La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 02, 1923, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextK - THE LA GRANDE EVENlrstT U,& Friday,' February 2. 1923. COtTt?T -i "AGE TWO -. i j I . i -E ,l,it! II.-.I, . ii;:;: Hi) .,;;, I:,;:; j.".-. t i lu:. U 1 Mr.V. 5:"; II H':u (:;;:( Srii 1 III Stli.t -0,-.3 Hit ii::: "If!!: III.! t: i.. :L :ll.l, .ISili :, !,,;: MU MB lilil iiX BTi l.ilk u.;II r,.j il- ..xliffitv ' 1 J Ml 1 . !!!!! 1 f ' '..v.. " i 1 Pi 'J' iK.'l 11 , , . i i ' : ' ' a ir 1 ffllff EXPRESS AIDERS STAGE ' 'si (Bv Associated Pri'HBl SAN FRANCISCO, Keb. 2. The Atoned ennyons of the old Powder Kiver are to rinir itKin to the hoof iicatH of the Pony Express rider, While r the ; weather henteij ('oneonj tonch or th6 fnbled west will roll once more between the Missouri , riv er und the (irent'fcnlfci Uiko in' Hie celebrntion planned by the Mark Twain' Memorial aasonation of Ne vada lato this year ' to commemor Hte the western eaiver of , the Kr'u,t humorist, MccurUiiiH. ro ttio elebrh- . tion officii flitile;! II i I i i ' ' it is hoped in some quarters to link the Mark Twain . (observance with the development of the woik along the Victory Highway, the "Mum Street of America," and the DronoHttd, Porto a I etc mSsii hiiii i-isco, miikititt a liiuno - celobvatioit tluit would tuko in a vast territory from at. Joseph, AIo.r to the Pacific ocean. TV.., ..LI u.1(tL. ,.,J)1 ,l,...l.il,.uu K GOME-BACK t rrw-w" Hr",r nis eyes wnen ne sees me J ony rx reM-" ider npewlmif f mce - morv ' alonR the benc)ie8 of the Sweetwater ' . . famed Wyominir stream. It is Plan- -- - Tied to make hia return merely a continued clmpter of his past. Once luore he .wilt try to lu'at the sun set gun into Tort Laramie and the old plains outpost, Port Itridjrer. These jruns have been silent for de cades. Although he will have to Miild no more willow roads along the brief delta of the Cm son river, he will hit the old trails of the Piute lands beyond tho Carson, and the Cherokee and Sioux lands farther to the eat and the north. He will traverse .the same old al kali wastes where his predecessors threw, up a hasty fort against the encroaching redmen in tho Sink of Carson. He will cross Sand Springs where unoilur fort was raised. Pui- 1her;on he will- e-e where, the Cold A'priDK" station of llio Kxiiress was Wiped., out by, thf'vvjjrf vtulluot Tlute neniy. Traversint the old trail .across .Wyoming,, hu will see whore ,"I'ony Dub" lluslinn. one of the greatest of all .the riders, made bis memorable dmh throuuh Sioux and Cherokee infested binds as be wised upon the bleachimt Imdies of ninety Chinamen ithnt bud fallen victim ti) the apear and the tomahawk. However, lie will not stv tbe vider of the relay abend murdered by the aide of the trail, nor will lie have to hunt for tbe still, stark bodv of tlio ruler behind, as lie had to do many times in the past, lie will : exchange irreetinjrs with his fellow rider K"i:K west, but there will be many more to itreet him now. Tbe automobile and the railroad cross the Id trail at many points. The l'ony Kxp'reas of the old days was intended to .take off where tiie telegraph line ended at St. Joseph, nd link the l'ar West, as far as wns within its power to do so, with the busy wire. It continued for a number of years until Kdward CreiirMon stretched bis tclcKinPh . wire to Salt Lake City from St. Joseph in 18K1, iherebv winning government bonus of '$40,000, and .ne uiornm leirg-raph eompany continued the line to Sim Krnn ciseo. Thereafter the l'ony K.xpress, "its cenpation Rone," bccaine another of the romantic wraiths of the Far West. The riders of the old Pony Im press, 2UO or more, wciv all small wiry specinienU of manhood, few weiRhinn more than 10 pounds. 