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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1926)
Fridav. 'Abril 30. 1926. XX . GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Local News In Brief j visiting hiT son Jay, who la In tho uaMiui iit-rv.niiu n iruvmrvu ivr. Hi has been confined for thu past two wee. Its but expect to bo able to return to his home at Klein In few days. v " tfUMINQ EVK.NTS May 3, 4, 5, 0 Stale convention of Women's club 'la. La f.ranile. May i 7, 8 Oi-ckoii A lleMola? convention ill Ia l.rande. May jSl I'riiimrr election. June s, 10, II Villon Linstock sudw at Villon, Ore. . . July S3, S3, SI Convention of i Nnrtliwesl Ileal KM ate elation In La tiramle. Sept. 2::, !!!!, il l, mill .23 Union county tuir at ICIgin, Ore. went unotlter operation uL the hos pital there yetenliiv. Her eoiull tion Is reported to be ubout the came. Visited Brollicr Here ' Mrs. M. ,V. Johnson returned to her homo at nuker .this morning ufter visiting her brother, UeoiRu Uuchunun, here for Beveral cluys. Homo for May Day , ' Miss Marvel Hhtne arrived ' In tlie eliy this morninir from Kaloin mitl will spend May Day hero nt . the homo of her parents, Mr, and .ins. x. w. umne. rme is a stu dent ut Willamette unleerslty. Hem Mils .MornliiK Mrs. Krin.i Jtelu was shopping in I .u Grande Tor a short lime tills t iiinrnlntr. Mrs. Hold's 'home Is at " , . .. , . -Olens, Kerry, Idho. Hlio Is staying lo llukcr IhLs Moriilns ..,.(, ni,r alatBr Mr8. fhHrlt.s Wln-I'.-' Q. Courlo went to Hiilier this -,,. so ofc,lenii Kerry, who Is at morning on uumneBB. no. hih-iii j-ol Luke lll yesieruuy in l-a uranne. Air. t'oiir- to Is from Hpokune,, Washington. To Mii t Husband al IIoIm ' Mm. I,. K. i llennett -and " two children. Dorothy and Hilly,' left litis morninR for lloise, , Idaho Hero Tljreo' Weeks After visiting Mrs. John Mel. drum and. other friends here for, where Ihey will meet Mr. Bennett the past three weeks Airs. Joe a painter who spends much of his is UlLslncsti Visitor ' 'Henderson returned to-her liomo tlmo traveling. l-'rom Holse Ihey I 8. Hi Hai nes is a business visitor 'at .Klgin this morning. " expect to go to I'tah. Mrs. Hen. here from Knteririse today.. - ., i;. ' : 1 (n.rU hus lived here for the past . jNilli Traill Through I'll) . . '. j three yeurs. Ilero nnm Wnliown I A special truln wltli Bevon-cur-1 ' I U Cpueli, attorney of ' Wullowii,' loads of silk, pussed through l.u I1"" r Hosiiltul was In' Lu. Urandu loduy on busl- .Orundo ut eight o'clock this morn- I 1 Uunn arrived In I.a .less. ' lug. The train stopped here long C.rimdo this morning from Hlack ' ' . 'mi ' ' ..imuirh to ehnnire emrllies. The I 1 "'"nond, Wellington Ufter spelld- truln was en route' to New York. "H- '" "''"k " ho- piiui mere. Air. uinin was wora lug at Itluck liiamond when ho wrestler of Sail Lake M"8 nurL " " coal mine uceuient. ut l'ell-,i,la "Ol'ie is Here. Transacting Ifciisluesg' llerc-- : il. ty. Halstell wus . IraliKaellllir ' . ': business in l.n' niuiulo toihiy. lilB.I'aSM'il Through City hoine to at Wallowa, , . Ira Horn Ju "' city, Utah who wrestled llei. ri.n Welrifr r- '.1I..I...1 IubI nlt-ltl iiukhixI tlir.uiirh i ii w I'nrn.r. of v..iK..r i.i.i . i... rir.-.n.l,. this morninir on his,1''' Vintcnlay for I'orllanil was h Lu Grande yeslerduy oll.wuy to Ogden, I'luh wliere he will Harry Snodgrass left yesterday business. . j wrestle Hilly " Kd wards louiori ow! 'lernoon by auto , for Portland I To Visit al l-;ntcriiic- I night. ! when; he will inaUt hlH headqutin titiH. Mr, ShodwriasH has accepted a position truvelhiK for tho JMff and Whistle, Candy company. Mrs. MrH.T. 1;. ThoratMirtf nnd ' baby lloiw. from O. A. t nmi Inn u-niit to 'Knlt'iMirim on Ihtu I.invil Iturnu'cll. who Is attend mornimf'H train. They will - yIhU ' In lh ' Oii-gon Arlt:nHural col- jWodKras und baby left last nlKht Ihcri for Mfvnni diivH. . h-ffi. at t'orvnlllH. arrived in Iji Iur l''"m' ,l,,ul- ff-UIII l-:ill(l'piiM Mr. ind Mra. ,M. K. Jordan , Knlerprlsti guesla ut, the Soinmer ' liotei. 