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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1925)
'11115 LA GKANDK EVENING OBSEKVEK Wednesday, Demnlier -JO, l'J2.r. l'.-itw Six LODGES HOLD NSTALLATIDN iT THE FUSE fOVK, (Hpccial)- -A Joint in stallation of officers of lodge No. I'J. A. F. uml A. AI. unil Cherry Chapter Order of the Lustcrn Htar No. 2& wuh held Wednesday eve ning n( dm Masonic hall. At sev en o'clock dinner wun served and after dinner I ho folowtng officers win installed: drover Huffy. W. M. H. F. Mutdck, senior warden; y. 11. Kelly, junior warden; L. .M. Laird, secretary; J. F. Dean, trea surer. Officers fur the O. K. S. wre: Mrs. Luelhi Laird. V. M .; Before you Build or Buy a Home i insist cm eo Electrical Wiring j . . . . . MEDICAL SPRINGS PEOPLE ENJOY A WHITE CHRISTMAS ( MKMCAL 8PJUNGH, (Special) 'Che people of Medical Springs enjoyed ii white Christmas. There w;is u ChriMtmu program at the school, followed by a hrlstmus tree, Mr. and Mm. J. K. Wanker en tertained a group of frit-nils ut ChiiHtmiiH dinner.' Miss Kilna Hcnncr Is upend i hit Dm- holldayH with her parents at Haines. I A numher of .Med leal Springs I people attended, the dance, at I Keating. Oregon llcccmber 2.r, All Ire po riff a good time. J. It. Wanker butchered six hoir unil a beef Saturday. Ordt-l Lay was a L'ulon visitor I I 'hrist mas day. Mr. ami Mrs. F. Whitlen and j fris Stone spent Christmas Kve at j the home. of .Mr. and Mrs. J. ; F. Kennedy. , j I. S. Wlnth has been confined' ito IiIh home with a injured fool, the result of stepping on a nail. Mr: and Mrs. C. .. Itluoiu Hpent (Christmas at llakcr with her par. i i-iils. Mr. and Mra Thutiias, The I will visit at tlfilt'way before re I 1 11 rn ln to their home. ! The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cus peters are ill willl colds. M r. and Mrs. .1. F. Kennedy will entertain with a family din ner N-w Vear's eve. ieorn South was doing repair work on (ae telephone line Sat urday. Mrs. !.. S. Winl h had members of. her family with her for Chrlst- ! man dinner. j Mrs. Kan. Love, of Inker, spent 1 1 iirbi mas day with home folks I Harold Ilursli and Wilson Hays, jof Huntington .'Ifient Christ imis I eve. at Medical. .Mr. Hays .at tended the dance :t Wankers and jMr. Harsh spent the evening with 1 hSSt JSJt "Check Seal" APPLIANCES Carried By EASTERN OREGON LIGHT & POWER CO. M.; It. F. Mnsick, senior -warden; aelte, associate inalron; Mrs. 1. a inn i.awson. secretary, Mrs. Alma 1 treshea rs, t reaHiii-er; M rs. V. Itolltns, conductress and Mrs. Klofsie Murphy, associate Mrs. Mae Kelly, M. ljilrd. niarshull; ay, orKalilst; Miss Ada; Miss Halsy Mrs. I'onstanee Miss (Iraen condiiiMress; ' ehaptnln; L. Mrs. IteNste Vina Conley, Hreshenrs, liuih; Andersmi. Ksthe tiayette, Martha; Mrs. Vnrii Kulp. Klectra: I. 1-awnon. Warder and Joe (layette, sentinel. M ih. Cora i I'eterman was appointed Worthy Installing officer and Mrs. Constance' Anderson, mar shall. After the Inst nihil ion a last matrons pin was presented i to Constance Anderson by J. K. I ean, deputy Krnnd master for Knslern Oregon. I Christmas day In Cove was an i enjoyable one. A Christ mas ser j vice was held at Hie Kphtcopa! I church at 10 o'clock In tin- morn- j ing. Family reunions, took place , ut the various homes. including 1 1 he homes of Mr. ami Mrs. O. I Kckersley. Mr. and Mrs. It. I. ilar ker, Mrs. Mae Kelly, Mrs. A. CI. .Cnnklln, Mrs. l.ydla M. linix, ! Mr. and Mrs. tieorge Mller, Mr. 'and Mrs. 1,. M. Laird and Mrs. A. It. McClalu. j Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Itees und laughter, Connie, of 1'nion, spent I! Christ mas at Cove the guests of Mrs. a. O. Conkltn. M rs. CnHln I avla and two ,chihlren of Jet nine, Idaho are Chouse guests of Mrs, A. U. Mc clain. Mlssen Harriett and Nelle Kck ersley, nf Tort land, are (niests of (heir parents, M r. and Mrs. O. Kckersley. ! Mr. unit Mrs., Cyril It lehtirdson, j of Pendleton, are guests of Mr. land Mrs. L. M. Laird, j Aver Light fuon who mukes ts I home with his mint, Mrs. .1. 