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to iiran fcitauiig Q9torur I VALLEY NEWS GENERAL NEWS VOLUME XXV. LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1928. NUMBER 135 I Over TKe Valley I SJnbel K. Mew ton, Valley News Kditor 1 Operated TliN .Morning .Miss Kva I.edbcUcr, of Alleel underwent " un operation . this morning ut ten o'clock at Kiuun uel hospital,, Porttaud, for gall stones. As this is being written, tin- results of the operation, of course,' art; "not knowji, but as everything seemed to Be in her favor, lu-r many ".friends arc hop ing that she may come through and receive permanent' benefit. Her niother, Mrs. V. U. Lodbetter, of A Heel, and lu-r aunt, Mrs. I.e lanil Kackett, of l'orttand were with her. Plcrtu III Idaho left' Monday evenmg for " 13ols,x,7i Idaho, whoro .he will uddress the 'Idaho Htatti : grunge-, which Is in session-there this week. The gov ernor has been prominent in Stan Re work tor ,a number of years, in this county as well us In I tho slate grunge, and this last fall was endorsedby the members of Columbia, couitty as the next stale master. . .' ' Disposes of Grocery lUi-t Tucker, who has been the dv' of small grocery sHore at Jmbler,on the corner of the high way and the street leading to tho depot, .recently disposed of Ins complete stock to the Westenskow store, a general merchandise store und th only store of its kind in that town. - Mr. Tucker has re moved from Jmbler which has been his home for somu time, s I " 0 Assist With Hot Lunches 1 ' Various members of the linbler Parent-Teacher association are as sisting with the hot lunches which) When th, ptoj.ct ,'r. started, the , Kills in tho doniintlc sck-ncu tit- . purtinent, und. r tllu direction ot Mra AM prepared und served ; he hot Olih. It was found that t se so dlff.;;np-o.n In that vieinlly n ro takins turns goln on MninhivM and l-'ridavs. Tho pro ject-. Ibis Tar, has been very suc cessful, providing' u hot dish for all the students, who have patron ized liberally, and have made the enterprise self -suppoi ling. 0 To I nialllla Pomona V. It. ...K. ivr, nu u,vu., uresseu ine u.imi..... umaluuL ( ouiuy,.i.-um-. OI1IL trrallge yenlenlay, at the meet-, ing lielcl, at Stanllehl. uniatllia county has made the greatest growth ot any county In Oregon this winter, so Mr. Okelcr re poris. and will havo two new graliBes. reliresented at this session of the county organization. o j Funeral l-aracly Attended ' The funeral, Wednesday, 'of Charles 1'. Jolly, business man o( Vnion. was very hirBOly ittlended by bis frlenils and business asso ciates at llllon. .Mr. Jolly had been In business In I'nioll for ubout ten years, interment was ut L'n. ion. -o- ' Cnneei t;an- The ba.skitbull game for this evening, between the high schools teams of Cove and North l'owder ' was cancelled by the latter team. o llai- SKiilins I'arly Mr. and -Mrs. Krank Wells, llv--hig on the John Wills farm near Allcel ellterlaimd a crowd of young people from Cove at a skat ing parly Tuesday evening. The recent, overflow on the farm, caused by the lee jam made an Ideal skaling pond, the pond be ing iinlle large and the ice excep tionally smooth. S. I-:. .Miller lor Swift Clover In I ho list of those who have subscribed favorably to the grow ing of sweet clover In this county. S. 10. Miller, of I'nion. one of l.'n ion county's most prominent sheifp growers, has had the following to say in Its behalf. -I have grown sweet clover for six or more years. It makes a satisfactory hay for "cattle If not cut too late, but, Is rut her coarse for sheep. I Brew while blossom vallely and find that il readily re-seeds llself." Wnmlell-IVloe .J-'ri'-nds of Miss Inez Wooftell ami Henry I'riese have been In tensli'd during the past few days upon learning of their marriage w hich Ihok place at .Mi dford, Ore gon, on Jlefolnbor 21st. Mrs. I' rii si-is a student at the Oregon rial,- normal school at Ashland, and when .Mr. 1'rlese paid her a visit over holiday tlmi:, II was dur ing that week that tile happy mar riage look place. The