La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 23, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text-Thursday, May 31929 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE.. ORE. ' SHEARING SHEEP IN WALLOWA CO. Wool Clip is About, Nor mal Best Price Offered Less Than 30 Cems. By C. C. Mwfc 4 i. (Observer OorreKpolulent) r' . . WALLOWA. 'Ore., (Special) 6h(arlntr of boj has " done here - during1 the past ten tiny it, the nitwit of th laruc bands Iiuva been" sheared with sheurJnR outfits, whlliMoin of the smaller , band have been Hhearoil hy hand. )an Clark has been busy with n HhoariBK outfit- Kheui-inx the M. J. HpyIoi hand and u few other, Himillr flocks in this community. The woul clip. Is.Huld to be about a normal one from in out flock. Some of the flock owner who do not bt'tonsr to the normul one from 11 lout flocks. Homo of the flock uwntTH who do not ho limit to the Wool .marketing uwoclatlonH and who did not contract their clip early in the season nre facing the possibility of having to take some what lower prlceH than those re ceived last seaHon. According to reports from some of the, buyers recently the best prices being of fered for wool In the county at this time Is less than 3(c per pound. At one time .early In the Spring ' offers to -contract, the clip at prices around .14 tmd Sfic were made by some of the local buyers. 1-eUoyv plana and wife and baby of Knterprise worn visiting Sunday at the Giles Plans home In Leap. Some of the farmers who have done some experimenting with al falfa on dry Jiind this season re port good stands. In a number1 of instances Grimm and Cossack al falfa have been seeded, these types nre said to be quite suitable to dry land conditions If a good stand! can be secured. Some of the farm era who seeded several acres of Hweet clover this spring report good stands on the ground which did not dry off to rapidly. a ; .y ' A number of 8th grade pupils In the rural schools In this end ,of the county wrote on the state ex aminations olay 16 and 17. Three days of school was held in' district No. 40 fpr the eighth grade. chuta there for' review work before the examination, the regular term of school in that district closed May 1. ; Hruce Fisher and .wife were vis iting relatives in Hie Joseph com munity the early part of the week. - L, W. Mfnor ha been busy plow ing iu in nier fallow during the past, week, , . Z .V , " ; . v.1nim Couch and L.; V; Ijithrop. rnrmerH. of the Leap' community wore business visitors .in, town the latter part of the week. : Tito .tyeathov In this section has been quite' warm during the past week, allowing the grain crops to make an excellent growth- Much of the early sown winter wheat Is jointing at this lime lacing a foot or - mora in holghth.-Practically all Reeilings. of, spring grain is up or coming up and even stands are seen In nearly nil fields. With the soil still holding plenty of moisture unit much of thev grain becoming large enough to shade, the ground, aiding in holding the moisture near the surface, present indications point toward good crops generally In this section. If the remaining part of .the growing season proves to be anything like a normal year. The bulk of the potato planting has been done in this community during the post week, reports from farmers over the -community Indi cate that the plantings here this season will not lo ; largo. The largest planting being made In this end of the. valley Is that T. G. Johnson who is finishing planting 14 acres this week. Many of the farmers In the dry farming sections of the countynro busy Willi the plowing of summer fallow. On some of (he smaller farms the most of the plowing hus been finished, vvhlle some of the larger farmersr many of whom have done a considerable amount of Wring seeding are Just getting started with their summerfallow Ing. The soil is said to be In ex cellent condition for plowing In most places yet. not having dried out much except on the light thin soil, -. . .. Pasture crops on Irrigated lands of the valley are making an excel lent growth since the weather be came warmer. The bunch -grass on ; dry land has made a