1'let J cher. Is spending: his Christmas holidays, with his father and grandmother at Kairview. Idaho. Slum- f on Mi. laimie. The Kev. William Murray Itrad ner and T. It. Conklin made a trip to M.t. Kanny Salurday. They report the snow varying from one foot lo six feet, in depth. Mrs. J. b Oean Is In Tacoma. Washington the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. (i. Koberts. The Cove Christmas seals sale committee consisting of Mrs. A. U. Conklin, and Mrs. J. it. Wei mer, assisted by the Misses Oelta Weimer and Lucille Leek sold J2S.ft worth of Christni'is seals. Miss fbrlle Kicker, of Obn dora, ( 'alifornla and Miss ( pal Kicker, a teacher at I 'nbm were I h houose guests of Mtss Vina Conley during the Christmas sea son. They will spend th remain der of their vacation wll h their parents ut Mlllon. (Irani and Merlll Conley.' who are students at Wbitiuao. college. lie lies l'ouiul tn (irave. ONTAIMO. Ore. O. Kinriard, old-time trapper of the interior, has found what lit- believes lu the jgraw of anVlTidian warrior on th I wind-swept sidft of Cottonwood 'mountain, hie excavated the mound ami fount! a skeleton, all but the top of I he h-'iid. an .old flint lock jhut who are home for the Christ inas holidays, have us their finest i Marten (in!w.us. of Oougtas, Al iuskn. He is also a Whitman stu dent. ; Forty four people gathered nt I the Ci. tr. ttray home In Lower ! Cove for dinner Christmas day. ! M r. and Mrs. J. F. Conley and 'family were among the number. The Woman's Civic eulb will ; give a tea Thursday. January 1-t, jfor the benefit of the library. Mrs. A. O. Conklin and Mm. T. It. Conklin will entertain the Lad ies jfiulhl Thursday, Oecemher 31, The Hi. Uev- V. P. Itemlngton, of Pendleton, was at Cove Sun- day evening for the services at jthe Kpiscopul church. Flays Drys " t C.VITLK lU'STLCHS iiii i.' itir: ii fi.K UKWISTON, Maholt was dis closed here that officers estimate the value of i-uUle stolen In.Ncx Peivo county during tho IumI veur ut $13,1100, The information became public through the dis closure or the fact that In effort to determine the identity of the thieves a restaurant hud been open ed at Winchester for use us n "blind," the restaurant having been conducted for several weeks by operatives of the Burns Inter national Selective agency. Ii appears that Sheriff Code has been endeavoring for months to ob tain some clue that would lead to the arrest of lha cuttle thieves, but Their operations seemed so , well planned no headway could be made. Live stock owners then consulted with the county authori ties on the buhjfft anil the plan was udopted of hiring the detective' tgvncy. Statement Is made lhal one livo ReprMentaitvo Thoraaa V.'. Pl.llllp. Jr., of Pennsylvania, tola Cohki-kih (hat prohibition enforcement melh W havo Improved tlie country unfavorably.- "A fanatic Is no mure to U trustid In a mwKIoii of emit wtr than a homlcIOal r.ianfca vritli tt elx ihootcr." lie aa.O. gun Willi 111. nani. of Krn-.sL K. Harm. II, ami III.. ilati IMI, arrow h.-ailfi, a iowl'-r lioi n, i ll; It-i-tli and two hrasH hultons. , . In Hiimm.'r crarkfil ici' scrvi il in howlx iK'solit at- railway station.- In Japan. .- VVMCIfll"uTl.f Look for the "Check Seal" on all electrical ap pliances. We sell them. H. &S. ELECTRIC Htm M owner in tlm Wolm 'prairliO iliBtrli t loi 14 ifT In n, mnntli, Ni-urly all stockmen In that melon run tlii-lr cattl" ut thin s In tli CralB tnounluln n-glon, some din. tancu from tlulr furuuL i,in' visi itiii nucvsv.i) . SKWI'OltT. tire. A vlBitor nt Otter Itoik, nine miles norlli o( here, was rcporteil drowneil. Three young- men worn wulklns noar the iilgh clifls when u large wave caiiKht one of them whllo his frienils stood helpless nearby. The oceun ut this point runs with terrific force UKUInsI the cliffs aiu! once In the water u person has lit tle chance of rescue. The United states life Kuarils were summonefl but up to a lute hour, the body, hud not been recovered. The name of the drowned man was not learned here. , People who live In rented houses should not throw away their money on uiitos. : J "CheckSeal" Electrical Appliances ARE better.' See Us. La Grande Electric Co. AUTHENTIC STORIES- Of early Grande F.onde Valley, life and development should be preserved and perpetuated. An effort to do this is being made by the Hot Lake Sanatorium. It will bo appreciated if any early, settler, any descendant of our sturdy pioneers, or anyone inter ested iii collecting such history, will communicate with DR. W. T. PHY, HOT LAKE, OREGON FeriiitiiFe .and Beginning Saturday, January 2nd, our entire line of Furniture, Bedding and Floor Coverings con tract lines excepted will be placed on sale at reductions from 10 to 50 per cent off W. E BOHNENKA For Better Homes Complete if o ilk m