new' Mrs. l'rb-Bc is tilt- daughter or .Mr. und Mis. Miles Woodell. of Summir vllb. KollnwiiiB her graduation from the linbler high school, she went In Ashland und "III complete tier course in teacher training there In March. Mr. I'rli e is the itnn of Mr. and Mm. Henry Krli-m- df the I'liasaut tirove neighbor- i I ....i.l ml v.ar managed Ins fal Iter's farm. They havo not vet announced their plans for the future though Mrs. -rl. se will rontfniie her work at Ashland un til her graduation. o 1 t'lkkrl Hill AL- ltok Willi - Cricket I'lat grange will ni"ct In regular session ,on Saturday evening January :sih. Hock Wall meet, the preceding night, next l ilday weniue and at that meet- In? will bo visited by slate maaler i'aliuilei. v 1 Visitors From Klgln Mr. and Mrs. Uerifal Hug. und daughter, Mrs. I.ynn Hill, Hurry Gawith, find Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gawith all of Klgin, were business visitors in l.a Grande yesterday. , o To Hold Initiation Th newly organized American Legion Auxiliary, ut linbler, will meet and Initiate a class of candi dates on next Monduy evening. At a recent business meeting it was decided to hold their regular meet ings each month on the first Tues day evening. The Auxiliary la lanning a carnival, to beg.iven as benefit, on Tuesday evening, February 7th. In (he City Mr. and Mrs. James Wells and two daughters, of Slarkey, spent yc!tcrday in La Grande on bus! ness. o - i Ari'ives Front Chicago Miss Stella Newbille, a regis tered nurse from Chicago, arrived Wednesday evening uf Inibter and will assist in the care of her mother, who Js 111. The other daughter, Mrs. James Combs, ar- rivt'd 1'ro"' i'orUainl Sunday night. c-l)i-linlis Meet Tin- reKulur nieeting ot" the' He- " , ' " ,' . .... , - - ,t of business of the evening was tho Installation of recently elected of ficers. -Mrs. "Tress 1'urIi, a past noble (.-rami and district deputy president had charge of tile in stallation and was assisted by -.Mrs. Wayne I'urk., The following of ficers were properly and lpipres- l"'- '.T.", 7'-'"- .'.,,. """ vlrc Brand l uth l.ltto-ull. secretary, Zelma Oo.n; treasure,-., I'ltla t'lioato; ward.-n. 'eK,Mn .: KUo Wp.de.1: left suppor to noble Brand. Annie 1'ark: rlBht suppQrt to vice Brand, Mary l.ill-ret-.ll: li ft support to vice grand, Mary Woodell; limbic guardian, Lillian 'Neidcror; outside guardian, ICurl l.annian: musician, Irene Conrad: Mrs. 1'erlc Wagoner is the past noble grand. . KollowlnB the installation, those present dis cussed the play which is to be I Al.iwh "Tho , . . - ,,. ,.,,i.,i,aiiia "'.'" - ' of three acts was chosen to bo presented. A mooting will be hold next week at which lime the east will bo selected. This organiza tion last year put on "Tho Col onel's Daughter." so successfully, that their friends will watch, with interest for tills presentation. O ; i . I'liilorgocs Operation ' -' John Olt, of near Islam! city, is a palient at the (liande'ltonilo hospllal. where he underwent an operation lust week. 1 o : - v ' llov Scouts Meet E. Itusscll Scott and Dr. Hoff man, of l.a Grande, were in Klgln Wednesday evening w here they at tended a rousing meeting of the. ltoy -Scouts of that place. A big feed was held at supper time, and this was followed by a meeting. Besides Hie guardians. Kred- hall and .ynu,Jllll. (luy I'allon, Clar ence I lean and I'aul Sadler were present. Women's C'lllll to Mm-U- . The Women's Club of linbler" will moot on next Wednesday af ternoon at two thirty o'clock at the home of Mrs. K. .1. llaz.cn. This will be a social meeting. From Coc Mr. and Mrs. Howard Casaelt. of Cove, wore business visitors in l.a Orande yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Oassi'lt have recently moved 111 with Mrs. .1. II. Tallent, recent ly widowed, and report her health as not most encouragiig;. (jrnngv.s M(-ot Toimirimv Two sub-ordlnale - granges of l'lvlnn county meet tomorrow, Sat urday, In regular session. Itluo Mt. convenes In an ail day sesnioii r.t their hall. near l.a Grand'-, while Pleasant Grove meets In the evening