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Pnfnrilar. "April 20. 1022.
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TWOE THREE
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Local News In Brief
Any La Grande lubscriber to
tha Obierver who does not receive
his piper by 8 o'clock-in the ev-
cning, please call Western Union,
Main 24, and a special messenger it-
will deliver a copy. ,
Morolork in Town
J. P. Morelock, KiiruKu owner of
Wallowu, arrived in La (Irnnde Inst
evening on a short husluess trip,
lie Is rettlslcred lit the Summer.
Arrived from Kitrin
F. B. Smith, of Kltiin, la a l.n
Grande 'husLnt-ss visitor today unl
during his . stay is a sue-st of I lie
Foley.
I.iilne. Is also very 111 Pn rortiaud
and Mrs. Hopper will bo with him
during his illness.
crippled by the absence of U
rence, who won two firsts 4u last
year s Eastern Oregon Mt'el, who 1b
out on account of a iniuor operation."
IMPROVEMENT
IN INDUSTRY
IS GENERAL
(Continued from 1'ugo One.)
Couch on ihe .Mend
JikIko U. tl. Couch 1s reported to
be stuulily Improvkig and Is feeling
much butter today.
Down from Elllerprlse .
II. M. Dullois, superintendent of
schools at Enterprise, arrived in La
Grande last eveivtuK on the branch
line train and is spending the week
end here, visiting with friends.
To Shop
Miss Maui Spain, of Union, ar
rived in La Grando this morning
on No. 17 and spent the day on u
BhopplUK tour.
(iocs to North Powder
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. McCormlck
lert this morning for North Powder,
whero they will visit with his sis
ter, Mrs. Prank Bidwell, for a few
days, then leaving for Portland for
a short visit.
Automobile Club lveshloiit
1". L. Meyi-rs, who has served os i annua. The millers' Btrlko, which
president of the Union County Auto- i iwilun officials esllnialed us Involv
mobile club, has resigned because; lug nearly 700. 000, was the largest
of his business 'duties not giving j industrial controversy in progress
him time to look after thel club'B as May day approached, "with a con
work. There Is talk among the siderable number of workers affect
members of II. C. Hernlngcr as the ed by textile and stone cutting
piesldenl to succeed Mr. Meyers.
Here from Itolsc
Miss Limine Cunluy, of llolse,
Idulio, is fcipendluK n few .days In
La Grando as a guest at the home
of Mrs. Frank Reynolds. Shu will
leave for Portland this evening,
where shervll visit with friends for
, some t!::i?.
Jhiker Engineer llon'
J. D. Fontaine, an enginil?r on
the O.-W., arrived In La (Irande
last night from his home at Hal:' r
and spent the evening as a pueft
of the Foley. lie returned to hi."
home on No. 24.
To Itose City
Mrs. Hoy Clapp aiel children will
leave La Grande tomorrow morning,
bound for Portland to lie with Mrs.
Clapp's futht'r, Wallace Lane, who
. will ))o operated upevi on the first
of the week.
Mrs. McClllly In Portland
A group of eastern Oregon women
are at the Benson. They are Mrs.
N. It. Martin of Pendleton, Martha
L. McCully of La Grande. Katie J.
Hoydo and Hester L. Nichols of
lioker and Hilda M. Mulcaru
Canyon City. Oregon ian.
lrch.Ytci'hiu Church Services
The following services will be
held at the Presbyterian church to
morrow. Sunday school at 9:45,
Young" People's meeting ait 6:110
o'clock. There will be no services
at 11:00 or 7:30 o'clock.
Arrived Today
Mrs. J. IJigan. of Walla Walla,
arrived in La Grande this morning
on No. 17. She will spend several
days ut the home of Mrs. M. A.
Adams of I-a Grande before return
ing to her home In Washington.
Arrives from California
Mrs, Otis Palmer returned to her
homo this morning at tine close of n
three weeks' visit In California.
