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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
8
The George Palmer mill closed today for annual repairs expected to take about two weeks. This year extra work includes moving camps at the Looking Glass timber holdings to a nearby new location. No logs can be hauled during the shutdown and the logging train has been taken out of service.
The Metropolitan Opera plans a benefit week with Caruso donating 2600 dollars to relief for quake victims in Messina and surrounding regions. Telegraph reports from Rome note Messina's destruction, 3 000 to 4 000 wounded, fires and a devastating tsunami after the quake, with Barzagna said to be razed and 300 killed. Prisoners attacked women near Catania's refugee camps, stealing property and causing deaths.
The January Pacific Monthly is here and subscribers entitled to a copy should call to receive their number. The issue is described as exceptionally beautiful and sure to delight readers.
Notice to dog owners announces 1909 dog tax tags available and dogs without tags will be taken and disposed of. Final settlement notice states Otho Eckersley as administrator of William J. Shoemaker estate files final account. hearing set January 4, 1909 in Union county court La Grande Oregon.
Notice states a new office location for James R. Smith's jewelry store where Singer and the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine payments may be made to Mr Smith on accounts.
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