VALLEY NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE. OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929
NUMBER 253
OVER THE VALLEY
Mabel H. Morton, Valley News Editor
Phones: Residence, 820-J; Office, Main 7
Worker lUrtiirii
Miss Annette Ariumtj who ilo-"a
Butiul welfare work in the terri
tory around Spokane returned to
Jilt work Thursday after spondim;
aeveral weeks vlsillng friends and
relatives In I'nion.
,Sheel Killed
While driving slu-eii down the
"Wheeler lano Sunday evening, a
car driven by II. 1'. KIkkh of North
owder crashed Into Mr. Voxel's
hand killinB two and Injuring a
dozen lambs. The sheep herder was
struck by the ear with enough
force to drive him through the
windshield though ho was not in
jured. Mr. KiKKS was summoned
before Judge Dcllhum of l.a
dninde and fined for reckless
drivins.
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V'isi lat I'nkm
Mmk. l'e HoHlwfck. Mrs. lCstlier
Stoildard and M1ss Mildred Stod
dard of l.u Gramle snent Thursday
afternoon and evening at tiie home
of Mrs. l)ora Myers In I'nion.
ShlpillllK Lambs
l.arse shipments of lambs are
bring made this week by sheepmen
from various parts of the Valley.
About li.oou have gone out from
I'nion Jet. the past few days.
Among those making shipments
am Green of Clrnnde;
dray Brothers, Albert Keeker, and
Manor and Meeker of t'ove; K.
J.lnilsay, W. Woodruff, Hob Kri'iieli
and W. II. Vogel from the Valley;
Saunders or Kagle Valley and Wil
son Brothers of l'ino Valley.
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VWI at Park
lr. K. W. .Martin." a prominent
member of the medical profession
of Kansas City and his son,
might, visited at the doctor's boy
hood home In the Park Thursday.
H-. Martin's parents hoiuesteaded
llie farm known as the old Martin
nlace many you in ago. It was In
teresting for him to come bavk af
ter so many years absence and he
visited spots Hull were vivid in his
boyhood memories with much
pleasure. Tho Kansas t'lty citlv.cn
remarked on the general growth
and development of Grande and
the Grande Hondo valley and found
crops looking line. He called on
many old friends who thoroughly
enjoyed visits with him. He and his
son have been touring Yellowstone
park and are now on their way to
I'anuda where he will look after
mining Interests.
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Announcements have been made
that September I Is the dine s-i
for the Gekelcr reunion at ltlver
w,l,. park l.a Grande. The event
will take place to celebrate the an
niversary of the arrival of the Jos
eph Vount emigrant train in the
Gniade Hondo valley. Sept. 13.
ISB2. Beside Mr. and Mrs. Yount
and family, Mr. ami Mrs. George
Gekelcr and futility. Mr. and Mrs.
llarvev McAllster and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Williamson and
famllv. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Klledgc
and family. Mr. anil Mrs. Thomas
Nance. Ueorge Horsepool, Arthur
Jleiuniings, I). A. McAllster and Sol
Gherkin were, among memners oi
Hie train who made the perilous
Journey across the plains and set
tled in the valley In '82. Many other
bains or the train went on west.
All members of this train and their
descendants are asked to bring
their picnic lunches and join In the
tlekeler ranilly celebration. Charles
Gekeler Is president of the organiz
ation. Velma Mi-Call Brown is sec
ivlary and Mrs. William Gekeler is
libloriali. liorolhy Smut. Is chair
man of the program eollimltlec am.
ah interesting enlertalniiM-nt Is be
ing planned to lake place after
lunch.
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I.enc I'ariu
Mr. and Mrs. George Hughes
have leased the Karl Zlllldel Hum
lor three years. The rami is In the
grange mill vicinity. They plan to
iiiovo in just as soon as some iin
p., Hauls Mr. .undel i.l having
made on Hie house are completed.---0--
1 ilie.ii Pool I'rogHSKn
finishing work on the 1'. J.
