La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 08, 1929, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text3 Monday, July-8, 1020 Local News In Brief Ih'iv From Ijs Aiivk-s Frank Ward will be in this city about a week on biusinesH. Visiting licit' Miss Delphiit Ileeni, of Elgin, i a visitor itt -.the Dr. Wonder lh:k reaidence. " " Stops in Idi Gnmdr Gene Stockdiilo, from Utith, stop ped over last evening nnd visited friends. He is on his way to Unity, where lie will work. (iocs to Itol.sr Sf.Urs. tieoi'Ke Huffman, of Union, recently left for UoIhp. She will Spend n few days visiting relatives und friends. Go to ltiiNilon , Mr. and Mrs. Phiirles IMnyle and Mr. nnd Mrs. Karl Husenbaum, of linker, spent yesterday In Pendle ton. Mr. and MVs. liosenhauni drovo to Baker lust evening. Hem From l'miland i Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Shute, Mrs. Don Mcpherson and Gladys Shuto, of Portland, arrived in this city last evening. They will visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Sei- grlst. Aceep's Position Eddie lingers has accepted position at the Grande Uoude Meat company morning. Jlo started work this To Wallowa Hiver ; A generous display of trout were , twn in the W. K. GilbeVt Co. I ut ore this morning. The fish were caught by Frank Klannery In the Wallowa river yesterday. iyro From Walla Walla ' Don Coyer, of Walla Walla, was In this city yesterday. He left this morning. 1 1 ere From Portland i Bill Smith. E. W. Yankee and ij. F. Hansen, of Portland, arrived in La Grande yesterday. Improving A. C). .Mel n tyro, of Elgin, who f was brought to the Dr. Wonder-' lick hospital Saturday in a critical condition. Is reported to be im proving rapidly. Daughter Horn- ' A six a nd a h a) f pou nd laiby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert1 Barnes ;it tljeir home In Island Cltyl yesterday morning. Both mother' daughter H.v. are getting along Al tending Convention Dr. 1po B. Bouvy, of Ti Grande, president otShe Oregon State Medi cal society, iVin Portland today at- tending the national medical eon-j vention now under way In the Rose ' City. He expects to return to this city Tuesday ntorning and then also spend part of the last of the week in Portland. i Iteturns in Seaiih 'July. I on a trip to Idaho und Yellow Mrs. Albert I.. Senium and her, sionn Park. Thev will return to daughter. Dorothy ' l.ou. have re- , turned to , their home in Seattle.! They have been visiting at the home of Miss Mabel Morton for the past five weeks. Miss Clarabellti ' Seeman will reinuiln in this city three week.t visiting frieinds until when her mother Mrs. U. J. Skin, ' 8JM.nt vosterday visiting at the her aunt. Dr. Idabeile Lewis, of underwent a serious operation.' ,,om(. nf )t. yU.H j K Wood- Koochow, Chma. comes here on her They were driven to Walla Walla, (., They left this morning for Kn way back to China. i today by his parents, Mr. and ( terprlye." where they w ill spend a . J. Y. Walnuin. week visiting her mother. Mrs. H. l'YIghlnire Man Here I I K. Cramer. Mr. Wade will return W. K. Shepnrd, of the Krigidalre er.riiorjtlion. was in I. a Grande last week making arrangements for a special demonstration or that ma- chine, which is being held ut tho K. O. I.. .c P, Co. today, tomorrow jid Wednesday. The demonstra- uffSi Illustrates the cold control. Toot - - Toot Vacation, Ahoy! Wear Jantzen i Tut S-rnn Spends Weekend In linker Mrs. George Kunnedy spent the weekend visitinjr her husband, who is working at Baker. She left Sat urday evening und returned hist evening. Go to Suit Lako City Mr. and Mrs. 1), T. Wells left this morning for Salt Lake City. They have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. L. W. Welts, Tor the past week. Goes to linker Mrs. O. G. Olsen Is In Baker to day on business. , She w ill return this evening. From Knterptiso Mi's. Mike Brown und her two grandchildren left this inon.ing for Baker. They