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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.-
Tuesday; my'21,' 1920
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La Orande, Oregon. The Obfrvf r.tar published avtry Friday.
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No that summer has arrived we can at least say that
we hadja nice spring what there svas of it. i
. Although not absolute the school district census in the
various communities of Oregon is indicative of population to
a large extent The figures published recently in the Ore
' gon Voter give Baker 2600 children of school age, Pendleton
1825, La Grande 2833, Bend 2859, The Dalles 1907,' Klamath
Falls 3397, Union 508, Elgin 249, North Powder 211. With
the exception of Klamath Falls, La Gra.vle has the largest
school Enrollment of any city east of the Cascades.
' THE OREGON TRAIL NEEDS MONEY
The road over the Blue mountains between La Grande and
I'endJeton is in the worst condition t has ever been since
construction, considering that no r i i colar stretch has gone
out I(t is simply worn down under heavy traffic until small
holes have appeared in the old oiled burfuce, making driving
anything but a pleasure.
We:refer particularly to those portions of the road not
now under repair though badly needing it From Kamela
to the top of Cabbage hill the highway is leing resurfaced,
with nroch of it entirely rebuilt last year following the spring
breakup, .isjjction, when completed, this ?eason,will pro
vide an excellent road, but will serve to emphasize the press
ing need for rebuilding the remainder, especially from Ka
niela this way. In'addition to being rough, and full of holea
uia. cannot De patched efectively, it needs to' be widened
and straightened. - :
No one realizes this better than the highway engineers,
ana me members or the highway commission have had this
stretch of the Old Oregon Trail very much in mind for manv
months. But little lias been done so far to start correcting
it. ine next to the most important highway in the entire
state and carrying a traffic load that should make it a pri
mary consideration, me Iran needs money spent on it this
year and needs it badlv. With extvUnit Rtnt l,
greatest asset in attracting outsidt-is and with this road the
most natural and direct route into Oregon from the east,
lauure to improve it immediately will le damaging to the
state as a whole as well as Eastern Oregon. .
The whole trouble is money. So many projects are under
way, so many mads need repair and maintenance, and so
much interest and prinripai j required at this peak time of
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aeot payment that there Is little or nothing left to take care
of this important cross-stale highway. The one way that
money could be provided for this and other important proj
ects is being evaded by the highway commission or has
been thus far. It has the authority to issue additional bonds
to carry the highway system over this period of three or
your years when payments of present xnds and interest are
at the highest point. A million dollars a year additional
would take care of such needs as this Oregon Traii rebuilding
and would hurry the completion of the entire system.
But the highway commissioners haven't agreed on that
program yet. They are either too fearful of the public re
action to a few more bonds or are too little informed about
the highway needs and we know the latter isn't true. In
any event they arc apparently willing to get along on pres
ent revenues for road workdecreased as they are by bond
retirement and inti rwt demands -and give the slate bad or
mediocre highways in some scctit-ns when good highways
would pay for themselves.
, Oregon cop!e are sold on good highways and are. in tho
great majority, ix-ifeelly content and anxious that they I
kept good so long as the license f.-vn and gas lax carry the
burden. Additional bond-, lo the extent of a million a year
at this crucial time would nut burden anyone a penny more
than they now pay, would simply permit construction work
now instead of four or five years fit i yw. We hope the
highway commission will yet sec tin- i,moniy of such a
policy. Road building and maintenance o.-u money but cer
tainly Oregon has demonstrated to the world and to her own
satisfaction that it is money well spoilt.
TRY
W. K. GILBERT CO.
FIRST
Lostine Class - '
Gives Program
Friday Evening
Hi Mm. Vil.imn WJmcuiw
(Olnterver Currifupondnnt)
IOHTINM, Oro. (Kjrtriall The
"Cat o Nine Tulltt" wmm Riven Fri
day evenlnK by the hitch Mchoul In !
the achool auditorium. A larutfi
crowd ferreted the layera who did
; exceptionally well.
Air. and Urn, If. M. I'rlor und
Vllllum HullJiiM, of Jmbler, were
in Routine Krlduy on buNlne.
.Mr. and Mr: Cluylon Goodman
and family, of Knternrirte, attend
ed the Hchool play here Friday
cteniiiff.
William WiffKann wan able to
hae the baiidufcea removed from
hia arm, It being nufficienlly .re
covered from hi accident of a
month ko.
nly ono Uttle diamond found
after mil the canned mlmon tliat'a
oHn opird tttme day In purtr
Nllm pfa'ltin'. "Von bet I wemt to
(lie clrcu. We're only 'youutr
tMlre.9 tuikl Ti'll Kliiklcj, fifty, thbt
moniln. ? - i 1
SHOT DOWN IN
CICERO, ILL.
Mr. Marvin la a patient in the En- cam la Tucwiay to uke poa8esaion
terpruw hospital. ,; jof r. Hc ot projriy here but
Un$. K. ari. mtt la atill very ihaui:i ber mind. However, ahe
111 and the doctor adviaea a chanKei still eametaidatlnt;. purchuitiin;
In climate. They expect to go taw f property in IjafMin'e. ?
week. 1 aVJtiiHt Ktainor Harris returned
Mm. Mildred UaUIy and duuich-J hm from tuker Tuewday. tilie
terH visited her parent h. Mr.' iin'Ufhas tnra attvndinff the academy at
.Mrs. Charles faige Friday and waai Baker but took the flu and la un
imie for the community clut atiabt tu rtuih hooL .
