Wednesday. May 15, 1929
IJl GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE. ORE.
WHEAT 0UTL00X
GOODJNWAILOWA
Weather Conditions Fav
orable at Present for
Spring Farm Work.
ny s. c. mi:i:k
Observer correspondent)
VAI.IA)VA( Ore., (Hpcolul)
Weather condition hcru during
the past week have been iulte fav
ornhte for rapid progress on rami
work. A number of ftu morn -liave
been buy completing their uprlii
seeding. Homo or the grain which
was Bown two and three weeka ago
Ih coiiiJjik up and the- ground mill
contain an abundance of moisttiro
which gives aHsuranco that wen tho
latest if the weding will no doubt
come up evenly. The moisture
conditions were, very unfavorable
i I or even germ tnut ion or sprl ng
Jseedlngs last yar resulting in many
very uneven atauds of grain all over
lho co-Jiity. A large part of the
seeding mode tm the dry fields,
did not come up until lulu In the
fall after full rains hud soaked lu'o
the HOil. .luiiy of the fanners uio
or the opinion lliat pi t went ludlca-l
tloiiH present much better pjospeci.4
for good Hpdnff crop this year tha i
that of lust Mason. The winter
wheat condition kucujs .to be
eeptlonally good the eounty over
according to report from farmer !
In widely scattered parts or the
county. Thero seems to have been
practically no winter kllling'on any
or tint farms ami good .stands jn
general. Tho cool weather which
has held sway here for 1 he grejitc
part of the spring is believed by
many to have been Ideal weather
for stooliug out of tho winter
wheat. Homo of the fields which
did not have a very good stand in
eariy spring nnve tiiu-kcned up
considerably and all fields have a
rank green color, l'otato planting
lias occupied the attention of soinw
of the farmers recently, however,
as near as can be usertalned m;
talking with different farmer
thero will be no very large plant-'
lngs or potatoes In this communll.
'Mills spring. ' Tho low prices anil
)jull sale for potatoes which law
v prevailed hero since digging time
last. full has not presented an en
couraging situation and apparent
ly no one feels like taking a chance
on market conditions showing
much Improvement for this crop
for the present year. Hume of tho
farmers who have more slock thau;
they wlsji to keep around the farm
for the' summer have' been taking:
the sLock to summer rantre iinsis.
The grass is paid to be getting it
nico start on much of the ranee
In tho limbered areas it this time.
The open range In the lower hill
ccllonri am providing excellent
past ure tfor 1ock at this. time H'hv j
hunciigitiss nns made it steady
growth --during tlu; pant' several
weeks llcsplte the cold backward
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OUT OUR WAX By Williams
)f V it Mftvfes oO GReAsyXvAssuncevsl '
" A MiWMCC FER VYlMMitsI TCmo k-vtMf9 ER
DOE'S jf -f ' VAATCH 'M COOKiKl'. DouGH-OS-A
BOtVAER VOO wort vmovnj rrs A U'lMO -0 neeos .
I c-OR uc to V vnomam's 3oBv SoT am' oe vimo
111 i -- V Kuonn AM MORE. cvvrDEVNee
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CC.U..FAT.Wr. QOOGfWA 1 LkCKW:C.IHC. I
jOOLEt B(U ILSLIETS,
. . hy Charles G. BootK 7 '
8YNOPBI8: Moved by Lucy's
eloquent plea And Intrigued by
tho mystery surrounding An
drew Ogden's murder, Luther
Mho Nair. famous . retired de
tective, agrees to investigate
tho case, l.ucy insists that her
fiance, Jerry Ogden, dtd not
murder his father. MacNalr,
cynical nuun-hunter of diaboli
cal cleverness, scorns her the
ories and .considers the con
vincing circumstantial case
against Jerry. Two words
"gold bullets' shouted by An
drew Ogden a few hours be
fore his death, two queer, un
explained visitors In the Og
(frn home and the golden slugs
in the .famous revolver once
owned by the picturesque gam
bler, Alex J'eterson, cast new
shadows over the gripping
mystery. John Peebles, Lucy's
uncle, who discovered Ogden's
lptlyawnjens to findnJ,-yijnr,l- ,
er In his den. i
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fitting largo acreage of his farm
Into shape for spring seeding. Mi.
