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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1929)
Wednesday, April g4, 1929 M .LA. GRANDE 'EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, QUE.. , FARMERS BEGIN SPRING WORK OUT OUR WAY. r f By Williams -ro twr, ehviep? - anjo y "S-rtFfw .vmha-t il AMD "X . f I rT JoST CrtSE. SHAU. nE DO? 30ST CAMr( ME Te SHIVERS) t-X CJUST CAmY ' 1 BEAR TO To POV.U THIS USE. VsiMvP ,-ncw -fa&se poor -Thinics. nvj a o.t? r -TERRISUE MOltH AtL OUT I J? . HCOh . -l&t POORl X-sl-I JO&T yf K,CK H,.'S . . ; i Favorable : Weather at Wallowa Stock Going to Summer Ranges Ily Ci. C. Xivk, (Qhturvor Cortvspomlcnt) WALLOWA, Ore. (Hnerlul) .Vurloim oIukmoh of work on tUv furniH In tliiH county hun become MHtf wull Nturtoil. WVuthi'i ionlt- j tionH roctnily have benn much., nuiro "fuvorulp than earlii-r In the , inoiuh. While' ! he ground In nuld J to be too wot on all furmx yol for filowlnjr it ml other field work, many ( of the valley furinerft between her ( unil Kri tern il tie huvo been busy the ' past Keveral duys worklnK thf--fields 'Into aim pit a rapidly hh pas- j hie., Some Hrodlntf of MprliiK If rain i in ulyo lteiiiff done on (ground whleh waH plowed hint fall and dried out Hiiffirlently to work with dine a and liarrovvti Humewhat nooner than if round whleh hud to be plowed thiM p rlntf. Karuiei-H feel that with the weather becoming much warmer there iH not likely to be intich dan Uev of the main lielnic frown. A doiiHidc rnbln aereage of Hprlntf wheat will be own on tllo farms of thlH county Hint upi-lntc aeeord Hms to reporiK from various farm er. Kcderntion wheat uppnwntly Is lending all other varleltlea in this rouiiuunity in the amount of yearly uereajfe, with tho vi-v-uter I purt of the planting on the dry ( land being of the hurd vurlety and ( while Home of this 1h uIho grown I on the Irrigated land many any they prefer the Ho ft . Kederatlon be- i euuHc of It being bettor for feed- ; liiK purposes and also apparently J a little heavier ylelder on the Irrl-j ffateil land. i j There appears to t lie somewhat 1 " " " of a Hcnrejty of Heed on in In this ' because of n break in prices at the be noKtexH to end of tho valley this Hprlng. J)ur- Hiookyunls. - - .club Jluy it. iiif? the past two weeks many in-i Giles 1'lass, and wife, of . Leap, (Itihies. hre heard from farinem were visitors in town the last of wishing small lob for seed pur- the week.- poses. With the extremely hUU Sam amlTl. ( Meek were Knter huy prices during the past winter prise business visitors tho latter ninny of. the farmers who had outs part of the week, used them for feed, resulting in a 1 A number of farmers In this shortage and a considerable raise community have been busy recently in piiee toward spring. As early fighting the ground squirrels with an February some small lots ot poison gas. This method of coin seed oais were- reported to have f hatting wiuIithIk has been usr.d by Kld at prices around $50 per ton. a number of the farmers here dur- Tluyo is fQtislderuhle reseedlng lng the past two or three years of hay crops including alfalfa, red and seems to be much more effec r lover, yellow blossom sweet clovei tive than, using poison grain, cspe an dsome timothy being done on elnlly at this season of the yenr. a number, pf the valley farms at T. a. Hiikke, of Whiskey cret?ic, this tlme - ihas been leveling some of his Thev .inst" ten days' 1ms been ground and' getting it roadyTo sced marked with the moving of much t0 hay grasses. of the livestock from feed lots to1. , Prying