La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 22, 1925, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextThursday, October 22, 1925. Tape Ten THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ii.iti:ii xix Kvcry new and prosperous mining- rump hum un Arabian NlKht utmosphtrc, thataclt-Tlhtlc, pecu liar, indescribable. Kspclally no tif l iihlr wan this utmuHphcre In the early Arctic camps, made up fui llity wen: of nan who knew little about mining, rattier less about frontit r ways, imrj next to nothing about the country in which they found themHelveg. Tliene men had built fabulous hopes, they dwell In Illusion, Uh'V put faith in the, thin ii'fMt of shadows. Now the moat practical miner u not a conserva tive pei-son; he in ei ratlc, credu Ioiim and extravagant; reasonless optfmtKin, Is at once his blestilng find hlu cure. Nevertheless, tho "old -timers" of tho Yukon were mode-rate Indeed ax compared with the adventurous holiday-seekers wim Mwariiit-d in upon their tracks. living none too well balunced Published by Arranf ement with First National Picturaa, Inc, and Fraafc i-loyd Production. Inc. every direction Hazed trees and) ,,Kure!" cried his partner. ''The pt-ncll notlceH greeted him he ballot-box would look like a settln' found them In places where It I of pigeon eggs. Think It over and seemed no foot but his had over let us know. WVre lea. v in' to trod. In Dawson the Gold Com missioner's office was besieged by dully crowds of claimants; tt would have taken years of work on tho part of a hundred thousand men to even prospect the ground al ready recorded on tho books. Juck and forth 1'hilllns eume and went, he made trips with pack and hand -sled, he slept out In Hpruco forests, In prospectors' tents, In new cabins the sweaty Kreen lot's of which were still dripping, und when ho had fin ished he was poorer by a good many dollars and richer only in the possession of a few recorder's receipts, tho value of which he hud already begun to doubt. reappointed ho was, but not discouraged. It was all too new tli- mihHvi-w, it was only natural 'and exciting for that livery visit that the exulirraiice of these n-w j 'o Uonunzu or El Jjorado Inspired in -rivals li mi Id prove Infectious , hhn. It would have inspired a and that a sort of jreneral auto- j wooden man. J-'or mile those inioxlciitliin should result.' That Isjvulleys were smoky from the sink pr. rifely what happened at Jmw- ; lff flrt', and their clean white car son. M n hint all caution, all com- pels wero Mpottt-d with plica of iiimi sense; they lived in a land of rosy imuKiniiu.'; hurdbought Jes (jiim of experience were forgotten; n allty diKappfiired; fancy took wing and left fuel, behind; expec tation were capitalized nnd no exaggeration was loo wild to dial, leiigo acceptance. It becamo a City of i'Venzy. , ,. It wiih nil very fine for un anient youlh like I'leree I'lillllps; it net' raw red dirt. IJy day they echoed to blows of uxes, the crush of fall- morrow." A lease on Hunker Creek sound ed good to I'lillllps., liig Lars An derson hud been one of tho first arrivals from Circle City; already lie was rated a millionaire, for luck had smiled upon- him; his name was one to conjure with, l'ierce was about to accept the offer made when Jerry said: "Who d'you 'spose got tho lay below ours? That feller McCaakey und his brother." "McCaskey!" "He's an old pal of Anderson's." "Does Big Lars know he's a thief?" Jerry shrugged. 