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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1906
Page
6
The Central Church of Christ hosted the Popular Entertainment Course reading by Eleworth Plumstead. It was the third program, and attendees found the performance highly pleasing with Plumstead praised for his entertaining readings and impersonations and his unique but accurate rendition style.
County Judge H J Bean telegraphed Senator Fulton that the county court accepts the government plan to build a one mile macadamized road near Pendleton. The court, after consulting residents and Pendleton Commercial Association, will seek funds and determine the road’s location in a later meeting.
State Treasurer Char lea Moore at the Imperial hotel says Oregon is virtually debt free. She notes the state did issue bonds during a northwest Indian war, but the bonds were repaid quickly and not a lasting liability to Oregon’s financial record.
Mrs Arthur Arnold returns from Portland to visit friends. Fred Gaskill seeks Democratic sheriff nomination. George Miller of Lower Gove files for Union county representative. Baker City basketball team girls to arrive for game tomorrow in Wormer gym. County teachers examine at Union with E E Bragg, Syra Kuhn, and Prof. Tucker assisting. Central church of Christ meetings attract more attendees. Mr Martin answers questions about his blackeye. John and Ed Buesing back from Illinois funeral visit. Grande and Baker City high schools duel tomorrow. La Grande girls vow improvement after a defeat. Fred Housch from Dayton reports irrigation project and railroad prospect thriving with farmers’ support.
The senate passed the ship subsidy bill, allocating public funds to ship owners. Now observers await the fate of the railroad rate bill, which aims to curb corporate power and aid the public, in the same chamber.
The jury found William Smith not guilty in the assault case. In Lindsay vs Grande Ronde Lumber Co a damages suit of twenty thousand dollars failed to reach a verdict and jurors were discharged after ten hours. The State of Oregon vs Paul Rohr was continued to a later date. The grand jury finished its labors and filed a full report to be published tomorrow.
The Central Church reports six new members joined with more expected. Evange lists Handsaker will speak Sunday morning on What is an up-to-date Church and evening on The Opening of a Will. Services are brief with lively music.
Wheat opened at 844 and closed 83 percent while oats opened 30 and closed 29 percent. The excerpt also promotes a restaurant named The Model Restaurant with claims of superior cooking and carving and invites readers to try after a first visit.
The longtime missionary Rev. J W Miller aged 85 died in Portland after a life of service. He arrived in Oregon from Pennsylvania in 1860 and remained active in ministry until four years ago.
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