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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1911
Page
5
Local items announce sale of Ben Lindsey lecture seats at Silverthorne's and monthly room and board rates for the Oregon at 25 30 and 45 dollars. Other notes list sewer pipe contact Fowler's Transfer, Unique Cleaning's city contract system, and cement walks offered by John Oberg with guaranteed work and calls.
Complete line of switches chignons puffs curls at the Berry millinery store. New stock of wall paper has arrived at W. H. Bohnenkamp.
A stock of wall paper with latest designs has arrived at W. H. Bohnenkamp & Company. Customers are invited to view before purchasing. Also notes mention horse listings at Kerby barn and Mesdames Smith Davidson of Portland appearing at W. W. Berry millinery for a week with hair goods. Johnnie Adams joins L. Remillard at the Foley.
Local travelers and residents from North Powder, Cove, Enterprise, Portland, Walla Walla, and other towns check in at the Sommer, Savoy, and Foley hotels. Notables include L. 8. Kelsey, J. L. Dodson, A. J. Woods, Judd Geer, C. C. Van Houtte, P. Judge, and Wm. Roush, among others, with remarks on Wallowa growth and Northwest prospects.
Mrs A J Martin wife of D W Storekeeper Martin died at noon after five years of rheumatic illness chronic pain and a recent decline. Survived by husband and daughter Miss Irma. Born Clementina Swygart in Columbus Ohio about 50 years ago she came to La Grande in 1893 and lived there ever since. Funeral arrangements pending likely next Monday. The bereaved family has the sympathy of many friends.
The passage extols the value of the classified column for buyers and sellers. It notes a local man spending 1.75 to close a deal worth over a thousand dollars and a property offer of 1,000 yielding a 200 gain after a 2.50 ad. It also highlights heavy rental inquiries and urges readers to advertise any item, big or small.
Mr and Mrs Johny McNeely bought the William Little residence in South La Grande for 2000. The couple, long time residents about three miles from the city on a leased farm, arranged the deal with land man Geo H Currey who negotiated the sale. They plan to stay in the growing farming community as new residents move into La Grande.
A testimonial from H. M. Beatty of Little Rock Arkansas praises Foley Kidney Pills for relief from backache kidney and bladder troubles rheumatism and urinary irregularities. He claims two years of severe kidney pain ceased after using the pills and endorses them. Hill's drug store advertises the product.
For sale items include range heater oil stove bookcase dresser Morris chair rocker dining table and chairs Hoosier cabinet Wilton rug sanitary couch electric lamp center table iron beds and other small articles Inquire room 12 over Silverthorne's drug store.
The week centers on the extraordinary session of Congress for reciprocity with Canada and the opening of the Sixty second Congress with organization work. Taft's message and the Supreme Court trust decision loom, Roosevelt tours the West, and officials reshuffle as hearings and protests unfold in multiple states.
Notice requests bids to build concrete curb from one to ten thousand feet using cement gravel and ready lumber. City water available. carpenters offered. Bids due by 12 oclock Monday April 3 1911. Also ad promotes Chamberlains for pains sold by all Jenlore.
Ad copy touts D D D Trial bottle from Newlin's Drug Co as a mild soothing liquid for skin troubles. It promises impurities cleared and a clearer complexion, claiming it relieves many skin issues.
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