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PREPARING FOR MTIFfiLIl From ;,tfe: Blue-Grass ; Region SWLIEI mm m iLocJNew In Brief I ilmip nnnimirn 'J. " . ! j CHIMINO EVENTS jseptejjiber J l.u)ur dlty r.rle- bralon liere. Sept." 8. 1j Clraiule aclioola opfjl 11)24-25 term. 3ept. jj1-2 L'uiun Couuly Fair Ht HlRln. Nov. i Armlstico iJay cciebra- llui burs., ; 1 ln roHninl r- ) Dr. K l I Unfits bf'lhbs city. Is 'spending u few dnysju Portland on u busiivj vShh I rip. fnj from Helium Iliiyi'-Weck - Mrs. t(fWW. Jveller of Ifc'ln went through'' Urnnde this morning Jon her ; way iioiim unor unending buyfi-H'jvwk at rorlland... - 4 ! -H"- - Yhllliitf .llert, ? ., ";; Alia. L 11. Tldwell of Vvvr 1'ark. I nami., 'arriveu in: i.a urunue last or Helena, Montana, were among ovenlng-to visit her allu?K H. A. the- guests registered at the Soin "Tup" jriiumuu, who is III at thetner hotel yesterday. ' Thouuut ,hoiuo at ltiverslde i'urk. I -?1 r Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Murray and A'Nltlni; n l im Ude ll. A Itodmer. retired hanl- ware ik(ti of m tlrande. Is a v'.si- tor In 3-ikcr at the home of his Nister, Mrs. Herbert Chandler. JJaker Democrat. -H Jlen frwn 'CaHftMii la- Mr. ufi Mrs. Mrt-'adden of Oak-t , " , , land. ciUifornla. aro visiting here! U ff-T. of Iloise. went at the JioniD of Mrs. McKaddcn's ?ul on ' 10 brunth lPH,n lMs u,orn bmther.,C. K. Kunk. ,Thcy wiM ng to Lnterprise where he will also spejid son Unto at Knterprlso vcuth Day Adventist visiting ; with Jas. A. Funk. After ngellstlc sorvlcea Mr. Wag MsltingUmre they will tour north a superintendent of this dis- through British Columbia und .. - -i ''ir:: ... peel io I riu ill ii i u mirir iiouie in : about two Months. . , , two ijloiiths. !crr In City CooU-r i tin. blessed with the Coollug A man. bl with the nanu! of liurnfa is fooling off in the cltyf . , . iniler ludi dinned ineul -never meata-!(ty bt tnken IWernnlly but disip$cd ofi that will'. fieverthelesft(,; -Canned' hejit, on J "Sterno," whiclievep ont'l wishes In cuh It. cajined1 him good'j and pb-rtty and Chief Haynes pre- v ;: . diets hej'wlll not reeover fully for a few dui'S yet. Kour cuns of the stuff wufcf confiscated when Burns was arretted. 14! iraulle People Mentioned lary. from the United Slates Chum- Iji tlmicurrent issue of the L'n- bor of Coiumcrce. Ion I'aejiic 'Mlgiu'.lue La tlrande ,n ' Iw"lun as national cou.i entered Into its columns by photo-' tllop 'y,r- Jenkins will represent graph and the print ud word. In a r..ii ....mi r.-ntur.. 1. .,a mnn niwl two youiigsters. Billy Wlmllon. 1 Jnmes It'Sutlivan and Jeana Mac Sullivan.: enfi'artired' tnd' in an other K'iiBoii. A. W. JVrley. was given a tjvrite-up." The article on Mr. 1'i ijjy. embellished - with, n photngiailh of the personage whom Lajtlrande people know and like so wrfll. follows: "A. W, I'er ley, fuelMsiin-rvisor ajt I'ortlund. hus been' lei re led a member of the r.eculivii!(!onimtttee of the- Inter national (bill way l-'iH'l iissoclullon. M r. I erljw begimlils rn H roiul ca -reer on Iho intereoloniul Uallway in Moneiftn. New Brunswick, in 1S7U. lAClcr, ho' b(cH4ii5. round house fotxnuin tmd division- msslcr nieelianlc of Ihe Canadlnn facilic. He run nil engine on the UregonJ Al a recent conference of the po Ilallroad Jind Navigation, company; tat o growers und buyers with Hu tu id served as rotid forerun n of en- slate market ugenl, this aetnal gines for neurly I'l yeurs. Later transaction was reported as lllus he served five years as Inspector jt ruling .1 Im value of statidan) for t he Uuilroiid 'ommlHsion or grutlr s. Two bnrrels of potatoes Washington. After n signing from were packed and shipped to the that posltlim he beeunie special auiue buyi-r. Bolh were graded reoresentative of tin) metdianleal ! under the t'. S. standards but In department und lalec fuel super- visor." . ; . ,; -.'