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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1928)
Friday, December 21, 1028. I3A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Pace Five Local News In Brief j ()Mr llowtil VlsU Ojfrap Mowell. of Alleel. was visitor In 1-u Crunch) yesterday. l'roiu liiibU'r Mr. and Mrs. Torn 1'age, of Im bier, visited in thin city yetderduy. .Mr. .MVIlUdV VUUs Itelihiu Mi Kride. of tin bier, visited In La Grande yusterduy. Mr. drawn VbJts ' ritartrK. t.'leuver, of Imblery visit ed In tlii city yesterday. Hew Short 'I'lmc " MrM. Albert Keefer, of Imhler ar rived In La Grande yesterday for R (short vhdt. llcro l-'rout Ieii(ll"ton , Herneant Cecil Lleuallen, of the titute traffic division. Ik In La Grande today from 1'endlvton. Qmiiiantflito lU'lcaMHl - The Itohtns home at 15 in Y ave nue was released from a scarlet fever quuruntine yesterday by the police. Arretted George MeKabe was arrested on it charge of possession of Ituuor. ac cording to polico recordM. Hail wus ';t at li5 by tlto city Judge. Quite III 4 .'. K. Khewmaker lit quite HI at his home at 1503 It uveenue. It la reported. Well Agniit Mrn. C. L. Berry and children. Wanda and Alfred, who h:ie beeii 111 of Influenza, are vecovered now. They live at May lJarlt. Mr. Tb million VMts ., J. A. Thompson, of Haker, Is a visitor in Lb Grande today. He ar rived yesterday and is at the Saca jawea Inn. Mr. HeiKtlii-i VUlis It. H. Benedict, of Baker, arrived yesterday for a short visit. Mr. Benedict la registered at the Saca jawea Inn. Arrives for Visit . Herman Srhernier. of Laramie. Wyo.. arrived In La Grande Wed nesday to visit his Hint era. Mm. K. I. Shepherd and Miss Lizzie Tay lor. Mr. Sehennere will be here until Jan. 7. Two Fire The flro department was called out twice yesterday for small fires. At 3 p. m..a flue lire occurred at It. Knits home at Joao Third street. Little damhgc was done. Then at 8:fi o'clock u barn at 2 Sit 3 North Birch euught fire hut the blaze was extinguished before much damage was done. Library o (JIiisi f. So that the librarians of La Grande can celebrate Christmas eve together and lieeau.se very few. If any. persons ever come to the city library on fhrlsttmtH eve. a holi day has been declared for that cve uintf. says -Miss Mabel Doty, city librarian. The library will be closed from ii o'clock Monday night until : o'clock Wednesday morn ing. To Come Saturday Miss Helen Williams and Miss J'Un Williams are expected to ar rive in I .a Grande Saturday from Kugene. to' upend the Christmas holidays Avllh their parents. Mr. and Mr. Sherwood Williams. They N W Santtfr i I Calendar "5 J of Gift I I Suqaesfions j Skirts 'J t . arc fclft of real nice n utility. MllllCUt Mliiiux- fniin Imlnilliili Mimlial- 'lliiil. I I ? I'Kii i:s .ki; 'i i;i;ii ( l i i Clint's Clothieru The b torts With a CooacJcnu '9 K ih WYm WW ft i1 I i nre students ul the I'nlvuraUy i Oregon; To linker- Mm, Wilson, of La Oraudo. went to Haker this inornini;. JIM HalKbt VMts Miss HaiRht, of In ion, was a visitor In la Grande yestorduy. 1 1 -re for Holidays Owen Price, nttudent at the Uni versity of Oregon, la In La Grande for the holt day h. Here I'Yoih O. S. C. Itlchard Lyman, a stiKb'iit at Oregon State college, arrived in La Grande yesterday to spend the holi days with his parents. He is out for frosh basketball this season. Cornelia llnnscii Arrives Miss Cornelia Hansen has ar rived In- 1-a. Grando to visit her mother. Airs. C. M. Hansen. Miss Hansen Is a sophomore at Whit man college. Walla Walla, Wash. Has Mumps Hughes Gray, student at La Grande high school, is suffering j from mumps at his homo in Lower Cove. , To Visit .Mrs. Gohltw Miss Mabel 8chaeffer. who Is a student at Whitman college, ar rived In La Grande Wednesday to spend the Christmas holidays with her mother, Mrs. A. M. Goble. Oregon Student Home Merlin Maysar, son of Mrs. Hert Carr, w ho is a I'niversity