During her visit she was In San
Francisco and Los Angetes. She re
ports a very pleasant time.
of
Will l,eve Tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hopper will
leave tomorrow morning for lvorl
land. where Mr. Hoipper will enter
St. Vincent's hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Hopper's .brother, Wallace
(iocs to Enterprise
Mrs. It. E. Trill lift this lunllling
on thu branch line train, bound for
Enterprise, where she will visit
ivitli her husband, who is employed
in the Kastern Oregon Lumber com
pany. She will return Monday.
to
To Visit Daughter
Mrs. S. E. Head, of La Gralule,
left this morning ftr Enterprise,
where she will remain for some
lime visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L. M. Harvey.
strikes in shut downs In New Eng
land add In minor walkouts In oth
er parts of the country.
In some cities there was de-lnied
to bo a demand for skilled workers,
although the supply of common'
labor, generally was declared to be
larger than tiie slemaud. Some state
labor department ufflcluJs definitely
stated that the unemployment crisis
had beon passed In their states and
h:. .1 . II. .-..I. ..I U...., LUOI m,u itinaiu (,i,ii,,t,i
' J. Ross Leslie, of Pendleton, con-''1""8 waa 1 progress. Some local-
neeted with the State Hospital, r-"' '. ,, .,' , ,
.1 1 i 1 , ,. .. ! ready virtually were normal, but
"'" '" . Vr , " 0 '.":' " ., ... !from most of the slates reporting
day He w"l b- b - short tin..! ""'''"'
. , iinwit hi ninny Hnts. Only In a ftw
NEW TODAY
FOK SALE Big type, Polund-China
weanling pigs from registered sows
which 1 purchased at linker- Males '
and females not related Papers 1
furnished. Ikrt Knight, Union. I
l-20-ltp I
FOIt SALE Good wood proposi
tion, 'Jill notes, fine yellow pin"
and red fir, four miles from La
Giandc, $Kt per ncre. Pyramid
Land Co. 4-2'J-ltp
MAN OK WOMAN Wanted, $40
-weekly full time, $100 an hour
spuio time, selling guarantee:: hos
iciy to weae-'r, Expeiienee un-ne-e.-siiiy.
International Knitting
Mills. C-lr, Norristown, Pa,
Apr. 21), May li-LI-M pd.
FlX-4 SALE F-ight months old
Llewellyn bitch out of lolloy Hoy,
Mohawk second, Free Lance and
Jes.-ie Hodiieid. tall 1S1-M.
4-29-t"
FOK KENT Hum.
2ii(i K. Fir.
4-2!-'.2t
it
declared to -be acute, uad Ihe gen
eral tenor of the statements wms,f0 KENT Two sleeping rooms,
on of optimism, particularly with. j.,,i jf .I,..;,,,,! i.,n unferii K
2703 N. Fir street. 4-'.'i)-ltp
I
to that loculttv
Hamilton did not take was sold to
.vji-s. laioert csnannon 01 uie anamiou from virtually every
store- vjeorge iuuug win ue-cuey tue
toom used by Mr. Summer. i.V'r.
Young will open a confectionery.
Sommer Sells Harness .Store
Joe Summer has sold his harness
store in the Foley Hotel building to r(;frt.,.n(,e to ,m- rull,le
K. B. Hamilton 01 Humnicrvntu anu i Intense lliillding.
most ot the stock nas ixcn removea . ,... r mtense building ne- i.-nn
"'mi 01en.1v .1 v,,v ,.t. ,.,, ,., I ,., ,..,.
nient work was outlined in reports I
state. 'n'id it :
was,expectea that nuiny Idle work-1
era would find eniployuieut In 11 WANTED
glgintlc construction boom winch ' single
was indicated ttoni many sources.
Monthly records of building ac
tivity kti:H by the American con
tractor since 1M4 were broken by
the total valuiithf.i of buliilng per
mits at leading .cities for March,
and the aggregate of $02.28:1.251
for ISO cities was believed by that
publication to he the largest for
all time. The number of permits
issued last month in those cities
was 62,444.
As compared with March. 1021,
permits nuinhored u::.:!!
KENT Modern luini.-hed
apartments, witli or wdnoul extra
tiecping room. Phone 1J41-K- 20HI
First siicct. 4-29-H
s
H INT
IF BRUNSWCKS
One horse saddler and
dliver. Weight about 1200
pounds. Age f lo 0 years. Call
1007 Adams avenue- riione 2.17-K.
, 4-2'J-Up
FOK KFNT Steam-healed furnished
apaitments. HiOfi Wasliitigton.