Powers swimming pool Is being
done this week, IjJ II. A. Newton.
Mrs. New ton Is slaying at Poii
dosa while her husband is working
He re. The pool is said to be a fine
one and will provide splendid re
enatlon for residents of that see-
' nn tho inside of tho. roll and tlu1
bottom of tho plant on tho- out- .
side, forming sphiutiil conditions (
for proptr curing. Tho Silo Io-
11 wry Hake permilH the rukinp of
' the newly mowed Imy much wir- j
lier thun tlto otlu'i typi's of rakes, j
huneo u much more leafy product ;
is usually attained.
"1VUow1iik the lHide lH-llvery
where the hay i8 nut too heavy", the
ordinary dump rake can be used ,
to pood advantage In bunch Ini? the j
windrows Into mediuin wized .
bunches which are afterwards
shaped Into coniparativcly well
formed cocks.
"Several methods are used In
moving tho hay from tho cocks to
the stacks. Many of our farm era
prefer to do this with wagons or
slips, whilo others use tho buck
rake. A better quality of hay can
doubtless bo had by the lormer
method; however, If proper care
NILS A. OLSEN
Chief, Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Economic Btudies of production
and marketing, agricultural co
operatic, farm organization,
farm financial relations, farm la
bor, land economics and other
problems of agricultural life are
handled by the Bureau of Agricul
tural Economics of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture. Infor
, mat ion on these points are collect
ed by the bureau and dissemi
nated to rural dwellers. Informa
tion on supply, demand, move
ment and market, prices of farm
commodities is also furnished. It
also enforces tho cotton futures
act, cotton standards act, grain
standards act, standard container
act and others.
Home from I'nioii
.Mr. and 'Sits. Kenneth Hrown
have returned to their home in the
ura:if?e hall section from I'nion
where Mr. Hrown was in charge, of
the MucMarr store there while the
manager was away on Ills vacation-
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SikjhI Vacation at lnrk
Miss Ncnza UusltUl, a high school
student of Keho and her brother.
Jack, returned to their home at
Kcho Thursday aHcr spending their
vacation at The l'ark with their
irraudmothcr. Mrs. H. W. lie Hell.
They declared that they had had is exercised a very goon (uamy cn n
u, very line visit. 'Je obtained by tho lulter method
0 requiring' less time und at some-
iiran-c Meets " hat less expense.
When Blue Ml. Grange inel Sat-1 "in curing alfala hay w? should
u rda y the attendance was not us iK ever mindful of the importance
large us usual because of the b:iy ()f handling- the hay as green as
season. A short business session possiblo during each operation, in
was held and the fair the grange iiU.t the raking, tho bunching. Llie
is planning to put on some time cocking and even the stacking '
early in October was discussed,' should be done at a point wh-n '
willi a number of plans concern- u,0 iay seenis almost too gn'cn
ing it being made. Jt was derided rur such purposes. Often times j
t'j have a special meeting the fii.it t is well to turn the cocks of hay j
Wednesday in September to work just before slacking. In this way j
out inoru arrangements for tho t li t bottoms of the cocks which '
lair. 1 are usually still (piito damp arc -
o j allowed to cure further before 1
Dinner Club Meets ' slacking. !
Wlieu Mrs. Key Spencer enter
tained the Uirthday Dinner uUu ut
t'ndei weather conditions sim
ilar to what, we have hud this neit
her homo Monday, there were nino stm )U( ox,.t!ill.nl (UJtity tif leaiy
members and one visilor, Mis.
