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Wednesday, October 2S, 192!). THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER ; Page Five ' Local News In Brief COMING EVENTS Union County Annual Armis tice Day Celebration La Grande November 11. Urn from EIbIii Hernal Hub. of Kljrln, visited In I,a Grande yesterday and today. Here from Baker Jik'H Weaver, resident enffmcer In thu Baker highway office, was u husim sa visitor ut the local hlgh i4ay oM'iee thin morning. tlon triii of bridges In Um.lv rn Ore To Visit ut j;iKln Air. and Mia. Paul Hmlth arrived tn la Grande last niht from lin ker, -jhi-y Hptnt the niKlH here und left this morning for Elgin, n hc.ru they will visit Mr. Huiith's lmreiits the reinuinder of this week. Hero TtMlay from I'oillainl Harvey Ueekworth, recorder of Ai Kader temple of 1'ortland. la in la Grande today on business, lie will go to Uaker tomorrow. Marriage Mccilsc lvsucd - ' A license to wed was Issued Tuesday afternoon to Alias Kath- lo i;iilcrirlse on Itusimss rvn Muchler and Albert Meranda. H, a. Jackson of Ifoisc. Idaho, ,,,oth of J'a " ramie. missed through l,a Grande Hits I inoriuntr on, his. wuy 10 imterprise on business. Attending Dairymen's Meeting 11. G. Avery, county unricultur 1st. went to filffln this morniiur. He attended a dairymen's meeting lUere today. To linker on I lu sin ess Mrs. Harriot MacDonuld went to linker this 'morning. She will be trre. a short time on business. Teaeher a t I n ion j. W. Baxter Jif teaeher in the fcich school atj llViion, Vlajted in Im. Grande over the week end. ' Iletiimcil from Portland Mrs. George Vox and Mrs. Jose phine Htoop returned to their home hero this morning after visiting for seiiie time In Portland; Went to -linker 1 Mrs. Gilbert Hryant went to Ba ker tilts morning, where site will receive medical treatment. She will return to her home here this evening. , Home from Port hi ml S. V. Andrew, who has been vis iting in l'orland for some time re turned to his home here Sunday. He was accompanied by li is son-in-law, I. W. Olxon, who will remain lure indefinitely. Here for O. i:. S. McelliiK Mrs. Pete Beaver arrived In 1m Grande this morning from her home at Kumcln. Khu came here to attend the meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star this evening. Arrived This Morning Mis. m. J. Mulholland of l'ort laud arrived in l.u, Grande this morning and will visit hero for a week at the homo of her sister, .Mrs. w. M. 1'eare. Dinner Friday livening- The degree team ot Crystal lie hckuh lodge No. 60 will serve a 0 o'clock dinner Friday evening at the 1. O. O., R hall. All Odd Fel lows and, lU'bekuhs are invited. Touring Kustwurd Air. and Mrs. E. F. Euton and daughter,, of Monrovia, Cal., tire guests ut the Hummer-hotel while stopping lie re en route to points asl. MISSIONARY - - CONVENTION UNDER WAY g jo o (Continued from Phro On.) O 6O00O0600000O00O0O0O0000 of the-society in all units of the conference., .Mrs. 11 rock Speak Tonight Tonight Mrs. llrock will deliver an nddress on home mission work, using as her subject. "Holding the Hopes for the Gold Dingers..' Her appeiirnnce on the platt'orm will be preceded hy a eeremonial of tho Queen Esthers, a Junior home mLs Hinnury society of North powder. Mrs. Lubkin of Iloisc wilt Had de votional services. Election of off leers is to be the prime buslncKs of the" morning .session Thursday, which is - tho concluding day of the session. Mystery of Man's Bones Puzzles La Grande Officers: 3 lo IO (Continued from Pniro One.) 0 mornlne; tltnt the severed mem-0 her might luive come rroin many I o MINERAL OIL (Hlissltlll TjlK') Is both odorless and color less, possessing those ele ments which makes a