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vIleynews i m ran6 lEiiartng QMtBttwr GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XXV. . LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1927. NUMBER 105 Over The Valley Mabel E. Morton, Vsllejr Kiws 10lllor iHMIIMMMMIIIMMMIMMIliMIIMIIMUMIli Upturns From rortlaiid Visit hall at KmnmcrvUle, on the even Mrs. Everett Wallslngor. of Val-'ing of December Slut. The uffalr erla district, lias returned from In to be a benefit , for the pluno I'ortland where she spent a couple. . fund. of weeks visiting with her mother. who Uvea there. . o " Ite ports Foot of Know The first of this week, a foot of snow was reported to have covered I the I'owder river valley, whll-; it I had reached a depth of several feet In the neighborhood of the North Powder lakes., 4 o . Story of Other Wist; Men Van Dyke's wonderful' story "Thev Story of The Other Wise Man." will be read and illustrated with a number of beautiful lan tern slides as a part of the Christ mas program to bo given tomor row, when the Blue Mt. Grange meets in regular session. It- will be an all day meeting, and it Is lioped a large representation of the grange may bo present. Mrs, It. A. Masterton has charge of the program. , o Does Xot Improve J. It. Tallent, of Cove, who has been HI for many weeks does not Improve as fast as his' friends would wish. He wus taken to la Grande yesterday for further J medical care nnd attention. -o f.ravelllmr Market I toad Work has been In progress for some time on tho surfacing of tho market road from Medical Springs Into Baker county. The rock crusher has - been In operation there for a couple, of weeks ; Completes Work O. N. (,'ohrun. ho has been Hv tns for a year at Cove, while look )nB after the affairs of the defunct I'ove Stall) Hank, has moved back to his home at Haines. ' Women's-Country Club Mrs. Kate rtedhead was tho hostess to tho members of the wo . irk ut I JllCn S (JOliniry CIUIJ, muin'mj her home. There wore fourteen J ,...u.. nR,.u,.t nn,l nil rrnort a t -eniilnclv good time. During the afternoon a purl?' - was planned which will be given on New Year's Jive. Mrs. C. 1). Huffman assisted Mrs! ltedhead In serving some de. Ilclous refreshments. Mrs. I'Vcd Huffman was a guest at tho moot ing. ; -''"' r-r"': o Irrigation I'roblcnw 'i Krom the Wallowa Sun,: 19 this recent Item concerning Tho prob. lent at present faced by one of tho irrigation districts In our neigh boring county: At a meeting held In the county court house Mondny by taxpayers of the Wallowa Valley Improve ment district. No. 1, known as Upper I'ralrlo Creelt. to. prepare the assessment roll for tho coming year, the big. problem of equaliz ing the assessments and paylngOff the Indebtedness camo up for soino vigorous discussion, with the final conclusion reached to seek;, for fedenil money nt 3 1-2 per cent. . There oro nt present 62 farmers n f reeled by assessments on this district, the assessments amount ing to 3.22 per acre last year and to be moro this year. All of the volley land affected is said to bo paying up well: the hill land be ing the defaulting' property. It ts fully realized. It Is said, that tn hill land can not stuild the burden, iicnce the problem has developed of equalizing the assessments with respect to this land. One proposi tion Is to eliminate this land all together from tho district and an other Is to take all the water for tho valley and sell tho surplus to the hill farmers. o lU-t-mcrs From lllics.s " Mrs. Helenc Lincoln, on Mill freek above Cove. Is recovering from her recent Illness which has confined her to her home for the past week or more. o Assisting nt Store Virgil Sanderson, of Pry Jreck. Is the new assistant at the Wugon er store at Summervllle. o llns Community llulliluig The city of Joseph slnco lust w eek boasts of .a new community 'building.' The city, tlic Joseph Women's club and the Firo de partment of that city all had de posits In the bank, now defunct. Through a deal rcccnUy consum mated w ith the state banking de partment, the city comes Into pos session of the old bank building, as a settlement of the three accounts. As wo understand It. the