'JTieir mounts wvre the durable half ureeu v ainornia niustalijr. I.ialit weight anil simviI were tbe very bone and bloml of the I'onv Kxiwusx ser vice. The riders H.uoh could not weijth more than twvnty pounds, therefore every fetter had to be written on tissue paper. The thin ner the tissue the lstter. A New York newspaper an,) San Fran cisco newspaper once decided thev wamen to send out a special edition hy the Express. They did. but every paper was printed on the lightest fclmt of tissue. ?otan. for rneh letter fast ST nd the recoid shows that love lo What Is Your vNew Cotton Dress To Be? Ratine, Crepe, Voile or Gingham wh ichever it is, it has a lot of charming possibilities, Ratines and Voiles featur ing' clever combinations, novelty vveavt's and new color arrangements, present a delightful problem to the home sewer. Almond green, various grays and yt(Hov and black compositions are color schemes often to be s.en. We have an excellent line of the above that will appeal to ladies looking for suggestions. x tei'B wor few And far between.' i The relays rode at the rate of 250 miles a day. President Buchan - nan's last message was brought from t,. (lu.rumnttln m.iro thllO 2,000 miles, in eight days, through all kinds of hazards from thirty-( foot snowdrifts to night slalJcim?; Pawnees. The relays were from 20 . i or. .;n.u ..nh .in l th ridpr 'I were paid from 120 to $125 perjj month, big money in those days, i But the record shows it hey earned J every com or u. Although the history of the Pony Kxpisss wus telativeiy brief, it wus marked by some stunning tragedies. There is the story of the Pyramid Lake immsacre of Nevada, when Col- ,ontl Ornihsy, famed old trail break er, ami seveiiiy-iive oi nis scours weie cut down by a band of sulking Piutcs. , , There are other stories to the ef ;fect ifhntt frightened Argonauts, trundling in covered wagons, across the plains, mistook tho fleet rider for a Sioux or a Piunc scout on many occasions and shot him from his sad dle. ,'J'he turning of a stone hotel in course of construction in Virginia City'' irrto a fort while the Piutcs stormed it, and the saving of many women and children thereby, pre vented what could easily have been a greater tragedy thaiW -Glister's Jnst stand or -the daughter of Pyramid i.l n There is also the fl'.ory of Jack Slade, keeper of the Pony Kxpress station at b'ort Kearney, who turn ei v"bad., iiiuii."., .MvetiuK a French man named Jules, be decided that Jules had -one1 too- many eara.. He tied . Jules to a tree and . proceeded to shoot off the Offending our. Then ho decided that Jules was hopeless ly disfigured, mid he hud his men Tinish tbe job. They left .enough lead in Jules to sink A fair sized Whitehall boat. , Slade drifted up through Hie Hlackfoot country, swinging his long barrelled revolvers as be went, and finally met his fate ut the end of a vigilante rope somewhere in the neighborhood of the -Pitter Roots. The story closes not only with the lengthening of the teleginpb, but al so tbe campaign against the l'lutes by Solonel Han Hungerford, who drove what was left of the fighting foments of the Piute Nation into Mud Lake, with his .100 Texas (lingers and plains scout.s flanking him. Coloiui Hungerforit afterward Wl'lli to 1 1 111 V und SOellt the J-o- maimler. of his days nt-the home of daughter, becoming almost as fa mous it) Koine as in the Carson lands because of his romantic career. IJKHATH SIUJIXT AWOI'NCKI) t Mv Associated Press) STANI'Olilt UNIVKUSITY, Feb. "French foreign policy on the continent since the Treaty of Ver sailles," has been selected as the general topic for the Jol'fre debate, an annuo contest between Stanford and