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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
5
Locals note that all bills against Union county must be presented by the first of each month. if not, accounts roll over to the next month. Also advertising a Wallace Peer less power sprayer at C. M. Riddie's in La Grande and a messenger service via Main 4. H. Kisler operates the office and handles calls for results.
A description notes a comfortable six room house in a town with payroll activity, located two entire blocks away and very close in. The listing emphasizes its size and location as a practical, cozy dwelling.
Listings describe arable land near Wallowa with poultry yards and sheds and a good location for poultry business or rental cottages priced at 2500 dollars with part terms. Local social news notes attendees at O A C events and visitors including W A Black from Portland Hattie Meyers from Wallowa and D C Brichoux from the Savoy hotel.
Managh Egensperger arrives from Cleveland to open the Wallowa Lake resort with improvements and new attractions for the summer season. He manages the resort’s affairs and predicts the attraction will draw more visitors.
Milanworts, an Austrian traveler from The Dalles, accidentally discharged a 28 caliber pistol while handling the weapon near the Alliance Flouring mill. The bullet passed through the left hand into the left leg above the knee, no bone broken, and was removed by Dr. A. L. Richardson and Dr. Biggs at Grande Ronde hospital. The injured man, whose name is not well known, was being sent on.
St Peters Guild will hold a rum mage sale Thursday and Friday in the basement of the Christian church.
Springfield April 25. Tilden president of the Packing company resisted arraignment for contempt before the senate after a committee ordered him to produce books to trace a 100000 fund alleged to have been raised to elect Lorimer. Galleries were packed as lawyers argued. Tilden's attorney hinted at habeas corpus to resist arrest, shifting the case toward civil courts.
Consul Schmucker in Ensenada telegraphs that Americans imprisoned at Alamo have been released and that insurgents there have abandoned Alamo. Consuls at Camperchew Puebla Durango and Sinaloa report outbreaks there.
New York dealers face the rise of artificial gems including diamonds produced from carborundum. Scientists warn these crystals, while very hard, are brittle and shatter during grinding. The artificial stones, made from sand coke sawdust and salt, threaten traditional markets with their convincing appearance.
Sheriff Childers investigates a bold shoplifting at the N K West store. Thieves descended from a skylight using a rope and escaped with two Stetson hats, a pair of shoes, jewelry, and other items. Bloodhounds failed to track a scent, likely due to the thieves exchanging footwear to thwart pursuit.
Walter Wade and party, traveling by auto from O. A. C. to La Grande, were delayed by a breakdown or mishap and did not reach the annual ball last night. The incident ruined their evening and led to disappointment for Wade and companions.
A Kentucky man from Iddleboro reports two bottles of Champlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured his distress after years of failed remedies. product offered for sale by dealers.
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