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"NOMBER 270
LA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, mi.
VOLUME XXV.
WORK CONDITIONS
ARE IMPROVING
Employment over North
west Takes Upturn, Due
to Seasonal Work
- rOKTXAND Juno 10 (Kpr-cltil)
" KinuloVmcnt throughout tlm 1'itcl-
flc North tvi'Ht has taken an upward
tilrft durlntr the past 30 duyH, uc
conlinir to the Ah employment l-t-tr
iubliHlifd here today. Neither
(iiritlnff nor lumber manufucturintf
act iri ties have been lnrreiiHetl.
however, the letter saiil, und the.
Improved condltloim- are dun to
seasonal work, such 'as farming,
railroad inuintf nuncc and cou
nt ruction work, and general con
struction. The letter reported ber
ry picking to be well under way
In Oregon, and that there wan u
Hlfffht demand for haying help.
Somewhat later than is usual.
KeporlA from various nort Invent -em
cities were quoted in the 4L
letter as follows:
rorthind and Columbia river
. The number of unemployed in tliia
"city and district has been greatly
; reduced since early Way. 1ogging
: in this section is slightly more uu-
"tlvo than it was one month ugo,
but lumber manufacturing Is in
)ch4 volume rather limn mure.
Sawmills Active
Aberdccn-llotiuiani, Wn. Tog
,plng In Grays Harbor district 85
Her cent normal. Sawmills very
act ire. Labor turnover light.
Hlight surplus of men here who
nrft not accustomed to cunip or
mill work.
Thcoiiui Few jobs of any kind
offered. Logging and nawmllling
less active than last June. StriUo
of local laundry workers in pro
press. Labor surplus hero made
up mostly of transients.
Seattle Kmployment conditions
improving. City construction in
full swing. Logging HO per cent
normal; a few concerns have laid
off fallers and b tickers. Water
front work below normal. More
than enough men in this cl'.y to
fill any and all jobs offered.
HEROES
VALUE OF OREGON
METALS $334,740
1!)2( Decrease of $1)0,013
Compared with 1925 ;
More Copper, Lead
employment in this city and dis
trict. Much help has been attrac
ted hero by reports of largo con
struction jobs. Logging has been
nelllngham Duo to opening of slow,.,i i.v ... ,r,ounj. Woods helu
new logging camp, increased ne- tllli f,. iirili, ..n...
am just beginning to be listed.
Sawmills. leHW active than a year
iiro generally operating.
lit nil Kmployment here Is less
than average fur this time of year.
lants Two logging camps have been
closed for ten days. Sawmills not
tivity on farms, where beet thin
ning on 2500 acres has started, and
to extensive buildlnir operations
and some street work, employment . J,s
In this district is on the Increase,
All but one sawmill cutting. Ce
ment factories and pulp
. busy
Western Heroes Leave Legends
Amid President's Vacation Scenes
i:.tWOOl. S. I). (AT) The
lurid days when Dettdwood was the
wild we.sl capital of the world and
the Itlack Hills was its empire are
toast of pcailwnod. Scorning a
woman's sluice in the hie of the
hills, she often garbed herself as
a man and drove one of the ox
still Iri sh and dear to nativi-a of j teams w hich piled between Dead
wesiern South Dakota among : wood and I'tvrre, S. )., the uenrewt
whom I'resident Cboltdge, spends i railroad point. Hut a scarlet fever
j seourg,
Uf.nL-uiin.Tiilaml Kmnire Sea- ' cutting capacity. Much labor lias
snuat work, about one mouth later been attracted here by recent rall-
thiin usual in slowiy getting under road developments and there are
Yuv. There is considorablo un- l.moro men than jobs.
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What docs the conk-back sny
about making granyf
Aflfr tti flour i.-. ltnwn'tl ai'J
a litttr ct 1 Ihnr yri ran
Mir up a 5ttixitri mul'Jic N'rtt.ii,;
ronrr than control! Hi!U H:r
similarly omttol th ra-lin:; of
their rvUre by roasting a tc:: p.wrtis
at a time, unilinn (I.e. or ii i.lw.iyi
luaiiit lined.
Controlled;
Roasting is Hills Bros1
guarantee of
excellence
his summer vaeiition.
Less than half a century ago.
and wit bin t he easy memory of
many old timers now living. Wild
Itiil Hickok reigned as sheriff, i
Deadwood Dick waa a scout, pony '
express rider and dime novel hero,
and Calamity Jane was the boist- i
erous sweetheart of the camp.
