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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
5
The Blue Mountain Grange held a large gathering with over 80 attendees including visitors such as Prof. Aiten from Weston Normal School. The event featured a literary program, a social dinner, and the initiation of two candidates with Edward Sacer installing officers aided by J. Hutt.
The bank promotes thrift for boys starting early to save and build independence and prosperity. It urges saving with the Eastern Oregon Trust & Savings Bank and mentions officers F. M. Burkit president, William Miller vice president, George L. Cleaver cashier, T. J. Scroggin assistant cashier, and F. J. Holmes treasurer.
Recitation sections include Labor id Poyesy by F. M. Huffran and Oratioa with Edward Jasper. Performances feature grange hosted pieces Wateritiltons by Kate Getheler and Regitation by Walter Parker. Additional acts include Matrimony by Ben Criccoter and The Street of Byana by Bork Hughes, plus The Tie That Pints sung by an unidentified performer.
Report states William Haywood, Haye and Hoe retire from the office of secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners. Ernest Mills, acting secretary and treasurer, confirms the retirement and that Haywood faces a July 1 position termination and plans an eastern lecture tour.
Notice to creditors that Farmers & Merchants' State Bank of North Powder Oregon has assigned all property for the benefit of creditors and that J P Myers is the assignee. Creditors must file sworn, itemized claims at North Powder within three months of the date dated December 27, 1907.
The Man of the Hour comes to Steward opera house Tuesday night January 21. A play of policies and graft praised as the best of its kind and worth seeing for its sharp depiction of politicians.
Multnomah defeated St Louis University Lee 11 to 6 in a hard fought football game. The scoring sequence and key plays highlighted a tight matchup on the field yesterday.
The Oregonian reports the Puter case where A De Puter testified for government agent Heney in a wide land fraud prosecution. Puter aided prosecutors, led to multiple convictions, and avoided execution of the final sentence while serving about a year and a half of a two year term. He faced a $7500 fine though parole is expected to wipe it out.
Arthur C. Alston promotes a new production titled At the Old Cross Roads at Mawere opera house on Thursday January 2. Parepa stars in an octoroon drama with a cast including Annabel Thornton Dayton Thornton Tom Martin Doc Kerr Count de Monay Major Brad ley Ferrar Geo Chilton Madge Thornton and Aunt Lika. The show is expected to draw a large audience for the season.
A report on George H Primrose delivering a fresh vitality to black-face performance with a triumphant entry into new field of minstrel show. The piece notes his impact on Monday January 4 at the Steward and mentions a seven room furnished mouse? fur nished ad near the corner of Twand Washington with contact phone Black 1041.
Linen and fabric items listed in a sale include 60 inch Turkey red table linens at 23 cents per yard, priced up to 85 cents, and bleached satin damask at 59 cents per yard.
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