have been visiting friends in Enterprise for the past few days. Going to Huntington Lloyd JJuncan went to Hunting ton this morning. He has been in this city for the past week receiv ing medical treatment. Goes to Brogau Shirley Tucker left yesterday for j Brogan, after spending two days visiting his mother, Mrs. O. G. Ol sen. lteturn From Walla Walla Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bohnenkanip and four grandchildren returned last evening after spending several ! days at the cabin at Wallowa Lake, j They report a very pleasant trip. Hen Prom Xew York City Mrs. H. R. Keats and her clill dren, Mildred and Harry Jr., of New York City, arrived In this city through tho east. Dr. Pea re also last evening. They are here on a attended the A. A. I. meet in Den motor trip. j ver, serving as a timer. Ho re- - j ports a very interesting and pleas Hero From Aberdeen ! ant trip. , Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hnsbrook, of Aberdeen, are hero visiting at the -In Salem home of their son. W. H. Has- j Traffic Ofi'ieer llek Hobertson brook. They expect to be here a left here last Friday for Salem to week. jbnng back a new car. (JtHs to Portland ! Ali-u Min-lnv Ifihnrilcnn left Kil t - I urday evening for Portland. She ' ! will spend the rest of July visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George j Jacobs, and friends. j 1 1 " To Bakei Mrs. E. L. Halley and her moth or, Mrs. Ellen Cross, left this morn ing for Baker They will spend the day shopping and on business and return this evening, I (... 1o '.,n1(.-liio Crwk. rett ' m Kobert McKennon and Keow;n spent yesterday fishing Catherine creek. They reported a successful catch on returning lust evening. Hero, IVcui .MIllou- I'Yccwntcr Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Vause and children, of Mllton-Kreewater, were in this city visiting at the homo of M r. and Mrs. I toe Huchanan yesterday. They are now on their way to their home from Payette, where they spent the Fourth of . Kelnni t ) Mlltinia ? Mr. and Mrs. Phiilp Walmini. of Yakiimi, rolurned to IhtMr home In Yak'.ma. today ufier speiiiting their vacation here. Mrs. Walnuiu was called lo La CJiande two weeks ago lt l.'ttims I meeiings al hprure ana i opened yesterday wit h a fair erowi In the afternoon and a larger crowd in the evening, according to a report from the Lighthouse Gos- pel mission. II. Hansen is conduct- ing the meeting, assisted by .vy- from Trotter's $6.00 Sail away ... or swim away (or merely loll on the beach) . . Jant zen swim suits are ideal vacation companions. Envious feminine ad mirers wonder if they came from Deauville . . . but it's no secret they came from Trotter's, where the stuff that vacations are made of are found in every smart mod en's bag! ' A tor Carlson and Carl Kiner. Mr. Kincr is from Sill en. A. J. . Jen sen is to arrive here later to as sist Mr. Hansen. Special music was a feature of yesterday's services. Going to Baker Lewis Hedden, of I-a Grande, left this morning for Baker. He will spend two days visiting there be fore returning homo. He turn From Mllton-Frcowater Evelyn and Itita Kaiimun have returned from Milton-Freewater, where they spent the weekend vis- iting their parents and friends. KcUurn From Bingham Springs Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Green re turned tills morning from Bing ham Springs. They have been visiting their son, C. C. Green, at the Springs for the past few days. ItcturiiH From Kansas City Miss Mclba Hanks returned this morning from a trip to Kansas City where she was a delegate from her sorority at Oregon State college at tho national convention. Miss Hanks also has been in Spokuno for the past yveek visiting friends. Hero From Knlerprlse M r. and Mrs. Stewart Bennett and son, Jimmy, of Enterprise, spent yesterday visiting ut the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stearns and Mr. nnd Mrs. Bennett. They returned to their home last even ing. Returns From Portland Mrs, J. E. Land is returned this morning from Portland. She has been visiting relatives and friends for the past week. Homo From Seattle Paul Meyers returned from Seat tle last evening, He lias been there visiting friends for the past week. Returns From the Fast Dr. W. M. Pea re returned this morning from an extended trip Kcttmis From Hospital W'illiniii N inLinu Itt hnmn fi-Mi the Grand Hondo hospital recover- j incr from an operation. He has been jn the power department of the. Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co. mill for' several years. 1 it Portland GreaL weather Ik belne en ioved jn eastern Oregon Ihcso davs ac-1 cording to W. G. lawyer, president- manager of the Sawyer-Holmes j Mercantile company of La Grande, (who Is al the Imperial. "Spring was rath(r late, of course, but the ' wheat crop suffered little damage! and the rains made the grazing ranges perfect." The Oregonian. Jlero I'Vom Corvllls I Mr. imrl Mr. fllnnn Mercer. Of ( orvallls, were tht guests of .31 r. j and Mrs. R. Ralph ( lark over the' weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Mercer are graduates of Oregon Stute col- lege and r. Morcer is a fraternity ,.,.,, I111M.Hnri nnd ... mm- nroincr oi ;ir. i uick. i ne Mercers flj.ult. Cut., where lm is athletic . coach at the Junior college. Here I-'roni I'eiidleton j Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Wade and . f:,.t-i-v ixf 1'ionllotftn 'soon but she expects to spend th rest of July with her mother and relatives. Go To Summer Home Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Miller and their iwn children. Harlmui Lee and II own rd Preston J t, left yesteiday for their summer home in the Mitterroot Valley 'where I hey will sp( nd tint remainder of the summer. On Canadian Trip Mr. am! Mr. Charles lledingrield left last week for a vacation visit In various points In Canada, mak ing the trip In their car. During their absence they will visit wtb one ol Mrs. HedingriehPs sisters whom I hey have not seen in many years. Hotee Kntorwl A'fred M. Mathsnn, -7e7 North Cow Earns Boy's Schooling 1 4MW&SM KiSti iilntc purchasing hl cow. "You'll Do Mon- Mlnchlcf," back In 1S23, Kuncne Thomason ha? run hla original investment of I 25 to about 11000 throiiKh mlf of the tow's progeny and milk. Through rvcelpta received Irom her prod ucts and prizes won oy ncr m fairs, he has been able, lo flnlrh Decatur, Tcxa. Paptl'l Col!et and enter Texas A. and M. Col lego. Thotniitou l shown t riht- and -tlrt i-thafc-mfdo. Jt..lou t4it: If 1 yfOs LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE. Depot, reported to the police yes terday that some one broke into his house through a window and took a shotgun. Goes to Walla Walla Hal Bohnenkanip left this morn ing for Walla Walla on business. Ho will return this evening. $5(1 Bull John Peiislicll put up $50 bonds to appear this evening ut 7:30 o'clock in city court to answer charges of driving while drunk und damaging F.dna Jones car at Fourth nnd Pennsylvania. Fine! Tor Speeding H. G. Hettic was fined $5 Satur day In thu city court on charges of speeding. Two arrests were re ported by the police over the week end for failure to stop at stop signs. Returns From Arlington Miss Florence Sullivan returned last evening from Arlington. Slio has been visiting Ruth Owsley fori the past few days. Miss Owsley j was lormeriy oi mis cuy. Go to Walla Walla Elmer McManus. Frank Cullen and Ed Sala went to Walla Walla yesterday to attend tho golf tourn ament. Mr. McManus returned last evening. Go On IMenle Sydney Thompson. Ed Moon and his mother, Eugene Moon und Wul- 4ac U.nriin ennnt vnut nl-i 1 11 V ItlfMlipk. ing at Mt. Emily. They found It a very pleasant camping place. Hero I'miii Pemlleton Roland Pierce, of Pendleton, spent yesterday in La Grande. Ho left for his home this morning. lteturn From Portland Mr, and Mrs. Vern Solders