Today Wild Mill and Calamity;
Jane lie burh d in a mountaluside
cemetery near Deadwood, and 1
Deailwoint DU'k, diverted to calmer ,
pursuits since the winning or the
west, is a rancher mar the city
under his Christian name of Jtlcli- '
aril Clarke. j
Town or 5,000
Seventy-five miles north of the '
state game lodge, the preciib-nt's
summer white house, Deadwood Is
today a quiet town of some 5,000
inhabitants, w it h only a few of
the old landmarks surviving 1o (
hint, the wickedness of Its heyday, i
Hut when gold whs found in the j
lUack Hills In and when
' Deiidwood was found to be the site j
J of the richest ore lodes, it became
'overnight the habitat of all the
i gamblers and adventurers who fol
lowed the prospetors into the
( hills. Saloons, gambling dens and
I streets at the bottom of Deadwood '
jC.ulch.
Into this itnrestraiiid Sodom
me Wild Dill Mtckok. native of
northers Illinois, cowboy and gnn-
iis frontier sln rifl. He taught
the gospel (,f law and order to the
had ne'ti, but not "until lie iiiini
I hered by the do.en the notches on
his gun, and when lie finally met
i death it was at the hands of a foe
I who. despairing of beating him in
la fair fight, shot him In the back.
j Home of Calami) ilaue
Calamity Jane, orphan daughter
Jof a soldier at l-'ort D. A. Uuswell
in Wyoming, was an early comer
; to the hills when gold was found.
I tieouth and unmoral, loud of rid
- Inir and ."hooting, she became the
called Iter feminine na
ture to the fore, and she conducted
ix pest house and cared for suf
ferers when no nurses could bo
found.
, In one of his own appointments
President CoolMge has linked the
present with this past. When last
year he named I-:. L. Scan an pro
hibition administ rat or for South
Dakota, he reeogni.ed a reformer
who won his first spurs in Dead
wood. As editor of a weekly paper
there, Senu waged the fight which
"cleaned up" Deadwood alter the
frontier days had waned.
The value of gold, silver, cop- ,
per and h-ud produced In i Hegon j
in 1 was $:i:tL74o, mronliiu
to J. M. Hill of the I nited Slates!
bureau of mines, department ef
commerce, This represents a de
crease of $'.m;,oi;!, or per cent,'
tts compared with t he value of
metals produced In 1 :i Jfi. The
output of Kold and silver decreas
ed and that of copper and lead
Inereas 1. The number of mine
operations (4'. lode atid 1"i plac
ers) was practically the same as
In the previous year. Consider
able development and pi ospeet in:;
were under way in both Kastcin '
and Southwestern Oregon.
The gold production in I'.'i'tiwas
1 3,2411. 1 it ounces, valued at
7ry. Of this amount the lode
mine produced 7,3t4.68 ounce,
valued et $l&l.tmt. and the plac
ers fi.t3S.4 3 ounces, valued at
$U',T&S. The yield of gold from
placer mini s deeteasi d M per
cent and that from lode mines 27
ner cent. Dredges produce
per cent and hydraulic mines 2 1
per cent of the gold from placer
nnei-Mti.mH. Of the gold product d
bv lode mines ti,; HI. 45 vw
came from gold ore, ami lii7.!U
ounces from copper ore. Thin
repiesejitH a di crease In yield from
gold ore or 1Mm7.X! ounces, or 1H
per cenl, but Die gold from coin
ore Increased 2S2.SS ounces or 7't
per cent. One silver mine yield 1
a nesliKibb amount of gold.
Th- silver yield of the slate was
2It.7:ill ounces, of which the bid"
minis prniuttd 2S,SHti ouncesanl
tlie placers MK ounces. H t he
2S.K'.mi ounces from lode mEnes,
2 1 .'.mi! (unices, or 7i per ceiM .
came fima gold ore, and C.Mi.'
ounces, or 21i per cent, from cop
per olc.
(laker Ships Copper
The production of cupper In
Oregon in ll2li was 2'.itl..i4
pounds. llta,12'.i pounds more than
In DI25. A sinail amotiul of cop
per came from gold ore. but the
principal output was trout copper
ore shipped from llaker, Douglas,
(rant and Josephine counties.
Copper explorations near Keatim,,
Maker county, were canted cu
further during lit 20.
The b ud nut put tu Oregon 1.1
1 :i2i. was 1 l ,!!.! pnunus. ...i in
crease of fi.Mi7 pounds oer the
jutitput in D'--r'. (iiant t-imiiij
, contributed the greater part of
Hi.' l.-i.d in I'.tJO. whereas Hie lead
output In l'.'2f came from liaUer
and Jackson counties.
6,000,000 Cattle In
England and Wales
!.'.,'( m M. ( A I' I A new record
.is established in l!'2ti in the num
ber of cattle In I ; upland anil
Wales, acct nt ling lo ngrieultttr.il
statistics issued by tho ministry
nf e;riculture and flshertes, which
thou a total of ti.LTiS.Mhi, an In
crease of ';."") over 1 1t 1 7, t lie
prevbntrt highest. This Is the fifth
year in succession In allow an Increase.