.'v. k . 1 : S- r ' t Tlie rlel maji visit ine jaii ai- times, but only the pour can be Classed as guests. lii,,arvHlngc, however, a youn? ilonico cau be "perfectly darling' on ft ft the Week, WHO'S YOUR j; TAILOR Smut--'. Kl) V. I'KICB & CO., TO UK SUttK. t'omc !(i : today to lie mciuured for that New Fall t ' . Suit or Overcoat. Tiiccs moderate. i 'c ni-r authorized aRcnt.s for Kd V. 1'i-icc & Co., Tailors of Fine Clothes of Quality. (UNT (gTHIE "THE .store with ( Personal Mention . 1.. Dunham, one of the attorneys or biffin, la In Im. Grande today on a business mission. J Miss Kranciel Ouinmlugs of Wal lulu. WHHh.. went to Knlvrprisi this morning. Miss Violet Uush returned to her homo In Chicago this morning, ftllas dirndl hat lirun visiting here with Dr. Stella Bodiner. Miss Mna Ward and Mum Trula i Allller Went through l.a Oraml .this' morning on their way to Kn terprise from I'orvallis. J. Vowden and family, tourists; Mr. and Mrs. John llardiitnn, ot HakiT, ivi-rw rrgisu-ri'd nl 11k Soiu- l,K' ""'l yesterday C. U I'lsher. of Nyssa. Oregon. was In La. Oranrle . yesterday business. He registered at Summer hotel. the cx-.j1"1'., ,( .. i " . t , , ' " ,u", ,U"V';"U w;tlie day crew. Iiniini(, uk uiu t j, v. i-jiii u rem- denco. returned to her home In twU'tilln It'nntuiu tlilo ' i..Pli.r !! ""7 "J I r.Z ' "'i " Mrs, ; mcnard- ciaycomue soent tho day In Joseph. lit A.NK .(i:hlS IIO.NOICKI) KCOKVK, Orl-. Frank Jenkins, editor of the Moruing iteglster, hus been -apiolnted nutlonal coun cilor from the Uugciic Chamber of i Cojiunerce, according to word re ceived by K. K. Chad wick. scre- the Kugene chamber. In all its re 0r wnii ine nauonai uooy whll'h It Is a member. He will 8Uu,"t M-portH of Us activities and will- handle ' correspondence be I ween the two chambers. ' Cootf to .Vote on ltoad Itoiids MABSIIFIKLD, re. Coos county electors go to the polls to vote on the good rotids bond Is sue, m which 2isu.tMM is being asked of the county to match slate money which H being1 expended this, summer. It is - particularly certain that the bonds will be ap proved by the voters, as all pub lic bodies have Indorsed it anil the obligation Is overdue'. ' (one w un adlled a peek of sinallerl iiotatoes. Tho barrel having all j standard potatoes brought a better price. Hliuougn ine oiner nau me same qusntlly of No. 1 slock and ia peck, of smaller stul f added. ' ' No man enn enjoy a grouch if Company. Is present so t hat he Iillist call Itls wife "Hear." a conscience t'OVIO, (Special) -Preparations nr.- under way for the- opening oflhuim, lfui recently completed, at School. Till' WOOI?S:iW IlIlK been III lii'iiil if Mtirini- ulrw.t Tin. -operation fur several days. KvHlnpjrri(i((.ni.