La Grande evening observer., July 30, 1926, Image 7

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VOLUME XXIV.
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1926.
SECOND SECTION
NUMBER 17
BOOM
TOWNS
TO CELEBRATE
.' (Ily On- A.soHaUHl Ircss)
fTSTKH. S. !. July JO. A mnn
Ucnl over a panful of Hand flecked
with yellow dust. Ho washed out
the Hand and sediment In a creek
near which no was standing, and
1 p found himself in possession of one
and one-half cents' worth of gold.
Tho man waa William T. McKay.-a
HiLMiiber of the Houth Dako
ta legislature, with a gold hunting
expedition. The year waa 187-1.
Xlo rinsed his pan In the waters of
Krench creek. In what .Is nov Cus
4 tor tituto purk. What ho found
was th" first gold discovered In the
liluck Hills.
Two Jolo llli lliilaj -Uecauao
he round that precious
inetul, Custer celebraies -'euuh. year
a gala uveal known us liold dis
covery day.' . Historians Insist that
McKay round the gold on July 30,
but tradition has it at CusUr that
July 2T is correct, so festlvltjes be
gan tho 27th. They' usually con
tinue Tor nl least two days.
White painted houses, a.smull
main district Custer, possessed of
only Sl)3 people lies peacefully on
Hie slopes ".of the southern - Hluck
Jillls. not far from Sylvan lulio and
Mount Harney.
Toduy 11 teems with urn: An
army oftourists that besieges Syl
van lako and Iho tlamo lodgo in.
the park are hero to .' enjoy.. Cus
ler's jollification. , ,
llcbllllil I'KHirar' Effects
At Custer's celebrations the' nt
inosphcro of every other western
revelry" prevails, Thoro-. arc bands,
nomo of these organfisod, for tho
occasion, but have ftndtsparagublo
' volunio. : Thero aro ' concessions,
merry-go-rounds, dunces and con
tests: also cowboys, cowgirls, In
dians in war ptiint, rodeo riders
and broncho bust'uis. ' y.
Custer's parado Is always spec
tacular. Every town in tho.soutb
rn Black Hills, overy camp and
lodge; hns sent floats. Wain street
can scarcely hold the 'procession.
J'"rom I'lnn Itidga Indian reser
vation, Sioux braves, with their
suuaws and papooses, are encamp
ed on tho hills outside Custer,
their tepees dotting tho slopes. In
full regalia, gey,- gaws paint and
furbelows, they do their war danc
es to the rythmic tom-tom beat.
To tho traveler, perhaps the af
ternoon events ore most interest
ing. . Then, tho pony; races, relay
f races, Indian glrt- wngoo" races,
bronk" riding and the iiko, tako
plu0. '
lJeu-dwood. fanciful Innatrio and
rich in history, tho- "roughest,
toughest region" when tho . west
actually was tho great open spac
es, will eclcbralo its' sumual 'Uays
of "78" on August 18-20.
Toduy Dcadwood Is a busy min
ing town situated near Wad, 8.
!., tho homo of ono of tho largest
gold mines in tho world.. But
when gold was discovorod in-1871.
argonauts of all types Btrfeainoa In
from tho cast, and Deadwooa was
tho center of activity.,.- Saloons
FOR
HARVESTING
Leather and y
: Rubber Belting
Canteens and
Water Bags j
F. L. LILLY
Hardware
Mais 85
Hall-Mills Echo
Ktatements in it Hull by Arthur S.
Itifhl for annuliuent of his murri
wge to tho former IauIhu (K'iHt,
above, caused reopenlnf? of tho fa
mous Hall-Mills murder caao 1"
New Jersey. I.oulsc Oeit wan
"parlor maid" In the home of Kev.
Kdward Hull at tho time tho min
ister and Mrs. Kleunor .Mills were
found shot to death.
HIIXJARD
PERSONALS
HII.CAHI), (Special) Kriinl;
Sanford was a ii Grande visitor
Thursiluy. . -
Jphn Thornbrue was I a l.a
Grunde visitor recently.
Tom Wide, of Iji Grande, was
a Hllgard vlsllor this week.
Jllss Georgia Haker Is relieving
Howard Slalret, the operator,
while he is taking his vacation. '
Mrs. Jennie Holverson arrived
home a few days ago. Kho has been
working In l.a Grande.
William Hater, Kva Hamilton
and Myrllo t'anlwell, of ferry,
were visitors at the homo of Mrs. !
Davis early this week.
Mrs. iMsbel Scott and Itobeil ,
Watson wcro Lu. Grando visitors
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sanford I
were 1,a Grande visitors Tuesday.
Harry Langworlhy made a trip
to Jji Grande Tuesilay.
Mr. and .Mrs. Guy Thornbrue
Worn I.a Grande visitors the first
of tho week.
Mrs. J. O. Iloffner was a l.a
Grandu - visitor the first of the
week. .
Mr. and Mrs. H-rt Able wen
spopplng in Iji Grande' Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stairot
havo returned to their homo here
from Seattle, Wash., where they
have been visiting.
John Thornbrue is working for
Mr. Hulti, who lives In Hie valley.
- Miss Delia Martin litis returned
to her home here ufler several
days absence. .
Archlu ltug loaded out sheep
and gambling hells pin full blast.
