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VALLEY NEWS WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1921). NUMBER 98. Over the Valley Mabel 13. Morton, nefKew Editor Phone: Rodldonco, 26-J: Office. Main 87 1 Lea so Kiiililiiig Htuit'U ut 10:30 in tho morning (Odd KiUowaliip." Jan. IS by iiiltlut- M. M. A rant, the new owner off und lunch wan servid ut noun. In ( Inn one or more members, bum- mcrviilo In planning to do Its shtiro, therefore by initiating six candi dates. A lurgo number from Sum mer vilte uro expecting to attend tho county association of Hcbckuhs to be held at Klgin this evening. Hampshire Lamb To Be Gift At State Meeting the Elgin lteeordcr lias h-uscd tho that way the members who lived building now occupied by the in tho outlying vicinity were a bio Itroun Htoro on tho vuHt-side of. to get homo before dark. Main street and will soon open j o up tils office there. Only job Ovor From Pendleton work will bo handled locally for Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Htt.sbrouck the time being as tho Jtecorrter j and young son came over from 1 'will be printed by the Wallowa ' Pendleton tho last of the week and Bun. un arrangement which has - been In existence ufneo the fire de stroyed the printing plunt. The Brown utoro will movo across tho street to tho room formerly oc cupied by tho O. M. Co. o 'ArmiMist ration Tonight ; An error was made in tho an nouncement Tuesday evening con- , cernlng the meat cutting demon- j stratlon to be held tonight. The I one tills evening, open to locul meat j cutlers, will be held at the Grande Itonde Meat L'o.'s plant instead of their market. Lambs are furnish ed by the Crescent and Grande Itonde markets. An announcement is mude elsewhere concerning the demonstration tomorrow for the Louise wives of the valley. . o - Attending linker Meeting A great many Union county j nheepralscrs are in Baker today r und will remain tomorrow attend-' ft' Ing the 32nd annual convention of tho Oregon State Woolgrowers' association. According to word " from Baker yesterduy the advance registration was very large and - from pont of attendance the gath ering promised to be quite suc cessful. Among somu of the Im portant and practical subjects to bo considered are the wool tariff, livestock thievery, sfteep disease Y which are annuully taking an in creasingly large toll, wool market ing, financing of the ivool grower, poison plants on the ranges, range management etc. etc. These are hints of what will be discussed. In addition there will bo the meat cutting demonstrations, a motion picturo film made by the veterin .'. -Vary department of tho state col lege, transaction of association business otc. - ' ' To II vo Dunring Tatty Members of the Blue Ml. Grange und u few invited guests will have u dancing -purty this evening at tho grange hull. Vlsdl hi liraiMle"''"-''-" Mrs. Bcr'nal Hug and children, Bernal Jr., fIhiUii and Betty Jane returned tmluy to their homo in Klgln following a visit hero with her brother, Claude Holbrouk und her mother, Mrs. Holbrouk. j (iranuu to I nst all Tho regular meeting of Cricket Vint grange will be hold tomorrow at tho customary meeting placo. The most prominent Item on the calendar w ill be the installation of tho recently elected officers. tio For Wood Johnnie Combs and James Wag oner of Hummervilte have gone to the I'M Logan cabin on thu Summit ltoud to cut wood. o v Witnessed Tho CiauM- Virgil and Merrill Conley of visited a few days at the homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. j lryor at lmbler. o linblor IVT. A. The regular meeting of the lm bler - Bare nt-Teac her association Is to be held this, Friday evening ut Wado hall. Tho basketball game between lmbler and Enter prise which was previously an nounced for Friday evening, is to be played instead on Saturday , evening of this week at Wade ball. o Meat Demonstrations- Women all over tho valley are urged to remember tho meat cut ting demonstration to bo given to morrow, Saturday afternoon at two o'ciockt at the Home Kconomtcs department of tho La Grande high school. D. W. Hartxell of Chicago tho "lamb wizard' Is to bo pres ent to give the demonstration, which, It Is said, will have consid erable practical