weather of the . past, few summer range areas. In some in- days has been very beneficial to the stances the land being used for dirt roads In this community. The KU.umirr range by the, lurue stuck- . greater nrt af tthe mudholes have men is not yet suitable for putting disappeared making It possible to thc'-Htoek" onto, however, many of use cars turnout parts of tho. com munity, ; J. H, ' Williams and wife , wore Trade Claim At Cove For Farm ' At Hermiston nr'tfW Vfiui " Vmiley with Mrs. Margery Milter ns tnwlvtunt host .ess. Itrldge wan played during the ,tt'iiiitg-, "1 hi ttlrfrit'iit hOiiif werO deeonued attractively, Miss fonley mt. v . pat. err. . IS- I .. K The dauelng party given by the Uidd rnnyon grange for J line Alt. grange and a few Invited friends rVhbty night, was a very enjoyable affair and was largely attended. Six lurge trucks are hauling tho t the (Jet Together; PtjMiV0 Cnntoai , . Planned at Cove Ity Mrs. A. L Cmikliu n (Observer Correspondent) COVK, Ore. (Special) A plcturo Ity Mix A, L Coatklin , '' (Olwerver t'orrespondent) I i'OVK. Ore. (Special) Mi and Mrs. S. K. Thomas left t'ove early Monday morning for their new home at Hermiston. They traded i their timber claim here fur an til- !' fulfil ranch at Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas cume to t'ovu lexa than two years ago, but have grown , Into the life of the community and made many friends here who uro sory to have them leave. Mr. Tbom- as lived In Cove in his youth and was well known here. I The Uev. und Mra. Del be it Lovee. ! of Athena, were Cove visitor Hun- j (lay, April 31. They were guests' I of Mr. Lorec's brother, Melvlit W. I'lalt conduct the services at i ho. ituptist ehurch both morning and evening, Ho wua pastor of this church tor a few yours and has many friends hero. The eump iho girls held their first nil-day hike Sunday, nccom pun led by their guardian, Mrs. J. It. l'rlce. They went to Camp Yew How und climbed the mountain above the camp where they cooked dinner and spent u very enjoyable, day. - 1'rof. and - Mra,. C Q. Springer, left ' iMirly Sunday morning for a day Ju the open. They drove over, intto,, Malheur county where Mr. Springer taught school u number or years ago. . The Knierprlse girls won a ganui from tho Covo girla Saturday by a scoro of 4o to 27, A return game or both boys and girls will he played at Huterprlse next l'Yhluy afternoon and evening. , The Kun and Joy itrldg Hub gave a delightful travel parly Sat urday., evening. . The member' husbands and a few others were guests of the club. The party wnn a progressive luncheon, tho first course of which Was served at the home of Mrs. L. J. Chadwlck with Mrs. O. K. HarUer as assistant host ess. The second course was nerved at the home of Miss lless Kelly with Mra. l-'runk Miller, Mis. A. H. Orion and Mrs. T. U. Conklln ub visit In ChlcaKo and (Ireen Hay, to Portland Sattitday night- V W is. t . ilryanl accompanied hlii wife en Mi-a. A. M. Drown who la auf. the trip. 1 1 ferlns fnm heart trouble fa at the Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kuller are the. home of her daughter, Mrs. Chris owners of a new sedan. . . ' using enruuiionH unu snapurugona, stackland at Cove. . f n H Ituckman recently pur Miss Kelty used dnffodlte . and pussy j tunud Stewart who works with ,hased 7r leu-hern chick and br ( hudwtcK used a eonstruetion crew for the rail- v,,,in.v uninnriiii ull.,.nau t-tih ihAm1 road company, Is driving' u new m, tnv. , ' The senior play,. "Crook Kor a car. . ; ; ,,' .. ' ' Month.:' will be p.esented at the MvHt