Wprlnpsriav. June 12,1929
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WALLOWA RAINS
AID TO FARMERS
Starting Thursday
"LIGHT COLORED"
Shoe Sale
Featuring Two Prices
Precipitation Worth
i Thousands of Dollars
I . Ground Soaked.
By fi. C. airok
i (Observer Correspondent)
! "WALLOWA, Ore. (Special)
Farmers of this community aro
jubilant over the excellent whow-
"j ers of rain which fell here during
J the past few days coming nt a very
j opportune time to do the greatest
i amount of good for growing crops
j Jis well hh pastures. Previous to
the heavy rain of last ween the
j ground was beginning to get too
, dry for plowing of summerfalluw
,j In many fields, however, aftor a
. slow steady rain which lasted about
j 17 hours with hardly a let-up the
j moisture hn again soaked as deep
r-l into the soil as the plow goes In
. plowing the summerfallow and
j when turned over the ground is in
tho best of condition fur working
Into good shape. The recent rains
.-j aro without a doubt worth many
j thousands of dollars to stoekmon
j of this county who depend largely
i on the summer ran go for earing
for their surplus stock. Much of
" tho stck has been moved to sum-
I mer ran go areas on which tho
hiiow laid until very late greatly
I retarding tho start of tho grass in
f early spring, l)ut which mippllod
i sufficient moisture to glvo the
jj grass an excellent start when the
j snow had melted and the weather
I became warm enough for It to
i start growing, in many of tho areas
? tho ground had not become, very
dry even before the rains and will
I be soaked deep enough by these
j, lo assure a steady growth of tho
forage )ilants for at least two
l months yet, when by this timo the
range feed supply will be fully
ample for caring for all sleek , 1
si Without short pasturing of the), :
range. Farmers from various number of cows havo been verslty of Oregon the last of tho
ft parts of tho community report ttl10 10 K't noniu very sat isturtory
l that their winter wheat crupH aro returns from them so fur this sea
?: giving promise of bumper yields. "'b which has been a great help
s- It conditions remain favorable for
S7.85
Values to
$11.50
On Sale at
Values to -
$10.00
On Sale at
$4.95
Entire Stock of Light Colored Shoes Reduced
ALL light colored shoes not included in these two price groups includ
irijf a few Armstrong:, Hed Cross and Peacock styles are substantially
reduced. All heels, all leathers, all styles, all sizes. All genuine Deauville
Sandals are included in this great shoe sale for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
iV. K. West & Co., Inc.
La Grande's Leading Store for Over 30 Years
tho next few weeks. Much of I ho
grnln which was qulto thin on the
ircnnnfl In mirlv uiirltur Imu ulnnlml
nt .i,.,.!.,,, ti. ,.,.t pelled to buy hay which ranged in
In reducing the heavy feed ex
IeiiHe of the , past winter, when
many who had considerable stock
ran short of feud and were com-
whlch lasted so long during April
and May and present very satisfac
tory stands. Much of tho early
sowed grain which became well
started last fall is very thick on
the ground and Is reaching .- a
Sk' miinv nf Mm fin 1 rln. Mnnv htnl
feared tho ext comely thick grain
would Buffer from lack of mois
ture should tho Juno ruins prove to
bo scanty, but with tho rnlns which
have fallen during the past ten days
a good many of the farmery vol no
price from $16 to belter than ?-0
per ton.
There lias been a, great demand
for pigs ami stock lings In this sec
tion dining the pasL few weeks.
Some reports , - state that outside
buyers havo visited the county in
an effort, to secure largo bunches
of young stock hogs. The spring
pig crop around hero Is believed
by many to be- Jess than Mint of
week. Mr. Gregory is a son of J
K. Gregory, of Hmlth Mountain and
Is a rtudent in journalism at the
university.
1 1. V. hath rop and fa in lly, of
I,eap, were visiting Sunday at the
H. I Nobles home in tho Chapman
district.
Dr. John II. Gregory left tho
last of the week for a few days visit
In Portland.
Dee Cant in commenced work for
Frank Walker of Trout creek the
first of the. week.
T. A. llakkc of Whiskey creek
had the misfortune to loose a val
uable milk, cow early last week.
Ham Meek returned home tho
last of I ho week from
where he has spent a few days with
Road Crew Busy j
In Cricket Flat j
Area at Present'
last year, due largely lo tho fact
that many of the pigs which were, ,,,H motll(.r who ,H ftt a hospital
Minuweu iiuriuK r enriiiiry hiiu t)H.n, ij,kInR ti eatllienis..
March were lost through tho severe I if,,., r..ui.. .......t.
