Saturday, January 7, 1922
LA- QltANpV EVENINO (CVRSERVJTO
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Local News In Briefs
j; I l(m ylan m,
Any La Grande subscriber to K Pet c vri..i,i i .
I man who formerly was In tue luin
'. the Observer who does not receive
his paper by 8 o'clock in the ev-
enine, please call Western Union.
Main 24, and a special messenger ' tie wing old acquaintances.
t w
uerlng business In Union, and tI
clnlty. In n La Uranil torlav r.
(jolng to l'ortlnnd
C. W. Pebraskn left this morning
for Portland, wliero he will trans
act business, j- 1 i ., ,( ,. ..
Over from I'nltm
Earl Swiger, prominent Union
farmer, arrived in La Grande today
on No". 17.
At Foley
Grover Duffy, prominent Cove
banker, is a La Grande vlBitor to
day and is stopping at the Foley.
Ift for Pendleton'
Mrs. E. B. Agee, who wakes her
home at Enterprise, took the train
last night for Pendleton, whore she
expertB to spond a few days visit
ing friends and relatives.
(ioiiiR to I'oitlnnit ;
Mrs. H. D. Austin, took hor de
parture, for Portland last , night,
where she will speitd a' few days
visiting with hor sistor, Mrs. C. F.
Carltpn. v
Inibler Man Here
Clement Thatchor, who resides at
Inibler,. is registered at the Foley
hotel today.
Leaves for . Perry--
Mrs. L. G. Murray and baby boy
jleft last night for Perry, where
they make their home. They have
been visiting .in La Grande on business.
Inibler Couple-
Mr. and Mrs. E. 1). Tuttlc canieilK for Knmela,
over from Inibler yesterday and are
registered at the Foley.
At Snvoy
S. McLean, lumberman of Vin
cent, Is a La Grande visitor' today.
He is at the Savoy.
From Xorlh Powder
O. K. Olson, well-known resident
of North Pow.Ier, is in La Grande
Children Leave
Llttlo MIsb Atha 'and Master
Woodrow Danicrcll left this morn-
where they will
spend a few days visting with their'
grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Cook.
Lendies from .Meaeham
- Mrs. John Dackweiler, Jr., and
Mrs. John Dackweiler, Sr., are 'visi
ters in La Grande today. They
hail from Meaeham anK are stop
ping at the Savoy.
At Kninmei
today and Is registered at the .S-Lt ganoid. WpeU at the So'mmer
: ; I hotel last night en Touts to I51gin,
jMlierpri.se .um riere
W. " A. W'ronn, prominent Enter
prise man, is in La Grande today on
business. He is staying at the Sa
Went to Portland
Mr. and Mrs. A.nB. Duniels left
lust night for Portland, where they
will spend a few days visiting with
Al Daniels of -Ibab.eity.,
I
To Spokane
i Mrs. E. Jacobsen lert last night
for Portland, where she will vl.dt
with her daughter, Mrs. 11. V. Cood
man, who Ir quite ill at, present.
Hiitci-piisfe -H.'aoppera p ..:
Mrs. Bok and mother of Enter
prise are in La Grand today shop
ping. They art guests of Mrs. B.
Fitigerald while here.
Over from Idaho--
Guy Byrkitt, of Boise, Idaho, was
over last evening- consulting . Fred
Falconer regarding aheap buainesi.
Mr. Byrkitt returned home this
morning. t
' MAY RESUME TUBK SERVICE.'
' (By Associated PrttiY-- '
CHICAGO, Jan. 7. Transmission
( letter mail between postal stations
by pneumatic tubes is expected to be
resumed in Chicago and other cities,
it was learned Thursday. Contract
for the service are said to be under
cpnsideration by Postmaster General
Hays.
(jotng to Baker
Mrs. Mary Hoffman, who lives In
Baker, returned to her home this
morning after spending several days
visiting tn La Grande with her
daughter, Mrs. Grover Alrersoa.
To Telocaset '
Mrs. t. Robertson left this
morning for her home tn Is'o?!"'
after Bpendin ; the day In La Orande
doing' some shopping and transact
ing some othor business.
Leaves foe linker .
