Saturday, July 23, 1932
TX GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
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From Welser
i Mr. and Mrs. J.' H. Hughes, ot
Weiser, Ida., have been In the valley
visiting among the members of their
families, (he Harrison and Hughes
connection. They come at this time
especially for the pioneer plcnlo of
Thursday.
3-1 Picnic
The annual Thrce-I plcnlo peo
ple who came from Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa has been announced
for Sunday, August 14. This event
held at Riverside Park In La Grande
Is always quite largely attended.
From Portland
Rev, and Mrs. Ofeorge Pollard, of
Portland, are visiting with -valley
friends. Rev. Pollard was formerly
pastor of one of the churches at
Elgin, and still has many friends
there.
At Flnley Rldgc
. Mr. and Mrs. John Dahlstrom
and two daughter, Delia Jean and
Donna Mae, of Moss Chapel, Mrs. B.
P. Dahlstrom, of North Powder, Mr.
arid Mrs. Wilbur Zurbrlck and Mrs.
I. M. 8hafer, of Moss Chapel spent
Monday at Flnley Ridge where they
gathered huckleberries.
I Rev. and Mrs. Hall K. Wallls, form
erly of Island City, now of Enterprise,
phave at present as their guests at
tneir caom ai wniiown
i Wallls'. brother, Rev. E. A. Mooro, a
Methodist minister of Des Moines,
Iowa. Mrs. Moore and their daughter.
Miss Mary Mooro.
From Laramie ' '
' mih ifinnln Knlman. of Grange
Hall, was quite delighted Thursday
to have a visit at the Pioneer picnic
with President and Mrs. Crane, of
T.aram(n. Wvomlne. who were here
( to confer with Mrs. Walter M. Pierce.
President Crano heads tne university
of Wyoming, and was president there
at the time Miss Holman was a mem
ber of the university faculty.
&hafer Reunion
Members of the Bhafer connection
in this part of Eastern Oregon are
busy with their plans for a family
reunion which they plan to have a
week from . tomorrow. This invita
tion which has been extended reads
as follows:
Hark! Hark! Hear the call!
This Is for Sharers, one and all,
i' Scattered over this valley so fair,
Living around here and there;
i At tho Riverside Park let us meet
With baskets filled with BOodles to
eat.
On July 31st, now don't forget;
; To every Sharer the call is sent;
; For once In our lives we'd like to
see
How many Shafers there will be
Gathered together In one big
,uneH.",v,r1,:,,M-' '---
A god time we'll have, I have a
hunch.
From Lakcvlew
; Mrs. Jessie Tuttlo Starbird. of
Lakevlew, Ore., visiting among her
relatives and friends In the valley
; was a very much interested guest m.
: the pioneer meeting at Riverside Park
Thursday.
To Mt. Emily
" A party of young people from the
Island City and Moss Chapel districts
; the Misses Margaret Zurbrlck,
1 Plume. Bhafcr, Margaret Bowman, of
! Umatilla, and Messrs. ' Wilbur Blok
i land and Harold Zurbrlck, rode horse-
back to Mt. Emily Sunday. The day
; was spent there picnicking In honor
I of Miss Hansen's birthday. The party
was accompanied by Mrs. Leo Hansen.
On Farultv
Miss Bculah Smith, of near Island
City, has been made a member of
the high school teaching staff at
Enterprise again for another year, ir
we err not, Miss Smith has com
pleted two years as English , teacher
In this school.
picnic Postponed
The annual picnic of the Country
women's club which wns to have been
held yesterday was postponed ' on
account of tho critical Illness of Miss
Mattle Golden, a prominent member.
As this Is being written Mrs. Golden
was still living but her death was
momentarily expected. A prominent
pioneer of this county, a prominent
granger, club and church worker.
Mrs. Golden has been In falling
health for several months.
Have Vacation
Mi', and Mrs. Lee Reynolds and
daughter, Dorothy Lee, have been
spending the past week at Wallowa
Lake where they have been vacation
ing, having occupied the W. H. Bdhn
enkamp cottage.
From Portland
Mlso Luclle Hunter, of Portland, Is
in Eastern Oregon, making a visit at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. C. A. Car
bine of PrulWale.