at I heir hall. l'.ach of the two granges has ail interesting program arranged for t lie- evening. Some Myslcry Fuller the heading "Mystery of !i!i Missing I'lg Talis Astounds State Legislator" a. recent issue of the Wallowa Sun Riven anile an in teresting Utile story "A groat mystery developed In Wallowa last week that brought a frowito tin usually cheerful countenance of C. A. llunler. representative In the legislature from I'nion and Wallowa counties, and also mayor of Wallowa. Mr. Hunter was puzzled by the strange absence of :i!l tails from I'! of his fine pigs. There were Inn pics In th: herd. Pie one hundredth pig has kept his tall. Hut how to account for the loss of the other nil; that M.( the (tlleRu r. n " i' IM-l" M lltU- Klrl. Mr. Hunter might have accused a lu.rbei-. beea.l... , most girls, along with the flapper era. lost Ilieir pig-iann . '- route or the noble shears. Or. If pig tails, like ox 'lulls, were the fashionable stock for soup, the sleuthing might have" be.-n sinipll- rie.1. inn iw ran m... pig but one had lost his toil. With 1 some, the whole lall was gon-'. Others bad Just a nip taken oil. while, others had lost half or more. Strange, thought Mr. Hunter, that just one had been able to keep his tail Intact. He decided to put that one tinder observation. . It wiyj well he did. The, secret waa re vculcd "That one pig Jiad de veloped a penchant fur eating pig tails and bad bltU'n off the ter minal appendages of the other yj!" 1 - - :r Put mi At the regular meeting of tho;.ho Agricultural Club I'niyers, the Pleasant Grove grange tomorrow i production being sponsored Jy evening, the third and fourth de- I students of the Smlth-Hugliea grecs will bo put on. , agricultural department of that o . .the "Ag flub", their departmental Announce Committees ' A meeting of the heads, of the. different committees., together with the president. V. V. Itrork, met at the home of Miss Sayre und Miss Iilack at Sunimervillo tho first of the week und appointed tuose who were to serve on the 1 different committees of the Sum inervllle 1. T. A. Discussions of problems etc., occupied tho entir'i evening. The different commll- tees are na follows: program- Mm, Mary Wooded, 1-ottle ' lard Chonto; social- Ulaek, Dil-'and Mrs. Ktla Choute. Mrs. Hensley, Mrs. Us wald; publicity Clyde Myers, j Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Olt: member shipMrs. l'erlo Wagoner. Mrs. Hrock. Mj'S. Combs. Tho n-xt. meeting, w ill he held on tlio first Monday evening of February, i , i , o " SlK-iul Day in La Gnuidc Visitors from Sumiuervillo Wed hesiiaytin l.a Grande. Included Mr. und Mrs. Wuyne Park, Mrs. l.eo Neidcror und sons. 1 ltoy and Itobert, Mrs. William Ott and son, Hudd Olenn and Hor' Tracey. o ' K. of I'.'s in I'arty Members of the Knights ol I'y thlas organization, of i'ilgln and tneir friends enjoyed very much a 600 party lit-lrV at their ball Wed nesday evening. Thero was a splendid crowd In ullemlancc. Cards furnished ,lllo principal di version of tllu evening. The re freshments served were delicious. Travel Fitly Years Ago Uf M. 1.. Carter. "I'eople kept gallii'ilcg In at the ferry, especial ly freighters and emigrants from the Kellon direction, until at ono time, there were about forty peo ple. .Most of tho' escort that went witli the women to Helton liuil returned und James Hascom had offered l"i to the person, or-persons, w ho w ould go down und bury his brother. So an expedition was planned to bury the three murder ed men. About a dozen men. mounted on good horses, went for this purpose, but when they got nearly there, they ' caught u glimpse oC pn Indian sentinel on the top or a neighboring hill. J'hen far across tho desert to tjiu south, running In a regular line,' In u di rection that would cut them off on Ihelr journey back, were a dozen or more horses. It might have been a loose band, but these men were ot tho opinion that an Indian lay on the back ot each of those animals. These old timers were looking out prelty sharp for In dian, tricks, and fearing I hat they might