EA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Highway
and
Auto
Dope
Saturday, July 10,1926. '
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CRATER LAKE
PARK POPULAR
HRNH, Ore. July '10. ' (AD
levator lake national park broke
full previous attendance record m on
ftplio i-'ouitH of July wwk end when
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fciimiuy and Monday, accordlnar to
he report made by Wilt O. Steel,
mrk supiwintendent to Hend peo
tie visiting there over the holidays.
Vmrtecn hundred and thirty-four
tut ton were counted.
Oil ATM It UKK, Oretl (Sneelnl)
tliilv in f'r.it or l.fiUa X'tllOTinl
fl'ark np-nd It's doors -recently
twilh a reeord-hrefiklnif crowd. AH
konccaslons -of the ' Vratitr Lake
National Turk company.', repotted
jjthat operations were rnnnln full
sWpacliy. The Crater; luke lodfffi
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BAKER-LA GRANDE
STAGE
Leave La Grande
7 A. M. -12:20 P. M.
and 3;30 P. SL
for the first time In Us history wan
filled to capacity on opening day.
This la due to the dehrhtful wea
ther and the new hlKhway which
makes the trip from .M"dford much
easier than before. The stages
are making dally trips from M.
ford, . -. . . -. ...
According to the old-timers the
weal her Ik belter 'his year than It
hug been for a. number of year at
thin time of the season. Iust year
the roud was not open this early,
according' to Oolontd- Thompson,
head of t lie park; Tourists are
surprised -lo find so til lie snow,
and marvel at tho beauty of the
early summer stinrjsos - ami sun
srts. ; , ; .
Motor itniils Ihisy
Visitors havo been taking ad
vantage of the many points of ..In
t rHt about the lake and mo
tor launches are running ronslant
ly. Many ore planning trips around
thf rim road and reservations have
been made for several days ahead.
The minimi Urivo to Tho Watch
man" la particularly pleasing to
tourists. Only, Hinall patents Of
snow arc to be. found here and all
trails and roads are open for the
season. , -;i i
Many Calirnmiaiw '
Tho lodge register shows that
ninety per cent of tho tourists arc
from California nnd out-of-state
places. Information gathered from
these people seems to In d lea to that
Crater J.ake National J 'ark is bet
ter known and appreciated In Cali
fornia than In Oregon.
Wnilam-i-WhGrft yere you Inst
night?
Italph May and I went coupey
ing. i
. "Big time, I 'suppose?
"Pair. May did the cooing nnd
I did the paying."
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MOTOR TRANSIT CO.
Passenger and Express Service
LEAVE LA GRANDE
For Wallowa Ike and Intermediate Point A. M. - 4 P. L
For Pendletoa I t A. M. - 4 P. M.
(Connects for Walla Wall n, Pasco and Portland)
' low Round Trip Ilatcs for Summer Months,
i FoK Tillbrrtiatlon, Call MAIN 799, Stage Depot.
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They've All Been Married More Than 50 Years
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leaves Wheel Chair
And Drives Own Car
I'Milla furnor, of WlrMta. ha
uliandonod .IiIh whuoUohulr, which
Tor yai'A wuh hln.only moAnii of lo
comotion, unci now l happily and
proudly driving hU own far.
. Not that Turnrr in curod or t)if
illuilillliy tliui. lion rohhpd Mm or
thiviiHc of his h'KS over nlnco an
nccliU-nt In 111 ourly chldhooil.
haH, howt'VPi', lirtm mivod from it
llfollnio In his wlni'l-chulr by Iho
Infrcnully and skill with which an
automohlA salesman adapted a
Nowltuy Jfwott to bclntr controlled
cntlretl hy hand. - :
Turner, after hia accident,, ap
plied to himself to developing his
mimical tulcnts. and loduy 'lie Is
one of the host known ' musicians
In Wlehltu. having succeeded well
despite his hundlrap. . .
"Durlnir my vacation I lromp
on.uni averajre-of thirty miles a
day." . . i- i ! :.-... i .
"Ifu-hol I owned a' second-hand
car once myself."
' It DM,
Rastus and his wire, dsivlns U
town In their decrepit flivver, had
parked tt eaaually tit the. first
nvallahlo apace. Whllo they were
away a traffic officer attached a
numbered tan to the vehicle, for
parkins; In a prohibited cone. , Oq
their return.. Hasina noticed tho
tac and was for throwing It Into
the street, hut Itebeccu rest ruined
him.
"Mohe de ticket, honey," she said.
"lat number mlk'ht win auuithlu'."
li tt1', tmV '-ia 't-TFT ''n-rrx,'i'mfft'trs .tiff
The small town of Moss Point. Miss., near lilloxl. has the distinction of having six couples, all of wliosr hvo
been mnrrleU more tlmn r.ii years. Uft-to rlpht, they ore Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Thonilison: Mr. and Mis. f. A.
tiause; Capt. or.d Mrs,, 8. D. Denny; Mr. and Mrs. li. W. McLcod: Mr.- aid Mrs. John H. Myers: Mr. ond Mis.
i ... C. U. Wood.' .;
WALLOWA
PERSONALS
WAM.OWA I.AKK, Ore. (Spe
cial) Miss Isabella Miller, host
ess ut the Wonderland lodgo pre
sented programs Friday, Suturriay
and. Sunday ovenlnps. Kriday nlKht
Mrs. Crawford, of Joseph, accom
panied by .Mrs. Vaughn, sang sev
eral selections. Miss 8vall, of
Walla Walla, organist at one of tho
Walla Walla theaters, played a
pluno solo. Miss Miller gnvo two
readings. Saturday evening Mrs.
