ursday, August X','W9
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Page Five
Local News In Brief
for Boise, where he will uttend a
Burroushs convention. He will rt
miiin in Boise until Sunday eve
rt lin?.
Hit by Jones Law
Itcstbif; Comfortably
JJlck Urother.s, of Cove, who was
ueriounly inj;ij-ci wtti'ii Hit cherry
truck In whs driving turned over
on the ('ovc-l.a t!i;mde highway
Tuesday night, was reported, to ho
renting as coniforhibly iis poy.sible
today. 'I'lii account or iho accident
yesterday should have wtated that
Brothers is at the (.Jmndo Itoinle
hospital. He snstaim d a fractur
ed shoulder, broken hones in the
lower jaw in two placi-s. and a deep
push In tlie left side of the neck.
The eye lid. or the left eye was
nearly evercd and the- right ear
was nearly torn off.
Accepts Position
Miss Bernitu Kochensparger has
Cascadlan hotel. Mr. Wilcox has 'ceP'ed a position with the Kalk's
. , , ... i.. -,..iAn-a Grande store. Sho has been
neen uminuji u .11 tin: jo. .i
hotel us clerk for the past fifteen ; -""V'J"" .
months.
Drug
company for the past threo years.
Hero From Cove . '
B. F. Bell, of Cove, arrived In
.Mnryllm I'lcnlc
I.i, nr tlm Murvliin
el.,K.s of tho Muthodirt Sunday J"a Gra'ido tills monih.K. Ho will
mid me uuy uii uusiiiibb uuu iv
school, will have a meeting
to
The
picnic at the Riverside park
morrow evening at six o'clock
members of the families of the
class are also cordially Invited to
attend a potluek dinner.
turn this evening.
JUHiirti 1 nunc
JY0111 Mciu'lnini
Jl rs. A. K. Headlee and
mother, Mrs, S. N. Headlee,
Menchum, arrived in La Grande
her :
of I
Here from Mlssonlu
Mrs. Anna Moo, of . Missoula.
Mont., arrived In ha Grande this
morning. She will spend a month
visiting at the home of her bro
ther, A. i- Oyr.
and Mrs. Nolan Skiff ana 'this morning. Mrs. S. N. Headlee
ttughter, Harcia l.ee, returned to will spend a few days visiting ui
& Grande this morning from hi the home of Mrs. It. McCarrell, or
hree-day trip to I nion where . Grande.
hoy visited his parents. Mrs. O.
Visiting hi Wfillnwa
Mrs. Sarah Converse and her two
sons, George and Winun, of Walla
(iocs to Wnllowa Jjakc
The Kev. and Mrs. J. George
Walss and relatives are spending a
few days at Wallowa Lake. They
left La Grande this morning.
I. Skiff, his mother, returned to
her home from the Grande Hondo
'nospital Monday afternoon, after
' spending five weeks there recov
ering from a major operation. She
h geiiHis uioiik nivfi uiiuunf," ltmg at ine nonie ot lurs. ncutui tQ ;nj0n
ihe will be confined to her bed l'r I Ale 1 onald in Wallowa for tho past i MlaH HtM.tnu
soverai wee its. nciore koiuk l" u,l few days.
Going to IMcnsant ViUley
H. M. Colvlg, of Kent, Wash.,
left this inornlngfor Pleasant Val
ley. He recently accepted a po-
' .full ijamff sJ
Walla, recently passed tnrougn i"i"tSition as operator for the railroad.
Cliy. Mm. vonver&e hum mn-u wo- j
Hector i
Ion Mr. and Mrs. Skiff spent eight
days at Wallowa lake.
ltelnrns from Pasadena
Miss Kleunor Glass returned to
La Grande last evening. after
spending a month In California.
Miss Glass attended tho l'l Phi
convention whilo she was at Pajja-
iu(si from Salem
MVs. Ora Mi intyre and daugh
ter. Ornia of Salem were guests
last evening of Miss Mabel Mor-
. ton on their way home from an ! (,ona aml aii.Q visited friends. Sho
extended tour through the east, , wnl continue teaching in La
: going as far as Ottawa, Canada fjrando High school this fail.
V and points1 in New York state.
