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Tuesday, November 3, 1925. THE LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page Five I i 1 1 Local News In Brief COMING EVENTS Union County Annual Armis tice Buy Celebration La Gran do November 11. .MrWIlllutns Is 111 Willium McWilllams Is ill at his home ut 1301 Fourth struct. Guest in La, Grande Waltur Vogel Is registered at Ho tel Foley, is home is ut Union. On Lvgnl lUisliiess George- T. Cochran, . ultorney, went to Wallowa this morning on legal business. , ' Vfclt ing Mother ' Mrs. Uorn una her two children, of Enterprise, are visiting at Alt. Glen with Mrs. Dorn's mother, Mrs. livuns At linker Sunday - Miss Elizabeth Garrlek und Miss Winona Lyman went to liakur Sun day and visltud tho M. lt A," thuro. Visit Villon M. 1. A. . Mrs. C. J. Ulaek and Wilfred Johnson visited the Union M. 1. A., Sunday. At Hangrr Station Gerald Tucker, forest rangrr, left yesterday for l-'lut Luke ranger station to spend a. few days. Jtu turned to i'orllnnd Mrs. W. Jt. Jlumlllon has retui'n-i-d to her home in J'orthiml. after upending a week hero the guest ol Airs. J. J). MeKennon, jKeliirncil Home Mrs. T. O. Wolfe returned to her home at Wallowa this morning af. tur visiting in Ja Grande since Sat urday with friends und relatives. Mnrrlagu Unwc Issued A license to wed wus Issued Mon dny afternoon to Altu U l'hillips. Union, and Miss Amy Haines, North Powder.. ; . To Spend Winter in South Mrs. C. 15. .Smith and daughter, Mrs. Evans, left Hunutiy for lnglu wood, California, to spend tho winter with Mrs. Smith's sister. Condition Is Favorable The condition of Mrs. C. E. Hap persett, who underwent! a major operation yesterday at the Grande Honde hospital, is reported as fa vorable today. , . Kfpiipinent F.niiiiieer Mere-' ' J,. P. Campbell, equipment engi neer for the stute highway depart ment 1th headi)uartPi','ar' Haivm', was visitor to the local highway offices today on offichil business. To Cove Sunday - Mrs. George H. Lyman! "lluy Baum and Mr., and Mrs. K. F. An drew were visitors to Cove Sunday. They attended the M. I. A. meet ing there. - , Culled b.V Daughter's Illness i Mr. and Mrs. L A. Warrington, of Gooding, Idaho, were In La Grande this morning on their-way to Gooding, Idaho, called by the Illness of their daughlcr, Mrs. Will iam Perkins. Pnss'd Through City Mrs. Itnlphj Smith of Elgin pass ed through La Grande this morn ing en route to her homo from Hiehlami, where she hus been vis iting her slsle.r, Mrs. J. It. Will iamson for 10 days. Have Guests Over Week End- Mr. urfd Mrs. C. D. Putnian i Nh theirhouse gilesls over the week end, Mrs. 1'ul man's pareiils, M r. (itid Mrs. B. Osbzorn. of MUlon, Mrs. Carrie Dorothy, of Milton, und Mr. and Mrs. M Tnisper, of EDMOND'S FOO'T-ITFTER SHOES Of quality wilh heavy wedge in soles that don't run over in walking $7.45 and $7.85 JLINT'5 CLOTHIEI 'the store with J TIKES Jennings & Shumate lluk-k Sides and Senk-c. Missouri, who are visiting at tha Osborn homo. Tho party drove over from Milton .Saturday and re turned to their homes yesterday. Son Is Horn A baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hurt Hollistj-r this morning. Both mother and son arts doing well. Enters llusiness College . Howard Glenn went to Portland this morning to enroll at tho North western Business college Glenn, a graduate of La Granuo high, school, has been keeping books tor the Bulek garage. On Fishing Trip ' John I u niu 1 3, u. F. Hummelt, G. C. Head ley und Dick. Folsom, of l.u Grande, and Tom Itumsdcll, of Portlund, made up a party of fish ermen that left for thy Milium riv er this morning. Visiting Parents Here ' Gilbert Funk and Mrs. I. E Keldson, both of Tillamook, are visiting in La Grarwlu ut the home, of their parents, Mr. and Mrs- C- J5. l''unk. They