of Oregon student, arrived home for the holi days today on train No. 24. liwcled To Arrie L. P. Campbell, of Salem, equip ment engineer for the state high way department. Is expected to be in l-a Grande today on a visit to the state highway offices here. llaly Daughter Born Mr. and Mrs. Charles Siiiulx, of La G ra ml e, a re the pa.ren t s of a baby daughter born yesterday af ternoon at tthe Grande Hondo hos pital. The baby weighed eight and a half pounds. Dr. Mi'Adory to Visit Mother Or. W. P. McAdory, of La Grande is leaving at 9:lf tonight for Bir mingham, Ala., to spvud Christinas with his mother. Mrs. I. W. Mc Adory. He will return to La Grande Jan. 2. Go To California Mrs. Turner Oliver and Mrs, Km ma McDonald and George McDon ald, left yesterday for Berkeley. Cal., to spend a month vacationing. In California they will visit Mrs. William McNab, Mrs. McDonald's daughter. Mr. Smith IH'turns H. G. Sniitli, division superinten dent of the stale, highway depart ment for Kastern Oregon, returned to li Grande yesterday. He was in Burns and other Harney county towns on business for the depart ment. .Mother Improves Mrs. Colon It. Kberhard has re turned from Joseph w lie re she spent several days assisting in tho care of her mother. Mrs. L. Knap per. w ho had been stricken with In fluenza. Her many friends will be glad to know that Mrs. Knapper is very much Improved. Hoiim' From Trip Fred Hchllke, veteran O.-W. en gineer was a passenger on train No. 24 this morning, returning from a visit with relatives and friends In Portland: Mr. Hchllke visited his daughter, Mrs. Karl Dudley, who Is now making the Oregon metropolis her home. Students on Train Miss Jeanne Silven. Miss Louise Guorncy. Miss Louise Hindtmin and Miss Dorothy Southerd, all of Ba ker, were among the many college students on train No. 24 this morn ing, bound home to spend the holi day season. They are all students at Oregon State college. He! urn From College Miss Dorothy Ann Warnick ar rived home on train No. 24 this mottling to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Lee Warnick. Miss Warnick is a freshman at the Fniversity of Oregon. Washington Student Three pairs of brothers and sis ters from the Fniversity of Wash ington wero on train No. 24 this morning, bound home for the holi days. In addition to itussel and Veda Price and Dorothy and Wes ley Brownton were Kathryn and Tommy Higgins, of Raker. lnny Simhuits on Train The Influx of college students, (iodine for the holiday season reach ed a peak today with train No. 24 crowded with Kastern Oregon col legians. When the passenger train left Portland last night I4!t stu dents were aboard. From. Pendleton on the number narrowed to 7ii, about half of this number getting off at La Grande. Senior Hoiim Miss Marjorie Kirby, daughter of Dr. and Mm. K. G. Kirby, returned home on train No. 2 this morning from Corvallis when, she is a sen ior at the state college. Miss Ktrby majoring in Inst Motion omics and is one of the six senior KtrlM vlio Itavu ht'en liviiii; In Ul.' ecoliiHiilcs Hrliool hoine, h part of th.-lr roiirH.' this y. ar. llnus.-krcp-j iiiK mi'l prai:tlcal h.mln t'-Mi'-rk'nc-n ; itu'liKllnK thv citr.. of a l.al.y is tn- rlil.lcl 111 til' voi k nf th.' half .In.-j .n Klrln w lio Mlwt Klrtiy s;iy fin.l j th- nov. l couiw int.-r.'Mi'iir. t houirli yl rvltUOUf. i . or tlir KirlH hi' Mm- hmil.- ar.' iinw l.- iis' shoun in a n.-wM r.-.-l In I'orttaipJ and h.ii i ! "talkl." plrt'lM. INil'l..' tj.Vfi',.1 .i.). '. Ill ipp.