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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1909
Page
2
A short notice from Milton urges carpet cleaning service with no removal, mentioning damage to a small area and advising dialing Red 141 for contact. It adds a light prognosis about fruit crops, predicting a good yield.
Fred Stanley a Portland businessman and former Grand Ronde Lumber participant subscribed 10 shares in the irrigation project. He praised the dam and reservoir site and predicted a quick rise in value, noting water will transform the Grande Ronde valley and demand will soon exceed supply.
Last week J N Williamson sold 2200 sheep at Prineville for 25 cents each. Ellensburg plans a 125000 five story hotel. A North Yakima heating corporation forms with 100000 capital. Mrs W T OConnell of Republic burned to death. 48 hours of agony. Fruit growers save crops with smudges. Kooshin horses scarce. teams reach 5000 to 15000. Brewster to plant 15000 fruit trees. Moscow Farmers Union holds 75 percent of Latah grain, dictating rates. Spokane plans a big poultry show next January. State Sunday school convention to meet in Salem. Oregon Railroad Commission hearing May 11 in Salem on stock cars. Ten thousand state school laws copies slated for distribution by May 37. Clackamas tax deed upheld by Judge McBride. Bread priced ten cents a loaf or three for 25 cents in Walla Walla.
F L Rieker of Redmond found an eight inch solid cast steel shot four ounces embedded in a juniper tree while cutting post timber two and a half miles from Redmond. The shot, from a Swall mountain howitzer likely used in an Indian outbreak, remained there until it was cut free.
Jay Van Buren disposes of his 42 horsepower auto purchased from Dr Phy to Mr McCormick of Pendleton. The vehicle will haul passengers between Pendleton and Letham Springs during the summer.
F D McCally arrived yesterday from Bend and Shanike and is reported to own two autos. One is a 60 horsepower machine that ran from Elgin to Joseph before the railroad was completed.
Many oppose the strong medicines doctors prescribe for rheumatism and advise simple topical relief with Chamberlain's Liniment when fever and swelling are absent. The ad cites rapid improvement and urges trial, with All Good Druggists carrying the product. It also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and lung diseases, with trial bottle offers.
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