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Monday TYliynnrv fi, 1022 Local News In Brief Mr. White is K. Compuny m m ' part of the day in I.n Grn.iup attend . Ai "ranee suuscriDer to rt u.k to some business. . the Observer who does not reieive connected with the I'. his paper by 8 o'clock in the ev- nt North I'owder ening, please call Western Union. SR. ' Wain U, and special messenger ,. Will deliver a nnni. -. . - - - H lJj " Is.une.iSrliig 1920, 1921 Street Dept.' 1918. 11119 istriuit Dept. fn20. 1921 ! Sewer Dept. 1918, 1919 i.SewcT Dept. 19 211, 1921 Klre lilt. 1918. 1919 Flro Dept. 1920, 1921 l'ollto Dept. 1918, 1919 Police Dept. 1920. 1921 Water IH'liL 1918, 1919 Water Dept. 1920, 1921 And last J) nt not least licit? from Kluln . S. S. Thompson of Klsin tcred lit tho Foley today. Hiiiniiicivillc Visitor .'nion ljidy Here- Mrs. E. P. Geertsen, well known Union resident, spent today in La j Grande doing some shopping and atresia- ''ending to other, business. , To Hot Lake Mrs. E. 11. IMalone boarded No 21 r. u: n.,. .K i.i. i 'this moraine bound for Hot Lake, . ... nnu uiiint-B HIS IIUII1U , , ... .... 'M Suuimerville, Is In La Urando to-i"hcre sh 5PC"J a 8nort tlme vla" jlay, 'ting with friends. , , , . ,, jltciurnR Home Joseph l.ndy Here , : Miss .Mildred E. Hardy, of Jo-' ?rite 0 Connor, retired Union feph, is a La Cira.itle visitor t'mfma' returned to his home this day. Durinir ln.r t,.v ui. i ,,i n... ! " 0, limK after spcndine; several days Savoy jin La Ciiandu attending to property ieori- Conklin Here Cioorse Conklin. well-known clti yen of luibler, Is in La Grando today. interests. Tn Attend Funeral Mrs. J. M. Chandler, of Elgin, and Jirs, Dexter Mcllroy, of this city. vent to Milton tnis morning to attend the funeral of their sister, Mrs. Thos. Mcllroy. At l'oley O. E. Hyder, prominent Elgin lesiuunt,' arrived In La Grande yes- Two Arrested lerday and registered at tho Fol.y. j K Antona ,, ,,., nllH.hcr worc He will be here a short time. lanested yesterday charged with steal- ing coal. They will be arraigned lic- Newspaperman Here noy it. .ucnecs, ot tne Pendleton today or tomorrow, - 1 1 muni-, ai'eni auiuiay nignt in i.j Grande, visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George McN'ees. He return ed to his home this morning. fore the justice of the peace either I'nlon Man Hire R. If. UohrigJ Union farmer, arr" cd in La UranJe today. He will be here for some time as he is one ot the jurors selected for this month. Extended Visit Mrs. John McPherson and son, Jack, left last evening for Portland. Thov will visit there and at Vancouver and expect to be gone for about a month. Ill With La Grippe Mrs K. ('. Parsons is quite ill at her home with the grippe. She has been sick since the'latter nart of last At Slimmer I wrpW nnif i. imnriivtmi' nl nreaent H. W. Park, who lives in Summe-- ibut is unable to attend to her regular ville, is spending the day in La Grande Iduties as vet. and is stopping at tne hummer hotel. Enterprise Man Here Karl Hanna, who lives in Enter prise, registered at the Foley yester day. He is in La Grande on busin'.'s.