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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1909

Page

3

Jersey City matron fined for kiss on New York streetcar

A Jersey City woman named Mrs. M Kierney was fined $3 and costs for kissing a man on a New York City streetcar. The incident sparked a legal note that a woman kissing a man costs more than a man kissing a woman, in a reference to a local precedent. The man involved identified himself as Smith Turner, agent for Everlasting Devil's Auction, as the scene unfolded near Broadway and Second Street.

New York M. Kierney Second Street Broadway Peter Forbes Forbes Dan Finn Smith Turner Devil's Auction

Local Brief from Ladd Canyon and Area

Miss Fran kile Peebler visits La Grande with Miss Mary Pennington. John Larm returns home from Hot Lake hospital after appendicitis surgery. Mrs Crossen and daughter Vida arrive from Spokane to visit the Braden family. Mrs Braden’s sister Mrs Lawrence Drumsmith improves at upper Ladd Canyon. Dora Murdock returns home to Monmouth after teaching here. Bryan Crossen visits from Union to spend holidays with grandparents. Paris relatives join Fred Braden’s Christmas gathering. Rev H S Shangle closes option on two acres in Milton for Columbia College expansion priced around 500 dollars. plus rental notice and stockholders meeting notice for La Grande Irrigation Company.

John Larm Hot Lake Hospital Ladd Canyon Crossen Vida Spokane Fred Braden Mra. Braden Lawrence Drumsmith Upper Bryan Crossen Union John McCauley Paris Hom James Fields Claude Braden Louie Phillips

Bids Sought for Union County Poor Farm Land in Oregon

The Union county Oregon County Court invites sealed bids by noon January 7 1966 for real estate known as the County Poor Farm Union County Oregon. property includes described parcels with water rights and is sold as is with 5 percent certified check. County Clerk Neciane Ed Wright requests bids and reserves right to reject.

la Grande Oregon Section Township 4 BE. W. M W. M County Poor Farm Union Union County County Court

Model Restaurant Promises Perfect Cuisine and Quick Service

The notice touts THE MODEL RESTAURANT as a paragon of perfection with faultless food and rapid courteous service. It advertises regular nightly dinners for 25 cents and invites patrons to dine to avoid hunger, signed by proprietor J. A. Arbuckle.

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the Pastime Theatre D. R. Eccles Motion Pictures the Cashiers Willie Dren's Daily Observer Hill's Drug Store BAY & Zweifel Depot Street W. H. Bohnenkamp CO Jeraey Frankile Peebler Mary Pennington Dora Murdock Monmouth Rev. H. 5S. Shangle Columbia College Milton William McQueen Prospect Heights Pendleton Tribune Mojestic la Grande Irrigation Company la Grande Investment Company LA Grande Investment CO Neciané ED Wright Scheurer G. C. Scheurer Wallowa D. M. Hunt MODEL J. A. Arbuckle Prop J. K. Wright UN Grande Irrigation Co TEE Cook G. E. Fowler E.m.wellman & CO Willcock Bros Chamberlain David Freeman Kempt Nova Scotia al Ened Treasury Department Office of the Comptroller of the Washington, D. C Partiers Ers National Bank of la Walter Niedner Lawrence Murray
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