the University of California do oming teams. The 'date for the I!IL':I debate has bieu set, tentatively, for April II. A gold medc. is an nually awarded by the Republic of Fnince to the "most effective speak- I er" of either team. A Guornnlcs of Complete totd rermancnt Cure IHALIl'eciiasiiii'crerfrom Tiles 25 years, hut today feci like a dihcreiu woman." This isoneex rrcvMon out ol hundreds of" sim ili inti r; rttciv cj Irom smtilicd rn iiirns whom I h.nc completely .nd If v. u arc Inl'rentJ i Inowinc the .i, t, Mvut VOl'R cum, tend f..r my ' a1 I: MuMuttJ Jt tdU W HY I 'r no l-n.tc. ,,p, ,K,lutMi i,c,rs bnttwiv ot oil.rt UuiccaWc ind d.n tcrons inhoJt. Kemcmher my gunranlrc nu'.ni poultvc and per- rnancn cure no nutter how ever your case tnav be. . J " 1 , i Finl It Here jt Copy for this colupnn must be in by 10:00 a. m. r. i i r , i i .i. t ! Uioked food on sale lit the Ladies R.Xr.h "F',1"'"?! :, 'iJ,.,Jc'fft'rso1 avenue HltU IHt-ilNCU cint-ivcin and fresh eggs. Mrs, Norris. 2-2-lt Phone Main 780, Much of Europe ndversity is oc casioned by perversity. . NOTICE Anyone requiring ' jtiliable help on short notice will; tall at Union Pool Hull. ; jJ-2-tit : HOME roORJDD FOOD SALE ' The ladies of Zion English '..uth eran church will conduct a home cooked food sale at Lilly's Hardware Store Saturday, Februai-y 3rd; be ginning at 10 o'clock. Bread, 'rolls, cookies, 'cakes, pies beans,, salads candy, etc. All home made. . 2-l-2t Cictting old is just a happy -process of forgetting the times. yu made an ass of yourself. ' ' , VQl SALE Milk cows. Phone M. " ' " J 2-2-2t ... . , A HOT LUNCH every day at all hours. Home-made pies and cheese and ham sandwiches, hot chocolate ami coffee with whipped cream and all the hot and colu drinks generally served at the soda fountain at Silverthorn-Wright's Family Drug1 Store, formerly Putman's drug store. 2-2-tf A good idea isn't worth very much until it mixed with sweat. DR.KINGSJVew.Owj Break it-jntime! S'.ui'fy heads irritated thfoais-coiigh-tirod chests welcome, the cooline;, sooih iiiR relief so quickly hroiiylit by this tlcpf nHuble 50-year- FREIGHT RATES WITH EXPRESS SPEED Inter-City Auto Freight Lijne Daily Service Detwcen La Grande and Baker And All Way Toinls Leave Orders With HENRY N I'RRE, Prop, and Mr. PHONE 290-R LA GRANDE, ORE. I . . " miKM-. Al iii.m. ll..l in llu- Arcntk-i'lii'u- T SllUllay. S-I-Sl OI.I) TIME DANC'K At KiikIch Hull S.VILHIMY NIGHT 2-2-lt Don't overlook our Friday and Saturday randy aptcm!, ;j8c a pound inc 4or one-tourth pound, tor Ircifular Wc to 80c ehoeolutes. Car amels, nougats, whipped crenmi, dusty rolls and chocolate neanut clusters. Newlin Drug Co. 1-ai-St Some neoplo are so quarrelsome that they don't even like agreeable weather- Regular large Saturday night dance this week at Zuber hall. Hear Ol son s 7-piec orchestra:- A. L. Olson Mrs. H. V. French, E. McManus, C. Myers, C E Mays, John Kobinson. Harry Snodgruss, "(2 saxaphonesl. 2-2-lt I'AKISH MEETING There will be held at llonan hall in I. a . Grande, on Friday evening at 8 o'clock n. m a meeting of the (members and others interested in St. i-eier s cnurcn oi i.a uranae. :Mac tors of church interest are to be discussed. All members of the Par ish are especially asked to attend. Others who are interested are also invited, to be present. J. J). SLATER, Sr. Warden. 2-I-2t So live that "you'll never wonder which hurts worse, your conscience oi your head. Ol'K specia'.l VIOLET CHEAM Just what; you .need,-' for xoqgh skin, chapped lipa and chapped hands. Try it and vou will be pleas ed at Silverthorn-Wright's Family Drug Store, formerly Pu,'man'ii drug, store," ' ' ' "2-2-tf Hear ,IAl'lv M I II l ltl. l) S SAX Xl'HOMi IIAM al Hie Anmle Thea- lei' Siinilay. 