expect to return to tlieir home the end of this week. Here from l'asco Mrs. H. li. Harris, of l'asco, Washington, is visiting In La Grande at tho homo of Mrs. J. F. Staeey. Shu expects to bo here about a week. Mrs. Harris drove to La Grandu from l'asco und re ports the roads In .fine condition. Attending Stork Show "' Cecil Hherwood nnd . Hoy Will iams left La Grundo Sunday lor Portland, where they are attending the Pacific international Livelock show, this week. ltrlums from Chippewa Falls " Mrs. C. W. Everett has returned to her home here after . a two months' stay at Chippewa .Falls, Wisconsin. She was called there by the illness nnd death of-her fa ther, Henry Pohrman. '..' Motors to Portland Mr. and Mrs. Irven ltramwell and little son Hichard left by auto today for Portlund, accompanied by Mrs. Uranuvcll's mother, Mrs. Mollie Buck. Mrs. ltramwell Is go ing to Portland for medical treat ment. . , '" To Visit Slslcr ' Mrs. Emma A. Hawkins, whose home Is In San Diego, California, passed through La Grande this morning on her way to Elgin, where shv will visit her sister, Mrs. W. E. llrownell for some time. Mrs. Hawkins has been In Boise for the past. nine months, whore she hits -ijent connected with , teaching in the prison' there.' She' suffered n nervous breakdown, and will re cuperate while visiting. ; COUNCIL TO AID . ' WELFARE WORK (Continued from Tage One.) vice committee Includes Mesdamcs C. B. .Johnson. ,1. K. Clnyllon, Oh car Humphries und S. D. IStirch. Events of educational-week will be sponsored by the Parent Teacher n.Msociatlons, which arc planning through the council to present a speclul speaker at a pub- 11,. .,w)llnir ilnrlntr I f VKfC. ' Co-operation was assured tlm I city officers in the enforcement of the curfew law nnd other ordl- nances aimed at child welfare. Brief reports on the' state con vention were heard from Mrs. Lou Xarris, who represented the Green wood school, and' Mrs. Lymjan. P'ident who went, as delegate from the three other districts. 1-nonsy lies the head that wears a crown of long hair and wishes it were bobbed. a conscience im wujr The Unknown? i & . nuiic rs. ' Unknown Solilier is S-ch S. h.iv of Pangs, Tex., In the relief of Hush T. lhimxey, Tejf.ts war veteran. The spot In France frcm yhlch tho body of thn "U'n known" was taken tallies exactly, says Itunisey, with Shaw's burial place. A picture of Shaw, victim of the Mcuse-Argoniie , otlnsive, Js shown above. CHAMBER OBSERVES APPLE DAY (Continued from Page One.) much in evidence. Apple salad, apple ile, and Delicious apples to munch on after" Uie vlctuulH had been disposed, of, found (heir way to tho-tables, the latter tho gift of Grande .Hondo valley . growers through the fruit exchange. A U. '"V L,,U uuol,L:f-a 4...,,.,, .... - .vious ween, while ionn American and real cStulo man. prcsidtd ttt!wh(lftt flour exporls Inst week were the meeting. The Jtev. W. C. Uoss 3;- ()00 ,nm,H . ngulnst 210.000 returned thanks. , ..... .... . Preliminary to Mr. Griesel's speech, .several bus:iiet:3 mutters were attended to, ' Including U-re-jiort trom the membership com mittee. The merchants conniiiHee reported that it favored closing the business section Arinlsllc-e day. which was ratified by the cham ber. MITCHELL WILL HAVE ' FREE HAND fr0m'n,iH yi-o-nfjunt wilh despic ubh! motive nd wicked Intent." WASHINGTON (By the Assoc!