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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1921)
T'l-s(1a , Aumist I!l2l. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREE ROAD BOND BID IS INGREASED T .... J ossiDinty That $-100,000 of Union County Howls Will 1m Marketed Noon. I land, which was the highest hid sub ; mined when bids were opened several ' months ago, was increased to !ifi.84 i Saturday by that company's represen tative, Ralph Baldwin. T. B. Ciarrison, president of the Farmers State Bmu ; of North Powder, also offered to take j the bonds, his bid being 94.n0. Mi. j Harrison offered to take $100,0110 im ' mediately and the balance of the total within ten days. It will probably be the end of the! week before it will be definitely known . , whether the bond sale can be con.sum- With the bond market improving; at this time, several minor de-! it seems very likely now that the tai,s sli" "niaining in process of $400,000 road bonus of Union county! settlement. will be marketed, providing the coun-j " : ; ty with funds to relieve the presen' I Have Your Favorite Rnlarnrd. condition which has cuused the banks, . 'Uttmemlier that Silverthoin does en in the county to stop paying county I laiNrintr. Take the favorite picture wn''ans of the season, have i: brought up to The original bid of 04.20 by tho a good size and colored ami see what Kalph Schneeloch Company of Port- a magnificient work of art it will be. When the Villain Pursued Him BLACKBERRIES Your last chance to preserve UlaVkberries ... Per Orate $1.05 x Tomatoes BY THE CRATE 90 Extra fancy Cantaloupes Ruy a X'rnti and 15 each ' ?i.2.r i 'V 1 i 1 mm ill This ir.iin JuniJtHl from tin- ruof ufu Imuse whi-n villains, who sought his litV. inii-BiiL'il htm lit- i-auKhl a toleirntph wire with the crook uj' his umbrella and mudo his way to aufrty. This was u stunt in u dctei live. , story btdng (limed In IJirH; And tho fellow who linked hla llt'u to do it was pa.vl :n miu'k:-! mm mill BURNSDQWN TO I OUT WATERMELONS " Fa'esli Jd'ho melons. Put one in tlio ice box for S'und'ay. Per pound 2''. ' ' ; ' ' I! M illimi Feet of Piled Linn-! Alhanv Hoboes Have Xew lier Is 1 lesl ro i d by ill Ladd Canyon Sat.urda v. ' r'UT Last Liquor Stunt It Don't Work, Tlioib Satisfaction Guaranteeri- -Fre Delivery JoePs Grocery BAKER I y HAVE A FA H POLO SCHEDULE HAS BEEN ANNOUNECDl Hans Are ( 'onnt v l'i'ini;- iMade Fair Possiblv or Mav lie Annual Invent HONOlA't.U. T. H. Aim. 23 The intor-lHlnnil polo championship of Hawaii will bo dprldoil In a m-rlcn of matches btiglnnlnK -August 27 ami pmtlng with, ttia final on Labor Pay. it was annnunctHl here tiy tliu Hawa iian Polo Cluh under whoso auspices tho championship Karnes will he played ut Kapiolanl park hero.. The tentative schedule is : Aiik- up list 27 Maui vs. Snveuloeiitli Caval- Oal)tl vs. I.llkH. Kleld Sept. 5 winners of- the Pel i man 'preliminary rounds will play llio final. . The Old School Bell, Soon the'' ringing of the school bell will be heard again. Before it begins he sure and jret the school supplies :hat you w;ill need" at the opening day, pens, pencils, tablet, notebook and so forth. Silverthorn has them in full supply. BAKER. Aui?. 22. It is now to the people of liaker.to decide H'jry; August- 31 Ihey me favorable to tho holding of Murl'iicks some kind of a show at park this fall uJid to lay tho toundu tlou for making It' an annual event, probably a permanent county fair. II : Second Hand Turf. this ducislon is favorable and there qTAVI.'oiiu PNivuiniirv ruf is every reason to believe II will be Aus 2:t-Turf mav bo taken from! the dales will be September 311 and D.irklll ntrirl.i.H in from of ih October 1. Friday aal Saturday. IsMiirm-.l ltniv..riiv n.i ,..ii i..,, i UlU'.NHWirK MOIKT 116 There ha lttnn mueh tulk In Huker vlvul f llm cot 11 11 ty fall, which wus1 .