city will occupy the first floor, the old bank vault making a splendid plnce for -the safe storing of city records. The second story which has been leased bv the Women's club will bo considerably altered and made ready for use for community pur poses. It Is expected that the building will lio ready for use. shortly after the first of the year. Jit. Fsmiln ;ramp' Tho regular meeting of Hie Mt. Fanntr grange of Cove will be held tomorrow all day at their bull. o Car" For Son Mrs. K. Sanderson, of Summer. Mile, has been In I -a OrBnde the past week raring for her son. Stewart Sanderson, who has been III with Inflammatory rheumatism. o Arw Years Party The Hebckahs and the Odd Fel lows Club of Summervillo ro Is suing Invitations for a dancing party to be itu in the Uuioalu Entertains -Miss Case Miss l.ucy Case, of the exten sion department of O. A. C, who spent several duys over the week e; ci nd holding' institutes in this county, was the guest of the week end ut th4 homo of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bertsch, near Cove. - o Improves I'Yom OiM'ratlon tatle Hudson, of near Imhler, 'who has been in a La Grande hos- pi tul for the past week, following nn operation, is reported as im proving. o Kyeslirht Xot Affected Logan Anderson, post-master, nt I those of 1921, - when Mr. Avery Cove, will not suffer from Im-J first commenced to .vorlt In Un paired vision following his recent ion county. WitlrMr. Avery's con accident in which his right eyeball i sent. Items from this bulletin and was torn. The bandages have been removed by the attending physlrlun and the sight was found to be uninjured. The members la healing very rapidly. o Senior Play Tonight The annual play, given by Hie senior class of the ImblrV high school, will be an event of thisjtlons, the fall of snow has been evening. It will be staged at Wade 1)011. -o Itctum From 'I rip Abroau h Kred initll, brother of Mrs, Chris Bertsch. of Mill Creek, Cove m. u;i,,f..n,.in nt t n . no.i.. .'.,. I,, in.t Tn...l.iv nnd spent the day with Ills relatives en route to his home nt r,nterprlso r,.m hlo 1,1m nlirnnd which has taken him from his home for about ' eleht months. Mr. Until arrived here taklnit his family unuwaros i and visited hero while waiting fori I Mrs. Dutll to come down from I terprlse. Mr. Imtll left hero 'the week before Easter on his third trip buck to his old home In Hwit- norland. Ills three brothers, still i.. it.- -1.1 .In.. ...f l.lt nn tlwi in Hie uiu euunn., tn, i- " border und arcompahled him to Miiterdorf. Ct. Thureau. which wns his heudquurlcrs. while gone. J-lo traveled uhoilt considerably during his absence und visited with num erous relatives. In fact, he reports the entire trip to have been de lightful. , ''. o ' Attends T-uclgo 0 Mrs J. J. Wagoner, of Summer villo. visited with friends In l.a Orundc on Wednesday and attend rd the regulur meeting and nlsoJ,tlio big Vaudeville or stunt nlgnt the election of officers u,t the jto bo put on by the lmbler l'.-T. linv.il Neighbors held that even. ; a during Christmas week. IJIt- Ing. o .Mrs. Murlltl Improves ' Mrs. Frank Martin, of lmbler who bus been recuperating from a recent operation tor gull stones. Is reported to bo gaining each day. o Dairying In Wallowa Co in Wallowa, as in Union county considerable emphasis Is being , Juld ut present on tho possibilities of tho country for tho dairy nusi ness. In his recent annuul report, county, agriculturist. N. C. Don aldson, of that county, hus the following to say in regard to his opinion on the subject, und it seems to ugree, 100 per cent with the ideas being set forth in this county. "Conditions in Wallowa county, especially in the irrigated districts, aro very fuvorublc to the develop ment of dairying anil livestock farming. At the present time nyiny of tho farmers who are milking cows lire doing so ns a sideline nnd very few arc muklng It their main line. The 1920 cen sus shows 44HO cows In tho coun ty. There' are probably now 6000. Our cool summer weather, abund ance of water anil good pasture make conditions ideal for tho pro duction of n very high quality of butterfot. Most of the farmers In the county now dairying