La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 06, 1922, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Textoo fvihrnlav, AT:) v fi, W BATTLEGROUNDS WILL BE MARKED! SPOKANE, Wash., May 5 Co iiii'raiiuu of hisioiKa; am; pairiolic oiailizutlons of the Inland lOinpiri' Is bi'l.nc wiiiKlit by tilt. Spokane ibaptcr nf the Suns if the Ameiirun Ki'vohitjiin, for the niarkliiK uf three battle grounds ' near .Spokane. Attention of the ormiiilziUciii was uille.l by IUV. J. Neilson Hurry to the fait that while uu'ndied of tourists know the site of the ruxtrr massacre, few know the locution i)f tlie places when.' General Wright no subdued the northwestern In , (Hans that "...stiug iiut-o resiille.l, uud without losing the lif0 at a single American soldier. "The battle nf Kour Lakes, Sep tember. 1858, might be designated us Ilattle butte, aiul should be marked," said Itev. Mr. Harry. "The battle of hVokiUiie l'lains a running fight of 14 miles, in which the Indians were the best runners but near Lyons Matioa on the Great Northern is the point here the howitzers were un limbered and the Bhells throw.i in a group of In dians. This spot should be mark ed. Kast of Spokane, near Seaton. is tile spot where 800 Indian pomes were killed by the Wright i-unr-mand, giving u death blow to In dian power. This station, ,t call d Horsekill,- would attract attention to tho historic interest at'acliel to the spot. The suggestions of the Her. Mr. Harry were embodied in a resolu tion whic h was uiianimo'.e .y aviip.c" by the Krc'ane chapter. IlAKI-lR, May (. Miss Clara Bu gent, for many years a resident of this city, died Tuesday morning at her home in Los Angeles, Ciitlfor nia, aceorditig to word received by friends in tliis city yesterday. The deceased bad ueHi iu poor health for several months .and her demise had been expected fur some 'time. She was about 38 years of age anil was the daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. John Hugent. Her aunt. Mrs. .M. E. Cuinpeau, of La Grande, sur vives. Annoncenient of funeral ser vices has not yet bee.-i received. 'PLANING MILL TO BEMED (Spoc!:i! to Tlie Observer) ELCilN', May )i- Wiley Gordon, Bud Tuckor, Kay Shelton an.1' Cecil (ient attended the track meet at Un ion 'Wednesday. A. R. Wakefield o' the hih school took the team over. On last Monday evening- a daugh ter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ha: Ian Huffman. Orris Kvors has recently purchased the Shnrkley propel ty and is moving in thi week. The planing mill bee;an tunniinfr this week, with a small crew. . The mill has been clostd for several months and a numtor of employes have been left without work. I). A. IJarnes bejran his work on the county road last Monday. He has the big tractor that is owc.l by For Sale li.', nrres just outsidn city limits, city water, electric lights, 5 room house, with bath, one-half acre al falfa, chicken house, small burti, fruit and berries, water right, iioar srhool. i'rire J2.000. Terms. 2 nTe, f room house, barn, land, ni'ai tireenwood school. good . Aerr tract on N. Kir. Any rea poniihlo ti'ims cniisidnrpd. Modern "i-roim liousn, full hnso niciii: R!iriiBi. unixl plninblnc well located on Cedar street. Owner wmild toonsider soldier loan. Trice 3I.".rt. Si room house, close In on paved j Mred. food plnmbine;. basement, fori f 4. OHO. Soldier loan considered. j Seven room house on paved street, bin lot, nice lawn and sh-ido treen Splendid location, for J4.O0". 1'i-rnom house on Main nvfmie. i h.vl toomi, new heatlnc plant. , hoire liH-ation. This house mill I ),'itt In tT.. per niinth he-j iil.-i irrmi linir the nwiier a splf n-1 did h'liiie. Soldier loan einnlilerrd. j Jtucitit:ate thin. I linvo soi'err.l Iiomos that are prli'l ripl't ""l Mn gnW on j ycry sm.ilt paymontSi, i w n O " elms uD u lS'nl L'atnto, loioi. , t$n$jpM O O FOB in pusses the county, and a crew running' (Trail ers un the toad near Wilbrtv creek. The inius of the last f'w days wilt tie n gnat hilp in eitabli.-hinir u firm sur face. I Many local fi.sheinnen havo been roiim out on the streams this weii, but no very huge catches tire re ported on account of the high water. i?, L. Hrooks of Imbler was in El gin Wednesday renewing old acquaint ances. Albert Fisher, who has the rock contiaet for the new highway south of Indian creek, beg-an work last Thursday; I.Mr, and Mrs. I.ucien Shelton have finished moving their furniture to the house lecently vacated by the lirad I'ord family. Cecil Gent spent Tuesday night as the guest of Wiley Gordon at lliini- hart- Claude Hiri brook drove up to Iji Giande on Thuisday. iHo says the rot';'.