La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 02, 1924, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextJiiU)'iay. .January ;;. iiju $11 Wednesclay, January 2, 1024. THE LA GRANDE ; EVENING OBSERVER PAGE FIV1 Local News In Brief ' The hoard of directors In com IKWwi of A. T. Hill, Wllllum Mll- : lur, J. l- I'hy, John 1. Stoddard and Karl O. Reynolds. ED STAPLESIS DEAD IN BAKER Mlll'l'tlgO I-JCt'llM IsSlK'lt A murrlage license wub Issued from tin county clerk's office Mon day, Uecemher SI, to Hurold J. Ly man und Marlun Howell, botli of this city. (Continued from pago 1) Commission .Meeting The city commissioners will meet this evening in the city hull building ul their regular weekly executive session. Courtland S. Dines Is Shot by Chauffeur of Mabel Normand, Star (Continued from pago 1) ... MUs NoniUUid'K employ for k( months. Hit Jk said In have can it from New Yurk where he worked Uh chauffeur. j mcnt. endeavoring to give first uld io mo injured -111:111. tiotu wero held for questioning but we; Utor- u, staples was an outstanding released, j character In the history of the Arrcrtiniintc. Scene jttrnndo Hondo valley with the con- Before their release an affec- strucllon of the railroad through tloiutto scene occurred In tho hu.'tn0 valoV Whon tho 0 .w, W(U( p tm whore Alt lMirviunco im- 'building in ho was a tie maker IJiurru i uiies noi 10 me. Kelley was sa'd waiting outside for Miss Norinund. When another time lor the appointment came ho went in to-remind Alma Nur- iiuind of tlrV hour. l "1 JiiHt shot him. I was so ner vous the darn gun kept on shoot ing," lie said. Iilnes I'uguged. lKVK!jL AP) - Friends of Cpurlliind' .M. Dines here declare he priielleully admitted his en- gugeiwit to Miss 1'urviunee while working under It. V. Steele, con tractor. When Mr. Staples ten dered his report, clearly written 'and exceptionally well prepared. Mr .Kteele hunte,d him up and made him bookkeeper. When tho rowd v;ts flnfHhed and the residue of the construction period was gathered at Hklgurd, made a wrecking depot. Mr. Htuples was placed in charge. 1 filter he became a stockholder and bookkeeper In the Al. & At. company at Island City, holding his interests until the concern moved I.OK AN;i:iii;s (By the Assn. HaU'd press) surgeons attending Court laml S. Dines, predicted Ihul ' l?nT?Tf "PTTIT TIT Vf1 lie would recover from a bullet r UUiH JLUiL.UlU AM) LOAN CO wound lufllctel by Jo Kelley, alius II. A. (Shyi, Mabel Noi imtiid'.s chaufretir. Kelley rrccly nd nil t ted the Mhootlng, npiw-urlu;; in the ixilire station and saving that "I shot a man." Dines, Miss Norinund and Kdna Purviance were spending the eve ning In the Dines apartment. Kelley appeared and . Insisted upon selng AJlss Norinund leave; An argument arose and resulted In thf shooting. "Dines started to grab a bottle unci mere the trouble Kelley said. Miss Norinund und Mlssi IMir vltinro were found lit the mmrt. here thro week ago. lie mud a to M Grande. Then he bought in no speeirie adiniHs on but accepted with J. K. Homlg In a grocery tlie congratulations of his rriends store business later soiling his in w.Uiout denial, it is declared. .(crests to Mr. Hnodgruss. the futher of J. Q. Knodgrass now engaged In u grocery business here. j Mr. Staples then went to Haines where lie became Interested In a mercantile establishment. Shortly i afterwards he bccuuu associate! with the Baker Implement Co: in . linker. secretary and treasurer of tho cam T deceased was at ono time pany.. The,' association was given a largo property owner in the (Continued from page 1) started," authority to operate late In De cember 1 1123 and wilt be under i'tato supervision and control. The association i.