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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
4
The notice states articles may be published under pen names and signed pieces will be revised at editor discretion. It urges contributors to sign articles and outlines advertising rates including 10c per line for first local reading notices and 5c per line for subsequent insertions, with condolence resolutions priced per line.
The water committee favors metering to charge consumers by usage and suggests irrigation rates drop from 25 to about 10 cents per thousand gallons. They argue meters ensure fairness and may spur system expansion as residents beautify properties and demand more water.
The piece notes warmer and colder trends across Oregon with last two years showing persistent climatic shifts. It cites snowfall in Salem Portland Tacoma Corvallis Eugene and Grande Ronde valley with depths from four to sixteen inches and compares to prior year. The commentary links weather to local life and civic spirit while hinting at military service interest in Nicaragua.
The piece notes a low likelihood of volunteer calls and a robust standing army to handle the issue. It proclaims La Grande as possessing one of the Northwest's finest water systems, with Beaver Creek delivering purer water than Portland’s Bull Run or Seattle’s Cedar River sources.
Erie Pennsylvania reports a rear end crash six miles east of the city between the Twentieth Century Limited and the Chicago and Boston Limited on Lake Shore rails. The faster train at about 65 mph struck the slower train in a blizzard. Three Italian laborers died and seven others were seriously injured. officials expect no additional fatalities.
Spokane reports traffic returning to normal as non union workers fill yards and coal trains flow in from the north and east. Striking switchmen say they will not return unless demands are met, while Butte notes no workers yet back and union members plan to continue the strike wave.
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