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r r f ' LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL '-!, 192'J. SECTION TWO VOLUME XXV NlT.M lKIl 17G JIKMUKU OK ASNO('IATi:i IMIK.SS 1 -l HE HOME GARDM nnar itr nome imnout a uaraen r (MPOOVEO p. . V- !'-,-, tftEAKFMT. 3 "20 DW ' '''lil' EiCLY I 1 ICICLE, ., LOMC .,' I ,CtQ6E. Qmility Ituilisht'M. Tlio radish Is iiractically a uni vornal vouctablo. It is now in thn market tlio ir uruiind and rarely .is there a Rardiu planted without at least a short row or small patch broadcasted to these puugen't uppa tlziira of the Burden. There isn't a (treat difference In tlio various kinds of radishes offered for Sale by tho seedsinata and almost any of them will be sueessful. Tlio main difference is in t1pe of root. Stick a pencil blindly on almost any of them and order Iho one spiked and you will have sood rad ishes if the Harden lunditluns are siiiuiblo for growing good radishes at all. ln the south the radis), ran be grown out doors almost all winter except in the colder sections, plant ings being made every ten days or two weeks for sucession. In the pica are excellent to sprinkle over tho tulip 'beds just as the tulips aro coming throuifh tho ground or oven right now. They will Ihe.i l.av. attained a start so that they will covor tho dying leaves of lii-J tu lips, which are unsightly fur some time after their blooming season. The larkspurs tiro almost as eas ily treated, but ilf tlio grouu.l Ii in condition they should bo inked in lightly, being larger and needing covering. However, a very lane percentage of them coma up merely through being beaten into tlio earth by the apring rains apd, as anyone who grows them kue-s, they self sow III great quantity. They are two annuals that do not ineed to havw particularly rich soil to nour ish and will give a beautiful dis play in any situation In a.ny su.l. reitoiriiiiff only plenty of sun for their development. The larkspurs north it is the1 tirst vegetable to jwill do fairly well even In the shade" go Into tlio ground In the spring. The Newport pink or Justrous la fact, it, should 'be planted as i carmine is one of the rinest of the soon as the soil can b worked, as larkspurs, bring particularly rtiik- It is quite hardy and won't be hurt lug when associated with mu nine by a little frost. It Is a cool weather plant and must be grown steadily and quick lv. Hot weather or a dry spell. ullber giving a check In growth. j either utterly headless a:ul ran up result In hollow, pithy roots, which i to seed or if the beads were as shades. .Making Lettuce Head. If you had hard luck with bead littuce again Inst year and it was are quite worthless. Cool and fair ly moist conditions make the crisp, solid, toothsome . radishes that everyone relishes In the early days of spring. ' Of the white radislu.s. Icicle his attained great popularity and is a fine radish. It is excollent in the summer when other types are not at their best. In ease of doubt, French Breakfast in the olive shade, scarlet globe in the round, and some of the 20-day specialties nn bo recommended. Any of the long scarlet types give much the same result, the improvement in the new er varieties 'be.vig in regularity and uniformity of growth. Hadish soil must be rich and fine and deeply workei. It is best to have tho manure dug Iji during the fall or If this has not been done it should be well rotted and well incorporated with the soil In the spring. Kadishhes will grow almost (a'nywliero if the soil is rich and in almost any sirt oj' soil ex cept clay. . flay soil needs to be lightened' with ashes or sand and copious dressings of 'manure spa-led Into it if radishes are to do Iheir best In It. Radishes may be sown broadcast provided tho seed is not Bcattored too thickly or In rows tis close together us six inches. Clean l'p on Saturday. Saturday is a good lay to do in up last year's garden if this was not attended to in the rail. All rem nants of vegetables and flowers must be destroye.1, but do not yet destroy mulches which bavo been placed over hardy plants and around shrubs. If you bac not alr'Udy sprinkled limestone over your garden area, this is a good time to do It so that the spring freezing and thawing and the early rains may help to disintegrate iuii! carry the lime water 'Into the soil to sweeten it. Lime' Is especially beneficial to grapes. 