La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 28, 1922, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text.won and tho great Northwest ws a million dollars, bought out the Mack- t- TiH-.l.T.-. Afnrch 28. 1022 PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OnsERVTTO l If iV W F0R SPRINa WEAR j i -J f 'I I'! I A WONDEEFUL SHOWING ' ' W NSew Dresses jt cm: CO. FIGURED NEW v iiressi PES and CREPE KNITS 1 ms- JUST IN TODAY Wo have just nvcivfll from Now York u shipment of Women's mid M'ismok' dresses, coats, mid wraps. Those arc by J'nr the prettiest we have shewn this season mid we; are quite, anxious all should see them. Your inspection invited. Hills St ore OLD OREGON CI MIL'S TALE VMM Wilson Price Hunt Expedi tion "and "Groat Migra tion" Told in Serial bv Walter K. Moarliam. HV WALTER K. MEACIfAiM. President of thi Old Oregon Trail Association. Red Flao: Unchallenged in London Tho history of the Old Oregon Trail Js one full of my.tery, romance, hard ship, faith and endurance. Why so many people left comfort wble homes to plunge Into tho wHdor nesR known ns the "(Ireat American Desert" full of hardships an I perils, ni one ran ttjll. The history of tho world does not record a parallel case of so many peo ple traveling so gnat a distance as1 did the pioneers of Sr-;i over tho Old Oregon Trail. A part of (he Trail was traversed by lwis and Clark in 1 Sf IS. Then came the Hunt expedition in iKlll-12. Ten years Inter a party of trappers found and crossed the South I'asss Then in ISM Nathaniel J. Wyoth built Port Hall near the proscu site of Pocatelln. Ida., near the junci'iii i.f the Tort Neuff and Snake rivers. I'or ten years Fort Hall was the extreme outpost and no wagon had ever ven tured beyond that point. Finally in Ifrlli n thousand men, women a:ul chil dren blared the trail clear through to the Willamette Valley nnd demonstrat ed that wagons could make the jour ney. In 18-lo-47. the Mormons ninde thor celebrated pilgrimage to the (!re;it Salt Lake. In KI!I came the great gold nub. to California. Hut the greatest of nil, the migration that has gone down in hitry as the great est movement of people to a common destination, came in IH.",2 when thrv hundred thousand men. women an children traversed the length of the Trail from Council Itlutfs, lown, through to the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Ttw pathway of thin great nrmv f harwwekem is marked With th $fwrw ef tbo whj fell on he way, iViww fhnl anil firae. It i Mlirvtivf1,y Mirr.ti'J ih.t f,utXi t then rvS4 ji jrtf, Pie HHP" rtretcheil for fmtWt. tonkins (I mm Iruwlivl t' t Wo In fldOM MI w . "ii rraoiu! oot A. ft to . v. 5 I v 4 4" f &.k,. tKVW 1 A wenum with u reil Una atliMulcil a meeting uf ratllcals In TralulKar Kquaro. Lonilon. to protest against the imprisonment ot Albert lnkpln, aecrclary ot tlie Communlsls. ahe was unmolcstcU by tbo "bobblea." MM ." WWW Almost a King XL M 0 BELLS BEING IDE READY (Py Associate! Press NKW HAVKN. Cotnn., Mar. 28. Ttia peal of eight bells to go into Wrexham Tower In the Harkness Memorial Quadrangle at Yule uni versity Is being maun ready lor iHhtpment from Loughborough, Eng land, where It was cast, to this city. On February 17, the peal who hung 'In Loughborough and Cambridge Isurprlsn Major wna rung on the i bells. Thn ringing required 5,nr,(i I changes uf.id ; of the best ringing kliCI to if.it i A - J It ISJVT TTC Genuine V AM THRIFT SHOP OPEN. The Kcd Cros'? Thrift Shop is ' . ...!!.. - ! k. XT-,,, it waa considered one . open ,, - . . ... nehlevontents . ; - ' V" i in that town. The bells were cast ' ' ' " nM ... I.. .1... f r ,.f John Tftvlor K- I ue Lu Co.. and wcro rung from tho foil n- Tho-ntost recent Dhotosranh ot Otto, former crown p.inco of AUdlna. T'nc overthrow of the monarchy and tho banishment ot Emperor Carl leaves Otto without tltlo or estate 1 day nil who havo donations for dry tower, and the bells afterwards "."'' ;r t,.lt b. or tii ,, . " ." j ing tne uny coucclioiis uro ihuuv. jK 12-l-tfp I exhibited for tho benefit ' Loughborough War Memorial Una Observer Want Ads. -evi'tj w4 r'fin For Sale 5-room modern house, full bnse- Iment, with garago; splendid plumh-i lug. This placo has 21 neros with u good barn, chicken liouso and the soil Is the rich