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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1911

Page

7

Bids Opened on April 10 for Exhibit Project

The Commercial club will open all bids for the exhibit project on April 10, inviting bidders to present proposals and compete for the contract.

Commercial Club

Imbler Orchard Tracts On Installment Terms

Real estate notices offer ten acre tracts one mile from town with water rights and crops several thousand dollars in annual value. Prices range from 3500 to 6500 with down payments and installment plans. Properties include homes, barns, orchards of apples and cherries, strawberry land, and garden plots near schools and main county roads.

Auction Bid Notice on Railroad Land at La Grands Oregon

In a notice dated April 3, a bidder must remove the hail within five days after April 10 from railroad land now occupied. Bids should be addressed to the Secretary of Commercial Club in La Grand Oregon. Ground occupied by the bidder under the current arrangement is specified in the notice.

Railroad Lander

Jury Excused After Busy Conviction Session

Convictions have been numerous in the present circuit court session as jurors were excused today for a week and will return Monday. Yesterday a jury found a Black man guilty of robbing the Haines Mercantile store at North Powder, while his alleged partner pleaded guilty. The court then took up the Hamer case, accused of stealing pants from Tony and Scranton.

Circuit Court Haines Mercantile Company North Powder Hamer Tony & Scranton Sibre

Fire destroys two warehouses at Henrietta Milling and Grain

A major blaze in Echo destroyed two warehouses belonging to the Henrietta Milling and Grain Co. with about 4,000 dollars claimed value and 1,250 dollars in insured coverage on each building. Quick fire response limited further losses as wind pushed flames away from adjacent mills. Investigators doubt a deliberate cause, suspecting a spark from a passing engine or discarded refuse.

Henrietta Millings and Grain Company Valuid Pendleton East Oregonian Justice Scholl John C. Williams Hartford London and Lancashire

Notice to Contractors for Main Avenue Bitulithic Pavement

Sealed bids will be received by the La Grande city council for 4965 square yards of bitulithic pavement on Main Avenue between Fourth and First streets with excavation curbing and drainage. Bids due by 8 p m April 12 1911 with 6 percent certified check. Council may reject all bids. Warren Brothers Company license agreement noted. La Grande Oregon April 6 1911. Recorder Co M Humphreys.

City la Grande Oregon Main Avenue Fourth Street First Street Warren Brothers’ Company Warren Brothers Company M. Humphreys

Sunset Magazine Motoring Through California Feature

Sunset Magazine presents Lloyd Osborne travel story and four color illustrations. The Spell by C N A M Williamson appears alongside In the Shadow of the Dragon by Grant Carpenter. Descriptive piece on San Francisco's Chinese quarters. April issue now on sale for 16 cents.

Sunset Magazine California Lloyd Osborne C. N. A. M. Williamson Grant Carpenter San Francisco Eod

Are You in the Market for a Good Investment

An advertisement touts fruit orchard investments in the Imbler district as ideal for small savers. It highlights steady returns, easy land care, and profitable past deals like the Laidlaw purchase, urging readers to choose an honorable firm to handle tract purchases.

Laidlaw West Imbler Imbler District

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Cigar Factory FAM US King Cigar Factory Imbler Orchard Savoy Hotel D. C. Brichoux Grande Ronde Cash CO Pire Echo G. L. Cleaver la Grande Investment Co Wenaha Lumber Co Sherwood Williams Hill & Hibbard
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