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HJa (Inmfo 1Eu?ttto tanti? - , . , : - VOLUME XXVI sKOTio.v two LA GRANDE. OREGON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1923. member of assqciatedprkss NUMBER 141 Dunham Wright on Old Oregon' Trail Markings How shall we nDDroDriatelv mark the Old Oregon Trail, for anything mat is worm doing is worm ooinjr wi'iLanU us I traveled over this old trim, more than sixty years ago at a stow pace, I fell that I know what the conditions of every mile of this old trail was then, asks Dunham Wright. I therefore, suggest it to be layed off into five, divisions and at the beginning of each division the old trail shall te spanned by an arch with the number and name of cieh division inscribed thereon. The name of each division indicating to the traveler of today what each di vision of this old trail was when first made and traveled by the weary old immigrant, in order that the present day-traveler nnd tourist may know that he is speeding over very sacred ground in every mile of which are silently sleeping, mothers and fath ers and dear children in obscure, isolated, nnd unmarked graves. Brief Description, Therefore, apprehend a brief de scription of v whut each division of the conditions of the old trail of three-score and more years ago. and what it is today. There should be erected three arches on the Missouri 4, or the Blue Mountain Division of the Old Oregon Trail. Division No. 4 consists of lumber ing, mining, stockraising, horticul ture and agriculture or really the wheatfields of Eastern Oregon and Eastern (Washington. Coming to Fort Dalles, the end of wagon transportation save only vin the Barlow iHoute around Mt. Hood the families and all their earthly belongings were placed on crude log rafts and in boats and floated down tho Columbia river to Fort Vancouv er and Astoria. While the poor, faithful beasts of burdens were trail ed down the rough gorge of the Co lumbia to the Willamette valley. But the hand and ingenuity of man has constructed down this great river of the West, the most sublime aim sce nic roadway in the whole world, we cannot afford to detract from the beauty of its name, but we can in scribe on an arch spanning this great highway at The Dalles: "This is the Great Columbia Kiver Highway Di vision" of the Old Oregon Trail, to Astoria and the Pacific ocean. In dedicating this great national highway with all its modern improve ments of four score years, to the memory of the first old trail-blazers Scandal river, one tit euch xturting point, In- ,,, nathfindoi's. that their voune dependence, St. Joseph, and at Coun- a, raising generations may appre ciate their grand work in hnbituung the wilderness ami establishing civ ilization, churches and schools uml I laying the foundation of our great and growing stale. Advocates Exposition. Let it be done by holding an Old Trail 'Exposition at the Metropolis of Oregon in 1927. That all states through which this grand old trail passes may have the pride and privi lege of contributing to i the exposi tion, to perpetuate tho names and work of this grand army of old pioneers. cil Hluffs, inscribed thereon "This is the first division and starting point of the Piatt river and Buffalo di vision of the Old Oregon Trail." This division , then covered a vast stretch of six hundred miles of com paratively level Piatt river plain, to the base of the Rockies, uninhabited except for Indians and vast herds of Buffalo., Now it is one great corn and al falfa field with thousands of com fortable homes and many thriving towns and villages. Crosses Rockies. ' Spanning the old trail with an arch at the base of the IKockies in scribed No. 2, South Pass and Kocky Mountain division of Old Oregon Trail. Then, crossing as it did the backbone of the world, to the wa ters of the Pacific ocean, being the route traversed by Gen. tremor in ADD CANYON SOGIAL NEWS .' London society in stirred ny iho dfvorco trial testimony In tho suit brought by Hon. John Hugo r.ussolt.' Mrs. Russell, the defendant, Is pic tured above with her baby whoso paternity has been questioned. ; "The' sentiment is prevalent its in tjhe air That Portland shall hold a great national fair To honor the aged, tho feeble and frail, the early forties, and by the Mor-'Who came to Old Oregon over the mons in 1847. traveling lo the Great Salt I-nke valley making