per fect intestinal lubricant. Your Uexall Store guaran tees it to possess a high specific gravity and viscos ity (body) cituul to if not exceeding other types of heavy medicinal olts. Takes Prisoner (o Port I und Hugh AlcN'uughton, picked tip here on a warrant from 1'ortland charging non-support of minor children, was taken to Portland by Georgo Fierce, prohibition pificer, 'I'uesduy morning. miles up the stream. It was at a 'point not far up the hill from' the bridge, he recalls, where the body of an u-iidc ntificd man was found early lust spring. From the condition of the bones, he es timates that they have been lying in the water for a number of months. To Keek llndy. j Klinghammer plans lo eon Unite the quest for the body within the next day or two. His invest lg.--ttons last night inelnied the "hobo jungle" above the- bridg.1, where wayfarers are wont to se-k shelter and a place to stew miilM-l gatawny. There was ' nothing; there, however, to arouse su.spi-; cions. When tho story reached the streets this morning, tin' ut tempt was- made to connect the-- find with that of the mysterious "brown-clad leg" discovered t I'nrtlutwl miHv thin week, hut the foot In the Grande Itonde river I has apparently been parted from . ter cold and clear,' A scientifically exact prod uct. A pint' bottle $1.00 Glass Drugs Inc. t&xq&lL Star La Grande, Oregon" 1S58, when, utter a session that! lasted fur into the night, the Nes Perce n greed to remain friendly to the whites, and even help them against other tribes. In fact, af ter Hut Whitman massacre., they took sides with the whites, und let the Cay uses be slaughtered. Ail of which foregoing, tends In show that ut heart the NY Perce were peace loving folk, wishing only lo bo left alono with their ancestral homes, their families, and their cattle. Eight years after tho meeting with Governor Stevens, on In 163, another great council wus called, In an effort to gain more land frpm the Nes Perce, and for the first I time wo hear of Young Joseph rep-j resenting his band. Under tho I leadership of a chief called 1-uw-j yer, one-third of the "Ne -Perce sold their land to the government, but young Joseph, mindful of his futhor'a warning not to give "away his country and to take no pay irom the I'nited States, refused, und so the tribe was apllt one third, under Uiwyer. selling their rights and all lauds outside of the l.upwai reservation where they lived, und two-thirds, under young Joseph und Eugle-oi-the-l.lghl. in sisting on Wallowi'. And to show how much land lie and his people owned. Old Joseph planted poles around It saying, uccording lo the young chiefs story: ol Tho Home or My People." gl "Inside is the homo pi my peo ojplo the white man may take the land outside. Inside this boundary O'all our people weru born. In eir o'cles around the graves uf our t'a ojthers, and we will never give up oitheso graves to uny man." ol ; Although the United States oiclalmcd to have bought , all ..the l rv,..x "1'i.i-ee eninitt'V OULSitlcof tin OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOaOQOOOOO i tjapwnl reservation, this .could' "out have been so, since no one cnioi Heir Sunday from I take i- J. W. Erdley, of Baker, was in l,n Grande Sunday. He attended the Union meeting or the M. I. A. here. ; j...-:- Able to He Out Agnin S. G. Brndshaw, who has beer confined to his home for the past four weeks on aecount of Illness, is able to be out uguln. ; , Attending 1.