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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
1
Ground breaking next Monday morning marks the Beaver Creek project for La Grande with about 250 workers. The first labor force will include foreigners initially, later replaced by white workers who will be housed in separate camps and provisioned by Engineer Dutch. Construction will begin at the intake and proceed toward La Grande with ditch work planned.
Engineer Dutch plans private offices in the La Grande National Bank building to manage Beaver Creek project work. He will hire all white workers and conduct most business from that location. He aims to board his white employers himself to fulfill city contracts and keep supplies local. The office will open after his return from a pipeline inspection trip, likely next Saturday.
Mrs. Duncan McDonald celebrates the recovery of her fine driving horse Greg, lured from pasture last spring along with a saddle horse. After straying to the outskirts of Baker City and losing trace, the animals were found recently by local officials on Burnt River.
Numbers 17 and 18 will be the cog nomen officially placed on the two new passenger trains to be run between Portland and Chicago over the O R N on August 24 according to local railroad men.
President Taft considers changes to the interstate commerce law and Sherman act. A New York conference within two weeks will discuss giving the department of commerce and labor bureaus power over labor safety and rates. They would settle minor shipper rail differences and oversee rate filings.
Last night the council debated granting near beer licenses as 13 applications faced a six-license cap. A split emerged over whether government licenses disqualify applicants, with six licenses approved for Grant Lincoln, B F Wade, Julius Fisher, Chris Wright, Ulrich Lottes, and Earnest Thorson after verification. Remillard’s application was tabled. Wilkinson’s was denied for prior ordinance violations. Council appointed Williamson to head the water committee after Bay’s resignation.
At West Point President Taft ordered the dismissal of seven cadets for hazing connected to the Sutton case. Dismissed were J. H. Booker, Georgia. Charles G. W. Hooker, Missouri. Early Dunmore, New York. Chauncey Detter, West Virginia. Gordon Leferve, Virginia. Albert Crane, Iowa. Jacob Fortner, Alabama. The action signals a firm stance against former practices at the academy.
Report from Salem indicates James Officers now serving a two year term for larceny is in poor health. A petition circulated by businessmen and friends, led by his uncle Lon Davis of Enterprise, argues he has paid his debt and deserves release.
Councilmen and businessmen foresee few objections to paving Adams avenue. A large majority of abutting property owners want rapid progress and many consider expanding improvement districts. Those close to business sentiment report about one in six owners are reticent in giving full views.
By September first all objections to paving Adams Avenue and Depot streets must be filed with city officials. The city council adopted the committee report and ordered notices to property owners. The process requires ten days for objections to count, after which paving steps proceed and notices will appear in city papers.
Miss Alta Pearl Bault, daughter of Mr and Mrs J S Bault of North La Grange, died after two weeks of illness from appendicitis. She was 19 and survived by her parents a sister Mrs Edna Myrick and brothers Charles H and Roy M. Funeral from the Christian church tomorrow at 2 30 with interment at Masonic cemetery.
Four Southern Pacific 1700 class engines arrived to relieve the power shortage until newer engines arrive. No. 1733 operated as a helper for No. 7 on its first trip out this morning. The engines resemble Oregon Railroad & Navigation compounds in size and power.
A debate on a proposed experiment draws mixed views as supporters push for trial to prove feasibility while skeptics demand stronger evidence before proceeding.
Baker City booked 105 seats by telegraph for a Tabernacle concert event and chartered a special train to carry residents to La Grande the night Salt Lake’s chair arrives. With many bookings, few prime seats remain as outsiders seek the best spots in the big auditorium, drawing attention from Eastern Oregon communities.
Councilman David Bay of the second ward submitted his resignation at the city council meeting last night and it was accepted. No successor was chosen that evening as Bay leaves after years of service, citing insufficient time for city duties without harming his personal business.
Residents are invited to gather this evening at the Lawn 50 event held at the home of C P Newlin located at 802 Malin Avenue. The note calls for neighborly discussion and community matters.
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