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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
6
Milin Laflin, part of a search party for Cecil Britten near Toll Gate, was critically wounded when his revolver discharged on July 18. The bullet struck his chest and exited his back, leading to lung congestion and concern over his survival as doctors attend him in Toll Gate.
The Palmer Lumbar Company has men clearing land for a new line with survey work setting stakes for mill log pond rotation and lumber yards. Surveyors map a side track from the main line to the giant as work proceeds to have the mill cutting lumber by March 1 next year.
Five thousand people attended the funeral for Joseph Rodecap, a farmer of Madison County who died of cerebral embolism. Weighing 400 pounds, his coffin was 28 inches deep and a wagon served as a funeral car as ten men carried the casket and sixteen helped lower it into the grave. He was 55 years old.
Regular August council night set with bids for refunding 30000 water bonds to be opened. Local visitors include Hilgard residents, Baker City trips, East coast and Europe travel notes, church social planned, and two job inquiries in local eateries.
Puget Sound will gain a new concrete drydock costing 1,250,000 dollars. The appropriation is set, site chosen, borings underway to determine depth and foundation details, aiming for the latest and most approved pattern.
Debates over threshing price persist as machines seek six cents per bushel though fears of losses linger. Reports note rapid infrastructure and yard improvements in La Grande, with new saw mill activity and a large foundry project. A Baker City telegram mentions Judge Ware and the death of a friend in New York. A groom named William Brown faces a shooting incident at a Charlotte station where bystanders joined in the confrontation and arrests followed.
Denver August 1 This state is today celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of its admission to the Union.
The annual meeting of the Reformed Church Assembly opened today at Bradys Lake near Ravena Uhio. The assembly has about 25 000 members and features addresses by prominent members along with lectures and music by accomplished singers and musicians.
Los Angeles police lack identification for two men tied to the chauffeur John Smilde slaying last night. Margaret Lauter, keeper of the house Smilde visited, recalls a quarrel and a man dropping a comb that named A. Hamberling before the suspects vanished.
Oregon Short Line and Northern Co operates a special from Elgin to La Grande on circus day. Train departs Elgin at 7 45 AM and returns in the evening after the night performance.
Advertises cheap dinners aimed at families and the general public. Promotes healthy, perfectly cooked viands and a welcoming atmosphere with ample seating for customers and even stragglers arriving late.
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