worth for all Un ion county house-wives. o Legion Auxiliary Mooting Tho American Legion Auxiliary of lmbler will hold Us regular meeting Monday evening, January 14 at 7:30 o'clock ut tho K. of P. hulL Iteluru Home Mrs. Robert Withycombo Sr., and daughter, Miss Mabel, who were guests at tho home of their sou and brother and family at the Ku stern Oregon Experiment sta- tlon near Union have returned to their home In Portland. Mrs. Withycombo was very 111 during her visit in the valley, but was much Improved when she left here. o Visiting In Ia firande Miss Mario West or Pumpkin' nidge is still visiting with her sis- tcr, Mrs. Harry Mason in I -a Grande, having gone thoro dur ing tho Christmas vacation. To Make Visit Mrs. Elizabeth Sutton arrived I" tho valley last week from Portland 1 where sho and Mr. Sutton have been living and wilt make u visit of a few weeks at the homo of her parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Huron near lmbler, ; SEASONABLE RECIPE Some member of the Oregon State Woolgrowers association will take home with him from tho 32nd annual state convention which closes tomorrow at Baker, one or Jim Dobbins' fine registered Hamp shire lambs. Mr. Dobbins has of fered one of his fine uniinuls us a gift to some ono. I As we understand tho contest tho lamb Is to bo taken to tho( scene of tho convention and placed t on exhibition In a pen. Every member of tho association who has ; paid his l'.trj dues Is entitled to I ono guesp on tho weight or tho anlmut. Tho .one whoso guess is the most neurly corrected will be awarded tho lamb. Needless to suy, those going from this section of tho stoio who know something of Mr. Dobbins' sheep, will make their guesses with tho (sincere hope of winning. Malliel' Luncheon luuliutits 3 PKRA 6 tablespoons HiiRur, : teaspoon salt. 6 tablespoons milk. 2 tablespoons melted shurteulug, , 2 cups flour, 4 leHSOons baking powder. Small bit of nutmeg. Beat tho eggs, until very IlKht and add tho sugar, salt, nutmeg and shortening. Add the milk, flour und baking powder. Mix well and drop by tho tua spoonful Into deep, hot fat. Drain and sprinkle with pow dered sugar. Hasse's wheat farm. The bride, who now becomes a permanent resident of this county is a grad uuto of tho Independence, Oregon high school and the Monmouth Stuto normal. She has been hero, as stated, for two years, teacher of one of tho rurul schools. o Club .Mn-ets The Women's club of lmbler wua entertained Wednesday at the homo t of Mrs. C. C. Welch, with a good attendance of the members pres ent. Mrs. Charles Cloaver had chargo of tho program, tho subject having been "Art In Tho Home." Mrs. Cleaver spoke qulto Interest ingly and supplemented her talk by showing a numbor of pictures. Have Joint Installation With very imposing coremonies which were witnessed by a good company of members of tho or ders and their friends, Orlonette Lodge No. 31, Pythian Sisters and Orion Lodge No. 73 Knights of Pythias of Elgin; Installed recently elected officers into their respec tive offices Tuesday evening. Tho work, always Impressive, was very well done and with tho little touches uddod and courtesies shown it made an evening which, It is Huvo Baby Son reported, will be long remembered I Relatives in tho Valeria district report Uio birth of an pound buby boy, Wednesday at the Grande Hondo hospital to Mr. and J urn To Portland Mr. and Mrs. Jim Combes havo returned to thoir home In Porllund following a visit with friends und relatives in Summcrvllle. Have Big Time Moro than 60 members of the Blue Mt. und Ladd Canyon granges were present ut the all day meeting held ut the Ladd Canyon hull Tues day, members of the Blue Mt. be ing guests. The chief Item of busi- I by those both in and out the or ness for the day was tho joint in- f ders who were present, slallution of officers, tho work' The Pythian Sisters were first having been impressively done by j to install. For Installing officers, . Mrs. Merrltt Howell of La Grande. J. A. Mcc, master of the Union j Mrs. It. L. Shoomakor served rs ( o county Pomona grange. All who j Grand Chief, Mrs. Dave Zweifcl, ,V(, Defeats lmbler ' were present aro quuo cnmusias- grand senior ana Mrs. Mome Alien, rrn( uvo and lmbler high hcIioo! tic