Hciijamin Schroeder, present. After
. i ... n.l,i..ll
u loveiy lriuu L'mtm.n ui.inti time It Is cut.
was served ai o ciock piuua
were discussed for the Gekeler re
union which will be held the first
hay can bo put Into the .stack
within foir or five days from tin
i a
"In order to add further to Ms 1
quality ami likewiso aid in ,llm
nuniuiy in oi-iuviiiuvi w station recomniends salting tho i
park. The club will hold Ha ; next llltv wlng boHt ,M lhs uf ,
ung sepi. zi wiiu aim. wm.. to oiu.h Htut.k of eiKlUM. to twi..
moilern one, having lights In the
barn and an electric inilking mu
ch ine. The farm house is a large,
modernly eUipped one. The Dan
iels family Is very well satisfied
with tho prospect of their new
residence. Miss Jane will attend
high school at Muddy t'reek and
little Miss Ardettu Dolores will be
with her family. Miss Carmen,
Spencer,
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Meetings llsc(titiniiC4l
The t. 'ou :i try woman's club has
discontinued its meetings until lull.
It wuh decided at the last meeting
held at itiversido park.
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(Moves Moivliiimiisc
A fine new building, which win
house general merchandise, tho
postoffice and the telephone office,
has been eomplrfed at Pondosu and
ty tons.'
A SEASONABLE
RECIPE
a sKAsoNAitu: m-xiii'K
Konian Salad
One cup of walnut meats, I
chopped,
One-half Spanish onion, minced.
Two tablespoons p 1 m onto,
t.. I ... I II ir .... .!-.,! t tliiu
.. Ill l. t..i.rhiii,i- ufhnnl iif J 1 . b ..." 'IVn li
Imn.
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t, nieis .hibtlitnt
Wonlvrowei-M of 1'iiion county
are still .tubllant over their oiit
I'Miie in the Oregon Ham Sale at.
l'emlldon Tuesday und why
shotihln't Ihey be? Jim Dobbin'
uith it in len uf illit'i tolMM-il the en-
tin- sale with his yearling stud
buck, I'Vanli Mclenno!i t"PI J
the ram lamb with a pen of five at
Virtually. I'nion county giow
eiK walked away with thiniw and
ih.-y uru u tickled bunch. Harry G.
A very topped the range yearhng
f ile with a pen of five at I'i- "lid
Mr. Dobbin was Hecoiid with $:s'i.
II. II. Huron, received very attrai -live
prices.
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I'rmiiliieiil ranilly U,He-
It is with hearty regret that the
nt in l ove community Is lo
the It. H. Daniels family leave that
hieuiity to establish their boimi
near North I'owder. Kvery one or
th ramily bus been iietive In that
community in various affairs and
all have a deep plate til the liffec
Moiis or Cove Tolks. However it Is
a pleasure for thrfr friends to
know that they arc lo have a Nm
modern M acre farm, with acn h
-f outf. 3't of b.irhy. mont of the
miiainder In alfalfa, und 35 head
of Jersexs and II of holfteini-
A I ice I. Tb(. farm is the former
Hurt Morris place.
Opens Nton-
Kred C. Kiekeniey-!- has gone in- i
to tho retail lumber business at
1'rinevllle, according to word re
ceived here by his friends. Mi.
JOlekemeyer is well known in tho
Pondosu Totality, having spout two
years hi that section in business.
He returned to J'rincvillu lust
ni-oiilh.
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Seymour Here
Alter a year's leave of absence
during which he made an intensive
study of club work in eastern state.
H. 11. Seymour state club leader
has returned to Corvallis to resume
duties. Mr. Seymour stopped in 1-a
Grande Monday en route, home,
visiting with V. Wray Lawrence,
county ugent, and others with
whom ho is ussociated. Mr. Sey
mour studied in the east and visit
ed stale dub departments In the
different stales. L. J. Allen, his
assistant, who was in charge or
club work, has begun his year's
leave of alienee. He will study In
the east and will visit some of the
biggest fairs and expositions in
tho nation.