fine growth with the grass being nearly a Toot in heigh th on tracts which have not been, heavily pastured. Clean-'; Ing of irrigation ditches is occupy ing the attention of . some of the farmers In the vnlley. Some of the alfalfa and pasture tracts are said to need Irrigation In order to pro- ; mote a good growth. '.' , ,.! The county road building crew ; has been busy recently making i some small changes In the road location running from the river j ridge near the H. G. Mnsterson farm through the valley south to : LostJne, some of the steep pitches havo been eliminated and the most of the grading finished at this time.- A part of this road was graveled last year and when fin ished will serve n considerable j number of. farmers In that com munity. . Charles Horner ' of ' Powwatka ridge was a business visitor in lin tcrptisu the Inst of the week. Mr. Horner :snys the gross Is fine. In that section now and that the greater part of the spring seeding of grain has been finished. It states that some of the winter wheat did not come through with very good stands and that some of the far mors havo found It neces sary to re-work portion's of their fields and . seed In rsomo spring wheat. He also reports that al- falfa In that community- has made ,'n good growth with much of It he ting a foot or more tall nt this time. Oscar Miixwej icommenced plow ing summerfallow 1 nt the V. . O. j Couch ranch in the hills east of he.ro the first of the, week. Mr. Maxwell has been buny doing Some spring seeding at the" farm during the past ten days. v -' Farmers are finding this an ex cellent time to .got In Home grind' work poisoning- ground squirrels. The young squirrels have made their nppenrnnre In largo numbers during the past two weeks and nre easily poisoned. N.-C. "Donaldson, county agent, reports that a large amount of poisoned grain Is being used In the county at this time, he says that during the pant week or two he has been busy much of lii time delivering supplies of pidson j to the various distributing points : In the county. ; . . - -j Kenneth Johnson, of Pay Ttldge, twas a hiwlness visitor in this sec- i tion last week. - He reports good 4 crop prospects in that section of the county this spring -with excel lent grass on the ranges there now. MIk Ann Murphy, lert Haturduy fOr her home at Freewater. She taught three duya of school In dis trict 40 during the early part of (the week for the Sth grade class ' there doing some review work. She ) also conducted the examinations there Thursday and Friday of last week-. ;. ....( -, 'v s- "! ' 1 Siockingless I Fad Adopted By Tennis Stars iti:s(Ti:it iiivs , LOS AXOKLKS. May 23 (AP) J. li. 11 roit ks rescued a wonmn ! from the surf. at Long 1 teach and idled a short (line later from heart jattiu-k due to over exertion. lti-:com K AM SAI.K SACRAMKXTO, May 23 (AIM The ninth western ram "-sale closed with a record sale of . 1440 nuns and ewes bringing a price-total of $rtt;.iiK2. . LONDON'. Mnv S3 (AP The ' fstockinglestt fad may he the mode1; I among women players at Wimble-; don this year. , While Helen Wills was appearing'' hate-legued In Paris today, Helen ' .lactdisand two English women ten-, ms idayers arrived from America : dot luring their intention of not be-' thi "hamticappfd" by hose In this year's tnteruiitlonal competition at, tht famous Knullsh stadium. : This stocking buwinesa Is mere--, ly a question of comfort and gmit-.': r IreeUoni on the. courts,''-Id J Miss Jacobs. "In California th'lty year nearly everybody played uith out stockings and It undoubtedly, helps one's game. At Wimbledon 1 , shall not wear stockings." ' Mis: Kvelyn (Tolyer and Mrs.i John Hill, Miss Jacobs' Kngllsh cnuipanlfHis, who have' been vlslwi ln the. t'nltede States, expressed the Ktme attitude. . ;,: "Virs. Hill mid I are deter'nluett to play at Wimbledon .thls. . year, without slocking." .Miss Culver de-J. !clavd. 