-; incorporating with 'a capital stock of $100,000. Th' officers of tin I. a Orunde Hullding and Loan Association are A., T. Pill, president; J. 1 I'hy, vivo president; Uobcrt Kakin, counselor; JSurl C Reynolds, sec- reinrv and treasurer. Grande Itonde valley. Ilnrrishtirg Alan KuiHdc HAUKJHllPltG, Or. With the top of his head blown off by a shot gun, James Uurge, 58, was found in his bed at his home, five miles east of town. He left a brief not to Airs. Claude Wasson to take charge of his affairs. It Is be lieved the suicide took place I'Tl- Elected! A. Frye of Detroit, Allch., !s the newly elected supreme com-' mn ruler of the Alaccnlwes, interna tional fraternal benefit society. Ho replaces D..P. Alarkcy, who resigns Jan. 1 after holding tho olllco 33 years. - ilous journey. . ''I'm dunged if I uin't going to look after that little lady!" ho an nounced as he thrust himself away from the Improvised card tablo bo side the barrel stove. "If It comes a bad bllzMird we'll both maybe need looking inter, but ' And he. grunted und followed Miss Chrisman. . It was this ancient "mountain ratV who piloted the young woman buck to camp through the thick fog of blowing snow that required a sixth sense for direction rather than keen eyesight. "Hilt she sure got a fine loca tion." stated the old prospector up on his return, his fingers siltf with cnld, "picked it out Ilko an old tltuer." ' , 'And so It transpires that u pret ty. young rural school ma'am has .filed! 'In, this new ore field the firm woman to locule a claim. It should bring her wealth, If that lust sample taken out und as sayed here Is tin accurate Index to the richness of the field. Wicshmlcit Theatre. Rebuilt WIKHUADKN, (AI'J Tho slate theatre of Wiesbaden which was well patronized by off leers and doughboys when tlto American troops were in Coblenz and vhlch was hadly damaged by fire lust March, bus been rebuilt und, it Is claimed, has tho mot modern stage In Kurope. . Special precautions against uu- other fire havo been taken thru- out tho house, cm the. stage alone 3oo uutomutic firo alarm connec tions havo been installed. R. II. Coker Is Relieved , From Federal' Position (Continued from page t) day nigh. Atr. Utirge was nn extensive tur key raiser. He had resided In tMs vlcfnltv lihnut. 14 vears. Ho WU3 a widower. Two sons live In tho President I larding served both us of the board resented his activities on Capitol Hill, to which unfavor able publicity was In part attri buted, and he is now without a position. It.- H. Cokcr. cousin of tho late mlddh) west. Antelope Herd Surp'' Federal Trapper In Xcvndu CLINT'S CLOTHIERY . 5th Annual JANUARY SALE --Now Coins On MONO. Nov. (Al') O. C.WoodH a federal trupppr, roportn that re cently he waH Intent on skinning a coyote when he looked up to find hlmaelf Burrounded hy a herd of several hundred antelopes. Ah they milled around hliu, eyeing him curiously, he.-countcd 318 of tho creatures. A recent animal census taken .by federal trappers estimated the number of antelopes in this vici nity at 1,5110. This animal, how ever, Is said to bu vanishing rap idly, and the lu:rd In northern Washoo county, Nevada, is believ ed to bo tho largest in tho United State?. Girl Dares Icy Storms j To Stake Mining Claim (Continued trom pago 1) i. 1 There's usually a string to every Sale but in this $25,000 Slaughter we have cut strings preliminaries and prices," bringing to you BARGAINS IN ." FINE-.' GOODS THAT ' MANY MEN IN THIS CITY WON'T BE LIEVE ON PAPER! $25.00 FOR MICHAELS-STERN SUITS! $25.00 FOR MICHAELS-STERN O'COATS! We couldn't expect to be fair with our selves unless we were fair with you. This store is going to be. here next year we wouldn't tell you anything that would keep you away in the future. When we tell you that we are disnosintr of and runnint? this fine stock through KOCHrYlitrrM 1 . jcouiu smell snow .in inn air; aii tho snow they referred to was nol. me ten to niteen teei or aust-nry Ico particles previously fallen, but impending: snow that might svvoop down on tho wings of a blizzard. Ill was the blizzard they feared, not. the 1.500 foot climb on snowslioe,s, to the optential platinum. Held, four miles dlHtant. And la blizzard 