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Home I'l-mii Lake
Kraneis and Vernon Del.ong re
turned home Sunday evening from
Wallowa Lake when' they spent a
couple of days with friends. While
there th'-v were fortunate enough
to gel some excellent snap shots
or lour elk. two lathy elk and twx
old ones, that came down to th''
camped and fished on tho J.luH
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VMls Ultle I'orks
Miss Mildred Slielieer spent H
very enjoyable time with Mrs. lue
Jenkins and family when they
lamped ami fMied on tin- loltle
Forks lor a day or two last week.
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Coinmiiiee Sccced
The specinl stale Hnnige meeting
to be held ill La Grande this fall
will have Hie following eommittees
milking arrangements: W. H. Gek
eler. La Grande; .Mrs. Miles Wood
,11. Suinmerville: t 10. Moore. Kl
gin: J. A. Nice. North I'ouder, and
r. ('.. Springer, Cove. A disli-ict
eonlerence lor the home economic
anil insurance departments, as well
as I'm' lecturer-, masters and depu
ties, in planned for that time as
part of the program.
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All end Demon-drallon
A I raelor demonsli at Ion w a
iwl.l at th.. George Salisbury larm
1 U .I:.,- i.v ih.. W. II. It'ltlll' n-
kamp company.
week. T. JI. Williums hi rapidly gel
t ting his stock of merchandise on
Hie shelves. Two units of electric
refrigeration have bee:i installed
:ind ice creiiiu and cold drinks uro
to be carried.
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Working ut Hot I dike
Hob Holmes. University of Ore
gon" studeutr 'from Portland, --I8., ,.- ifoss OS VACATroV '
working on the harvest crew ul Iho; SALKM, Ore.. Aug. 211, (AI)-
Lloyd IMcruo place nviir Hoi J-ukC. Secretary of Slate Hosh has gone
O I to 'rail. Oregon, where he will
Two hard cooked eggs, chopped. !
Two cups of celery, diced.
Two cups tomatoes, cut in
cubes.
Twelve- olives, chopped.
Pepper and salt.
Onu cup liiayonuaiac.
Toss together und serve on let
tuce leaves.
Alfalfa Curing
Advice Given By
juin inn liiimi, in inn niiiiinii-i ,,....! j
on Mi o coast. He will be gone a ;
j week. September I Moss will leave
lor San l-'ranelsco whero he Is to
1 ...ii, t.n, r..,i,...u ..t .....
kvnpnmpnt hnrm tioimi meeting or state auditois, i
xjA1ivihuvih-xu elm.ptrollers and treasurers. The!
i meeting is to be, in session Septem-
jVcrtincnt advice for farmers in i,er It, A and 5.
tho process of curing their alfalfa
is contained in tint following sug- W IFK-IUTKIt SOI GIIT
gcslions, secured in an Interview OLVMl'IA, Wash., Aug. 2Ii (AI')
with an official at the L nioii ' Huureh a Instituted for l'rank
perhnent station. I ullve Itio. a farmer charged In :m-
"The KxperimeiU station at I n- perior court hero with biting his
ion advises farmers not to let al
falfa hay get too dry during th.
process of curing. Well cured al
falfa hay is one of llie chief con
stituents In every feeding ration
for live stock.
"Weather conditions during the
llij!i hay harvest have been most
ideal for the production of an ex
cellent quality of hay. It bus been
uniformly dry and hot causing the
bay to cure rapidly und enabling
each operation in connection with
the curing process to bo carried on
in rapid succession.
"The Side Delivery Hake is an
important implement in connec
tion with the production of a high
class product. As the name Im
plies this rake delivers the hay to
out side, handling two mower
swaths at a time and usually foil i
swaths are delivered Into one wind
row. This is done just after the
freshly mowed hay Is well wilted,
which requires about a half day
during weather conditions such iih
we have had this season. In oilier
words the two mowers are just one
hair day In udvunco of the .Sido
I mli very. Itake which during the
process of ra Icing rolls Into a com
paratively loose windrow with the
leaves' a nd t he top f the- p la lit
Itnv Combine
The Sintitz bn.l hers, w ho pur-
chased a new combine harvester '
couple of weeks ago are harvesting 1
on their own place at present. j
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(hi Iii laloll i
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. MrCall and j
their on. Arthur, act ompimieo
MlS. CUiieiiee Dietihk ami chil
dren to Dayton, Wiisli.. Criday
it hen they M" ut Ihe day w ith Mr.
