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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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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 '
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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. .
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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
.
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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. .
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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
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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.
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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
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