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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1909

Page

5

Local Notables Gather in La Grande for Various Visits

Pendleton and Cove men including J Slater and four mill workers are in La Grande for business and social rounds. Officials and professionals such as Dean of the signal service, Dr F B Moore, and professors attend meetings, while residents plan travels to North Powder and Washington.

J. Slater Pendleton V.t. McDaniels Wallowa Bank Elke Wave L. Overton Elgin Lumbernan Sherman Walt Rels Cove Bupltress Dean Signal Service Department North Powder

Pastime Program Includes Local Dramas and Music

Abbott and Jayne present scenes featuring Miss Alberta Hadley and family, with readings from Charles Dickens. Rural drama "Love and Law" closes the program in the town hall with musical interludes between acts.

Jury Dismissed Until Tomorrow in Local Court

A jury assembled at the courthouse was dismissed this morning and will resume deliberations tomorrow morning in the circuit court. Proceedings paused as jurors return to their duties while court activities continue.

Court House Jomerne Vireult

For Sale Fresh Jersey Cow

Auction note lists a black Jersey cow identified as 1641 offered for sale. Details read as a short sale notice fragment with missing context and no further particulars.

Jersey

Local Socials Note Parties and Club Meeting Update

The Current Topic club will be entertained by Messrs and Mmes Sherwood Witame and Mr and Mrs H R Hanna at the Hanna home on Adame avenue on Tuesday evening February 2. The subject will be The Revolution In Turkey with Mrs F B Currey as leader. The program will be followed by a general discussion by members. Arrival at life’s first milestone of Hernard son of Mr and Mrs John Theisen prompted a pretty party at their home 76% Spring avenue this afternoon. The color scheme was pink and white with matching hearts and candles. A luncheon followed with guests listed including Mesdames DeLile Green Will French P Henriksen William Rush Otto Didion BD Tanner Ray Logan Miss Rose Baum Marjorie Logan Virginia and Elizabeth Ruah Howell Didison Gladys Tanner. Saturday Night Party a Success Mr and Mrs D C Stevens entertained about 60 friends in honor of Miss Lela Hough’s birthday anniversary. Fast Adams avenue home hosted about 20 school friends for parlor games and refreshments. Schubert music will be studied tomorrow afternoon in the Late Tuesday Musical club rooms on Sixth street under direction of Mesdames T J Scroggin B D Seller and W W Berry. The program will feature Schubert pieces including Some Unfinished Symphony Miss Jean McDonald Vou escoee Miss Ada West Time solo Impromptu No 2 Op 142 Mrs C A Vurpillat Vocal solo Serenade by Mrs A L Richardson and a Round Table Talk conducted by Mrs T S Scroggin.

Little Hernard John Theisen Spring Avenuee Mesdames DeLile Green Will French P. Henriksen William Rush Otto Didion BD. R.tanner Ray Logan Miss D.C. Stevens Lela Hough Hich Adams Avenue Schubert Sixth Street Ameadames T. J. Scrogein B.D. Seller W. W. Berry Jean McDonald C. BR. Silver

Mrs Alberta Haley Delights Audiences With Performances

Mrs Alberta Haley pleased crowds with a refined voice and stylish wardrobe, drawing repeated encores each evening. Tonight Ab Bott and Clayne bring original musical comedy, highly recommended. Also shown is Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop illustration and the rural drama Love Wa Law.

Rand Nikes Abbott and Clayne Chas Dickens

Evangelist Billy Sunday Arrives in Olympia for Pro-Option Rally

Evangelist Billy Sunday landed in Olympia from Spokane this afternoon to rally local option forces for a fight in the legislature. The report notes the tough winds and even cats and dogs need warm quarters.

Olympia Billy Sunday Spokine

Are You Only Half Alive

Are you only half alive so many people look and act as though they were only half alive. They are shadows of once strong men and women. The real cause is Kidney Disease. Diseased kidneys fail to strain impurities from blood. Backache, headache and nervous exhaustion follow. If you are this way.

Foley's Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Kidney Health

An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as restoring kidney function and ending symptoms quickly. It claims to correct irregularities, restore vitality, and prevent Brights disease or diabetes, urging immediate use and noting A. T. Tall, Druggist, as seller and recommender.

Accused of Stealing Grave in Oak Grove Baptiste Church

In Atlanta, Witey Heide filed a $15,000 damages suit alleging Deacon W. H. Mitchell stole the grave of her husband at Oak Grove Baptist church. Heide knelt to gain admission when confronted with the accusation.

Atlanta Waltar Oak Grove Baptist Church Witey Heide Agaline W. H. Mitchell

Local Classified Fragments Hint at Pharmacy Ad

Readable pieces show Silverthorn's Drug Store on left with J. D. 194% and a Sherwood listing. Right side mentions Chele-bor and a phone number Farmers 1-14tr, suggesting a partial classified snippet.

H Chele-Bor

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