-.. H'ltny,c Organizer W. 1!. Gckelen state grange or ganizer, left today for Norlh Pow der, where jio will attend to some j tr.,in blocking the road business liming the afternoon. He will go on to Haines 111 tllu eve King. Overcomes Difficult ies George Dcl.ap, stage driver between Union and La Grande, made a trip this I morning that he will long remember. ille left the Union Hotel this morning tur. schedule time, 7::H a. m., and ni j rived just the other side of Hot Lake .still on time, tiespite- the drifting snow, to be confronted by a freight lEefore the To Meet Tomorrow The Ladles Auxiliary of the Co Operative store will meet tomor row afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. A. .McMillan, 906 iMalll street. Vinrenl. Couple in Town . ' Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Palmer are registered at the Savoy today. He is a prominent lumberman ot Vincent. tiain could lie broken so as to cn:iM'3 the car to pass, another freight pnil ei by and the stage was delayed i.l.uut fifteen minutes. From then on until lie reached La Grande DeLap made a record trill considering the badly diifted condition of the road. With ileven minutes to make the branch line train he arrived about two n in- utes after it had pulled out. He v.n' iaEflrTWITHTHFnn 187 84 Ul I III II MIL. ULU JIlONWITHTHENEWi 14.S70.0O ' I !M?i'?!! Tho onlv 1 would ! Recorder in that city, was shaken up the Uurch case, and Mrs. Ob. nchain rented car that night, and two pe by Ernest E. Venn, resulted in Mr. on one occasion took Kennedy to a son8 5wore they Baw him , Bever, r'lln J.IV..MHIK liumjr mm paying ine torucy Ed Wright permitted the old minimum fine of fifty dollars. John Matson, who was indicted for larceny froi a residence in Union, said he was guilty and drew one year in the penitentiary. Paul Davis, colored, was charged Prosecuting At- "''" from Mr. Claw lOSllol'l'K rtl Uiltl ;,, H w.nnnnw h..,.D l....l...r o I son in a rooming house, pleaded guil- cord a-nd he got five yeais, A. L. S aite, who in a wrestling match is alleged to have chewed up ! William Shaw's ear, was indicted and Ins trial is set for ! nd.iy of this week. irrnn.l l,-i. In .lil.n,l Sul uidi. V WIS . ' . '"" . " " ,nun mconi all your attention to .the manner V' h' ,., , ,,, ,h' ,w i he drew a four-year sentence. I., which our city Is being over-en- holJ Jfc , Th(t ola ju ry . """" ! IT''. md';,,t'V1"-- sor. iW . ':,, , . w,.kimr '"If b " '-hk. He also has a re- llefore we secureil tho services of fine when one uf thom discovered that this expert eiiKimer we wero em- their year's service to tho county and ploying an euginoer as he was ned- ,stBt4! wus UP " Satr.nlay. ed and naylng him by tho day and "While we like you fellows, said during tho years 1918, 1919, wo one or the jurors, to the court oitic pald $521.00, but during 1920, icrs, "we aro going to 'beat it' this 1921. wo naid J7.140 and J100 ner i evening. Jury duty may hnve its mouth of this amount was nald our charms but there is a lot of work to; city malinger for doing tho engl- 'do on tho farms of tho valley und we nedrlns work In connection with thejaro going to say larewoll. city manager's offlco for which Uo i There was nothing for the district was receiving $200 per month. jnttorney to do but agree, hence the of You understand that this does ! ficial form of discharging the jury not Include tho rd-survey of the! was gone through Saturday, and this city which Is being undertaken at 'morning the court has a mew crop of a cost of from $7,000 to $10,000, jurors to look after tho peace, health and 1 undertake to say It Is "like ' an-J safety of Union county, the curl in u pig's tall, neither. Many Plead Guilty, ornamental nor useful." j Whether it has been the efficient I want to say that I havo nlways'work of tho grand jury or the vicious opposed these extra oxpcdlturos and appearance of the district attorney I feel that it is duo tho public to that caused so many to plead guilty know that any statements made by