, Mth, Mclntrye is head of the , ()n vnoullon ' '
shorthand and typing denarLiiiencs j police Chief and Mrs. A. C.
ui mw "i"tin ..... - ... o- -- . iiaynes anu uepuiy nncria unu
Salem, while- Miss Mclntyre is h,, nUKO Klinghanimer
sisident at tho Oregon state col-., K,H!nding this week at Olive
h:jP j . i above Baker, on a fishing trip.
I They expect to return to La
Party 11 ( Lake . j Grande about tho last of the week.
. Mr. and Mrs. Krank Kowler and ! . .
" son. Kranklin. of Spokane, and . visits Sister 1
their party'avo siiendiiig this week Ml8 M it Bfugs, of l'ortland,
at Wallowa lake at the cabin ol 8p(.nt Hist evening at l.a Grande'
, Mr. Kowler's brother, Ward W. visiting her friendes Mrs. C. K.
' Kowler. Mrand Mrs. Cox and two Golden. She left this morning for
children of (Portland, are included n,ikuv, where she will visit nor
In tho group. They were guests of j hM Mva -M Moody, for two
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Kowler here j weks.
Tuesday whijn they stopped hero j
on their w;iy to the lake. j tnirnis from I'otueroy
, I )tl0 Jiiclison returned this
;ocs to Butt', .Mont. j morning from Pomerov, Wash.
Miss Clara Coughenower is leav-j Jo has hvi;n at iOIIloroy for tllL.
lng for Butte. Mom., where who j ,,;ist tir(l(. wci-ks and left this
will visit her grandmother, ' morning for Hot Luke, where ho
; Lucluda Cuiighrnower. Mis. Cough- j is employed.
enower liaH ln-en visiting her son j , ,
' i 1 n ciiitnij. if.r tlie nast two ; v, ,.., .,i ,r 1
l" inonths andMiss Coughrnower will ; Marry McCarthy, Ceclle Myiick
visit at h"i- it".ine In Buite until Lucille Taylor and Mr. and Mrs.
.' uehoot starts, lids ''-i". ! Victor Kckley. of La Grande spent
last evening 111 Baker, visiting Mrs.
Wallsinger and
Miss Mae Stearns drovo to Union
last evening. They visited at im
homo of M rs. Taylor and her
daughter, Cloe Taylor.
Leaves for Boise
Arthur Weed left yesterday
morning on a business trip to Boise.
He has been in La Grande for the
past few days.
Attend Convention
Mr. and Mrs. B. ICohler and two
children, of La Grande, have gono
to Boise, where they will attend
1110 1 tho Burroughs convention.
HI nt Home
Mrs. C. M. Humphreys Is III at
her home on UliiG Oak Htreet. She
was recently taken III while in
Portland.
Leaves for Yellowstone, Park
J. Shane, of Portland, spent last
evening in La Grande. He left this
morning on n pleasure trip to Yel
lowstone national park.
Car Kccovered
A light ear, stolen last night
from H. P. Lile, was found aban
doned on ISth street this morning
by the police.
THREE MEN SLAIN
BY INSANE CLERK
Spartanburg, S. C, in
Uproar Before Maniac
is Overpowered.
SPARTANBURG, S. C, Aug. 1
(AP) Three men were killed, two
others probably fatally wounded
and tho entire west end of -the city
thrown Into confusion hero today
when T. Eurl Robertson, a ship
ping clerk, becoming suddenly In
sane, ran amuck with a hand axe.
H. II. Dny; 30, sales manager
for tho J. W, Bell company, J. L. 1
Bussey, 68. bookkeeper and cashier
for the samje company, and MVL.
Davis, a railroad employe, were- in
stantly killed or so badly hurt that
they died in a few minutes. That
Sherbert, 31, a railroad employe
and Dan Dunlap, negro, 40, an
employe of tho Bell convpany, aro
expected to die.
Robertson apparently was nor
mal when he went to work this
1 morning but he became Irrational
Joe Collettl, Kemmerer, Wyo., was toward noon. He crent unbehlnd
tho first westerner to feel the teeth Day and Bussey in the office of
of the Jones law. He was sen-. the J. W. Boll comnanv where all
tenced to two and a half years by throe were employed, killing them
Kederal Judgo T. J). Johnson of instantly with blows from tho axe.