1'oppics mid l,ark)lir. Two oT the pnosl boiutilul and easily grown annuals should be sown outdoors as soon as tlu- seed can he procured just as confident ly as grass sei'd. These are poppies, particularly the Shirley varieties, und the annual larkspurs. These annuals sire, so hardy that the yonac self-sown plain from last fall usually survive tho winter and come right along giving an early crp of bloom. There Is Tin liiore gorgeous display than a be.i Of scarlet po( pies of the Shirty pc. noli" more delicately beauti ful than the silky ciiinpiil pink Vu,. and Milium shades In this eas II y grown plant. y.nly ,.it' Hie seed thinly .iT 111 tinV here.it is wanv d intl k .fn he rest, tliili 0ititf !. !' that tin? wiU bcP at least eih llli Ii- each u:iy. . foot Could b b.lter. bat I'n nailer ili.-tan w.il .give a n.a-s fffect mrc ilekly. I'ili- t!e jilanl lessens t'r sie and nuii,''l of blooms per plant and th-i si-ie brar.eli' do nut duM'.op in tli!j do.' m i in- do '.! "ii rli-i! jidt flvii'.r c! Thv-i i;r- lettuce. They are a very accept able substitute, even finer in fla vor, niMny connoisseurs contend, and they will surely I IveJ a crop. Give them on early start, too, although they ora almost certain to Bucceed even If you Trull until they can bo sown In thn olpcn ground. .Most tlbllglng. was delivered 1iy l'ost Grauda . H. Kill u. The members of the New York Opera company were giveu a recep tion at tlio Athletic club rooms Sun day evening. A number of choice vocal selections and recitations were l rendered by the visitors and the The biH Is a most obliging vc-ge- occasion will long be remembered tablo In that it doa not require us rich soil to yield gdaerously as some others. It will also flourish in lighter and sandier soils than some of the root crops. The boet should not have any fresh mlinure in the soil to do Us best but only well decayed manure or compost. Karly ibeeta aro most valued as greons the roots being more esteenf ed later In the season or even in the fall and winter. If It is de sired to get an early k-rop of beets for greens tluy may be started In the house as easily as lettuce, but care must bo. taken in transplant ing not to jbronk the tap root if some of them are fanted for the root. Breaking tho tap root in transplanting leads to branching or knotty roots wheal they mnture. Kach beet "seed" is really u fruit conlainiiiiK several get'ljf, which is the reason why beets, no matter how thinly the seicd seems to be sown, come up thickly. Tho beet crop sometimes does not flourish as it should to produce a luxuriant crop of greens. Hhaliow planting usually is the main trouble. They should bo planted an Inch deep aind even tui inch and a half if the soil is very light and eandv. Iteets may bo planted between rows of corn tuid yield successfully as they will lo better for the shade In- mid-summer and do not take enough food from the soil to inter fere with the corn. The combination of u slow-growing and a fast-growing crop in ih garden is a good one to ktp in mind, because they can usiuillv be companion crops without harm to either, the slow growers taking the nourishment from the soil slowly and ill such small quantity the fast growers are not luJurtU. by those who were present. Hall and ftproules, two prisoners In tho county Jail, attempted tc. escape Thursday afttvneon. Tin were given uso of the corridor to wash their clothes and they over powered the guard and attempted to make their gituwny. A blacksimta nearby took in the situation and fired at them causing them to stop. Married, at the residenco or the bride's mother, l.n Grande. April 27, 182, Kdwnrd Moon and Miss Klla l'each, ltev. A. Li'Roy officiat ing. W. C. D. Hoffman and O. 1'. Coodnll. a committee on tho par', of (he Farmer's Alliance met in l.u Gr.ui le Tuesday for the purpose of looking over the field to select a sit for their flouring mill. They were met by the executive committee of the chamber of commerce, consisting of day llrooks, J, K. Foley, V. ,1. Snodgrass, A. ill. lliiohit and O. Itnlstun. Sovoral probable files were located and one will be deflul'.ely picked ill the near future. Married. In La Grand..', April 27. 1802, L. II. Ansel and Mivi Clnle Cramer. and not more than $15 for 1200 cundltt ard lamps. Horn, lu La Grande, April 2-1. IS 'J'.', to thu wifo of L. J. Luwlor, a sou. At the council meeting Wednesday evening an ordinance win passed granting tho Edison Klec'.rb Light company a franchise for the period of 20 "years to erect poles and wires in the streets of La Grande. The city Is to have the free use' of poles for fire alarm and police wires. Light is to be furnished thn i Ity at a rato not greater than 111.00 per II. Huffman, D. A. McAllister, month for 3 3 candle power lights An attempt was mudu to bold up the west bound fast mail oil Wed nesday evening. The plac-3 selected for the basis of opt.Vatlou' was tun Jiol No. 5, located betw ?eti Telo caset and North I'owder. Thn train was due at 5:45 o'clock In tho 've iling and K. A. Stephens mis driv ing tho cab. Tho grade at this