2-1 -111 Paying 'for a war-is' the pleas anter part. 'lax collectors don t wear Sam Jlrowne belts. ' ' j Legal Reserve Old Une Lifelnsur-' ance Com nan v desires to make gen eral agency connection in Eastern! Oregon. Previous experience not, necessary. Only men with fair in telligence and good character can be! I coiisHiereu. xois cuineaiiy sens Hie hpalth and insulynnce. A(1 dress 409-1:! Northwestern Banl considered. This company sells life, Bank Building, Portland Oregon. 1-29-Gt If you have dandruff or itching of tho scalp we can put you up our Ouch! Lumbago Pain! Rub Backache Away instant Relief -with a small I trial bottle of old "St. Jacobs OIL" 3 1 .i in Kidneys j iausc ' Backache? -No I They have no nerves, therefore can not cause pain. Listen I Your back ache is caused hy lumbago, sciatica or a strain, and the quickest relief is soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil." Rub il right on your painful back, and instantly the soreness, stiffness and lameness disappears. Don't stay crippled I Get a small trial bottle of "St. Jacobs Oil" from your druggist and limber up. A moment after it is applied you'll wonder what became of the backache or lumbago pain. - Rub old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil" whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso lutely harmless and doesn't burn the skin. old fnmilv remedy. Dont lot vourmld drau ynu down. Ask for Dr. Kind's New Discovery at your nraicst dniist, l'rovcn sale for children :ls well as jrrnftn-iiis. ivfij'i; . 7" overv UWM ? ... ; I Uiui-n.k-iJi. ar,.i r.a,irufi eii.dici.ior thut will stop nil this trouble us Wl-ll -IS fiiHimr .,f lh. hulr ,.t Kil- vei thorn-Wright s Family I) rux .Store, formreiy I'u.tmun'8 druK niore. 2-2-tf Civilized nations are those that di'vntu iil. nt Imlr i.l i., I reconstruction. Hear JACK SI Tin:lll,AM'K SAV AI'IIOXK I1AXK at till- Aivadi- TlH-n-U'r Sliliilliy. 2-l-ilt DR. H. E. SCHOE.V Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Successor to Dr. (i. W. Zimmerman Office Phone Main 03. ' Res. 153-M Palmer Roesch Bldg., La Grande Pound boxes of high-class corres pondence paper at !i5e, 50ef 75c and $1.00 a lwund of the best and lat est paper and z packages of enve lopes in a box for 7oc. 'WRv not come ih und let us Know you these at Silverthorn-Wright's Family Drug Store, formerly Putmun's drug store. 2-2-tf An old-timer is one who enn re member when the first signs of spring was a mixture of sulphur and molasses. Hemstitching and picot dee by .Mrs. t.. v. iuckcy, street. 242-J. 1808 Second 1-27-tf The ladies of the Catholic church will hold a cooked food sale tomor row at the Newlin Book Store, be ginning nt 10:00 o'clock. 2-2-lt USED CARS 1918 Ford touring, good condition, $165.00. 1017 Chevrolet, runs fine, $140.00. ' 1019 Chervotet, a bargain, $200.00. 1919 4-passenger Franklin. On terms that are easily met. W. II. Bohnerikump Co. 1 '-'-'I ' ' 'I I , : 1-25-tf : ; ' ..IT1 ,;,! . And possibly the confusion at the t::itittt:ntim:i:jiittmnntim - li WOOD T. Ti. Munhall lias contracted for all box and chain wood and Mlnbs of liowinaii-llick.s liiiiuber ronipmy and orders roe amc will be taken at N. 1 tisl hlifct.oi' I'boiie .Main "17. TFHSIS: CASH :mtmiitititetet:i:tinnj There's a touch of refinement with EDISON MAZDA LAMPS. ;: ... H. & S. Electric Company Wiring, Repairing, Appliances, Supplies and Service 105 Depot St. Phone 393-W oooooooooooooooooooooooooo "Comfortable 4 as an old shoe" A homely expression that exactly describes tho sensation of a woman who has been fitted lo a - FRONT LACE CORSET "I CumUle" Corsets embody tbe latest and moat important Improvement corffetlns. Complete aseorlment of th dif ferent models and ab.es always on hand. rrlred $2.50 and Tp. Mrs. Robt. Pattlaon ' Corsetlcre) IMioa il-V It.. 170J Oak oooooooooooooooooooooooooo 11 miift" il 1 , I . 