Salt Lake, when he pleaded guilty 1 Leaving the buildlim. Robertson
to transportation ot" liquor. I wont Into tho Charleston and West--
j ern Carolina railroad yards. There
OnCltOll V WieYQl Mn a box car eating their lunch.
Cn' T1 ; Coming up behind them he at-
OtrJ VICS 1 OulOYYOlV tacked the men beforo they were
' I aware of his presence.
Kuncra! services for Wade tfhel- j Davis died In a .hospital an hour
ton, who was found dead yester- inter. Ills head was crushed by a
nay -morning tteiitnd a miiuting in uiow from the u.e. ..
Held In Shooting
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Camp Fire Girls
At CampPhy On
Catherine Creek
Twenty -six enthusiastic Camp
Klre girls left this morning for
Camp Phy on the Catherine Creek,
where they will spend a week.
They will be chaperoned by Mrs.
1'. 'lyler, who will bo assisted
by Dorothy Brownton, Lenoro Kly
and Alyco Cook. Severe! people
will visit them at the camp this
week and take food. Camp Phy Is
located amidst beautiful pine
trees 11 miles cast from Union.
and a swimming poo! has been
built, which is filled by tho fresh
water from the creek.
UKPAimiKNT STORKS
"vSf IN THE WEST
the Union business section, aro to
be held tomorrow afternoon, ac
cording to telephone- information
today from Cock Brothers at Un
ion. Coroner 1 L. Ration conduct
ed an investigation yesterday but
found no reason for an inquest, it
is reported.
Sherbert this aftornoon Was nn
conseiotis in the same liospltal.
Whether an elt'ctrlc light wire
deflected the bullet ho fired will
have a vital hearing In the trial
of Robert Jorgen'sou, 12 (above)
who confessed firing a 22 -caliber
bullet which killed Kmmett Cox,
8. a playmate. Tho boy says ho
fired in tho air. His father, who
secured his confession and turned
li 1 m over to a u t h o ri ties, sa y s he
has found whore tho bullet was
deflected.
Physicians said he had 210 chance
to recover. '' " ?
Robertson was overpowered af
ter a long chase and was placed In
county jail.
Store No. 13
La Orando, Ore.
Voile Frocks
A showing of new
summery garments in
special I!
LARGE SIZES
up to and including 48
Fast Colors.
- : $2.98
Here from Prmllcl'cn
Mr. ami Mrs. O. A, Adams, of
Pendleton, aro hero on a short
pleasure trip.
TO I'LV HOI'TK
PORTLAND, Ore.. Aug. 1 (AP)
iV It h I DO gallons of gasolino
tucked away in a little ".Jitney j
plane. Tex Han kin. Port land flier, j
will leave Vancouver, B. C.. next'
week in an attempt to reach Agua'
Caliente, lower "alii ornia, in one
hop, avoiding all contact with the
1'alted Slates. Announcement of
I he plans were made here today j
after what Rankin called a "pre
mature tiiinoiiueeinent." hud been '
made in Los Angeles yesterday.
1 Harry McCarthy and friends.
ChintjAvs Mule
in a story- yi'steid.iy concerning
"jjttior arrets .mr.de here during
tue past two' month it: was slalotl
that Herman AJoaer ;u V. L. I'oi
- an had given .bmids all--r appear
ing' before the justice" ol peace on
elm rues ol Kith- m .UjMotn I Klxi-ild ' iTlt.-rv.les aitil Mr
have said that lny N''d been cd the realtors convention
charged wit b. poi'ssion ol injuor.
Break Arnv
Mernard Theison broke his arm
yesterday afternoon, when lie fell
from a lumber cart.
Return from Salem
B. A. Ben hum and his duughtor
Viola, returned to La tirando last
been visiting Jean Campbell onu lH- hcro 0,1 u busln08S Wh
U.1I .or,, oilnil-l''!
l-'i'MiiK, Bnlso . ;
Vergil Peterson, of Boise, arriv
ed in La Orando last evening. Ho
'I
Return I'nmi Ciilirornla
Mrs. Lee Haiilonl and ilaitgh
ter. Verna Lee r i unied Tuesday
evening from Han Jo:
(iifs Ut MiHilhtgtoii
Mis. W.;. H. Itoyd and her
ehildieli, of La CraiHle, li-il this
lnorning for lluutiimton. She will I
California spend the day visiting friends and l'nin .IomIi
Ji(urns from ( M. T. .