are using purebred sires but there is need for more and better sires. Many farmers are awakening to tho Importance of dairying in the county. A cow testing asso ciation has been formed." As regards to allied Industries. Mr. Donaldson hus tho following to say: "Itout half the agricultural In come of tho county comes from the sain of livestock. In many sec tions the stock men are abbi to pasture their stock the year around. According to the 1:121 report of the IT. S. bilr.uil of ag ricultural economic this county had IS. 900 head of lecf caltl". There are at t lie present time about SO.uno head of sheep In the county. Most of these are range sheep hut tho rarm flocks aro mostly purebreils and supply the rums for the range sheepmen."' o Odd Fellows to Mn l The I. o. O. 1'. or Summervllle meels III their hull 111 regulur ses sion tomorrow evening. There will be candidates for Initiation. o A different Siil According to Mr. Avery, farmers In I'nlon county, who are nttempt ing to grow potutocs for seed will be Interested 111-the uellon of po tato growers of the linker section at the icnnoinle conlerellcc. Alter advising with O. 1!. llyslop, head of farm crops d-pnrtnient nt O. A. C. It was decided that a-cd grown should be of the Idaho llurul or Knrllest Of All variety. Thero seertis to tie a good market for this type of seed In western lduho, while tun uiaiktt tor Netted. Gem seed is limited. It wus also recommended that a Haker coun ty potato growers association be formed and all seed potatoes sold, be carefully graded and sacked In sacks bearing the association label. 1 O v Will 1cn1 S1un Krunk Wade has rented laud of Ted Conklin on the highway south . Case, of the extension service of of lmbler, anil has pluced a band O. - A". '.. working under county of upwards 5f 1000 sheep on It. agriculturist, Harry Avery, has which he will feed there this win- completed a series of schools in ter. , 'I "utrtlon which wa started lust o ' 'spring at five different' localities -J in the county. It seems to have Fine rami lliilletiii bcon tnc conct.nsus ut ouch of the County agriculturist. Harry gatherings that this course has Avery, yesterday, issued the De- been invHiual(0i tttl(1 mucn BOod comber issue of the Farm Bullc- has ueen accomplished, where sug tin; which is exceptionally good. ffestion8 offered havo been fol Thls issue consists of eight pages lowedi At( tnhl ltt8l BCsslon con Instead of four aaherctofove. Tho Surfed tho 8ortes. a period of bulletin contains, besides excerpts checklnff up WHB mlulged In, from tho annual report recently vhen wonu;n who haVe been rcgu completed. some complete articles ,ftr attL.ndants were asked to ro on important topics, from that re- port on metll0,ia or suggestions put port. Perhaps one of the out- ,Uo openillon slnco thf! COurse was standing Items is the status of tho stlirtp(L u was .f0Ulld that in work of the department, a com- j nearIy overy t.asR( ono or moro parisorf of eonuiupns now, wnn also from the report win appear in these columns from Hum to time. 0- 1 toads Open Snow plows on a number of the county rouds have kept the roans open for travel during to past week, even though in some see very heavy. ,U no time, with the possible exception of very short periods liumrdiutely DfW'r a heavy full, huvo the rouils Uvea impims iililu In u cur, even without chulnH. Know fenws were put lip qulto ' ceucrously early In the season and , these have been added to this pust week, whero it was found that l muse aneuuj ....... tllko euro OI me roao nu. u "v... provisions was necessary. 0 . v Jlovo to Town Mr. and Mrs. Krunk Mclvennon Kn-land famiiy are planning; to move ! into lmbler within the next few weeks, and reside there during tho ' mianee of the winter. This is a custom whiefi Mr. and Mrs. Mc- 1. 