-T. A. Coiivcnliim Mrs. 1-ou Harris is in Portland representing the Greenwood Pitr- eiit-Teailier nssoclntion at the ro vention of tho Oregon- Parent Teacher UMSocinlion. She will re turn to, her home here Monday. Attended Supreme Court Air. and Air.s. A. S. Cooley spent last night at Hotel Sommer on their way home to Enterprise from Pendleton, where Air. Cooley, an attorney, was Interested In a ease being . tried before the supreme court. En Honk? Home- J. S. Eagle left la Grande this morning en route to his home at Westphalia, Kansas after visiting hince July at Joseph at the home of his daughter. Airs. 1. N. Snyder. Mr. and- Airs. Snyder accompanied Air. Eagle to La Grunde this morn ing. . JOSEPH, Js'EZ , ; ; PERCE HEAD, , , IS HOMORED f Continued 1 from P&gr One.) human company too long to per mil the conjecture. ROAD AWARDS MADE TODAY (Continued Nicholson, from Pago One.) of Taconiu, 1. and son. Iji Pine-t'orral Springs s"etion of The Dalles-California, higliwuy, I leschutes ami K la mat h count Wa. iS. 2 miles or surtaeln;:, lo 'Curl Nyberg. of Spokaii". for ?2(i3.lUtu. This contract - must be approved by the bureau of 'public roads. liiHellnx Hrblges Here G. F. Paxson, field engineer of Hlate bridge construction und main tenance, of Salem, nrrlved In li Grande today. Accompanied by AI. Stephenson, bridge engineer in this district, he left loday on an lnn!"-c- Balls llet urn to l.a iranile r M r. and , M rs. George Hull re- UilUtfclo .their home here this morning afler visiting for the past month in Portland and Full City, Oregon. Air. and Airs. Ball started to California to spend the winter but. beeau.se their health started fulling, they decided to return to their home here. To Fetch Stolen Car Air, and Mrs. H. K. Williams, .Mr. and .Mrs. Amos Helm and Mian Marie Couture drove lo Final Ilia last evening to get the Williams ear located there after H dis appearance a few days ago. Mr. and Airs. II el in and .Miss Couture returned last night. Mr. and Airs. Williams are waiting for repairs before driving the recovered auto mobile home. Arched Here Monday Air. and Mrs. I . B. Watklns. ao coinpiinled by IHHm Miss Jean Wat- kins, daughter of Air. and Airs. H. Watklns of this city, who have been visiting In Arkansas and Ok lahoma for the past three in on I lis, arriveil In I.a 'Grande Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Watklns will remain here at the home of their son tin- III l-Vidiiy when Ihey will return auto lo tlu-lr home ut Handon; Oregon. IS'OT GUILTY, 7 PRISONERS TELL JUDGE (Continued from Pfijro One.) Jointly with Kutiinsmi urn! .Vlit!;u' nnil wuh Btvi'n until mil unlay til 10 a. in. to urt'imro Ills rlt-a. No time luia lif'n Hot for trial of. Hiryi'tm of luul authority lo transact liuslncuBj tor uny but his own band, und. jo si'tili did not conHcmt.tu tho huIo. Hut liu und his ' people wiro undis- lurlu:d tor Hi;viM-al yt-urs, and In lk73 I'n-aidint tlranl. ly,oxfctittvo order, at't oil Mi Wuilowu und Ini naha valliys for tin' Nil! 1'i.ruo. 'I'h.. nrdi-r was ri'Volifd two Vt'lirs niounlains wi ro IiIbIi and tin- ,,..- ..,,,1 tlio s. ttlirs fiitored Jo- nccordlnK to ... ,,,,, , ....uion wuh chl.Ts story, wlili-n uppenrou 1 , .,. ,.., for tho m woom crs und tho orlKiiuil owni'ts, und troublo uiv.wod, ullhoiiKh In young Joseph's story liu clmms tho tn- dinns lioro ull insults with pallinoo wishing for pcucn. uliuvo ull ciso. Tlury stcudlly reluat'd to move to thu Lupwul resi rvalioit and refus ed presents or unnuilies oliered by Iniliau UKe.us. War Clouds tiallier. Year ufter year the trouble, crew. and In 1S10, General Huvvard wub ordered Into tho region to esluu llsli U niilltaiy camp near Alder. Mb culled il gralil council, which resulted only in bitter leellnits on both sides, and left each wun u stronger determination to stand for what ho thought .right. 