get into an ambush, they concluded that those moll could be burled ut some safe time. So lliey started back toward l'ayne's fer ry und at a lively gull. "Joe Wlckham had a horso that was too lively for him to manage, so a man with Hie quiet est horse In the bunch traded with him. Then Wlckham couldn't keep up. They walled lor him sev eral tl s. but rinally the horse came up, and with no Wtckhain. It was gelling dark no they look tho horse and went on. arrived at the ferry late in the night and re ported one man missing. The next morning, Ihe slago carried tho news along Its route that Wlckham had been killed. However, about two ' o'clock that afternoon, he came In afoot. He said some In dia na were following and. thinking they were going to overtake llllil, he look the first' opportunity, when out of their sight for a few minutes, to abandon Ills horse und hide In Ihe high sage brush. "Not-long arter this, a company of men came out from I'.oise City and escorted .the people and loams galhered at ' l'ayne'K Kerry to llolse. Soon after this, Col. George 11. Sanlord. with a , body of cavalry, was atalioned at tile ferry for some time. During this lime. Captain Carr, with a company of soldiers und some citizen senilis, weal and buried tlie dead men at Glenn's Ferry. It was (bought lliat what ever Indians had been seen In lliat locality, at a, later dale, were a fen stragglers, woi king' their way back towards Camas prairie, H ft u r the urn 111 body had passe down the liver. - It was reported Hint throe, men were killed 111 llrutloiiil valley and other depri datlum along their line of travel towards Oregon, but witli lhese. I am not lauiiliar enough to ncounl. "The Nollhwoslewt stage Co. placed aimed guards ,oll Heir stages ale I kepi tll'.'tll going, but StllgeM Wire Hill WilllOUl light-'!. l-'reiglilers ami emigrants. lor their own protection, travelled in great 1 ruins. Many lines 'have 1 been routed out of bed In the morning, seeing loams lor a lull-; up Ihe road. He n lorried unlll lin y were ail a- ros-s. anil would g-t my liioaklast at three o'clock In Hie ariernoou. Col. Stanfonf and eoiliiiialiil were later scut lo Kasl-oi-n Oregon. "In the early' fall. I received a dispatch rrnu John llaib y sayinx lhat the Indians ,-re- coining back lli the river, and 11 was thought they would Iry to cross at Three Islands, on Ihelr road bark towards CaiuiiH prairie, und he ex peot.'d lo bo there- lo meet them. Halley was In command or a buncb of acouu. Tuu Indians Play to Benefit 'Ag' Department At Union School "In the Shadow of the Koekles an Interesting three-act play, will be put on at the Union high school gymnasium, tonight ( Fryluy) organization. Tho Agricultural Club l'luyera were for the most part recrulti'd from I be member ship of tho club, assisted by a few other students who wro Interested in dramatic work. 1 The two leading parts in tho i play, those of Julian Gray, a young' easterner, and "Chip" Gordon a j sweet western girl,aro In the able hands of Ralph, Taylor and Ade line Miller. " Other, characters in clude Judge Thompson, a portly dignified Individual, portrayed by. Henry Ueuter: Henrietta Well, a school teaetier from Boston, nttcl by Arludean Johnson; Hede- lia O'ltilcrerly und Dennis Mill- cahy two sparkling gems from the Kmerald Isle, acted by Kathleen Mires und Alfred Stonodahl. One of the strongest parts In Ihe play is that of Jake Dalton. a man Willi a Iraglc'pasl.portrayed j by H'arl Straiten. Kenneth Min nick, a lad who Is short in slature but long on personality is expected to wilt Hie uppluusc of the crowd seemed to be pretty well worn out, by their long chase and were scut- j tered along over the trail witli but i little system . lo their movements. ! 