1 After a : two iGrande thls mornlm? for u short : months vIhII there with hr mo vlHit with his parentH, Mr. undt,,u'r ""'V wl11 Jwin Mr. Bnodgruss arnMi-H. T. ). Ilarnwell. ' m i ottmnci. . s StHHitn Take lllkt1 Hoy Seoula or troop No. llolkms Ittiy in Portland " hiked ,r- 11,1,1 A'rH- Williams Uolloim up Head Man's Canyon Tor a wit- j "v pnrrhnrd a home In Tort tier roast Wednesday cvi iiiiitf. Af-'l""'' expect to iiiovc there to Ijrfl for Welser C. Wilson h it this mornhiK for n)r roast Wednesday W t.st i Idaho whom he expi-els to ter supper, which wa finislivd off make Ihrir prrmunent homo about rloFe i real ifslalc deal. He Is with inarshaUows toasteil ovrr the M: The new home is located niakinfif the trh by auto und will i-iimiinr.' tln bovs nlavid irnnn: In I lost Mty purli. Mr. and Mrs. ivunoiiH. rt iurrM'u 10 ji, uranue. this iiiornlntr afler three days spent In Portland, , durlnff . which time they completed tho deal for the property. They have, sold hero .They concluded ther party at Scxlct IAitIvcj j;arly i Mfiifbers of n tUfMot that .will Home from Holse upeai on the .Sunday nitfht vaiide- Mrs. Norman Wels came homo vlllo proKrdm arrived In l.u this niornhts from Holse, w tn-re ! n Vlrnt street to Mr. und Mrs. W. drum It this inorninK. , he has been for two weeks visit- Kroman: 1 ; nu at tho home of her sinter. Mrs.' : Tried CW ill Jurtlaiu r , .'wilUam Andrews, formerly of this llt-Mil nl lriiuillon ' Oeorv vr. Cochran,, ullorney ('lly. Mr. Andrews Is n ineiiiber of. 1 Koilowinjr the news that l.ee here, returned to l.u Grande this thv Star Novelty orchestra. . " Mondook,. deputy I'nlted States morning ironi Portland where he . inarHhal, liad been appointed aid tried a time In tlie Portland court Called llv hrntli of Itnitlicr 'jlo the wanlon ut McNeil Island James W.Evans To tiave Charge Legion Pageant "Spirit of America" to Be Presented Here During Realtor's Convention. Tho executives oommlttco of the I.a Orunde post of the Amorlcan Legion has signed a contract with James W, Evans, - of Healtle, Wash,, to produce his historical pageant, "Spirit of America," here the last two days of the north west realtors' convention, July 3 and !4. The pageant consists of ubout five different episodes deal ing with patriotic events from colonlul times to the recent World wur. j RAIN BREAKS WAVE HERE (Continued Prom Vturo 1.) clui'cd Wednesday was th hottest April day they knew of. One, man who has lived hern 68 yours wutch ed (tho mercury closely when It reached what to him was tho In credulous mark of 86, It wus not much cooler Thursday, until ubout 4 o'clock. UNION. Apr. 30. (Speclul) A thunder storm coming up sudden ly ubout 4:30 o'clock yesterday af ternoon broke up the heat wave of the lust few days. Just before ed much earlier between und Hot Lake than it did ClrunUe. Union in ha 13 CASES ON j COURT DOCKET (Continued From I'nfro 1.) . ', . ' ,!,, ... fn n, 'tho clouds arrived it was fcO above conbecutlvo year's under tho direc-.f lh l"-nr here. Persons Hon of Mr. Kvuns, and met with travollng tho highway, say it rain- much success. U will be rcpeuted uRHin, this ycur July 4 and 6. H will be u part of tho Washington state fair ut YHklnia this year, and Is ulso to be given ut Nam pa, Idaho, somo time next month. Mr. Evans 'will bo hero ubout May 7 on his wuy to Nujnpu, Ida ho, to prepare tho production there. v While here he will meet with the legion committee; und formulute plurts for. the pugeunt to be given here. His ability us u director Is well known here by the American i,eglon pluy, The Whirl o tho ' Toavii," preseiitud here some time , ago. Prucllcully ' every , church und fraternal organization In the city, including 4he veterans of thu var ious wars, will be culled upon, to participate. The cust will require from 300 to 600 people. . ' The pageant will be given out of doors and will bo one of the biggest events -of Its . Ullid lu Grande people have hud un op portunity to see. Duncan Telegrapher Attempts Suicide (Continued Krom Pago 1.) ' gates saw fit. - i iThtik nuiuu of ' Miss Grace