (lone lo Yelhuvslone Park A parly of two cars, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.- Bradshaw -and itii. Mr. nod Mrs. W. II f ii(,flf,i-h.'i nl to Walluwai where she will visit for ,, 0t )cfl u Gi-nude' Moiidny for; ' 'l' Collins Is wel' pleased wilb Union counly tint tninks It c'lanKiMl somewhat sluei. be was ln're IiihI , tliii.1 being forty 'years iis'i' wllmi be drove .1 hi oilnh, to the etnisl . w'll ll n team. Mr. Collins lias had rnllier mi Shelby county Here from Porllalid J. 10. Simpson, of Portland, repre senting the Ulake-Mrl-'all company, is in Lu Grninle for a few days and is registered at the Summer hotel. Wlh.iixl.m,. P,.,lf Thnv.w , 'nclilg neiu ll, in iiienio mr iiiiuj- companieu' as far as Boise by Mrs-i"" ''ours In Iho -flood and Indus In llnnr' WsW llmigitivvh will -the. wrra'.k-Sunday. uioiuliig Jin suvun.-, return en the train, while the rest hul coiulng out of it all line and of the parly journey to the Park. ! dandy. I "Nippy" i t ' t t, V Motor from Birhl.-ind, Oregon Arthur Ash, Walter liansoiu and S. Morgan motorci: from Kichland tc La Grande last evening; They are em ployed on the highway at that place Here from Portland John Byrne, of Portland, represent ing the General Cigar Company, is in La (i i none for a few days on business. Mr. Byrne is slopping at the Somnior hotel. r , I Itelurn to Idaho Falls v Mrs. l' Marino, w ho has been in La Grande for the past week visiting with Mrs. Caroline Anderson and Mrs. Geo Gray, left last evening for her home in Idaho Kalis. Electrical Supplies For The hi u ill Keturns Home Johnnie Bicver, who has been here California peaches for early canning 2(-pouno boxes at I'ili. H-10-2t HOLM GltOCKItY. if "f .o t to 1- - ninny ,ut if nive. Tli. "Uiw. ir u haM a l(i-iir,- n-laptfl lo "nl:,.in, s. Th,- nrW fu vkII -. In UU l H,;.,f i,, Mt ,ii intn 1 llr.r out of Hie 41Ml -eku t lh.il vouM wjfv 'h' m-Kt ci i. i - ivl l"k h-BU tf Uf itii-I. ' . Men's Silk Shirts Something New Just Arrived III .Icl-scv itllil 'l-cj lie riiinr $s.oo. tux ro Mens Silk Knit Tirs just iii. Ifiti-s patterns. ; 65c, 95c, $1.15, $1.45' V"ti will liUc'rlicm Sclri't in- now grNTfHlER; H ome A FULL STOCK OK TOAS'l'KKS, (WILLS, LATORS, CHAFFING DISHKS, KI'C. WHY I IK AT LP A MASS OF IRON, I.IKK A STOYK, A.M'J IIK'OKSK BKSIDKS, THKSi: HOT DAYS TO PRKI'ARK 'il'VlI WHEN ELKtTRICAL APPLIANCES OF NKflrfik- '"H SIGN AM) f;iYIN(J OFF CONCKN'I'RATKI) iliHKAT ARE WITHIN EASY REACH? COME IN AND SEE I'S A DOLT THEM. CREDIT IS (iOOl). L'SE IT. .' r,- UMR Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company WE HANDLE THE BEST COALS MONEY CAN BUY (IcUvrr fii III 2,0(KJ ' pounds.; of (Hc.'tli Si't'ecllcd ind riircl'iil men In di'livcp llic co.'il I lie wiiv 1 ics die it, now willi solid I'mitls Ik'IUt nnd clicitpt'i 'winter, i (mil. ' Wt Imvc Hie tacili-, ,;tni want'it. W'c nm luui lllllll CilU1 l(! iloni! in ' tliu Our present prieii delivered I'roin e;ir we expect, it. to lie i)()e lo .fl.00 'liiylier l' you iirefer to liny a lower nmde I'er to piiv niore for liiHi jirade eon -'(oil '"loi.s",' 'liliil'' yoil pre- isl 1.00 nistilii I i.v iSepl. 1st. 'f eoal ,'lt a lower il'ice, or later, that's vrnr privilege. W'e didn't start in the fuel business yesterday, and we expei-l to some time. We have onlv seen one winter 'win n we could eel , we could sell. Already one of cur mines advises: "W'e e.x:;cct to amioiince shortly an advance of ."() elTectiN-e Sept. 1 trend of the coal market i.s decidedlv niiwaiil, some producers are (i.(H) and ,7.0(1 at mines hefore the sea:( m is over." TJiis iiiiiv mean. 1 1.50 to 2,.j0' hilier coal for von. Kciiiciiilirr vui can in il the tal lor coal The kin;.' 1)11 v HA HIAWAT AND NG KO AL KI FROM US ONLY TRANSFER FEED - STORAGE PACKING J. The D. LYING CO riiONl3 MAIN 10