10.000 feet above sea level Is a tiling to be feared. A slrong man is frequently los.t.,und frozen before he even realizes his a mangle we are actu ally doing it. When we tell you we have cut prices , as no other fine stock was cut in La Grande we are truthful. COME, COMPARE you know enough about bargains to know a good one-when you see it and we know enough about present-day goods to tell you that you will make (he mistake of your life if you don't come NOW and share in a cutting that will be the talk of La Grande within a week if it isn't now. . best make of Anronaut, Neu stadter, Oregon City and Arrow A 111 Hut Minn. .Chfsmarx.hadtuui4le.,ii I ml In i;ilfn: 1 tt ill.. I lti,-.V clulm. The recent v!sll of t he State geologist, his promise to () "turn with . the going .out of. the .winter snows, and the struggling in of prospectors "hud fired her1-, anel 'fuj. dreams of wnulih and fixed her purpose. She started . puLJnr. the morning, with,. -the droiidf'd- hliz- I.lmrd ubornin,'.. but . Ilie wither suddenly cleared, und by night she was oacit in me nine niouniam humtct, having staked out her i claim in the Platinum Kork and suffered no serious. ill effects from the exposure. 1 ' Jt was a bitter cold and danger ous trip, however. Not ., so dlffl cult in the thick" pine, woods, but in the open spaces the wind raged, 'and the air was filled with slinging snow, nndperhups Miss Ciirismun might have fared worse, despite ;hcr pluck, and the flno determina tion that refused to concede any- Lthlng to feminine frailty, had IV not been for the chlvulrous impulse of (one of those same, gnarled pros pectors' who' hud Hough t unsuccess fully to dissuade her from the per- a minister of the gospel and In the capacdy of a business man in Iu Urunde for nearly four years. He s well known In this city and hiM son. Jarnes Coker, prominent In attending the Ia Grande high school. Itev. Cker came hero to occupy the Christian church pulpit but soon afterwards entered the retail pluno business und established what appeared to be a considerable trndo on week days, After a visit to Washington to call on President llurding, Itev. Coker returned to 1 41 Grande and shortly he mid his wife left for Washington to reside, when his f I'd era 1 position became nsMured. Ml Itfiilth demindi hyrfitinic cT9 of tho LotJy. Goodrich wuicr bottlet, tyriniies nnd other rubber sundries in helping illions to henlth. r'e shown comnlete line of Goodrich Rubber Sundries 'CROSS DRUG CO. fSal ei Hlx-rooni modern IfouHe $J7fi0.0U $Km.oo cash, bal ance $-lu.oo per mouth. l'ouur or rn lmuse, d Tu Buy five room mod ce 11 Lra I lyJuottftfl. NEW TODAY Oni- nntirn line of Wool Shirts Michaels - III . .'in Suits xor Fitform Head goes on sale at 25 Per Cent Discount Our entire line, of Men's and Boys' Shoes Stratford, Weyen bbrg, R. J. R., Buckhecht in Dress, Work and High-Top . Pacs, at a saving of 25 Per Cent Discount M Bovs' Xtratrood All-Wool Suite, 2 pair of knickers, goes on sale at 20 Per Cent Discount Our entire line of House Slip pers for Men,. Ladies, Misses and Children, on sale at 25 Per Cent Discount - Steuuand ko on saXat f 1 s and Young Men, Per Cent Discount Our entire line of Clothing goes on sale at A Great Saving Our entire line of Men's Over coats, values up to $60.00, goes on sale at 33 1-3 Per Cent Discount Our entire line of Men's and Boys' Mackinaws and Leather Vests goes on sale at 25 Per Cent Discount 500 Arrov? Shirts in Silk, Silk Striped and Cotton Percale, goes on sale, at 25 Per Cent Discount WANTED Housekeeper at 11 III Washington street. J-2-3t .Cut This Ouf It Is Willi li .'Money. Send this ad and ten cents to Koley & "o., 28.15 Sheffield Ave.. fhleago. III., writing your niilne and address cleanly. You will re- elvc a ten cent bottle of l-'oley' Honey and Tar Coinpou coughs, colds irud h')aTi'N.s. also free sample piun;i's of l-'oley JMIIs. a diurtrWr stimulant for the kidneys, nnd Kolcy Culharlie Tab lets for