(, M,nuinK l8 on. of ,,. f'l reaily. tho janitors ar busy jimttlntf a fvw lust toucht-s to tlm uirrady wiil cleaned school liuild ItiKs and last, hut not Ii'iisl. (hi' small hoys arit making the most of (ho rim- dnys remaining of the suuiuier vaealton. ;. ' The Hm-HliltiK' miieiiln-u arc busy at (his time. Also many runners are occupied filling' : Uiulr silos. . , ' ( ' Mr. ami Mis:. leo Hli-vhiH and lamlly. of . JlunllnRlon Heaeh, Calif., are hfr" Bpendlng a- few wei-ks with tln-ir rtiends. Mrs. Willtain Marten, of lliirh laiui, California, is a guest of her son, IkIU Marten. Henry Allen, .of rortlaiiji, hits been in town several, days the guest of his father. John Allen. ' Mrs. K. K. Koherts and daugh ter, Clara, who have been visiting relatives at Kurt Scott. Kans.is. are expected home In u few days. Mrs. JVter Weslenskow, of Imh ler. has la -on the guust of her (daughter, Mrs. Leslie I'eek. During the nbsciiec uf Mr. and; Mrs. Lewis 1'eck. who are visiting in Salt Lake City. Vtah, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie 1'eck are living on their place. Mis. Heatrlce Coons will leave Wednesday for her school at l'ric. Utah. ltoad Work Advnm-lii;c. Tho road work Is now going on iproliy rupldly. ilivy ure ruinan-,' :.. ni.'ii .r..H- in c.iini'i'iioii . with ........ jjc.n ueuorue anu Jee .mu luin MiKt euuie In from a few Uuys' .1... mi T u" U1U e mo and O. Kvans. of breewaler, came In yesterday to make prune crates Tor O. M. Littler, of the . Karl Fruit Company. New Tennis Star Was AVinner Over Frenchman FOICKST 11 1 LI -S. N. Y. (By the Associated l'resn) Another young American tennis star arose to heroic heights of International trlumph'Thursday when John Hen nessey of lndinmipnlls accomplish ed the downfall of Jean Borotru. champion of Knrope and captain of tho French Davis rorces. m a Hpeetaeiilar battle featuring the third day of the international sin gles championship piny. Hennessey eliminated his famous opponent, winner of this year's Wimbledon ehumplonshlp. In do c'sive fashion. The 1 -year-old American played a. dashing, ag gressive game and cnwiuercd I hi Frenchman in rour sets, 8-G. 7-5. 3-fi. 6-2. llennesey's brilliant. victory, scored In the third round of the tourney was the climax of another day of setbacks for foreign forces. At Ihe end or the day's play, nine A mer lean and Tour foreign stars remained In Ih'e running for the title held by William T. Tihleli of l'lilhidelphln. Of the 12 three had reached tin fifth round, lb' bracket before I tw semifinals while 10 others were In the rourth round. 1 TMden. who ndvaneed to the fourth round by overwhelming Lu eleii WilllnniH r Chicago, former intercollegiate champion, with the of Mllv llircc Kiillli. lti'iidril 111.- ratlka 'x Miirvivini." Ami'ikuiis, .M,.i, ln Ini luili'il William . 51. (I.llllc lllll) JolinHtiin. Tllilcn'8 li;i vIn cup parlnT. iillil Vincent Itlch iirils, yfiiinK Olympic champion. If your, lime Ih wnrlli $10 nn liuur anil lite hook iiiicnt'H price U $.r.n. U'h clu'upcr lo in on Hi.- ilclti'l line. Ladies- . S"Veral ladles who seek a plea sant private home as u place In Ivn will learn- something f Interest by calling the Kvunlng Observer. Main 3 7. Itererences exchanged anil !onillll"nH and costs guaranteed to be satisfactory. . s-18-tr. NEW TODAY NOTICE. Hoe (o difficulty rxnTlmccl In ritlleciiii'x charge for adver 1 1 -tni: (bat Is 1 1 "ted under class) ricd advettKlo- and under the "new today" la'adbiif, I be iHig Observer will licreaflcr lake no clarified ndvcrtl-lng or advertii-iitg to Is run as 'ncw Imlny" unless I be adverting is cx-oiiipauicil by cn.di. Ft lit HKNT Kour rooms, mod ern, bath, furnace. Oowe In. Furnished or unfurnished. I 'hone L&f-v. s-:y-it KDH HKNT Two room modern furnished apt. I'hone 2S3-W. KOH HA LK Main 7S0. -Shir roadster. I'hone 8-2!i.H FOB HKNT II rooms furnished one block from high school. $'-' . a month! I'hone ;i75-J. Also' room and hoard. -Glr FOB HKNT mum opposlt- Strect. Modern Steeping O. H'OX 4th WANTKH any kind. Lady wants work of I'hone 1 s 111, -2y-tp iFOB I'.KNT Two light house- keeping rooms. 