I thu opinion that tho ground now weather. Some of the grain farm: A Wt Harmon or Lean tho first
holds sufficient nwilslurc. to mako m who have been watching the , ,,r l)ln W(,.u ... ,.v . i., .A
tho winter wheat crops In good wheat market feel that chances I lay ci,pi on -the-farms In this
, sliapo, Hnum (flKtJjo rlWMMMiMtfcoori46r rather low prlcesii (ltl(1 0f tbo valley have made a
j grain wnero uiu Hianti is goon nas wneat ut inresniug lime ami are i tt,0 jjoj aiirlng the past two 4
Hiunu r... mm.iv .iu.it wii.i- 10 ni..- n nmuru u.i irun mi a mm W(.(,iH, present appearances indi-
ing lo fall down.'
I passtMl tho stage where It Is easily j
Many of the small sheep owners' "Hb'd ly frosts. To dale there
of Ihls communlly have been busy
lately shearing (heir flocku audi
getting tho wool clip In shape for
I market. Many of tho small lots of
; -wool were not contracted ami some
trouble has beon experienced in
getting very good prices; however,
sumo of those who havo coarse and I
medium grades of wool have been 1
1 ahle to sell at 30 cents por pound,1
while prices being offered for ft no
i; wool locally Is said lo bo from 25
? to 27 cents per pound, Iteports
! from many of tho farms show that
1 on the average the sheep havo not
sheared as heavy HiIh season as
lust, the average of most bunches
j seems to bo around eight ami nine
I pounds per head. Itotb enrlv and
late lambs have made a wonderful
growth with some of Die fc'ehrwary
' lambs weighing around 7Ti pounds
each and -with fnragu conditions the surfacing
getting at their best some exeep-
tltiually largi lambs will be grown
' here this year.
' Neal linker and sun (illhert who
are farming the II. M. 1'helffer
t ranch on Die hill northeast or
town were visitors In town the last
' of the week and report their huge
acreage of spring wheat to be com-
lug along In flue shape. Many nth-
farmers ho have a eonstder-
has been no damaging freezes here
Gardens have imulo a nice growth
during the past two or three weeks,
and not near as much trouble has
been experienced In getting the
seed started as that of last year
when tho weather conditions ami
moist uro were unfavorable.
The county road building crew
bus boon busily engaged In put
ting the finishing touch on the
grading of the stretch of road be- -tween
the mouth of Parsnip creek
and the Whin key creek market :
road, the must ot the road-hod has
been prepared for t he surfacing
which will consist of shale rock
taken from the hill mi the II. I .
Mechtel farm. This material it Is j
thought will make very satisfactory
surfacing for the road and will
eliminate the expense of using the
county rock crusher In preparing 1
material. At. the
oate that the first cuttlngK of hay
on many of the farms will be very
good, Hlnce Die weather became
warm the a Hal la has grown rapid
ly and a good stand is secttl In
most fields, much of
seeded last year.
lly I-ols Wlthcrspooii
(Observer Correspondent) 1
CH1CKKT KLAT (.Special) The
county road crew has dynamited
the uuarry for the gravel to be
used on the Cricket Klat market
road and the rock crusher Is., now
being moved in and wlll soon he-'
gin operation.
Mount Pleasant Sunday school.
assisted bv l'nlnmr Vnltov Kimilnv
Portland j wch0i ut on n children's Hay
program Huuday at the Mount
j Pleasant ebureh. A deltcloup bj'- ,
ket dinner was served at noVm. :
! Hinging and visiting and playing
I horse show were the main eatjyea, .
I of alto afternoon. It is estimated'
thnt ehort were approximately ioo
Mr. and Mrs. Held Illhherd. or
I m bier, were visiting Mrs. Hlb
berd's parents Mr, and Mrs. Juhn
Hrugger Sunday.
John Waelty left 'Saturday 'for
Myrtle Point where he Ja. going to
hlch was attend tho Oregon State grange
1 convention to be held there, on a
present time work of making a
heavy dirt fill where the road I
crosses Parsnip creek Is being done, i
Mrs. J. A. Itoberts or Hurrah,,!
Wash., arrived here the first of the ;
week, and has been visiting nt II. C
and M. V. Hearing homes, she
was called hen hy n death of .
her Grandmother Mrs. Mary K. !
Hearing, and the serious Illness or '
her slMer-ln-law Mis. Hurry tle.tr- i
able nereai-e of Norint.- imiln ...1 drv ,M onoe, vwm an operation
, . . . . ' ... " , ' for
1 ii 1 11 maiu (lie 111111 oun iiiatio iiii
, excellent growth and lias the
ground well shaded at thlw time
which Is a great help In holding
appendicitis at Die local ties-
pita! hero a week ago Saturday. I
She is reported to be recovering
nicely. , 1
r! Gregory rcliinit.t hoiut- for J
his Kuuimer vacation from the Put-
1 the moisture,
John Couch und daughter Clarice
1 of Leap wm-e visitors In town the
first of Die week.