-tuspontleil- (luring (he wnr, until thin has er.VHtnlliml into acliun. Tit start lias reached tho point whtre an ex ecutive connuiitet) has Ixmmi appoint- imI uiul organized. Thore baciv oT the move feet that linker having (lie plant hi which ta offer (he entertain ment. Baker county people should avail tlieniseive!; of (is Use. Willi tills object Ih'e park hoard of Halter called a nit'etintf Tuesday evening of citizens of Halter for the purpose of taking some action in the matter. At (he meeting an executive committee was named, consisting' of Paul Pullman, Floyd T. Jones, Wil liam Duhy, Charles A. Hosier and lieseoll Lilly. building for use In the new stadium year's football! A ;rtl Knvorlte for the Home SPORT POT P0U1U HnurU New f Vnrlrd lilntla und Karnes. If the authorities decide to imi vp tho turf from tho park, the! work will bo done by students. As the stadium will bo dedicated November 1S there Is not enough time to plant, turf on the new field I and the turf ciiniint bo taken from' the old field as several preliminary , games are to he played there. Incendiarism May Have Been Fire Caunu BAKKR, Au. 2:t. Fire destroyed the poo hall and confectionery store of Dick (lurlinirhouse at Halfway Sat urday nij;h. News of the fire was phoned in t thesheriff'H office at 11 o'eleek Saturday nijrht, by (lerling hr.uso, who is oeputy sheriff at Half way, who stated thai it had the ap pearance .of beinK of incendiary .origin. ALBANY, Aiir. 82. Vive coffee nf pots, contninuiK wood alcohol, boil mtf on a wood fire kept by hoboes on the north side of tho Willamette riv i er, were discovered last night by Chief 1 of Police Ca'lin. j Since the arrest n few days, ago of i two men charged with intoxication, May Stage HoxinK Hunt. Here. If satisfactory ai ruuKenieuts can he lilaile with all purlles concerned, it is likely that a promising boxtut; bout I lint was arranged for at Ilak er on Labor Day, will be brought here us an aditional attraction. T.bat it might detract from the local pro gram was admitted, and the partl- l Thl Tru7 . Most people are dishonest wL-ejt they t.-cl an opportunity of being ao L-jull.v London Sntardny Keview. Kxcluulvo Features of this Model Arc: Largo -spring motor no noise no trouble . ' ' Record riling drawers the records are all at your finger tips nuuble L'ltona for playing all rec. ords i Tone Amplifier built . to give the same tone as the violin Gonuluo Colli Plating of all' metal paws that, are exposed; a Tone Modifier to reduce, tho volume to the size of the room These ntid other fmitjires make 1 it the favorite fur the home. . i RABY T E It M 3 ' Eastern Oregon Music Co. cipauts at Liaker were in La Oiande The Blackboard Sale 12- pici'o Set )l;iin wliito llnilis'in Ri'ini-Pinvrlain )rislios. JcKular $U) Now $7.t)S 42-pifce Set two-liand (iolilcn, first, (ii:ility whito wnii-vitrcous dishes. JU-. .tll2.-l!). Xiw $10.75 42-iece Set if tlie faiiMins I.lne liirtl dishes in the hest Anieriean Seiiii-Kireelain IleRiilar 14.42. Now 112.75 42-iieee Set in the heaiit ifnl May field allern dishes. Seini-jtorcelain. 'Ug. HMT.fM. Now $15.85 42-pieee Set nf Johnson's Kn.lish seitii-n)reelain Veni'in pattern. The Lest dinner ware iii the. world. Hejfiilar !p22.4:i. X..v ! $19.80 Andrew' s Variety Store Approximate! 1 .IIOO.fMIO feet llllnbt'i- was destroyed in a t'iro lit the Fred Davis sawmill of the La tirande Be: and Lumber company, about 14 miles fioin 'La Grande in I.add Canyon. Saliliilay afternoon. The fire started from some saw dust that had been on fire for sev eral days. The fire was first reported by the j Ml. Lmilv lookout of Union county fire association who saw the.'hc poison out of wood alcohol blaze. A caretaker at the mill was, picscive me mu. ; jtraiisfer with the understanding that j absent at the time the fi e spread "They think by boiling it, the pot- ,, niirttf come 'on their own