1308 Jackson. 1 - S-?9-:tp AllL'llKt .1, Klmtirt (in.l him fniiilK' nP nmv i,M.U,..l in ih..ir i,,..,..tirni finest In the city and does much lo Improve the scclion In which it Is located, which has beep steadily becoming one of the choice resi dential districts In I ai limndc dur ing the past few years. r O. L. Lnrlsoli, of the Lu Orantle Grocery company, will make his homo In the residence - fronting Fourth street left vacant by Mr. 8tango with his removal tu his Kpring street home. I'ji-iiic SMHtl Ken rd Claimed. STCTTCAItT. (AIM--The hlgh sl engine revolution known Is al leged to have been reuehed by a new design of internal spindle grindstone used here to grind cyl inders. The shaft revolves 80.000 times a minute. Giant Railroad Deal Is Finally Concluded (Continued from pare 1) Work progressed and the lino was completed rrom Flint to Ludlng tnn. 170 miles lit 1S74. providing the Saginaw valley with its princ ipal transportation ugency. The company also purchased the Port Huron nd Northwestern . rail- rood, serving the thumb" district of Michigan. ' Chicago .V. West Michlguii The t'hlcago k- West Michigan railroad company was organized In 1SH9 to construct a roud from Ncv 'Buffalo to the Indiana lino northward along the cast shore of Luke Michigan, The roud, started at St. Joseph, wits completed to New" Buffalo February 1 1S70. It was extend ed north wind to flrand Junction by February 28. 1871 and to BenN water, January 1, 1S72, on which dute the Holland-Grand Haplds branch was nl.o completed. By July 2i, 1S7.1, the Muskegoit-Blg Buphls line wus open. The development of the group of short lines to be known sue-, cesslvcly after their merger previ ous to UHH) as Uie Detroit, Unit ing and li"ke Michigan, the le troit, t Rinsing und Northern. De troit. Grand Haplds and Wcsiern, was similar to that of the two sys tems previously outlined. The principal points It served were Detroit, Uuiftng, Grand Itaplds. Ionia, tg Itaplds and Greeuvill . Cniler authority of an mi pass ed July 10. IS'.Hl. the Lake 10 lie tv Del mil Hlver railroad, took over Ihe line running from Harnia, op posite Poti Huron, to Uoudeau, on I .alec Krle. Other lines which earlier went to make up the 1 K. K- D. ; It. system, we're Ihe Laku Krle, cssex and Delndt Hover und the A Miherstbtn'KV" rnik -HMom and Bhinliffnu After Ihe consolidation In Hmh) scvem t extensbms were ma 1 '. Most" notiible were the construc tion or il line from New Buffalo to I'orler; Bid., and arrangemeils wit h ol her roads wln-reby t he I 'ere Marfiietti) gained access lo Chicago In 11(03 and the agree ments wit h the Canadian South ern and Hie, New York Central and Hudson Hlver" roads In l!0t for use of faeilltli's In the Imrfalo Ntagiirn Falls district. ( The est enslve marine depart ment of the fere MurUett rail way company is the outgrowth ot" servlee started In 1.XX2 by the 1". I. M-. ncros Utke Mb-hlgaii to avoid the crowded terminals In Chicago. In S!l7 car ferry mi -tee-os out on between Muskegon and Milwaukee by the Ai W. and continued until l'.io7. Circus Arrives in Cily For 2 Showings Today (Continued from page 1) rile AI i. Hurtles bosses seemed particularly adept and skillful In getting the maximum 'amount - of