place was rather steep and seeing it danger algnal ho slowed up. Hut at the critical Juncture the engi neer caught sight of men whose faces were masked aaid who weio heavily armed. Throwing the throt tle wide open ho manuged to pais the robbers, of whom five wcr seen, nt such n npeo.l us to frus trate their plans. NOTK'IC. All outstanding bills against the Student Hotly, classes or organiza tions of La (i ramie High School should be sent to Ted Iirsen or Al fred Meyer before May 19. '"r 4-27-u't "ONSILITIS Apply thickly ovr throat cover with hot flanntl V V aro Rub Over 17 Million Jan Uud Yearly rin ply ;s those of snmo people you know, don't bp. (Hsruimicml, hut try again this Hpriiiri. .lust make the ground richer mid he -si;ro thqre is a water supply available. There is only one secret, to mak ing head lettuce IicimI, rich soil, plenty of moisture uiifl kee it mov ing from the Uiy the seed sprouts. A check in growth from lack f nourishment or la-'k of moislur- neaps no head. Start a box of seed in th house or in a hot-bid or cold frame and have tho little plants ready to transplant as booh .ns the ground can be worked. Give -litem plenty of room, keep them liry?d religiously, and see if they, don't head. It might be a good plait to try some other variety than the one you used last year. In some . -sections one variety., will head much inore readily than anottn r. Inquire, anions your neighbors who grew good head lettuce and see, what va- riely they had and if you can't find out this way try some of. the ";urei heading'' varieties advertised in the j seed catalogues. Vhtfit an early heading variely preferably for it in useless to try to grow head lettuce : in July. I If the ikttuce bed wasn't fertil-j ized last fall, haul a supply of j manure upon it now and he ready! to spade it in early. If you are absolutely sure you ' can't make heat lettuce head, try i some of tlio newer u--ieticH of con Just Thirty ears Ago in the Grande Ronde Valley (April 2!, 1893) The foundation for tho Anthony brick building will bo completed early next week and the bricklay ing will commence as soon as possible. Spring poets might combine their efforts on an upostropho to AVin ter. Wo suggest ''Come Off tho I'erch." Tho SCTVcnly-thlrKl anniversary nf Odd Fellowship''. Was' apprdpriately observed lit, UakoW City Thursday. A delegation from tho La Grande lodge was present nlnd tho nrition Add Value to Your Property iind at the same time save the money you have been paying I'm' a stall in a garage:. Vou'lan add several hundred dollars to the selling alue of yi --ur property if you will . Build a Garage The life oPyour automobile will hit lengthened, your upkeep hills will he less, your car can he kept in better condition, and will be readily accessible to you and your family. We have plans for garages of all sizes both sim ple and elaborate in design. And, of course, we can supply all the material you will need to build it eco nomically. The Grande Ronde Lumber Co. MR OWNER We Like to Give Service Or. to put it differently, has it ever struck you that it isn't the ease of the job, but your liking for it that makes it attractive? We're in Ct battery busmen be en us: we like it. If we can give you service that you didn't know we had, we are particu larly pleased, Vve don't stop with merely filling, charRing end testing your baUcry, and sellinR you o new one when you need it. We're here to do everything wc can to see to it that your battery Rives mott milei of un interrupted service per dollar, and more satisfaction all around. We like to be bothered. Cosas anytime. LA CKANDE BATTEKT STATION $20.00 mmmmk d&erVi a good Sy Swapper We Now Have the Finest Stock of French Willow Rugs In the State of Oregon We are1 agents for the famous HERATI & MARABIX WILTONS ., Why not own a BISSEL Sweeper I H. uOHIP GO. Pioneer Home Furnishers a raw mtf ai Is Our Labor Charge for a Complete Ford Motor Overhaul $2.75 C. P. Ford High Grade-' Shoes for Woman Rochoter Made f Shoes of Style and Quality The Booiery A Paradise for Tired Feet 206 Depot St.' Phone Main 113 GROVER SMITH, Manager . For Replacing Transmission Bands WM.w.iFljlJ''imi'JIl,..M.'tIlWlAWWWlt'''?-'L''" 111 ,.ril,(....... .......-.J-U...,. IN. fa.J.,-. $3.0.0 For Grinding Valves and Removing Carbon We have the best equipped repair shop in Eastcirn Oregon. Our Mechanics are experienced men. We are equipped for Ford work. One repair job will convince you. Wilted i sattenes Roescli - Motor Co. A.L. Ciro'?!nan SSIERRY'S SUNDAY and MONDAY DANGEROUS TOYS Featuring ' William Desmond With Margaret Clayton and Frank Losce Tive story of a love that stood the acid test of temptation! ALSO 1 ' . "We'll Get You Yet" Two Reel Comedy