Mr. Gray's. 1
Air. and Mm. Wayne Crow visit-1 wrw r ri n
ed their parents. Air. and Itr-i. f A Cm I iUIUK 3
Charles Alyers near 8ummervtLi. 1
Alias Wanda AI yen. baa put th t
week at the home of ber Matvc.
Airs. Crow.
Mrr.. Charles Knus will b I ' - -
hostess to the community vLu& at CHtCAttOi May 3! (AP A man
her home up Socth Fork nt t, , rrtwIW Wutifivd aa John Hand.
day k .Urtcvi rttiirtwr with a lone rec
I'rof. Hum hult. of Kncvrprusw v k rJL fouad shot n latb in an
Hinted the school orvbetstr. Uur-utvOiIr ia CU-vro, a suburb,
iiif the evening of th school py f liUf, Hand vu questioned
Air. and Airs. A Luvid.Ma ani ttwr t ia,tcue of "Bir Tim" Alur
Alrs. Alafie weot t Kiieervrtaa f labor It-aJer and
Tuesday to visit at the- soul t wctr t year.
ur u TLt t i Sam Ala Gee. naase was at liberty- on bond
urday for Ht. Paul where they will A,r t-'Vtwo KnodeU and aa appeal from his recent
spend a month. "r enterprise. vtsMea th two I "" " iwfnii court ior
or ner parents, Ur. ana Atrs f . s-nwnaa snu-iruax
lU. Hunter thta wlc.
1 Airs. William Wuntum vwitird. at
the home of Air. aad Airs. W". B.
Hunter this week.
Air. and Airs. Arbon Davidson
and two children. Airs. Fern Wil-
lett, mother of Airs. Davidson and
Charles Davidson arrived here
Imbler Seniors
To Get Diplomas
. Friday Evening
By Mrs. Frank McKcnnon
( Observer Correspondent)
IAIRLKK (flpeclal) This is an
exceedinKly busy week In the Im
bler public school, with some events
of special significance for each
day or evening. Runday evening
tha baccalaureate sermon was de
live red before the graduating class
by the Hev. J. George Wall of La
Grande. Two vocal numbers were
given by Paul Knautx .and Miss
bzroa Baxter.
Last evening the Junior-senior
welner roast was held.
This (Tuesday) evening. Prof,
nd Mrs. King are entertaining
the baseball team and the girls of
the I. O. 8. will have a theater
party In La Grande.
Tomorrow evening, a pie social
Is to be held at Wade ball to which
(Saturday from L'nionvltle, Alo. They j
drove through in a ear und expect ,
to make their home here.
Air. and Airs. Charles Womack
und William Womack, of Oordane.
Leonard Wilson who. kua been all
at the Nolan hotel, ia abi to, be
out again.
Air, lrvin WhUmore t rvcovvr-
cutne over to spend Af other's day- '
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Airs. Arch Willett. of La Craad.
Annie
home
with their mother. Airs.
Womack. They returned
Alonday. .
Blllie Bresheara who Injured his
foot while driving posts, wo con-
suiting ur. uregory Haturday. (
Airs. J. J. Chapman, who has had
very bad foot, does not Improve 1. ,,'
she should. The Injury was I fnp" T"
caused from a cow stepping on her
came over Thursday to attend the
high school play.
Airs. Aaa Craig, of Enterprise,
visited for several days with her
mother. Airs. Ella, AIcKinzie.
Airs. D. H. AlaGHL ALrv. J. J.
Fern Williamson
and Ruby Leonard went to Smith
ii i ' ! ' mountain for the picnic given the
foot and it has caused her conaed-, . .... , .
. ... . I . . 'echool by Airs, tiniord Ctekpman.
Mrs. Nettie Ashley and daughter. .
of Knterprise, were Hundav visitors!
at the Pley home-. '
- Edgar Alarvin. of Joseph, was fn
Loatine Wednesday on bufiinesa.
. w one of the defend
ants ehargvd with and convicted
f tatiajUUiavtiog randy jobbers into
jeiniajr aa alleired rakteer or
gajitjuruosu He has a long record
as a racketeer police said.
Huiid had been shot once
through the Bck.
tu;kh t uws lltt I S MAX
PORTLAND. Alay 21 AP)
With hts arm amputated below the
elbow. PouKlas Grixxard. 23. ra,re
uaa with th AL G. Barnes ciicus.
wax in a hotfpttal here today uf
fertotc severely from horb nd loas
of blood. Hia arm was li-Tibfy
mangWd jederday when a Heng.il
tucer rUwel and .chewed it ns
Grixxard wa. petting the auimal
by Airs. Sun ford Chapman, through the bars of its case. Am
Klockdale. of Portland, 'pu'atiop of the arm was ne-essary.
the public la invited.
Thursday Is the day or the an
nual high school picnic.
Friday Is a full day with senior
class rxr-rciaw. the annual P.-T.
! A. picnic for the whole school and
the formal commencement exer
cises In the evening. President
If. K. Inlow or the Kasterti Oregon
Normal school Is to he the speaker.
The graduating class consists of
II young peoole from Imbler and
surrounding territory.
Summer School Kng
Monday, June 3 - Monday, Jrme 10
New clamea in all Commercial Subjects
During June, July and Aukuhi, School
Sessions are from 8 a. in. to 1 . m.
(We assist students in getting work to help defray expenses.)
Write us for full information-
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