over the meeting, not tho least j grand munager. At tho proper hft8KL,L lull tt.umt llK,t fol. the first mue newer uuia Tho result was a two-point enjoyable feuturc having been tho place, pretty I ""Ml iinn WkHmkmHii v ivmilnir nt Wudn Duiiitiiuuuo viiivnuii iu uuiuui ai- . uvkiihk " ' hull In llllljlor. ved ut noon by the Ladd Canyon folks. The Ladd Canyon grangers have been given u special Invita tion to tho Bluo Mt. dancing party this evening at Grange Hall. 4 o After The Coyotea Prof. Williams of tho biological survey of the stute und Mr. Ken nisou, government hunter have been spending several days In tho valley on their periodical rounds. They spent u considerable part of tho time in the northwest and northern parts of tho county put ting out bult for coyotes which have been doing much damage, It has been reported. Mr. Kcunl soii will be back within a week or buted their share. They were Dc vlclory fuP Cuvu by a leva Hug, Marilyn Pulton, Betty limi.gn jo-H, Jane Hug und Ida Beed, ,Thc j ' - 0., vurlotis officers aro as follows: Past UhicfMiafc . Nora Husseur. ' Ex-chief, Mrs. Anna Klluglium mer. Senior, Mrs. Lrla Golding. Junior, Mrs. Alice Trucy. Manager, Stella Hallgarth. Mistress of records und corres pondents, Mrs. Hulh Laughlln. - Mistress of Finance, Mrs. Ethel Chandler. Protector, Mrs. Sara Hug. Guard. Mrs. Beatrice Hug. Pianist, Mrs. Gladys Sherwood, Dr. Smith, as deputy grand chan eel lor, acted as installing officer m ar Cove have returned from their j Portland where she will submit tw trip to California, during which ' a w rious operation. Mrs. David tlmo they witnessed the Georgia hUsur is very well known in this Tech-Calllornia game at Pasadena, ' vulh-y being one of the McKlunis The boys Rive glowing accounts of i futility, ih.. HiH'ctnrle of the fateful run o .in s. rigm ixuici which cost California tlio game. They report that the shouts from the thousands of spectators wero continuous and furious for Kelgcto i.r (. . . und, but they wero iii-f'i m v. s..... o Siin'r urn i)iv Aid Tin Wuminerville ladh's aid met v - . .'it'v f the Odd Fellows hall. Vhi :i -1. hi its lust meeting, dc- ) i t 1 1 eet during tho winter so to lay out tho poison In sec-1 for Orion Lodge No. 73 and tho following wero inducted Into oflico for a year's work: Chuncellor commander, Ben Ben- shad ler. Vice chancellor, Hanford Heed. Prelate, Webber English. Keeper of Records und Sculs, the mar future for Arthur Hallgarth. Muster oi worn, ijynu run. Master of Finance, Levi Purkn, Master of Exchequer, U. L. Shoe maker. Master of Arms, Lloyd Wlckens Inner Guard, G-orge Butlers. Outer Guard, K. E. A rant. tions where thu- bait was placed last week. To Have Operation Friends of Mrs. L B. Duvld hizar, or Joseph will regret very much to leant that sho is planning to leavo in ft-u llVunlf U7e(nl.t f.f IU'1I All.l i ....h in r ti.,. Bond Blo)-ked- flu' is much better and Is able to' According to word yesterday bu out now .from Pondosa, the road from tho 0 I county seat via 'I'cloeaset Is block- To Inltluto J ed and access Is gained only by The itcbekah drill team of the , IU ol UK8r Kit nimervillA Imlirm nrni'l l('Pfl Wnil - ' nesday night, getting ready for a cliusH of candidates for tho next nieeting, Jan. 16. Tho Grando ... fcM v t Hie hull and make a quilt hire of Odd Fellowship has asked Day lu La Jrand f M rs. Ed Co m b es, M is. Wa y 1 1 Park and Mm. Frank Woodell of Summervlllo wero shopping in Grande Wednesday. Ono Item of Meal s are better with TREE Orange TEA Pekoe ut that place started to make yes- terduy. ! Exhibit In Hucwfiil Some time ago, the Women's Im provement club of Elgin gave an art exhibit In .that city, w hich had a financial as well as an Instructive purpose. Tho club cleared enough to secure ono good picture for each room In tho Elgin school, eight In all. The two rooms which won prlxe money will purchase addi tional pictures for their rooms. The elub will also havo the pictures framed for tho rooms. They feel quite pleased over tho success of this effort. o iew Home Kstabll-dicd Two young people, well known In the valley were the participants In a pretty wedding solemnl&ed at the home of the bride's parents, (near Monmouth, Oregon during the Christmas vacation. Miss