'Lars ain't the kind that listens to scandal and we ain't the kind that carries It." l'ierce meditated briefly; then lie said, slowly. "If your lay turns out good so will McCaskey's." His frown deepened. "Well, if there's a law of compensation. If there's such a thing- as retributive justice you have a bad piece of ground." "tfut there ain't any such thing," Tom oulckly asserted. "Anyhow, It don't work In mtnlng-camps. If it ing trees, the plaint of windlusseH, I did the saloons would be reading the cries or freighters; by night rooms and the gamblers would they became vast ealdruiiH fill. l take in washing. J,ook at the Willi flickering fires; tremendous lucky men In this camp bums. vats, the vapors from, which wire lllumtnuled by hideous furnaces. One would have thought Unit hero gold was being made, not sought that this was a region of vulcanic him nblnw. mirrlmr a fever in Jits ,jUl l"g wneru every fissure blood. Having won thus far, ho un,J vent-hole spouted steam. It im;mI,- the natural rnlstuko of be- w,tH u Grange, marvelous sight; Hexing that the race wus his; so 11 H,lrr,'d Imagination to know he wasted little time in the town. V" unlwrf"01- l-keti In the flinty I. nt very soon took to the-hills, ,J,l,tn ' " frozen gravel, Was Unie lo make his fortune und bo w,lll,li unmeasured und unearned, done with II. ' rU n u"ril or yellow gold that ,, . . j yesterday woru ownerless. 11,-r.. cuhmj t i,, uw..k.-i..nK. Aw . A ,, aUi,main U..lliU fro,., 11... ollrluin of the camp. Ill , .,, of ul un.uct with cold reality, he b,Kn. ,,, ho , k liraltll,1 lo l. arn ......... hlng of the ...rlous. , wch , bcurlnU priultcal bualmiu of gold-mining, i " II. -fore ho had bun long on thu 1 Tli Yukon had clo..d un.l the T.'.'k he found that It wax no nullum fluUuin and J.'tnuin It had i lilld d i.luy lo wr.'l Ireamire from home thither waa i-llllnn. I'lene i lenKi d hy the name of IiIh former the frozen bOKom of a honlllo wll- could feel a inctamornhlc UKvncy einpluycr and drawn by Hie Houn.U di Tin, and that,' no matter how work In the town: ulready new ' of merriment from within, l'ierce rli h or how plentiful the treauro, liublta of life were crymulllzlnic rnlen-d. Ho hud seen little of Mother Kurth guurded her necrem Dmonu- It" clllzeiiB; und lieneutll It Je.tloiiHly. lie hetfiin to reullzu whlrlool lurfuee new rornia were I :! Ihe ohnlaeh-M he hud no hlllhe- the niiiklMK. It ulurmed lilin to ly oviTiome in KeltliiK to thu riulljie thul a yet hia own ulfulrx Klondike were us nothlnic to Ihoaii were In Kiixpenxe, and he urirued, ill tin- way of hla further auecena, with ull the hot Impullenee of filiu auilden hi Irlumphiil proarewi youth, that It wua hlk'h time he rdowed down uiifl he came to a(ol,,m to 'H, tipporlunltlea weru jiauei llo henun to mark time. on every aide of him, but he knew There wua work In Hy to be I w"l,r1l" or 1,uw M '"V ul" ' moat of 'em. Ceorire Curmack waa a Hiiuuw-inan, und lio made the aliike." I'leree felt no fear of Joe Mo I'uaki'y, only dli.like und a dc.alru lo avoid furl hue contact, with him. Thi! prospect of a Ions winter in close proximity to a proven acoiiu drel waa repugnant. Iluluneed UKalnat I hlu wua tlie imukIc or Ilia; lara' name. it wua a problem; uKaln indeelaion rose lo trouble him. "I'll think it over," lie said, fi nally. Karlher down the atreet I'liil llpa uttentlon waa arretted by an announcement of tile openlnir of the lilallo. Haloon and Theater. sillier & next, proprietora. i.'hul OUT OUR WAY By WILLIAMS? ( r : : nOU DO SOKtW . I K,MO O VUH MftW. I OUST BROOOHT .GrtOOEP SMOOZtW' J Ome. OF THE LAT I : BOOK'S OJtR FOP S , . A SHORT CoT. , 'a.LUMsf m j ; - in chine made available lo tho world." rtevlao a practical typewriter" eve. The American Shoh-a' model waa alucc the fltal patent waa Brnl,,i patented by the llemlnutoll anna by the Hrltiah patent office ln,17it factory In IS73. I " V Vroomnn credited Mllleidorfer A buchelor la a man who tut wllh being one of n lonir Hal u! In- even enjoy ataylng away froo, dWMuala who "had been trying lo home. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooocooooooooooooooo 0 Delicious. HAMS and BACON Swift Premium Quality lt'a the uneuuallcd fluvor that inukea theae hama und bacon ao o-Jtatanding. If you know Kwift premium yuallty, then you know thut there ia no other hum or bacon that quite nieeta your reuulrementa. Thafa why wo recommend Swirt'a for the particular houaewife und thafa why we sell audi a tiemendoua umount of Premium hama and bucon. There's a flavor and quullly there that's In a class by Itself. Ifa true that Swift's products coat Bilghtly more then ordinary brands but yoj appreciate quality enough to know the added value you are buying. One taste is evidence sufficient. . A few strips of Swift's Premium for breakfast a choice cut of ham baked for dinner! Nothing can equal It. l'Jt thein on your list now for tomorrow ' order. No Cold Storage Products CRESCENT MEAT CO. Exclusive Market Service. 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 luid, hut, tike unottt of t ho new- eorners, hn was not satisfied to lake lixed wanes. They seemed liallry hideed eontnred with the drunken figures that were on every Hp. In the presence of the till er Main he could not content him Felf with n sun thtiiK. Neverthe less, he w.ih soon forced to the them to hts host advunluue, Mur than ever he rett hlmsetr to be the loy or elrcuinstnnre, more tluin eviT lie feared the fallibility of his Judgment and the eonseiiueiicen of a mlstiike. He was In a mood holh dihsutisfled and irresolute when he cneountered his two trull friends, Tom Union and Jerrv necessity of resorting to it, for y,IIPK i1''" "iiti seen them hist throiiKh the fjr of )tis mlsappre- ;ul ,'mumun' enicaffeu in prose hensloim. henenth the ohseurlty of t',l,1"f 11 "'peders' divorce; hu his iKiiomncf, he lieKan to discover !wu" M'"'lrt,l tl 'o Hud them re. the true outline of thing's and to un"'t- iiiideiinnd that his Ideas were m. "l n,'vi,r reame, you'd pet pniellciil. throuKh." he told them when To hiKln with, evcrv foot of Kr,,',lnKH IhmI ped. "lUd you Kioimd In the proven dislrleta wascu,Ml' ln 0,1,4 ,,out or 1,1 two?" tiikin. and even when he piiNhed J,r,'' KMnncd. "Wo sawed tip out far nrlHd he found that the j""11 ','w rotir llineM. We'd have ui,.. ......in, ..i..u 'split her end lo end flmillv. nnK loeatloiiH; rivers, creeks and trlliii-! H( r,m uul uf to eork her la lies, hern-he niwl hlllMhli-N l.nl "1 le-n ntnk"d. For ninny mlhs in Steel Ranges Jlilim'iil makes mid prices. IIKATINC; STOVKS To suit any buyer. F. L. LILLY Hardware l'liono M-S5 Snodgrass & Zimmerman Exclusive Undertakers Our Invalid Car li used but for one purpose of conrsy. lug the nick and Injur. d any. whero tbejr want to go. Malu U Mgul or Da '"I'hal boat wits about worn out with our hiekeriiiKH." Tumi ile. et. I. 'Kin. ..In't l...lr .1... ftjeillllll Hie was ull the ret In iw- duHt. r Ihe mill-hull In her wax luid end to end they'd rnirli to Torly Mile. We were Ihe hml out fit III, an It wan. anil we'd or mlnned u lalldlnif lr a feller hadn't run out on tin Hhore lee and roped un. Klrni town I ever enlered ou I he ( ml r u larlal. Hope 1 don't leave It Ihe name way." "lliieHa who drug U" In. Jerry ii rued. "I'c no lilea." naltl l'ierce. -"ltlg lun Anih'l-nnn." "Hill Lain i,r l:i lloriuhi'.'" "Ile the party. Hi' wan jnl Irunk e mh to rink hivakln' Hi 11,111:1,. When lie found lm we Wioi-well. he K.ive un the limn; lie uiinle un 11 pr.ninl of iuu.on and all pnliiln norm, loKi llu r with the I1111, In. pn njinen, prilleK, n unil , liereilltalni nln llppurlenunl Iher.-. lo. I nil 1 1 K() a kind of a Iiiiiikovi t himiuehe anil hine l ,,ke noilu al'li r my mi aln." . Iirn uiin u .hi-i pmun whi n We knew him." Tom i'ikilni-,l. ",lrrr and I Pin loin, , I him rri.tii mhih j prominent eow-Ki nl h 1111 11 w ho hail him ull ileeoiati-il up ,-ady l hull-, llllil he hiinn't lii;iiti-t 11. lie Kol i veryliinlv full III,- niKhl we Inniliil, ami wiiuml 1111 l,e i.hm,,,. all the rn-nh itiw In lump. I'nili iliir.i'11. We hml in rrled. , 'n li inline Willi hlu money." I "He OW1IH I "e pmpei (y Ulilll llll.l hml! ," mil, I I'lrree. "ItlKht: Ami h,, cute iih a la)'." Tiiililpn- i m 0ienei. "A htj ? n t:i ln.liiilir.