Hough-hewn cabins were erected
on crooked streets and by-wuys.
Tents dotted tho hill slopes. Gold
and passenger stages ran at con
siderable risk between Dcadwood
and Sidney. Nebraska.
I,et Hoards Grow
Dcadwood takes tl humorous de
light In reverting onee a year to
old times. Tho bristling boards,
so common In '7,(1. will be seen
again. Men lay aside their razors
early In tho summer. The rough
clothes of mining days will be
uniform regalia. Kvcry brick front
of Deadwpod's modern main dis
trict will show only an artificial
front of hewn logs to tho visitor's
eye. ' As nearly as can be appro
ximated, "saloons and giinibllng
hells" will return.
I Poston's lasl'sl murd-r myolvry
revolvi-s arouii'l Kdith Louis
Greene. hose dlsuieiiibered body
nas found near I'alvery cenietery.
MallmMin. Mam. She Is l-llevt-d to
have died during a secret opera
i Uuu.
'from hero Tuesday. ' ;.
WinlTeld Mcotl 1 working near
La Grimlo. ; ,
Airs, Uruce DuvIh und Iht baby,
linve returned to their homo wr
Her Hlslcr, Mrs. Canlwull returned
homo with thorn.
Mr. J. O. HoffntT hua ri'lurnoil
to her homo luiro uftvr a trip to
Krecwator, Oregon. .
' I ''run It Kunfora returned to Ills
hnniu liere luHt wtfrk. Ho tis been
helping Uuorgo Kunlilu put up his
hay.
Mrs. J. (1. Moffn. r und ramily
arc preparing to moyo to Krecwa
tor, where they will work In" tho
fruit for tho rumulader of the season.
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WTH
BARGAIN
JlOMK. July 30. (AP)- Italy
has nut the (lightest intentions or
iLsking revision of her war debt
settlement with tho United Slates,
even If other Kuropean nations do
so. This declaration was made to
the Associated Press on behalf of
the Italian government toduy by
Your Final Unrestricted Choice Of An Kxtra Men's
$20 to $50 Suits
with ihe purchase of any suit or o'coat in the store
take your pick of another of equal value for only
No Limit!
No Restrictions!
No Reserve!
Alterations of
course FREE
Dlno Grandi, under secretary for.
foreign affairs,
"We aro nut I sf led in evory res
pect, with the settlement" Kignor
Grandi said, "and aro concerned
only with meeting the payments
whlult we are sure we aro compet
ent to mako.
Will Ktkk to lUrguhi
"W mude a bargain und we aro
going to stick to It,, particularly
mIiico wb are Convinced that It Iihs
had ,a tremendously beneficial ef
fect on our, finances. .
'Critics soy tho settlement has
not helped tho value of tho lira,
but the government answers that
it la not theirs to judge what
would have happened to the lire
Saturday Night We Close Our Doors for
the last time - Your last chance for val
ues at
ASH BROS.
WIND-UP
their Assignee's Sale-Goodbye
SATIIRIAY
Values up to. $5 contained in
50c
: No comparative price or description
can do justice to the iininensity of .
the savings - the drastic reductions,
the sensational bargains Saturday!
language can't express it --we don't:
attempt it. Just come! Judge for
yourself.
DRESS SHIRTS
One-Half Price
Neck Band and Collar Attached
of wo liad not settled our debts'
Mvllon to VlMt , ' '
Tho government, hn sold wus
looking' forward eagerly to tho
visit of Andrew W. Mellon, the
Ametlean secretary of tho treasury
who would be given every possible
honor. Hecretary Mellon, ho add
ed., would meet premier Mussolini
and Finance Minister Vol pi, and,
"although his visit is obviously not
tor ' business purpose, It is natural
to assume thut finances will be
discusned."
. Hocent bitter criticism of tho
United States voiced In certain
suctions of the fascist press, he de
clared to be of slight Importance,
not representing the attitude
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Many with
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SATURDAY, .IIXV SI '
Mountain Standard Tinio Stations
Kl .VK, (blonulo Springs, Colo.
(aaoin-lltlKtkv). 9 p. in., So)Is-Mc-Olusky
first orchestra.
I'acjrio KUuKlanl Tlmo Stallons
- KPK Los Angeles, Oil. (I7in
84llkv), 7-8 p. m., Al AVesson and
his orchestra; 8-0, Angolus string
trio: 9-10, seml-olasslcal hour;
either of tho government or tho
muss of the people.
Forever
the
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10-1 1, Packard ltadlo club; 11-2 a.
'm.. KFi tnldnlirht frolic. ,.' ' -
in,,
KFWH, Hollywood, Cl. (252m
IlllOko), 6-7 p. in., I'ontlao Blx
dinner hour; 8-9, varied atudlf
program; 9-1 1, Warner Brothers'
frolic ' 1 V -l ' ' ;'
K(iW, I'urtlaixi, 'Ore. Ifll.Sni
OlUkc), 0-7 p. m.. dinner concert;
10-12, Indian (irlll; Punch Oreun
pianist.
. K.V.V, Hollywood, Cat. (838.9m
KOOkc), 7:30-8 p. nr., studio pro
gram; 8-10. . KNX' feature pro.
grum; 10-11, Ambassador Jiotet
danco orchestra.: 11-1 a, mr, Kdge
water.
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