Heavy Yield
There have como to our attention
reports of very heavy yields from the
first cutting of aUalfa over the val
ley. Perhaps the heaviest of which
we have heard, was out at the Clem
McKlnnia place In Dry Creek. Mr.
McKlnnis had a field of 20 acres that
made nearly 60 tons or hay of a flno
quality. Wo have already mentioned
the immense crop at Hugh Huron's
on Brooks Lane where they put up In
all 360 tons of hay, a Job requiring
three wceka time.
Visits
Miss Bertha White, of the Cove, his
been visiting at the home of her
friends, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Long, of
north of Summervllle the past week.
From Washington
Mrs. Jeanette Tuttle, of near Rhine
hart, has as her guest her grand
daughter. Miss Jean Kelton. of Ta
coma. Wash.- Tho young woman win
spend the summer among her rela
tives to this section.
THE VALLEY
Mabel B. Morton, Valley Nowi Mltat
Picking Cherries
Because of the absence of the own
er, Sherwood Williams, who is oi a
trip In the south, Otis Monroe of
the Monroe orchards In the Iowa dis
trict Is picking the cherries in the
Williams orchards. They are Blttgs
and are of a super -excellent quality,
,we are told. . , ;; . .
Camping
An Interesting group of young wo
men, the Misses Marion and Carmen,
Fulkeraon and Luclle Adams, of Sea
side are having a few weeks camp
ing experience at the Fox hill school.
Miss Marlon Fulkerson taught this
school for several years It will be
remembered that this Is the school
which runs all summer because of
the extreme weather conditions of
winter.
Elected ' ,ffc"rT'
Miss Louise Hard man, of' Unity, who
Is completing her work at the Jflost
em Oregon Normal school, has been
elected to teach one of the grade
schools near Halfway; for next year.
Return Home 1,1
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buchanan, of
All eel, returned to the valley Thurs
day from Savannah, Mo., 'where they
spent the past month. They left Sat
urday for Spokane to visit Mrs. Bu
chanan's sister, Mrs. A. R. Megenlty.
who Is quite ill.
1o Sumpter .;,..? . ,
Mrs. Hugh Huron, of Brooks Lane,
Mrs. Mike Royes, of Pleasant Grove
and their aunt, Mrs. Rue. Laughlln,
of La Grande, drove to Sumpter and
spent last weekend at the home of
the sister of tho two former, Mrs. W.
R. Hawley.
Up In The Mts. ; . '
Miss Prances McKennon, of near
Imbler who is a student- at the E.
O. N. was accompanied home today
by a group of her school friends. Af
ter spending the night at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Frank
McKennon, the group will : take a
horseback trip up Mt. Harris and on
up Indian creek, a beautiful and In
teresting piece of country. In addi
tion to Miss McKennon the ciowd
will Include Miss MKdred Hin;hcllffe,
Charles Heard and Gordon Farrls.
Club Entertains : ' ' '
Wednesday evening, the members of
the Happy Hour Circle, that splendid
new club out In the Iowa district,
held a special evening meeting at
the home or Mr. and Mrs. C. T.
J at this time the cause, for the
(Change from afternoon to evening
and tho evening was a most enjoyable
one. This club Is surely succeeding
, In Its effort to get the neighbors bet
ter acquainted. Mr. and Mrs. Coulter
as ho3t and hostess and Mrs. Coulter
had provided an evening of splendid
games and contests. The serving of1
ice cream and cake concluded thls!
most delightful affairs.
To Cascade Locks ' '
Friends here or Miss Averil Stew
art who taught for a number of years
at Elgin, will be Interested to know
that she has been elected as teacher
In the primary department of the
grade school at Cascade . Locks for
next year. ( "'"
Given Surprise
Mrs. Lawson Webster, of.Hfcine Star,
was given a surprise party last Wed
nesday evening In honor of her birth
day anniversary. Pinochle? was played
during the evening, Re& Hudson
and Frank 'Gibson maklngtbe high
scores and Mrs. John Moertstmaklng
the consolation. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. John MprrispMr. and
Mrs. Claude Woodell, Narvon and
Ernest, Mr. and Mrs. Frank' Gibson
and Norman, Mjr. and Mrs. Alvln
Westenskow, ' Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bu
chanan and Junior, Mr. arid' Mrs. Roy
Redman, JamcB, Lloyd, Dorothy and
Junior, Miss Vivian MeFall, Miss Reta
Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. WebBter, ,
Home Fromi Portland ;;
Miss Helen Jean Speck hart has re
turned to her homo In the Iowa dis
trict from Portland where she went
the first or the week accompanying
her uncle and aunts, Mr. and Mrs.