is a question which the jurors who Innnn iirunnii Tn . uiiy i"j i u BE BURIED HERE they saw him in Bevcr'y Glen. He left Los Angeles the next morning for Chicago, but was arres' ed at Las Vegas, Nev., and brought back to Los Angeles. Ho refused to discuss tile ease, nnid his attorney.) besides denying he l.ad anything to do with the tragedy, made a defen e fortune teller for advice as t) whether they would wed. About the same li'r.e, another witness decU.cd. she raid "Helton has not long to livo. I can almost put my hand on tm. spot where it will happen. On July 17 V.r. O'jci.iimiri wired erne to Los Angeles, n-ldin "I need K '"""" two jurors you and the friend I had last sum- flT " " ' u,t ."7' mer." Burch arrived hero on July y!a,'ed" .u '?,V"' CU """J"1;''"''' 24 bringing with ni n, nicmling tL, he other that the prosecution had no: tho porter of his car, a shot gun case ,nvmc,cd. hc,': r'arcth aa in Beverly Uurch took a room in a hotel com- Glen at tl,B tlmo ot thc "hooting;, manding a view of Kennedy's office. Retains Ex-Husband, and watched tho offico windows fori long periods, according to hotel em-1 JIr!"' Obenchain's former husband ployces. At other times he rited!was retained by her as one of her an automobile un;.'er an assumed ! attorneys, and they secured a marri name, and took extended trips, it was age license sonio time ago and on nounced they would bo remarried if Mrs. Obcnchain is released. The prosecution contended tlr't lAtl'lllcr Ii!l (il'aillle KllilUH'l'itage two shotgun shots wero fired. jtlSt'S WifV i'f Kvilll.stoil !"'le B,ru''' Kennedy in the back nf I .i i ' t' 'I the neck, causing instant death, an ii.ii.iiiu noin uu wuy in autopsy surgeon swore. J 111.S I itv. also testificil. Mrs. Ohenchnin End Kennedy went rlfU.ini lk niirlil nr A,,.n,t i ami tU.w ",,'I-,.L ,..Lrt . 1 i fr I... about, nine o'clock wont to a smnll "'.,, " cottage owned by Kennedy in Beverly J1.1'8' All'f lJ,uayleI )Bul?h' of Glen, fifteen miles from Los Angeles. 1 VShOP MuU ,cw B"ruth' of I'?u!"' ..I",, wiia mi iijvtr nun iii. wui-iiciiiini anil subject to her will in tho alleged conspiracy. As Kennedy was mounting a flight of steps on a bank in front of the cot Telegraphic word was received here Saw Rough Lookers. Mrs, Obenchnin tulj officers she saw two roue-h looking men disannear former reports as to tho efficient disbanded aio , (Iciinung in a goou uuay t rom Henry tieiiiun, former lo- jin bushes from which the shots wore and business manner of oftr city naturcd manner. V : Icomoiive engineer of this city, that 'fired, and that Kennedy, after ho was manager and expert engineer is hot, Jerome Menkel.who had waited two I. ia wife had died in Evanston, Indiana, j shot exclaimed "good night, Made air, months in jail for the grand jury to ion February 1st, and that the body i lynne." A woman living near the We arc now entering on another 'mPfft' P1,aaVu" Kuilty to stealing some! was being shipped to La Grande for, Kennedy place, testified, however, she with ii hiwii'Kt bo uus' irixui neoige uiuoou unu nuiiai. aitivui is cxpccieu euner .neard a man say "l ve got mm" all, year of "prosperity in excess of the amount agreed upon by our budget committee of more than $18,000, and In tho fnco of a cut In salaries by all other cities and corporations, La Grande la pay ing the same as she has paid for the last three years except I might say for ono man aiul a team. Why should we be surprised at a FOR REN raise in taxes in tho face of such wanton extravagance? J. D. McKKN'NON, City Commissioner. was given thirty days