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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1906
Page
4
Letter from NM politician McLeod to county clerk Gilham reveals he will seek re election after public urging. McLeod had previously resisted but concedes to run, stating he will accept the office by primary time amid constituent pressure from Elgin Oregon February 8 1906.
Primary registration in Union progresses slowly with about 125 voters registered of an estimated 700. The April 4 deadline looms for primary registration, and the weak pace suggests a light turnout unless conditions improve before the cutoff. The situation could change before the deadline, Union Republican.
On February 6, 256 voters were registered in Clark County. Republicans 134 Democrats 101 Socialists 1055 Prohibitionists 2 Independents 0. If this proportion holds, projected county vote would be 804 Republicans 606 Democrats 60 Socialists 12 Prohibitionists 54 Independents 0 for a total of 1536 votes.
Buyers from La Grande and elsewhere purchase poultry in Wallowa with a representative paying $3 for 70 dozen Plymouth Rocks. Ranchers see rising poultry for market as a practical revenue source, noting low costs to raise fowls and feed costs offset by strong prices. Interest in poultry-raising grows across Wallowa County as a development feature.
Winter evenings feel short with an Edison phonograph for home entertainment. The store boasts Edison phonographs priced from 10 to 50 dollars and Gold Moulded Records at 56 cents. New records arrive monthly as customers are invited to listen and pick from a wide variety of music and performances.
A humorous note suggests judging a woman by her tea habit rather than her hat. It claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea measures status with 85 cwnts per dose, linked to Newiin Drua Go as the supplier.
The University of Oregon Glee Club, with a strengthened mandolin section and sixteen singers plus a noted cast, will perform in La Grande on February 14 1906 at Steward's opera house. The production of Yon Yonson features elaborate scenery painted from Northwest pine sketches and new mechanical effects, with manager P J Kennedy aiming for a banner season.
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures obstinate coughs and strengthens lungs. It asserts relief for asthma and incipient consumption and promotes various bottle sizes with higher per-ounce value. A customer from Langl es ce Danville is noted as cured after trying the product.
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