La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, September 13, 1929, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Textvalley news j a dnmite itaung (itemr WANT ADS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE. OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1929 NUMBER 270 OVER THE VALLEY Mabel R. Morton, Valley Svwn Editor Phones: Residence. 826-J; office. Main 37 lU'lurn Homo i pr. and Mrs. Dean H. Osborne liavi' returned to their home nl Murfhrield after huvlnjr spent tin suninier months here In eastern Oregon. Til's doctor!?' vacation wtxa somewhat enforced as tho rii-Hl two months were Kpent In the Bunutor iuin at Hot Lake. After they left that Institution, they went up into llio Wallowa lake country where they enjoyed a number of weeks YHlow Jackets The yellow jackets are eaiiHlnc sorts of woe over county, town a ltd roil n try alike, tht reports be ing that they are worae this year than they have, been In a Kood many yea rs. : ; One valley woman fjiiiil a ,fow dayB a so that she wat watching the good, , early apples full. so'llKit'lhe family would have a lUtlc" chance , at them. Others are .reporting tn,.t it Ih ; Impossible it, pick the. peachea where the pests arc present In such larse numbers. Reports epino of sheep herders In different sections who , luive bet'ii badly stuig. Durins the first flshtnlns nenrNorth PowuVr H was, repot ted that every man on the job wuh stung from once to a down times. . Old timers say that yellow jackets fn . such, unusually large. nunibei'M 1m a sure sign of a liard winter. We'll see. Leave For California MiV and MVh. Joe Anson and family, who have been living on Cove avenue, expect to -leave Sat u rd ay or S u nd ay for 1 1 ed Inn d s. California, where they- will make 1heir future home1. A. splendi'l farewell pa rly waS given them Wednesduy at tiio Sara Anson home. Tilts l;;tglll-;CM,0i ItOnd liesldeiits of the valley and espe cially those In the north and east ern sections of the county will be very much, Interested in an item appearing yesterday In the I'en ilfelon Must Oresonlan, relative to the progress of . the work on the Klfrln-Weslon road oyer the moun tains. The Item read as follows: "Workers are bu.y on the Me-l)nusall-Toll Gate hoc! ion of the Weston-Klsin highway .now, and accord Ins: to the contractors, Hid grading of the section will be com pleted this fall. "Road building machinery was moved into construction camps at Horseman's and the Mauzey ser vice Gallon last week,, and soui'1 fdxly men employed to rush the work through1 In sixty days. The crew that wilt -clear the right of way over the new mute recent l adopted n change of survey to ob tntn better grades and curvature, has been encamped at Met oiigal1. '"I'ertellng und Sons, of Moscow, Ida ho. were successful! bidders for the Job; but have sublet It lo Ithudes & IHIlnn.. of Medrord. The work to be done will be within the Vinatllla national forest and will Im a part, of a highway which bus ' been officially recognized by the V. H. ltuienu or I'Ubllr Itoads. "I'matllla county, which has al ready improved six miles bf high way from Weston east, is fxpcted h".t year to gravel additional road towards Mcbougall camp." o Would You IU IHscduraged'.' They say It is bad enough to 3"t gooso eggs and not have thent hatch. Then it appears to be one step worse when they fall to put vvm the first days ni'ter hatching. A iady living on Cow highwily lost; the. majority of horn when they wer several weeks old. Hut tin' other morning Mrs. Walter dieh ard.", hearing hep flock of about :io geese making a great disturb guests at the home of Mr. and Mir i Otis Huchanan, the affair being a birthday dinner nmior ()f Ull. anniversary of Mrs. Huchanan of ! Allcel. o Have New Teller Cecil It. Ca,y has be-n chosen by N. .lamisun. dairy specialist at the state college, as cow tester for the association in Wallowa county, succeeding 1,. ('. Hrandt who resigned last month. Mr. L'udv tR from