nnd .i.hi In iifrh tot iofirno(I frnm Por yesterday. They havo been there for the past few days. Hero From Wasliiiigton Mr. und Mrs. E. Quenby, of i Washington, arrived in-this city1! this morning. Mr, Quenby Is a sheep buyer and they were here on business today. j I Returns From Knlerprlse I Miss Agnes Gray returned from Enterprise last evening. She was i called to Enterprise where her sis- U r ia (lll,tc ilL Drive to Portland Mr. and Mrs. It. J. Kitchen and daughter, Tholma, and Marjorle Condlt drove to Portland last evon ong. They will spend a few days there. Go to Wallowa I-ukc Dr. and Mrs. J, E. Woodeli. Mrs. Elizabeth l.ynn and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wale, of 1-a Grande, spent yestcrjy fishing at Wallowa Euke. 'rney report a fine catch. ' . , ! . Hero Pi'om Tacomn ! Irene .fclujlc and Dorothy Kapp hahn, of, Tacoma, arrived .in ,l.a. Grande "jefflcrday. They are hero" oa a short trip. if(...,; prom itoKe j Virgil Peterson and K. K. lteehn, of noise, were In I .a Cirandu yes- terday. They h it this morning. (in to Portland Dr. K. U. Kirby, his daughlei-. Dorothy, Caroline Rosenthal and Kannie Sommers, . left yesteiay morning for 1'ortland. They will spend a few days there and Dr. Kirby will attend the doctors con vention. The convention starts to day and will continue until Satur day. Has Vacation Miss Phyllis Barnes left Saturday evening on her vacation. Slur ex pects to go to Yellowstone park and return to Iji Grande In about two weeks. Miss I tar nes Is secre tary to T. J. Scroggln and M Iss Jane Stange Is taking her place while she Is away. Here l-Voin Portland Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Smith re turned last evening from Portland. They have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Arrowsmilh, for the past few days. Leave For Southern Oregon Mr. und Mrs. William Shade and family and Mrs. Molllo Noyes, of this city, left this morning lor a motor trip through Southern Ore gon. They will bo gone about two weoks and Mrs. Noyes will visit tier brother who lives ut Grunts Push. If a still Is not used for unlaw- I ful purposes it Ih legal In Georglu. That sounds reasonable VJ : '.'.I. J te WWW ( h-z$ - XT' -W TIP FROM THE BLUEGRASS I s ry. TIP FROM THE under circus ct 1 in tne aays wnen genuemen oi .Kentucky rose, to give their com- monwealth toast concerning, "fast I horses und beautiful woman" in bourbon, the management of Al. O. Barnes Circusy which exhibits at La G ra n de, Thu rsd a y , July 11, took a tip , from . the bluegrass. "Some day," he told himself, "I'll have an act with moro handsome horses and beautiful Women In It than has ever been dreumed pos - 'aible by Amerlcun circus owners." FIRE DESTROYS HOME AND SHED Quick Action of Depart ment Prevents Flames From Spreading. A small house and shed, belong ing to',Mtt-s. M. M. Skigglnw, who is at present in California, was partly destroyed by fire early last even ing. Tho house, occupied by Rob ert Coy, according to reports, caught fire about 6:lu, the blaze Ht,ll'tinf apparently between the 1 bouse Hnd Shod. The cause Is not known. The fir trucks were rushed to the scene, extlnguishln; the blaze, Wore, It spread to adja- .'lit business and residence build ings, although' the fire'had n good start when Lite alarm was sounded. Tlie Interior and exterior of the house was scorched and burned and It was necessary to use a con siderable quantity of water to snuff out the fames. The occupants were not at homo at the time of tho fire and their belongings were ruined. , An cstijnato of the, damage had not been made today, but it Is be lieved that (t will amount to sev eral hundred dollars. The house was insured, but only part of the contents wero protected. The house, listed as being at H27'i Washington avenue, was back near the alley and was near several other wooden buildings. Had the firemen been unazle to ii;iaut.mi:nt htohi:s 3tore No. 1 1 Ta