Constipation ancK HJIiojiSr ness. These woruierful remedies .have helped millions of people. Try llhent. Adv. L. S. Weeks Realtor New Foley Jlutlding. "THE STORE WITH A CONSCIEMCC Denatured . Alcohol FOR RADIATORS Cheapctnan a new nxftorhcad or repairs DEMAND GKMJINK pnogram MOTOIl OILS Ton know that good oil l cheaper than reairs. Think of this whim yoiibiiy oil again w:holher by m. quart or-barrel If your ddnlcr cannot supply you with ABUNOaitAM, !. .. . - ni,K.n ...id.ll. .Now Year's duv -crowd i of 'S.; in n'than 70.0 l tho first regime,- bristling 12-ronnd bout before a mory. i V ROSENBERG LOSER TO YOUNG FIGHTER NKWAIIK, N. J. (Al') W. I.. Voung Htrlbltng, 1 0-year-old Geor gia high sehuol aspirant for pugi listic honors, battered his way to a decisive victory over Dave Rosen- Clearance Sale Helped Utile (.til's Cough. "Foley's Money and Tar Com pound Is fine. My Utile girl had un awful cough. J got a bottle of l-'oley' s Honey uuffl Tar Compound und gave her afew doses und she was greatly 1 1 l(i i i il " iliirTTrTTT 11. ltenson, Mur brook, Virginia. The best remedy for coughs, colds hoarseness; relieves prom idly and effectlviy. Foley's ilouey and Tar Compound litis stood the test ot time, serving three generations. Adv. Hattie J. Mays Portland (irnilunto Ma rye I Mug, Maiiicuritig ilubhltfg, Shampooing 1'aciul nnd Scalp Treatments iMjUiinii1 nftnr mil Near 1'rrwhylcrlnti Church rilOXK 378-M Illdo tho New( Modem, Healed Hushcs 12 and l-rasseiiger LA GRANDE - JOSEPH STAGE LINE Leave Ii Grande at 7:30 A. M., 9:30 A. M, 11:30 AM. andjjiae-rTXi. 4 ItyfjNU.irtttFs DAILY CiicwwTlio Coniroiiable, Bafo Slntfo fur Your Trip y y ? t r t f ? ? t T Y f t y t t T T t T T y it :4 t-i it ' y t. i t r ON ALL Coats, Dresses, Suits, Blouses, Shoes and losiery French & Greene WW sailor's trousers legs 0' so wide? imij CAS C. W; Bunting 'PC a oon ' Wltolesnlo and Ttelnll Mouograiu Deal era because A. heir loo.'ieni ss pern ills I he wcjtrr to pull them up quick ly and yltsily when ho scrubs jleck. or ivuds In the water.Thrr qulcit ami ty(sy action of- T3js)Kf Mlmral oil ItWieWOl hsmI.i Type aeetiuH' for Hh wide use In the tienliii'mt of constipation. P jretest "Mineral Oil Is a gnlle lubricant that cleanses the Intes tinal tract without the unpleas ant effects of some cathartics. Colorless, odorless, eusy to take, and absolutely pure. One of 2M Puretest prepara tions. Kvery Horn the best that skill and conscience can produce. Glass Drugs A Happy New Year and Light They go together! Your New Year will be brighter and happier if your home is wen lighted. EDISON MAZDA LAMPS 107 Depot St. Electric "Co. - Phone 393-W m h m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m tmm m m m m i HAPPY NEW YEAR? . We Wish You All A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEJ Ar Mrs. AMffuwIlD Ilemslitchiiif; ! I'! dL 4-h y Shop Mrs. J. MoNamce Stuinpinj; Olson's ORCHESTRA OrKlllil'.eit III Siirlufr, if-2 l'rl-o)ui!i A. U Olsfm 41 rs. II. IV. I'reuch K. M.-Sfanus i;. it C. i;.TTiiya Illrlew " '"O. lllllllpllley K. Mli)-n. Misr. I'll. SI'K-M . I.. It. SlH'111-a'r Asst. MlT. I'll. :i:;T-it STAR KTAItTI.MS FRIDAY A glamorous hivi Mory unfolded itmlil I hit nwc-liisplrliig ftir Icn of crashing stiirum nnd iteaHtallng lltlnl vinc! It will bold mi cndiiiMiil and glw. oii the Itirlll of our life! I Hint miss III H U N DAWN i N ii ii j i hi 1 1 Hi 1 1 1 1 1 iniiiii Ket' lllimil' I'eutui'lntf J. Wat-ren KcrriKiin , Anna (1. Nilsson Tom Sanlschi fill H 'rrelllenilou.H l-lt-- Slaits FRIDAY. STAR AR C AD Eh -0- Admission ..35c; Children 10c JMIIIUiJUIlIIJUIllUIIUl"LIII"IM"l""l'"""m" Viiriiiiiiiirriil iiiiiiiua - T-O-N-I-G-H-T HAROLD LLOYD In "DR. JACK" oo ' ;' STARTING THURSDAY The Biggest Picture John M. Stahl Ever Made ' I I t . if. i i 0. tin to m It witli omaiM9 who fT5 i! j ' - uiiile ; lL.lV MmiM?Ml HI- ' me1 a Is II Jazz Age? Marriage? Divorce Age? We All Reach It! How? And When? . "0 he hnno 1 lettf, Ii ri q LMm. r