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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1910
Page
2
The La Granda paper lists editor George H Currie and United Press service. It states no nom de plume articles, signed pieces welcome, and local notices priced per line with condolences charged per line. Subscriptions offered at monthly and yearly rates with advance payment options.
George Gould filed a sworn statement detailing a family estate worth about 120 million dollars. The annual income funds roughly 4.5 million dollars, about 260 thousand dollars per each of Jay Gould's six children. Anna Gould’s share, reduced by her marriages, remains near 15 million dollars, enough to support her lover but not respectability.
One of the largest Fruit Growers' Unions in the country is forming in the Rogue River valley with interest from Merlin Grants Pass Woodville Gold Hill Central Point Eagle Point Jacksonville Phoenix Ashland and Medford. The group aims to organize marketing spraying and other fruit industry support across Southern Oregon.
A committee of 18 appointed by the mayor will devise a plan to persuade voters statewide to support restoring the normal school. The Baker Democrat comments mock a distant search claim and Copenhagen's reaction while Eugene Masons buy a site for a five story block.
Miners working in a Rogue River area mine at Gold Hill extracted a total of 420 dollars worth of gold over a two day period.
Raisuli freed Bir Caid MacLean an English subject after Britain agreed to pay the $100,000 ransom. The English subject served as the Sultan's military adviser, and MacLean was the brigands last captive before a government payment was arranged.
The La Grande Iron Works today acquired a new lathe, bringing the total to three machines in the shop. This expansion is expected to allow faster production and quicker turnaround on upcoming orders.
J. W. McAllister was installed as president of the La Grande local of the Farmers Co operative Union during a session. Elected officers include W. D. Grandy as vice president Will Stein as secretary treasurer and C P Harrison as doorkeeper. The Mikado company is urged to attend the 8 o clock Elke hall session tonight with a possible rehearsal Sunday afternoon. County Clerk Ed Wright issued a marriage license to Harry H Leonard and Ea George of Elgin with the wedding planned in Elgin.
C B Happerset, a member of the local Oregon Railroad and Navigation yard force, has been ill at his Hast La Grande home for the past three days.
Clerk's office reports a daily bounty record with fourteen coyote skins turned in by residents from across the county. Each skin earned a bounty of one dollar and fifty cents, totaling the new single-day county record.
C B E Cochran a member of the state central Republican committee travels to Portland to attend a committee meeting today.
Notice states funds exist to pay all General Fund warrants up to No 7470 endorsed April 8 1908. Interest on warrants No 7340 to 7470 ceases from this date. Ray W Logan City Treasurer.
For sale a fresh mud cow advertised by Mrs Lena Groupe at South La Grande.
There are no letter drugs than ours nor can more careful service or more reasonable prices be had. New lin Drug Co.
A real estate advertisement offers multiple properties near Imbler La Grande and Old Town with prices from 656 to 16956, including farms, houses, orchards, water rights, and outbuildings. Personal property values accompany several parcels and installment terms are available.
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