H. Chiiniberlaln, first vlco president during both oC Mrs.. Dunbar's term la heard us a strong - presidential possibility. Miss Chamberlain j . )s an Influcnthl figure in federation affairs. Her work us chalrmun of tho applied cducution department ouo of tho most Important .sections the state workhus given her pro minence nnd the confidence of tho clubwomen. . . Mrs. C W. Huy hurst, stuto pro- jgram chairman, is another wotnau suggesieu oy nor menus as a pros- Jpeetlvo cundldutc. Hm. efficient handling or I no- mg task or gather ing and brganixlng convention platform material has won her udmirutlon und respect. One state club editor has refer red to Mrs. CollliiB Klkins, of PrliU'vttlc, us a cundldute, but lo cal club women feel pusitlvo shu -will muke no race this yeur. Three yeurs ago, Mrs. Kllilns ran, Mrs. Dunbtir a close second, garnering only 4tf less votes than the, suc cessful contestant. Hut Mra Kl kins has uUended no slate ineet- yt;sterday. Visiting nt Island City Mr. and Nlrs. John Heath rived in tin- city this morning 1. Stavely, at Hot Lake. H en leave soon to accompany tin route to Island CUy, ' where they back to Michigan for burial. . are visiting friends today. Mr. and Mrs. I oath live al Kainela, Pioneer ICeshlent IM . 1 James Alnsworth, a pton G. W. Stavely 1ms arrived In I -a 1 prison, many friends of his In this Grande from Kllnt. Mieh., called county expressed pleasure. More- by the death of his brother. Krunk;li k was born and raised In Union wili eoumy una uuring nis resiaence body here, before going to the Oregon r rewi- stute penitentiary in lltlG us chap e guard, did some police work und worked In the composing room of Tlie Ohs'Tver, iH'ave 'tow Grand Junction Homo ,i(1t of m Grande, -Is soviouslv ill Mr. Wnd Mrs. C. A. Weyer will ut JUs hoiiie in May , park." HlH-rj Ih'lm; Tried . 1 Cleave l?(LUuday morning lor their 7fiiiigli(ers. Mra. Jtay''rVo Ttn'ATyf' "T'ho United filates ; National Niomo itt Grande Junrtioit, Colo., Alden I., ivle, arrived I his niornbig Imiik's eise against Hen Miller !s artcr vuilling at the home of Mrs. from (,'urey. Jda., called by a tele- J -being heard In equity court today, Weyersi sister, Mrs. C. K. Gray, gram telling of llu lr father's cotir ; J udge J. W. Knowles presiding, ut JV-rry. . till) on. Alden b, lvie jjecompanied ' The bank asks that u curtain deed. H them.;? " ; ' - ." given the plaintiff as security on a Hud Another Operation ;' ;, V "" ' : inoU. ho decreed by the court um Dr. i P. Mcrfdory retumiMl to .Veiled Son lleit ' ' operating the same as a mortgage, I.a GnAide this morning. - from I Mrs Anna Johns : returned to hor und that the court authorize Its Port la nil. Mrs. McAdory ' under- "home nt ' 131 gin this ''morning lifter ftHel6suieV- Miller claims that the ceeded In . borrowing - thu rifle. Neighbors reported that ho turned the gun on himself and fired twice, one bullet missing its mark en tirely. That wus ubout 6 o'clock. 8. A. Montith, another O.-W. It. & N. employe', brought Bates to lu Grande on paasenger train No. 18. Hohncnkainp's ambulance carried him to the hospital. No word of the n.ffutr hus been sent the patient's mother, who is believed to rcsldo In Idaho. He Is practically a stranger here. Kor several weeks. It is said, lie has been without steady work. Mrs. Woods, Itis landlady, was Bates' Instructor in telegraphy, his friends report. . v i&tS MAY 1ct m il mmmm iviLsTTL jl jl oi ItOHKDl'UG. Ore., Apr. 3U. (AP) Wllllum Bates,- who. was shot at Duncan last night was a resident or l.'oughm county until recently when he went to Iai Grande u an operator for the O.