Jm.k rvttn returned home ' A bUlh f,oin Weden aay he-' T vWt ln Thursday, f.nlm it loom httd h"pn hom vodnys when Wouldn't it have been nicer if he et. Tie Kllen !!sUrJ KMUi "X M" Mv U"'" huU W ""-ement?" t . J Anderson. m) I'uckett, 1-Mwqrd I wppwwwwmmwwwi Jm ,!Li willows and Mr. nu i visa us and hyacinths. llrlstow, Hloluo thy Marker. Witty and I torn- ALICEL PERSONALS Ity Mra, Carl Fuller (Observer Correspondent) i 'AL1CI0U Oro (Special) Up ! cently someone entered 1. It. j Huekmau'K smoke house and louk t elKht hntns and shnuldera which : Mr. It ue k man hud cured for use during the summer. j Datus Cmikliu moved tn Lower' Cove lust week where he has rent- I ed a plaee to farm for the coming j year. 1 K. Mi. Murphy is enjoying a visit j from his niece, Mrs. Alia Hole for 1 a few days. She Is on her way J home In Spokane from an extended Rain Rain Rain Rain Checks . I am so proud of my work that it is insured for your tonefit. Rain checks entitle your car to be re-washed free of charge in event it is caught in rain with in 6 hours after being washed. Club Auto Laundry 211 Greenwood St; Main 840 1 enterprising sight, making as many trips a day as possible.' Ir. J. IL Kwln whs here' for couple of days last ..week from Portland visiting bin sons. Ilenr; and Shcrrell- Kwln. J.W.Patterson ; Home At Union , Ruined By Fire these have early grazing land In the more open foothills where the :T-fe Pif .ttyiawr ftUUled, at HTTItf 'tTftfle1" ";rrf(l"If WWn'?rttllH hiany of tlieKtock nre being pastured at this rime. Many fine bunds of February and March lambs are .in in town the lust of -the week.fmm i of unknown origin practically uer their farm neuri&nns. "TETr. 'U-1 stroyed ttte J. W. Patterson res Hams says he bus been re-working dence In South t'nlon Monday even some of his ulfulfa ground and i ing about 1 o'eloek. Itespondlng seeding " in some yellow logs from the logging camp here corneal ioi uie iiupiis ui i... ou. 0HltlBlum hostesses. The third and to nnwmun.Hlcfcs lumber, mill in rint,' iX last course was served at the home Im firande. They make quite ,-,""", " ' n)BUl j naa oeen arraugen ny n uhiuh i cluls of the two cities to inspire greater Inteei-st In the picture li braries and to interest pupils tn the study of art. Mrs. K. 1. Moss- f man. who Is ehulrman of art In the Federated Clubs of Oregon, will take charge of the contest. In reporting n list of eighth grade students making high grades at the last examination, one stu dent, Logan Anderson, with n grad." of D2, was Inadvertently omitted. J. It. Love, n prominent orchard - '..ist, who has been spending tho win He r visiting In California, returned , to his home hore today. fiic ; . rrr, r ... rv . i : Alireu r. JllKDiW I, n i ii inches tail ' -4Htd i weighing" e2 3 A 1 H; V. V. Connor (Observer Correspondent) UNION, Ore. (Special) A blossom 1 to an alarm which was not sent In evidence over the county nt this Hweet clover to make n thicker until the building wiu all ablaze, time,. Since the sheep have been stand for hay purposes. the volunteer department soon had pounds, walks a pollee beat at night anil studies at the t'nlverslty of Minnesota In daytime. LADD CANYON GET TOGETHER CLUB HOSTESS Ieehler sang two nu in be is, Mrs. Innra Uradpfi, Mrs. W. O. Sher wood nnd Mrs. Charles Ornndy Iho flr- untli'l- oontrol. I(t tlie Im I lit I nft and fuinlluro vvir ni'" I cully di'Stinyoil. Mr. rnlu ison Willi Ij IiIh wife nnil clniiKlilcr were away I at tho tlmo unil ronlil not be reached until thiIr home wan In j ruins. It wua learned later that I thore wa lnurunco on the nrnp j e.