-jr. The Modern Woodmen lodtjp met hint iukIH in regular business sea-(tion. Ti VUlt Sister Mrs. Toy l-'urrester and Mm. Clyde l'eteron, of La Grande, left today for linker to visit their ain ter, Mrs. L. it. Jlyutt. To I-cnve Tonlnht Mr, and Mrs. K. U.' Towler, of l.u Grande, aro leaving tonight for I'oi-tland to visit Mrs. Towler's par ents during the Chi( tmas holidays. Go To Baker i Miss Barbara Hiatt and Uuvld Mrs. C. H. Gritrin. who Is a fresh Hiatt. of La Grande, went to Ra, man at the I'niverhity of Oregon, ker today. David will return this arrived home on train No. this evening. i To Go To i'vort Adelaide Mullen and Bernlce Mul len, of La Grando, are leaving Mon day night for Newport to spend Christmas with their sister. Mrs. OMild 1 He turn Mrs. W. H. Guild, of Lu Grande, was expected to return today from 1'orlland where she has been visit ing. . 1 i;a-ilcM MiH't The Kagles' lodge met last night and completed plans for the annual Christmas tree program to bo held in the dance hall at 7 o'clock Sun day evening. Miss Smith to l'ate Miss Florence Smith, La Grando teacher, is leaving tonight fur Ash -1 land. Ore., to spend the Christmua t fmic From O. S. C holidays at her home. mihh Gwendolyn Buchanan. J daughter, 'of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Visits from Wallowa Buchanan was among student who Mrs. Murphy, of Wallowa, and;uri.iVed home on train No. 4 this her son-in-law. ltussel Wade, of ; morninff for the holidays. Miss Knterprise. w ere visitors In tills j Buchanan is an O. S. C. sophomore. cii) j esiei uuy. To Visit I'Mmlly Dr. A. M. Moore, of La Grande, will snend the Christmas holidays with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lu- J ther Moore, in Vancouver, L'Hu Today Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hanford, left today for California to visit Mrs. Hantord's mother for ten days. .lean Chandler to Visit Miss Jean Chandler, nurse In Portland, will spend tho Christinas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chandler, In La Grande. Special to go Through A special train carrying t'nlver- sity of Idaho students from Mos cow, Ida through to tneir nomes. win pass ,a Grande Sunday morn- lug between 1 and 2 o'clock. The train will have 1 fi cars. Hot urn from Oregon Among the La Grande students on train No. 24 this morning, homo rrom the I'niversity of Oregon for the holiday season was Jack Dur land. He is a freshman at the unl- ersity. Freshman Home Kenneth Owen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.' O. Owen, returned to La Grande on train No. 24 tills morn ing to spend the holiday season. He is a freshman at Fniversity of Ore gon. Miss Kitchen Home Miss Kit a Belle Kitchen, daugh ter of Attorney and Mrs. R. J. Kit chen, arrived home from the uni versity this morning to spend the holidays with her parents. . S. C; Student Home Miss Marjorie Reynolds, was among the students on this morn ing's train. Miss Reynolds will 'spend the holidays with her father. F. Reynolds. Homo From Oivgon Miss Anne Htango, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stange, arrived home this morning from Kugene where she is atlendeing the univer sity, and will spend the Christmas vacation here. l.oaw Tonight Mr. and Mis. McKachnin, of La Grande, are leaving tonight. They will lie in Portland to attend the Oregon Statu Teachers association convention Dec, 27, 2S and 29. Student Monte ' Miss Lois Nelson, freshman at the Fniversity of Oregon, was on train No. 2 4 this morning, return ing home to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nelson. Baker Men on Train George DufT. Richard Lewis, lilid j Harold Palmer, all O. S. C. students from Baker, were on train No. 24 this morning bound home for the holidays. To Vacation M iss Klaine Williams, of KIgiu, was expected to arrive In La Grande this morning on her way home from Kugene where she is ii student at the Fniversity of Ore gon. Her mother, Mrs. L. B. Will iams was at the. train to meet her this morning. To Conn Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Smith, of La Grande, w ill have as tin Ir guests for the Christmas holidays, their son -In -law. daughter and granddaughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kd ward Arrow-smith Jr.. and Carolyn Rale Arrow smith, of Portland. They will eoino Sunday. To Count Traeleiv Next week a report will be com pleted by the Kastern Oregon slate highway department in La Grand showing the number of automobiles whh h have hoveled through Kas tern ( Hegon during the present year. The report is made for use (in the offices here. Th figures an based on the monthly traffic re port made by tho division. 