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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
4
The reader is advised that a warranty deed offers little protection and may invite litigation. An abstract is recommended to verify title reliability. J R Oliver is suggested as a consultant for proper title evaluation and safer real estate dealings.
Baker City retailers in the Retail Liquor Dealers Association announce a voluntary move to close saloons at 1 AM and suspend bars from Saturday night to 6 AM, ending the all night practice as mining town crowds dwindle. The policy aligns Baker City with Northwest norms.
Le Grande Jordan won the January state championship prize for the Saturday Evening Post and seeks the $100 pony outfit. He will also handle the Ladies Home Journal, a strong contender in the contest, with deliveries via Red 631 and sales at Selder's store. The March Journal will be in the first of the week.
Secretary Charles Nagel arrives in Chicago to address the Industrial Club on Federal Control of Corporations. The speech tonight is expected to hint at the administration’s future stance, with business interests hoping for reassurance.
The American drama Rip Van Winkle opens at the Steward tonight with Joseph Detrick starring as Rip. Detrick’s long history in the role draws praise and audiences warmly recall his rendition of Washington Irving’s famed creation. The production promises strong supporting performances and impressive scenery.
Theodore Dickson, formerly section foreman at Cayuse now stationed at Meacham after months in the Washington division returns to the O R N main line. C B Bradburn, longtime section foreman at Horseshoe Curve and Thorne Hollow resigns and will move to Idaho to farm a large tract of land.
With winter weather returning and wood scarce, three carloads of coal arrive to ease fuel shortages. The Fowler firm reports timely shipment and unchanged prices, though deep mountain snow may hinder wood delivery and local demand rises.
The program bills Lines of White on a Sullen Sea as a tale of man’s infidelity told by a female writer with a one sided view. Acting is praised as strong from opening scene to end, while Tale of the Backwoods evokes frontier hardship and early western settlement themes.
Newlin Drug Company offers a fine line of reliable hot water bottles guaranteed for over a year and priced no higher than the uncertain cart.
A guest who received the wrong overcoat at last night’s banquet is asked to return it to the office and claim his own garment.
In La Grande Oregon dated January 13 1910 carpenters sign an agreement to raise the daily wage to four dollars for a nine hour day starting April 1 1910 stating they will not work for less than that rate The list of signatories includes J N Kohl W A Ladiker Joseph Horstman M M Marquis Thos H Moore F B Houston and others.
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