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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
8
County Assessor T A Rinehart expected home from Salem tonight after a meeting of county assessors concluded Thursday night. Tax Commissioner Eaton of Union spoke. KR W Leigh departed this morning on a business trip to Enterprise.
County Superintendent Bragg has not yet filed the full school census for Cove Island City and La Grande. Once the districts submit their figures the county will have exact counts of school age children and attendance totals.
Lor Baptist Church notes defend churches and preachers amid calls to abandon towns. Pastor Franklin BE Gray urges Christian stewardship Sunday morning themes and a Union Temperance meeting evening at Sixth and Spring streets, arguing churches boost property value and public enterprise.
Morning sermons at Washington Avenue and Fourth Street churches plus union services at the Baptist Church with Rev J B Knodell of Portland. Sunday school at 9 45 and 11 00, Epworth League 6 30, mid week Thursday 7 30. Anti-Saloon speaker Knodell also leads morning class meeting.
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