Grande, Ore. BOY'S PLUS FOURS .fu! IIU' ilu-l'ii ffuir ktilcki.'iH, great lor 8iorl oi- Hcml 0r(s. All wood or nilx(). Sl.r.ll l.7 i.ns i Or ; IN THE WEST Ladies Free One Lady Free With Each Paid Ticket Tent Theatre - Special Built Chairs 7 Piece Orchestra Prices o5c and 15c j Well, the Kentucky bourbon is gone officially but. tho manage mont has the act ono hundred pretty., girls and one hundred lmndsumo horses, i dancing horses, and they preaont In the five- rinns una tne nippooromo iracjc ot uie At. G. Barnes big top, the now fam ous equlno ballet. All the horses renlly step with the niuslo of tho big, show hand, nnd the girls dis mount and dance with .thorn. It's been termed "The Act 'Beautiful" and it is one. circus act that more thun lives up to Its billing. , 1 ' . . . control it before it spread to other buildings, a much greater loss would' have resulted. ' The recall was sounded at 7:05 o'clock. Calls for charitable aid In Chi cago have decl'.nod SH per cent in the lust six months. Jlo we ver. the city halt and court house report thu usual number. NEW MESS HALL IS ERECTED AT BOY SCOUT CAMP1 (Continued from Page 1) was given by tho Hxpusyua patrol, composed of Clair Perkins, leader. Max Stoddard, Shrimp Reynold, Frank Mc.Cully. Jesse While and V Thi abto had the highest score In daily tent In Miineiion with four first and thv second p faces, "The 'feroiVd1 'l'Vac'6'1' In tho stunts was won by the Ho dag patrol, with a skit called "The Racket of Itlood." During the last week Several short hikes and one overnight hike The World's Wonder Picture. The Lost World" wllh liCWl.S Sltllt? llt'NIC ltttf Ualln.i- lli riy, l.lo.id IImkIiis COMING TUESDAY ".NOTHING TO WEAR." W. p. saim;i!, i:tii2 nil si. I'lcjt.Mi mil nl l'x ftl'l'lli' nml ii'i-clu- your uiii'l. Ilrlii't In wi. Tu l-trl Worlil. TO Last r-. I Time tepi TOBY NOIID S COMEDIANS -- Talking Actors 25 people Digger! Better! Drighter! Opening Play "The Country Hoy" V audcilk; Music, Drama Opp.Foley Hotel, Shows 8:15 p. m. have been taken. Two trips have been made up the south fork of Catherine creek, the second being a searching party for the so-called "Old Spanish Mine," said to bo lo cated nearby. Boys taking this trip wero Woodrow Damerell, Clair i tures, they rolled into their blank PerUlns, Mercy Myers, Bob Dreis-i eta on tho fragrant fir boughs and back. Bud Iteynolds, Rex Chaffin Btept the sleep of tho tired scout. 1 and Dave Sllvon, ted by John Eliot t Rising at dawiC the boys rolled Allen. After scaling cliffs, climb-j their blankets and hiked down tllo ing to the summit of ono of the trail, getting into camp in time for high ridges, sighting numerous i the morning meal. deer und bear tracks, tho boys ar- . rived in camp Just in time for a hot " dinner. On the overnight hike, tho j SSIRMBBKSMKHHmHHM entire camp left after the ovening j 1 1 " " 1 ' meal, and broke trail along tho , A New Message from the Flowers AVASTEK. Perfume Alluring Snarl toiletries are cherished by screen ami stage beauties, by de butantes and society lead ers, by women everywhere who tiro noted for their exquisite loveliness, Hold only at your Jtexull, Drug HI ore. Glass Drugs Inc. I'lio Htwnll Sloro La Grande, Ore. ra.Ti 1 mtrn WHO Kll,l.l:l) ml L T k T T CiKKAI.ll TIMSKT W ARCADE .fjrHtj NOW PLAYING jgrtf 1 SEE ANDHEAR SN-' ' ' The Greatest All- &S2?&2 I Talkinjr Picture yet Willi I'ACI.IM': l'l:l'.lll:HK'K in ;it r i.ytkU I.OIS VII.S(). TONIGHT LA GRANDE Page Five precipitous south side of the creek, camping in a grassy meadow lar from camp. After an exciting "continued story," in which each boy was allowed two minutes to take tho hero through his adven- NOW PLAYING CORINNE RIFFITH Soiurdoij's GuLdien A Hut national Actor TOMORROW CHINA NITE ANTIQUE IVORY CMINAWARE FREE TO OUR PATRON CjJiLmI Pnsnlm CHINA MGUT Alfrmirtfttrbrt sea ntyifeft SIR TUB DISPLAY IN OUR LOBBV On the Screen The Jazz Age Vitaphone Acts Palhe Sound News ir .