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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1911
Page
2
Railroad Navigation company offers a special round trip to the seashore and Portland Astoria on August 23. Tickets priced at 16 dollars with children half fare. Sale lasts fifteen days with limited reservations.
Special train excursion for a Centennial celebration at Astoria on August 23 at 8 pm with $10 fare and 15 day validity. Tickets allow stopovers at Portland and Astoria, boarding from Ash Street Dock on the Potter at 6 am August 24 or 25, or on Harvest Queen or Hassalo at 8 pm same dates, with arrival times 3:20 pm or 9:00 am. Contact C W Rh & N Co General Passenger Agent.
The C W BRN company offers a 16.00 round trip fare from La Grande to any Sea shore North Beach point for an August 23rd Wednesday departure. A special train with full amenities will leave La Grande at 8 p.m. The trip coincides with the Astoran Centennial celebration and Seashore holiday outings.
Public notice states Charles Johnson refuses to meet any accounts accumulated by his wife who has left his home.
Chicago residents report 68 boys missing in two weeks amid circus tours and a wild west show craze. Parents blame Wildweatitia and Armytheria like symptoms including urges to collect revolvers and tomahawks. Experts note homesickness and wanderlust driving departures. hydro aeroplane interest and urban poverty debates follow.
The Colorado referendum constitutional amendment is used by corporations to delay or derail the eight hour law. Petition to refer the measure seeks to push its effective date to October 1 unless the next general election votes it down, a delay benefiting coal and metal interests. President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners says mine owners aim to operate without limits for 14 months.
The Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company will run a special train from La Grande to Portland with reclining chair cars tourist and standard sleeping cars for North Beach resorts and Astoria. The line will depart La Grande Wednesday August 23 at p.m arriving next morning at 7 16. Passengers may ride the Potter or Hagealo steamers from Portland on August 4 and 5 or 4 and 5 at p.m. The round trip rate is 10 dollars with stopover privileges in Portland and Astoria on the return, valid five days from sale date. Sleeping car reservations are now open.
Notice from Grende Oregon states two vacancies exist in the office of city scavenger and applications for filling the office will be received at the city recorder’s office by order of the city authorities.
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