Charles De Vlne who has been
attending C..M.T. at Vancouver,
Wash., has returned to La Grande.
where they have, b.eu visiting ( rei urn iu uns city tuts evening.
with relatives tor a mouth. They !
were accompanied Lo 1 tirando j R'(ui n 1'ifHn Convention
by Mrs. Hnnford's sister. M iss : Mrs. Henry Yesk 0 and , her
niarnaret dray, a teacher In the granddaughter, Mary, have re-
. turned ( rom the Woodcraft eon-
ention, which was held in I'ort-
K. D. Mcf'ully. of .h.seph, ar-
rtved in La (iraude laht evening on
a husinera t rip.
city schools of San Jose, who will j
inake a slay of a month her:
land. They have been away from
La Orando a week.
Here frol Boise
Al Mathlesin. of Boise, who has
'"'ii in La. Orando for the past
Jlot. Hrivc
M r. a nd M rs. Krnesl 1 b-asslor
and children. Kollin and Mary
Jane, returned to l.a Orando yes
terday from Cuivillis, driving
over the- desert ciTuniry west ol j tew days on lus:ne.vs for the Kalk
iMiiatilla duriiur scorching weuth- company. Is returning this evening,
er. Mrs. Heas-der and Kollin drove 1 Lmu Simpson, of Boise, is ex
(.o Corvallis Saturday where his pected in La Orande tomorrow,
w lie and - daughter had been !
spending several ilajs.
"J'v Return llomi
Mrs. A I Wagin-r and daughter.
Vellita. of S.ilein. are leaving to
morrow morning fur tbeir hnmn.
id ma came l:ei follow in g the
convention at Tinner. O e., jmd has
Leeii visiting wit h I he Rev. and
Hir.-i. II. I,. Tu mm. .Mrs. Wagner
came to La Orand- T-iculay to ac
coiupany her" daughter home.
I'rnni San lw, Cal.
M rs. I H. 1 la nl on! a nd hei
daughter, erna l e, neently re-
1 t timed from a trip to San Jose,
Cal. They have bee n isii ing her
parouts in .California for the past
three weeks. 'Mrs. Hanford was -t
accompanied by her sister, Mary
. Oray. who is a music teaehi.T
the re. M i s.l Ora y will s ie n d se v -
1 era! weeks visiting in this city.
licnvr lor Sail Nike City
Mr. and Mrs. Kveretl Rosen-
bauni and their dmmht'T, Jear..
l.-ft last evenifg fur their future
liome in Salt Like City. Mr. lios
enbaniii was t inner ly emplnyed
by (he, La -Orande National bank.
They spent last e filing visiting
his brotlur and family in Baker.
Leiie for lluiilliiglon
Vincent mid J'aul Robben, of
La (riande, left this morning for
Huntington. They will spend sev
eral weeks visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. Lane.
tin in Seattle J
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harrison are
spending a few weeks at Seattle
and different sea coast cities. Mr.
1 larrison has just completed the
leveling of the normal school yard.
PRKKNO, Cal.. Aug. 1, (AP)
June Olnoy, :, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. If. S. Olney of Los An
gi'les died nt a Fresno sanitarium
from Injuries received when she
fell from a ledge of rock in Oiant
forest Tuesday. An operation per
formed in an effort to save her
life was unsueceasful. The little girl
had Just saved her six year old
j brother from a similar fate when
j she fell headlong from one ledge
, to nnother, receiving a fractured
' skull, a broken arm and other In
l Juries.
CROSSINO ACCIBKNT FATAL
ORLOON, CITY, Ore, Aug. 1,
(AP) Carl Taylor. 40. was killed
near Wilsonvflle last night when
his automobile was Ktruek by an
Oregon Klectrle train at a private
grade crOH.sing. Taylor's son was
opening one of the gates leading
onto the crossing when the train
struck tho stalled car.
biii:mi;n sirrs ni:v itr.eoitn
I'l.VMnlTII. Kngland,' Aug 1
( AP) The Ceiuiau liner Bremen,
flagship of the Norli Oerman Lloyd
fleet, today from toe British Maur
ilaula Its last north Atlantic cros
sing, besting by 8 hours 17 min
utes the Mauretania's previous fast
time from New Yorx to thin port.
