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La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1910

Page

4

Observer La Grande issue subscription notice

The Observer announces postal receipt and pricing for daily and weekly subscriptions with rates listed for single copies and weekly issues as part of a La Grande newspaper notice.

Editorial policy on nom de plume submissions

The notice states manuscripts signed with a pen name will be revised at the editor’s discretion and urges writers to sign their articles to avoid disappointment. It emphasizes accountability and personal responsibility for published content.

Hardscrabble Wins The Prize In Fruit Growing Story

In Walon county Oregon the Hardscrabble orchard wins the apple prize from Fruitgrower at Saint Joe Missouri. Greene and Sawyer from Seattle improved the tract using scientific methods and prove Grande Ronde Valley fruit can rival northwest crops with care. Fruit lands here cost about half the price of other regions, making inwestment appealing.

Walon County Oregon Saint Joe Fruit Journal Sand Ridge Hin Couhly Greene and Sawyer Seattle Northwest Grande Ronde Valley

Union County Population Gain Report

The ten year census shows Union county lost the Pan handle to Baker county, removing Pine and Eagle valleys and areas along the Powder and Snake rivers from Union. The shift reduces growth figures despite overall gains elsewhere in the county.

Union County Panhandle Pine Eagle Valleys Powder Snake Rivers Baker County Union

Boundaries Shift Tweaks Population Counts In Oregon Counties

The discussion notes Union county shows little growth from ten years ago, while another county surged as gerrymandering shifted residents. The author argues Union county’s apparent stagnation hides lawful growth, with line changes rendering many residents in new jurisdictions and complicating assessments.

Union County Oregon

Board of Control urged to manage state institutions

The Evening Observer endorses placing all state institutions under a Board of Control arguing the current governor secretary of state and state treasurer cannot adequately oversee large penal and charitable facilities. It notes the legislature may or may not support the move and questions public sentiment in Oregon.

Oregon

Gas Plant Needed in La Grande for Public Good

Citizens urge La Grande to establish a gas plant as an essential public convenience and sound business institution, arguing the city has reached a point where such a facility is almost mandatory.

la Grande

Oregon cartoonist alters T. A. into talking phonograph

Harry Murphy of Oregon creates an automatic phonograph that repeats and says little while the public and critics adjust the fame and decline of public figures.

Harry Murphy Oregon T. A Murphy

La Grande Shines Through Holiday Season Brightly

If you are not happy, get that way once in order to enjoy Christmas and the holiday season La Grande never looked so good in her whole history Then rejoice and the world will re joice with you.

la Grande

Christmas Gift Dilemma Hints From July Thoughts

A shopper muses on choosing gifts, noting that even with long pondering since July, the mind often shifts. The piece reflects uncertainty and evolving preferences during holiday shopping.

Ellexson Trial Details Escape From Telecaset Agents

Testimony describes Ellexson seeking warmth at Telecaset and claiming sleep near timber piles. He woke, joined a westbound train, was detected at Union at dawn, and settled with the brakeman by surrendering an Ingersoll watch to him.

Telecaset Ellexson Union Ingersoll

Echo town tale links Ellexson to Perry case

Testimony traces Ellexson through multiple towns from La Grande to Echo and Portland as investigators seek his presence at the Perry killing. Prosecution shows letters and alleged motives while the defense questions timing and locations after Union Farm work and a Baker carousal.

Harlin Ellexson Echo Portland Bllexson Perry Pendleton Ellefson Union Ficklin Ellexeon Ramsey Brown Baker North Powder

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