-W. It. It. and N. company. His parents, Mr, and Mrs. James Hates, of Kiddle, left Inst night following the receipt of the nieswugc announcing the fact that their son had been shot. The message received by them stated that he had been accidentally wounded. Messages received by relative this afternoon stated that ho was seriously hurt but resting cosy. deed in question was cancelled by bankruptcy proceedings. He asks that court pronounce . the Instru ment null and void.' Jno. H. Hod. gin Is counsel for tho defendent. J. I). Hlater Is appearing for the bank. pealed from I'nlon county. G.MO. C'u rues and W. N. Koyer vs. It. K. Manning et al, defen dants, und A. A. role, uppellaut. uppealed from I'malllla county:. In the mutter of thu estute .cf Klixabeth . Jleaverue, deceits" I, Andrew J. Heavurne, contestant and appellant, ys. J. A. Burleigh ct ul, v appealed from Wnilowu county. H. V. Sehmultit vs. Hector Arn wlne, 'uppellaut, uppealed from Harney county. Wllllum Junes vs. Kll Beers, j appellant, appealed from Malheur j county. , I Western .and und Irrigation company et nf vs. J. Humfield el ul, respondents, anil O, I . Tee I, appellant, appealed from Pmutilla county. , ' i Tlshu Belle Jenkins, appellant. I vs. Thomas K. Jenkins, appealer from I'nion county. Mllton-Krocwntor and . Hudson Hay Irrigation company, appellant,! vs. Hafuyettu Hkeon, uppealed' from Ihnatllla county. ' Helliah J.eur et al, Walla Walla; Irrigation company et at, appel lants, appealed from Umatilla county. ' CLUB POLITICS STILL VAGUE (Continued from Pago 1) dents of other pari a of the stale than Portland. And leaders in the metropolis ucroo ' that Is as It should be. Portland, having held fi rst h o n ora. during the t h ree yeurs' that Mrs. Haidio On Dunbar bus officiated from the chair, 1 Is M)ll(i) willing to see the president puss to a different section of ,lin federation. . Most gratifying to La Grundoi and the Neighborhood club is thCj enthusiasm with which Mrs. Geor-1 ge T. ('oehrans name has been nd- . vaneed. Mrs. Cochran Is at pre-1 sent state audllnr, ami has been a member of the federation board j for the lust five years. Her friends feel sure she could carry the elee- I Hon If she were willing to be noni- ! inated. ; ' But, Mrs. Cochran declares she cannot be a candidate this year-! Indeed, she hus refiiHod to consider nomination, while appreciating the sincerity of (he prorforod support. It' Is quite sure, nevertheless, j that' Grande us hostess city will be awarded ono of tho hhrh j ofrices of Hie federation. Trad I-; Hon takes care of that. Sl'.ito lead-i or s have hinted that the Neighbor-j hood club, might safely ask for tin firs! vice presidency if I he dHo- ARCADE TODAY SATURDAY RICHARD. ARTUELMi! "r.OmDOS vt Score airain or ' tho Prince of Good Fol lows in a Prince of a ' Picture. - v; " You'll say so! Pathe News Fables Percalo. '. 19c yd 3o-lneli l'ermle lu llU or il r k jMitlei un. (iuutl ; weiKlit, wide raiitfe of uokint. Itto VAIII) Rexford Prints 25c yd SU-liH'li Hevfonl I'rlulM Ollk lr - tlH' Nt'HWlll! IIMM& calleil-ror iimlerlnH Itnlniy imlieiiiH In Ihe MWHoir.il most ealled lur nIwiIoh. ' i . t CO STORES ings In the three years' Interim since tho spectacular election, and it is H(-arcely credible : that she will attempt a cumpnign this year, they say. . , Mrs., Dunbar, ' completing her second term, is not eligible for re election ut thu convention over which hri will- preside next week A year ago, at Marshfleld, alio voluntarily relinquished hulf 'of her second term lu order that tho stato might adjust Us election to correspond with thul of tho ' gouv oral federation. , The National Flower The flowers all ask to be chosen as the NA- TION AL FLOWER. There is the modern jury -all women a fair one appeare, the ' lawyers are off for the day an onion, comes to plead his case, the court fades away a .j noble hero enters, the jury disagrees still no : National Flower chosen the time , is growing , short some flower MUST be chosen with i court broken up how CAN it be done. Don't ' miss the solution. :" ' High School Auditorium, 8:15 .. Greenwood-Rive ria 3-Act Operetta v ; i May7&8 l.m.f -hi.t mucpiKft'ir ' iiwjf v.miIiwi 'tint ti.H w vlclitiq ALE 89 c On Women's Allen 'A9 Silk Hosiery liccau.se Ihey wear so wellin newest styles. In following colors: Mauve Taupe, Blush, Cannon, Woodland Rose, Beige,' Parchment, Sautcrnc and Black. ONE WEEK SALE Hundreds of Pairs to Select From.' Sec Our Window! 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