sandy river bot tom loam. Located 2 miles from La Cirande. Price $8000. Terms $r00 annually and interest at 7 per cent. ILL IKE II FREEDOM PLEA "New methods of preparing lands also reduce costs- to one-half." said j Director Jardine. "This experiment j station at Hermiston represents stud-1 lies in reclamation and management! j of sandy lands under irrigation. No j other station anwhere is working on ' problems typical of the lands on the ' Umatilla project. These problems are typical of those on n number of projects already tinder development in other slates consisting of large fTtv Associated Press) MANILA, P. I., Mar. 28 The mis sion composed of members of the Philippine legislature which it is Pro posed to send to Washington to lay areas of additional sandy lends that; before President Harding a Btatement i will some day he irrigated in uotn inaw Company and formed the South west Compnny. Tho Northwest coast of America became a great fur gath ering section anil among the ships which traded along this coast was (he Columbia in command of Captuin Cray. In 171VJ Captain Cray discovered tb.' ship of conditions in the archipelago and to mnke n plea for independence, should not he hampered by instruc tions, in the opinion of Sergio Osmena, speaker of the house of representa tives. In a statement today, he said: "The only instruction that may be properly given to any mission that is sent to the United States is to work for the independence of tho Philip pines. No detailed definition of the work that it must do or of the policies that we are to follow here is neces sary. The mission should adjust it self to circumstances as they are in the United States and get what it can. If we send a mission to the United States, for instance, with insmctions to work for absolute independence, nnd it does not get it, then comes disappointment." It is now stated the mission will not be able to leave for Washington until some time in March. ; Oregon and Washington. "The limiting factor in agriculture j in this section is water," points out! Director Jardine. In liH'h an average! of U.7 acre fct of water was used in! the ilmatilla project. The nverngei has lakm reduced to 4.5 feet while at the same time production has in creased. V v PhoV) The choice is largely tip lo you. It your blood hc!:n red corpuscles, you're n0" faff to be f.trre! anil drag td ov.t, vou're troin to tack "pep," to loo! sallow and unhealthy, to grow o'.d before vour time. BE. MILES' TONIC actually increases the mini- bcr or red corpuscles i:i t'.te Uood. It makes the chechs plump and ro.-y, ;nilmulat?s the digestive organs, cre ates a healthy appetite, a:id leads to increased vtjor and vitality. First bo'.tk (juarantced 1o help you or money refunded. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST 12 1-2 acres, well Improved, close to La Grande, ?:!tm0.00. j 7-room bouse, modern, 2 big lots : COxllO, close to high school. Prico $.000. $500 cash, ?:S0 per month, Including interest. I havo several gool lots listed that aro priced right. 1-acre tract, close to school, the Victory highway is running past this place. The soil is of the best. 7 room house, chicken house and small barn. Price $2200.00. modern, closo to big lots COxllO. ! 6-room bouse, jhigh school, 2 ; Price $2900.00. J If you havo a small car and1 wont to trade it as a first payment on a small place come In and see me. Geo. H. Currey Phone 200J Ten poun Market. lard $1.50 at People's Main 747. : Heal Estate I I i IRRIGATORS SI ICR ORECON ACKICULTURAL COL- I.KCK, Corvallis, Mar 2S. A saving1 of If 10,000 was made in the Umatilla ' irrigation project ill 1921 in compari- j son with W1I, due to the special; methods of arrigation of sandy soils, j reports James T. Jardine, director of j die Oregon Agricultural experiment j stations. s. " ! (To be continued.) ORECON CROOK CAIT.HT. populated. It is well that we pause a moment and meditatu upon the re sults of this pilgrimage and do honor to those who suffered and made his tory for our United Slates. A nation which does not preserve its history and honor the memory of those who did grea deeds and helped to preserve I the life of that nution, soon perishes Columbia River, named after hi .from the earth. i hen in ISO.", Lewis and ( lark