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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
2
Strayer near La Grande reports a bay driving mare found around Nov 1, 1907, branded 66 on hip, weight about 1050 pounds. Owner may claim by paying pasturage. contact W. J. Hughes Route 2 La Grande Ore. Also an ad for Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup promising relief from biliousness and constipation with gentle liver and bowels stimulation.
The Wednesday council meeting approved multiple bills for Beaver Creek including expenses for labor, wood, and supplies. Items listed cover payments to workers, vendors, and service providers with amounts ranging from a few dollars to around one hundred dollars.
City Recorder I B Snook dictated letters to Pendleton Walla Walla and Baker City officials to obtain figures for comparing street light costs with those paid to Grande Ronde Electric Light. Replies should reach La Grande early next week as data is gathered. Two more items note basketball action with University of Oregon and Pendleton high teams and upcoming games with Walla Walla and Spokane squads this month.
Pendleton on February 7 reported a key winter athletic event in eastern Oregon featuring the Pendleton team. Details describe a significant 10 play sequence and the ongoing competition in the region.
A man identified as Frank FE Westentt, last employed by a lumber company in the city area, left for Hellen Washington last May and has not been heard from. His father in Fairton New Jersey seeks any information and asks Rev K BE Deal of this city to help.
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