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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1906
Page
5
The Farmers and Traders National Bank of La Grande announces its annual meeting of shareholders at the La Grande banking house on Tuesday January 25 1906 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to elect a board of directors for the upcoming year and address other business. Dated December 18 1905.
Real estate loans offered for city and country properties with prompt closings upon title approval. For sale, La Gramps Investment Company advertises a yearling Jersey bull. inquiries directed to J W McAlister or Mrs Lindsay's north of Island City farm. Lost calves and animals seek rewards for return or information. details include a brindle yearling heifer calf and a missing goat with Selee brand, last seen December 1905. contact Ep Strineuam, La Grandé, Oregon.
A brief note in a historical column praises Methusala as a good old soul who might still be living if he had used Rocky Mountain Tea by Newsin Dave Co.
J C Ardrey a former resident now near Portland is in the city offering piano tuning services. Those with instruments needing work can leave orders at Huelat's music store. Ardrey will remain in La Grande for about ten more days.
Mrs Jennie Dun Can of Haynesville Maine, age 70, says Electric Bitters cured 20 years of chronic dyspepsia and left her feeling strong again. The tonic treats stomach liver blood disorders and general debility and is sold with a guarantee at Newsin Drug Co. for 50 cents.
Local notices list fraternal groups meeting weekly in Redmen Hall and other venues. Eagles La Grande Aerie 259 meets Fridays. La Grande Lodge 16 meets Saturdays. Star Encampment No. 31 meets first and third Thursdays. Eastern Star Hope Chapter 15 meets second and fourth Mondays. Camp No. 7705 meets first and third Wednesdays. various officers invite visiting members to attend.
Buffalo Bill recounts how he taught English and French railways to run excursion trains with cheap rates to draw crowds. He details presenting a plan, securing guarantees, and achieving a successful, revenue-boosting exhibition that led to regular excursion ventures.
The 1909 annual report from the Secretary of Agriculture highlights a farm product value of 6.415 billion dollars on farms, with corn milk and butter and hay leading cotton in value. It notes a five year farm wealth increase of 6.155 billion dollars, bank deposits surpassing one billion in the South, and exports reaching 12 billion dollars, yielding a five billion dollar favorable trade balance.
In 1892 A E Eaton, Union Woolen Mills owner and major landholder, faced a broken wagon wheel between Umatilla Landing and La Grande. With only an ax and file, he repaired the wheel using a fir log segment and an auger found eight miles away, then continued freight runs over the Blue Mountains.
Albany January 16 Governor Higgins announced a reprieve for Albert T Patrick until March 19. The action delays execution and extends time for clemency review.
The notice promises a memorable meal if you participate as required and states the establishment is ready for the test whenever you are.
An advertisement claims Aucklen's Arnica Salve cures cuts wounds burns sores and eruptions with guaranteed results. A Springfield Illinois user calls it a housekeeping essential. Price listed as 25 cents and notes by Newsin DavaCo.
The White School announces pupils in attendance without absence or tardiness for the first half of the school year. Room 1 includes Velva Ackley Leona Lottes Birdie McCan Albert Lamm. Room 2 lists Carrie Ackley Alma Gore Edith Robbs Bessie Hendrix. Room 3 features Cleve Montgomery Roy Grandy Olof Group Lucy Blystone Julia Christianson Ray Noyes. Room 4 names Christina Wheatley Agnes Martin Nora Arbuckle. Room 5 lists Clara Herman Minnie Ladd Winnie Ladd. Room 6 includes Kenneth Bartlett Helen Bartlett Margaret Boorey. E M Swimmer, Principal.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a nerve tonic available as tea or tablets for 35 cents, from Newlin Drug Co, urging readers to try the product despite debates over its claimed effects.
An old patent medicine advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Gelder Medit Dineste claiming to restore tone and vitality. It lists Golden Seal root Queen's root Stone root and other ingredients and praises long use, universal remedy claims, and restorative power for digestion nerves and energy.
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