-ly sufficient to cover part of the loan. Thin In the third dlmstiouu fire within a short time In 1'nion. tho first helnit a hulldliiK nt the Kd Hull residence and the second the ! destruction of the t'linrlcy Tnlilk houio last week. Mr. and Mis. William Wheeler and their dauuhter, Gertrude, mnde Ii business trip to North Pow der nnd linker Monday. The Indian operetta, "The Pio neer's I'npoose," which was pre sented here recently by It cost of 30 members irom the I'nlon MlKh school Rico club, was presented nt Hot Lake Monday eventiiK for the benefit of the pntients and em ployes at the sanutorliini. Next Monday evclllnir a play, "The Hutch Detective," will lie put on at the school gym by a cast from the sophomore class of the Tnlon Hiffh school. i i : I put on tile irruHs the ewes uro said io bo Klvimc plenty of. milk und many of the early lamb flock are . hi rim cnoiiKh to pick much of their feed from the new grass. Sheep owners hero feel .hiichly elated over the prospects for Brood prices for their wool clip und lambs attain this season. J. J. Durham, Ily Mrs. ( buries fimnily representative of the Pacific fo- (Observer Correspondent) operative Wool Mnrketlnu ussoriu-t I.AUI) ('AXVOX, (Special) Tho tion. was In the county durlnif the mcmhei-s of the Oct Tnðer club pust week ineetlilK many of this broke their rcKular routine and en- rlock OTiipra. lc was working In tertalned the roiintrywomen's club the Interest of seclirinB new mem- on their reKtlhir meeting day at the hers for the co-operative, and no- nn. .A)nu twenty women acccpt- cordlnK to reports was successful eU lp ,nvltn,on ,, tt .rtoih.mf,,, in sifi-nlns- up n considernhle num. uny WilH u I)llrln 10 f ber of new members ownlnB (ih((rt ,.,., . , flocks of from 25 to 1600 head the nvenige price being offered for woll clip this season Is around 86 .....1 'IT nnnlv nniltlll U'llh' n sliBhtly hlsher price possible for f,rh nve n ",An. This wiik f.d wool of exceptionally IiIkIi (trade. lowcd y ' Cornells. .Mrs. Hat Some ot the owners say they be- tlfl Macomb and .Mrs.; Dollio Tnal lleve it will be possible to Bet n ' ff honors in the first contest, little better prices for (food lambs ' lrle h-oIiib to Mrs. Taal. Jlrs. this year than what was puld lust C.-Y. Tleale won the prize in the yPI... lother "contest. '. Luncheon was ser- Work has been Btartcd on a part w'' nt onB lon5 t"ll" hl, h W1' of the unrinlshed portion of the appropriately decorated. A num conncctine link of road between er was placed under each place at tho. I.ostlne-Kvnns-I.ciip : market 'he table, the lucky one belnu un- I Rome of the crl'lrs are qiiesllon road nnd the Whiskey creek mar- der .Mrs. Klllntt Austin s plate, for ' lnK the authenticity or Joan l.ow ket road. The county road crew which she was given a prize. All I ell's story of the sen. "The Cradle has been working Tor the past sev- (reported having n very enjnyahle of the Deep." They don't think It crnl days near tho south end of-afternoon. Mrs. A. E. Peehler will holds water. this stretch near the Williams I , . t.. . ... .ha ninnlh nl Pnrsnfn ' creek. Some of the work here con sists of clearlnK a purt of the right of way of lives nnd brush, this work Is being done with a lnrge caterpillar trader with good pro gress being made according to sev eral who have observed the work. ' Farmers along this stretch are anxious to see the completion of j this slretrh w hich will uld them j .rrcatlv in the season when the old , dirt roads aro hub deep in mud at many places. The past week hus given many nf the