tho middle west and has had a number of years experience In this particular line of work. He assumes his new duties at once. rrom liable Valley ( Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Garner, of Kaglu Valley, have been guests for a few days at thn home of Mr. and Mi'H. Walter Itiehards on the Cove highway. They report that the peach crop in that favorite peach country Is not us large as usual this year, but that the quality is excellent. I'cach picking will' not be on In earnest, they state, until around .the or 2uth of this month. o Drive ev Car Mr. and Mrs. Tuck run Icy, of the rove highway, are driving a new Plymouth Chrysler. .. -U Test .Many Cow.v Krom the office of the county agriculturist comes the inlorinatlon that during three weeks in Aug ust, IfiDU head oT cattle were given the test for tuberculosis by the federal veterinary inspector, Or. W. K. Thlstlewaite. "Out of this number or cattle, only one reactor was found. This is an exception ally good record for 'this number of cattle." County agriculturist Wray Lawrence and Haskell An drews assisted I)r, Thlstlewaite with tho tests. o .New Son -Mr. und Mrs. Sherlll Kwin. or the I, a dd i'anyuu neighborhood, are announcing the birth of a fine new baby son. Thursday. Septem ber fill., at the Cirnndt itondc hns pilal. The lad, whu weighed nine and a half pounds, has been given the name William Henry. o Hnvc Fine Visit Mr. and Mis. Homer (Jowey and children, lllchard and Aladien, of Nuuimerville, returm'd home Mon day night, from Halfway, where they had been visiting at the home of Mr. ami Mrs. II, C. uowey s.ncc the preceding Friday. Jt was quite a surprise visit and reunion as Mr (lowey tnei there Ills' sister, Mrs. Leslie Campbell, and family, oi Heiber, ralifornia. whom he had not seen for I - years. o SOU Much HnrvcMlng A good many days will si:ll be necessary for the completion of this year's wheat harvest. Almost every section of the valley is busy planning to gel all the work eoin pleb'd before the gond harvesting weather which baa prevailed thus far. is over. The yield bos almost invariably been unite salislact'' y. everything taken into account, and a good quality is also indicated. Orchard Ists having prunes this year are making preparations for prune picking which will b(. on in the course of a Tew days. A good apple crop inthe valley will need Hie attention of pickers in about another month or six weeks. lias hoy Off School was dismissed for today at. tin Alhi'l school while repairs were being uiad' on the building. The ti'acher. Miss Carmen Daniel, has gone to ier home for the weekeiui. School started off well mice, and seeing a few siraggiei-i . ,nis v,.iir al .Mieei vmwi m pmrus- (',nMr Vo-iarn coming into the barn lot alt muddy. rnrtled. I Announcement was and wings drooping a no iuukim-. u I made that at tin next, m Oregon Normal this summer. She i is teaching this year at Maxville, having gone to that pluce last week. o iitcriains Aid ('onsidering the busy season there was a very good attendance ol ladies yesterday when Mrs. Itouth McKennon, Mrs. Krunk Mc Kennon and Mrs. W. It. Ledbetter entertained the members of the Alice aid at the Itouth McKen- non home near AlU'el. The devo tionals were In charge of the pres ident, Mrs. Louie Stand ley, who also conducted the business meet ing whjch followed. The ehtel Item of business was making plans for the county convention of Meth odist aid societies to bo held some time during October and at which tini( the Allcel aid ladies are tc be the hostesses. The president appointed all of her committees lor the day, and definite work will be started immediately for the day, when the women of tho county meet. The day for tho convention is to be determined by the county president. Mrs. Lynn -11111, of Hi gin, together with the local presi dent. Mrs. Ktandlcy. A musical program followed the business session, Mrs. Don Stewart, of Im- bler, gave a group of violin num bers with Miss I' ranees