work out of the local small boys. On the circus lot this morning there must have been In the neigh borhood of 1 (10 youngsters from ight to J5 years of age. running here, then und everywhere at the commands of the foreman. As if by muglc the big top goes up wit bin a surprisingly short time. ' To the casual observer II Is nlwuys a mystery just what each individual dues and Just huw cut;h - With Prince Mis Hu-hard .Norton. Ind"i( -riet.v leaut, is a ptonnneiit menibi-i' ut iht prtnev a cntuui ! ' 1 I y i k 7 -s, Jt.n. i Thr rfrtninlv im n Int nf Imam. . ' . . . , " " Mmuciy nine cniKX rnunlrv.l And htrr l a snmpl,- of II. Mol Kiilhleen MrKlrov who l. "MiJ Paducah" .n Ih. Atlantic Cl.y l-ear,, National licauly Tonrnanmn"; opening Sept. 2. ono ffuows just exactly what he is lo do. The scyert or eight darkies who drive the stakes fur the tent haw their sU'dgc strokes marvel ously synchronized and . the heavy i iron stakes go Into the, ground us 'If pushed down by con tinuous i pressure. All the while the tents go up un der the-labors of, the work gangs tho "talent"' or perhaps "artists'" arrive from the curs In order to get ready for the day's perform ance r t v Cupid luvidvtHl. An interesting angle to "circus day" Is furnished at the count, clerk's office.- Kenneth McCor- mick. county clerk said this morn ing (hat circus day always Is re sponsible, for the Issuance of sev- ral marriage llceiuies. It seems that folks outside the city coma to town in order to st the 'circus and combine "business with pleasure" by getting married while hero. "Kvery year Ihe Al G. Barnes circus grows larger and in on vorg'tous' stated Mr. Kosscltl, or the circus, to a, reporter this morn ing, continuing: "And this year it Is larger thau ever with hundreds more animals and birds, lncludinu more gorgeous trappings and many more tahtcux wagons: not torgcttimr the most sensational circus of t ho age, 'I 'oca limit as .a I 'the Coffrf of fiieen Anne, the ifreat American historical exl rava gany; that glens' the big program ui' es,Vh pirrormauee. "Iij-this gitrut'ous pageant Is eu iucd the advcitlin s i of Captain John Hinllh. ihe intnph) Kngllsh explorer: his rescue from death by tho . Indian princes. I'ocabonlas. , aflj'Jr hi bad-been sentenced to die by Iberfi'-rn-Uicr: -f t hg ubstMuent uuiriiagejif Uocahtfnlas, 'to John Knife and ,hcr pn sentalton later to the Kngllsh uueen umid surround ings, of splendor. I'hree tribes of Indians from the- nrld desert of Arizona; the cactus covered plains of Nevada ARCADE TODAY ' And SATURDAY .1. ,! v . iriii.ki , -vLEATRICE ; joy. SUPERVISED BY CECIL D. DE MILLE MUNIfO IV 0OL.H !UHO HJIIIi L. LAJHr. A 'merry mix-up of wives and husbands that irets funnier and friskier with every foot. No serious inaU'iiiioniai pioblems. Just a lot of darn sod fun. J'clix The Dit Fox News l'OLA NKGIU IS CO.MINt; i - and- the1 wild, rolling hilts of New Mexico,'- gaudily : attired in bar baric ;x'ostifiuep, . t lielr , fucoH streaked with, warpaint, will have a part In the "gigantic, historic pageant. "Al G. Bariit-s Is bringing ' to your very dnor -a . feature that thousands 1 ravel1 to tl-e fa hied 'ptlillL'd desert' of Arlxolia every year to witness the famous 'snake dance' of the Hopl Indians. With thu savage toni-lonjs beating an aboriginal cadence, tho feui hcred warriors, dressed in the skins of wild animals, darning the weird ceremonies. deadly rattlesnakes are wound ubuut their bodies and heads. "At 2 o'clock this afternoon