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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
4
In Yokohama an agreement bars Chinese from dealing in American goods and with American banks and securing firms. Chinese violators face severe penalties while American consul general Henry D Miller monitors the situation.
A masked robber entered the Saloon held up fifteen men on Saturday. He placed a revolver on the bar and ordered the men to line up and hand over valuables. The thief obtained about $268 from the crowd and the register before fleeing on a northbound train.
The Midway opens Monday August 14 with attractions from Nat Riess Southern Carnival Co. and the Golden City automaton show. The Coon Town 400 features 14 specialized colored performers in a Dixie cotton-field scene then modern dances to please crowds. The Golden City displays 8000 automatons in daily occupations and historic locomotives. Ladies and children may attend unattended. For sale notice included at end.
The summer schedule covers Portland Astoria Gearhart and Seaside with direct trains leaving Union Depot at 8:00 am arriving Astoria 11:30 am Gearhart 12:20 pm and Seaside 12:30 pm. The Portland and Seaside Flyer runs Saturdays 2:30 pm to Astoria 5:50 pm Gearhart 6:40 pm Seaside 6:50 pm. Special round trip excursion tickets from Portland to Clatsop and North Beach points cost 4.00. return postage valid until Oct 16. Five round trips cost 16.00 return until Oct 15. Saturday round trip tickets 2.50 return Sunday. Tickets from Portland to North Beach points are tied to OR and N steamers from Astoria. baggage transfer free. tickets interchangeable with OR & N trains Portland to Clatsop North Beach. To avoid confusion with Long Beach Wash the Seaside service is by boat from Astoria. For more details contact agents Stewart or Mayo and request the Seaside Souvenir 1905 featuring 20 views.
Fragmentary text describes Hollister sieve usage for ware con and mentions a price of 35 cents per year. The portion is garbled with several misspellings and missing context, no clear entities or dates.
Real estate loans offered by LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO with prompt closings upon title approval. GBR Cash Co advertises to buy chickens at its Jefferson Ave warehouse offering high market prices for all inventory.
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York says her long skin trouble was cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve after remedies failed. A trusted remedy for burns and sores, sold for 25 cents at Newlin Drug Co. downtown.
Public notice from La Grande Oregon dated July 26 announces a 30 day period for a sale of wood groceries Provigiona and new fall feed stock at Phone Red 971 Old Town store. Sept. 1 E J ATKINSON uw.
A reward of 50 dollars is posted by the Grande Ronde Stock Growers Protective Association for the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing stock in Union county. Secretary signs the notice.
Rates listed at 81 per day with 25 cent meals and special monthly furnishings for patrons. Proprietors Mre A E Morpbeson and Mies M Garm operate at No Adame Ave with a listed phone.
Elks announce a three dollar round trip to Portland on Elks Day at the Fair. Attendees must act by August 1st with the six dollar rate available for the excursion. For details contact Guy McCully Ivanhoe Exalted Ruler or G M Richey Chairman of Elks Day Committee.
An ad promotes interior wood finishing services at 1433 Adams Ave La Granda offering egg shell and velvet mirror polished finishes to make rooms resemble fine oak furniture.
Citizens with water arrears are ordered to report to the city Recorder to settle dues under the ordinance. Water rates are due in advance at the water office on the month’s day. those paid within ten days avoid shut off, with further sections detailing enforcement and payment to the city official.
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