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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
6
The Methodist ladies announce a social next Friday evening at the home of A. C. Huntington at 4th and Main. Full program details will be published later.
GC M Stackland reports a fine cherry crop with Stackland Bros shipping seven and a half tons of Royal Ann cherries and twelve hundred boxes of Hind varieties, including Bing and Black Republicans, mostly shipped out of the county with the Portland cannery receiving the bulk.
The new hotel addition at Hot Lake Sanatorium will be ready in November. Brick layers use nearly four car loads of brick daily, enabling the structure to house 200 guests, tripling current capacity and boosting Hot Lake toward a national health resort status.
Union services will be held on Sunday evening at the Baptist church with Rev. B F Meredith of the Methodist church to preach.
A note reads long black and white silk gloves will arrive Monday for display at The Fair. Event highlights include fashion items and exhibitor preparations, with emphasis on awaiting arrival and Monday setup.
Local notes list residents and visitors including Thomas Budge from Asion L W Greson from Wallowa A Lindholm from Meacham J Garmon from Baker City H B Knight from Pendleton H P Oliver from Union Mrs Clara T Lyte visiting Everett Washington Mrs T N Murphy heading to Portland and Long Beach Mrs Thos Budge and daughter Syd travel to Union Mrs Al T Kinney from Joseph via Eastern points Mrs S D Crowe to the sea shore Noyes and son Oscar to Spokane Rev O H King to Elgin Al Vogel horse buyer from Pandheton at Dr P A Chariton’s Mrs Vogel camping at Meacham Circus draw brings crowds next Wednesday Roy S Curry hurt yesterday but recovering County Clerk James Gillham to Union and then Catherine J H Stevens to Maacham for camping Dr M K Hall M Vita McKernon to Long Beach Miss Etta Eubanks returns to Walla Walla Miss D Reardon family to Tacoma then Mexico G D Simmons and Ed Brady depart for big game on Cleft River and Kidale Lake group from La Grande to Woodard Road for a camping week Union County Fair dates Sept 14 26 at Baker City premium book copy nearing completion Fire alarm contractor Goodnough installs new apparatus Meacham farmer John Hama touts Meacham country crops and fruit with optimism about southwest Meacham agriculture and extended plantings
Express Agent L. F. Masevenes received instructions to ship free fruit. A National Irrigation Congress watch event will be held at Base September 3-8. The program is limited to shipments of five hundred pounds or less.
Dr P A Charlton the veterinary surgeon visited the G I Wade farm yesterday and saw a two months and a half old colt weighing 625 pounds. The colt, sired by a Shire horse, is a fair sample of about fifteen other colts Mr Wade has at the place. This 625 pound colt marks the season's best for its age.
The rope measuring and pricing device invented by Eugene F. Hug has its contract for manufacture given to Benbow & Warren Mfg. Co. of Portland. Hug, of Elgin, is the inventor of the device and several other machines.
Two year old Lee Martin of near Dilley Oregon was injured Saturday while watching a dragging chain on a wagon. His leg was pressed against a piling end, breaking it in three places below the knee. Medical aid was provided but the injury is grave due to his young age.
An immense raft carrying 9,000,000 feet of logs from the Columbia River has arrived in San Francisco in good order. The mammoth raft was towed along the Pacific by steamer tugs and brought to port amid a waterfront display.
Fragmented lines describe placing guests at tables and after dinner seating. Mentions wards, happiness, and dining at a restaurant. Language is garbled with mis-spellings and unclear entities. No clear event or identifiable names.
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