the um Oregon Trail a very dear remem brance to those people and their de scendants jointly with the first old settlers of old' Oregon. Now we come to Big Sandy, the third division of the Old Oregon Trail and known us the Great Amer ican Desert for several hundred miles to Powder . river. This division brought more hardships, heartaches, grief. and sorrow than all other di visions combined for, it was on this division , that most of the cruel In dian' massacres perpetrated : and the deadly-cholera scourge of 1852 raged, making -.t it , ,:'a . veritable burying ground. '1. feel safe to Kajynt .least two-thirds of the. estimated persons per- mile fijr the length of this trnil, are silently sleeping in isolated' marked graves in this division." Th roadside1 was literally strewn with piles' of glistening bones of faithful beasts- of bunion that had fallen famished and exhausted. So we feel it appropriate to name this the "Graveyard and the Great American Desert 'Division" of the Old Oregon Trail. Conditions Changed. What is this division today? Why man has converted water from old Snake river and other mountain streams and has caused the desert lo bloom as the rose until almost the whole length of it is one alfalfa field, fruit orchard and potato patch with good comfortable homes every where you look, dotted with thriving towns and villages which were once known as the Great American desert. Commencing near where Baker is now located, the old weary Pilgrims looking down on miles of green pas tures, along tho Powder river, truly an oasis in the desert; to greet the eye after emerging from hundreds of miles of burned desert waste. Then on to Lndd hill, looking down on the beautiful Grande Komie vai lev all a vast green expan.-e of coun try most beautiful to behold; a pano- raina at your feet where human and beast can' rest in comfort. Crossing ' the Blue mountains to the Umatilla river. Wild Horse. Walla Walla river. Butter and Birch creeks. good and habitable. We name this division for its beau tiful green valleys, its intervening mountains and the OHsis, Division No. Old Oregon Trnil. Pay tribute to the trail-blazers ere it is too late. , Kor the work that he did in founding our state. Though many have passed on to the laud of the leal' To honor the dead is the spirit I feel. "All hale to the pathfinder who made a good tight;- hale to each state that contri butes its might, honor the hero who never did lag, honor, the patriot who hoisted our flag." Baker Democrat. All To ;,To ROADS TO TAP D1LAND CDA L (By Associated Prcsy) IJIU.INC.S. MonL, Mar. 21. A'l area in southeastern Montana, 11 f - proximately 150 miles wmV nnd 1 7i irk-k'u nipht in the I'cebler hall. nuns ton?:, one or the larjrost in the t'nitrd States without a, railroad, has prospects of three lines which will tup both oil and coal fields. I.A1H CANYON, Mart 21. Mm. 1 ' T. I'ecblcr Ih much improved after u work's illness with Rrlppe. MIsm Helen I'eebler has not been o well for the Kist two weeks. Wo hopo slit; limy soon be improving. 1 - NTeil MoCliiru rainc over from l'eii d let on Saturday for a short visit with his father and mother. I'M Johnson of IVndleton spent Saturday niirht at the James MeOluro home. Mr. ami Mrs. Uolaiul Wolf aml baby of IVrry were visiting friends iinl attended tlm party given here Saturday night Mrs. Oebrge Til ton returned from a t'o weeks' visit with friends uml relatives in' Pendleton and Hermls ton. She says it is very dry and dusty over there, but enjoyed a flno visit. Mr. and Mm. l W. Miller won guests ut the Grange dlnnor Sat vir ility at Grange, Hull. They bud a wonderful dinner served by tho men. About ,135 were t h ere a nd pn rtook of it. Hub Masterson and George Tllton exhibited great skill a i'Ut-oroi-H. After dinner the crowd was entertained by a program and speeches. Mrs. Adolph Peel. lor was a delight ful .hostess in tli0 (u-t Tognthcr club Thursday,' It being St. Patrick's week. Sho served very elaborately in style of St. Patrick's day. The shamrocks were visible and a very pleasant af ternoon wis spent. Nineteen Indie were present at the business meet ing. It was decided to send flower to Mrs. K. T. Peebler. .Tb0 hostess served a hot lunch, and to say it was enjoyed would bo a poor way to express it. it was great, and will long be remembered by those pres ent. The next club meeting will be with