Me 'all's gi andmotlH r. Mrs. Ti-
batha Johnson. Mrs. Johnson is
years or age and is in very good
health.
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Trl-Couiil.v rienh1
When Gnmt. p.nker and Mal
heur counties hold their get-tl-gether
meetings ut t'nioii. Aug.
Cornier Governor Waller M. Pierce,
and W. It. Gekeler. statP deputy
master or granite, will deliver ad
dresses. A large uMendnm? !i an-tieir:it-d
at the inter iiiiii meei-
Ask Ymr g?eer
what malt he recom- f?
mends. If It's Puritan Jlplj 'f-ff
you're dealing with jLAiP,f ll
a fair-priced, high
quality store. iJl
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all quality because it's all barley
Mine fol d buyers every day plate tlu'ir O. K. on MaiM air's clean, cool, inviting food stores. Over the entire
Went (hey are winning public favor through their many advantages: Fresh foods, brands of known quality,
ccurteous salespeople, improved service and economical prices. Visit your nearest MacMarr Stare and you, too,
will sec why these stores, day-by-day, arc winning greater favor with keen, discriminating buyers.
Winning Prices Saturday and Monday August 24 and 25
Value ' Jt
While ur Supply lasts
Kippered Snacks
Smoked Filet of Herring
3 cans . .19c
Norwegian Sardines
Crown Brand Fancy '
Smoked
2 cans No. !4 25c
Preserves
Kerr's Fancy Strawberry
Preserves Pure Fruit
and Sugar
3-Ib. Class 59c
Kraft Cheese
American Pimento or
Velveeta 1 lb
Fruits for Salad
in Wine Syrup, 2 conn
Seedless Raisins
Market Day Bags, 4 lbs. ...
RICE Blue Rose 5 LBS . 39c
VINEGAR Fancy Patent, Money-Baci 3c
SOUPSL-3CANS : -25c
SNOWDRIFT
The popular choice of
Vegetable Shortening
3-lbs 75c
Wesson Oil
. For Salads, Frying
and Cake Baking-
Pint Can .
Quart Can
29c
55c
Rolled Oats
Mother's With
Aluminum' Premium
Lge.Pkg. ...... 33c
Melba Toast
Vegetized
21ge.pkgs .39c
Starch
Corn or Gloss
3pkgs . . 25c
23c
45c
33c
"Red Sockeye Salmon
DelmonteNo. 1 tall, 2 cans
Shaker Salt
Leslies Plain or Iodized,
2-1 b. Carton
Cane & Maple Syrup
22-oz. Class Jujj '
59c
10c
MACMARR
COFFEE
Direct liimi Roaster Ui You -Always
I-'resh
Pound 49c
3 lbs $1.45
TRU-HAKE
Soda Crackers
No.lpkg,2for .. .25c
Large pkg 35c
MACMARR
FLOUR
Fancy I'd tent Money-Back
Guarantee
49-11). sack . . ... $1.85
Per Barrel $7.29 j
SATURDAY PRODUCE
FEATURES
(ireen Corn
Fancy large Golden
Bantam Roasting Ears
Dozen 23c
Creeji Peppers
.lust Rinlit for
Summer Sal.id.;
2 lbs lite
Cantaloupes
Nice laie Yellow Of
Mealed, I! for fciwt
Watermelons
Iri'i,'oii Klondykcs
pound
2c
13 TV " y
1 I IZi ..lit n
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M &V 1 A' KA T- M
Four Stores in La Grande
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