Lon Gowcr and Miss Effle Snider,
For New Bridge
Timbers are being hauled for the
new bridge which is to be built soon
on the grade cast of J. A. Cask Ill's
near Imbler. The high water of the
past spring did grca)t damage to the
old bridge.
Visit Mother
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Winegarden
are among the visitors In the val
ley, at present. They reached East
ern Oregon last week and will spend
the remainder of the summer at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Elsie Col
lins, who lives above the Cove.
To Gordon Creek
Miss Florence Smith, who attends
tho Normal school, went to her home
up on Gordon creek yesterday and
will spend the weekend at the home
of her parents. She reports that her
father, who suffered such a com
ON THE AIR -:-
Station KOAC Extension .Service
L-ii
Monday Evening, July 25
6:30, Fox Whiteside theatre organ.
7:00. International Education. Prof.
Flaud C. Wooton. SUnford'Unlversity.
7:15. Race Relations In Hawaii, Dr.
Charles N. Reynolds, Stanford uni
versity. 7:30. Farm Hour. ' .
7:31, In the day's news?
7:45, Market reports, (.crops and
weather forecast. ,yt
8:00-8:30, The Oregon Loggers.
Tuesday Evening, Julyff 6
6.30. Pox Whiteside Theatre organ.
7:00, Training in CltlziRhrp, Prof.
W. O. Beattie. University of'Oregon.
7:15. How Primitive We Are, Dr.
Alexander Goldenwelser, University of
Oregon.
7:30, Farm hour.
617 A
plicated fracture of one leg several
months ago Is Improving but very
slowly and still walks only with the
assistance of crutches,
In La Grande
Mrs. Charles Cleaver, of near Imb
ler, who Is spending the summer at
Wallowa lake wonderland came to
La Grande the middle of the week to
attend, to some social affairs and
visit among her friends.
VlBlts Aunt
Little Miss Florence Morgan' has
been making a visit of a few weeks
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Odle
Shafer at Moss Chapel. "Aunt Phoebe"
seems to be Florence's favorite, for
she loves to go and make long visits
with her.
Big Season
The North Powder icing plant of
the Pacific Fruit company Is doing
the biggest business in handling car
lot shipments, It has ever done dur
ing the many years the plant has
been under the superlntendency of
Herman F. White, so the News reports
thlB past week. Up to lost week, 300
carloads of northwest fruit had been
Iced by the plant there, and that .
was at the' beginning of the cherry
season in xnis vaney, ur, wnue
stated that 34 tons of Ice were used
during one 24-hour period on Thurs
day and Friday and that If business
kept up at that rate there would be
little Ice left at the plant at the end
of the season. That was also the case
Inst fall.
Returns Horn
After a visit of nearly two weeks
with her daughters in Portland, Mrs,
Mary Woodruff returned to her home
at Union last Friday. Her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Stopp, brought her and will spend
their month's vacation on the ranch.
.u Wright's :m
Mrs. Ike Benson and children,
and Glen, of Seattle, who have been
visiting In the valley at the home
of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Wright, In the Valeria dtstrto
returned yesterday to their home on
(Continued ,on Fajre Five)
Harvest
Full Blast
In Wallowa Co.
WALLOWA, Ore. Harvest opera
tions are coming on with a rush for
many of the farmers of this com
munity. The drying weather or the
past two weeks has caused a prema
ture ripening or the grain on dry
land and with the season near at
hand when winter wheat crops usu
ally begin ripening much or the grain
will soon be. toady for binding. A
number, of. farmers,, lntbet JiJU, sec-!
tlons are busy this week ' cutting
back-swathes around their wheat
fields and cutting other1 portions of
the fields which they expect to use
for hay..