Mrs. H. W Peebler, March 39. The fifth and last club party of the season . was given on HtJ Pat- son, Counsel), Mnttot, Date and DriinKtuilh, The decorations were symbols of tho day. From the cell ing and wullH hungs beautiful fir houghs with shamrocks suspended, the colors being white, and green. The lamps wore pretty green shades. The word "Welcome" interlaced In white and green was suspended in the end of tho hull. lfou.se plants helped finish the decorations. Apples were passed, theji tho bean contest was carried out to see who could drop the most beans in a glass Jar. Mrs. Clyde Hopple w1' awarded the first, and Mrs. Henry Counsel! the booby prUo; l-'rank Counsell. the gentle 01 OM E TOUGHEST WOOD (By .Associated Press) T1VHON, Ari .Mur St. A IV Port on Murability testa of tho var ious native wood of this country, received recently by local 'forest ser vice officials, discloses tho fact that man's first prUo ami Hubert Austin )sK, Orange, which is extensively the hoohy. Music, cards and dune- u,' 111 Arizona as a hedge, holds Ini? were the chief amusements for first plase' in this regard, while pine. fir and juniper, found in quantity in this state, made a creditable showing. tho remainder of tho eventnvr. A de licious lunch served in a unique. w:iy, called the attention of the crowd for .' t "be. experiments, made for the mixes lulu unt. iueiei sii- ' ... , , . : itiir linio and troubl,. In nerving the : PurP.ose of ascertaining what native!" Osngo Orange was found to rate at lroiu 'JUO to ami per cent, muKing ic especially valuable aa fence post ma terial, where length of life is desir able. Of tho other woodH found in Arizona, yellov pine was rate ut from 85 to 40 per cent nnd Douglas fir ut from 76 to 85 per emit, while juniper showed a good degree of durability. Thorn's ono nice thing about pence. Nobody feels un urge to write a book about it. - everyone was ready to eat. The eve nhiR's entertainment was enjoyed liv all present. And so the output of coal is nor nial again. lVe seem to remember j carried on. When In Pendleton Stop Willi Your Old Friend, , J. M. STAUKY, Former Owner oC Ilie Sato In Iji C-i-anrtc. He now owns the Dorion hoWl J that the cranberry crop became nor mal ngnin niter Thanksgiving,. m their natural state, possessed the I lTiejltesl tlliril hUttv U'Ara nnnililntfwl : I ai tne lorest products laboratory i in Pendleton, which lit a thorough- maintained by the Forest Service at f iy modern Jiomn for the traveling Madison, Wis. where all kimkof cx-jj public and he looks after his pat- J penmonts with forest timber ara rnnn with the usual Stalcy Uoa- On white a basis of 100 per cent for I oak, according t the report. Found n Chit for indlurMinn "l uho Chambrriain'H Ktomach uimVq Liver Tablols for iiulio'slion and find ,o they tmtt my en no. belter than nnyj dyHpepsia remedy I have tivr tried q and I have used many different medl- .0 eliuM. I am nearly fifly-oiio yraiM vf q hko and liavo suffered a nrual. deal o from InditiPftlon. I inn eat alinottl . tinythhiK I want to. now," wrltuM (leo. Q V. Kniory, Itork AHIIm, Ala. These o tabids contain no pepsin but Htrei'Kth on tho ft in tm eh and enaldu It lo digest o tbn lootl naturally. O I ! O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH Thisj.efn. hiay mark tile lend .ofi in humait,wraie.(Sl!ut we'd feel eas ier if we' khew. . which end. j ; 1 .;' Europe wouldn't needj iii plal'e bur dens 'on our shoulders :ii she!d take tho chip off her' own. i : i ' A branch line, wh'ell will evlcn.l .15 miles south from Korsylli, Mont , to tlv headwaters of Arniells creek. has been surveyed by the Nolihorii t I'nclfie rnilroad, and annouilcemeut has been made that construction will i begin as soon us nriterials can he j put on the Kround. Tl(is line will betfln as soon as materials can lu j tint on the around. Tills Hue will I open Ilie coal fields in Koschiu! county, The ' C'liteiiao, r.urihiKlon an 1 QUlney, it is reported. Is hiiylnu- I'IkI'I of way for a ilne which will run eastward from ' .some j point on , it. tracks between Millings, .Mont.."', iin-i Sheridan, Wyo., into the two coun ties In Jhe southeastern .eorneij of, Munlana... ji ?y I . I n I ,sVi(jilli:' I (a kola. was well attended, there lielna; nearly loo people there to enjoy (he hor pitality of the various hostesses. Mrs. Shainbo was chnlrmall of this eom mitlee. assisted by Mesdames John- aj::;ttjtittmt!ttttttmrttnmtrtm When Better Automobiles Are . Built Buick Will Build Them See r Southard & Shinn Cor. Adams and Fir mtt;tritittrtit:mtt!tmttttmjttri (iet The CANTERBURY CHOCOLATES ' . . HABIT Every One a Treat. They More Than ' Satisfy Take a Box Home Tonight In La Grande -Only At - Reynolds and Zimmerman Funeral Service Parlor, Licensed Embalmcr, Ambulance Service. Thone Main G2. 