- are not bad but the rain and the work of the graders will improve them a (treat deal. Mra. W. V- J-lug and the Misses Thelma and Huth Hug miule the trip with him, in a Ford sedan. The Sam Hudson family moved out to their farm yesterday after "per.ding the school year in town. Ira Hradfcfcd has pui.ha;V.-J the house foimerly owned by Mrs Susan Hill ani the family has moved' in this week. Kev, T. II. Osboin closed his evan gelistic meetings in Elgin Sunday ev etiing. His work was successful al though the number of converts was not unusually large- He leaves many friends hero who huld a high regard lor the man. Fred 'Hall drove to Cove Monday to take Kcv. Osliorn there, where he will conduct revival meetings for a shoit while. Rev. Winters also made the tup with them. They returned Tuesday. Mr. ami Mis. Leonard Adams ex pect to leave as soon as the weather will peimit for Salt Lake. They will make the trip in their car and plan to i email! there perhaps a year. Dave Hug has gone to I.a Grande, where he will he in charge of the K. K, K, Grocery, owncH by his bioth er. H. H. Hug. Mrs. L. E. Hill was called to I-i Grande Tuesday evening by the ill ness of her mother, Mrs. C D. Huff man. At. this time her condition is much improved, according to word re ceived from there. A number of Elgin residents have takci advantage of the nice weather of the pi.t week to plant their gui dons. The rain will be of benefit to them just now. Mis. Cornelius Olson was a visitor at the home of her son in La Grande this wetk. She spent some lime last week with her daughter in Enterprise When is a Battery Old? Some men are young at eighty others are old at forty. It's about the same way with batteries. Their usefulness depends on the care they have had, the amount of work they have had to do, how they have been used, and most important of all on the original quality of the battery. There are many good reasons back of the decisions of the manufacturers of 173 makes of cars and trucks to uaa Willard Threaded Rubber Batteries. Come in and we'll tell you more about them. LA GRANDE BATTERY STATION Batteries A.L. Crossman Webster's New International DICTIpNARIES are in use by busi ness men, engineers, bankers, judges, architects, physicians, farmers, teachers, librarians, cler gymen, by aucccssful men and women the world over. Are You Equipped to Win? The New International providel the means to success. It is an all knowing teachsr, universal ques tion answerer. If you eck efficiency and aJ Mrtrement hy not make daily uoi'tif Ibis funduf iafern tiou? t0asaVrlmllerm. 7TSli,.. MM llltuir.IM.ti4. ( ..i.r.d I!'.-.. I.tf) SlJb,pu. Ji.OvO BitiUn tui loaii fp hum srlfc.-.rr,- ...rta'l I. r. Iff:',-'-.-'l ill.tt ":."' t 1 "i f CO. rt - H5( t -jar' DB Will ,, fift ROAD CONDITIONS IN EASTERN. OREGON The following is a report of t'te condition of the state highways In Eustern Oiegon, issuc-d by the divis ion engineer's office of the Mat" highway commission today: Old Oregon Trail. 1'cndlelon to root of labbnge itin:u0 Knterprise. Open: maciLlnniizetl. I ,;., ... v, , Foot f rubbaKe Mill to 'HiliranliLxcept to wagons ami nleds; this con-!W Apr, 22-211, May b-13-.U Closed by snow. dition will provnil for at loa-st twoj ' Hil.iKr to l.a Grande: Open but) very rough. Iji Giande to Hot Lake: Pavement and mucadam; puod construction Hot Lake to Union Open; short detours neeessaiy. Cn)?.$ track jus! east of Hot Lake, detour1 marked to main highway Union to Haines Excellent macad am. Haines to I?aker Macadam soft in spots, dtive carefully. Ilaker to NYIson Kair county road Nelson to Huntington New stan'.' aid itiade. Tho detouis on this sec tion uie wetl mailed, but care should be used as they aie '.oiiyh. Ufce chains. 'Huntington to IWdser" (via OhN Ferry) Fair condition; Oregon side closed. Weiser to Ontario Excellent ma cadam t Lu Grande-Joseph Highway. La Gian.V' to Island City Paved. Islur.d City to Elgin County road, open .but tough. Drive carefully, Elgin to Minam Eirsf nine mile Eect HC EAHESSON A Record of Achievement 1 ' WHILE he was collector, the business of Mr. Patter, son's office practically doubled yet he reduced tba cost of running his office by $6,380 a year. Since 1906 has been a successful farmer at Eola, Polk County. In 1919 and 1 92 I served as State Senator from Polk County. 