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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1911
Page
4
The report praises a Knights Templar event at La Grande as a strong showcase for local enterprise and the Grande Ronde valley. It notes the positive effects of the motorcar tour on visitors and the superb services and fellowship, hinting at past regional rivalries being only partly remembered.
La Grande and the valley thanked Maeal Katerite Tamatar members for entertaining visiting lodge men from Baker and Pendleton. Over 50 business leaders attended, enjoyed automobile tours of the region, and showed keen civic interest despite lodge ties.
Governor West announced Ben Olcott will succeed the late Frank Benson as secretary of state. The decision, described as personal friendship influencing public office, sparked consternation in the Republican ranks and controversy over the choice, since Turner Oliver of La Grande would have been the traditional pick.
The sermon recalls Easter Sundays with sun shining and notes a stormy Easter as a rare, nearly unknown occasion. Dr. Seeman mentions Rastir as a day when the sun danced in the heavens, prompting reflection on Easter’s typical bright skies.
La Grande entertained Mr. Roose velt and many notable Pendleton citizens. The city expressed pride in the honors shown. Anglers fished the trout streams along the banks yesterday, drawing attention from locals.
Folk of Missouri praised Oregon Agricultural College for its armory as the finest in the nation. He urged liberal state support and urged students to remain vigilant against graft and political corruption while stressing education as the best public expenditure.
New York warns that long stored flowers such as violets may be five to six months old when sold. The blooms look fresh but are artificially scented after cold storage, risking odor changes and a brief six hour sweetness before they droop and wither.
La Grande Fraternal Orders meet Thursdays at 8 PM in the Elk's Club corner De pot Street and Washington Avenue. Visiting brothers invited. Officers listed: H J Ritter Ex Rt H E Coolidge Rec Sec Jess Paul CC, RL Lincoln Master of Rituals and Stated Business.
An unusual cold storage item surfaces in cafes at remarkably low prices, highlighting an unexpected trend in affordable storage goods.
In Union County Oregon the County Court cites Harry Bair Lawrence Bair and unknown heirs of Elias Bair to appear in the County Court for matter of the decedent. The notice invokes the State of Oregon requiring appearance and response in due course.
A court in Union County Oregon orders the administrator of a decedent estate to sell parcels in Sterling's Addition to Islam City to satisfy debts. The sale is set for May 2, 1911 at 10 a.m. in the county court room in La Grande. The judge is J C Henry and the clerk is Ed Wright with seal dated March 24, 1911.
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