anil I 8' Vclock tonight when the three wild animal arenas, the stages, the rings and the great hippo drome track are filled with the hundreds of daring performers. In !a depletion of pageantry un- equalled In 1 he show world, the f thousands who sit In the great col lisi'Uiu of circus seats under the big toil. Watching tin wild beasts and actors, will stir and thrill 1.) ihe wonder of it all," he concluded. REGISTERING ', j FOR SCHOOL DRAWS NIGH '("phtlnucd- from pngo 1 1 ' ma' obtain otie by calling at (he Muh school hMlldliiL-. The teachers are returning from I loir Vacations and taking up the work of opening school. Lester Mc'i'avlsh, athletic director of the high school Is expected In !n (iriinde about (ho latter part of I t his week and 'will start active football Irnlnltitr Khortly after his arrival. Ae out school work will begin September N. All Indications at t he present the local schools botii grumumr and bluh setionln. V rh I WALLOWA. Ore. (Special) -I'raellcally no wheat has been sold or contracted In this section of the otinty. Many farmers ore of thu opinion that a considerable shor tage of wheat will be evident when Mircsmiig operuuuus are coiupicico and that tho shortage will be a factor In bringing the price up lo a higher level later, In the seusun. FARM OUTLOOK " ; 1 IS OPTIMISTIC! ' r .,..;; (Cuiiltiiued from Bage One) age (his year,' the review . syld, "weather conditions have e.uf the", pnuspeetive crop con3idc,i;ubJ' tier I'J-U pruduelion, und should there be an early frost, a serious shortage of corn, xvijl . resuU.A short corn crop means high cprn prices and Inasmuch us approxi mately sr per cent of Ihe coin crop m reu io iiowwk. niiiinly to, o"K. mtrn co.a ot nos premie- i in ii win reann, "The swine industry is alii to be well along In Its periodic lhuld atlun, with prices beginning to vis-' and any farther liuutdailou of breeding stock because of expens FOR SALE Irrlgulc-d farm; good Im Hincmcuts; ;t(l dairy cows ami hogx. 1'iict f(i5 per acre. Clou to Iduii. Will lake soiiiu tJ-adc. WHI 1. O. lhi-i 228. ' ' IJIG VALUK IN i OUK StINDAKS f it,.. Kverythlug about It is bet ter than tho average; thu ct'cnni, the syrup, the chop petl mils, the whipped cream un (op. Then don't forget our courteous service v-the service with a smile. Trv our Chocolate. Jco Cream Hoda. . 7 TUK IJLACK CAT - i INFANTS WEAR KvcrythiiiK for (lie Ualy. Shirts, Knitted Abdominal UiiulLTs, Knitted and Out ing Clowns, Iilankuls, JIoScv Uubbci- Good. Elc, . Art & Babj hop "FvcryllilnB ll'CIIIMi - Hotel "The Bedroom Myslery I'lay An roi'K Star Saturday IK'CK JOiNKS In "TUK CIRCUS COWBOY" 1 .Supported by MAKI0N NIXON who is Hoot Gil son's -luaditiff lady in the Ililgurd Picture. . In all the new colors and styles Hjstinctivo s;ncV different. IVeiich & v Gr&ne iVo.ciu'P. -hi' 'Xpected to Hend JlOtf prices lo inatcrWItylirBhor pulnla ilurlitK riu comliiK year. . "I'oilon looks like- tho MuffeHt l.rrim vvillt tin. ItlirireMt Inefinio in . rv0 ,,.,. j'oiuloes und fruit nrn rcporlcl on lho way to Rood crops, und apparently fairly good prices. The' Is plenty of hniV and oats are . timing, out -a splen did yield practically everywhere. Lund is now being fitted for bow- Ing of full wheat with some sent.-. m. ment reported In favor of a lartf- er acreage than hist year." F.VDB. V:S: S waiters Take One Newiin Drug Co. (or the Baby" Kuitllliur. .lllilif. . ft 2 Today Window" That IS a Mystery. AIko . (iAMJ", Comedy! i ,1 3 ' 'ft i "I