$Stt ia Prizes
Bovdevts
is the label g
of Purity m
Keep plenty of Borden s
Evaporated Milk on your
pantry shelf. Safe, conveni
ent, doubly-rich. For every
milk dish. Fine in coffee.too.
i orated
L ttK I
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5 a m
It $ e.isy to r.ft i dollar bili or
two or llirtT or more if you
make tempting dainties with
3rame
A tall can of Borden's .
(with an equal part of
water) rive von four
cupsof irc.richmilk.
ado In Tho Northwest
EVAPORATED
Just send your favorite roripp to the MrahmalUw Cook
Hook lrlitir r;up 1 ru-Hlu Ihwuit. Gtmoanv, SnokniP
or I'tittl.inii C.tunprtent tidi;rit will p.i on nil rrnprt submitted. If
wc can ur yours in our proposed Mindini.dlnw CtHk Hook, we will pay
you ONH DOLLAR for e.irh rrc p- .ind irnd you a full pound tin
of Krau:te'i M.ir.thm.nowf KKF.F. Hrtncmhrr th.it on
OS2c2aS Esa$Ey Blank
mint ai'fomiMny every rrnpe rnlerrd in Ihit conteit.
I lipur OffirMl Lnlry Blanks will be found
In Every Fu32 Pound Tin
of Krausr t M.irlinvilKw Y"ur Conirclioner. DrUR
Hist or Grocer ncllit kr.iuse' Ma rah ma I Iowa blue and
white containers
Full Pound Tiru C0c
In UulU. pound &0c
Small Thu 20c
Smtll Ctrtom ......10c
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l.lta Orey (hnilin threatiiiH to
natni- four proniini-nt 1 lollywoorl
aetresscs In h-r an It against
Charllf. linaRine the broken
henrtfil leRton she'll have to leave
off that llt!
The man who installs the Royle
Dayton Lubo docs so to zive you
quicker service. You're back on
the highway sooner than before.
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No matter when or where you buy
Hills Bros. Coffee you can always
count on getting the utmost in real
coffee goodness. For the st.1nrl.1rd3
of Controlled Roasting never vary.
Just open a tin of Hills Bros. What
an aronial Drink a cup the flavor
reaches the heights of perfection!
Ask for Hills Bros, by name and
look for the Arab on the can. A copy
of "The Art of Entertaining" will
be mailed you free. Address Hills
Bros., 2 Harrison Street, San Fran
cisco, Calif.
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Our Business Is Growing-Why?
Every week our business is growing and we are able to give you better prices on account of
our increased purchasing power.
Quality First, Last and Always ,
And with prices we can give quality merchandise always.
Saturday and Monday Specials
SHREDDED WHEAT
BISCUITS
Packages
COFFEE
Thrift Coffoe. Is a Ileal Drink
Extra Special
:i Lbs jpLaS
SYRUP
liluc Label Karo
n Mi. pail ::;
10 1,1). Pail 7'2;-
With the I,uHo you save precious
minutes by having motor oil out
where you can draw it ijuickly.
There's a Boyle-Dayton pump
and tank forevcry purpose. 'I hese
pumps arc the favorite on the
coat. More arc sold than any
other kinJ.
Specify them when ynu buy or
when you talk to your oil company.
AO Week Prices
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1 1
Cider Vinegar, gal.
Stand. Tomatoes, 2 for.
Ilullseye Peas, 2 for
P. S. Pumpkin,
A. & L. Corn, N'o. 2
P. S. Kidney Beans
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..2.V
..20-
Libby's Asparauus
Holly Syriii, 5 Lbs !.'!
Citriis I'owder, J'k 2Sr
White King, Pkg !
Dutch Cleanser S''
Crystal White Soap
P) bars Lit"
Creine Oil Soap, (! bars. .. 19c
10 Lb. Sack Sugar
?Jt Lb. Sack SuKar .51.5
P. S. Table Salt, l'kff 1LV
A. II. Soda, Pkp I... 9o
Luxury .Mayonnaise 12 i
liluc Rose Rice, Lb 9C"
Crosse H, niackwell's
Assorted Pickles 55
The troubles of Joseph William
Woods, Jr.. with a dentist hava
bPKun early. The 14-day old
rfKid'-nt ot Sweetwater. Texas,
already has had a tooth pulled. It
a vi!rovcretl to b Irritatiag the
Daily a lower gums.
l.os AN;nl.!-;S, SlwSunt Fc Ave.
I,HII-.S1X. 217 S. tntrl Ave.
I'lVRl I.ANI. tlf W mhinttion St.
SAN nlt:r.O, U.'O third St.
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