'J'hc scouts and citizens along tho j vuy. made their trip as unpleas-' ant us possible. by culling off struggling horsVs und shooting an j occasional Indian. One old citizen, whoso name I havo forgotten, cut one dead Indian's head off, dried ; 1! and kept It hanging around his cabin. , . ! ; "Bufralo Horn had been killed j during the summer and the living) toncs seemed lo have had all thai warpath they wunted." J LENORE ULRIC Talented Actress, writes: "With women in pracli cally all the professions smoking, I have observed those in my oivn calling and have found their fa-, voritc cigarette is the Lucky Strike. I ahvays choose it' for my occa sional smoke because it affords the greatest rc " luxation and pleasure." tSi- It's . toasted A SEASONABLE RECIPE . limn I .oaf !! lbs. leau pork. 1 lb. raw, lean. smoked hum. 1 cup cracker crumtyt. Vi teaspoon black pepper. 1 handful raw oatmeal. 2 well beaten eggs. -. .. ,' n cup milk. " 10 cloves. ' ' ' 1 cup tomato pauce jar soup. Grind the meat twice. Mix us for meat loaf. Hake one hour. Stick cloves In loaf. Cover with tomato. Hake hour Iqnger.- ' , by liiH.acting In tho p:t of Itud,' a "cullud geiith'inan." Solid) of thn rinost -work or tho piece will bo done by Alva Orion, who has hud considerable experleneo In ama teur -productions previously and has an excellent part as Jim Gor don, tho kindly foster-father of the leading ehuraeter, Chip. Tho cust Is completed by n droll saloon keeper, acted by l.esllo Ileuler: und a debonair stage driver, Nod Davis, personified, by Don Wilkin son. M tlsie for the production will bo furnished by tho Union Concert Hand under ' tho dlii'dlon of Itobert Wakefield. Members qt the freslinmn class of tho Agricul tural department will lake charge of the ushering and shifting the scenery. Special lighting effects are being planned and one or two short skits are being prepared for tho intermissions so that putrims of tho play uro assured of a com plete evening's entertainment, l-tnaiicial management of the play is ill Hie hands of Virgil Wlllde, while Laurence Zuugg is handling tho scenery and llghls. Tho play Is directed by Cecil I.. Griggs, ill. structor In .vocational agriculture in tho I'nion High school. An official probe Is something that endeavors to find out after the damage has been done what every body should have known before. Tho man who is in the habit of making good resolutions should al ways carry his repair kit with him. Home Marketing Program To Be Given Tuesday "To obtntn information as to lo cal consunption of homo pro ducts and the possibility of en couraging production to meet mar keting demand." wna given by Krank McKcnnon of linbler, chair man, as the object of tho program to bo offered beforo tho t'nlon county chamber of commerce at Its luncheon next Tuesday. Tho program is being given under tho direction of u commltteo appoint ed for the specif i purpose and consisting of Mr. McKennon, Mr. Avery. 8. T. Raille, A. H. Hunter, Mrs. Homer Wilson, U. L. 1 .art son and K. A. Kpling. Among the topics to bo discuss ed by competent speakers from over tho valley are "Production and Markflting of Kggs"; "Truck Crops and .Small Fruits;" "New Opportunities in Dairying and Lo cal Problems of - Distribution;" "Possibilities of Manufacturing and Processing Home Products.' Then wll bo presented tho Home marketing survey. Those, who are behind this pro gram and project urn very enthu siastic over Its possibilities. They report that those who are to pre sent tho different auhjocA are well qualified to handle them' and that the program will be of Intenso and practical Interest. I I TO Till-: STATK GRANTS PASS, Jan. 20 (AP) It lies within the power of tho state of -Oregon lo dispose as U wishes of applications lor power permits on ltoguo Kivor as well as, other streams within the-state, according to a loiter received hero by Mayor (leorgo . Vox of the Kederul Power company. Tho letter was in response lo a pro test of the city of Grants Pass against allowing any application for a power alto at Copper Can yon on the lower Kogue, river. ' IJh'ttsIngH may come, disguised, but troubles an: barefaced. The Cream of the Tobacco Crop "I love the Tobacco business. There is a fascination about it that grips you. The fine texture and beauty of a Leaf of Tobacco ap peals to the Tobacco buyer as a great Painting does to the artist. I buy