Reports from many of the farmers
state that much or the wheat will
be combined again this season and
this of course will not be ready for
cutting until around the tenth of
next month. Some or those who ex
pect to bind and thresh their wheat
with stationary outfits will likely do
a part or their binding by the first
of next week.
Present prospects are for the llght
ent yields of wheat In the dry farm
ing areas or this county thit has
been received in many years. Many
neids on which bumper crops have
been seen In former years are ex
tremely light. The squirrel damage
to many of the large wheat fields In
the hill sections, has been extremely
heavy this season. At many times
In former years the squirrel-eaten
patches In the fields have grown up
and made a fair crop after the cut
ting had sTopped. However, this sea
son growing conditions did not seem,
favorable for any growth to speak of,'
where the grain was once eaten off
and much of this will not be worth
going over for hay even.
severe burning or much of the
spring sown grain on dry. land during
the past week or ten days has greatly
reduced tho prospects for anything
like good yields from this. Some of
the farmers state they expect to cut
a large portion of their spring grain
for hay as soon as it gets a little
nearer matured. Pastures that can
not be Irrigated are drying up rap
idly at this time and some who are
milking a number of cows on dry pas
tures are finding It quite difficult to
hold anything like a good production
of milk at this time.
In some places farmers have been
seeding some of their land to wheat
or rye for pasture during the dry
parts of the summer and have found
It quite satisfactory In keeping their
herds milking fairly well during the
entire summer season. Reports from
the later ranges state that reed Ib
remaining In fairly good shape yet
and cattle and other stock doing well.
No trouble Is yet being experienced
from stock water shortage yet ac
cording to reports from stock own
ers.
of the Oregon State College 650ko
;
7:31, In the day's news.
7:36 Chat by County Agent C. R.
Brlggs.
7:46, Market reports and weather
forecast.
8:00-8:30, Music of the Masters.
Wednesday Evening, July 27
7:00, Survey or Tendencies In Lit
erary Expression of the Hour, by Mrs.
Mable Holmes Parsons, University of
Oregon.
7:15, Parents of Tomorrow, by Mrs.
Margaret Wells Wood. American So
cial Hygiene association.
7:30, Farm hour.
7:31, in the day's news.
7:46, Market reports, crops and
weather forecast.
8:00 Manic fo the Masters
8:15-8:30, Know Your State: "La
Orande," by Harold C. Boone.
' I ' TH h; HON nTlNH AM WPTfiHT
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The Honorable I Hi nil am Wright, sage of Medical Springs, who wns
re-elected Thursday as president of the Union County Pioneers
association. "Uncle Dunham" who lit now 1)0 years of age, wns
reminded as he ad dressed those at the, pioneer plcnlo tlmt 70 years
ogp, exactly, he was on his way from his home In Henry County,
Iowa, on a. trek which was to bring him to this valley.
VALUABLE INFORMATION
GIVEN COUNTY GRANGERS;
ACCOUNT IS CONCLUDED
At the recent meeting of the mem
bers of the Union county Pomona
grange held at the Eastern Oregon '
experiment station, much very valu-
able and practical information was
given those attending, especially ln
connection with the tour of projects
at the station conducted by Superin
tendent Dale E. Richards and assist
ed by George H. HyBlop, professor of
farm crops at the Oregon State col
1 lege.
A correction should be mado In the
statement madp. Wednesday, , . , Inas
muoh as the Carleton and White
Canadian varieties referred to tho
( field peas rather than alfalfa.
In continuing the tour of the sta
tion, Prof. Hyslop stated that flax of
fers possibilities for a cash crop as
this valley Is particularly well adopted
to the growth of flax. He stated that
the yield Is higher at this station
than at any other In the state. Tests
made over a period of seven years,
show that May 15 is the best date to
plant, because of frost and moisture
conditions.
Valuable For Ke-Scccllng
Summerfallow and clean cultivation
is tho best method for getting rid of
lirrtintuts uHMr n t-Anllrnflnn nf t.hn or fin
throe times in order to find the aver
ago production from different soil
conditions. The best grass to sow lor
dry land pastures and for re-seeding
range, Is the crested wheat grass. It
comes the nearest to taking the place
of the native bunch grass ns It will
F. F. A. Work
Increases In
Oregon State
Despite "the times" agricultural
education is increasing In Oregon.