4-2U-ir
The Eastern Orrni Anisic rom
pany has received a largo shloment ,
of ilruuswick pho.nognephs nnd is j
prepiring to push this make of ma-lw)len t)u.
EXPElilENCED Slenographcr wants
permanent or temporary vvoik.
Phone :is:.U. 4-2P-2tp
JAZZ
the
Dance
Saturday Night
Starex Orchestra
(iiH's to linblcr
.Mr L. Orahiini hoanlcd
this moniiiiK.
whero Bhti will
Hponil the woi'k-ond visiting at tlio
home of Mrs. t'lay Kox.
ihrancli line train
bound for Itnhl r,
IN'mllrdni Ttni Arrives
Coach Dick Hanley niul fourteon
im'mbers of the
team stOrped off
hine throiiRhout Kastern Oregon,
It Is one of the lai . ulimlf
fihipments evef reti'lved hv ii'iy :nu-sii-
dealer east of Uilj iumn tains
and ro:Hniii8 all the different hi7.'s
ajid makes InehidinK tin chn-tric
Brnnswiek which In one of the new
est typt-s yet pnt on the market by
this popular mako.
(By AmoRlfited rrenal
VOUTUANU, Apr. 2!). Wheat
was $1.27 to $1.28 today. Uve-
PendU ton track stock was steady and ei;n weak,
of No. 24 this Mutter was three cents lowt'r, extra
morning. ''Our team is In fair con- cubes being 30 eoptH and prints 35
dition." states Hanley, "but wb are 'cents.
On Their Way
to Clirifs
BIG SUIT SALE
ciioick'of ANY Sl'IT JX TIIK STOliK
EITllKli MKN'S OU VOL'NC MKX'S
Nettleton Shoes
Specially Priced
. 112-
UETTEH (MiT VOU1W NOW
Clint's
Clothiery..
Nd,w Spring Hats
Big selection in
All New Sttadea c
j and the Tiluatlon amouutiMl to
$131,003,317. the gain In value was
Its per cent. Now York estahiishel
, an 'umprecelented record of $104,-
5!l8.fi48. Chicago's penults were
tlie largist in nltw years, according
; to the Illinois Department ot l.a
i hor, despite the llani.'icaip of unset
' tletl labor conditions In Homo huild-
ing trades. They amounted to $1!,
j 3:l:!,!l(l(), an increase of $12,033,800
;ovcr March (f last year.
I Tho Chicago liulldiug coutroveisy
hiuge3 un tho l.andis wage award.
; which several construction uiiions
nave reused lo 'acceid, and over
wltlch there apMars to ho no pre
sent prospect or acltlomout.
I'lli-ui l,uloi- in'Minnd.
Although in Kentucky ihe num
ber of calls for farm labor was do-
'senned us the Hiii'illiist In y.ui s. I
Colonulo reported Inability to meet i
the demand for reliable farm work-'
;ers. While no shortage of farm la-j
jhor was ludlcaied In tho middle-1
i west, some Btates reported that i
there was work for everybody who i
: wauted this type ot employment.
and Kaisab declarations were thai j
i only good wemhor was needed to;
rndme unemployment to a n:lul-
!num. Kami liibor wages get.cri.llv
I were around $35 n month, with!
'hoard and lodging. ' j
I In Oregon thiJrn has been a great !
'increase in building operations. Km-
ployment In lumber and ng'ri. ultu:-e
I tho basic industries. Is close to nor-j
I inul. -
IOH SAI.K Kour-toom house with
one-hall acre of hmd, ha-ated at
1(10.1 Willow. 1'iice 10110 00, terms.
I'hone 1'arnieis 21110. 4-2'.)-ltp
FOR SAI.K Uicgistoivd Jeisey Hull.
Apply to K. K. Woodiuff, Union,
Oiegon.
Apr. 211, May (i-l:i pd.
Gray Suede Pumps
Just arrived by express, n new cut-out pat
tern with a iurii soie, Fivni'h heel. Price sj5 10.00.
