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( VOLUME XXIV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1926.
SECOND SECTION
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DALLAM. July . (Al Dreamy
Mexico, land of ntonana. Is waklun
up. Tho newest In intellectual and
material things Is dollKhtfully
blending with the habits and cus
toms which keep Mexico peculiar
ly: Its own. . " j . .
The boosting spirit of residents
of tho United States is one of tho
filings being srasped and used by
Mexican citizens with, civlo prldo.
I'nrf Ipiilitrlv In thrtnn arnni whinli
ai breached by railroads carrying
a largo portion of the travel from
tho United States is there a grow
tng reaction to alien influence.
Along these lines tho traveler sees
movies still shown In second run
houses north of! the border, lie is
greeted by street placards - an
nouncing baseball games and prise
fights and he finds dodgors thruut
into his hands urging hira to at
tend. Greeted tVltli Orchestra.
Tho chamber of conimorco has
becomo a real part of Mexican civil
life. 1 Scores of smaller commun
ities have their chambers to pro
mote homo affairs, much as do
towns In the United States, but yet
with a sufficiently different .char
acter to- retain a distinct Mexican
atmosphere. . . ;t
A typical special train, bound
into Mexico, traveling along the
west coast may be taken! as an ex
ample Members of tho party are
advised that a certain community
several hundred miles south plans
a roceptlon and the schedule per
mits a stop.
On arrival a Mexican orchestra
of stringed instruments greets the
tourists. After a concert the guests
arc conducted to carriages, perhaps
rather dilapidated, but able to go.
A ride over rough, unpaved streets
which seems to begin nowhere and
end abruptly, winding past .one
story adobo structures soemingly
placed without deflnlto plan, ends
at the chamber of commerce, .
Then comes tho official welcome,
brief but hearty. Tho speaker, his
words interpreted scntonce by
sentence, quickly, offers greetings
and begins) - typical community
boosting. It is good taste for the
musicians to break In with an air
when, in tho director's opinion, the
speaker has . made an . effective
point , . .
i. : Enter the Charleston.
"When this is alt over, the guests
arc escorted to tho reception. ' The
population is thcro and . formality
OTHERWISE IT'S A PRETTY FAIR CATCH
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of introduction is waived. Mexican
girls, on tho whole, are pretty. They
are excollent dancers and tho nVu
slc Is good. Usually a community
belle gives an interpretation of u
Mexican dance. Then, if she is a
"modern" likoly as not, she will
jemonstrato the Charleston.
Whon tho departing guests re
turn to their train they find tho
orchestra of stringed Instruments
on hand. Usually it is late and the
airs then played are peculiarly
those of Mexico soft, romantic and
touched with the tragedy that rap
idly, disappearing centuries of
peonlsin has implanted.
The farewell touch is a master-
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WAU1WA, Ore. (Special)
Frank ltobcrts and wlfo drove in
from their homo near Baker tho
last of tho week spending Satur
day night at Wallowa ' lake. On
their return home Sunday they vis
ited with Mr. Roberts' sister. Mrs.
H. W. Meek, of Leap. Mr. Rob
erts was a resident'of this county
for many years, but of lato has
been onggcd in contracting in tho
woods In Baker county.
Bruce Mslicr, of Leap, was an
Enterprise vls(tor the first of the
week. 1
Itoy Gustln was busy tho first of
tho week helping T. G. Johnson In
stacking hay.
Mrs. P. W. Heskolt, son Gerald
and granddaughter Mtas Lucille.
Wyatt were at Enterprise tho first
of the work. . :'
John Couch, on Leap, wasl a vl
itor hero during the pust week.
Mrs. Meek and sous, of Leap,
were visitors hero recently.
Hoy (lastln spent the Fourth of
July with friends In tho Dartlctt
section.
Eugcno and Deo Gastln wero vis
itors In tho I'owwatka llidgo sec
tion Wednesday.
Mrs. John Couch and Mis. I. V.
Uithrop, of Leap, wore trading In
Enterprise tho flrsll of tho week.
F. A. Downing and Alonzo Lock
wood, of Leap, wero visitors here
the last of tho week.
Kd Bi'll ond u number of other
farmers over the country east of
here have been busy the post sev
eral days killing weeds on their
summcrfullow before the start of
Grande Ronde
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piece of arrangement. . Tho music
swells to full volume as the train
begins to move, and it continues
until the keenest eared passenger
is out or heurtng. Hospitality
prompts the farewell, but the psy
chological appeal of ' haunting
strains griutually fading in the dis.
tance Is likely to Impress the vis
itor favorably and permanently.
harvest Weeds and other vegeta
tion has started considerably on
somn of' tho early plowed fields
during tho past two wocks.