J I r;t ring purchased a new tractor
recently with which he has done
the greater part of hts plowing. t Chapter 9
A. 11. Miller and H. M. Maughan, THK KTIU ;;Li; IN Till: IA1IK
of Knterprlse, were visitors inj It was an awkward situation, you
town the lust of the week on their; will admit. Tho rascal was after Just then Polynndria got between
way to Portland 101 a short busi, my pistols and the revolver l Keep
nesH trip. " for protective purposes was In my
Asa Harmon, of Leap, was a, desk,
Knterprise during the early part oJ MY eeB tu-w around the shad
the week gelling a bunch of baby 'Y hlll ,n search of a weapon,
chicks. . . A number of people m "' V her golf clubs by the
his community who have receive.! lining room door. 1 quicuy ex-
obloug darkened as if a man had
liassed in front of it. J started in
cautiously forward and stumbled
over n rug, betraying my position.
Quickly recovering myself, 1 sensed
a leveled pistol in the man's hand.
Leaping forward, I brought tho
1)rassie over my shoulder In u
sweeping arc. I struck blindly
but landed a vicious blow on his
shoulder. Kvidently the blow
numbed bis arm for the pistol
dropped, unexploded.
I netting go of the brnssle I flung
myself At tb fellow. Ho could usje
only one rui at first, but ho was
, beyond me lii stnength and I don't
believe I ever encountered such
ferocity In a human being befortj.
He put into the struggle a fury,
a malignancy, a diabolical tunning
of which X was incapable. . And
this, mark you, with his one hand.
Now he brought the other into play
and I knew that be was going to be
t&owutli fos nie. His fingers we to
like talons they seemed to bo
cracking the sinews or my throat.
H reaching becaine agony, my en
durance was leaving me, juy head
felt as if it were splitting asunder.
our feet. We stumbled over her
and crashed to the floor. The man
grunted as if Polyandrlu's claw
had got home. He kept his grip
on my throat, but I lost mine uu
his. Moreover, he maneuvered my
body nnd his in such a way that
I fell on my face and he carnb
down astrido or me. I tried un
availlngly to fling him off. dies
for help ruse In my throat, but I
could not voice them; bis grip
tightened beyond endurance; a
shadow crept over my brain.
And then tho pressure on my
throat suddenly ceased and ' tho
limn wiih no longer astride my
body- . .
The Kronen window crashed to
and then, to my astonishment, I
heard Luther MacN'air's harsh
voice;
"Stop, there! Hands up!"
Hume one laughed nnd then:
"Back, ye fool, or JH drill yer!
ait mHuierr-1 . ' i a : - r .
Tho voice was deep. throaty,
commanding, ami I did not recog
nize it. A shot rang out. An
other. The reading lamp flashei
on and I saw Lucy and Mrs. Mof
flt standing over me. At that mo
ment MacNalr burst through the
French window. Uu hat was gone
and his fae was black ftith fury
and bitter disappointment. Lucy
dropped beside me, a cry of grief
on lier lips.
Oct something for his throai!"
HaeNulr snapped.
. Mrs. M of fit fled and MacNalr
dropped at the other shle of me.
i('lid you recognlxe hint?"'
' I swallowed again while Lucy
caressed my throat. "No," X whis
pered. "Did you?"
'I did not." he cried savagely.
"K was pitch dark in the shrub
wry. l had Imuu in the Ogden
grounds about five mlnuttw when I
thought I heard seme one w
here calling for help. Tho man
juniMrt through tho window as I
tut me up -bumped into me and
knocked the torch out of my hand.
1 preUndvl 1 had a guaAud he
put a couple of shots through my
hat."
Lucy shuddered and tears from
her swimming eyes wet my clweks.