Also patent and fjrev suede eonihinatioil
with Culian heel. Priced at
Also a new shipment of the latest patterns
and colors in hosiery.
FRENCH & GREENE
Ladies Eeady-to-Wear and Shoes
WANT TO BUY OR SELL SOMETHING? TRY AN
OBSERVER WANT AD
I'Oll SAI.K Building block, "housing
dtug store, pool hall, clothing store,
telephone exchange, doctors offices,
and a lf-room hotel on upper floor.
Rents for nearly !fci"0 per month.
Propetty has water, lights and hath
and woodshed en upper floor ilh
holel- Will saeiifice all, including
holel furniture, foionly J2o,000.
Teims to right patties. U Mc
Giegur, North l'owder, Ore.
4-2'J-lt
FOR RKNT Strictly tmmtern five
room house, 210(1 t'edar street.
Phono 1K8-W. 4-2i)-ltp
FOIt SAI.K One wo;k mare wilh
foal; (ne jersey cow; one hack, one
single buggy, one sulky plow, one
fodder cutter, one farming mill, one
disc, one garden drill, one single
harness. K. C. Tuekey
4-2D-11
FOR SAI.K One Smith Premier
typewriter in spleirJid condition
and will sell very cheap. tAIf-'O
Kastnmn Kodak, postcard size.
E. C. Tuekey.. 1 4-.2H-U
AGED JCDITOR PASSES.
ynj ABMoe'lnlrrt rrrB)
SALK.M, Apr. 20. Information
leacher here Fiitlay of tho death in
Portland or W. U. Oddell, oil, former
editor and owner of thu (rVegon
Statesman.
Mr. Oddell crossed the plains from
Indiana to Oregon in IHfil, settling in
Yamhill county. Later he uttended
Willamette university
Old Tyme Dance -
KVKRT AT
IHIHSDAI .filial
MUHT HALLi
The Lucky Lady draws
the Dress on Thursday
night at Zuber Hall.
P. J. Powers
CHICKEN DINNER.
Fine Chicken Dinner at the City
Restaurant every Sunday. The best
of cooking, John Anthony, Prop.
4 -2!- It
KCMMACK SAI.K.
The ladies of Ihe Pi eshyterian
Chinch will ho':l a rummage sale in
the Sunday school room, Saturday
May ;th, 4-211-lt
NOTICE.
Dr. Kalslon has moved his offices
into the New Foley Building, third
floor. 4-2il-7t
ARCADE,
Sunday Only
Gladys Walton
With David Butler
In the merry comedy of a flapper who knew
what she wanted; and when she got it she did
n't want it at all.
"THE WISE KID"
Directed by Tod Browning, tlie man who made
"Outside the Law"
Also
LEEM0RAN
IN
"THE TOUCHDOWN"
A Two Reel Century Comedy
MONDAY ONLY
4 Acts Vaudeville 4
And a Five Reel Feature
it i in :k a us.
All Hi h: 'ills are requested tu meet
at the I. O. O. V. I lull lit 11 n. m.,
Sunday, April :',!, lo attend the funer
al of Sister Mabel llurnaugh.
I'y order of
KSTKI.I.A ISK!.IE, N. G.
MATTIE COI. HEN, Secy.
1-20-It
CHICKEN DINNER.
I'ir.e Chicken Dinner at the
liestaurant every Sunday. The
of cooking. John Anthony, Ptop.
' 4-211-lt
City
iH'St
"Economy" Keeps Some
Men Hard Up!
You've heard f-f men so extravagant that they
never have a dollar.
Well, there are also men so economical that they
never have a nh'kcl.
It just keeps them hroke replacing' (he cheap
things they buy.
There arc 'I -OTI I l)S that are lower priced than
COLIiKd'IAN CLOTIIKK in the bc-iuniii";, but
thev are all higher in the end.
ASH BROS.
"Thu Store That Keeps 1 nil li Willi the People"
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GARDEN SEED
' C'CJEE SUGAR
BROWN SUGAR
CANNED D. M. BEET3
y CRACKED WHEAT BREAD
y among the other many MacphcraoJt
Bakery products.
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