Although this has been generally
a most difficult year, high school
vocational education has forged ahead
to obtain good results says Earl R.
Cooley, state supervisor, in a report
which has Just been Issued. And In
this report, he is backed by every
Smlth-Hughcs ag instructor in the
stato If reports from the conference
held last week at Wallowa are accur
ate. "High school enrollment In voca
tional agriculture Increased from
1,350 to 1,419," said Mr. Cooley. Num
bers of rnrmcrs attending evening
schools rose from 024 to 951. Mem
bership In the Future Farmer Boys'
clubs increased from 1084 to 1090.
Number of boys completing projects
was 14 per cent more than last year,
the reprt showed.
I'roMtK liecrpae
"Net profit from boys' project,
however, has decreased from $69,
51G.29 with an average net profit ot
$72.96 In 1931 to $52,379.03, With an
average net profit of $47.33 this year.
Tho decrenw was caused by the re
duction In farm prices.
"Port-time work for boys not en
rolled In high school between the
ags of 14 and 21 war, slightly less
than the previous year."
A survey during the year diHclwetl
the fact that 73 per cent of vocation
al agricultural graduates of 1031 are
now engaged In farming, Mr. Cooley
snld.
"Out of 229 Smith-Hu?hes grad
uates, 167 are farming, 1L. were
studying at agricultural college and
51 were In other work. A similar sur
vey two years ago showed Iom than
65 per cent of the former students
to be farming. More, however, were
In agricultural colleges."
New Iimrtments
Federal aid as reimbursement for
teaching of agriculture has been re
ceived during the current year by
35 school districts In the state, states
Mr. Cooley. .. New departments were
stand considerable drouth and It Is
very easy to get a stand.
, n. . Best Varieties
Superintendent Richards states that
the best yielding varieties of tho dif
ferent grains ore as follows:
Ave. Yield
Variety Bu. Per Acre
WINTER WHEAT:
Triplet 64.8
Knarkof 63.00
Turkey (Union) 62.0
Union 32-E 61.3
Hybrid 128 61.1 ,
SPRING WHEAT: - ,
Oregon 10 30.2
Oregon 9 38.9
Oregon 12 37.5
Jenkln 38.6
Federation 40.4
SPRINO BARLEY:
Trebl 09.09
Odessa 07.9
White Smyrna 63.9
Hannchen - 63.1
Blue Barley - 62.9
OATS:
Improved Ligowa 81.6
Victory 73.8
Improved American :.. 78.0
Minnesota 205 78.3
Mark ton 70.6
FLAX:
Damont 10.2
N. D. R. 52 10.2
Rcscrvo 10.0
N. D. R. 114 17.97
Primost 17.5
Each of these varieties has been
grown at tho station about eight
years.
started at Albany and Merrill Inst
year. Tho Pendleton school, In -a
Ktrlctly agricultural section, has Just
been recently added to tho list. The
work at Medford will be discontinued.
"More stress has been given this
year to study of marketing and pro
duction costs in all classes for high
school boys and adult farmers. Farm
shop Instruction Ib gradually being
ndjusted to meet economic condi
tions by making studies more applic
able to practical needs of the farm."
This hos been a banner year' for
Future Farmers In quality of work
accomplished, the vocational head
emphasized.
"Development of rural leaders has
been stressed In the organization.
Analysis and Interpretation of farm
project records has taught Import
ance of operation costs.
"Nntlonal recognition of tho Oregon
association was reflected In the elec
tion of Kenneth Petttbonc, or Cor
vallls, ns national president of the
Future Farmers. A special honor wos
the selection of Richard Carter, of
Newbcrg nnd Mr. Pott l bono for Am
erican Farmer degrees.
SMITH mtOTINlKS DIVIHK
PHKP DIAMOND CAPTAINCY
SAN DIKOO. Col. m Tho cap
taincy of the San Diego high nchool
baseball team, undefeated Southern
California champions, Is strictly a
Smith family affair.
Lenllo "Chct" smith, the -team's
undefeated hurler, yielded the lead
ership to his brother Henry "Swede"
Smith, second baseman who batted
.500, at the close of the season.