- ated Press) The prosecution rest ed Monday in the court martial of Colonel William Mitchell, charged with conduct to the prejudice of good order irtid military discipline. and the defense called in whole sale fashion for witnesses. Lincoln's Name Taken Before He Gained Fame LINCOLN. III. (AP). Of the 24 cities in the. Cnited States which bear the name of Lincoln, this city ulonc took the name dur ing the life linn; of Abraham Lincoln ami when he knew no fame, historians hero say. 1 le christened this city with two wat ermelons. When I he railroad, w lileh hiler hfcaine the -Clilctigo and Allot), was la id through Illinois in I St 2. Bobert Latham. Virgil lllckoxand John I, (ji licit, all f unions ploi: eer.i of Illinois, purchased a sec tion of land adjacent to tint rail road right of way, as u pruspee tlve town s.te and county seat. They were personal friends of Lincoln, who u a traveling cir cuit lawyer. lb; wus t heir U g.t adviser In the ioeatinn of the icd posi.-d tow n. ' Jn Lincoln s of Dee In Hpringrietd on August 24, I Hi'.:!, the pioneers discussed a name for the proposed town. Ono of th" proprietors said: "Let's name th" town for Abe und call It Lincoln." The ot hers agreed. Lincoln's usual modest humor then rose lo the occasion and lie said: "All right, boys, go ahead but I think you are making a mt.i take. Nothing named Lincoln, is tur as 1 know, ever amounted to much." - Five days after tho new town was named, o sale of lots occurr ed on tho new town nhe at which tho fut iro president attended. At the noon hour Lincoln purchase 1 two watermelons at a vendor's booth,. With a melon under euch arm, he called the proprietors of the new town lo the proposed court house square, cut the two melons In half. )! guvc a half to each proprietor and retained a half himself, with the remark: "We will now proceed to chris ten the new town." Kill the Germs in Your Nose and Throat THE KANTLEEK Metal Atomizer is leak-proof, dorr-proof nntl uir-tir,ht. AUj-Jstaulo so thi't cither water solutions or huavy' oils may bi used. Ad justable, to deliver either liuht or heavy suruy. $1.35 Glass Drugs Inc. La Grande, Oregon POUTIjANI) MAHKI:TS, POHTLAND, Ore. AV Uvo stock Steady. , i- lOggs Two cents lower, 'firsts 43CJi43, cxtraB 47 dtiSc.. Butler, butterfat Steady. KAN FRANCISCO (AP) lerfut here today. llut- POItXIiAXn .lt.lN MAltUKT , 1(IITLANI, Ore.' (AP)- Wheat HUB. hard white, November and Peoembor, ?l.Rll: soft white, No vember '$1.40. " 1'(M?eijiher $L0a; weHtern white, November $1.4 8, December $ 1.411; hard white B, K, liaart, November $l.fi4. l.eeoniber $1.R4; hard winter, November and December $1.48; northern, spring. .November and December $1.47; western red, November and Ue- cembcr $1.45. ' Oats No. 2 white feed, Novem ber and" December $27': No. 2 gray, November nnd December $26. Corn No. 2 E. Y. shipment, No vember nnd December, "blank: No. 3 E. X. shipment, November, blank, December at $34. WEEKLY CHAIN EXPORTS WASHINGTON AP) Ciraln ex ports, last .week from the United Ktates were 2,733,000 bushels at eompured with 1,840.000 bushels the previous week. Commerce de partment figures Monday gave the following comparisons between fust week's exports and those of the previous week: Wheat. 1.031.000 bushels agfiinst; 2r. 000 ; bushels; oatN, 1,030,000 ogainst 803,000.; corn, 1 12.000 agatn.it 2H3, 000; bar ley, MiO.000 ngaiUMt 4S!),000. Canadian grain exported throngli the Cnited StateH ports last week jumounted '"'to '2,822,000 bushels barrels ogaliist ID, 000 barrels the week before; VISIBLE GItAIV SCPPLY w NEW YOltK (AP) The visible supply of American grain shows the following changes in bushels: Wheat decreased 2,1 14.000. , Corn decreased Bill, 000. Oats decreased 3&4.000. live, increased 8iifi,000. Barley decreased 312,000. MAItKETS AT A GLANCE N E W V O It K (AP) Slocks, strong; Hudson leads violent rbe in motor shares. Bonds, steady: Florida, Western & Northern 7s jump 12 points. Foreign exchanges, mixed; lira advances. French francs decline. Cotton, strong; foreign buying. Sugar, advanced; commission house support. , . - Coffee, firm; trade demand. School Furnace ' 1 Markets X 1st) nil Nf5!r--jU An Ab" Ix-llpvrd tho-o of n hum. m IhItis hiic tounil In thin furnace In l mnil