- he ii.i,,, Hunk am. ,xi meat. "N". IhiukiT. lie nam fn a kiiiiiI en . k. We re loukill' lor a pal illiir" "WI1.1I Mini of paillur?" II iin l.tiiion who uimwireil. "Wi ll, noun- alii-. ran .);oluK. hard. Kurklmr oiuitr r. lli r. Jerry aim I an prilly ,l, I,. m,l a win, II. inn. lull we etui vork tiniteraronnd w lo re Ifn w inn.-- - -;iin .;,-i,nr,- llial'n Ihe word." .len.v niiiliP d Toni and me m-l almif wllh un h mill r like an order or liurkw heat e-iki'n. hut we're m l Iln our w.ijn ae, we don't v1411t lalll'inv lo enmr, iK'tweell un." ' Hew would 1 do.'" Tierce In- liilri d. wllh n nolle. Tom minwereil pruiuplly. "Ir tmir name w,i pul lo a vote I know one 01 us iliut wouldn't Ijiuro since his arrival: he hud all hut, hanlnhed her from hlu tlioiiKhta 111 faet; hut ho determined now to look her up. The Itlullo wan the newent and the uioHt prelentlous of DuwHun'n nniiiMeuient palaeeH. Jt eomprlned a drlnklnB-plaee wllh a apucloua Kinnlillnir-room udjolnlnc In the rear of tho lulter waa the theater, a huno loir annex enpeelally le nlirne n the home of Uaeehun und Terpnlehore. 'Ihe front room wua crowded; through an lirehwuy leadlmr to the Kiimlillns-.hall eame Ihe nolne of many voleen, and over ull the Htrulna of un orchestra at the renr. Hen .Miller, a famous sporting eharaeter. was liuny welBhing gold dunl ut the mannive scales near thu door when I'leree entered. Tho theater, too. was parked. Here a second hur was doing a thriving huslnens, and every chulr on Hie floor, every hor In the li.il cony overhanging three sides of It. wan occupied. Walters were ueur. nine up und down the wide iitulr. ; Hie general hill,. 1, 11I, wan puneliiuled hy the sound of explod ing corks us the Klondike spend thrifts advertised their prosperity mi u hllurlous contest or prodigal ity. All Iwwson Inn! Iiirned out for the opening, und I'leree recognlwd several or the K llonido kings nmoiig ihem lllg l.urs Amlernon. Thine new-born maKlluten Were as tlirlfllesa us locusts, und In the midst, of their tiaeehanalian revels I'leree frit very poor, very nlineure. Here was the roMeroun spirit or Ihe Northland Ml mil play: II liked Ihe young man Inten.ieiy ( f,.,. Hint he could urrord no pari In II, l.iiuie was not long In discovering him. She sped lo him wllh the nwlllnons or 11 swallow; lirealh leKHlv she Inquired ; "Where have yon I no long'' Why dliln'l you let ,,,L. know von were hack ?" "I Jtml got In. I've i.,n 1 verv. where." Ile nm, , , , ,;,. and nhe chile . , , r eiwl. then drew him out of II,,. crowd. -1 iiriippnl In to see how niu wi re gelling ulong." "Well, what du )ou think of the place "Why. II looks as If you'd all get rich In a night." "And youV H ive you done nni Ihlng ror ournelr?" 1' r, e Hmok his heud: In a few- words he recounled his goings and bis comings, his el'lorLs and his failures. l.aure rollowed tlie re- cital with swift, lilrdllke nods or understanding; hej dark eyes weru warm with sympathy. '1 ou're' going at. It the wrong way," she unscrtci! when he had rilllshcd. "You have bruins; make them work. Look al Ileal, look at Miller, his new partner; Ihev know 'better than to mine. Mining is a fool's game. IMay a sure thing. I'lercti. Hluy here In town and live like a human being; here's where the money will be made." "Do you think I want to go fly ing over hill and dale liko a turn bleweed? I haven't had warm feet in a work nnd I weep salt tenrs when I see a bed. Hut I'm no Croesus; I've got to hustle. 