Ituth Bennett, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett, and for two years u successful tcher in Union county becHino the bride of Albert ,W. Ilfstto of l.add Canyon. Itev, Victor Morris, pastor of the Christ ian church at Monmouth perform ing the ceremony in the present of about u score of close friends and . relative. The bride wore a lovely I gown of peach colored georgette. lace trimmed. Hc'r sister. Mis Helen Bennett, tho bridesmaid, w ore a frock of pink arid blue georgette. The groom was at tended by Howard Henoctt. a rou ftn of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Hums took a wedding trip of sev eral days and have arrived In the vuiluj- o uiul.5 Dittr bom on Ur. Moyck Sheep -; Cap Tultlo moved u bund uf sheep this week from his plueo to the I'M Jasper farm in tho Valeria district where tiny will bu fed for u month or six weeks. o Will You Bo This Spry? J. A. Knight, past HO years of age, sturted a few days ago from his homo near Elgin fur River side, California where he will visit for several weeks at the homo of his duughtcr, Mrs. Jessie Hlndmun, and he madu the trip all alone. Moreover ' ho inadu the ti'tp on crutches, too, Tor It will bo remem bered thut Mr. Knight had the mis fortune to fall about three inoiithK ago and fractured one hip. He has Improved wonderfully fust. Clear Neat Sum At tho meeting oT the I'ythinii Sisters of Jmhler lHid Wednesday evening It was reported thai $47, .f was cleared ut the Imuaur held shortly before Christmas. At the nieeting nextr WcdncHd.'ty evening, the new officers will be duly in stalled. Concludes Vl.sll Mrs. Charles Kigs who has hct'i) visiting friends on Pumpkin Itidge went to Ju Grande Tuesday and will visit with friends there helorn returning to her home in Porl lund. Ill of .Neuritis Mrs. Martha Wood, of Sweet Home, Oregon, who 1-? spelt il lug the winter ut the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam Knight at Ithinehart, has been bothered con siderably lately with the neuritis, o Ted's lloiiie-Comlng Jtehearsals aro going on rmw for the home talent play which the Summerville Itehekuhs expect to put on hoi no time during February, The cast is quite enthusiastic over the play selected "And Homo Came Ted" and are confident t.hn it will be up to the usual standard ef plays given by this lodge. The complete cast Is as follows: Skeet Kelley, the clerk Charles Sanderson Diana Garwood, tho heiress Lottie Black Miss Loganberry, tho spinster - Ida Sanderson Ira Klono, tho villain ..... Hurley McDonald Aunt Jubilee, tho cook Mary Woodell Mr. Man, tho mystery - Georgo Hardy Jim Hyker. the lawyer Frank Woodell Henrietta Darby, the widow - Knth Itolllns Mollle Macklln, the house-keeper.... Violet Buoy Ted, the groom , Unrty M unsoii Elsie, the bride Marie West Senator McCorkh. th father John Wagoner o Dinner fiiicM- Mr, und Mrs, Frank McKlnuls of near HmurnervHIe wero enter tained at dinner yesterday t the home of Mr. and Mm. Jim McKfn n U at Hhinchsrt. This is the first time Mrs. Frank McKlnnls has been out ritiee tier experience w ith i Uj tlu, and tit 1 ah muiii de lighted to be out tho sho Is sUll somewhat weak. Tito Weather at Cove We are indebted to Mrs. Lydia, lantz, cooperative weather obser ver at tho Oove, for tho year's wea t h e r re no rt for 1 ! 2 K . It Is quito interesting reading. Mrs, Idintz reported that tho precipita tion for the year wua below tho average for tho ten years recording at tho present station, Tho aver uge for tho ten years was 23.41 (Continued on Page S.) DECIDE ON DATES FOR THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE HERE February 25 to March 3 are tho days set for the annual Union county Economic conference to be held lu I Grande. This confer ence Is generally known as tho big gest agricultural event of the cal endar year, and is sponsored by the Union county chamber of com merce, having tho cooperation of farmers and business men, special ists and laymen, men und women. Wednesday evening at the cull of Dr. W. T. Phy. chairmun of the agricultural committee of the county chamber, members of that official group, together with the chairmen of tho commodity com mittees gathered ut Hot Luke and discussed preliminary lans fur tho