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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1909

Page

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Suit to recover six thousand on note against Asa B Thomson

Receiver Walter Niedner sworn complaint to sue Asa B Thomson to recover 6000 with interest from August 3 1903. Suit filed by Farmers & Traders National Bank receivership over unpaid stockholders assessments and possible asset assignments being challenged. Thomson, former United States land office receiver, now in Umatilla county, holds extensive land titles.

Ant Farmers & Traders Walter Niedner J. W. Scerber Thomson United States Land Office Umatilla County Niedner

Washington widow ties new knot after 19 children

Issaquah Wash Feb 19 Mrs T Goddell aged 57 mother of 19 grown children returns from Seattle where she wed James Hall aged 58 a widower with five grown children. She has 48 grandchildren and was widowed a year while he was widower five years.

T. Goddell Seattle James Hall

Revolutionary Leaders Desist and Disband in Russia

Berlin reports the Deutsche Zeitung states the Russian revolutionary committee is dissolved and leaders like Prince Russulitich abandoned the movement. A Chicago defense group says this news is misleading and notes Azef, a government agent, influenced tactics shifting away from terrorism toward force or education. A separate note: Rev. Polley H. Powers faces charges following Mrs Brock Venneers's death after a loan dispute and alleged blackmail.

Russian Revolutionary Committee Prince Russulitich Russia Chicago Defense League of America Azef Polley H. Powers Monroe Avenue Corones Hoffman Brock Venneers

Oregon Adjourning Day Hikes Fate of Weston and Monmouth Schools

Salem reports the Oregon legislature faces adjournment with key school appropriations in doubt. Weston Normal School's $106000 allocation was indefinitely postponed, Monmouth’s was rejected 17 to 12, risking abolition. Ashland’s bill failed without division. Senate killed local option liquor bill 17 to 1, while passing a branch asylum plan for eastern Oregon and a new insurance department. House approved a Senate substitute for the Oregon City locks and canal and a fisheries unification bill.

Clibs Senate

Postoffice grows cotton in miniature garden

Arthur Van Fleet a local postoffice trustee has transplanted cotton pods inside the post office space. Plants thrive and blossom is expected soon. The experiment expands to show a miniature cotton crop with several inches in height and promising blooms.

Arthur van Fleet Uncle Sam

Night Riders 10 Can New Lease

Six condemned night riders Garrett Johnson Arthur Clear Sam Applewhite Fred Pinion Tid Burton and Roy Ransom secured a new lease of life via appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The case awaits action at the May term in Jackson with attorneys confident of relief.

Jackson, Tenn Joseph E. Jones Union City Garrett Johnson Arthur Clear Sam Applewhite Fred Pinion Tid Burton Roy Ransom Supreme Court Jackson

Remarkable Gas Flow Continues at Ontario Oil Well

A Baker City Democras dispatch reports a strong gas flow at the Ontario oil and gas well with 160 psi tested and potential 200 psi. The gas must push 2210 feet through mud and water, and may fuel Portland and Boise if confirmed. Drilling continues using gas to power machinery, with oil flow increasing after a mast explosion. Fumes are detectable a quarter mile away.

I 1 Portland Ontario Boise Snake River

Governor Gillett Signs Anti-Betting Bill

Sacramento Feb 19 Governor Gillett signed the Walker anti race track betting bill delaying its effective date to 60 days past approval. The measure makes wagering on horse racing unlawful statewide and drew criticism for the timing of the signature while supporters say it gives racing interests a brief window to operate.

Sacramento Cal Gover Gillett Walker

Prisoners Escape From Oakland County Jail

Eight inmates bored through a cell door at the Oakland county jail and escaped last night. They climbed to a adjoining roof and lowered themselves to the ground while guards pursued them.

Oakland

War threatens Servians as Austria demands action

London reports rising tension between Austria and Servia with Vienna demanding Servian troops withdraw by February, warning of war and frontier mobilization. Officials expect a declaration within a fortnight, though Servia is not believed to consent.

Servia

Olympia Legislature Teeters On Postal Funding Debate

Olympia Feb 19 The house and senate spar over a postal funding option amid slow progress and continued negotiation. Lawmakers resume sessions with hopes to tie up public roof and shipping issues as debates extend into late hours.

House Budget Bills Keep Secret Service Limits In Place

The sundry appropriation bill, despite Roosevelt’s recommendations, retains a limit on Secret Service activities. Major items include 22.668 million for the Panama Canal and 19.575 million for rivers and harbors work. The package totals 136.022 million with 17.619 million for public buildings and 2.5 million for a Washington building to house several offices.

Secretary of the Interior Maine Cuba Havana Congress Washington General Land Office Geological Survey Indian Office Reclamation Service

Southern Pacific approves $82 million convertible bonds

The Southern Pacific railroad authorized an issue of 82 million dollars in 20 year convertible bonds at 6 percent. Directors approved the issue and an annual stockholders meeting is set for April 7 to authorize increasing common stock to 200 million dollars to finance the bond issue.

New York Southern Pacific Railroad

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