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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1921)
PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER T'llel,i , 'ni;ur l". ! THE OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE by Condo. BODY OF AGED L Showing New Fall Clothing For Boys We have just received from the eastern innmi faeturers n larjjje liip- trient or New Lfova .Suits" for Fall. These eornprise over IjO suits in all sizes 4225. i Til from .'5 ycais up to 19 years and offer a liijj variety ot styles and patterns. Now is Hie time to out fit the boy for sk liool' while the .seleetkms are best. All are at the new low priee levels and of fer the very latest pat terns land stvles. HillVDep't Store WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A Fresh Shipment of WALNUTS Also a fresh lot 6f Black Figs from California Don't delay in getting your canning Peaches as they are scarce this year. J. G. HOLM GROCER Quality and Service CALL MA IX H FREE DELIVERY CALL MAIN 75 CALL MAIN 75 Muskmelom Try one of our finr, jut y M I'SKM K, S with your ' vyf or r. BliirklM'irirs will soon Im V,,n hlu U ttt-r onler at on- if you w;uit to j.ut jiny up. J. G. SNODGRASS 109 Depot St. Two Phones, Call Main 7rj NO CHARGE T0? DELIVERY. HERMIT NWELL it District Noted for Crime: Has Another Tragedy Added to List PENDLETON, Ausr. j 6 Malt J op tion,, aed Imchelor-hennlt, whone IITi'Ichh body wan discovered . in the bottom or a well on Inh nun h at (tin Mule Meadowa .slrl'i, It; miles eaxt of Milton, huh murdi n d, ac cord! uk to deputy couniy coroner Hrady, who reltirnV last niht mier conducting u hurried iiivewtiKat ion at the scene of the believed crime. A bloody axe,, (Uncovered burled in Hlraw on the roof of the dugout where. Jepson hud II vim! t thirty years, 1h belluvod to have, been the weapon unt'd. Jepnon'fl skull was tTUsht'd almost beyond recognition. Jupson, who was sixty years of age, bad been niinfciiiK for three weeks, and afler neighbor s bad be. come alarmed, deputy sheriff Jim Dykes of Milton discovered the body at t be bottom of the well after a search of the premises yesterday. Ac cording to Mr. Hrady, the body had been in the well fur fully three weeks. Motive In Mystery. The motive, for the crime remain ed a completfl mystery last nlhl, al though officials fathered up Jepson's personal effects In the hope that int tn or other articles miht orTer some clue. As nothing appeared n ImI in bed about the premises, of fi clals are certain that robbery was not the motive. Hut and shoes, left at the brfnK of the well, which in about .r() yard:; from the dugout, a i e believed In have been placed there by ihe mur derer in order to fcive the appear ance of a suicide. After the body had been removed from the well and Ihe condition of the skull observed the suicide theory was routed, and ihe discovery of the bloody nvn was taken as a positive indication of foul play. Body Immersed In Water. The well in which the b.xly was found, which was about IK feet deep nes FAce Identity nf Hi dy Found Inv;i Hi'lii'Ved Ci-rtain. Is Ikl'IKllt DAKEIt, Ailt.'. 10 Police iilillliir-: ilios iiHlic;it-ft t;iM nltit thai tht' and about K feet in diameter wjiH nil IkkIv fouml in a old mm which It i Bald was mil uav. j dyviile, luwa, Ih thomihl to li Ihat' hy tho hiTinit. Klva fuel of wali'i-U (0i,H 1 1 u in iikjik! . who until rui-xni-1 was In t h! bottom and the body wa : f y was employed al Ihe Oregon .Mo. in the holloin anil Ihe hody wan Ini- tur comiany in Ihls cily. ! merseil In this. ,.f, il(.ro on July 27 In a blue The only clue upou which officials Maxwell "Ijuk;' with Mike Wren to have lo work Is that a lieli-hlmr had drive to Missouri where bolh men':; stopped at Jepsen s ranch about u parents reside, the police said, week