1...,,,, rnllnu'l.fl fni fl 1111111- m-uiiuu - J0r of years, as the rouds to their nii.eo early become blocked ' and hard to travel. Iturnl Carrier 111 ;lturul carrier Sutherland, out from tile Cove post-office has been 111 'this week, und a substitute re quired to look after the Interests of tho patrons of the route.. ..), To bo FliM! l'rouram l'lans are rapidly maturing for ferent groups unci organizations in the vicinity had been usked to contribute something to the pro gram and these are all responding cordlully. A detailed notice will f uu given later. , . , o Has Kyo IV'movcil , , Arthur Hainunn, residing about six miles out from l.a Orandn on tho Cove highway Is a patient at tho Grunde Ilonde hospital, where, Tuesday, ho submitted to nn op- i-ii t ion for tho removal of an eye. Ho is getting ulong very nicely I according to reports from his bod- , side und his family are hopeTul that he may be able, to be taken , home within the next few days. Kor two days, Mr, Hamunn had ) not had any sight in the eye which was removed, although he had not) been bothered by it, as he thought. This summer ho had not been well, having suffered from on In-" tense pain in his head for the greater part of tho time Con-' tfnucd examinations failed to lo cate the seat of the troublo until recently when it waj decided tha.t- ho trouble w-as with this dend,; member. Since the operation, Mr,1 Hamann has been free from the pain and feels much better othervj wise. ' li Trii.v Dowx ntrNK-rr.Av - 1OKTI,ANI. Ore., Uec. 16 (Al') Hecominendation that any fur ther attempt to erect a state-wide packer-grower organisation for marketing of prunes on the prin ciples adopted by tho committee of 100 in C'orvaltls June t lie aban doned was made lato yesterday by the committee of nine to which the plan had been referred. i Sfcral Baking ymmz NUTRITION RESULT IN FEEDING 1 During the past week. Miss l.ucy change3 natl beun made, and that the change had resulted benefi cially Miss Case reported that of 2u communities reporting, -previ ous to her visit here, there had byen ou5 vulWH of ml)roVed prac reported. The initiui meeting held in this county wus In La Grande a week ago where an interested company Qf women 1)urticinuted in a sand" wleh demonstration and heard the lecture on "Training the Kamily in Good Knting Habits.". In the first place. Miss Case emphasized tho fact that children should bo mudu to ent tho things which wore good fop t,u,n) nQt )iy Imln forelj ,)1t by a wise sHeetion of fooua, una without any comment, more than nccessury,' teaching the child to cat what wan set before him us a ...,. r ,,,,. Khu lilised her ursunu,nlll on lhn tuct Umt tho child, not knowlnff whut whs best. or even good ror mm. snouiu early learn to trust the judgment-of the mother und to follow that Judg.. inent without question or hesitan cy. In her second point, she str0ssei )0 bl, d tlie fact that If this were done successfully, It must be necessary to so. prepare tho food and present It so attractively that it would mako Its own appeal She was confident In the third place, that much could be done In this training If the child had good examples set before it by tho pur. cuts, and nj)t only this but, foul tn, cooperation among all adults, even including tho uc.cusedly Indulgent grandmother. And last bf all, was the matter of appetile, and under this sho dlscusaed piecing between meals, inunnor of serving tho food ut the table, etc. Miss Case Is .1 ; u-ll i, ' very, iiuei cbliiih ni'irtirt,., , ...... the assistance of many striking Illustrations her talk was very ap pealing. Saturday, Miss ('use silent with the Cove women, where, under tho dlreclioii or Mrs. W. A. McNeill, about u score of women heard, her and ussisled with a demonstration Xreneefhm The first newspaper advertisement - was printed in 1652 And only a few yea rs t n I e r the Great London Klre taught tho lesson of fire's deslrucllv power. Kineo that day "fire insurance hus been growing more and more indispensable to everyone who owns uny property that, can burn. Kh e Insurance through this agen cy is a aotnhinalioti that f Ii j cunnol overcome. Union Mortgage & Investment Company i...i.j ii Estate - Loan SERVICB New Foley Bldg., La wrsuus Oregon. 