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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
3
R Oliver advertises abstracts of tide and fire insurance services with an office next door to La Grande National Bank in Oregon.
A local basketball team trains hard for a big game against Walla Walla high school, with ticket sales steady and costs (about $60) expected to cover travel and ads. Readers are also treated to reviews of Ellen Glasgow’s The Ancient Law and novels Three Weeks and The Yoke, noting their varied receptions and themes.
About 1006 people gathered at the R. R. and N. depot yesterday afternoon to bid farewell to Haudenschield. They sang Bless Be the Tie That Binds Our Hearts in Christian Love and Shall We Gather at the River as he prepared to depart. Mr and Mrs Haudenschield then left for Nampa where six churches unite for a three to four week union meeting under his direction.
In Union County Oregon a guardianship proceeding for Maggie Given ins an e person results in a court order to sell specific real estate to fund her maintenance. Heirs at law and interested parties must appear March 3, 1908 at 2 PM in La Grande to show cause why license to sell should not be granted. Publication to run weekly in La Grande Evening Observer for four weeks.
A special rate of one fare has been set by the railroad to enable all who wish to attend the annual Christian Endeavor convention in Eugene. The convention runs February 26 to 24. For details contact J. H. Keeney, O. R. & N. agent, La Grande.
Local vendor advertises apples at 25 cents per box with vendor Karl Stackland promoting the sale. Halted stock or formatting irregularities noted in the listing.
Bundles of 100 copies offered at the Observer office priced at 25 cents per bande.
An old advertisement touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a remedy for biliousness and sick headaches. It claims the syrup sweetens the stomach aids digestion and gently stimulates the liver and bowels without irritation. It promises relief from diflourness habitual constipation and avoids nausea or gripe.
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