axo anil had discovered no oiiK The men were last heard of. nr.' about. He Is to be Interviewed by cordinR to the pollen, by Mi Myrlle1 deputies today In Ihe hopes Ihal he Trllesdall of llaker, wiio is said lo may . have some Information whle.h j i,uv told the pidlce,lhal ;ii lint tiiu- may shed llaht ou the iiiyslery. of the wrllint; of a leilei- lo her Ihe f)fficers Have Theory. ; men were In flfflclals are of the opinion, how ever, that the murder was committed by somi! wroiiK-doer in Hie Utile Prairie dlslrlcl who was afraid thai Dcscj iptlou JiS'nlli al Mi l. I. Miss Trncsdall, lh! jiolif-e said, as.ntU'ted Ihal th(! descliplion sen! of i the dead man corresponds wilh those Jttpson had knowledge of his ai-tluiis. : f llaimnrxMl. Mihs l.t-lah IhtMiinoiitl Jt-psun iH k iiown to have jiiCiirttHMl 1 u cousin of Kuhs I Iaiunionl, who loral authurilioK of HUri vhlnkv (' mployml as to kh irapher al lh', iltsti Hits In that uirn:im IkxhI and ). U. I-'ohIit 'u,, also is said to ' offit'lals are work lug on hi tln'ory. tiav d'lar'd it lo It" Iht bt'lit'T that : llrady, uccomi ifid hy dfpuiy diH-.li dead mail ja Hainmoiiu. j Irh't attorney Hitndatl and diMitity The. dt-M t-jpUon as sent (o 'ln loea) nhM'l TTh, will lea v Uv.ru tomorrow j poliru from thy lira tidy villi author- ' tor .lepson'rt iaii(-h to coiidiirt f u rt h-j liie of the 111a.11 found dead was thai j tr Investigation. Neihhors on Oov-ihe was a youutii man wilh r'd, ruidy, ernmnut mountain, none of whom hair, worn pompadour style, and: i live within several miles of the m-em weighing about 1 0 pounds. Ilin hat, will ho called In to ten what they according tn the telegram, had a iknow of tlu mystery. ' Itowen-De.Nette label in it. adding i TIih dlstrlrt where, tho nlme ls:that he carried a ineilhiiie box rrom 1 ! believed to have been committed has the Live nnd. I .el Live drim store i Iteen the siene of immeroiiH tntirders and that he had in hi1 possession and crimen for thn past t hi it y years, notes from tho I'rairiu City bank. JaccordliiK t' local records Some of j Had Item In Prairie City. i !th mysteries reinulned iinsidved.) Hammond recently hud been in atnl It has always been noted as a'ralrie city al a salesman for the place where disappearances and inur- Oregon Motor oinpany, the lotal mi dei H were likely to happen m t any t horilies arreiled. lime. ' f The messafe. did nut indicate, - - - - whether the man fnnd had lmeii ' Phnlo Service Superior. intu dered. Uetailn of Ihe tin din v of' I1 ( i 1 1 1 1 i K devtdopinp and enlariiij: the body were nm Riven jn the tel. service -r superior charae'er. 1 h. elit lo most expert which brings the most i Xpert lesults. Costs less heie tha i elselnre mid yet you jret better re Milts. See that we wt your phoio work and t hat yeu K''' "ur phot" m-l vice at Si) vert horn's, 8-lti-tf LIGHTNINCi STRIKES NORTH POWDER MAN NOHTII roVIKli. Aujf. H. A iruck drivei on t tie hichuuy w:is struck by llehtnlnn duriutf the -tut-'o at 3 p. m , Saturday. Several p.de: were torn to sdinlt's on i.i.rh i.Tel of the road and the dr iver was found j In the road mime db tance behind j the truck. In which the motor was still i ii it in nu when found The j vfilcken man wan brought 1 I'r h I vine's offb e 1mm p where the ut j sirv treatment wai adniiinster-d. i One toitldliiR was set on fire In j town. The truck ililver recovered ho. as to return to his quart" In about iiii hour. Mail Your rilmv We Mail the I' hod mi When von te away on a :i',:i!i,,n, mail your limn to us - we will dc velop Diern, print ny number of pic tures o i tie red nnd re i urn bnth the pic tuie and the filing to yoi i.y rna 1 at olit-e. 'Ihe same fine -rn m vac;1 tion land that you would y-i k-r K nip and at no extra cit at S Ur thorn . H !'