in jail. The Elgin Mv in which Editor E E. Southard, dormer operator of th' Wednesday or Thursday Mr. llenson is well known here ns lie served for some time on thc school , board and was unite active in civic ' iiM'airn during his residence in this tTTTtl T'T A T7" ici,-v- 's " member of the Mm.onic rj W JLvlxXJlI J ,1-:'r. the Knights of Pythias and the the second shot and then a man's and woman's voice mingling in conversa tion she could not 'distinguish. Burch, it developed, was out in a FAGER'S AUTO V PAINTING SHOP " roil J-KV H.VY8 pii.i, iti:i)ici; I'Ric-K, If SOU HAVK VOUU CAU 1 PAINIEJ" XOV. EO FAGER Hrsltlenco Phone XI7J 1U0J UieannooU Street Vurinshed house, equip ped for twoYtn!lics. 1418 Monroe. 2-0-tf GRAND JURY .MAKES REPORT FOIR SALE On shape, !5:l0.0, Fourth St. t TV cV ileal V VJ Killer whales like wolves. travel in parks range, in good KYuvcn, 310:1 N. 2-(i-2t NOTICE, KNIG There will lq a held at the Pytl dav, Februar Pythian nuested 2-B-lt February ath. A in Sisters! ay - f1'1-'1 d to be pA-i nt. IS OF PYTHIAS. deal entertainment l Castle Hall, Moll- All Knights, nils r.re re- WOMAN IS ON I TRIAL TODAY FOR MURDER (ContiniH'd from I'aco One.) i I.os AnjrWes. There were , terviews, lu-fordiiifr to ti 'ernl ii ilimony in LA GRANDE CONSTRUCTION & iPPLY CO. Gene Wo wil' surpi SlJ 1 Madison St. ontractors and Builders in how ohoiiiil: wo can Iniihl Hint now !i..nio you ooiitoiiiilalo orooliiii. COMMITTEE. Completing a year's service for thc county the grand jury disbanded at urday antl a new one is on tluty today. Before tlislianuii'g many ca.-es wcie reviewed by thc old jury and thc it. port of that body to JuJge Knowlei follows: We, the Grand Jury, duly empaneled I at the February, 1!)21 Term of Court. WANTED Sewing by day, or pie.'o. Satisfaction .guaranteed. Phore 2.".!-W. Call 1705 Second street. 2-0-otp on to Island City in an attempt tolln'K leave to submit the iollowingi.ie : Mr. Whiililiui Improving Slater Wbidilon, who has very ill for the last week. Is ini- proving rapidly and soon expects to bo ill the bi'st of health. l. nd his passengers on the train, out after parsing the train, the road was blocked by another car that wa.- un able to pull out of a snow drift. Af Ui finally passing the luckless au;o and surmounting some snowdrifts been that were nearly three feet deep, he arrived at Island City just after thc tiain had left. His two passengers were able to secure a sleigh to take them the remainder of the w-ay to To Alteinl O'Shea Funeral Mrs. Henry -M. J. Turner and Mrs. John F. OToiillell left last evening tor Portland to attend the funeral of Mrs. Johnnie O'Shea. Mrd. O'Shea belongs to one of Port land's most prominent families. She ville. was related to Mis. Jack Horan who formerly lived in La Grande. port : "We have examined into all of the alleged crimes that have been brought before us from any source, and hav ! ' reported into court eleven true hills, , and no not true bills of indictment we hnve, to the best of our ability ', and understanding, followed tile-in-: structions. of , the fouit as to our duties; we have examipej a .great! AGENTS Wanted for Famous 3 in 1 Shopping Bags. Fast Sellers. Good commission. Agents make from 5? to 100 dnllar.'r'Ver vfreck. Good ti.r- - Tltory "open.' ffln; Trtn.daoei-sTSend for sample. Aa-oo'ilrokerage Ci., 002 Swut'land BldgSJPoitland, Ore. -2-ti-lt Old Tyrne Dance KVEItV I'lllltSDAY MOHT AT 'I 111. II 1 HALIi The Lucky Lady draws the Dress oh Thursday night at ZuW Hall. P. J. Powers "Permanent as Hie Pyramids" CONCRETE PIPE COMPANY