Merchants Dinner Promises Key County Address Night
The Commercial club plans a large Foley hotel banquet with speeches from Union county leaders and guests from Baker Hot Lake and Elgin. A. S. Geddes announced the final program featuring toasts by Rev S W Seemann Clas Ei Cochran Rev J D Gillilan Bruce Dennis and others with the theme La Grande Why We Love Her and reports on the year’s work and finances.
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Union County
Commercial Club
Foley Hotel
Poley
Baker
Hot Lake
Elgin
Geddes
la Grande
Faelow
W. Seemann
Clas
Ei. Cochran
J. D. Gillilan
Bruce Dennis
Night of Pleasure Promised by Biks Hall Dance
Following a successful dance at Biks hall last Saturday with music by the Salt Air Beach orchestra the rombo requested another engagement. The Salt Air Beach orchestra will return next Saturday night for another performance.
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Biks’ Hall
Salt Air Beach
Rombo
Thop Employees Dance At Elka Hall On Saturday
The Thop employees will host a dance at Elka Hall on Saturday December 10 with local and out of town dancers attending. Tickets cost $1.00 from committee members or at the door. Dancing begins at 8 20 p m and attendees promise the best music of the year.
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Elka’ Hall
Peace Dove and Depot Guard Reductions Amid Strike Calm
Report describes a guarded shift at the depot with fewer guards and strikebreakers mingling with locals. Police plan 19 officers to keep order and will arrest any troublemaker, while rail yard security shifts to a lighter presence and no violence is reported.
Progre- Republican League Leader Presses Primaries
Walter Houser, chairman of the Progressive Republican league, asks President Taft to decide on nationwide primaries. The national Republican committee plans discussions on the issue in upcoming sessions.
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Washington
Walter Houser
Republican League
Taft
National Republican Committee
Elk Officials Meet Locals Amid Welcome For Dueling Leaders
Grand Exalted Ruler John P. Sullivan of New Orleans and Grand Exalted Secretary Fred C. Robertson of Dubuque visited La Grande with Grand Trustee C. Applegate of Salt Lake. Local Elks shook hands and noted a striking height difference between the tall Sullivan and much shorter Robertson as they planned the 1912 convention.
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Hikdom
John P. Sullivan
New Orleans
Fred C. Robertson
Dubuque
la Grande Elks
No. 18
Portland
Truside
C. Applegate
Salt Lake
Sullivan
Robertson
Hiks
Mr. Sullivan
Imported horses head for La Grande after Chicago show
N K West returns from Chicago with seven imported Clydes and two Shires bought at the International stock show. West cites western superiority in horse breeding and notes the carload of 19 head will likely be shipped from Pendleton to La Grande.
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N K. West
Chicago
la Grande
Mr. West
East
Mr West
America
Morris &Co
Alx Belelans
Alx
West
Second South Atlantic States Corn Exposition Opens Here
Cash prizes totaling $10 000 and many trophies will be awarded to winners at the second annual South Atlantic States Corn exposition which opened today and runs through Friday.
Husbands love worth $35,000 in Seattle court case
In Seattle a jury awarded Mrs Eliza Phillips 35000 for alienation of affections against Mrs Mattie Phillips over John Philips who vanished, leaving two wives to contest. Mrs Muettie Phillips rumored worth two million. divorce occurred in Spokane in 1909 after 21 years.
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Seattle
Eliza Phillips
Matile Phillips
John Philips
Muettie Phillips
Mattie
Chapman Case Discharged In Trespass Charge
John M. Chapman was discharged in justice court after the judge found the evidence insufficient to sustain a trespass accusation. The complaint, filed by Chinaman Eng Chon, claimed Chapman trespassed on Chong's property.
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John M. Chapman
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace Wiliams
Mr. Chapman
Chinaman
Eng Chon
Chapman
Chong
Letters Show Friendship Not Love in New York Case
Miss Graham testified Cecil-Craig examined today that she never intended to marry Stokes. She said her letters to him were not love letters but only friendship notes.
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New York
Cecil—Craig
Graham
Stokes
Rebels Threaten Yuan Amid Political Turmoil in Hankow
Rebels in Hankow condemn proposals short of a four republic and vow to assassinate Premier Yuan. They also attack General Li as lacking political skill to negotiate with Yuan, while about half a million people face famine and foreigners rely on canned foods.
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Hankow
Premier Yuan
Siyng
Yuan
Hope Chapter No 13 holds stated meetings
The Freemason lodge Hope Chapter No 13 meets the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. Visiting members are cordially invited. Officers listed include Carrid 6 Hunter, WM Mary A Warnick.
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Woodmen OF the World
la Grande Lodge No
KE. P. Hall
D. Fitzgerald
C. J. H. Keeney
M.W. A—La Grande Camp No. 7703
Hope
C. F C
Cor
Carrid
Hunter
Mary A. Warnick
Packers Salesmen Trial Expected to Start Tomorrow
Chicago December 11. Attorneys for the packers complete the examination for salesmen today as U S Marshal Hoy serves subpoenas for witnesses. The trial is expected to begin tomorrow.
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Chicago
United States
Marshall Hoy
Arbitration meeting to back treaties in Senate
Joseph H. Choate will preside at a meeting here tomorrow night in support of the arbitration treaties before the Senate. Speakers will include Andrew Carnegie and Henry Watterson among others.
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New York
Joseph H. Choate
Senate
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Watterson
Storms Sweep English Coast Hit Dover
A terrific gale swept the English Channel for 36 hours causing heavy shipping losses with more than twenty ships beached around Dover England on December 11.
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Dover
England
English Channel
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Anne
Dunn
Grande Ronde
J. Stange
Geo. B. Stoddard
A. Buckley
J. D. MacKnnan
J. D. Stout
J. W. Laughlin
F. A
Peace Dove
Willontinue
ELK Officials
BREET
Big Fellow
Kunt
N. K. West
South Atlantic States
O. A. C. Short
Oregon
Oregon Agriculture College
H. M. Tennant
Corvallis
Ore
Central
Deschutes
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co
Brydeeemi Oyanes
Bend
Redmond
Opal City
Metellus
Madras
Theae Portlan
la Pine
Fort Rock
Slive Lakes
Princellle
Burns
Klamath Falls
Central Ore
Neares
Lay
Lillian
GREAT
Gustav Stickley
Fraternal Orders
A. F
A. M
la Grande Lodge
Masons
L. M. Hoyt
W. M. A. C. Williams
B. P
Elk's Club
Depot Street
Washington Avenue
Vinling Brothers
H. J. Ritter
W. A. Dunk
Will Landrum
Knights OF Pythias
Red Crom Lodge No
Castle Hall
A. C. Haynes
C. R. L. Lincoln
Packers
Opera House
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van Buren’s
Palmer Mill
Main St
Sixth Street
Sixth
N Street
Ninth Street
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