The brothers are Juniors so ex-Captain
Chet will toke orders next season
from Captain Swede, whom he bossed
this year.
ihxii: hasf-hai.l pilot
mivks u:stom:kj know
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. (Chat
tanooga claims title to the prlKe
ballyhoo artist In the Southern Base
ball league. He Is Joe Engel, the
"clown prince" manager.
Engel has built up a big following
In Chattanooga, which had been re
gnrded as a dead baseball town, with
a girl pitcher, three barbecues for the
unemployed, canary birds in the ball
pnrk. a "symphony" orchestra and a
negro dancing team that puts on
acts with the games.
Smith-
Hughes
Instructors ,
The meeting of Smith-Hughes In
structors of the state held at Wal
lowa last week was a very successful
as well as busy affair. Most of the
meetings wore held at the Wallowa
High school and the meals servod
ut tho high school were prepared by
two young -ladles, from tho homo
economics department of O. S. C,
Mrs. Robertson and Miss Wood. All
but one or the 36 Instructors over the
state attended the meeting and sev
eral brought their families making
the attendance about 73.
A fine program was arranged with
some very capable spcakors, W. T.
Stnnton, regional agent for tho fed
eral board of vocational education,
spoke on the project record keeping.
Jnmes Pearson, another specialist,
took an active part in the evening
programs. N. C. Donaldson, Wallowa
county agent, who Is decidedly ac
tive, spoke on the co-operative live
stock marketing and the livestock In
dustry in general in that section.
Other speakers were Earl Cooley, stato
supervisor of vocational education; O.
D. Adams, director of the state de
partment of trades and Industries;
and O. I. Paulsen of Portland, agri
cultural supervisor for tho U. P.
Lines.
The visitors were entertained with
picnics, and parties by the Enter
prise and Wallowa commercial clubs,
the Lions club and other organiza
tions. On Friday evening tho Ianak
Walton league gave them a picnic and
In the evening, a lecturo was given
by Fred Furst, on a series of pictures
lurnisnea oy the forest reserve board,
INGAI.LS IS POLO STAR
CLEVELAND tfV-David S. Ingalls
not only Is the Republican candldnto
for governor or Ohio, but nlso a Jim
my Foxx of polo. He established him
self more firmly in that position re
cently by scoring flvo gonls in one
game for his toam, tho Hunting Val
ley quartet.
WELL PAIKKi;i WALLS
STOCKHOLM (P) Thirty layers of
paper were found by workmen on the
walls or an old house near tho Swed
ish royal pnlace. The Initial layer
was hnndpalntcd and dated back to
the sixteenth century.
RUMANIA STUIHKS MALARIA
BUCHAREST WV-With $7200 do
nated by tho Rockefeller Foundntlon,
a section of the insane asylum near
Jassy Is being converted into a ma
laria research laboratory.
TODAY
WE HAVE
Huns WcKteiiHkow, Imbler
My parents were born In Denmark
and came to Utah with other Bottlers
of our church Tho L. D. S. I was
born in Mnntnl, Utah In 18GD. From
my parents I mhorlted a fondness for
music and I began my music lctuons
when a Bmall lad. When I waa 15. n I
was a member of an orchestra, mem-1
bcr of a band, sang In tho tabernacle
choir at Mantal and played tho clari
net In the temple orchestra.
When I was 20 I was married to
Chrlstena Anderson. Nino yearn later,
In company with three other families,
wo came to Imbler. Tho other fam
ilies Were tho Lewis Jensens, tho Bil
lings family end my brother Peto and
his family. Soon after our arrival
hero, wo organized tho first ward of
our church in this valley. I was the
first Sunday school suierlntc)ulcnt
and tho first presiding elder. This
was In February, 1808. We did not
have a church so wo met In our
homes. Tho next winter wo construct
ed our present church. This was built
In tho dead of winter often zero and
below and we were obliged to build
bonfires by which to warm our hands
when they became too numb to work.
LA GRANDE
Mon. OC Tues. 0& Wed. 97
July July July A
UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT DEPOT
REDUCED ADMISSION PRICES
CHILDREN - - - 10c ADULTS - - - - 20c
Wo were much Indebted to O. O. How
oil, who, tho not a member of our
church, gave us his services for only
one dollar a day and he was a first
class carpenter. He did thlB just to
help us out. He was also a good mu
sician and helped In our orchestras.