Tobacco for LUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes. I buy 'The Cream of the Crop.' Under instructions only the best and mildest goc3 into LUCKY , STRIKE. It is my job to see that it is so." i ' 'f' r z y ' J '-4- $t ' REPRESENTATIVES OF GRANGES PLAN PROGRAMS FOR 1928 UopictK-titatlvcs of most of tho subordinate granges of tho county were present at an important moot ing held yesterday afternoon in tho'posloffico- building, the meet ing having been called by Mr. Avery, In conjunction with V It. Gekeler, lecturer of tho. Pomon grange. There was also present 11. L, Mallard, of Conallla, county agent director. In opening the- meeting, Mr. &vmi'V wtitttwl Ihnt Ha nltfpct u flu to secure, If possible. place in the I program of encu. subordinate grange for the discussion and prac tise of definite agricultural proj ects. An effort wus made to do this last year, but when the prop, osltton came up most of tho granges had appointed their com mittees and wo.e at work on othr, lines. He called attention to the Wolf Creek grange, where such a program was adopted und where It i was estimated that tho results of their year's work was about fivo times oh groat aa had been prev-i lously tho case. , I Mr. Uallurd was tho first speak-' or. .1 lo called attention to the fact that In this slate, the grange, with Kl.ono or 14,000 members, was llin dominant oiganlzatlon of farmera' in Oregon. However, the member-1 ship remains about ,1 he same, for grunge organizations seem to come' and go. llu gave It us his opinion that ;the only reason for this vas( that tho granges have no definite; social, educational or agricultural nrogiam to hold them together. j The counties - which nro necomp- j Hulling the most and getting farth est, are those with such a program. I Ho cited as an lUtistratlon I.ane, county, where the grange hrisj launched big and successful enter prises, viz... a vegetable and fruit I cannery, tho largest In the north- west, which does u business of u: million and a half nnnually; their thriving livestock shipping associa tion: Ihelr public market. Mr. Hul lanl suggested that one. or tw. meetings each year should be turned ovyr to the - agricultural No Throat Irritation committee and they should mako their programs attractive. Mr. Avery followed Mr. Ballard. Ho first read a condensed report of work done through his office during tho year 1027, and follow ing that, presented hbj recommen-' datlons for this year. , Mr. Avery stated that emphasis v this year would be put on two lines o en deavor.: The first was pasture de velopment,, the raising', of more sweet clover, so that It, would be posstblo to keep more -sheep and more cows. The second followed logically, that of tho cow testing association. This. Mr. Avory ex plained' as belug merely tin agency which would tend to pul tho dairy business on a veal ,buslnezs basis. (Tilling on various grange repre sentatives present, a wide variety of possible courses wore suggested. The discussions ' were5' ipilte free and Ini'ormnl, and - were ' entered Into by A. K. Wright, master of Blue Mt. grango.j 8. T.j Uailie of tho same group,. John Wells, of Meadow brook grange at Btarkey, Allen Gawith and Mrs. Brhal Hug, from Cricket- flat grange, Elgin. Hugh Hufon, Frank .Tohnson, Clyde McK enisle. Krank McKeunon, of PloaHimt Grove. , . . ATter the gene-al subject had been discussed. It was decided, through motion. And discuss I oft, that It was tho concensus of those present, also their recommendation, , to their respective granges. , that tho agricultural committee of each grange, in' conjunction with thoi county agriculturist, Harry Avery, got together before tho next regu-, lar mooting and formulate a pro-, gram which should bo taken be fore tho grange tor adoption for the year'a work. , The mooting, Rlao by motion. ox--pressed Its approval-of tho home marketing program to be present ed to the chamber of commerce ut Ha mooting on next Tuesday. Tho old-fashioned hoy who used ' to think ho knew.lt all now has a son who does. m is-' - No Cough,