. "What did be look llke?'r Mac
Nalr denuinded Impatiently.
I shut my yea and tried to as
semble my liupi-C4uuos of the man.
They wore pitifully few. He
fought like a tiger. I don't think
he was stout." I mumbled. "He
may have lae fairly tall but I'm
not sure. When ho shouted at
you ho said 'ye' and 'git.' His
voice struck me as, being disguised.
ldn't you get, anything
MncNalr shook his head. "He
collided with me before I saw him.
His body was scarcely more than
a. shadow, to me. It's damnable!"
he fumed, springing to his feet.
'Ho muy have had something to do
with thut affair at Ogden's,"
"1 believe he had."
-What!"
"Ho was after the Peterson re
volver." "How do you know?"
I explained.
. "Good God, what a chnne we've !
lost! it ifiny have been Ogden's
murderer. How did ho know tho
revolver was here? What did he j
want with it?"
1 shook my head feebly. "I .
didn't tell any one I had It. Hyde'
may have." And then: " 'Gold
bullets perhaps."
MacNalr looked at mo, his dark
eyes brilliant with expression.
" 'Gold bullets " he echoed.
(Copyright Wm. Morrow Co.)
mm m Hot Wa,llur
"GuUl lUillets!" Io luc0
two won Is hold tho rfVret f
Andi-ew Oglen'M murder? Con
' thine this tlirilllng story, to-auorrow.
CRESCENT
BAKtNG
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llollrluim ruliiN, lirivtils
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UimmI mh IIiiimi lilllllnu
mil at your own m'Oll.
Try oiu of our lcniit
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La Grande Bakery
K. J. McWILLIAMS, Prop.
LOOK OVER OURWANT.ADS EOK BARGAINS
room door.
cllmi,nl. nt clilrk. ilnrinir th. nnat tlUCted OIlO Of tlieill
f.nv weeks report excellent luck ml f eeplnit to tho (iuor of tho don,
ttotllnjr the chicks Hliirted und lii np"ci lnsl,le- ,J1"; '"j"'
most (nslane.-s stale they have lost openlnir nnd shuttlnB the
l...t very few young chicks. Tha drawers of n.yxlesk and pourinc
weather up until the past few days t" Hnht beam down into each in
has been chilly and has made it turn. This puzzled mo for I had
... 1 nf hflfilmi t n uaa him rif Hnrr inn
necessary to keep the. chicks inside , , , " ? "
., , , ' , ,i.. cabinet. Hut when ho came to tho 1
1 . j left-hand bottom drawer ond
Kd Hell has been busy the past Btl.a,Bnened up wlth gomethlnir in
several days dlslilnn ut the C. A. hs ,.,, , ,.,lngt shouted out th
Hunter farm in tho hills. Tha .ian iht noineil throneh mv
mind.
, "Tho I'etiu-son revolver!' The
words "gold bullets" suddenly re
Free Baseball Tickets
For the Ball Game May 19th
: ' With Every
ground being disked is to be sum-
L -fct'ierfnllowed this season, but will
tt be flowed until Inter In order
to allow the weeds to become start
ed well beforu plowing.
James Weaver and wife, of Al
der Slope, were visiting Mrs. Weav
er's parents. Air, and Airs. A
Downing, of heap recently.
n.u. ...lk ...... .-... ,,u.w....., Hl00png. I reached for her, but she Y
of i-up, were visitors in town Sat -. . ... . 7. , . , . ' ... , A
open door. Her soft body collided
witn 11 ana trie opening wiueneu
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sounded in my brain. "Good God! 1
Is he could he be Andrew's mur-
derer?" ;
A faint sound at my feet drew y
my eyes down, but I felt rather.
than saw 1'oJyundiia at my ankles. X
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a ninge creaaea iouniy. . 'tf
The light went out and the night A
huddled me into its velvet cloak. A
1 was in the room. Kilenoe MtlllA. fityfyfrfyW?