1'lrt- at c .iillil IIiiiihn Mtm. W. H. fiulM n. bvr ilailBh l r. Nan. y. . nt. rlni; th. lr hous.- al 7" (l av.-nii" an th.y Men. return ing from iiii, l.tinnl th. ijtnln mm. ni 1(11. '1 "Mb MiioUe ami a miihII ru,? In flume aliollt noon to.tay. Mil. tiiiil.l exlhik-uinli.d the tire with (he llhe of Water IllnJ ealt.il tlr l: hi. I. ..I'ii"uli :Ur 1I (i- parttnent wan not mumuoned. l'urt of the dining room floor and one door wnc damaged by the fire. The fire was thought to have been ca uted from an overheated furnace. rally I lorn d M clv- The La Grande Iteulty board met 1 ul noon today at luncheon. Oregon Kuideut Itftiirns Clark I'rlce, I'liivmsity of Ore son student, arrived home tit it) morning for the holiday sea mi n, lU'tiirns from KcImkiI It.iytnond Griffin, son of Mr. and monilng lor tue not mays. Mrs. Guild and Son Home Mrs. Walter H. Guild and son, Itobert. who Is a freshman' at the l-'nlvorslty of Oregon. returned home this morning on train No. -4. Mrs. Guild met her son in Portland yesterday. Wallowa Siiiilents on Train Bill Henderson and Jake Uiuker of Wallowa, were on train No. "4 this morning bound to their home lor the holidays. They aro O, S. C. students. ::oew to Wallowu Miss Constance Mekin.ie, fresh man at the I'niversity of Oregon, stopped In li Grande yesterday on her way home to Wallowa for the holidays. To Visit I'arcnts Miss Kdith Kbell, sophomore at I the Fnivei-Mity of OrcKiui, arrived home on train No. 24 this morning for (nv holiday season She is tli ilatighter Of Mr. and Mrs. Ld Kbell. I f Miv Condlt Home Miss Marjorie Condit. daughter of Mr. un.l Mt-tt VVilltitm Comllt timl ju I'niversity of Oregon student, I returned home for the holidays this (morning. Flifln Boy Home Vernal Shoemaker, of Flgln, ar rived home from the Fniversity of Oregon yesterday for the holidays. MKs Klopfeiistein Home MtM Frieda Klnnfcnst eln. who Is attending school at Oregon -State r0llego arrived home on train No. 4 this morning for the holiday season. Brother ami Sister lletnru Miss Veda Price and her brother, Russell, arrived home from t he University of Washington at Seattle on train No. 24 this morning fur the holidays. Sirs. Frees Mother Dies Mrs. Norman Frees received word this noon of the death of her mother, Mrs. M. M. Ilersln'y In Denver. Colo.. Mrs.' 'Herslley 'luid been an Invalid for about a year. Irf'titf Today Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Gaines, of Ln Grande, left today for Portland to spend a week. To Visit Pnrem- .Mrs. Kveretl Walker and chil- dren. Florence and Ln wrenee, of La Grande, went to Baker today to visit Mrs. Walker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Newton, nt I Sunday. MIhm Wehncr Comes Miss Jean Weimer. of Cnrvallls, arrived in La Grande to visit during the holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weimer. Miss Wei iner is a student at Oregon State college. . y Homer Scliiiwder to Conn1 Homer Sehroeder. student at Oregon State college, was sehi'dul to arrive in La Grande todoy to spend the vnesition wit h his par ents. Mr. and Mrs. Ren Sehroeder. He is a sophomore at college. Iteaii At Corwillls Frienrls of Miss Mtibel i:. Iln nett, who was dean of girls of the La Grande High school until two years ago will be Interested to know that she is now dean of gh at the Corviillis High school. WK I! U Y KOK T KSS K SELL FOa Li KSS 19th Anniversary Sale Men's Wright's Suits $1.98 Men's All-Won' to Sl.ll.S Coys All-Wool Illazers S2..-59 to $2.79 Heavy Wool Sox .-!9c to -19c Fine Kioarlcloih Dress Shirts .'(9c - $1.