approaching event, all with the purpose and Idea of making the conference this year, bigger und better and of more' practical bene fit, ir that be possible. Members of tho committee wore all exceed ingly enthusiastic, and It wa-i agreed by those present that so fur as that meeting was concerned, the conference has a good start off. Chairmen or the various depart ments which make up tho conler- enco wero chosen last evening. These. In turn, are to select the members of their own committees and these committees are to meet on spec tried days, next week with extension specialists who are to bo here from the statu colloege. These chairman uro: S. E. Miller, livestock depart ment. Bay Tuylor, horticulture depart ment. , S. T. Bailie, dairy department. J. A, Guskill, farm crops de partment, , Frank Webb, poultry depart ment. Hubert Withycombo, irrigation department. Frank MeKennon, general econ omics und the homo market sur vey departments. Mrs. Lloyd lterce, boys und girls club work. Mrs. W. T. Phy, homo-makers department. : Thoso chairmen and their com mittees wilt meet on specified days or next week ut the office or the county ugont ut ten o'clock In the morning with tho specialists named ! as follows: On Monday, the livestock com mittee, with Harry Llndgren. On Tuesday, the horticulture committee with C L. Young. ; On Wednesduy, the dairy com- ; mltlee with N, C. Jamison. .. t , On Thursday, the farm crop i and Irrigation committee with .; George K. Hyslop. ' On Friday, the 'poultry commit tee with A. E. Lunn. Various phases of the confer ence were discussed with a view to getting all the preliminaries well in hand even ut this early date. With the meetings of the smaller groups next week. It is expected that things wilt be well .under way. A Tho business meeting Wednes day -mming1 followed u dinner ser ved .the members of tho different , committees with Dr. und Mrs, Phy as host and hostess. .'.. . FA I It 1SOAHD UF-KLECTS WUHAN SECHETARV SALEM, Ore.. Juii. 11 AP) Mrs. Ella Hchults Wilson was re-i elected secretary of tho Oregon State fair at a meeting of the fair board here Wo d nesday. She has. served In the office flvo years. A. C. Marsters of Hose burg was re-olocted president of the board. Financial matters that will be pre--sented to tho legislature wero discussed. 1 , , Be Certain of Real Values Uy buyinir iiirj-nur food und household nwds at your convcnient-THUm' ST011K. This certiiinty i iwmU ,,y uuy h douijly HURK by our UNRESERVED MONEY-HACK tiUARANTEKI THRIFT VALUES FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY Wesson Oil For making imiyoimawo naiad dressing QUART CAN Matches JUiffalo JJrand. strike easily anywhere 6 boxes : Soup Campbell's Tomato jusl heat and serve 3 cans Blue Rose Cine lanro white heads a lbs Rice ne eads Crisco 49c 17c 25c 19c 77c 73c 29c 90c Clippernut Margarine Pure and Bweet ' 31,J3 - : :- 55c Dried Peaches Choice California Muirs 2 lbs iiitliliii Sn 1 , minmiill f Corfee 'Stall Hie day linltl with a cup of Thrift Coffee :'''u,,ls $1.38 II t( The popular sliortcninK '6 lb. can Preserves 1'iefuiTcd Stock pure fruit assorted flavors largo 3-lb. jar , Bacon Mild Cure well streaked with lean i'ound P & (M)EAL C bars I' & 0 White laundry soap J bar medium Ivory soap 1 package small Ivory Soap Flakes and, A fine colored enamel Dish Pan Total value ?1.25 All for 87c Babbitts llij;h tent lye for making soap 8 cans 25c Head Lettuce lirj(e solid Impel iul I headrf ; 23c Mince Meat , A real buy 12 lbs 29c Pork and Beans Van Cnmps the popular baked beans - -!i medium size tins ........ 27c Sugar C & 11 pure cane in sanitary cloth bags 2r'-- " : - $1.67 Canada Dry .SparkliiiK jfinger ale 2 bottles .- Syrup Red Label hum 10 lb. pail , ... gJ(J Corn Standard brand at less than today's cost (j No. 2 cans gfjg Pineapple Fine ripe fruit slightly broken slices 2 No. 2's tins c Carnation Wheat or oals (with premium) 1-iirne package .. 35C Oranges - Swcnl Juicy Navels small 2 dozen - medium do::e:i 40C Dried Prunes New Oregon Italians 27c Kerr's Jam' Assorted flavora " ' D'jc ;)) if Ask For Thrift Trade Certificates La Grande Elgin Joseph m No. 81 40 Fir yt No. S3 1407 Adams Main 734 '(Oi 1 Of 1 . 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