Breathing deeply, I raised myself j
nntn niv ffft rrniirhrf a trfi i 11 lit ih 1 - . ...
state examination tess , .. f . w-i,i. Th :
next minute was the most nerve-jS9E3BBEBIBIIIBBHflflKI
shattering of my life. Faring a- S3
firing squad would oe something
urday.
Aliss Anna Murphy, of Kreewnter.
who taught a term of school in dis
trict No. 40 during the pust school
year, returned hero the first of the
tveek to help with a few days re-
.view work fo-- pupils of the Mh
grade in that district befose writ
ing on the
Thursday and Friday of the cow
ing week.
All varieties of fruit trees have
been very slow In showing signs of
leafing bore this spring, howeve
the warm weather of the past few
lays has caused the buds to start
swelling and much of the wild
shruhery is beginning to leaf on:'
0t this time.
The young ground squirrels are
beginning to appear In many parti
of the county at this time. Despite
ihe fact that much poisoned grain
and ga swing hns been used on the
rodents since their appearance in
early spring many of the old ones
have escapt-d to rear their voting.
Jam?i Childern. one of the plo
neer resident of this county wh
makes bis home on Trout crek
ft few miles north of Knterprise.
Is reported to he in poor health
mi QV ring from leakuge of the heart.
Mr. Childera fans been very activ
for a man of hts years and hat
been busy much of the psst spring
with work about the farm. Jlow
ever, his present ailment mskes U
It
During week 6tarting May 12th.
PlayleOilCo.
SUPER SERVICE STATION
Stalcup & Zimmei man
Phone Main 165
Cor. Adams St. and Greenwood V
like this. A nice situation for
man In his 69th year!
.My eyes by this were more ac
customed to the darkness and I
saw vaguely against the ebony
background a lighter oblong which
1 knew to be the window. The
plowing on his large acreage of
summerfalloiv soon.
Krank Walker and several mem
bers of Ms family were the victim'
of a sevrre siego of influenrla dur
ing the first of the week. Mr. Wal
ker became q:jlle ill and wai
threatened with pneumonia for
tiro. They are alj reported to be
Improving nicely at this time.
Mrs. Klmer Osborn, of Parsnip
Creek, was brought to tho hospital Jjj
here Saturday. Sim ans been A mm
patient at tlu hospital for the past !5
few days, birt Is reported to be irn-
proving, mm
John Couch and L. V, Ithrep ffl
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necess,uy for him to quit work sni,fIOm their farms In the Ieap com- n
munity. They were hunting for mm
mctn to take to Mr. Walker's farm
in leup to go ahftd vHh tha fud-
ing of spring rrops. iMnald Huye
and another joung man were tak4
to the farm to help for a shoit
time to get the seeding finished.
H. O. Jittterwn at Klgin, was a
husinees visitor In this end of the
valley the find of lb week. WhiUt
here he visited t In re nee Witty
who farms the Mastentrtn farm
f amilva eaat of town.
tiike a rest.
Gerald Heskett. of Kreewater.
who has ben visiting at Mrs. C.
K. Harmon's of leap. hss been
quite HI the past several dsya suf
fering f ro m i i naey. He is r
ported to be Improving some.
a Oscar Maxwell moved a part of
v'is hone's and farm machinery Ut
the I . (J. Couch ranch In th Mll
Ihe fifjt of the week ond b!s be:'
busy doing some spring seeding at
the 1mm He expects to. star:
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YOU CANT KEEP UP WITH
RISING COSTS WITH INSUR
ANCE THAT STANDS STILL
On the chart of your business the line of
building and replacement costs keep creep
ing up. Dollar for dollar beside it goes the
red line of fire loss. Who is drawing the
line that stands for your insurance? Is it
keeping pace with the upward sweep
of costs?
Do You Know Where You Are?
We are espa'ially equipiwd to furnish you with
the informatuilt that will tell you where you
stand. Insurance must le keep on the level with
rising costs or ii is no good to you.
(QNSI LT US FIRST.
Thb La Grande
Insurance Agency
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