V ."ilnnufm Hirers CEMENiT PRODUCTS BKWEH ANT) W.ITEtt PIPE OUI.VKUT PH'H , HOI.I.04 III.OOK CK.MKNT HII.OS WELIi ill'IIIUNd MAIH I IV HNOTIONS hLliw uuiluino ulookh PIIO.NE MAIN 120 J L'ailoiT :Islmid City 'number of witnesses: wo have made Summcrville and Invbler. T'ley werr . personal, investigation of matters re Hal Kccs. prominent stockman, who ported to us, when away from oil'.' had to arrange for the feeling .uf (duties as grand juroraj we havo ex-i liiji head of cattle near Imbler, ilnil jnntinetl the county offices, and nr.- i,(jc;T. Miss r-unice Untes, tencher at tne Riau 10 report mat. me oincers ap LOST Two large ab.-tructs, fi00 1 shares stock in Thompson's Mait..'d i Milk Co., which have been signed by the owner, J. C. Mack; a hank draft from State Dank of Imbler, Oregon, for $28.0(1, in favor of Sam A. Kozer; and other vuluab'o pa pers. Reward JIO.OO. Vr. J. C. Mack. 2-C-ltp Willow Creek school Itelurns to North Ponder Air. and Mrs, Herman While turned to their home in Norm Powder this morning after spentlin near Summcr- oeocoeoo DANCE fV.lS' DOltillM IS Served I!'"1" ,,ir ""' I1''"1' Vw'ilh Coffee (At I lie I'l.ME DANCE l!HX AI.I Fi ll. . Illave a (itMHl lime peat to be serving the county dili gently, and earnestly; we have exam ined the records in the various offices I'WO DEAD IN FECI). i and find them neatly und apparently SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. (i. Mod properly kept; we have examined the feeling betwevr. the Montoya and Ho-1 City Jail of thc City of La Grnndc; nicro families is alleged by the police have found it in a clean and saniUtry to have culminated in a general fight condition; we have learned that beds lb'- fore 'at a dance in this city early Sunday rre being provided at this jail for men and ns a result, Moiie.-to Romero an.l iwho are homeless and in indigent cir. lines Montoya are dead, Celistim: eumstnnces. This meets with our np Romero is in a local hospital in n'pioval and we believe the City Gov old. -niac Phcn Si tter pup, 5 month' fiir-W; 2-G-2t VOH RENT Two unfurnished rooms. 21)01 2nd St.',,,. . 1 2-G-2r; critical condition and Oelfino Montova (eminent and Officials responsible fori :.. :..:i i.. - J.--...-- I.... iUl .! Qw, 1 l. n..i.,,.n.U r ii i CARD OF THANKS. ; 'We desire to express our heartfe'f I thanks o our friends for the many : beautifuhvi'lonil)fferings antl letters of eondoltlce, abd to those who so j kindly hclpVd in yny way during the j illness and tftoith if our btdovetf little daughter antl TJiei)P, r.tma '.May. is in- jail under a doctor's care, tlue to knife wounds received in the melee. A violin maker invented the ban jo 111 1002. OLD Come and 1111 GIVES ' N. A. Desilet, Manager fJCOOOOO0 Ru bbers .V . . Y c have lll-t IVOOIVO' now liiiiiioiil of all sizes of Rubb Foot ( Wear ( imotlrii-liVni'l I')'" Jiaii'l viiio: Rubbers, Pacs, Overshoes0 Boob: Clint's Clothier science. CITY FIGURES ( 'it y 'oimnissiuncr Allege: I'asl Two Vciirs I Seen IYi-hmI of Kxtrav iiuriiiKc I n ( 'il y Adtiiinis t nition. this act aro to he commended for it. We understand thut bedding has been furnished to the city officials for this puipose hy the Salvation Army and from other sources. We think that these parties are entitled to public thanks for thvir acts. We have examined the County Jui! and have found it to be in a clean and sanitary condition; we find that the prisoners ai e having wholesome ami substantial food, furnished by the Sheriff from h;s own home. We visited the County Poor Kami in June of 1121, and founj the farm in good condition, and being property farmed; the quaiti'i for the inmates, however, wcii? not rU-an and sanitary; the bedding was very unsuitable and the (juarters were infested with ver min. We again visited the farm dur ing this session of the grand jury, and found conditions as to sanitation very much improved. The weather, however, is extremely cold; we found t he inmates to be old men one of inte ill; conditions fur heating Mil. andNUJtS J. K. RHODES. MRS. II. D. RIIODKS. 