Mr. V. S. Irvln.who makes his
home lit Sumnfervllle, went through
La Grande this morning enroute to
Baker, where bo is going to visit
his son, Billio Irvin of that city.
timders Games Today
Tubby Zundel's squad will battle
Carlyle Huntley's five this arternoon
at 3 o'clock and Immediately after
wards Richard Lyman's quintet will
play Forest Holmes' squad. This
is the second .series of grade "bas
ketball games.. . . ' ; -
Just Thirty Y ears
Ago in the Grande
Ronde Valley
(From La Grande Q'azotte' jt
January 8, 1891). ,
v; La Grande's population,; accord
ing to the census of l:iO was
8.600. The. advance , population
Since that time justifies a claim of
a, present population bf .1,000. At
iha last city election held iij March,
J89'l, 604 votes wero cast. An en
rollment of 659 pupils Jfl reCordod
S3 the La Grande high school.
i -
'., Tho bodies of Joe Makinsy and
Arthur Suman, who were killed in
the wreck last week were turned
over to the charge of Undertaker
fionldor and given respectful burial
J !
?; AUi ortltnunoo. :Kh Introduced nt His head was crushed thus defy--
the vniinill meetnig at the -council Ing efforts to identify, him.
meeting Wednesday to negotiate! -i '
bonds amounting to 830,000 as a .A leap year bull was given In
fund to he used In the construction I Slater's hull by the , La Grande Ho
ot waterworks.
clal club and the ladies are to be
, congratulate don the wonderful dec-
A meeting was held In Slater's I orations, splendid refreshments and
hull last evening for the ipurpose of
organizing a society for. mutual Im
provement, instruction and sociabil
ity. Tho organization begins with
a membership of about one hundred.,
.t
liucgurd Geary, one of the em
ployes of the Union Pacific machine
shops at La Grando, was Injured
Tuesday by being struck in the
bnek by a heavy door of the coal
house. Tho accident will cause him
to quit work for several lays.
The opera hou.'e band was organ
ised this fc.-eck (with the following
members: H.- II. Dai'.ey, Thos. Hoy,
Thos. Lawler, Jas. Whalcn, Gurret
Tall, John Synhorst, Joe Snodgrass,
Ed Thomas, Frank iLeavltt, Chaa.
Wlntormelr, Douglas Allen and W.
F. Snodgrass.
An Indian was ran over noar Pen
dloton by.Dastbound train No. 26.
general good management.
fifty couples were present.
About
Efforts are being made to form
a baseball league. Games will prob
ably be pluyed weekly between the
following towns: La Grande, Gard
ner, Waila Walla, Moscow, Baker
and Spokane.
trustee, J. A. Matott. ',':,. ,
,. ' :.-';V..irt.lr V jj
La Grande dlvlslori No. 305, O. h!
('. was instituted New Years night,
by deputy Grand Chief Conductor, A.
B. Garretson. The following offi
cers were duly Installed: C. C, C.
F. Brown: assistant C. C, E. T.
Murphy; S. C, F. D. Seely; J. C
C. S. Crater; lnsido sentinel, J. F.
Richardson; outside sentinel, W. H.
Kelsey; division committee, A. V.
Martin, chairman, William Mahcr
and A. P. Nash.
An installation took place at the
K. P. lodge of this city Monday j
ovening. . C. J. A. Matott olfi-.
elated. Those installed wero P. C, ,
F. T. Abbott; C. C, Win. "Stephen; i
V. C.. J. S. Mills; prolate, W. n. !
Palmer; keeper of records and'BeaW,
J, W. Knowles; master of finance,
W. D. Berry; master of exchequer, ,
J. W. Scrlber; nmstor-at-arms, J.
A. Hanlcy; inside guard, G. M
Richey; outsido guard. J. F. Baker; 1
Old Tyme Dance
KVKItY ' AT
'STIirtWDAY l'HKU
KiHT ' HALL .
fOO.OO PttlZK : s.i-i
glveV to the be ti style
waltzg couple Between La
GrandcV Baker, reiki leton and
Wnlla i!la. Gorned by
same rul as in tub past.
iwers
J.
Jan. 10 last day to pay water rent
without a penalty. l-7-2
Scout UumcS Today 1
Th-second sories of the Ttoy
Scout' baBketball games will be play
ed this afternoon between Sheldon
Browuton's and Francis Robinson's
squads and between Leo McCorkle'arJ
and Howard Beatty s Bquads. The
games will, cummenco nt 4 o'clock.
lleadiiuai'terii lit La Grande ' ' '
J. E. Miller, representing Albors
Bros, of Portland, -has decided to
make La Grande his headquurters.
