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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
4
The Terra Nova, sent in March to relieve the Fiala Arctic expedition backed by Zeigler, sighted off Honnigavag. One Norwegian seaman died of natural causes. Fiala's ship America was wrecked in early winter 1903 with four men lost.
Capt Louis Sorobo and his team demonstrate deep sea diving in a tank with plate glass. They show raising sunken ships and recovering bodies, including work tied to the Maine disaster inquiry and the ship’s 268 recovered remains. Also featured is the Crazy House attraction offering distorted mirror views.
County clerk issues license No 215 as grouse hunting draws near with more expected daily. Proceeds from the licenses will fund protection of all kinds of game in the state.
Harriett L Connett of Sweet Home was yesterday afternoon committed to the asylum. She is Ira Connett's mother the young man who escaped jail last summer and was sent to the penitentiary for larceny of a rifle. Her mind gave way under worry.
A Radom dispatch reports striking mill men assaulting the post office killing three officials. About ten thousand workers are involved in the action.
An ad promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Pea os oa family tonic claiming it keeps a family well for a year if taken this month. The Newlin Drug Co offers 35 cents, suggesting a limited time price.
The ladies of the M church announce a lawn social on Thursday evening August 10 at Mrs Bow Grandy’s home corner of 4th and Adams Avenue. Ice cream and cake will be served and an excellent program rendered. Also note August 11 sale for high market prices for chickens at the Jefferson Avenue warehouse by GR Cash Co.
The summer schedule from Portland to Astoria Gearhart and Seaside offers direct and round trip excursions with special tickets to Clatsop and North Beach points. Daily trains depart Union Depot at 8 00 am arriving Autoria 11 80 pm Gearhart 12 20 pm Seaside 12 30 pm. A Portland Seaside Flyer runs Saturdays 2 30 pm arriving Autoria 5 50 pm Gearhart 6 40 pm Seaside 6 50 pm. Special round trip season excursion tickets from Portland to Clatsop and North Beach points are 4 00 and good for return until Oct 8. Commutation tickets good for five round trips are 1 60, valid to Oct 16. Saturday round trip tickets are 2 60 good to return Monday. Tickets from Portland to North Beach points issued with OR and N steamers from Astoria, baggage transfers free, and all OV R N tickets from Portland to Clatsop and North Beach points interchangeable on this company trains both directions. Tickets sold at all OR WN stations. travelers to Clatsop Beach should plan to avoid confusing with Long Beach Wash reached only by boat from Astoria. For more information contact C A Stewart Portland or JU Mayo Astoria and ask for Seaside Souvenir 1905 with 20 views.
Rates show 81 cents daily for rooms and 25 cents for meals at the Centennial hotel. Mrs A E Morcheson and Miss M Garm are listed as proprietors at No Adame Avenue with a phone number provided.
The water committee seeks sealed bids for 200 or more cords of four foot red fir pine or tamarack wood to be delivered to the city pumping plant. Bids due to the city recorder by 4 pm August 17, 2005. The committee may reject all bids. Members L Richardson Le D Reavis Im Bu Henkamp.
O G Higbee of Danville writes that after two years of rheumatism he was laid up for four years before using Hallard’s Snow Liniment. One bottle cured him and he cheerfully recommends it to others suffering from similar affliction. Price 50 cents at Newlin Drag Co, December 2, 1901.
The Elke lodge announces a $3.00 round trip to Portland for Hilk's excursion Elka Day at the Fair on August 11. Details available from Guy McCaully Leo or I' & Ivanhoe Exalted Ruler and G M Richey, Chairman of Elka Day Committee.
An ad offers furniture style wood finishing at lower cost than typical painting. It promises to modernize rooms with grain work and decorative touches by D Kinney at 1435 Adams Ave La Grande Ore.
The city reminds all delinquent water customers to pay at the City Recorder office per ordinance. Water rates are due in advance on the first of each month at the water superintendent’s office or the first day of the following month for meters, with shut off after ten days if unpaid. later changes move payments to the City Recorder.
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