res-' son is taken out," declares Chief Cat-' un!1bm,Vi However." In order that lin, "But it doesn't It is a fact that thl, ,rullMrt,r may !, lml(, m,in . some men drink the stuff and a il ,,,, 0llD. BUpi)oriI1B 0,gi.utions survive, out a man musi e giiieo wull? (() h(l) 00 u,lh(,,ltK with a cast-iron slotpuch to get away w,h ,ocul ,,, and the fm.ling of half a ipiart o, vo8ll,rilliy , Mmum the possibilities1 -white mule on umr of the prisoners ')f Uuv(MK ,t m.OHBht , Ln ci ,.,,,, ! police-have suspected the existence of ( lns.a(1 b bllK chalr.nau some kind of metnod designed to take,. , ,.,.,.. r ,,, ,.,.,.n utcomaiitlee Is anxious to see the' from the sawdust to the finishotl lumber which was piled, lining at an other camp of I he company, loading lumber. ' The mill machinery bad been mov ed out of the building the 'day bo fore the fire, sawing having just boon finished at the mill. The loss Is partly covered by insurance, the net loss being about $4,inn. IS SIXTY AND SWIMS THREE MILES EASILY Harris Grocery PHONE MAIN 734. VKNIfE. Calif.. Aug. 23 What Is declared to be n liniiiie feat for a woman of ln-r years has just been accomplished here by Mrs. Anna Van miikc, u, y., .. ..mi. .. .7 f()ks 1r . cirunde, and who are com lUly lMUHIH'U il uii-iiuir nwii Santa Monica lnuiiiiiiitl pier to Ve-nit-e, showiiiK lit' I" If nny fatigue. She was two hnui'H and n half In the Wilt Hi. Mrs. Vim Sklkn l a Rniinlmellier and for many yearn has been a teacher nf v.dre culture. Her KinfC- Iiir practice. Htie Hiiys, waa advanliiKej thp functions 0f tho 4 committee. with it." No nrrests were made, and the Imbler JuvenlleH took the lliml whiskey was kicked into the open f"c.-ffuiifl ()f the MoHcow-lnibler four- Kamo setfeH by winnitiK front the Northern ehainplunu Saturday after noon. Final score 11 to l.'i. ' The game give.H the championship of RiiHlern Oregon. KitHtern Was)) IiikIoh and Northern Idaho to the MoscowlleH, while Imbler atlll re inrna the rhainpionHhlp of Ka.stern Oregon and I'Jaslern Washington In . 1 That bunch of irnod fellows who min ister to the needy at Christmas timti the hciinh that they are auperior to and play Santa Claus to the little any Juvenile team m that genera dlKtrtet. moniy known as tho Klks' Mil com- Saturday's Ratne wiih iiileresllut mi tee, has been re-organized. Ex-' and up to the high atandard of but It alted Kuli'P Skiff bus Helected tho teanm. men who will carry out the duties of, Wlitlo the crowd wiih not 11:1 that adjunct to the cluh the coming lare an Friday's luriHtuttim excite winter, and in dointf so selected men nvenl was nevertlielesa of tlie UKiiat who will not only at'end to the Snnta lilgh-blood presHiiro typo. Ciaus end of it. but will fulfill all: Miko Mini run pitched for Imbler to her in swimming, for breath con trol, she says, enabled her lo com plete thi long Bwini. e new committee is composed ofi ; following: Frank Harris, Norman' Annual Swim Xevt Month. SAN KltANClSCO. Calif.. Aug. 23 About sevenly-fivM m-iiibers c.-f the Dolphin Club of Sari Fianrisco are expected to si art in the dub's annual; -so"' swim across the . (lobb-n (late her1 September 1 1. Tlie never i'nv a 'Hie BR E A D! liltle In y til' (lie family linils ,it a hiinh ii in no loaf of lircail. liroinie of a j-li'-e with jelly or jam twins the tiii-k Children have natural l.m ihrjs for snlistaiit iaf I' Is. Give tliem lireair) al . meals and In 'I ween meals. Hread is your I Jest I 'ooil -Eat more of it. Eat SUPERFINE EREAD is flour and eomii-essed yeast ami milk and sliort fllillfr, just 1lie niri food !. HtiKls that j;rov inp; children need. Send Soiinv for a loaf to day. . w l . . - The the Dtsilet. J. (.. Hughes, Leo. Miller, ('has. J'ingner, Kd. Itoylen, F. (I. Hen-1 ning, Harrv Hoffman, Nate Zweifid, Clint Van Fleet, Kube Zwtdfel, C. O. Murchion, Cbas. H. Harding, S'anlev Mills, Mar.tin