He travels throughout eastern Oro
gon and will make La Grande his
home. He is known among the'.'
traveling men as "Flapjack" Miller. I
lit Los Angeles
Uncle Sum Brooks tuok the fore
part of the winter here very graco
fully but tho other day ho dicided
he wanted to go to the play grounds I
and left Tor 'Los Angele3, where lie ' Seniors vs. Juniors -.: i
will remain for several months. Tna s(mion) will iplay tho Juniors
: for the Intel-class championship next
Tumbling Class Monday night at 7 o'clock. Owlti'f
The seniors tumbling class met to the fact that . the Specials wlth
tuday at. 1 o'clock and the boys', ,iri,w frQm the tournament the
Buck to Hilgaril
Mrs. Howard Stnirct returned to
her home In Hilgnrd last night after
, pending a few days In. La Grande
on business.- : .
I '- ' '
Back to linlilei-
I V. K. Long, who is connected with
ho Inibler ,banlt, was a La Grando
Visitor ye.iterday and retunic.l to
his home this morning.
Sirs. Firkins. Leaves
I Mrs. II. M. Firkins is leaving to
night for Walla Walla, where she
jivill visit with her sister, Mrs. C.
U. Weaver, who is quite ill. An
other of her .sisters "will stop in
.a Griinue lonny enicuiu iu j.i-
Inela aflvr a visit at Huntington.
class met at 2:30. Both classes
:iAe under tko charge of Mr. Hoop
er and are undergoing some stren
uous practice pr'cptmitory to the
circus which they expect to pre-:
rient some, time next month.
championship will bo decided be
tween these two teams.
Professor to Prencll
' Prof, i W. . R. DilvIs,' head of the
EnRlish department of Whitman
college at Walla Walla, will be in
Teams Practice i... Grande tomurrow and will sueak
The following, teams,: will prae- in the Presbyterian church, morn-
tico tonight at tie,deslgiiated.hQurs;ing, and evening. . Prof. Davis Is
one of the leading educators of the
M. ir"A.'s commences at 8:30, the
Stoddard I! rot lie 13 at !:00 and the
Clerks from 6 10 8. The .leaguo is
well under way a this time and
much timo is being devoted to prac
tice. '
northwest and was one of the prin
cipal speakers at the institute re
cently held here.
Sharpen Your Appclilo
with
MAY'S MAYONNAISE
40c 8 nr.. butt to
it the Exclusive
AM) ' H.r.i.uM'i
U'lVilFI.'
N. ADesilet
Visiting at liilon
Mrs. John Spray nnd three ehil
,dren nttirncri to their home In Jo
seph this morning after n two
weeks' Htay with friends nd rela
tives in Union. They roport a
splendid trip and are surprised to
neo the snow over hero. According
to their Bttitements Union has hud
practically no snowfall in tho past
two weeks.
DANCE
REX HALL
SjSVKItY'.TIIl'KSDAY
0I1I Tljne Dances
l-l-:iiY jSATI'ISDAY
M.mIi-iIi Dunces
to Tin: ST-(ti:.v oKt'iii:srit.v
Courtesy Shown to Kvciyono
N. A. Desilet, Manager
' l'avin for Tncoinn .
! Mrs. C. S. Dunn Hnd daughter
'will leave this evening for Taruiua
to join Mr. Dunn, who is engaged
in the laundry business in that city
with George Gilbert, formerly of La
Gradne. Tho Dunn family Is one
of La Grande's substantial and well
Unovvn families and it is with con
sidorable-egret that people here
learn of their intention to locate
iin the coast city. However, the be3t
of wishes of La Grande people fol-
!low them. ; .
Want to Look
Your Best?
ONE OF
OUR MADE-TO-MEASURE
SUITS or 0YERC0ATS
IS THE ANSWER
Quulity that g
mi service nu
friend tif everv 11 in
Wear O'LTR
Tailored clothes.
10 off on all
V,
it!S ait i- 'a
lilies it
Who ll-
X
on itnv sat 1st alimn
Alien m mv OUR
ustom Tailnuvd clotlies.
