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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
6
While visiting the city, F. D. McCully reports securing a contract from the O R N Co for 60 000 tin ties to be delivered in the Wal lowa canyon. McGully has not yet decided the manufacturing site, as stated to the Recorder.
The Stoddard planer in Union was sold this week to the Lloyd Lumber Co and possession will be given in about 30 days. It will be run with the Lloyd mill twelve miles up Catherine Creek. Mrs Edith Terry Bunnell was granted a divorce from Lieut Julius Purnell, an army surgeon in the Philippines, with no defense offered.
Mr and Mrs Fergus visit in Elgin this week. Pendleton visitor W A Storie on business. Hilgard postmaster GC N Lewis in the city. Hear Handsaker on The Twentieth Century Church tomorrow. Assistant Superintendent Connally on inspection tour. Miss Dorothy Saylor of Portland visiting Mrs C H Gonkay. Real estate dealer E T Wade in town. Dennis Madden near Elgin sold a team of horses for 375 dollars. Mr Ellis Huff improving from rheumatism. Elgin court collected 210 in fines last month. Mr and Mrs Willerson and Miss Rena Burke visiting Union. Baker City basketball team arriving with supporters. Bridges Concert Company guests of George L Cleaver. Connally’s depot office refurnished. Engines moved to land for sale and next freight. Grant versus Harold case in circuit court. Joe Wright of Sparta candidate for Baker county senator. Epworth League meeting at Methodist church tomorrow at 6 50 sharp with the theme Personal Preparation.
A boy held in the county jail for stealing four bottles of whiskey has been discharged and placed with a respectable county family. Geo L Gleaver stepped on a nail and suffered foot pain after. a doctor was called and no serious issue is expected. Sorenson, once laid up with a calf muscle injury on the Elgin line, is recovering and expected to return to work soon.
Cochran and Booth, both of Cox, wed with Justice Wing officiating. They are from popular pioneer families. bride daughter of S. M. Booth, now in Union, groom son of Alex Goshran of Gove. They are well known across the county with many friends sending best wishes. Also about 1400 lb span horses with harness and new wagon for sale at $350. inquire F. Barts 2d St. across track.
Evangelist Handsaker will deliver a special sermon at 11 a m on The Twentieth Century Church. He invites those who doubt church practicality to attend and asks what the church’s work is and how congregations fail. Evening topic is Opening a Will. Knights of Pythias plan an anniversary Monday at the Gorpe building new hall with inviting mothers wives daughters and sisters. Visiting brothers welcome.
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