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LA GRANDE. OREGON. SATURDAY, APRIL '-!, 192'J.
SECTION TWO
VOLUME XXV
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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
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Lumber Co.
MR
OWNER
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everything wc can to see to it that
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more satisfaction all around.
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