McKen non accompanist. Miss AlcKennon played two very pretty piano num bers and .Mrs, Jtessie Westonskow, of I inbler, accompanied hv Mrs. Stewart, gave "The. Irish Washer woman" as a. feature, dance. The meeting next month will he at the home of Mrs. Ifowell, In the Vn leria district. o Members of the V. I. M. club re port a most enjoyable meeting Wednesday at the home , of Mrs. Walter Cross on I'umpkin Itidge with Mrs. Verne Hug as the as sisting hostess. The potluck din ner served at nooji was one of the biggest features nf the day. accord ing lo reports, tho the uttendancf was smaller than usual on account of the very busy season. The after noon was spent working on Ihr quilt and also on Individual tow h which will go lo Christmas boxes. A guest Wednesday waa Mrs. Wink or Klgln. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Hdgar Coffin on .September tlii. o Itcturns I Yon i Conference Miss Minnie Holman has re turned from Twin Kails, Idaho, where she has been attending the session of the annual conference oi the Methodist church, as a repres entative of the Istunft City tchureh. Miss Holman visited with rrlcnds in Twin Kails during her slay there. o Shop hi La (Hiinde Mrs. Kred h'ox and Mis. W. H Hutchinson, of I'niau. went to L tirando yesterday where they spent the day shopping. o III of Hie Flu Kveretl Wallsinger, of tile a leria district, has ben Hick at hb liome Cor a. few days. Summer fh: has been the cause of his trouble. o l p I'Yoni California Mrs. Helen Sloane. of San l'rau clsco, drove Into the valley last week and has been visiting at the homo of her brother, Roger Dei, and with her sister, Miss .Susanna Deal, teacher In the La Grande schools. She was accompanied by her friend, Mvt Moore, also of San I'Yanelseo. Sunday, the two vlsi tors, ucconrpn tiled by Miss I eal. drove to the home of Air, and Mrs. Itoger Deal north of Sunimervllh and visited with them. and baby daughter returned' Wed-! neatlay to their home In Portland. Mrs, I'lerson and babe had been hero for a summer's visit at the home of Iter parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gaskill. near lmbler. o Tenches Again at Um-k Crock Miss Portia W'estenskow, of lm bler, has gone to Hock Creek, over the lino in linker county, where she has again assumed the prln- clpulshlp of the Flock Creek school. Is Ko'H)emtlns .Nicely Clifford Hlokland, of near Island City, who is at home recuperating from his recent operation for ap pendicitis, is getting along very nicely, according to reports. o ObM'rvo SH't'inl ly Next Tuesday Grande llonde chapter of the Daughters of tho American Revolution will observe Constitution 1 ay at the home f Mrs. Kd Kiddle, at Island City. l-'llllng Silo Silo filling has been on the pro- grain of a group of farmers over; the valley who find this method of i storing and preparing feed quit j profitable to their dairy herds. I I'Yank MeKonnon was delayed 1 somewhat In getting his corn into the silo due to the fact that the two wind storuiH which struck the valley had a sort of grudge against his silo. The first storm along banged It on one side and the sec ond took Its spite out on the other ' with tho result that several days j time with expert carpenters were necessary lo gel it In shape. In the meantime the corn dried out con siderably but not enough to destroy its value as ensilage. Has Infection ' Claire McKennoii, t'nivcrsiiy of Oregon student, who has been working tills .summer ul the ranch of his uncle. It out McKennon. near'AIIcel, was obliged to lay off last, week on account of an Infect ed knee, something which ha been bothering 'him for some lime. Cullre has been spending a few days in La Grande with his friend, Jack (,'oolidge, and will leave the early part of next week fD.r l-Iiignne to resume his university work for the year. ; rreeiiHy i i Miii iii linn ai lie- iicm. mi'eiing oi otherwise worse for the weal, i.iu ,.,,,,.,., n oralli- the Hluc Mt. grange, which comes down to (he river ImmI, which i m , ,irrod Archibald ; Saturday. September a I, Hi now dry. a nd scared a way a I.K-! I i i iu in"! Hiiinliiy I" 1 1 1 1 1- hunic i-oyoti' w Ihi uiih iitl'-mpliiitf I" ,ln ; i '0r;iiiiM fdlli.u inir u very pli-iisiiiit Ills wur.st. Mm. Mk'litinlM iim l":vjstt ;lt n,f. mml- ol her I'istfr mill lute In KCtllne 10 tin- WfllP fur liy, r.imjVi ,Unl Mrs. I!. C. Chi- IIim lime she wins ill I 111' I1"1"1 i Miinll,' ami son I" I lie VuIitIii ills iilH'i'i. I lit- Bi'i'w liml bi'i'ii. f""'"'"n n ict. ' nf lii.i. rii..t Mi-iIm v.hlcll silt' 1MIS. ,, , riittcnliiit lor n. wnlllnK riiJUiiMinr, j lind bi'fli lillliil. Hf 1 lit- ri'iiiiilnliiu- I'i, nil Inn four W.nl W.'i'ii liijiiii'0 .,,, Mi,u Krii-s. of Clriim." In soinf vvuy. II 1 ,.t.,l,o,lK",l. .Inn,., lo I'ort .'Ml ll nil.'-.-. II H ' ' .. 'I'llfMllllV to witness Ml- I.ll'l' t ! .... .. Ilvln I Droi i' In rorlliunl I (iui n I'lii Uitt. of I'lilon. .J Initial. Woxlliu iniitch. 11 ni'lihi'w of Mr. Krln Uii IllK "111: "f Hi" I'Olllestilllls. ilillily to Wp Wrnvi' In tti iMstiotiriiKi'ini'iits If yotl u on ii Dt nil Ihi'si' ilays. I.""' '"' i Winn- IWO-W'KKi'll '"'.'liwlihm nl MiimIIIi iiviiiy with Mm Itlrhiil'l I'Wi' l-- Jri ,,)., (j,,on, fonnio ly or nil" just v.hi'il tiny wi'l'i- ilmrlii't-, , . in II i.Ik- mi'l I-: lui n . i-niii-u1'!'.'. j ,, pil her "Oil; nl tin- Kiisti-rn Mine II Pupils . Then- mi' I I iiiills this Viir ! Ihi' Ioivh. yi'luml whi'i-i- Miss .W-n'i: MsShnni'. or l.u (Jranilc. I Icn'li Ins. ,M Ikh Mi'Miiunc Is (IrH Inu Wui'k ' i nil forth I'lii'll liny 10 nrlioul. i o j llrlvn lo linker ". ! Mr. an. I Mrs. AlW'Tt llnninnn. j I'liin-lf.s Hiiintinii. Mr. ii'i't M'-j Will Tnylor unit f ly. "H ""' ! i'ovc hlKhwuy, took ii drive Suml.iy In Ihi'lr new ciiik ilmvn to M'-iH-j c-st 1 Hprlnss. nrross to HnKfr "H'l ', Wiii'U via ItiiiHiini Sirlns-s. A lln-rt i lliiiininns iii'i' ilrlvlliK il ne" f'li'-v-i rolet, John Xiiiiinnn a ripiv Olils illoWlli. mi. I the Taylors it II"" j I'oiIki-. o ; liifi'lMlnii ToMlulil ' Thin evenlnir nt Wn'le hull In '- Wlrr. the IniWIel' I'.-T. A. W Blve . Ihi'lr iinniiHl reeeiillon lionorln- , IWb tpiielier.i In Ihe ImWIer seliool. The imWIIc Is I'orclliilly invlti'il 1 ultcnil the uffMlr. imdny In lOlitln A SEASONABLE-RECIPE Tomato Itciish One peck ripe tomatoes, chopped and drained. Two cups chopped celery. Two (Mips chopped onion. Two cups sugar. One cup white mustard seed. (Ilie-hlilf cup salt. Kour green peppers. l-'our red lwpper's. , Two tiiblespooiiH mixed spices, KU cup cold vinegar. "No cooking required,. .This quan tity makes t-ix )Uaits.J spe cial guests would be the past mas- ters of ihe orgiiiil.athtn. As this day is the last day of tin I'emlle ton HMiud-I'p and many will like ly be In attendance, who would olhi'j-wise be at the gran ire met ing, the special featur'- nf the day has been postponed until a- hi tot date. o .Tnkc ltiihn's.s 'r( ' 'barles I ltty, w ho lives m-;u Alleel, i planning to leave simiii foi Applet on ( "ily. Misslsslpid, on a business trip, which promises to nceupy a month's time. o liclurti IIoiim Mr. and Mrs. Walter .1. I'lerson Four 411 Boys Are Preparing For Feeding Contest Acting county agriculturist Wray Lawrence is reporting concerning boys over the valley, members of 4-H clubs, who are working hard getting pigs in shop,, for showlni; it the Pacific International Live stock show at Portland. Mr, Law rence says: Hnion county will be well rep resented in the I'nion stuck yards Speeia I Pig (-"ceding contest, for l-H club members. The following rninn county boys have entered In this contest : Wilbur Hlokland. Island t'lty, purebred Iterkslilres, CiMHi Hlokland. Island City, pun-bred Herksblres. i Homer 'ase, Allcel, purebred t'bester Whites. Jim Met 'lure, ,il Ciraude, grade Poland ChfiiHS. Jesse Itork. La Ciraude, grade CKV'Hler Whites. The requirements for this nni lest are t hat tour pi'H from t lie same llller nriurt be fed for tuar ket purposes. Pius should