Local notes from La Grande area report wide activity
Local tersely notes residents in Baker City and La Grande traveling for business, health, or social events. People include Attorney Leroy Lomax, Lt Susio Palmer, Mrs Underwood, Bert Slater, and Perry Stephenson. Entries mention grain farming, hospital transfers, fishing trips, purchases, and a baptism of a baby boy at Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lotte
Baker City
Laura Dawson
Leroy Lomax
Nadine
D. Fitegerald
Imbler
la Grende
Freewater
Elgin
Th. Haworth
Wallowa County
Haworth
Bigin
J. K. Wright
Cheetmvtun Hunt
Mr. Wells
Perry Stephson
Sweeney
Stephenson
Jer F. L. Meyers
Drugglatnd Newlin
Postal Department
Washington
L. J. Davia
Union
Ww. T. Grider
Fruitdale
M. W
Berry Sore Is Sold to New Owners in La Grande
J M Berry sells his clothing store to C Pennington, WW Rush and Mears C C, with Pennington a longtime farmer and former sheriff candidate, Rush a longtime Berry clerk. They take possession next month after inventory. Berry retires after 20 years as a prominent local merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Berry
W. Th. Rush
Pennington
Tiventory
Mears
C. c
WW. H. Rush
la Grande
Berry
Thin County
Rush
Fighting Bob Evans Retires at Mohonk After Navy Career
Admiral Bob Evans retires from active duty at age 62 in Lake Mohonk New York. Andrew Draper presents Evans with a loving cup from hotel guests as Evans notes he plans to resume duties on the navy general board in October and expects his game log to be fine in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Mohonk
Bob” Evans
Evan
Andrew 8. Draper
State of New York
Evane
Navy
Washington
General Board
Benson Denies Serious Illness Reports
Frank Benson, secretary of state in Oregon, denied reports that he was critically ill. He said he is undergoing treatment for an old infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
San Francisco
Frank Benson
Oregon
O4ay
Conference Art for Conference Rev C B Deal to Attend Union Meeting
Rev C B Deal pastor of Mat Houdixt church travels from Denver to unite with Rev W W Deal at Union church to attend the Columbia River conference in Welver. Bishop Hughes presides after May Baltimore election. Deals comes with East Quarterly conference support. Last year added six new members baptized and 79 took communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Deal
Thie liv
Denver
Union
W. WW. Deal
Union Church
Columbia River
Welver
Hughe
Baltimore
Hughes Wee
de Paw University
Indiana
BE. Deal
East Quarterly Conference
Wallrum
Oress
Contes Dismissed In Pendleton Land Office Case
Contes Dismissed after contestant refused to stand trial fees causing a stop in the contest case at the United States land office. Principals Carrier and Goff of John Day were represented by Henkle of Pendleton. Carrier plans an appeal to the general land office commission. A second case, La Vern Jackson of Aberdeen versus A. D. Thompson, concerns rights to Umatilla Indian lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresbyterian Church
Mra
Woodsfield
Ohio
Tooter Goff
Jesse Goff
Messrs
Mesdamen J. Clark and
Cohart
John Day Country
Bight
Vinita
L. BD. White
Portland
Wilh Latvilt
Witte
Alice A. Chambers
Christin
Mra. Chambers
Midsouri
United States Land Office
Carrier
Goff
John Day
Henkle
Pendleton
Register Bramwell
General and Office Commissiongr
la Vern Jackson
Aberdeen
A. D. Thompson
Notice for Public Sale of Timber Land Claim
Notice from the U S Land Office at La Grande Oregon states George A Pierce of La Grande has filed timber land application No 0660 for BW NW NY BW and Lot 4 Sec 1 T4S R1E and intends to prove final timber claim before the La Grande office on October 27 1905 Witnesses named Peter Hobensen Charles Farrar Charles Trowland and Frank Gabhart all of Oregon. Also mentions dentists and bank building unrelated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
la Grande
Ore
George A. Pierce
Oregon
W. M
Peter Hobensen
Perry
Charles Farrer
Charles Trowland
Frank Gabhart
F. C. Bramwell
Reegieter
wAugldOct
Charles Broadhurst
Union
Nw& BE
Township 4 South
Range 47
U. & Land Office
Frank Bartmess
George Bartmann
Isaac Hill
Public notices and distant travel deals appear in a single column
The issues include a notice for Charles Broadhurst of Union Oregon to prove final five year land claim by September 25 1908 with witnesses named La Grande Oregon and the U S land office at La Grande Also a Seashore Excursion by the Burlington Northern to Nahcotta Washington with dates August 21 to September 6 1908 and special fares to Baker City Haines North Powder Union La Grande Elgin Imbler plus a medical advertisement for Asthma Cure offering refunds if not effective with Seattle Washington and Cove Oregon as locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seashore
Washington
Co. Br, & N. Company
Nahcotta
Wash
Baker City
Hianes
North Powder
Unton
Ta Grande
Elgin
Imbler
Portland
Namcotta
Hoegter, Wash
Capital Stock Record Prompts Capital and Surplus Note
Fragmentary OCR notes show capital stock figures and references to surplus and undivided items. No clear event or names available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower Peel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wil Neill
Joe Williamson
Minam
Cove
Big Minam
Little Minam
Alma Harris
F.G. Ivanhoe
Perdleton
Garriott Oldenburg
J.T. Hinkle
Tendleton
Land Ofice
Peter O'Sullivan
Pennington Ani Hubh
Bob
ART
Contes
U. 8
Land Office
Amanda Miller
Sioux Falla
South Dakota
Bey
U. 8 Land Office
Witneses
Kathryn Connors
Sioux Palla
Charles F. Clancey
John K. Wright
Walter Spencer
I Ng
Dentift
W. D. McMillan
la Grande National Bank
M. Born
Rean
Gue Ween Weare
Oll Atove
Idbaerenans
Perfection
Perfection Blue
Northern Light
the Golden Rule Co
Regiater
Arnold’s
Asthma Cure Co
Arcade
Seattle
Morria W. Knight
Rox
Farmers and Traders National Bank
U. S
S Per Cent Redemption Fund
RTE
the Farmers and Traders National Bank
Daily Observer
Grande Ronde Lumber Co
Perry, Oregon
W. E. Bean
Red
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