Wo played ror dances all over tho val
ley for a number of years. Boon af
ter the church was built at Imbler,
one was built at La Grande where
tho "present recreational hall now
stands.
The four of us Jensen, Billings,
brother Pete and I combined and
bought 320 acres from Wnlter Pierce
lying Just north of Imblor on tho
wesU.aldo of the county rood. Walter
had extensive land holdings around
Imbler and he said "Boys, land Is
selling for $40 an acre and I'll sell
you all you want at your own terms."
Walter was mighty good to us In
many ways." I lived on this place four
years and then got a chance to buy
720 ncres from Mt. Harris which lies
east "of Imbler where I made my
homo for many years. I needed $260
additional money to pay down on
tho place and I borrowed it from a
stranger who never asked for security.
Ho was Jimmy Rlggs father of
Charley and Jack Rlggs. Try that
stunt today on even your best frlcncV
The main crop wo had In mind
when we came hero was sugar beets
and wo did raise them extensively
until tho sugar factory finally loft La
Grande. However, wo soon regarded
wheat as tho easiest and most rof
ltable crop. I sold tho first wheat I
raised hero for 33c a bushol to Har
vey Rlnehart who operated tho flour
mill at Summervllle. I used to laugh
OREGON'S OWN COMPANY
Oregon Mutual
Fire Insurance Go.
of MeMluiivUtc, Oregon
ORGANIZED 1894
A MESSAGE TO OUR
POLICY HOLDERS
Wo desire to direct your attention to the following statistics, ahow
: lug tile NET PIRB PREMIUMS RECEIVED IN OREGON during 1831
by THIS COMPANY ond by tho TEN LEADING STOCK COMPANIES
doing business In this stnto:
Oregon Mutual Fire Insurance Compnny....?322,682.00 .
llnrtford Plro Imurance Company 160,467.00
, Aotiin Plro Insuranco Coinpnny : ..160.a60.0O
Travelers Plro Insurnnco Company ..:...-....132,609.00
Firemen's ot New Jersey - 131,516.00
"Homo Insuranco Company ot Now York ......118,736.00
Olobo - Butgore 116,908.00
Firemen's Fund 111,836.00
Royal ot Liverpool . 02,829.00
California Flro 89,419.00
Insurnnco Company of N. A 82,240.00
"" These figures apply to Oregon business only. Tho . OREGON
MUTUAL also operates In Colllornln, Washington, Idaho and Utah.
The above showing Is the result of years of economical manage
ment, consorvntlvo underwriting, fair adjustment of losses and tho
building of a etructuro financially strong so that It appeals to tho
Intelligent insurer. It lias maintained this leadership for several
years and expects by conservative management to continue to merit
on Increasing share of public esteem.
Williamson & Berry, Agents
La Grande, Oregon
when X told of that sale and that
price but the price sounds familiar:
now and there's nothing funny about
it. ' i
WVitlo Jlvlnir nn mv farm uf
Imblor, r tried one venture that
proved Interesting but not profitable
the raising of rainbow trout. I
constructed a large fish pond which
was fed by a large spring. I had
complete spawning and hatching
equipment, I spent "$5,000 in von-
struotlon and equipment, Most of
the trout I marketed to hotels Jn
Portland. Pat Foley was a good cus
tomer, Pat always wonted to dip
them up himself, Altho he come very
often ho always seemed; to get a kick
out of It. This spring water was very
cold and working In it finally brought
on rheumatism. I found It very dif
ficult to get competent help so fi
nally had to give It up.
We had nine children, six of whom
are living, and these are all living,
adjacent to and in Imbler. :
A3 I look backward to those early
days In this valley, my most vivid
recollections ore of the many kind
deeds or our newly round friends.
Among these I want to especially
mention Walter Pierce, Jimmy Rlggs,
F. L. Meyers of the La Grande Na
tlonal bank, the M. & M. company
and many other Individuals and
business houses. They stood by us
and helped us got a start by giving
ua credit and assisting is in many
ways and we will always remember
them for It.
I think tills valley Is a fine place
In which to live fertile soil, pure
and invigorating air, fine water and
best of all mighty fine people for
your friends and neighbors.