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La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1908

Page

6

Memorial services of the Elks draw large crowd

The Elks annual memorial services drew a large audience with strong addresses and music. W S Levens of Baker City delivered the keynote tribute praised for eloquence and logic. The program noted performances by F S Ivanhoe and P Ferrin with a missing quartet and a solo by Mrs. J Van Buren. A school district notice follows.

Elks W.S. Levens Baker City L. D. & Quartet P. Ferrin F. S. Ivanhoe Frances Fillitten J. van Buren W. OS Levens Baker City Bolg Ces Cdicce

Pianos Pianos Pianos Pattern Deafening City Block

The unusual repetition dominates the scene with scattered piano storefronts and a street market display. Residents describe the sonic clutter as disorienting while a few vendors promote a sale on compact keyboards and grand pianos.

Old-Timer G A Grimmitt Visits City from Weiser

G A Grimmitt of Weiser, formerly long a county resident, visits today as guest of grandson J J Carr. He operated a local brick yard and produced brick for the first Masonic hall and for Blue Mountain university. The bricks helped line the interior walls of the present high school building. He plans to spend winter with daughter Mrs Wood on the coast.

Union County State of Oregon G. A. Grimmitt Weiser Grimmitt Coast Mrs. Wood

Laundry and Clean Pressing by L. H. Winn

Clothes cleaned and pressed with special attention to ladies wear. Send your suit to be returned like new. Also offering pictures at Ferguson's, and services located over Newlin's Drug Store.

L. H. Winn

Oakland Business Training Institute Ad

Polytechnic Business College in Oakland offers high grade training with facilities like real business offices. Graduates reportedly find employment. courses include shorthand typewriting telegraphy civil electrical mechanical mining engineering. Free College Journal and personalized name cards offered upon request.

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