Fitzgerald, (ilen Thomp-j F. I.. Lilly, I'. , L. Robinson,' ('laud' Scranton, Fred S. Lynns, K. ('. Ileiinger, Sam K. Uurgunder, Arthur Van Flr-et, ('. I. (loodnough, Claude' Mackey, Lloyd Si-riber, John Hohren.j flive Them a (iood Start. A job is- half finished when it ! well liegun nnd we want you to re-1 member this when starting your child to school this Fall. (Jive the child the proper tools to work with. These you can get at Siivi-rthui n's, where a large supply of school books, nrhoetj tablets ami all school supplies arc found. This Will Worry Traffic Cops '6 tV.O' W, lhJ tV CfTJ? STif Z - V ZHm W V "i - '-' . tr y": ; ' ... Mi;inn)H in Command. After having been pitching for the Jerome, Idaho, team this summer and incidentally pitching thai team to the pennant in the last game- u LJ-inninc affair Hector McGinnis is back in La (J ramie. About the first thing he was called on to do was to Utke charge of the I-abnr Day ctdehration baseball team, and he is now in t In field hunting out the best possible nine to entertain the crowds with thiu iray. He is picking up an all-star cast in the county and will have someone to go r.gairist that will test the tempi'r of the all-stars. "Mac" had an ex ceptionally 'good year at Jerome. With a good team behind him he pitched winning ball, and in that vicinity t here is real baseball, to-i. Jerome papers received in La (Irande are gt-neniUH in their praise of "Mac.'' FRESH EGGS and COUNTRY BUTTER A SPECIALTY , ' We Sell and Guarantee . CHAMPION FLOUR j t? ft ft 1? 4? 4 X , 1 I- IS If STOKIKS IMI'KOVK WITH AiK IT AlTF.AItS. "Talk about your fly cabling," sai I "Judge" Ifutton, formerly of Heppner, at the Imperial Saturday, "the best fishing I ever had was in IH7K in Olive lake in the Jilue Mountains at the headwaters of the north fork of the John Hay river. Another man and I, fitting on o raft at the edge of the lake, falling with a fly, caught tlnm at fn:;t as wt could drop our hooks into the water. In two days ve caught Y1WS. Wp (fried most of them."- Ore gon Journal. There are Three Exclutilre Feature! la KKONT LACED CORSETS. VKNTILO BACK, the VENTIL0 FRONT SHIELD ana LOT-IT NON-TILTING CLASP. Judged by Fit, Workmanship, Wearing Qualities and Style, LA CAM'LLE ia always found the CORSET of greatest value. A complete line of new models now on hand. MRS. ROBERT PATTISON, Corsetlera. Phone Black 81- -Residence 1912 Fourth St., First Block West of P. O. i i N When Luncheon Time Comes. When Itinrhfon time Pomes, drop into The I'alac and hnv a drink of your favorite refreshment at the fountain and a taty cold lunch. The surroundings and the viands will both unite to make the luncheon time a pleasure as well as a profit This f-nr ran i lib d tin nuclt tti- nU'-cts of r'aytnti. ... without a driver. : I'.tit it rui!''d u n. n the ir;i(f-c tit bl(J up th- tr hnnd. And it tart-'l ( j and torni "Mit-r wl:rn ordTfO. It w:w rrin'rotivd by i.'idiu. "uptala ft K V;u hr, id tin? ainiy radio -?rvi( iliix l -! It frnn lh anto tn lha - i-ar. fMi h a ;ir ontr"tl-t bv r.ntlo find lnd-d with -':-idve rotlbl m rt ffci Nu Mjii s Lintd aid tlnit tu lui ut ilm n-iny' tivmh. Yosi-mltp h Popular. YOSKMITK. Cfailf., Aug. 22 Ap proximately eighty -five thousand people will visit (he Yosemlte Nut lonal Park this year. If prerent trav el keeps tip. It has been eMlmaied. Last year CH.OOfl entered tbn park. Kven though you don't dance you will enjoy the muic at lh hand bene fit dance Wednesday night. Fvei y hoo'y welcome. 8 'J3-H ft 4 -I- 4 4" K THE TELEPHONE is a servant always at command, that never tires; nicht or day, hot or cold, snow or rain, it ia always ready to quickly, cheaply and cheerfully perform tasks that otherwise require time, expense, exposure and in cases every day, by its celerity, it saves lives and property of value almost beyond computation. Home Independent Telephone Co.