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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
7
Notice announces impounding of a gray mare branded R under right shoulder in La Grande Oregon after running at large since August 1911. The animal weighs 1350 to 1375 pounds and stands about 15 hands three inches high. Owner must claim and pay costs within ten days or it will be sold per city ordinance. J W Walden Chief of Police.
City of La Grande Oregon adopts improvement district 8 and will construct board walks on Second Street from F to C avenues. Affected parcels include several Lots in Chaplin and Arnold Dray additions. Special assessment to cover estimated cost 407.50 and public hearing scheduled August 30, 1911.
The article traces local place names to Indigenous roots and early settlers. It notes Wasco, Wallows, Umatilla, Spokane, Imnaha, Snake, Powder River, and others, plus names from the Lewes and Clark expedition. It recalls the first white visitors in 1811 and the 1861 gold discovery by Henry Griffins party, leading to Auburn and subsequent settlement and naming practices.
Historical notes describe several gold finds named by the gravel color across regions like French Gulch Dutch Gulch and China Creek. It mentions features such as Table Mountain Lone Pine Butte Saw Tooth Range and Lost Basin as nearby landmarks.
Residents of the Imperial Valley seek a U S purchase of a 50 by 20 mile strip at the valley’s lower end to extend irrigation under American jurisdiction. Taft and California delegation reportedly favor the plan for its benefits.
Large ten room house on Sixth Street for rent at $50 with potential to raise to $75. Suited for homekeeping suites with front age, shade trees, cement walks, lawn. Lot measures 80 by 110 in an excellent location for a large apartment house. Easy terms. For particulars contact Wowell Currey at 8 B im atreet.
A fragment discusses using Chamberlain's Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy and notes a first symptom event at a mine area. It references Forsdale and dates but text is garbled.
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