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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
8
Notice states bids will be received until 4 o'clock on August 22 2008 for supplied rough lumber including select red fir and common fir tamarack yellow pine and various beveled edge lengths with quantities listed such as 13825 feet 4x12x16 and 9600 feet N11X10 select red fir.
The mercury reached 100 degrees today as heat continues. Forecasters warn the hot spell will persist for a while with no immediate relief in sight.
The school board widely approved Nellie Neil becoming principal at North Side School for the next year. The North Side building is near completion with a new windowed front and bell staging for six grades. The board also filled a vacancy with Miss Billings, who has taught in the valley for several terms.
Mayor M. K. Hall Charles Vurpillat and Will Church rode nearly 400 miles through Oregon and Washington on a two week outing along the Walla Walla river and its tributaries Skip Horton and Rough Works They camped fished and faced hazards including a pack horse falling from a cliff Additionally Hall resumes official duties after a rest before Wednesday council meeting
Mrs M A Schultz formerly Mrs Jasper Mitchell was caught under a barn shed blown over Wednesday evening six miles below North Powder. Her daughter Mrs W L Meeker of Portland aided in the escape and Mrs Schultz suffered bruises and a shaking while the barn’s fall narrowly missed serious injury to her husband Mr Schultz.
The son of broker Fred E. Dorr announced on the Mor of the Block Exchange that Dorr faced financial troubles. He blamed having too many irons in the fire in Chicago Salt Lake San Francisco and New York as the cause of his difficulties.
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