rhO" t,'rnln, O. Thf clli-rovfry was made liy Mn. Alllnon Llniwolt. janitl-iw. inwt hI'Ovg. The l'wr pho:o ia nf y-nlrl'- Wright, leather. ho ord with (ihlr. authsrilin 10 lolva the auii.tea MANY ATTEND HOUX FUNERAL COVE (Special) Out-of-town people who woro hra for tho fun eral of Jacob Houx were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Houx. Mrs. O. Vt. White, Mr. and Mrs. William Houx nnd family, Andrew Anderson, nil of Milton; Mrs. Blaine Goer, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams, MIsn Weist, Mr. Ilubbs and Mr. Thurston, of Walla Walla, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams of Freowater and Elder Wagner of Baker. i Charles Dclloas left Thursday, for Wurrenton whero he will join his wife, who Is teaching school there. Ho will remain there until spring. x Calvin Wright, who is attending college In Portland Is ut homo for a few days. , Stewart French, a student of Wll's Military Academy in Port lund, came home Friday to spend a few days with his parents. MlsB Hazel Conner of La Grando has been tho guest of her aunt, Mrs. Paulina Prllllmun, for the past two weeks. Mrs. Nellie It. Grace, Mrs. L. E. Anderson and Mrs. L: M. Laird at tended the Hope chapter of the. Order of the Eastern Star meeting at Lr Grande Wednesday evening.. Several Cove people aro attend ing the Pacific international .Live stock show in Portland this week. Among them are Hoy pell, E. D. Bell and duuahler Roberta. J. E. Miller, Allen Mills, Mr. nnd Mrs. lt. H. Daniels and daughters,. Cur men und June Daniels. - BENEFIT TEA DUE SATURDAY (Continued from Pngs One.) the .officii! publication of 'tho Ore gon Federation of Women's clubs, with which the Neighborhood club is affiliated. , It Is tho purpose of the committee in charge to place a year's subscription lo the organ for eueh member -enrolled In the club... Hence the benefit tea. COLONEL COOMDGE WILL SPEND WINTElt WITH SON WASHINGTON (AP) Colonel John Coolidge, father of the presi dent, Is planning to foresake hi Vermont home for a .winter stay at the White House. Tt Is probable thai he will urrivo here before his Plymouth farm is snowed in and will remain here until the winter breaks. Physicians who attended tho col onel during his Illness last summer fin; understood to have advised hiin'ho can safely make the trip to the capital and I hut II would be best for him to take advantage of the comfort of the executive man sion. . , . .. :ii - ' , . 4 CANDIDATES IX FIELD. KLAMATH FALLS. Ore. Fo:ir candidal es will seek the two of fices of director of Klamath irri gation district at the annual elec tion. November 1 0. They ure H. C, Short and J. L. Jacob, who have the support of the present regime; and U. J I. Curlcton an 1 Charles Drew, who -represent the opposition. Drew is the minority member of the Irrigation board and bus no voice In the dealings of that body. Tho election this year promise to be even' more hitler than the one of a year ago. since the pres ent directors t have charged Dr. Elwood Mead! reclunuitlon com missioner, of having thrust him self. Into the local campaign in an effort to defeut the admlnln tratlon candidates. Tt's so hard to drown your trou bles In llnuor. The blame stuff seems to fatten them Instead. Hides Murder - VAliR APPHAIsrRS STAIIT. VALE, Ore. The , appraisals! board of tho Vule. Ore., irriga tion distriot, which consists of J. P, Fuirmun of Harper, Iloss; Madden of Caldwell and U. E. Hayden. member of the field force of the reclamation bureau., left for Harper to begin uppruis.il work on tho Harper unit under the Valu project. Tho board de termines , tho classification and value of tho land to be acquired by tho federal government from private, owners for construction of the new project, Every 40-ucre tract of an area Including ao.ooo acres of lund