1 weeK Ena specials ill t PfcAIN WHITE -BISHfS .tiiss. No. 42. eaeh 5So ! ann'tVl-iifl 'HI ' Wmod. rtter IMoklo Traj-s each 2io I ;l'r?. B H j- J "-' lilMMTK WAW! I Jti. ' D IMates, , ?, S-inrJl. ea 16c AJ r V fill Tl'acups. each lflr. rl'Hs'ti ' t ' l fif aruchi7whT;;i I Sf r.lPn 5SjA. Ik , I Huear Bonis, each 86c MUCLKrH 'lOV AVV-L. II Napplen and "-In.. e.. 25c Tv -lylC- 1 llaker. and l-ln. e 2Sc 10-ln. Tie Tlateg ,' l Vy-r Platters. I aad 10-la, ea...2Sc Ijtrce Cups '. I bS - Hilj I-ults. 4-ln., each tec lij quart Milk Pan I f , I jjj Kruits, -in., eack Ibc 2 quart Saueo Tan ft I In front lace I M v I Tower " of fiabel rcsuluil irom the discovery of oil while diBiTing fr the foundntion. Ili-ar JACK I'ilTliniU.A.ND'fc fiAX AI'IIOXK IIAX1 III Ii"' A'vadl- Till'"- j lrl Sunday, .-i-.m Ml'SICIAXS NOTICE Regular meeting of the Local No. 7:1(1 will be held at Eagles hall .Sim dny, February 4th, at noon. Mis. L. J. Gates, Secy. 2-2--' Anybody needing work done hy the hour, call Union Pool Hall, 21 1 Depot street. This will help the needy. .-'-2-'f The ladies of the Christian church will hold a cooked food sale at Skagg's Grocery tomorrow. 2-2-lt wAnt thla untanM, Ml WflS in (the wrong," said the wife, "and I There isn't much chunce in these days unless you have real ability, or enough money to hire a press agent, NOTICE TO WOOD HAULERS The following Rule for Measuring Pole Wood in Oregon is hereby pro mulgated by the Department of WeiVhts and Measures and is now: in effect. Rules for Measuring Pole Wood on Wagon The distance betwetn the "Standards of a Standard Wagon is 3J feet. The bottom and top load added together is 7 feet. Subtract 7 feet from the circumference of the 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000006 W. H. Bohnenkamp Co. Funeral Director ;l 1 Our aiiify to serve you properly is assured by a; thorough .training in the Barnes School of Embalming in' Chicago, many years of profes sional experience and the possession of the fin est equipment in the northwest. AMBULANCE SERVICE Day Phone 264-W 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocoooooooooooo6 HomeProu No. 10 Lard .........i.......-;.:-...........:.:......i,..$i5 Mt. Emily Sugar Cured Hams, one-half or - . whole, per lb : .........:...r...::...:.25c Mt. EmiJy Sugar Cured Bacon, lb ...... 25c to 40c Mt. Enuly Picnics, per lb ::..'..,;::..;:::::;..15c Mt. Emily Cottage Butts, per lb i.;;.19c The Grande Ronde Meat Col O -.-.. Q ooooooooooopoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Used For One 1920 Studebaker Special , One 1922 Chevrolet Sedan, nearly new One ,F?JB Chevrolet Touring ; , k- One 'Dodge Roadster . ... ' 1 One Dodge Delivery, screen body ' ' One Dodge bedan , . M. J. II " Ulr XT 1. 1 1 . I 11 1 mo vasninffion i II .nr. .1' t i n . l! J Andrew's Variety Store load. The remainder is tne sum oi ihe sides of the load. (Heicnu i. m vide bv 2 which will be one side. The . uasion will then be 111 feet X one s de X the length of poles which Kives the number of cubic feet in had 11 f't "J 7 inches around he load by Hi f't in IenKth beinp; he required measure per cord. . The poles should be uniform In length, Viz: 11 ft. 7 in. minus 7 ft. equal i ft. 7 nchls divided by 2 equals 2 feet 3J n,hes bv :)i feet Wllllh by 10 f4'et length equals 128 cubic feet and 1-S fu0t- WM. A. DALZIEL, Deputy State Scaler, By CHAS. B. ORAL District Sealer. 2-2-lt Taxi Line CLUB CIGAR STORE Main 768 A Car Always Read for You o e o ,0 o o .0 Night Phone Main 59 , I o o o o I 4Q 4 Cars Sale Goss 4 .