D. II. Jlearllig and wife of l''ive
1 water, accompanied by (heir grand
1 daughter Miss Zella Roberts of
Hurrah. Wash., drove here the first
. of the week to attend the funeral
, of Mrs. Mary 10. Hearing, who
' passed away at Toledo, ore., and
' was burird ::t the Lost trie eoinc
lery. The ancil indy was a pioneer
of ibis county having eome here In
: the earlv riav and ltvod on a farm
Vl.'ln Mm l.t.-in r.iM.niinillv fin- miinv
Vt years, and later living west or (own
.JO ' nitlll .l,.i.lt, ..f lw.i ItiiHhund 111
'.Vi HUM followtni; this she has made
:'vt ... .
, 14' ern Oregon.
Oscar Maxwell has had tin ee
gang plows busy plowing summer-
' '1 j fallow at the IT. (1. Coueh rum-h
-S in the hills. He reports the ground
. ,y j to bo plowing in flue shape since
;' ! the recent ruins,
; The dairy business In this sec
i tlon has Increased In volume u con
4' sldernble extent over that nr fi-w
(A years ago, as evidenced by reports
m of Itay Johnson local crenmeryinnn
-J l in Mliilnu Hint inmOi ,-i, ti li,
I j been coming Into town from the
rl various farms during Dim past few
"h Wfi'ks. Mr. Johnion says that In
j, one nay 01 last ween lie 'received
r; more cream at his place of hust
iieas Dian In 11 week five years
ago. hlnce Die weather has be
come warm enough to all the grass
In the Irrigated pastures to get n
good start cow in this community
have been milking except lonally , Chiny, pays very little mm
-o. 1 nr 1 a rui e in on i tie ury i" tuwh i oun 1 nr
'ft tarmu who arc milking a cunulUcr b ggur or era pa ume opci uior.
I
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awiil
1
if
rapt
noROTrrroRjY
Intcrnationnlly famous
beauty expert
She discovered
where 97 of women
show age first
AGE shows first at one of three tell-
JL (ale places. By her skillful prepara
tions ami treatments for counteracting
the approach of age, Dorothy Gray has
von international recognition.
THURSDAY. FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Your beauty problems
may be discussed these days with Miss
Gray's personal representative at our
store. She comes direct from Dorothy
Gray's Fifth Avenue Salon. Her advice
is without charge. At our toilet goods
department on these days.
HERE'S A REAL SALE EVENT
FOR THREE DAYS ONLY
IN HONOR OF
'ather's Day
Sunday, June 16th
On Sunday, Jiine 16th, we pay tribute to one of the
grandest characters on this old earth. No matter who
he is, or what he may be, this mild, hard-looking old
fellow deserves every mark of respect or love we may
give him. The real salt of the earth, the man who un
complainingly shoulders both our burdens and his own,
who smiles when the going is hardest is the finest
character God ever created. Let us show him that we
appreciate him . . . that we understand him.
REGULAR $35 and $40 "SUITS
Specially Priced at
rplIIS is not a "short line special" or a "clearance of old suits" but a
X high grade, men's suits. Every suit in our stock priced at either $35 or $40 is included in this group at
$29.50. Now styles! New colors! New weaves! They're all here, pleated lapels, notched lapels
tattersal vests, pleated or plain trousers. - Come in and see them at ..
Give Him a Tie
for "Father's Day'
HI
8 Af
1
c I
Smartly Styled Year Round Suits
bona fide three day sale of our regular
$29.50
All ?1.00 Ties '. 79c
All $1.50 Tics $1.29
NO man ever has too many ties
and Dad is sure to appreciate
any of these fine quality cut silks.
The patterns are varied from plain
colors and small dots to large
stripes and floral designs.
Others up to $3.50
Your Choice
of Any
STRAW HAT
At a Reduction of
20
THE new shapes arc all here
and the weaves leghorn,
milan, sennit weaves Peda
lino and Panama in shapes of
sennits, optimo and sailors.
Give Him a Shirt
for "Father's Day"
ALL SHIRTS
REDUCED......
20
SMART collar attached shirts are
the ones to give him but if
he still likes the neckband style we
have those, too. Shirtcraft and
Manhattan insure you of the qual
ity and these patterns will speak
for themselves.