'As chairman of Senate Finance Committee led the fight against wholesale salary increase bills and defeated most of them. In 1921 voted against increasing Covornor'a salary. Vote for Patterson and Stop this Waste! Since 1913 State taxes have increased 748.7' per centl This gross extravagance must be stopped! Mr. Patter son hns pledned thut when elected he will make a sub stantial decrease in your state taxes by efficient and eco nomical administration. A vote for Senator Patterson is a vote for clean, economical business-like government. PATTERSON CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE 201 I m peri si Hotel Pild Ad. 0 H pj j I ''lyvi "l it I,A1'MI(Y J Q ".Jk Solves tlio prohloin of srnrrn lnlior. I J t Vt"''fjK. Hnvn lis do 'Al.t. yftiir lniinrtry -work - -- - - - - -in- Whiti- Xuliiirk two-strap with military heels and well sole. ,. Sniiie jis mIkivc in Oxford White Kin otu'-etrup welt .oh' wifli Ita'iy Inji Jje I. .Just llu- slioc fur traiinittioii. ii t 'iir ri i before ym hny. Tlie. Bootery Por Shoes TWt An Pltfeteat GT?A.NTF KYTW OftSFttTTre m"'i""""mmf"" Horn end of mucadam to macadam. Minam open but rough. Minam to Joseph Macadamiied with exception of eight-mile strt'tch betwen Lostine and Enterprise; this striu is very rough: use chains: take hill road. Head open ftm U Grande weeks, WALL A WALLA, May 6. The board of edueatiwi lias reduced the maximum salaries in tho city reboots, leaving tho minimum as al present $1100 Tor grade teaehera an d J 1 :! 50 for high school teach ers. The maximum for high school teachers has been eut from $1K!)0 to $ 1800 and the grade teachers from $1640 to $1550. Harwtofore teachers were adiatired $!tu a yt'ar The future rate whs fixed at $75 a year. The hoard aUo has decided to eliminate the work of erlng 1 and expression, forging and gas engines and the physical rulturo work. REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR WALL IL CUTS SALARIES .GOVSRHOR at the primaries Friday, May 19. He !i a man of rare peFtonality and proved executive ability. Here, briefly, U hit ttoryi Uatfc Lee Pat tenon was born in Benton County, Oregon, in 1859, Attended country schools and worked hi way through Christian College, Monmouth. Be came a successful merchant in Salem. In 1694 wai elected State Senator from Marion County. In I89S was appointed Collector of Customs at Portland, by President McKinley; re-appointed by President Roosevelt in 1902. Portland, Ortfon Big Season For White Shoes 01'NTY TREASIKKK'S CAM. KOK ' (I KN.hK.VL KOAD W AKHANTS. , NOTICE, The undersigned county I tieasurer has funds on hand with J which to redeem all warrants issued on the General Koad Fund, No. HUtl to i;17ll inclusive, series of also ; Market Koad Fund, No. 2Vl to Iti'.t. iucluiiive, series of lsi.il; also No 1 1U to llrt, inclusive, series of 11122, pay- "fie on ana alter iuesua, April z., 1W22. Interest censes on the above warrants on April 2fi. 1022. HUGH Mc-CAIX, County Tieasurnr- A Human Salamander. KuKlMi Ad The Mu-let Uiundry, 1 i tiuiiM? of Proprietorship. S'liria IriiivtJ on iho ue.v prinel;ia!. Uostou I'luiiWt rlpr. For Sale hfcnm lieAtiNt liotel, doing a UoimI hUNinrsN, U III Nell on i-easonnble Kmiiis.. V 1 500.0(1 utll lianUe K. Selling on ae I'ouni of other husliiesri. llH)llll'A Itl l.MON I' KOO.US fc r? r? fc i? Snodgrass and Zimmerman EHmeral Service Par lor, Licenced Embal iner, Ambulance Ser vice. Day Phone Main 612, Night Phone, Main 743. 1505 Fourth St. L Grande, Oregon. -f-f "f "f "f -f"f j A r Overstrained eyes may cause a nervous breakdown that will take years of ef fort and cost hundreds of dollars to cor rect, which could have been saved by properly fitted) glasses. Saving your EYES saves, your health as well as your sight. Our equipment and methods are the most modern. Let Me Examine Your Eyes DR. W. M. PEARE With San-O-La Bath Room u -e . ., i "' a FOR SALE I Exide Batteries ' llatlerlea In stisk. Several Good Jersey for iut, llMllerle. (iriurKrl COWS. liattei'lcit Watered I'ree. tint Ifiii'H of nil makes Itepnlrtxl, Tt'Vins Or discount ' H"""1U,!1' turbmeior Bervlce. tot- casli. BATTERY STATION EARL ZUNDEL Fred Burgess, Prop. I . ' In l.elghtou's Machine Work! LAST TIME TONIGHT WALLIE RE ID ARCADE Sunday Only Alice Brady "HUSH MONEr The dramatic story of a modern girl who had, the moral courage to defy society and her fath er's millions for what she believed to be the right Also A COMEDY MONDAY ONLY 4 ACTS VAUDEVILLE - 5 Uriel Feature 5 The City is .now ready to serve the best, there is on the market. Special chicken dinner Every Sunday. All White Help CITY RESTAURANT AND BAKERY John Anthony, Proprietor :: Good Investment Optometrist J. H. PEARE & ma si I mi"fWM mvvm w ym' iiri.iiiisiif.f.rilwiiiii''iii'i Make the Bath Room What it Should Be ei nvenieiit and s.inilaiy, as wxJl as beanl il'ul. A poivelnin tub does not iniike n liath room. It is tlie small devices that complete it audi give each nucmber of tlie family a place for his or her requisites. Just Received a Fine Assortment of SAN 0 LA BATH ROOM WARE " If you want wmrtliinn good; if you want something nifty, 4-onio iji. VXQF, FIVE Restaurant SON Accessories most' hi i-: vSPi .Spiv I o .