(jeir quality Never
1) i sa pi o i n t s.
and overcoats
The Wardrobe
WOOD W. BERRY
-Dry Cleaning a Specialty
S'T-A
TODAY
SUNDAY
THE
: ItCHl
Wpell.
binder
Slinipter Valley Is Prosperous
W. A. Hawley, of Suinptor Till-'
ley, who has been down-, (or the
past two weeks "visiting his father-1
in-law, Uncle Sam Brooks says that '
Sunipter valley Is really prosperous.
and everything Is going good. Tho j
iOKBtng camps are oipenlng up, the!
mines are taking on life and ovefy j
rancher is us busy us a hoe taking
cure of his cuttle and milking cows.
"I don't bellove there Is mnj-h
wronK with the country;":, said Mr.
Haw-toy,-- ."To Mi it lieems this tle-j
prossldn Is iarseiy with the pooplt'
I have noticed that mfen wlio' kept
on working and did not set .carrietii
off his feet whon lie made a few
thmisund dollars .ijjstllL'orkllig
and tloinu first rate. Mr. Ilawlcy
was on his way to , Mobcow, Idaho,
where lie will spend a few" weeks. '
Mrs. Hawley is spending tho( winter
with their son in Kugeno.
; Prominent Visitors
J A number of prominent Tinker
men were In a Grande yesterday
ion busines.i connected with the clr-,
! cult court here. Hlatne Mullock,
stiite fish and ganio commissioner,
was one of the visitors. A. N. Nlch
!ols, an attorney, was another. Judge
Morton Clifford was the third. The
latter was circuit Judre in the days
when linker county was composed
of the present counties of linker, I
Vnlon and Wallowa. He Is now the j
senior member of the law firm of
Clifford and C'orrell. ;
PltlNCE Y A. MAG ATA ILL.
TOKIO, Jan.' 7. Field Marsha!
Prince Yamatrata, one of the elder
statesmen, who has been a prominent
figure in Japanese political and mili-'
tary affairs for many years, is crit
ically ill at his home here, it was an
nounced Thursday.
Happy Hour Service
First Methodist
Church'
-SUND
F.irtVnJ
'AY. EVENING .
il mutes of Solljr
Cpoir of 2 Voices
Address: "CiIST'S LAWS OF LIFE"
I'cijrilMir!iorrf Sins of !rcat Hymns
All Are Jnvi'U J
mi i m -y-
7:W4(WJ ; :H. O.'MVIS
- "The Silent
i Ajrm) . Call77-:
1
A l'lltST N.VIlbNAI.
ATTUACTIOX
The drnmn of one wtiinmt nnd ninny men In the liill of
tin-Ills and of a ulant. woll-doir pullhiK- between tilt hlootl
chII of the woll'-pm-K and dog .devotion to (lie irl. IPs from
II. i. lOvart's Saturday lOveiilng IONt story, "The L'l-o.ss
' , . . , .(,,.. j
See' the Wonder-Dog of All Dramas
Strongheart, the Killer more than human.
MONDAY "THE SPORT OF KINGS"'
; ' A Big Racing Drama,
.Lin. 10 last day to pay water rent
without a penalty. l-7-2t
"THE STORE WITH A CONSCIENCE
Our Third Annual January
Mafce Room Clearance
Sale
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KVKUY AK'TfX'Li: l.T-DM hi). MM'lllMi i.h-
SKIJVKI). (ITU KXPIIfK SHM.K III- HK'U
(il.'AI)K M KIM rJANUISh TO SKLhd l l.u.vi.
now isTiii:TiSn:fsAvi:()N hvkuy ih i;-
rilAsi-:, liming Tll-M;.iit:i f January.
Outfitters lor Jileii and 1!vs.
LEGION RALLY
Regular Meeting, La Grande Post No. 43,
American Legion,
Tuesday January 10, 1922
Preparations tc be made for
State-wipe Membership Drive
Come onfall you Doughboys, Gobs and Leathernecks!
LET'S GO!!
Eats and Smokes
arcade!
SUNDAY ONLY
.jgSSVv RE'CO FILM COK1PANV
presents
'ikVENDER-.
I AND y-
-OLD' LACE--
FromtJ.et.torylgr WpfWHE REED
"With MARGUEniTE SNOW- LOUIS BENNISON
and SEEN A OWXN
NOTE THIS l-'Il-M WAS ADVKUTISMI) TO
suowv iiki!k r.Ki'oiu-: i;n on ac
' CorNTOKTIIKSTOUM WASNKVKU Iv'K
CKIYKO A HIO TI.'KAT DON'T JIISS
IT!
TONIGHT NORMA TALMADGE
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