. tf I A I'i i Nh oil concern i u-iri ', li airplane to )K-ale il m Wnw h ;:. 11 hearinif land in tli;it part of ,e t I I are dt itie;ut-h'M by he mi 1 ial de struct en of veirt-t.it inn and phu'.i trrapln'are taken of all bkely bokirm sections f the countrv, n- well n niean of approach by waterway - o forest path. 4Zf cts! ' "I ... .e a "l .b S S . r - AKC You a " - .fiMX:. -.jjj Field Specs -.1 i BODY FOUND! pornt'it'ld near ilran-' Okalalla, N'eb. ' 1 Wi-v ihe latest thbiR fr tho. Vho w;.t. h lh.- ponies run. The lentf pf the mnall IU-1U plant's are adjusted in ihe eye in ihe Fame way orilinur n. -id classes are. Vmir iKind dotn't tirv buKlini; 'lliuse. HKI'OUK St MOOL OI'KNS Is the iicst l ime to Buy Your Stationery. IhiiiiiK the month before school op ens slatwHu-ry slocks are cleaned out as quickly a possible because wo have to find room to iliplay the new Koods. So here's our message to y'u - lake tin- papers that we have on hand and we'll dl them to you at tho ei y lowest pines, and, remember they me the nicest and most distinc live papers of the day, at SILVKK TilOUNS. 8-li-tf The United Slates Chamber of Com-! me ret reports that the old-fashinne American home the dwelling with t runt and track y ant is pivmg way lo the modern apartment house, even linker. in the mailer lities. Lat year 70 pr if- v . . ; cent of the famuie-: pl'oVltUd With A sp-'ia! elevator running tn every new h 'tm s, jrol one-family dwelling'; fl-ior of Atlantic City's newest hot' ) 11 per cent, two family dwellings, prow s a convenience to bathers, wh and U per cen'., a multi-family dwell t an i each the beach by iieans of n ipjj. j t unm I umh r the Inmrif Walk, wi h which the elevator connects. I WK WANT KACS OHSKRYKR.! Wealth Ambition and ability coinbincd with a proper amount of aggres siveness make poor men rich. In addition to these qualities learn the value of a DOLLAR, then form an association wilh a safe, rcponsible bank like this, by starting a check account and you have laid the foundation for con sistent WEALTH BUILDING. LA GR.ANDE NATIONAL BANK iFLDEliU RESERVE LA OR.ANDE. OrE soi' d- pr li am .r. - p KOORK5TI vr eW m i a - - Of t . . QUALITY DOMINATES Quality is the genius oi -and the dominant character!-! ..on; Crown gasoline is quality. One cannot experience Ilia resiilt-i of quality unless quality is in the product. "Red Crown" is an all-n -finery gar line; a product of quality a pcrfei.t stream of pover that makes it pos sible for you to enjoy the maximum power arid the maximum speed your engine was designed to develop. Look for Standard Oil Service Stations and for the Red Crown siin al garage:;, service stations, and ol her dealers. Tl itre you will be able to get good service wilh Red Crown gasoline. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California $tnJrd Oil Ltmfmitt, "You Save says the Good Judge And get more genuine chew ing satisfaction, when you use this class of tobacco. This is because the full, rich, real tobacco taste lasts so lontf vnil linn'- nl !l frdl ""61 I"" " 'Cltii And a small chew gives more real satisfaction than a big chew of the ordinary kind ever did. Any man who uses the Real Tobacco Chew will tell you that. Put ut in two styles fix, W-B CUT in a long fine-cut tobacco RIGHT CUT is a short-c.,t ;..h.icco SOMEONE HAS JUST WHAT YOU WANT TRY AN Oi!SE SERVER CLASSIFIED Ali. Every Other Day We Get A Shipment Of Fine Muskmelons 1F YOC El K E Til EM ICE 'OI.!. on,' C'OOEEU IS AT YOI'IE SEI! K'K NO EXTK'A CIIAh'OE Other Frerh Veffntablen Are Yellnw r.;ilit;iiii ( ''.I'll Evergreen ( 'm il (ileen I'cplK-r-V.J'jr l'killl ( 'u'-mnliers ( 'ari-fts El.n k l!i ni'-. ..ii.-..ts ( 'iintaliuipt'S WatiTiiu'lons Seedless (Jrapei Toiiwtoes (liven Oninlis I.nffan Merries Pew HelTieS PATTISON BROTHERS ' GROCERY T8B ttttOB g8 American i;eai:y rw)i it 1A 9