Parker, of Enterprise, and Miss
Kreda Klopfenstlen, of I.a Grande
sang several selections.. iioyd Htill,
of Milton,, also furnished some
baritone solos. Sunday Kdna Hul
ley. Hay Williams and Miss Miller
sang during the dinner hour and
Miss Hetty Caehrari plnyed Boveral
plsno selections. . .
Mrs. Kd lleynoldE. of Il Grande,
was taken ill on" her way hero nnd
was confined to' her bed during
her stay. Klic was much improv
ed when she returned homo Tucs
duy morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles nlngnmnn
and son, of .Jja.,ClrAHde,. arrived 'a.
the Wonderlund Krldoy. They ex
pect to remain here for tho re
mninder of the 'summer. :
Mr. and Mrs.. Ward Kowler were
host nnd hostess to ninny of their
rela!lvc8 und friends hero over the
Fourth of July. ". ... j c.
Mrs. Stella Ingle, of jx Orande,
and Mrs. Mlckles'm. of Portland,
arc spending a w;e:k here. ..
Mrs. Hurley ltirhardson. of I.a
Orande,' und he'a mother, of Port
land, ure. spending . vacation .. at
Pine. lodgo cabin. , - . - : L. V
The rain Tuesday scared several
of tho eampers'out but many . re
mained despite tho downfall.
Mrs. P. 1 A. . Mcnonuld, Ceorgo
McDonald. Mrs.- Wlllium XcNab,
of Berkeley, Cal., spent .the week
ond at the lako. .irs.'McNab was
formerly Helen McDonald and' was
at ono time employed by The Kvo
nlng Observer of La Grande.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cherry, of I.a
Grande were visitors at tho Won
derlund Independence ' Day. i . Mr.
Cherry spent much of ;, hls time
fishing In the lake.
Italph Huron ,is spending a few
day at Wallowa lake. ' ,.
Tuberculosis proved fatal lo fifty
per cent more men than women lit
New York from 1920 to 11)25. .
Service
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car a Complete garage service. Spacious quarters, the latest equipment,
and experienced labor are combined in our organization to insure motor
ists prompt, expert attention to their every need. ... .
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Storage
We are open day and night for the benefit of those who store their care
with us. Our building is practically fireproof. We have room for a lim
ited number of additional storage accounts.
Car Washing
A Car-Washing Machine recently, installed gives us facilities to thorough
ly clean and wash any car no matter how badly it is covered with grit
and road oil. Just phone us we will call for your car and return it to
you in a short time shining like new.
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General gasoline, Penzoil, General Tires everyone a recognized quality
product and accessories of all sorts are an important part of our com
plete garage service.
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Official figures of the; United
States government $how that 119,
b6S men and women In the armed
forces of the natlou loaf their lives
' a a result of the World war. These
(Included 36,815, killed . in action;
13,636 who died, of wounds; and
6S.94L who died of dlHeoscs and
ot her . causes. . .'. ' ; ; ' ; : V . v ; ," .
V AVAKKINO ANI IXWiUVITY
REKKKUSY To live - lonRer.
walk more. Is the ndvice of Hear
Admiral t'jmrles Kremont I'ond.
retired who will he R0 next Octo
her. He has Just returned from n
lit t lo lr.O.mile liikc In Corn und
Klnft river canyon a rough section
of Cvntral t'alirorntu.
Cltf.MK IXNTItl'OTlONK
fiBATTI-E A vest pocket book
on "how to kidnap" und "how to
use a sap" was found on Hobert
Ouhc, IS, when he was urreatod In
connection with Kioro f'hevan, 16.
Hoth were armed with "Haps' in
other words, blackjacks
-:a(.f,k to i im hkii'
ANGFJTON, Tex. I'ouss are
anellnfr or otherwise hunting In
tho I.lnevillu creek swampH for a
wild woman whose blond hair
reaches to tho wulst und whose
costume weighs less than eve's. .
' Florida Jokes ore almost ns num
erous us Ford jokes once were.
We Are Oaff'S
When we say we are giving you the Highest .Grade Oils and
Greases the market affords. Veltex Oils are refined under ex
clusive patents from the choicest paraffin base crudes. Always
the same always good.
Let us take care of your needs during harvest Phone us
we will give you prompt free delivery. We are the originators
of free service to any point in Union County. Think what you
used to pay. '
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A CJcrmnn scientist has discover
ed a method which he-cldims will
cure leprosjv It consists of.Vfreez- I
insr" tho diseascd .tiHSues wIth car
bolic acid ,-,snow." - ,
I On the-celebration of Argentina's
Independenco ldy tho prisons at
Tuconon wero opened . and every
man was rivn his liberty for tho
day. When the.V festivities - -wern
over, the prisoners .filed back into
jail. ' - - : ' :t- , -
I OOld is being mined In a, marshy
field near Cairo, Wales, oa a site
worked nearly 1700' years atro hy
the Homnns. - . -.
Double For "Abe"
' 1 Vl
The west offers a npw double for
a famous personage. Mere Is K.
U. Harden, ealled ,-AbeM by every
, one in Crockett, Oil., because he
looks so much like Abraham Lin
coln. He has the some , height,
lirait, beetllnK brow anil kindly ex
, presslou as the Great - Emancipa
tor. He Is shown here with tils
bees, culture of which h Intro
duced at the high school so suc
cessfully that several scholars ore
paying for their aduratlon from
i heir bees.
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