Dee and Irvln Gastln holped II.
C. Hearing finish stucking his first
cutting of hay.
Among those from this section
who attended tho celebration at
Soap Flat, in tho north end of tho
county tho lust of tho week wero:
Leslie Bell and wifo, Willard Bell,
Eugcno Oustln and Wort McOln
nls. Sam Meek and Itoy Gustln wore
Enterprise visitors tho last of tho
week. ,r - ' .' ' " ' l r
Oscar Maxwell, of Middle Valley,
hauled hay to the U. G. Couch
ranch In the. hills lust week. :
WALLOWA LAKE. Ore. (Spe
cial) One of tho interesting oc
curences hero recently was the
urcsentiitlon of two programs rea-
luring. local talent. One night
Mrs. Culvert, 'of Joseph, sang two
selections which were well receiv
ed und Miss lsubellu Miller guvo u
reudlng in ,negro dialect.
- A watermelon feed one night at
tracted about 30 young people In
to the "circle."
Mr. und Mrs. Norman Frets, of
La Gruude, spent a duy ut tho
wonderlund recently.
x Knight, of La Grande,
wound up a Wallowa county trip
by spending a day hero.
Among the La tlrundo people
who drove lo the luko lust Sunday
wero Mr. and Mrs. Lavon Morris,
Tom lfuckman, .Mrs. JJII1 Work
man, Kenneth Wurkniun, Mrs.
John Bowery and children Gurnet
und Daphne, Fred, Elliot und .May
Shufer and John l.:ndsey.
Mrs. MeUler, Miss Murtiunrdt
,.n,l I... Kiniuln frntti till. HOIllll
were enjoying the secenry at the I
wonderlund Sunday.
The Catholic women of Enter
prise guvu a dance at the While
ICIeplianl chalet reclllly, tho Slur
Nov.'Hy orchestra furnishing the
music.
Tho guests In the lodge arc from
all purls of the globe among
them being Margery Moore, Lou
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IIILOARD, Ore, (Special) Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Edwards ar
rived hero recently to visit his sis.
tcr, Mrs. Guy Tfiornbruo. '
J. G. Horfner was La Grande
visitor recently.
John Thornbrue and slater Eva
spent Friday In I Grande.
Mrs. Mabel Scott and son Ellis
wora visitors In La Orando recent
ly. Vorda, Emery and Leonard For
vuson were in La Grande Satur
day. Mr. Winslow Ablo has been call
ed away to caro for nor slstor who
is vory III. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Starlet and
daughters Doris and Virginia mado
a trip to I.a Orando Suturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. a. Horfner and
don. Kngland; Mrs. J. McGregor,
Mildred Seeley, Carollno Redding,
B. W. Tllncr, L. .L'hllders, J.
Quoslnberry, of l'orllund; M.
Douglas. Walla Wulla; William
Itodding, Spcnau.
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wu niviiins sso mis pan 01 Japan wan tne s;m oc me vinaga or Kami
Furano. y Then thera cam a volcanic eruption and flood and Lhla la
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Mrs. Muhcl Scott . and daughter
Donna attended a dance given at
Kaincla. , . w , j '. , ,,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Banford ara
on a hucklehorrjlng trip.
Leonard Ferguson went to I
Grando (or medical treatment
Thursday.
Mrs. ' Guy . Thornbrue and sea
John visited In La Orando Thura-,
duy afternoon. , t. -i.-
Bethel Davis was a Uilgardi vis.
Ilor Thiuwlay. : . ' I
Curl Haling spent Thursday In
La Grande. .
Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Csrlwrlrht
have moved onto what la Itaowu
as tho "old. K. West place."
Mrs. Fields waa at Ullfard Fri
day. i ' N. 1-
Bert Ablo. visited In La Grand
Thursday, j J .
Mr. and lire. Cartwrlght enUr
talned somo visitor from Idaho
Wednesday,
Chester Thomion waa at Hit
gard Thursday. .
Tho Mt Emily Lumber company -camp
waa closed Friday, to open
again alter July S,
Thomas Sloan camo from, tho
Mt. Emily Lumber company camp
to spend the Fourth of July holi
days here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanford and
son spent Friday In La Or and
shopping. .
Women are brave: ' In 1-ondon
one married a man named Marma-duke.
Sailing in the Bubble Boat
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Kisa Fraacea MtKulki, of Cleveland, la shown dcmonsUating this plsy
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