Till Bremen docked here at 2:2u
a. m. Having ::-.;e'd 4 dnys, 1-1 hours
3ll minutes for lis trip from Am
brose lightship to Kddysteone light.
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A Great Drama
of Thrills and
Romance
"MIDNIGHT
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and
Fashion Never Takes a
Vacation
That's why It is here when you do.
If you are planning even a week
end there aro things you need. The.'
more days you have to play, tho.
more you will eat huso over tho,.
things wo have gathered for vaca-.
Hon purposes.
All prlceH show that wo givo you,
credit for helng a thrifty man who'
knows how to practice being per-'
feet In his purchases.
Cool Stills $9.95'
l''lantiel Trousers 4.S5
Rayon Underwear Loo
Collar-on-shirts ..- l.KC-j
Luggage off
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Open Xcw Store '
j .Mr. atKl Mrs. Russell Clark and :
his daughter., Martini Jane and'
i Belly JiH', Tf La Oramle, are leav
ing tomorrow for Brigham, Otah, '
I where .Mr. Chirk wit! open a new j
Stevens-Van L'ngelen store. :
; Ri'ttiius from Salem '
I -Mrs. Ida Rieslund returned from
jSih m last evening, after spending
1 twn months there. She Iwih beea
visiting at the bom,, of her daugh-
ler. .Mis. R. A. Went.
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turn from 'niHnner. B. C. ,
I'M Moon. Mrs. Lwr.-ie- .Mnon. .
Mn:. KM a . M't.u ami l'larMico
larphi'iisnn i'titiiM-1 to La
Oramle. nttt-r 11 j' i n ?r a motor trip
to ValH-oilV'T, II. Yin y h te bee:i
a way fur tie- i;t,--t 1 ' ti d;t v.-j, and
fi-poi t a very pb.is.nit journey. t
(.m to ILft Laki-
Mi;;. Arroti Wolfe, of Bicktcton,
arrival in Ba (iramlf last evemm,'. .
.-ti tbu: m-nnif.g tor Mot
I Lake, win it- ;;!ie will isi ti r blis-
aud the Rev. Mi. Wolf-, a Rr-s-
lyt-rain mini, ter, v. li 11 nd-i e lt
an operation j'-mie time .u'O,
1 t;nr.H tin Rii riiiiiug Tri
A -M. Rflucl anph. C B. M. C
lleiruttiiiK of
ficer left 1 ax Orande today for a
lecruitine trip to Baker. Malheur.
Grant, and Barmy counties. He
expects to return to La Grande
bout the fi ft-w. th of Augut.
(lave letiiig Tonight
it. is announced that there will
be a business meeting of the Kirst
Baptist church this evening at the
church. It is hoped that the at
tendance may be very hirgo.
Here front Lincoln Neb.
I'orothy Jensen, of Lincoln.
Neli.. nrrlveii in Iai Grande this
morning. She will speiei a month
visiting her brother. II. Thompson.
Returns froitl New York City
J. L. Minlden retumeil to La
0 1 atide last evening from N-w
York City. II.. has been in New
York for the past month unend
ing the eastedn markets.
j A -M. J'flUd -Jinpl
J;i. Navy, local Navy
rtlcer left Iax Gran:
I 'leads fHilhy
L. DeVtne w as charged this
morning with not having proper
lighting devices on hi car. He
plead guilty and wuh fined ten
dollars by Judg Benham.
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Iteitirns from ConBHl
Mi;-a Margaret Anthony recent
ly returned from a trip to Cor
vhIIIk. She tt"nded the Hainbow
convention at The Ualb-s and vis
ited relatives.
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As a Medium of
Exchange for
Homefurnishings
rPHR housewife who is redecoi'Mtin
- will undoubtedly find that there
many items of furnishings that must be.
disposed of to make room for the newer
things yet they are too good to be
given away or placed in tho attic or cel
lar. The Want Ads offer a splendid
and a profitable solution to this prob
lem. Value-wise women have learned
that many real bargains in used home
furnishings are to be found in the Want
Ad columns . . . they watch them con
stantly. I'lace your ad before them and
watch for results.
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