Post Office Note From La Grenade Bulletin
Notice setered at the La Grenade post office in second class matter. Published daily except Sunday. Daily rate stated as per month at fifteen.
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
4
Notice setered at the La Grenade post office in second class matter. Published daily except Sunday. Daily rate stated as per month at fifteen.
The paper announces that signed articles may be revised at the editor’s discretion. Writers are urged to sign their pieces and to expect potential changes before publication.
At an Oregon Development League meeting the need for immigrant workers who will till the soil was stressed. Critics say promoters and watered stock manipulators dominate advertising, risking a transient influx. Concentrating on rural, work-ready immigrants could spur balanced growth and prevent cities from outpacing hinterland progress.
The Parker case now on trial features Ivanhoe for the state and Colbet Crawford for the defense. Veteran courtroom figures, both sides set traps to ensure justice and avoid juror misimpression as John L Rand prosecutes.
The excerpt frames a dramatic legal clash between defense and prosecution over Jeez Parker, invoking intense pressure and the possibility of self defense. It contrasts the pursuit of money with community loyalties and ends by recalling the Grande Ronde Valley’s history and the narrator’s exile.
In Salem, a county court session ended with Judge Henry and the commissioners proclaiming Union’s prohibition revoked by popular vote. The county is now wet, aligning with state liquor sale laws as rain drummed on the courthouse roof.
The passage defends bonded indebtedness for cities counties or school districts as acceptable when funds are used to support public projects. It notes La Grande's new school building and ongoing municipal improvements as examples of valuable bond-financed developments.
Senator Cummings endorses a selective tariff revision, arguing for changes schedule by schedule rather than reopening the entire tariff law. The paper agrees with this approach as a prudent method to modernize trade policy.
The writer argues Rockefeller’s control of the Sears Roebuck and Co. shows his interest in profitable ventures. The piece questions why Rockefeller would invest in the mail order house if not for substantial gains.
President Taft lamented the slow wheels of justice and urged higher court diligence, noting the need for courts to work harder, with emphasis on the state of Oregon in his message.
The present term of court will see a second murder case added as Elgin and Union each present a parallel proceeding. This reflects a crowded docket with multiple homicide matters awaiting trial.
Thomas E. Williams of Middleboro Kentucky says two years of constipation ended after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He tried Bristol Tennessee physicians without relief and reports complete cure. Sold by all dealers.
Advertised as a reliable remedy for sprains bruises and rheumatic pains Chamberlains liniment is sold by all dealers in the period notice style of a local newspaper listing a common medical product.
A London Globe recounts sea superstition among sailors led by a wary Finn crew. A mysterious wailing on a brigantine spurs a bucket of water hoisted from the rail to hush the sound. A Tyne sider and a cat joke backfire, while a Norwegian boy whistling at the weather bow triggers a deadly caper ending with a man leaping overboard.
A personal advertisement seeks a man to cook and his wife to serve as helper. Camp preference noted. Apply at the Observer office for details.
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