1505 Fourth Street, La Grande, Oregon 1 J. E. REYNOLDS . C. E. ZIMMERMAN, Licensed Embalmer. : 0000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000009 1 s I . t LA GRANDE kCPe 4fa "Permanentastme Pyramids" Manu facturcrs of vvai.or Irrigation Oulvcrt Drainage WELL CURBING SE PTIC TANKS Phono Main 120 ' , ' Factoid Island City - tmmmmmm.tmmm lH ITi i i Hi Children 1 The Oricinal Food-Drink for All Aces, QuickLunch at Home .Office fi.Fountains. RicliMilk, Malted Grain Extract in Pow dcr&Tablet forms. Nouriihing-Nocooklni. W Avoid Imitations and Substitutes We Offer Lot nnd . block 3. Arnio Addl 1 1 Ion. on which there Is a good thrpi- all looking Iiooiii Ihmisc nl barn. Lawn, .tonn ircr4. lliis i ;i guod Fiitatl plac1 mm jinyonf wanthiK Much a home will lo II lo this )l:ic. rrirr. ?H(i.0O Terms. $tOf.oi cash, hulaiice prr inoiiln. RED PEPPER FOR ' COLDS IN CHEST Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop the pain. Break up the congestion. I-ccl a had cold loosen up in jtut a short time. Kcd t' upper Huh is the cold rem edy that hrin-i quickest relief. It can not hurt yon and it certainly seems to rni the lightness and drive the conges tion and soreness riht out. Nothing has such concentrated, pene trating htat as ml peppers, and when heat penetrates rii;ht down into colds, coi;s;ction, aching muscle and sore, ititT joints relief comc at onee. The moment ymi appiy Ked Pepper RuH you feel the tiiiiilint heat. In three minute the counted pnt is uarmetl thrmiph and through. Vlirn you arc .uftenn(j from a cold, rheumatism, bacWache, tiff ntel: or core '.ni'scksi jnt get a lar ol Rnrt!es ked I-f,,er Kub. itiadc li rii 1 rT ''r. at any dnie -tr.re. viii L-.; iii; ..a:.; LA GRANDE IRON WORKS t '' " ' AcMytene Vetdlntf of All Kinds ; ; , Cylinder Itoriutr und Oversizn Pistons ' Crankshafts, IMmons nnd I'iston Tins Keground Give Vs a Trail D. FITZGERALD Prop. Now is Chance r Your AnothT Itoiiie. fn this nam block. Lots . and S. block 3, Arin Addition. H iHc had six rotms and t-alh. There is a KurnRc. a fair lawn, ffnod tref-. ;ni'l Ihc proprty Is a. lutraln at thr prh-i! of $isuu.un. It will take m)) etish; balance $-0.00 per moiitli. A four-room Imusf? with tho hoiiso hoIl broods now In home. It Is eon-M'-ctcd with iwer. Mas cellar. Thri"r lilocks trot ii r:illrond shops. A iioo-i nnuiH lioiiH-. 1'rirs; for till, 8 1 tt0."ifl. I Vim ii-n I. in- nti SrtOii.ofi insU. ''r."'t jp r iiioiilli on i ii' uaiitnrt'. j IT II 1 A Itomr Von ,Ncrd. ' I nnic I . - I W'r Man All Kinds of rnipriijr I'or Snli. j La Grande Investment j Company ') v r.Lllsu: Agc-it? Tor tUlianle ' J liiuruiH-c Cciliimiilrs. . ( Would you, if some one should offer you any piece of Rogers 1817 Silver for one-half the reg ular price take advantage of it. That is exactly what we offer if you make your want known and present only 23 wrappers off JIEUO-MAID tall cans evaporated milk. The wrappers cost you nothing. You are buy ing the wrappers when you buy M EDO-MAID milk. You arc .buying a good milk nothing equal to it, in fine quality. ... We Want You to Use it . Your grocer will be glad to supply you with it. It is the only Oregon milk sold here. UNION CREAMERY CO. l'honc Main 122 La Grande, Ore. i in t ., n,..,n,!,. n,,lv Ar i in . niiuoing TV s- a, 1u,Juv.u,m. v..v ... I, witor fL. foundntloB . UW " . S? wtscmpiiiw shwgists J J ! 1 ikli .kJ ,,111' W! Iff , ill msnmfwwi1111 1 1 ' I The m Greatest School IS the home. Children learn ly imitation. They copy a igood example. As the leading example, mother the general manager of the family should manage well, have her business in order. Her checking account makes for easy, orderly pay ments and give a simple bookkeeping system. Her sav ings account is growing to provide for her children's future. . ' ' jaj Th is Hank Welcomes the Accounts of HomemnkciK UNITED STATES NATIONAL. BANK y:'"'T " La Grande, Oregon '. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM , -T. I