be en tered In the contest, af weaning lime. Tin' boys must keep accu rate weight and feed record for a period of al U-aul four months. All pons with an averawe weight of (if to li't'i h. will score perfect as tai ns weight is concerned. AH pens with an a vi-rage weight of over 'J'HI lbs. will be penalized one fourth point for each pound over weight. A Champion Over All - -! '4A A 1 .4U f 4 Alleel ,.n,l Mr. It Mil MM. Alvlll l"".''" Westenshoiv. of lmbler. drove auinJuy ivlieri tlisy ,' tl. Morrow, inneven'l em:'", wild ills Jeini iu. l."' ill il.ilry Wreeijs at the O n'Kon Hlale r'air. Air. Morrow, lairy i o , I., I'l.in.iioa tu '" ,ell-U"n thro.lKlio.lt Ihe stall' Tor h'K I le iU 'vU'' ,i flm ....I'M-'it '"' !! ' "!.H-iii!..r s Certified Seed Is Obtainable From Valley Growers' Follow ing t he Kcveral visile to this valley, fir 1-;, It. Jackman, laim crofts speeia lists from Hie slate college, for the purpose of illWpec ling diriment fields of grains a id potatoes, looking tow a rd cert il n a lion, It Is reported that there may be secured right within t'nl"ii county o,iianiitleM of certified seed for fall or iprlng planting, and heed that Is reported to be exceptional ly clean. This Is 1 rue of w beat, oats, alfalfa and potatoes. The ;t( ter crop was minh lighter lo the valley this season, due In all prob ability lo tin- great difllculty ck pcrb-:ieed by growern of certified pot at oes for seed in disposing ol their crop of last year. According t f i Wray Lawrein acting county agi IcnM ui 1st , wheat field certified are follows: ('rank McKennon, Imbl'r; .1- A. (iaskll). lmbler; H. M. Oliver. Hum mervltle: It. H. Huron. Imbb-r; C A. Huddleson, North Pov d'T and Jack i or ha in, Noi t b Powder, Miirkton outs were certified on H. IL Huron's farm ut I in bier. Po- (Cuulinued uti School lime foods mu.st he healthful ami nourishing. Wholesome meals prepared from rresh, clean foods are csscnliol to build young bodies strong and sturdy. That's why we invite mothers to buy at MncMarr's. Here you will find just the right foods for children fresh, nourishing and body-building. Economically priced, too. MACMARR PRICES FOR SATURDAY AND MONDAY SEPT. 14-16 Snnkp! RJvr Peaches reanui isuiier 2-lb, jar f VI MACARONI 29c liillKi'r i;nl('k ('(MiklllK. Mm It- with lllllli. 3 packages FHfi 10 Silverware coupons This renowned crop is here in Quantity. Those who know them gladly pay the slightly higher prices for canning and eating. Buy Now at Per Box 98c Celery Well Bleached 2 bunches 19c Nucoa Margarine Tho Best One of All I" 2 'pound's . ...... 49c Tiny Kernel Corn Preferred Stock Brand Here is an extra value at 2 No. 2 Cans . . . : 29c Candy Special Large Crystalized Gums A new idea in a confection. 2 Lbs :55c S3 White Kin?'' WiiMhlnn .Mki'.'hfJio Soup. Large. Pkg. 59c Salmon Del .Montr or I're rei'ied Stock rnnc.v NwUryo 2 No. 1 cans Meatwich Spread Libliy's No. !. can OQr :t iok JL Bulk Salad Oil Bring Container QQ QUART OUk, Sweet Potatoes Jersey Sweet Variety 3 pounds . ..... .25c Grapefruit Broken Sections No. 2 Cans, 2 for .39c Heinz Catsup Large Bottlbr25c Chewing Gum All Varieties 3 Packages ,10c jilaWunnirliirl Comet Rice Flakes Mmle fioni the iiiitiii-nl btYiuii the Melba Toast, 2 pkgs 45c Golden West Coffee, pound 53c Crystal White Soap, 10 bars 39c 3 packages Kraft Cheese I'imii' iM'lliw Am erican, Pimento, llrlcU or VrHelUi, Hull pound" 2 packages 45c I K FBI Bucipu Book 2 for 69c (lliAPK-NUTS COOKIES 2 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Mow 1 egg, well beaten 1 teaspoon soda ' cup Grape-Nuts ij teaspoon salt clip sour milk '! cup butter or other shortening I teaspoon vanilla I cup sugar i cup sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon r Sin rlniir oin f. nii'ilsiii'i', Hilil mi:Iii mill xill mill f.11'1 iinuhi. rri-otm h tif m In;- I iiiirnlii'.lily. mill Mlnac uniiliially, mill ri-iiiiHi liii'thiT until HkIiI null flnl'r.v. 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