'l do not ml ml what' any-.. IIm.ov says." . ' )' MAKES DACtnns DOUBLE ACTING than you ever thoughtpossible. The always dc pendable quality of Calumet en ables you to ac complish better results with less effort. Try it LESS HAN PER BAKING The Union County Chamber of Commerce Takes Pleasure in Inviting - - the People of Eastern Oregon to the T S 10ME FfODUCTS TWO BIG DAYS Th Ti At Friday Evening May 31 - June 1 liiiViJ V V Sat., 2 to 12 p. m. J IN THE BIG SACAJAWEA BALL ROOM LA GRANDE, OREGON A BIG WmE INDOiQ) 1FA That Will Surprise You at the Number of Things Made at Home ' ' The Products of Union County's Farms and Factories Are the Foundation f or our Community Prosperity , ENTERTAINMENT EXHIBITS Special Music Peppy Talks Superb Decorations Striking Displays Get-to-gether Time for Everybody : Interesting Processes Valuable Facts Free Door Prizes EVERYTHING FREE Free Admittance Free Refreshments Free Entertainment Come to Ward's arid Save AT WARDS . . LOWEST PRICES DO NOT MEAN LESS QUALITY When you find the lowest prices in town at Ward's it's not ' for the reason one generally supposes. , Ward's never sacrifices quality to make a low price. The real reasons arc these larjyc scale buying, economical distribution and efficient manage ment. They make Ward's lower prices possible. BLOOMER FROCKS For the Little Miss 98c Winsome styles in irny prints to de liliht the little Miss from 7 to 9 years old. Broadcloth collar and tiimniinxs. Designed for easy tubbing. - CLEVER STYLES TUBFAST . COLOHS BOYS' SUITS Jaunty Models $1.89 Fashioned of linens and' broadcloth! The waists of fancy prints harmonize with the pkiin colors of the buttoned on pants. Double and single brciistcd . models. Sizes 2 to 8 years. Saturday Specials W'c have arninged for a selling of very special values that will appeal to the thrifty customer priced specially for . ; y SATURDAY ONLY1 A speciul buy of edgings in fancy material J of dainty designs, .1 yards to a bolt 2 bolts 0f $3.39 Women's All Wool Spring Needle Knit Ilathing Suits ...... Printed Silk Crepe dc Chine in any number of distinctive designs Keautiful Full Size, Long Wearing Sheets, 81x90 ;.. $1.49 $1.19 A limited number of Men's How Tics. ' Q tVery Special Tin M1rrn lmr 'orrltf ror Mmlrni WARD-0-LEUM Tile Patterns fl fl. ODC InH i hnrnilnr oolor wlixn Ion. StalitpnMir. l'Ui4ly iliuuil. i:imnirl Mirftim niinH lm$c W'anlrflfMini AImi Kolil on lUiny PnyfiirnlN RIVERSIDE TIRES Riverside in a flivt quality tire. Its carcass is of toughest cord, yet so flexible you ride smoothly over rutty roads. Its big live rubber tread la designed for non-skid safety. Riverside is a first quality tire. 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Ml aiix3!i hm., 4. iilv v .NS Mt4 nh., 5-'IV M H!l4 KM., 5-ilr lo.ao sai4)i hm s-iiiy I4.00 3i4 -. hh., 5. plr' I x4i hh., fl-ply I4.IUI a4v!i hh., e-piy i.v.io A.2.1 mixii i-l., nir. Satisfaction or Your Money Back i.i.i l.A ami I.TR 9.10 S.SIA I. OA II li-l'lllfl. Mtl'lll 'till'! KlJIl UH : WL . ... ;,v W Dainty Curtain Sets Valence to Match $1.69 A real bargain 1 Fine quality voile, daintily ruffkd and with fast color rayon bund, topped with a matching valance. Pret ty curtains add cheer" t ymr home. Economically priced. Chiffon Hosiery ; At a Big Saving $1.49 Clear, faultlessly sheer hose in all the new . complexion tones . . . suntan, sunblush, nu- tan and many others. Silk to the pirated Itops. French or point- ad heels. ; Wardway Electric GYRAT0R WASHER $92.00 Here are cool, economical and sei-viccalilc floor cover ings for the active summer household. All in attrac tive and harmonious backgrounds for every room In the home. Rug sizes and by the foot. It will ' eliminate "Blue Monday" foi-evert Wash es clothes clean in from il to 7 minutes . . No center post to tear dainty fab rics; safety wringer is adjustable to 8 positions. Also sold on our Easy Payment Plan S.Y00 HHOSm.OO Mmill.ly Try it .10 Ihtys in Your Home : Tin- Ryrnlor IlitH (ill llio foli um's of Withln'i m'IIIiik Tor ritini H.'iil in flfto nitiri-. 9x12 Rug $6.85- I'lonil thlun In WIcm-Ovo Mho or nt iNifkitrftiiiHlM. Wit- 4lltTMf, Will ultltstiind IoIm of lunil ttftir. MAJESTIC Vacuum Cleaner $37.50 Its sweeping beating suction removes nil the harmful grit from your rugs; draperies and upholstered furniture. (Juaianteed for 5 years. Phone Main IS '1101-n Wash.' Ave. La Grande; Ore.