1" '" war broke oat In earnest, and ut While Hlrd creek, thu soldiers were forced lo retreat, although outnumbering the Indians. In u few .dayB, General Howard arrived with reinlo"n''linldH.'''nnd"rh' In dians' c'roWd Malnion river where the army followed anil was cot off .Indians from Ha supplies. the In tiic North Amerieun Hevlew in 1N7!, und later in Nort hweslern Kight and Fighters by Cyrus Townsend Itrady. "Tills promise" (to Lewis and Clark), he adds, "the Xez I'erce have never broken. No white man can uceuse them of bad faith, und speak with a atratght tongue. It lias always been the pride of the Nez I'erce that they were ftienda of the wiiite men." Iteglnnlng In I S4 2 .when Klljah "WliKcm an iltidiun agajit. signed ft' treaty with the lndlansl u number tl iii-t'iM.montH u-ere made, to belli i I pri-K-rvi! this friendship. In 1S4S. the peace comnilsirtonnrs -again promised friendship with the Nez Iterce,. and in ISM. tL iurge Indian council (no whites), led liy the grc:it KuunuKin, was neiu in uie Cnunle Itonde valley, where tribal boundaries were defined, and ' the limn of Mln Willie setliements were UeelCed. !,rhat -wn tollo-Wed In tho next year by a gri'ut. council at Walla Walla called by ' C.overnor to tho whereabout, of tho hostllcB. Kvcn then, assorts Joseph, they could have escaped 1C they had left their wounded, old women and chil dren behind.- At any tlmo ho ex pected help from some of tho Nec I'erces who had escaped to Hitting Hull's camp In Canaan, only n short distunco away, but winter wna com ing and his people wero killed, scattered or tired of fighting, o when General Howard arrived und consulted General Miles, the war rior chief, on October 4. 1S77. gave up his gun to General Miles with tho words: 'Troiii where the sun 1 now 8tunds, 1 will fight no more." Whiles' 'romlsc ltniki'ii. According to tho chief's own statement, and tho admitted be lief of army officers present ut the surrender, General Miles agreed lo return tho Indians, of whom there woro only 87 warriors. Including 4ti wounded, 1S4 squaws, and 147 children, Willi their lemulnlng stock, to their own country, i his was never done, although Juseph socms not to have blamed the gen eral Willi this fault. The Nna I'erce wore taken to the Tongue river, to nismnrck, and finally to Kort Lea venworth, and liaxlcr Hprlngs. Kan., whero many died In the cll inutu unhealthy for them. In 181)6, a mere rcuinunt ot U10 staunch' band of Indians who atood for theit- rlghts as they saw them, were sent to Colvllle reservation In Northern Washington, a climate Blmllar lo their own beloved Wallowa. Kven there, Chief Joseph, no longer, young and dashing, but still mindful of his people, mude a trip to Washington to plead with tho president, that the land given his people bo paved from thu whites, who wore clicrouchlng. Again,' a few') years Inter, lie revisited the east on a, friendly trip to bco the president land General .Miles. On September . !-V 1911. ho peacefully, departed to meet tnc Great Hpirll Chief, and tho Ni I'erce )ost their gallant lender,' and the I'nited states the last and one of the moat skilful warrior chiefs Hint ever led bis peoiile' v:linttle." Chief Joseph did notiHeek 'Wftf, he', wished only to retain what the Great Spirit had given his miners..; Hut even In wur his tactics draw prnlso from mili tary authorities-- Ills wurfnrn did nol Include scalping, the llllslreut imnt of women and children, or the torture of captives, and he did riot normlt the murdering of inno cent families that happened to be In tho path. Chief Joseph niniMiilH-ml. To his eternal memory, has re cently been consecrated u moun tain that guards so loftily his be loved Wallowa country one of the Wallowa,.