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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.
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ROADS TO TAP
D1LAND CDA
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(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
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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
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Thisj.efn. hiay mark tile lend .ofi in
humait,wraie.(Sl!ut we'd feel eas
ier if we' khew. . which end. j
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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-
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When Better
Automobiles Are . Built
Buick
Will Build Them
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Southard & Shinn
Cor. Adams and Fir
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CANTERBURY
CHOCOLATES '
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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.
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QuickLunch at Home .Office fi.Fountains.
RicliMilk, Malted Grain Extract in Pow
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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
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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
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La Grande Investment j
Company ')
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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.
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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
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