2 I I MEETINGS ! IMPROVED ! PRACTICES! I similar to the one in l.a Grande Lunch was served In tho high school cafeteria at noon. Monday, the Klgln kidtei) entered into the sessions with characteris tic enthusiasm. Mrs. Lynn Hill was the general chairman of the day's program which opened with tho afternoon session ntlended by 30 women. The lecture of tho afternoon wastho sumo as given elsewhere and was reported to havo been "genuinely Interesting." A community supper wasplanned for the evening by Mrs. Bernal Hug and Mrs. Bert Hill. The menu was quite balanced, accord ing to Miss Case, herself, and was composed of delicious articles of food, such as creamed chicken, hot biscuits, peas, combination salad, jelly, cakes and fruit, l-'lfty peo, ple participated in this event, many country people having been detained by the heavy snow of that day. K. K. A runt, prlnclpul of the Klgln school cted as tbastmasler and in t roil need Miss "use. Dr. Thistlewaile. J. W. Wright, editor of the Klgln Recorder and others. Dr. Thisllewalt explained the de tection of some of the more com mon illsenses among In mi animal'- killed for food purposes. Tuesday Miss Cnsn spent will) the lmbler ladles, where M rs. rank McKciinou had all prellm- lnurles curefully urrunged. About u score of voinen helped with the demonstration of milk dishes in the morning, the girls of the dom- estlc sciense classes of the high school ultcndlng, the luncheon served nt noon und tho uddress of the afternoon. Tho discussion seemed to be especially helpful in tliut all the ladies present shared, giving of their own experiences, ete. The series wus concluded with a conference held with the ladles of Wolf Creek, near North I'owder on Wednesday. Hero under the leadership of Mrs. Kllu Lund and ( Mrs. O. A. Sinllh, a program slin- ihuiy holpful "'und benefletul, enjoyed. Many a lunn who Is most lavish with his talk has to take It slight ly duiuaged; , La Grande Hotel Bldg. , . Make This a Practical Christmas. Give Her a Coat, Dress or a Hat. Get The Most For Your Money A complete line of very newest styles. High class garments at the astonishing Xmas Special Reduction for'Sat. 17 and Mon. 19 only Coats AH Fur Trimmed ;u1;!:! ; $6.85 r:"J. $9.85 Jor1:1:.':!: $14,85 thZ $24.85 ;:1!1;.0 $42.85 As Special Starting Saturday on All Daytime Frocks for Two Days Only. Values ..OO for $1.00, all sizes from 16 to 50. In addition to the marvelous reduction you receive FREE with purchase of ' ' coat or dress, a pair of thread silk hose. Watch Friday Observer for Our Saturday Specials SEASONABLE RECIPE SiMiiilsli lJvcr This recipe is given for two reasons. Tin tirst is that since this is quite generally the butchcr- i ing season over tho valley, differ ent recipes for the use of the liver are welcomed. Kecond, It was pointed out In the nutrition con ferences held Ihia week by Miss Case, that liver ranked first in the content of Iron. 1 pound liver. 2 cups fresh, or canned tenia- toes. i-.i cup nee, measured ruw. it, .it tiw. iiv... ....hi a.1,1 salt while cooking. Cover rleo with one quart boil- ing water and cook until soft. Hlce the boiled liver into cubes, or grind in food chopper. Combine liver, cooked rleo. to matoes, chopped onion and liver stock, and let simmer until it thickens. Servo hot. If desired, this dish may be baked after combining all Ingredl- ents. Cover with buttered crumbs and bake one-half hour in moder ate oven. A bouillon cube may bo dissolved In tho stock. . This makes eight servings. CATHERINE CREEK PERSONALS CATIIIOItlMO CHI:i:K (Special) -Winter seems to havo come to stay ::i the thornionioter dropped in a few hours to a near zero point with a heuvy snow fulling and the Indications lire that there will be morn snow. The snow is about six inches deep now and everything puts on a wintry appearance, A. N. Stonedaiil, who hiui been suffering for several days with sci- utic rheumatism, was taken to ilot Luke Saturday where hp will re- colve medical ahl. Latest reports that ho Is Improving lint will remain 'III tho luko for some time, e'ranoos (lodsey Is stuylng with her slslor, Mrs. Ai thur Moudy, U1KI lISSIHllIlg Willi II1U ItUllKCWtllft during Mrs. Mtiudy's Illness, lat est reports uro that Mrs. Miiinly 1h Improving. . Miss llhiiicho Whiting, tho teach er of the Catherine Creek school, Is preluding a ClirlHtmus program to bo held tho evening of Dec. 22. , Hoy Cusick and family, of li The Fashion Production of Clean Farm Explained There follows, the second of a number of papers