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La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1911

Page

5

Water rent due and local notices pace town

Public notices urge paying water rent by the last day. Local items list Dr Posey offering eye ear nose and throat care with hours at Selders' store, and a Valley Creamery ad notes 8 to 9 cents per pound for butter fat and 20 cents to farmers. A lawn social by M E church is planned for Friday evening at Fourth and Adams with home made cake and sherbet.

Posey Selders The Valley Creamery M. E. Church Fourth and Adams

Foley hotel guests and visitors in La Grande

A string of visitors and guests are recorded at the Foley and Savoy hotels in La Grande. Notable names include Leon K Welse of Spokane, Lucile Johnson, J J Burnett of Starkey, J F Temple Jr of Pendleton, D B Payne from Enterprise, S R Haworth, A J Baker, Wigan of Quincy, W Lawrence of Corvallis, and others from Spokane, Athena, Park City and Baker. Many registered at the Savoy or Foley, with several en route to Portland, Burns, or Joseph Lake.

Léon K. Welse Spokane Bavoy Lucile Johnson Foley R. Day F. B. Hooper Elgin Sam Banister Athena la Grande R. A. McKinney Spokane Dry Goods Company J.J. Burnett Starkey Dhy Savoy Hotel J. F. Temple, Jr Pendleton Savoy D. B. Payne Enterprise J. M. Heckhard Boise S. R. Haworth F. A. Wagner Enter- Drig Lawrenue Vieirs Hotchkiss The Puget Sound H. Williams Park Cry Utah Foler Fy Newhard Portland Phelps Lane Rf. W. Macan Ontario Joseph Lake

Geddes Changes Post With Plumbing Firm

Geddes, formerly with Fisher and Brown of Baker for nine years, has accepted a position with the Brediep and Co plumbing concern, after working with Baker.

Geddes Fisher & Brown Baker Brediep & Co

Water Rights Suit Heard in Portland Court

Amalgamated Sugar Company files a federal suit in Portland to establish riparian rights on Catherine Creek. The action targets about 39 water users and aims to end ongoing disputes by permanently defining priority rights. Defendants include prominent Union ranchers and local figures.

Portland Catherine Creek Amalgamated Sugar Company United States District Court LAO Ummm Eee Lae Union Hutchinsons Schoonover Dobbng Mac Wood LA Grande Bramwell

For Sale and Rent Notices from La Grande and Cove

Classified items include furniture for sale in good condition with lease, a limited number of boarders wanted at the Observer, and several rental ads. Furnished and four room houses in La Grande are offered, with inquiries directed to Mrs Anna Brooks and J A Russell at Third and Main.

Observer North la Grande Anna Brooks J. A. Russel

Fire damages shack on Washington avenue sparks alarm

Smoke pours from a stove flue at a small Greek tenant’s shack behind the Maha Fey building between Depot and Fourth streets. Firemen respond at 3:20 PM as the Greek resident resists evacuation, noting the stove and flue issues while bystanders alert authorities. In other news, La Grande Oregon treasurer calls for city water fund warrants through No 9716 dated Sept 21 1910 with interest ceasing from Aug 9 1911.

Washington Avenue Mahafey Depot Fourth Street la Grande City

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