Tuesday, November 3, 1925.
THE LA' GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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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?
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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. , '
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; " . 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"
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