1 think I've landed somelhlng finally." He told of Tom anil Jerry's ofrer, but railed 10 impress his listener. "If you go out to Hunker Creek I'll scurcely ever see you." said she. "That's the rlisl objection. I've nearly died these' lant Ihreo weeks. Hut there ore oilier objections. You couldn't get along wllh thone old men. Why, they can't get along wllh each other! Then there's Joe MoCaskey to tlilnR of. Why run into trouble?" "I've thought of ull that. Tint Hig l-nrs Is on Hie crest of Ills wave; he has the Midas' touch; everything he linn 1,1s hands on turns to gold, lie believes in Ilun kei r" "I'll find Ollf lr he does." fjiure mild, quickly, "lie's drinking, lle'd tell me inn llilng. Wail!" With u Mashing smile she wan orr. She relumed with un air of tri umph. "You'll learn to Union to me." she declared. "He as Hun ker Is low grade. Thul's whv he lets las on II Instead of working It hllimcir. Ijirs Is a rox." "He said that?" "The bent there Is In It In wages. Thone were his very words. Would you put up with I. Inn, n and ulrk un.l the Iwn MeCliskeyw for Wages If We Can servo yini it will bo out- pleasure. Maybe wo interest can fVZef us serve mm Wc are fully prewired to take care of your elec trical needs. How about .some new Mazda Lamps for those empty sockets 7 La Grande Electric Co. 111. Adams Ave. you in , Savings Account at A'; interest. UNITED STATES WANTED! Feed sucks For the next Few weeks. Five cents each, For any munlcr From one to Five hundred. La (irande Warehouse & Storage Co. Main 792 Of course not. I've Komethhtg better fixed up for you." Without explaining, she led I'leree to the bar, where Morris Ue.st was stand ing lii'Ht wns urmilnely jjlaU to see his former employe; he warmly shook Pierce's hand. y "I've cot 'em going, liuven't I?" he chuckled. . .., t t - lAuru broke out. Imperiously: "fxiosen up. Morris, ,and let's ull have a drink ou the- house. You can afford it," "Hure!" With a happy jrrin the proprietor ordered a quart bottle of wine. (To hft Continued.) ' Says An Amerieau Invents! First 1'ractlral Typewriter H Kit KIM EU, N. Y. (AI') Aus trian claims that the ypewritor la an Austrian, not an American, In vention, which were irlven con crete form by the recent unveil Inn or u memorial tablet at Inns bruck, Austria, to Peter, Mltter dorfer as the inventor of the type writer, are challenged by John W. I Vrooinan. president of the Herki mer County HiBtrlcol society? Mr. Vrooinan declared that "tlie outstanding and Important fact Is that Christopher Latham Hholes machine was the" first practical ma- , ir -nr. f. C4kh I I dOteto "OWmUf vumiuiuuity IU 'Swiftly Ouma to Our Slage Drpot ( 1 1 14 Jt-rrcraotl Ave. All hlauiw Lieavu from There Dally. LKAVES IiA GRANDE FOR . .Jonepli A.M - P.St. - 4:(MI F.M.; KmnUj. A.M. 4:00 KM R.klT 7 A.M. - IO:M A.M, 1:S0 P.L - 4' P.M. tilUHl.J 10 A.M. - 4 P.M. 1-euiUrtoii Dallj 1 1 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Depot Plione Main 19 t f f ? ? ? r ? t y t t ? ? t y ? ? ? ? ? f f f t ? f y ? ? ? ? t ? T f i r Trade In Your Old Washer On . A New "EASY" Special Offer ?.00 Down 20 Months To Pay Your Old Washer As Part Payment AT Vacuum BctriJ PUTS THE WORLD'S LEADING WASHER IN YOUR HOME Think of it! Dunn? this special Sale you can trade in your old bothersome washer (no matter whether it is. an old electric, hand-power or water-power) on a brand new, latest model "EASY." Resolve now never to do another wash on the old machine, Pione lor our representative to call and appraise your old washer lor trade-in on a new "EASY." 11 you do not have an old washer you can still take advantage of our liberal terms of only Sj.UU down. " ' s BEFORE YOU DECIDE OX ANY WASHER SEE THE FAMOUS "EASY" These Features Have Made the "Easy" Famous Efficient Wash.njr Principle rivKMttti- anil buitiuit u.iHht'g cti'rytliiug' clean uud will not injure t hi' clullu s. Automatic Safety Switch y I I'rolti-ts the un I ab lav. uiolur and wuNlu r fi-otii u t rloa-I Sanllaiy easy lo clean Large AYide open Tub :tiNyto load und unload. as a dlslipun. All Operating ( ontiols at Top of Machine No stopping n'C's.siiiy. lSuilt to Iist a Lifetime "orreet imehanical df.stirn, tlmptc const ructhn and Imilt i-ntirt iy of mi'Ial. 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