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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1934)
t ! Pag? Two- Walter Pierce, Is Speaker, At Pomona Grange IGEANOB HALL (Special) Walter Pierce, Oregon coonrcssroan, who ro. turned to his homo in tho .valley Fri day after being In' wnshtngton, D. C, for the1 lost six months on congres sional duty!' was one o the principle speakers at the Pomona grange moot lng which was held with the Blue Mt. grange Saturday. Representative Pierce described the trip from La Orando to San -Francisco, 'from Ban Francisco through the Panama canal to New York and then on to Wash ington, when he and Mrs. Pierce left last winter for the national capital He told many interesting occurnnoto that' Impressed him while In wushr Ington and he lso talked of condi tions as he saw them in the east, Another speaker, whose speech wns well received, was H. H. Hampton, as slstant county agent. He had for his subject, "Pour-H Clubs of Union County."' Ho said tlio largost dairy club In eastern Oregon Is at Union Ho stated that a club Or two In for estry work Is to be organized. Ho en couraged more clubs in farm record keeping be organized, there now oo lng only ono with D. B. Richards of the - Union experiment station in charge. Mr. Rampton outlined a plan to create a fund to send deserving 4 H club members to summer school. Other program numbers which were presented during tho afternoon ses sion at which time Mrs. Cuslck. pf Wolf Creek, ounty lecturer, had charge were the memorial sorvlces and two songs, the ilrst "Wagon Wheels" by Kenneth Regain, tho second, "Old Spinning Wheel" by Kenneth and his sister, Edith' Regain. Charles Wick lander, state deputy for Eastern Oro gon, concluded tho urogram by ex plaining the hew plan worked out by grange Insurance agonts to put Insur ance on a better business basis. He also spoke of the grange plan of co operative buying of gasoline and oil. : ' At the morning session, with Prank Wright, master. In the chair, business routine. ' Including comml'.tee ap pointments, state grange reports and resolutions were taken core of. In, the evening .several candldnteatook the fifth degree initiatory work. Alvah Dodson, Cecil Dodson, O. C. and Mag gie Fleshmon. - Blue Mt. grange, with Mrs. Albprt Hamann, H. E.' b. chairman; In ohargo, served dinner and supper, There were more than 80 In attend ance, Including representatives from Cove, Pleasant Orovo, Rock Wall. Cricket Flat and' Wolf Creek grange. as well as a largo number of memoors of tho entertaining grange. i Gus Berg, Pondosa, Passes In Car dust jWgi' ; Bd-yer-old Pondosa resident, 'died Butuluy morning nbou . 1 o'clock of heart trouble while en route to a Bakor hospital In an auto mobile. '-He became 111 Sunday night. Mr. Berg was employed by tho Stoddard Lumber company at Its Pondosa mill for threo years and had been employed by tho Orando Rondo Pine company slncb that concern ac quired control of the plant. Mr. Burg, who was born In Sweden August 3, 1805, camo to the United States from Canada 3S years ago. So far as is known here he leaves no relatives In this country. Several sons and daughters live In Sweden. I - ELGIN rKBSONALS Mrs. Cecil Oont returned Saturday to Aberdeen, Wash., alter a month's visit with her sister. Mrs. R. L. Shoe maker. Mr, and Mrs. Win. Crulkshank and Mrs. Mary Brcshcars of near Haines, were business visitors In Elgin Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Har.cn have re turned from Pendleton, bringing with them their two nieces who will re main with the Hasten family tor a time. Their mother, a sister of Mr. Huron, died In Pendleton last week. Mrs. Harlan arshsm Is visiting her sister in Meilford this week. Frank Graham shipped two car loads ot cattle to Portland Saturday. Bernal Hug has a crew of pickers picking his cherries this week. Pred DeBolc. while at work on the road on rock hill broko his arm whon a rock from a blnst struck him. Pred Hull's family aro moving Into the Trnrey holwo tills week. Mr. Hull bought the property. Many out-of-town guests attended the Hug reunion last Sunday. Among them being Dr. Mary Mayvllle, TIIPc Hug. Maud Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. John Nledcrer. of La Orando, Mr. and Mrs. Bellamy, ot Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Hill and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Palmer and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hownrd and children of Union, and Anna Pine, of Preewati-r OMAHA SIII.Kl' OMAHA. June 37 M'j (U. S. D. A.) Slieep: 8.600; lambs and yearl ings mostly Kit. a5o lower; Instances on natives 35c down; sheep and feed em steady; fed California wookd lambs W.75; good and cholco native lombs W.0O(,tB.75; fed cllpiml lamb tip to S8.75; fed yearlings Sfl.33 t $0.05; owes tip to 