i It is well for us as Americans nnd : the continent and reached the a thinking neonle. to nreserve the bis- waters of the Columbia nnd , inrv f Dim ..rent mi,.nitirn mul ....! down to the mouth of the river. M i Moment of a wilderness, by properly Astor conceived the idea of establish- ( maiking and permanently establish- j "'k a great trailing post ni rno mourn ,; ing the name of the Old Oregon Trail ! of the river and tap all of the fur j which has attached to it the greatest j bearing country of the Northwest. jj history and sentiment of any road in history. The fur industry of the North was one of the chief commercial pursuits of the United States and Canada in Ihe early history of this country. The Hudson Hay company was one of the largest and richest fur trading com panies on the continent. In 17K7 the Northwest Company was formed and grew very rich and powerful, loiter on came the Mack inaw Company, hirh aluo (rrrw and! prospered. The opermtions of the.. 'Companirs took tn id ctip of country .iterating far t iflln Am-rk-n rtitir. Tt. Unilid Htt IToiefntr.nt .t rernptwl ( trn4t it'a the Imluir "l cui.M t sufirdym Ihem li ' Ihei iny Kiw4d hut c not fii(wt O iotity hnr4nma o1 tVt prr: compamt ttn n bound wh govern em !) . John Jacob Astor, an UEAD COLDS So Different So Good Chocolate Nut Puffs SpecialAFu I Pound Take a pound home for all the family. L8L 0 II ivimn spupn; tnnale vapors i f" ' npplVrcelj up nostrils. I V VU o R U a Owr 7 kMp Jan Uud Ytaily J r """"""""""""""""""" "i Insurance sExide Batteries ItAlterles in stork. ' liani'tios for Kent. llatVrles Hcchargotl l(atttifs Watered Free. Hnttcrtes (U nJI makes Itepnlred. Mioiiiifc i v arburetor Service. & T. BATTERY STATION Fred Burgess, Prop, III l.elghton's .llnrhlno AN oi ks Hugs nnd Carjieta Washed and VHterilizcd Without Itc niovibg Irinn tho I'loor with tbo Uainlton Beceli Carpet Waslibr. J Ecbrforay Carpet Rasher Co. H. A. Itoblnson, Manager Phone S83-J, I, a (irandu, Ore. La Grande MATTRESS SHOP and WEAVING YOEKS Mattresses of all kirtds irlean ed and rebuilt. Foatheaieno vatlng. Rag Rugs andU''luff Hugs for sale. I Carpet and Ttug 'leaning I.I2, Sttl.riO and up Chas. Edwards, I'rop. Phone 253-W rjRunyan'sjV nd sailed i ' J MARISV1I.I.E, Calif.. Mar. '27. Ilairy foster, arrested in Yuba City was identified today by Mike Martinez as the man whom Martinet fough when he returned to his home here Saturday night nnd found burglar i coming from the front door. J Foster, who is !lfi years old, hns nd- I mitteil a burglary in Chieo Irt years J go and wntenr of fmit years at J S.lrm. Otf., ierorilin to Officers. U Sign Service ! Auto Pfiintiirg- ) I L : fThe modern kind ! 17m t lasts ', ne. J A Gursm,.eVith Erery Strok. W ' ch' i the llrush aed the Guir- ( ante la Goo4. Runyan Telephone Service The dif Jerence between what it costs to ren der the service and the value of the service to the people; whouse It is what measures the value to society of ie discovery and development of tne telephone.Thfi fact that telephone; service can be and is produced at a cost and sold to tele phone subscribers at a price very much less than the value of the service to the subscribers con stitutes the assurance of the stability of the business. I TAS OSD & GEORGE j : Main 44 Wl(li ii company that is lllilj llonll.il. Every drivel eve 1 nnd car houded tor your protection with ilio very best of service, CALL MAIV 41 HOTS MBaattnWBM.ifrV -i f rfc 4" if 4? -fc" Snod and Zi mj '"t 4tt tlnA44ne ritirA'i of this rountryPvn-j tVto'ot ".v t:: ' 4 Um MrjrfiaMi in the fur business on a small trt. ' s i'aio nnd TaduallyfOullt up a lariOn i ne OUSl WIIH tiCI'I' "l,1""K' pi,...niw .unirnn. ardshipa wore almost unendurable. 11? 1809 he formed th American r11' fc-. oUW. i.ww,ww,lir flnrnnanv with a c.nltnl atork of attrt:!E,illO AND FOl'.NDBV &9 t'taS r ftuwwacjry, automobilfi and, tiactart; do-) . Cylind mag ad Trur tutuiifc Gi?e as a trial 0 " ( D. FlrfGBRALD, Pro,. o o tirp. '. i I Main liter.e. Exchange.- ij o I i 0 CSMP&ETS HOUSg FURNISHERS CO Q Q 0 . ED DONOHUE, rropf fhone, Black 1211 0 Fir tt Jefferson immerman t Funeral Servioe Pnr lor, Licenced Einbal ntt'r, Ambulanoe Ser- Diy Phone ' G2, ' Njght Phono,-Main 713. 1-jOj Fourth St. La Grande, Oregon. 0 o o o . .