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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1918)
Over the Top at the TaWe," Frefe Lecture at 6pete H6U& On Mai'ch 1st EAGLE VALLEY NEWS VOLUME C, NO. 15 RICHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, L918 $1.50 A YEAR MUTUAL CREAMERY-CO. IIUYKKS OK Cream, Milk and Eggs R. M. Kirk, Rosidont Manager RICHLAND - OREGON W. H. STRAYER Attorney at Law Fourth Floor Sommors Building Baker, Oregon Irvine Lodge No. 86 m Knights of Pythian MtMit uvury WislnuHiluy night at tlicir UiiBtlo Unit In lllclilniul, Oroon. VUlt 1 11 VC llrotlicru inmle Mttli'omti. f It. COUHIt.O. C. W. V. KA1.HV, K. ollt. AH, W. E. BAIRD FUNERAL DIRECTOR LICENSED EMHALMER t'tikcU unit Ptiroildnnl All Mif In Hfoclc KIUHI.ANI), OKKOON i'liuno: Tjro nhortii, Ono long W. R. USHER t Notftry Public i Conveyancer i Ollico, Second iiml Walnut Bin. ()ionltu Clirlntlnn Cliurcli C. E. THORP Notary Public All kinds of legal blanks on hand Your patronage solicited What Is Home WITHOUT ONE OP CHASE'S LAMPS ? Got one and ! you will know. If tiioy are not satisfactory they wont cost you a cent. J. M. CHASE, - Richland Renew Your Subscription NOW WILL YOU ENLIST? A mooting of the Homo Guard will bo held Saturday evening at which time the organization will either be-pcrfected or the matter given up entirely. Alihough a great many men over draft ago acknowledge that such an organ ization Is needed and would be of much benefit to the community, they have so far failed to bo" pros ont at any of the meetings About twenty, mostly boys be tween 15 and 18 ycarfc of age; stand ready to enroll if an equal number of men will do likewise. This course we believe necessary for it will take the older heads to enforce dicipline. If you, dear reader; believe that the boys in the 'trenches should be backed by a force of drilled men a, home, show your colors by coming out Saturday evening and enlisting in the Home Guard. We Want Business . TJiis bank wants more business and is not backward about asking for it. The larger our business, the stronger our bank and the better facilities we have to offer, We aro building up one of the strongest, most progressive, and reliable banks in this part of the state. Fair dealing, courteous treatment, honest service, secur ity, accommodation all these things are at your service. We invite you to open an account with us. The bigger the business the better the service. That's why we aro anxious to grow, ad) Eaolu Valley Statu Bank Bring's Bride From Illinois Mr. H. L. Zeigler was married to Miss Pearl Stone at Carters ville, III., on Thursday, February 7th, and arrived in the Valley on Wednesday evening of last week. .They will, make their home on Mr. Zeigler's ranch north of Richland. While we think Louie treated us .rather mean by not putting us wise to the event in time for our last issue, we've concluded to forgive, him, and join the many friends in wishing the happy couple much joy and prosperity. Call for Bids. Bids will he received by the undersigne'd for Cleaning the Waterbury & Allen Ditch from end to end; said bids will be open ed Monday, February 25th, and contract awarded, The right is rosorved to reject any or all bids. , , M, A. Bennett, Sec'y, adlt) Richland, Oregon. Card of Thanks. To the kind hearted people who so willingly gave assistance dur ing the last hours' of our beloved daughter Lavclle and also at the unnrnL wft HphiVo fn fivnrpss out sincere thanks and appreciation. Mr, and Mrs. M. E, Augustus JiAVJOR SALE Call at the News office Price right .BUY WAR STUMPS NOW ; The organization for the pro motion and sale. Thrift and War Savings Stamps fpr Baker county I Is completed, John F. Herr and M. C. Bowen being chosen to have charge of this district. Baker county's quota is $397,- 7210, which means that nearly $20 worth of stamps must be pur chased before tiec. 3i, 1918, by every man, woman and child in the county if we are to dd our share. Needless to say, we are not go ing lo fail, but now is the time to begin. Start sonic definite meth od, such as setting aside 10c per day or buying at least three Thrift stamps each week. When our fatliers and sons and brothers were called by our coun try to take up arms in her. de fense, you did not hear an indi vidual soldier refuse to serve be cause his service alone would not win the war. Each man was reudy to do his part. The great army thus formed is going for ward to face the" fire of battle and to risk everything for the safety and security of our homes and our families, and for the very ex istence of our country. These are the men for whom you are asked to save ,and lend your dollars. A country worth fighting for is worth saving for. To save money is to save life. Begin today. Buy at least a Thrift Stamp at once. Writes From, Hospital San Francisco. Calif., Feb. 5, '18, Dear Sir: I will try and write you a line or two to let you know that I am still alive but still in the hospital. I've been in here 147 days all told since the 27th day of August, and, gee, how lonesome it is. I love lo soldier, but