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Shine bootblack outwits strangers at Hot Lake Sanatorium
A local tale recalls a bootblack who shined shoes at the Hot Lake Sanatorium and lured two would be sharpers into a gambling trap. After the game, he left with 1600 dollars from one man and 2800 from another, illustrating the moral Look before you leap. Lovina Tharp Estate final accounting set for January 8 1907 in La Grande Oregon with administrator 9 L Brooks.
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Hot Lake Sanatorium
Shine
Lovina Tharp Estate
Lovina Tharp
la Grande
Union County
Oregon
L. Brooks