- peaks Bhnll henceforth be known as "Chief Joseph," a trib ute both to tho father who taught, und the son. who carried but I he principles exemplified, In the younger warrior's life. Surely. could Joseph have chosen, no testi monial would tiavc pleused hill! more. PLAID BLANKETS A Size, Weight and Quality That Sells Regularly lor Considerably More Double Size Good Weight Finished To Look Like Wool . Actual size 64x76, Grey and Tan ........!.$2.49 Actual size G8x80, Grey and Tan ,...:i2.98. GO STORES THE HUH Team Heads Steal Own I tides TOKYO (AH. Four hundred oflieiulH of the 'Tokyo- Kleetne bureau In disguise dirteovered t tin t .they eould "beat the eompany" In stealing rides on the street ears. KepoiiH or many fno rides had reeelved little eredeiiee until thiH experiment. The final report Hhowed hut five or the 4 lift, were ruutfht by the vigilant conductors. renentattves of more than forty ' national and International unions have taken stepri to organize tho Union L.abor Jlfe ussociatlo:i. Organised labor Iniends to en ter the life Insiranee field. Hep- HOTEL ASTOO 2nd 4 HIU U Aneelea EVERY ROOM has PRIVATE TOILET ,50SJ Baths New, Modern Close lo Shopping District nd Theatres FREE GARAGE Tariff from $1.50 $14.85 complete $14.85 Bridge LAMPS Floor ' V. II. Bohnenkamp Co. Wi,Ml,liifrlin -territorv. the several cases, sinre JmlKe Unci alt. luted liy n (noiaiis ironi - ..omnanles to open the all the tribes of the northwest. I Ills - . f ,, was for the purpose of .stnl.llshln(r ,"""! 11 1 ,..rl.i. derinite lan.ls for the Indians and decided la J iw.v lil'llevi-il th y wlii.s. l,nt,l .lose,,,; remsed lo, -Vj ' 1' siKn any treaty ''' ' ' 'ol o'Ve,!. an expedition for all 1111 VJi l lie vi.uiuu i ii 3 i ' t , !.i ill,., n.i f.noo. s'tiiam miles, includluf; the Wallowa region, were given him. However, H wus nol . until four Knowles will he In Wallowa enmity next month for the November term of circuit court there. Motion day preceded und 'fol lowed the arraignment of ca.ses to day. i Tomorrow the .judge will try .a divorce case In linker. i.am: vari ation .nfkmasfs KFGFiNK. Ore. .More than Jt,- vears- later lliai tins ireaiy n wi- and In the mean- ! rielnllv rati lied. noo, imid increase in property val- , , no nioney had been forth ues In line county was shown in j colliii,i- for the hunting ground lliut the annual assessment siimimiry nwav. In 1S50, a Why they like IronClads , Anv man who wants to be well dressed is attractwl by a sock that has the style and dressy appearance M ln Clad socks. And IronClads ifre just as popuar with "wives who buy socks for their husbands. That's because the remarkable dur ability of Iron Clads means fewer holes to darn. Let us show you the latest styles in Iron Clads. Cotton Socks....25c to 50c Silk Socks 75c to $1.00 Silk and Wool Socks 95c to $1.15 k Clint's Clothiery The Store wllu a Con.ielrneo Markets nr llw. i-iiiinlv iiiMt eot'inl, led 1v 1 Assessor Keeney. The total as sessed valuallon was placed liy the asMessor ror l!'ri at $:t7.e'i-l.ii:to, as eomjmred wllh a lotnl in l!l4 of $:t2.!lli.07. an Increase of $4. 14S.&rn. These riKures. ar" exeln slve of (tie assessed valuation of had heen taken nway eounell wasealled. hut failed; how ever in isr,!i, In a council with A. .1. Cain, ehlef justice, Jos'pl) iiBaln insist. 