believe me, I don't like to put my whole hitch in a hospital; I would like to get to cross the pond and see some action sometime be tween now and July 1st. When I left home I thought I would be in France in six months, and here it is nine months. I would have been in foreign service now if I had not had to come to the hos pital, for I was on my way to Honolulu when I got hurt. They speak of California as such a swell state; I would not trade little old Eagle V.alley for the whole state. Well, as. it is get ting along toward mess time, I will have to ring off for this time. Hoping yp"u are all well at home"; I remain, yours truly,' , Wm. E. Wright, L. :G. Hospital, Ward 7, Presidio San Francispo, Calif. , . P.S. I wish to thank, the ladies for the Xmas box which I receiv ed 0.' K. it was very nice. 1 also. Wish to thank mother and Ethel for having he News sent to me"; if I ever go to France I want the paper to follow me, W.E.W. Cut the coupons in our adver tisement and got the benefit of our bargains. Raley's, ad over The top again When it comes "hustling" of any sort, but especially in raising cash, we'll back the girls of the Eagle Valley High School against any other in the state. Having been requested by the county chairman to raise $50 in this district for the Y. W. C. A., on Monday morning we asked Mr. Ashcraf t and Miss Ralston to allow the girls of the high school to do the soliciting. They gave their consent and by 10 o'clock volunteer workers were in every section of the Valley, with the result that the sum of $119.83 was on Wednesday morning mail ed to Miss Susan W. Moore, the County Chairman. The Young Women's Christian Association is doing a grand work and we believe is entitled to more support than has been accorded them in the past, and it gives us great pleasure to announce that Eagle Valley has "gone over the top" for such a worthy cause. A Letter From Corp. Barrows Camp Custer.' Mich., Feb. 7, '18. Mrs. Chas. Elliott; Richland, Ore. j I received your letter, also the sox, and must say I was very much pleased. Sox is one thing we can't get too many of. We have been having a pretty cold winter here colder than usual. Sixteen days last month below zero, and the average was eight above, so you can see it wasn't very tropical. Frozen ears and noses were not uncommon. On the 12th we had one of the worst storms you ever saw; you know how the wind blows in the Grand Ronde Valley well it was blowing just about that way here and the thermometer registered 30 below. That was the coldest it got so far. It was 27 below day before yesterday, but is warmer today. We never suffered much from the cold, for we have good warm barracks, steam heated, and never had to be out but very little. I'm in charge of quarters today, the other boys are out drilling in front ot the barracks; I can hear them giving commands and it is great to watch the other fellow. drill. Although the snow is 18 inches deep on the level; the drill ground is bare we keep thosnoW shoveled off. 1 like this country pretty well. We are located abot 5 miles from Battle Creek and about 15 miles from Kalamazoo. I have never been to K. but go to Battle Creek about twice a week. I don't know how much longer We will be here? it don't look like we were going to leave for six months. Wo haven't got more than a third of our battery but expect a lot more soon. You will notice I am using the Y. M. C. A. paper. They are dol ing a great work, rindltho soldiers enjoy and appreciate what they are doing for them.' 1 Tell all the people back there i FREDERICK R, WILSOff Physician and Surgeon Richland, Oregorl Night 'phone, one long ring on all lines. Day 'phone call central office. Ue Rog'ers Baker's Popular Hotel NEW MODERN CLEAN Under Direct Supervision of The Owner PpPULAR PRICES' Special Kates to Permanent Guests American Restau rant 0. II. fONG AND BROTHER, Props. Cleanest and Most Up-to-Date Restaurant in Eastern Oregon WE CONTRACT BANQUETS Telephone No. 237 u 1827 First St. BAKER, OREGON Richland Pool Roont Allan Binheimer, Prop. POOL AND BILLIARDS Soft Drinks of All Kinds, Cigars,' Tobacco, Confectionery Come in add spend your idle time We'll treat you right C. T. GODWIN" ATTORNEY Sommer Bldg. Bnker, Oregon WOODSON L. PATTERSON ATT'Y AT L AW U. S. COMMISSIONER DAKER - - - ORKGON am feeling fine and that the army life seems to agree with me as I weigh more than I ever did and. haven't been on sick call but two or three times since I enlisted almost eight month's ago. Corp. C. A. Barrows, Battery C 329 F; A., Camp Custer, Mich. Shortly after noon yesterday Mrs. Carl Mason chanced to look out of the window of ler home and, noticed snto"ke coming from, Wright Chandjer.'s1 barn, her son. Floyd run over and found the fire to be fn a pile o'f straw which, was on the floor at-the south side Of the building. With the help of Mrs. Mason and Miss Ethel Chandler the blaze was extin guished before damage was done. No one was at home at the Chandler residence but Miss Ethel and no person had beenV seen near the barn, so the origin of tVe fire is mysterious.