will be inspected and later classified. No report on tthe value of the land wll( bo announced by Mr. Hayden and his assistants until the work Is completed at the end of another week or so, us it is Impossible to Bocure an average price until tho entire area has been appraised. Obituary IXA CJAKHNKIt Ina Gardner, 2, tho wife of W. I Gardner, passed on early today at the family home on Umatilla, street at tho termination of an ex tended illness, ( ( Sho leaves her widower und a small child. Funeral arrangements are in definite, pending word from; her mother in North Carolina, Tho remains uro at the Uohnenkainp chapel. FOItWAJtO KE.MA1NK The remnlns of Satinda Shields, who died here several days ago. were, forwarded to Portland for cremation yesterday by the W. if. Bohnenkump compuny. Funeral services were held here Sunday. The ashes will bo sent to Iova for interment by the side of her hus band,; who expired several years ago. , ' - n ; " . MUS. E. M. 3U;UPHY ' Mrs. 10. M, Murphy passed away at 1 :30 o'clock Tuesday morning at her home in Altcel following ti short Ulnessi The funeral will bo held at the Alleel church Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be at tho family home in Ifed Oak, Iowa. S nod grass und Zim merman are in Lchargo. .1ACOH 1IOVX COVE, (Special) After n brief illness, the denth 6f Jacob Stroiher Houx occurred nt the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. B. White, in Mil ton, Thursday. October so, nt the age of. 91 years. Mr. Houx was born In Bonneville, Cooper county, Missouri, February 23, 1834. At an early W? he united with the church and always led a Christian life. Ho ww mnrrled to Miss Mar tha Myers at the age of 10. Eluven children were horn to them, five of whom survive. ; The lfumlly moved to Texas in 1S75 and In IS K8 came to Cove, whero they have nlnce resided.,- His wlfu died In 1-U1 6.' Tha on and -daughlfrs ivho's6rvlve uro Airs.' B. F. 1 Boll,' Cove; Irhen Houx, Cove; Fnd We Bury for Less We Sell for Less In addition to our Mon day's ad we offer some more Specials for the week. Men's Fleece Lined UNION SUITS ' $1.25 : Wool Process nnd '' Ail-Wool BLANKETS For Nearly Half Price $9.73 lo $6.83 New York Store DESTROYERS OF HIGH PRICES 25 OUNCES for2 cents Same Price for over 35 "YEARS WHY PAY WAR. PRICES? 7ie government usei million of-pounds Men's Sheepskin Lined VESTS iifil Men's moleskin Vest, sheepskin lined, leather sleeves, two pockets, adjustable backstrap, knit cuffs and collars. Priced at... $6.50 I 60 STORES j$SY Houx, William " Houx and Mrs. Peurl White, Milton. The funeral services were conducted by Elder Wagner of Baker at the Muthodist Episcopal church here. Music was furnished by Messrs. Hubbs and Thurston, accompanied by Miss Weist, all of Walla Will la, Wash. Interment was made in tho Hose Itldge cemetery. v :::,STAR:; -iir WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY JACK 1I0X1E .. In'. , :, :A "Don Dare Devil" Comedy, "SLICK ARTICLES" : Infants' .Vests and Hose lime f'ti- ioc.'lo 7.".u ',pw..rvui.iN Jc,a..atetSi.i.i..-rf.w..wfisa.ii'!e)T'i ' - 8WKATI-:iCt AMI CAWi-'l:. ;-i..t- ' Sld lis toy ljiiytMU. Art & Baby Shop , 11101 Adams Avemin. "Kvcrytlilng For tho ltnby' .' llemxtllrblng - Slaniplng ltuttotis Covered - 1). M. C. Tliwotls ARCA'DE WEDNESDAY IS ftotionol &hW'ltai? TODAY KEIJE DANIELS In "WILD, WILD SUSAK'' $5.50 to $6.50 Men's brown moleskin shell vest, sheepskin lined, 27 inches long moleskin sleeve, two big pockets, knit collar and cuffs. This fine, garment is extremely popular for a work gar ment, serviceable and pric ed low.' $3.;"0 HUH UOTEL ASTOO 2nd Hill La, An,l.Vv EVERY ROOM hu PRIVATE TOILET 50J5 Bath, New, Modem Qoae to Shopping District nnd Theatres FREE GARAGE ' Tariff from $I.5C - THURSDAY Our Gang Comedy, "Mary Queen of Tots" ft 3