-19 - $:!.9," Men's Flannel Shirts 9.Hc to $1.19 Men's 1 In I land All Silk Ties :i9c - 79c - S9c Men's Rayon Silk Sox 29c :!9c Men's Work Pants $1.19 Roys "-Piece Suits $.-i.K9 Men's Work Shoes $2.19 Uestroj'Ei-s l-J" Llitfli i'ticeb Canada's Champion Jersey Here's the champion Jersey bull of Canada, al Winter Fi'.Ir in Tuvmilo, to which pii.e tiominiuu who youL The auiiiKil'.-i he'a ouuctl by Frank Sludent Home Tom Bruee. student at the Ore gon State college, arrived home on train No. 24 this morning for the holidays. He at the home of Mrs. Margaret Lovan. Desks Arrive A shipment or Stitr chair desks will be unloaded tomorrow in La j Grande for use In the temporary classrooms being used for. La Grande High school students in this city, according to J. T. Longfellow city superintendent or schools. Washington Students llmm Miss Dorothy lirownton and Iter brother, Wesley lirownton daugh ter and son of Or, and Mrs, H. S. lirownton, who are students at the I'niversity of Washington, Were passengers on train No. 24 ' this morning, coming home for the holi day season. .ihrnry Story Hour "The Kitten Who Wanted to be i Christmas Present." "The Gift unii'i.n i;ysth. Ii--, ii.Il. Willi j nv. a Mji V; silk uml'it dibtinctiuu. Stevens - Van A THIS STORK V, ILL UK OPEN KVENI.MJS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Sue the Fl(ir Liimp "d Ten-I'iccc Toilet Set. Iloth (JO AO B !. M MIIMilW uf cmn MVVAtf &$&2&& i Riazeis 1 1 -?m)wmmtKMWX'mtty ; the telephone && 4Mmmi I! Greetings ! 1 Yult.ide bli .l,n the jrW! j one rinding in Chrutmat m. fJJr &"Jr B I j arppting by long diatanre "j'vtf ?t 1 ' tplephon. Its jinle make I Ioncomc heart jnyou, J T. 1 brinm families and friends ft i dote toRpthrr. It deliver i . . . ,. more pn-onal nieiae than could pojinlv be car- , rird in any other vrny. ' WEST COAST v ' He was chosen at the Koy. aitie from ail parts nt tim liamo is "Oxford Cora's 'uble.' U-uU Bilu'. oC lonu, Onluvio, of Love," and "The Little Fir Tree" an- the titles of the stories which are to be told tomorrow at 10 o'clock In lie children's room of the city library by Miss Gertrude Wag oner. The story hour is for chil dren uf the first, second, third fourth and fifth grades. The chil dren's room in the library has been gayly decorated for the Christmas I season. A , lovely, shiny Christmas I tree will bo there to welcome tho children. Sir Thomas Upton says he has remained a bachelor because he could have only one wife if ho married, whereas he would v ant three or four. That should remove any doubts you might have had that Sir Thomas really Is u chal lenger. 1 G5. s5 I S 2 ; a - i ' 21 0 S S :- : O s - : in Sir; o S;;cl o Engelcn Co. 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' had it impressed upon him for the fourth time today that he could ! not outsmart the forces uf the law, mm m TARZAN in "TARZAN the TODAY Also a J SATURDAY J fSTM gtnl 1. -. i.-1 ... .......11 . Also t'omcdy : "NEWLYWEDS UNWELCOME" l&JaaiHMU Us TODAY & AdulLs, -10c. i Iieslre I'liiler I'alma Ami Ailing I'arlKlan A it t. y TMwm Selet-le.l .Short Slll.ji e(. lit 71 mm CHARLES FA&&ELL I GRETA Convicted of using Hut mails tc defraud investors lu Idaho copper stock, whose value ho had boosted by the agency of his l'suedo fin ancial sheet, the Wall street Icon oclast, he was sentenced to four years In Atlanta penitentiary and fined M)'H, Walter C. Yorslon of Boise, Ida,, president of the Idaho Copper cor poration, who was convicted with Hlce, was sentenced to nine month in Westchester county penitentiary. The Wall street inconoclast wart fined fld.oau and the Idaho cop per corporation was suspended for five years. Or. Walter Harvey Weed, gcnh.glst, was acquitted by the jury that convicted JUce und Vurston. SHOFS'-HOSIERY JL if urn- THF, FAMILY GIFT SHOP. 'Ncre Yourself and Save" TODAY &: SATURDAY TARZAN MIGHTY' SATURDAY Children, 10c. llonlev Inn! ! MIS5EN M 4 .1 V 7 p. xm. MSB J V 3J?? A'J J?-J SJP SLS'l&JZ.
