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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1910
Page
8
Methodist ministers from Idaho will gather in Joseph next Thursday for the annual conference led by District Superintendent J. D. Gilliland. Speaker Dr. Fletcher Homan of Willamette University will address attendees and visit Wallowa county. Rev. H. E. McLeod nears departure after a year in La Grande. lay delegates may seek his renewal.
Thirty-six of forty candidates passed the recent teachers’ examinations conducted by County Superintendent RE Bragg. The graded papers determine who receives credentials to teach in Union County for the coming year. First Grade listed Maude Thompson Island City and Mabel Galloway Union among others.
Rev. B. F. Meredith preached his final sermon of the church year and plans to attend a conference in Wallowa county next week. His future at Vale depends on conference actions, with other positions potentially open if he returns. Rev. Gillilan’s six year term as presiding elder ends. a new minister will take his place. Meredith also brought a niece from the east, Miss Williamson, who may join the local school.
A list of names from Summerville La Grande Elgin Union Imbler and Imbler appears with primary certificates. The text notes a travel route along the Hudson through New England to Boston and Portland and returning through New York to Baltimore.
A great caravan of motor cars set out from Philadelphia on August 15 for the Munsey historic tour. The procession features numerous vehicles and signals the start of a notable route through historic sites.
New York August 15 the Interstate Commerce Commission opened testimony on proposed freight rate hikes for eastern lines. A parallel hearing on western cases is to start in Chicago next week.
The Made in St. Louis exposition opened today in the Coliseum and will run throughout the week. A national convention of traveling salesmen is scheduled to be held during the event later in the week.
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