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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1909
Page
2
The Gentle Evening Observer edited by George H. Currye editors and proprietor. Subscription rates listed for daily and weekly plans with advance payment options. A notice states the paper will not publish unsigned letters and signed articles are encouraged. editors reserve discretion over content.
Display ad rates furnished upon application. Local reading notions per inch for first insertion. For each subsequent insertion fe per line. Cards of thanks Sc a line. Resolution of conditions.
A Portland editor praises the Grande Ronde valley, describing its near boundless fertility endless sun year round and abundant water. He envisions dramatic growth in grain vegetables fruit and overall agricultural wealth over the next quarter century as Pacific Christian Advocate notes.
A 14 000 population city in Oreon planned a 75000 dollar high school building with modern features. The architect earned 25 dollars a day while bricklayers received seven, a plumber six, and a trained teacher who oversaw forty boys earned 275 dollars per day. The project showcased the value of careful, quality construction and skilled labor.
A Traver, Oregon note from Teachers Monthly laments teachers earning only seven dollars daily in a grand building. urges conditions to change or for students to gain greater value than bricks.
The La Grande schools give little observance to Arbor Day with only in a few graderoom programs and a teacher talk. Grounds around permanent buildings are already planted with trees and other improvements have been completed, leaving the day largely ordinary.
The clerk and sheriff’s office are busy processing late tax payments received by mail. Property owners delayed until the last day, bringing in about 20000 in funds. The final turnover before October is expected to total around 340.
A pair of spectacles found on Valley Avenue between the Alliance mill and McAlister farm is available for claim by the owner. Call the office and pay charges to recover the eyewear.
Notice from J E Reynolds of La Grande Oregon seeking a reliable man to tend a stallion for three months. Contact Black 602. AB 4-12.
A brief note directs readers to Thom for expert plane tuning with a reference code 1-291. The item reads like a catalog or service prompt rather than a full article. It implies specialized aviation adjustment expertise connected to a person named Thom. Further context is not provided.
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