Shirts from $1.95 to $5.00
N. K. West & Co. Man's Store
... "HE'LL APPRECIATE IT IF IT COMES FROM "HIS" STORE
Their hain't no arnyinnil it I Mint
Hip Klrl of tO'lay Imvin' phniv o'
hack-huni', hut t her Im coUHlilcr
it hie tll.Hi-UHMloii tin to w hit ('fleet
her export n' It Ik roIh' to have.
t 'onnlitei In Mm k' eat !., 'nnton. t
The L. & L. Drue Co.
on. i
fl-l j
hoot-
ilelegute, from t.'ilekot l-'lat sranfroj
Mr. and Mrn. Raymond Waelty '
and daughter, Zetta, uero Sunday
KUfMts of Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Knlxht,
o!' Indian t'reel;.
I.uwell and Glenn Fuller, of l'on
dusu, wen vfMliliiff frfeudM on
t'rh'ket Klat and In KIrIii Sunday.
Mr. and Mm. Homer Hrrktel. of
Wallowa, were vltin friends und
relatives In Klein Thursday.
Charlie- Mooro was transnetlntr
ItiislnesH on Crleket Klat Monday.
J. K. WitheiKpoon, Walter Jllll
and Andrew 'I'ueker were trnns
ui tliiK lniwine.sj in KIkIu Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A, II. rumons, Mrs.
Nellie Hotilet and baby, t'loo Tar
sons. Huhy Parsons and Jaek Par
sons left Thursday for Walla Walla
where they visited relatives and
it lends. They returned home Mon
day evening.
The Misers Uuhy and Ina Seott
nnd Uincjiu Tneker aitendi'd the ;
stork show at I'nlon Thursday. I
Select Sproul
New President
Of California IL
Only Natural
There Is so nimh mtitertnl m.
cvpry luind tlmt it Is only nntiira
Mint most men are materialists.
How Other Half Livei
Hull (lift world doesn't know
how the other half lives on delica
tessen stuff.
LanguaRot in Mexico
The Melean embassy tid vises
that of the 1 UHHt.ixm Htle llvinc
In Mexh-o. iLMMNMXni upenk Spar.
tsh. Kully "ti per rent of thse
spenklnt Spanish read tad write
U us wit. '1'lie remnlnln;: S.tiiit,
(Hi) spenk il iflaleet nnd hi thU
i;roiip very few rend nr write
either Spanish or their dialeet.
YVashihL'tMn Star.
Symbols of the TaoUt
1'pnii many Chinese panels are
depleted the lending Tatdst sym
hnls. A cnu'0 soaring over n pine
tree is emhlemntlo nf endurance
niul loticovliy. A tleir tndimtes
dignity and wealth, while the uni
corn Kllin Is the emhlem of r
feel inn t(tiit nppe:ir only tit the
biitli.uf a vlrluous rultr.
SAX KUANCIS('t). June 12 (Al'
It -lj-rt G. Sprout, who worked
hts way through the rnlveisily ol
CaliforniiL to prad utile with the
etHN.s of 1ii3, was named president
of the Institution yeslrrday hy tl
board of resents In an executive
session at which no other names
Were proposed.
Sproul, v.ho has heen ooiuptrot
ler and vtet pr.sidtnt of the uni-vi-rsiiy
since I'.'J". will assume the
pirsideni y when (lie resignation of
I r. W. W. ( 'amphell hecotues of
ftetivf till .1 ine t. lIKtfi. Memtiers
of the hoard of regents mid Sproul I
rei ei (he unanimous vote of that
'"! when his n.ime piupused,
The new president answered the
reiuiieuunt or the regents for a
bust net m exerutlve as ell us a 1
hclMthifttte administrator, lie Is 3R
yi -ars ohl ,nuJ a r)( utile- with lactii- !
ty and students as well. !
The selection of Sproul came
wll h remai kaltle suddenes while
many prominent educators wero
pieiartii)C to hae themselves con.
stder"d for the place.
Sproul Is a native of San Kiau
ctsiMt, As a hoy he sold newspa
pers. Alter graduation Horn Cali
fornia, he was employed as an ef
ficiency expert hy the city of Oak
land, u position he held until 1 1 1
when lie hecaino cashier at the
university.
Jaded Appetites Are
Most Trying in Summer
Thnt liizy fnllni; Umt niiikrs
you ivonili'i- whin In out them;'
Hilninifr iln Is hupiilly dlspdl
i'd when you re sei-vptl 11 ilulnty
ml appetizing mi kid, u tenipt
Iiib Ktinilwiih. or nil Iciil lcs
ifi't at the Hmuju"ca Coffeu
Shop.
When ymi'rp ilouhtrul nhoiit
hut to cut or wliother to cut ut
nil. iln,i In nt this conifurtuhlp.
ppvtpi tly appointed (.'offee shop.
Hoth food and service are most
ltlfying.
He In married
children.
anil has three
Sacajawea Inn
Tolnu the Wr to Better Thln."
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