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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1911
Page
5
Thelsis Theatre presents Vitagraph feature Jean Rescues starring the famed Scotch edile Jean, a dog beloved by patrons. Special guest Nellie Garrick will sing the captioned song You are the Light of my Life.
Locals note cement pipes mixed one to two parts sand sold by the foot at 15 cents for five and six inch sizes with others in proportion. St Peters Guild offers rugs for sale. Embroidery stencil and fancy work advertised by Mrs. Wilats at Paris Hair Store. Wright Drug Co lists dandruff remedy and related items. Contact Mrs James Rugeell at Main and Third streets.
Attorney T. H. Crawford arrived this morning from a business trip to Portland and Salem. Engineer Pete Beiver left today for Portland to visit friends and handle business matters. Engineer and Mrs Pheiffer left in the morning for a tour of the middle west, planning to be gone about a month. Conductor J. D. Kerr returned yesterday from Kansas where he was.
Local travelers and officials frequent Baker businesses and hotels, including Mrs. D. M. Clark returning to Cove, Mrs. M. Perris in from Portland, and J. C. Marshall and others from Portland staying at the Sommer. Notables like Engineer Frank Pike and District Attorney J. W. Knowles visit, with civic figures attending gatherings and a theater engagement announced for March 1.
The piece compares Tilden's will issues with Roscoe Conkling and discusses the Polk will. It notes uncertainty over who drafted Tilden's bequest to a Tilden trust and whether trustees could cure its defects. Polk's will is cited as written by the testator with civil details and a trust for the state and family lineage.
Anne Croman of Santa Rosa California touts D. D. D. as an eczema cure after six months of itch. The ad promotes a 25 cent trial bottle and claims instant relief and cleansed skin, urging readers to buy from The Newlin Drug Co.
Short classifieds list a city scavenger service offering for sale Philo System chicken coops by Thos. 8. Harris at 1302 B ave Old Town. various rental notices for furnished rooms and housekeeping. employment ads for grafting apple seedlings and a watcher for child care. Crystal Employment Office contact. lost gold watch and Masonic stone key fob with Elgin make. reward offered.
In pursuance of a February 1 1911 resolution by the La Grande Oregon Common Council Improvement District No 21 is created designating L avenue as such district and outlining subsequent steps for street work and assessment procedures.
February 20 1911 city notice states the La Grande Oregon City Council will improve the south side of 8th Avenue with a board sidewalk, covering the area from Monroe to Spruce Street. The project affects the north halves of blocks 148 and 149 in Chaplin's Addition. A special assessment of 180 is proposed, with a public hearing set for March 16 1911 at 8 p.m. in the council chamber.
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