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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1911
Page
8
Slaves involved in the Imbler school controversy will bring their case before the county judge and commissioners at 10 o clock. One action plans to build a high school while another seeks to form a separate district. The dispute over bonds and annexation has occupied much time in Imbler.
A new five story structure is planned on Adams avenue opposite the Foley hotel on vacant lumber yard property. Promoters are not yet decided but J B Foley is named as a possible builder. The project aims to be among the tallest in Eastern Oregon and is expected to be constructed next spring to serve a growing Ta Grand area.
Dr Upton’s Fruitdale fruit ranch reports a bumper crop of Late Dake cherries with many twin and triplet formations on stems. The large harvest has the doctor elated, noting the fruit ranch sits just outside city limits.
Ed Boyd, a city resident, was examined for sanity this afternoon by Dr. M. K. Hall and the county court. Doctors concluded Boyd’s mania centers on fires and his wish to burn houses and other combustibles since losing mental balance.
Mr and Mrs G Birnie with Ruth Russell and Nell Grim mett completed a horseback trek into the Minam region. They scaled the headwaters where few have gone, enjoyed excellent fishing for trout, and called the journey one of their most delightful experiences.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Nevada notice mentions Chamberlain's Stomach tablets and a remedy. It references taking tablets and a political or public context but is too incomplete to determine a clear event, person, or organization.
S A Gardinier began excavations today for a two story office and store building on vacant ground between the Arcane theatre and the Buzzin Building. Ground work advances while architect Slaters finalizes plans. the Arcade wall must rise, and several parties seek to lease the ground floor. The structure will occupy 20 feet of frontage and extend back 110 feet.
A dog was hurled from a courthouse balcony to clear the courtroom floor, severely injuring the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Voll of High Valley who are in the city during the Hogg case proceedings. The girl suffered a broken collar bone and was rushed for surgical care.
Upton Sinclair, founder of the single tax colony and author of The Jungle, was sentenced to 18 hours on the rockpile for violating Sunday blue laws by playing tennis and baseball. He vowed to enforce the blue laws to the limit, warning lawyers judges and preachers may become involved.
Charles A Johns a leading Oregon attorney travels through La Grande with Mrs Johns and Miss Colleen Foster en route to Wallowa Lake for a few days of hospitality at the Wallowa Lake Amusement Company venue.
Large quantity of terra cotta pipe suitable for well curbs and drains. Dimensions range from 18 to 30 inches. Offered by B. S. Davis as part of a cleanup in La Grande at the Foley Hotel.
Port au Prince reports a riot leaves four dead and President Simons poised to flee as revolutionaries seize city outskirts. Simons family aboard the yacht America and officials to depart on liner Allemania after a three day resignation ultimatum. Firing along the waterfront continues and several soldiers are said killed.
The Southern Pacific line shipped 2,844 cars of Imperial valley cantaloupes by July 24 with about 100 cars left. Arizona cantaloupes contributed 403 cars to July 24 with roughly 300 more to ship. The movement ranks among the largest for the carrier in history.
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