local fishermen nn oppor tunity of trying out their skill at I landing some of the large fish which are supposed to Inhabit the streams of this" county. Kew re ports are heard yet whero very good rulchea of trout have been made, but this Is accounted for by many because Of the fact that the most of the streams have beet. quite muddy since Ihe opening of j the fishing season. Some who. have been fishing for stecinenus recently report catching some very nice specimens. Ted Urown. of Knierprlse, spent a few days here during the past week visiting bis nunt. Mra. Ivan Vunce. . Mr. llrown underwent an operation for appendirltls a few weeks ago but is getting along nice ly at this time. Mrs. U W. Minor purchased a . roadster recently. Arrangements are being com plete! t the Wallowa County Mar keting Association 10 load out a cor of fa ljhogs from here Wednesday r tl week. This shipment was InteJ'd to I"" sent the la-t of the w. J. but was held up a few days. CMoss-aicTioN oe I USES FLoyara.. amo I oM .cm .jp I 11 lOCNTAIN 'LAUREL THE eoM&ARCVKENT SVSTEM Of CPOSS-FERTILIZATION THE POLLEN LAWN ANTHERS ABE &ENT OVER. AND FASTENED INTO POCKETS IN THE COROLLA. IT TAKES OHlit THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH Of A NECTAR-SEEKING MOTH TO SET OF" THE. SPRlNOLIKE ANTHERS WHICH fLI UP ANO SHOWER. THE MOTH WITH POLLEN TO 6H CARRIED ON TO THE N&XT FLOWEft IT VISITS 'i3liSm SPARROWS AUJLflPtV AT SUCH A RAPID PATE THAT tr TEN HEARS ONE HIR OT THESE ewPDS COULO MANE 25,716,904693 OeSCEetOANTB. THERE WERE NONE IN THE OS. UNTIL. Itijl ... f Is This The Prince of Wales? It looks more like the princess to us but 11 bump is a bump whether it's on n royal or ordinary hide. And it needs attention. - Wc can't speak for the Prince but a bump on the pecketbook is iilxut the worst bump anybody can get in America and how tough it can be for the poor devil who hits somebody with his car! An accident like that can simply bump him out of every cent he has, sometimes, not to mention his pe.".ec of mind and a few other little possessions. (Our only suggestion, of course, is to let Jack Ferri swiite 11 henlthy "public liability" policy then the worry is all over.) Modernize Your Kitchen with An Electric Range Clean r Cool Console Models $96-00 to $220-00 Ilotpoint Model RATI $181.00 Hotpoint id i Wlion IiuildinK, Oonsult Us Information Gladly Given. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company "COOK BY WIRE" Wm$D Free Delivery j Pattisbn Bros. The Pioneer Service Store Fly-Tox Pints 50c negular 75c Value Insurance Union Mortgage Investment Co. Jack Ferris, The Insurance Man Schillings Baking Powder 39c Itegular 50c Vuluo A full 10 oz. can,. Cream of Tartar 'linking I'owder. Flour 39c Regular 48c Value 10-lb. sack Federation Hard Wheat Flour, milled by I.a Craiidc Milling Co. Tomatoes 16c Regular 22c Value Fancy solid pack 2Vz'& Prefer red Stock Tomatoes. Mazola 49c Regular 65c Value No finer pure vegetable oil than Mazola for salad . and cooking. Considi Walnuts 29c Regular 37c Value This is an unusual buy of Ore gon's Fancy Seedlings. Rice Krispies 11c Regular 15c Value Rice in its most delicious form, actually crackles when Tiilk or cream is poured over them. Canned Peas 18c - Regular 29c Value 1 lb. 4 oz. can of No. 2 sieve Preferred Stock Fancy Sweet Little Jewel Peas. Head Rice 2 lbs. for 19c Regular l!'c Value . Plump snow white grains of selected head rice, recom mended for its excellent cook ing (pialities. . I fid ing our free delivery service these prices enable you to make quite a saving. Call Main 80