13 35. The planet Pluto trawls through space at the rote ot two or Ihrec miles a second. If You Aro Moving Between Portland & La Grande Try Ilund's Transfer Operating anywhere for hire ser vice plus common carrier frelpht lino service. La Orande to Baker Phono Main 709 - Grocery & Fountain Open Sunday and Evenings Wallace C. Mahoney Successor to OEO. C. RICHARDSON Same Block as Heasty's Service England. Too, Has frsJI'K rillfe' fe . " . : X M If you don't think that England, from tho drought, this picture should convince you! While In normal times tone of water gi:sh over tho Tcddinuton Weir, here's how the big (lain appeared after 26 days without ruin Willi nary a trickle In sight. OTAK Itclimis From Tiuomu Mabel McNeill has rctumod to her liomo hero from Tuconm where she has been since tho lattor part of last week visiting frlcucls. , , . Drivi to ItnkHr Mrs. Turner Oliver and Miss Mar- tjarot Anson drove to Baker yesterday and spent the day there transacting business and visiting mentis. . Slop Hortv Mr. nd Mrs, ;Bcrt , Porter , and niinhter, Miss Inez, stopped In Ln I L'. yv starts mm CA Drought Problems llko America, lins suffered severely Orando hist nlKht en route from their home at a as ton. Ore., to Yellowstone Park. They oxpect (o return to their home by way of 8)okane and Seattle visiting points of lutorest along the way. Visitor Prom Sitlem Mrs. P. A. Elliott, of Salem, arrived In La Orando Monday evening and In the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. T. Hill. CondniM'H Journey Mrs. Charles A. Bpeer, of Washing ton, Iowa, who has been spending the past ten days In La Orande with her sister, Miss Mitbcl Morton, en route from a few months In Southern Cali fornia, continued on her way to the Thursday... ward's annual La Grande y,A nRiNnv.-f..riwm.. GRANDE EVEJfrNft middle west this morning. From Wnlloim 1 " 1 Mrs. Bruce Cox, of Wallowa, spent Tuesday with La Orande friends and relatives. Mrs. Cox wus on her way homo from Salt Lake where she bad, spent a ter weeks. ConoliMle. Vlslt-' ' J ' Mrs. Emma BTlilngs, ' of Everett, Wash., and Mrs, Sarah Wallace, of Minneapolis, Minn., who 'have been visiting their daughter and niece, Mrs. Eurl Klein, and family have gone to Portland for a visit with relatives and will then go to Mrs. Billings' home at Kvcrett. ' VislQ Here Mr. and Mrs. Rubcrtson and son, of Rnwtlns, Wyoming, were -registered at a local hotel yeaterday and will re main here for a short time. From Portland ' Mickey Vail and Dick Frank, both of Portland, are spending a few days' outing in La Orande find vicinity. Mr. Frank' is the Bon of Aaron Frank of the Meier and Frank store In the Iloso City. Here Yesterday Oeorgo Rogers, game warden In the stat police department with head quarters at Enterprise, was a busi ness visitor In La Orande yesterday. Visit. From Idaho Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Evans, of Kel logg, Idaho, were business vlsltom in La Orando yesterday. To San Francisco Mr. and Mrs. Colon R. Eberhard have left for San Francisco where they will attend tho wedding of their son, Franklin, to Mlus Janlcc Edgcr, which will take place there on Sat- urdy; . i.i Attends Meeting M. E. Rleney, goneral grievance man for railroad conductors, was a visitor in La Orande yesterday and last eve ning attended a meeting for griev ance hearings. Mr. Rlgney makes his home in Portland. i From Salem Floyd E. Bates and Ralph Eggsteff. both of whom are residents of SAjotn. were visitors in La Orande yesterday. How Old Are Your Pillows? Moat people have the idea- that "Bed1 Pillows" never wear out. There never was any greater fallacy.:. Think of the unsanitary condition of a pillow that people have been breathing Into for a period of years. After several years use, fenthrs in any pillow become brittle and break. Old pillows become flattened and do not permit proper sloop, Healthful, restful sleep, is the most lmpotant function of the human body. You MUST hove restful sleep to be efficient. To sleep well you must have a good bed spting, a good mattress and particularly n good pillow. Look at your pillows tonlghtglvo yourself a report on how you teel tomorrow morning then decide t you are enjoying restful sleep. SEE THE QUALITY J NOTE THE PRICES Y . , THEN COMPARE! Fluffy Down ' Pillow $4.95 Imported linen stripe ticking filled with 75ff, selected gray duck down, 25 extra special curled gray duck body feathers. Vitalized Feather Pillow $2.95 Medallion effect 8 -ounce tick ing with 25 curled gray goose nnd 75;, duck body feathers. OBSERVER. LA GRANDEf, . 'Oghtbprsc', Gallops In jr.- T "u ii i-.o,m' Coming from behind to tie Ky.Laffoon, young Ponver pro. in an 18-hoIe playoff for Western Open honors at Peoria, 111., Harry Cooper, of Chicago, played sensational golf in a second 18-hole overtime period to snow under his rival, C6-C9. Cooper Is shown above at right, Laffoon at loft, and the trophy in center. At Pasadena Miss Dorothy Eberhard. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, C. R. Eberhard, of this city, and Miss Mary Sinclair, who left La Grande about two weeks ago and have since been on a trip through California, have been spending the lost few days at Pasadena and nearby points. In a letter received by her parents. Miss Eberhard reports an in terest ng visit at the Harvey Matthews home at Ontario, Col., and that the Matthews, who are former residents of La Orande, are a tor ting Saturday on a trip to Minnesota to visit Mrs. Matthews parents. Miss Eberhard and Miss Sinclair will return, ohortly to San Francisco to attend the Eberhard Edger wedding which will occur Sat urday. Jlere Today Howard K. O'Brien. who Is mnn- ;i Comfort Special Pillow $1.95 Domestic linen Btripe ticking filled with 100 selected curled white hen body feathers. Economy Special Pillow $1.00 Superior ACA ticking filled with 100 selected curled hen body feathers. Live Geese In our windows we are exhibiting during this sale two prize live geese. They are worth-while seeing. It Is from this type of geese that we collect our selected down. Thone Main IS ORE. ager of the store at Pondosa, was a business visitor in La Orande today. Himie For Summer Miss Valctte Harer, who teaches in the commercial department of the Union high school at Sonora, Cat., ar rived in La Grande the first of the week by car and will spend the sum mer visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Harer. Here Today County Agent W. A. Holt, of Uma tilla county, spent the day here on business. While here he conferred with H. G. Avery, Union county ag ricultural agent. From Portlnnrt Carl F. Caulfield and Albert Asher, of the Portland office of the federal re-employment bureau are spending mmmmmMmw a few days in La Grande transacting business. KiiirARents Here - J- H Cunpinghom and J. I. Puruy. Union Pacific passenger and freight agents of Pendleton, were business visitors in La Grande yesterday. Here Yesterday-- : C C Coleman, representative pi the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, was a business visitor in La Orande yesterday from his home in Portland. I OREGON BAR EXAMINATION TO BE GIVEN Final arrangements have been made for tho conducting of the 1031 bar cMamlnatlons at Salem, July 10 and U according to Colon B. Eberhard, Eastern Oregon member of the board of bar oxamlnors. The questions for these examinations have been decided upon and aro now In the process of being printed. Carl Coad, of Cove, who wns grad uated in law from the University of Oregon this year, Is the only Union county applicant lor these examina tions. In all there Is a total of 122 who have signified their Intention of taking the bar exams and this is an extraordinarily large number. Here after it Is anticipated that not more than 50 each year will apply under the new rules governing the examina tion. These rules provide that when an applicant falls twice, a period of three years must elapse before the examinations may again be token, and then only on a satisfactory show ing to the court and examining board A. B. POTTS ...... '.i, ,. 15. y'eai'p with, L.-0. Smith i Has Opened An Auto Repair Shop In The Lewis Garage '. 1115 Washington Ave. Next to Blue Mountain Creamery-, 4 2-Pc. Mohair Where, but at Wards could you find suct' jH, value?, Big sofa and chairT in all mohair I T1 S6 down, S7 monthly, plus carrying This low price -seldon tiuys such quality I A bij ( suite in fine walnut vei neers for only. ?5 dow"l'.?S:S? '""Mtyf pi"! carrying InnerspringMaffress Typical of Wards bedding values I Soft, felted cotton lin ters and deep inner coils for comfort. Damask cover. . ..... , Inherspring Mafti-ii Now I An Innerspring at the price of an ordinary cotton mat tress. Deep inner coils encased in felted cotton. Heavy drill ticking. Sensational at -i. ...... i !. iiii'J" Wednesday. June 27, 1934 of diligent study during the three- year period. 1 This year no limitations are mode and the examinations are being given , regardless 01 now -" . what states they may have been pro- I vlously taken, according to Mr. Ebor- . hard. ! Lumpkin Hall, built 02 years ago as the homo of governor, .Wilson Lumpkin of dcorjla, still stands on the campus of the atutc unlvoralty at Athens. ,i I, East Texas row growers supply al most half the nation's rJ's'!l POOR COMPLEXIONS ClpBgcd pores pimples i"P' a lew days ay fvc.mtj; cjtccuvc mcun-uiiuu - BUS SERVICE i For WALLOWA. ENTBBPBIBB, JOSEM ana Way Point. ; Leave La Orande, Dally 4:10 P. M- ' For PENDLETON, '.Way PoInU , Leave La Orande, Dally ' 10:30 A, M.. i . D. P. Stafe Depot, 1308 Adams Phone MAIN ft ehqrgt cwrjj. $1255 . :17.5 Mesmoi ,'i --V11