'it that his Wallowa rountry (wlilch probably included Gi'ande Hon.ie valley, as the CIrande Itonde was formerly known as Hie rive public utility prnpi ill' ". Willi h Is Wallowa) be left lo him. fixed by the state public m i l ice T1(. Tn aty of 1H.".S. conunl.'Slon. . . - t . , , , 1 A reniarlial.le trealy was iiiinb' In Hie world' like nothinir so milch. BUKBcats J'. Nellson Harry, lilslorlan and special student ot tills period of Oreiton's existence, as I'haraoh followlnn the children of Israel In their flluht to tho I'ronilscd Land. Another army entered the field, miller General Gibbon, und en KiiBcd the wanderers In baltle In .Montana: then they headed toward the Yellowstone, and with the stral i iry and eunnlnir of n trained mlll larv lender. Joseph turned IllB peo- this wav and that. doilKlnir alound two thousand miles until al Hear 1'aw mountain, they were siirnrlBid by Genenil (then fol- onel) .Miles, und his troops who had been advised by tcl,-irriiih as No traveler has ever crossed tile irront southern deBert . of Arabia. ' Obituary ADItlAN (iOVI'riK A d tin n T. O oyet te, t ti ree-y eti r- old son or Mr, und Mrs. II. 1.. Ooy elte of Cove, died at 7 a. m. Tues day at the home of his parents. Death was caused by eoiiipllcatlotis following whooping cough. I'he funeral was eonducteil at the Ooyelle home at It o'clock this iifh-rnoon, following which the little body wan Interred Ut the cemetery at Cove. Hlaftc e;iuiiv Is iNamed in $100,000 Love Theft Suit - lOIETl-A.l .MAitKirrs I'OltTIiANIi, Cre. (AT) llve utoek. steady. , t Kkits. rirm. i;utler, butlerfut. Hteady. SAN Flt.NCJSCO A I') tert'at. Ghc hi re todoy. MAItKFTS AT A (JIANtT. NKW Yltlv (A I) Stocks, ir- rcaular: tieiieral Motors reaches new hich at 1 3K. Ttonds. easy; French issues again under pressure. Foreign exehanKes, ; mixed; French francs fall im cubim-t re- Cotton, barely steady; southern liede scllhii Srnrnr. feuloreleKS. Coffee, htffher; firm liruxlllan markets. . CI1ICAO (AT') Wheat, strong; bullish domeMlc situation. Corn, firm; better cash demand. Cuttle, steady, line, lower. Jennings & Shumate Uukk !ales auil Serlcv. is'--l' tilth ;VA"(,iy SiHutSF 'v?r a ' thtj O li' j, x '3 t t " 4 , III k: v vo &e . id2&2ty EiA. TIIF. WAV TO III II,I IM AIIM and to maintain it. Is to Ret tin benefit of my chiropractic adjusi- meiits. Ity relieving the preHSiin at certain points on yo ir Hplne and rest orlmr the nerves to their normal actlv Itbs. nil bodily dis turbances are relieved and oTt cured. Vou will like my electrical treatments. No shock. int. woonri.fi llilniirnclot i:ictm-TrierA!cMllt Summer Itldu. l'lione 10 JL LetldinR fiK'irefl : vllle. Ky., sie shewn Tbnnett. staK" leant lAft to rtKht sli , t, e. "".'"'" love tiiitt suit l.roiltrM liboilt by Mrs. Katherlne I'rey of Ijinll I. .u nit the coui-thnuso at Allre oln. N. V. .Mm. Kiey i luirK' S that .Miss Wllda nllenated tli" nffei lions of her liustuin.I. I'liarles Kri y. society turfman. Wllda Hmnett, William J.' Fallon, attorney for Miss liennelt, and We Buy for Less We Sell for Less ULANKKTS Large, assortment of blankets in heavy und light weight wool. All well known brands. Size CCx80 inches. $3.75 to $6.85 The "Wigwam" In most beautiful colors 5.t. New York Slorc DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES ROMPERS No'iy s(iiili)cir 'lttliiiors t iin'ilolcl,v miiilci fur...'.'.?.. Very I'iclty lliinilkeiclilcrs mini.'. I .ew Shipment of Ktnmncil, (iowlN. ....'..'..Sl.r.ti lo si. (li) Art & Baby Shop lIl'lllslllclllllK llltll, Ailnnis Avenue. . 'Kvei-yllilnu; l-'or Ilio llnlij" .StatnpiiiK - llullons t'liveml I, ,M. C. Tliii'iuls ARCADE SATURDAY, .MATIMM': III 2:110 MHIIT 111 B:l.1 ANNI-; MCIIIM.N 1'ivsi-iilt Hits WorlilN .Most 1'opiilur I'ipy The cDiiu il) Hull bii inaile nilllloiw liiippy. .Now ila.vhiK Us llll yitir In Neiv York. SIATIM'.i: I'rllf. Mir In JH.ftllf MCIIT I'Hces, 77c to C2..VI. illiM tin Hints now Bclllnic al Cilass llruK Ktor.e lluy early and be safe. ARCADE TODAY Reginald Denny "I'll Show You The Town" "FAI5LKS" And "NKWS" STAR Today JACK HOXIE Ill "Red Rider" And A Cont'dy Chalks fr.-y, uU.c;:i.a am vaiuJ at f 1.CV0. 2ii. fry Is lu lie; iuwU