Mountain NY Heav y Prost Visits Mountain Farming Districts
Aug 12 special from Save Em Ranch reports harsh drought and poor crops in the mountains. Wheat and oats yield forecast at 25 tons total. other farms expect lighter spring grain due to late sowing. Frost and early cold snap affect higher elevations, while hay and dairy operations show decent cuts. A worker suffers a leg abrasion from a horse while Forester Parker notes small fires from lightning along routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Em Ranch
Breadthurst
Mr. Burney
Henry Spears
George Bartemus
Rock Creek
Vegeta
Cuming
Forester Parker
Railroad updates from Union amid slow progress
The Central gang is laying steel in Union replacing old rail with heavier sections. The Sugar ranch to Hempe siding gap is closing and work near Townley ranch continues. The new motor car has not arrived and no repairs are underway on Cove switch to Union prumnction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Republican
Union
Central Gang
We Gold Press
Reily
Tt Ia
Sugar Ranch
Hempe
Townley Ranch
Cove
Society and Clubs Recption Honoring Mrs J W fin Guests
A La Grande social scene highlights a grand reception at Mrs Richardson’s home with Mrs J W fin hosting guests Mrs Thomas Dumbleton and Miss Loughlin of New York. Attendants, decorations, and music marked an elaborate afternoon as friends praised the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blinome Pheradayator
J. W. Fin
Thomas Dumbleton
Miss Loughlin
New York
la Grande
Richardson
Hoatesses
I Eretts
D. M.ar
George Carpy
Stella
Ingle
W. Seamann
JK Wright
Turner Olver
Miss Anson
Marjorie McCall
Olive
Alice Hill
Helen Currey
Minos Ash
Afra
William Ash
Ivathoe
J.T. Richardson
Woman Hurt After Horse Reacts On Roadside Chase
Mrs W B Gassett was seriously injured near We Mall place when a horse kicked her twice below the knee after tripping on a hitching line. She was brought to town by C J Forsstrom in an auto as two children in the buggy escaped unharmed and she restrained the frightened horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amtwerduan
W. B. Gabsett
Union Republican
We Mall Place
Gassett
C. J. Forsstrom
Oregon Delegates Attend National Opticians Convention
Heacock and Witts represented Oregon at the Salt Lake City opticians convention. They reported a large turnout and the latest developments in the field. Heacock bought the newest testing machine for his Eu gene office to expand his equipment offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Heacock
J.W. Witts
Eugene
Oregon
Salt Lake
Heacock
Watts
Mr. Heacock
Union High School funding rejected by voters
Voters in Union district No. 5 rejected a 10 000 levy to finish the partially completed Union high school building. The August 9 election drew 211 ballots with 137 against and 68 for the indebtedness, signaling disapproval of expanded expenditures and prompting threats of investigation and board reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union High School
Union School Board
Union Republican
Neas
Forsstrom
Pres. Levy
Fair People to Meet Tuesday in Union and Wallowa County
Commissioners of the Union Wallowa county district fair association are summoned to meet in this city next Tuesday to transact important business. President A L Richardson urges early exploitation of the fair and forecasts a surpassing event, as the meeting aims to secure the state annual appropriation for both counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Wallowa
Holman Family Visits Island City Brother
E M Holman and three Salt Lake County children visited his brother J A Holman in Island City this week. He notes a four year gap since last stay, sees great changes in La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley, and plans to return. He praises local improvements and feels more impressed with the valley than when first located there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Holman
Salt Lake County
Utah
J. A. Holman
Island City
Carpy family heads to Foxhill for vacation camping
George Carpy chief clerk of the United States Land office and his family started a camping trip at Foxhill this afternoon as part of Mr Carpy’s vacation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carpy
United States Land Office
Foxhill
Mr. Carpy
Sailors Narrowly Escape After Launch Collision
Provincetown Massachusetts August officers and seamen from the battleships Delaware and Nebraska of the North Atlantic squadron narrowly escaped death when two launches from the ships collided in a fog. The Nebraska launch sank but all crew were rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natrow
Provincetown
Mas
Delaware
Nebraska
Quotations Sparkle in Political Gibes Across Papers
A collage notes wit and criticism from several papers. References touch on the House of Lords desire not to abolish, the ship of state needing steam not rudders, Senator La Follette challenging the reciprocity bill, a South Carolina jab at a colonel, Hoke Smith’s Georgia stay, and parcels post foreign mail notices.
Commercial Banking Service Offering and Payment Proof
An advertisement describes banking services including business care, payment evidence handling, and options for interest accounts. It emphasizes secure, convenient financial solutions and suggests furnishing additional banking features.
Outing at the Seashore and Astoria Centennial Visit
Travel note invites a La Grande to Sea shore trip with a $10 round trip fare on the C W HR N line. A special train departs Wednesday August 23rd with full accommodations for travelers to North Beach. Ask agents for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
C.W. HR. &N. Company
la Grande
Chamberlain liniment for sprains and soreness
An old fragment touts Chamberlain's Liniment as a remedy for sprains and aches. It claims to reduce soreness and restore body parts to a healthy condition, urging careful application and noting general denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mountain NY Heavy
Prost
Stageberg & Sandborg
Tournius
Helen
Palo Alto
Helen Bartlet
Mary Neill
Zoe Bragg
Sarah Smith
Lillian Mcdonald
Mirling Smith
Ethel Hanley
Ethel Wright
Messrs
Kenneth Bartley
Merliy Batley
Harley Richardson
Milton Stoddard
Ray Williams
Willard Carey
George Currey
Russell Falston
Lee Reynolds
Frank Ralston
Arthur Gammond
Fourth Street
Mr. Gammon
Miss Bolton
Gueets
South la Grande
Ethal Wright
J. K. Wright
BE. Polack
Five Hundred Club
BE. W. Barnett
Ccident
Aptn Mair
Sahai Ie Tae Eit
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
C. H. Jones
Grande Ronde Valley House
Ummeruggestions
Ishino City
House of Lords
Kangag City
Congress
la Follette
New York World
South Carolina
Cleveland Leader
United States
Hoke Smithbbes
Georgia
Title Bank
Uptown
E. L. Bussey
Portland
Royal Baking Powder Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!