presented be fore the Health and Agrieulturo committee of the Union County chamber of commerce. Tho Production of Clonal Milk On Tho Farm By Ilohert Withycombe . Since milk occupies such a very important place In trie human diet and is likewise mainly used in tho raw state it is. therefore, very ; essential that the utmost care and cleanliness bo practiced in con- ,, , , .u 'Grande, were dinner guests at the homo of his mother, Mrs. It. J.j Cusick. last hunuay. Kveryone is taking advantage of the snow and cold weather to bring wood from the hills while sleigh ing is good. W. K. Flcklo had tho misfortune to fall and break four libs while preparing to butcher hogs Tues duy. Dr. Gilmnre was called and made him as comfortable as pos- llie moufc'n no nas siiiiereu con slderalily. He is getting along us well as could bo expected. Mrs. Ida Vandevanter, or Spo kane, Wash., Is spending this week ut tho homo of her sister, Mrs. W. H. 'Flcklo.: . Henry Cadwell Is busy hauling hay from tho valley to feed his flue herd of dairy cows. K. 11. Ilonney. superintendent of the fish hatchery, reports a 'great deal of trouble with the tco1n the hatchery, compelling him to put on a night forco to keep trough open and free from Ice. It. A. Wright, of tho state gume commission, af ter InvesLlgulIng tho conditions, leased the hot springs on W. 10. Klckle's much which will ho piped to tho hutchory with tho hope of ollniliiatilig tile troublo caused by Ice during the dllitor woather. W. S. lihrist hus Just completed a large cellnr on his runch. Kd Htrnngo unil Tamily, of Medlr cu! Killings, wero Sunday guests ut tho homo of W. S. tlhrist. Credit for Introducing the Idea of daylight saving tlmo should go to Uenjiimln Franklin; who, while minister to France in 1784, wroto uu . urtlcio explaining how, by chnnging tholr clocks, the people of I'uiis could sve millions of dol lurs a your In candles, . Silk and Cloth Dresses Honor-bilt ........ $9-85 ;7;h! $14.85 Regular $21.50 for Regular $27.50 for Regular $32.50 for Regular $37.50 for Milk on The by Mr. Withycombe uectlon with Its production. hairy cows should be well fed and kept clean and healthy at all times. They should be tested for tuberculosis by the Federal In spector. Ir. W. K. Thistlewaile, who is now located at La Grande., This service Is given free of chargo and Is available to anyone apply ing for It. Hairy barns and' surroundings in..n l. L-...1I Inn nlnnn L'lnnry , whenever possible, should be of concrete. A well bedded, lighted . and ventilated sleeping quarters5 should be provided where cows may rest In comfort Instead of be ,ne ,lcld in stanchions. Clipping ' thft hur from the uddcr and fanks often, aids In keeping; cows clean, und likewise, a thorough brushing ut teust once a duy tends to mako tho hair-coat clean and bright. The .uddcr should be mado clean with a moist cloth or. In somn. cuses, wushed and dried boforo milking. Milking should .be done by a hoalthy person with clean hands, using a cleun, sinall-inouthcd pall, which hns been exposed to direct sun-light during the day. .At pres. ent. thero is a decided intorest taken In milking machines in con nection with tho clean milk sllua-. lion. There seems to be no doubt in the minds or our moro success ful dairymen that cleaner and bet ter milk may bo had by the iiko or tho milking machine thun by, tho most careful hand milker. Millt Is one of I he best known media ror the growth and develop--meut of germ life. It Is, therefore, very Important und nocessury tli.it the utmost cleanliness be practiced In Its handling at nil times. , As soon, us the milk Is. drawn, II. should be removed from tho barn to a clean milk room and; cooled to a temperature below thutC. which Is required ror bacterial dev velopment. , ' r An occasional bueteriul counti and also a dirt lest should be mudol which will servo us an Indicator ot lhn officlency of' milking- opor-v atlons' under sunitary conditions. I Va, statue ,of CJuoen Elizabeth,' bearing the (lute 1G80, la said to 1)0 the oldest public statue in London. It was originally set UP on Iud-j gato hill, but since. 1 mi) It hus stood outside HI. Duimtau's ohurclw $16.85 $24.85 $29.85