2-0-U OLD TIME DANCE Modern If Yon MUo i;a;i,ks' ham, Kvery Sat unlay Mitlit Cltan Crouds, (iooil Floor and llhu Urst of Musla by WIse'A h'dx'Htra. If yon cyme unci: you'll come again. TickH $1 .1 . lin'liidlii l.nnrli ArhTI.N', AMI'IJKM. A AI.M:N -Mgr-H, ARCADE W.IJWIVIIII,WW'J1 UIHII1 UJIIUIIIll'WIUWIWW'l' Hlj Tonight 4 ACTS VAUDE, VILLE 1 ' AMERICAN NEWSBOY FOUR Comedy Talking and Harmony Singing . ROBERTS & DAVIS The Wise Guvvand the Boob Kid 3 FLORINE Accordionist Do Luxe 4 NORTON & KANE "Brinrht Ideas'-' ALSO GL'ADYS WALTON IN "Playing With Fire" A Jazzy Syircouation of Flapper Love and High-tone Adventure COMING TUESDAY ALICE BRADY in "DAWN of the EAST" mi m Mil 'tin Kiiit'ir OlixiTver: ll.ivlnu nlniiit ret iiMMTil rtiiiii tin si-iirt' civm l.y rt'iistin of tin- thrciitt'in'tl n-fitll. I f.t'l II my tluty to tiive an nt'tounl 'j. of my Sfivl't-s wlilt-li pniiiit iil "s :,rp tu.l suitalilf. We lit-lit-ve 11 better Iti Horn.' evlent. Riven rise to the lsy.-tem of heatii.i; the huil'Mni; should "tlreittletl" tlireat. a.loite.l, und under the cnnlr'il of I do nut feel it lie, exsary td coi,e miimtfer. The present maiiadcr tiiit-k more than four years to lilve ,,,(., to iirividt. uil.(liie foul fo.' a eomiiarlsoll of the waste and ex- u. inmates, though we helieve that triivairaiic and wlsinaiiuirenitlit of it wou-:l he fcomnny were u liettc t ity arfalrs. Lellar provided. AVe also ht-lievo tha' In l'i2H the fity eniiiloyed tlH'jat very little expellee the hathluom effi(-ii iit services of one Mr. Gar- tould he made much more comfortable, n t. 'as fity nt'lneer and manai:.-r. I nntl we i-zitest that the impi ovemen' s e have never liefore had lf conditions at the poor farm be ifiv inn the re( nrds a st.it-m.fiiil of thejtMi co-ideraty'n by the county court imotiDV ttrpenaetl m llie tllfieriMit Departments. herewith Itivft you le InforinaCMin now anil sec if you think muney li" lfj-n ''Xtravafantly xpeil tl or If It was dono itllc- durinif the cominir year, Hntf provis ione milp in next ytmr's budget for such tepair und itiprtivenu'. us may be r.ece iry. We have been nrtinp as (rnmd jur- itiusly lors for one year; wp now ask to lie We irll'l first call voiir allenlion ! lelieved frMll our duties as --orb; nt The Store With a Con' & . .O.rH-l oinj- nt lJ;patticularly ih to thank Your Hon- a HJ 1:11:1, as c inj'.i 1 eti u u-'.i un' cejior irtrous ireaiment receive:; I- I' 0 .1.1 nml.y (!v - ei lb? Di.Mrict Attornty for his ni.-t- O n-c; -.iii'l thv i"rt (Xi-tIr f"i the;. T.Vil t-9 'lavors. .0. . . KLEAN KUT KASM GROCERY : We M'll und rtciniiiiioinl I'cjicin-k ITmi- ;ri I tr'i.'iv- Sniii., '2 for I it I., "iv..s;,1i,r;lfti,lu or .r m. i 'M'J'''l.. (',,!.,!, 'I'l it's, .. ,,(. ! 1 J ii' l;il lU'ii-c J i f tins wc'k. t- Si:-k J... lfJ.l , ; BULKCOFFE WHITE FLYER SOAP 6' I , 11 ..- r up uciici'.'il Imiicliiild iiuriiosus. .Made Avillunit Sic.-iiil I!Icih1,.mt .(iiuwl ...,-..,;... J-: , 1 1 . I l'i'iiiinis( ,tM- i(iuml . :'" n,sm' ( "iliinis ly), liiii'inliil ni.i'tMliciils ni any ) llifiw. 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