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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
8
The four round wrestling bout at the Commercial Club, set for Thursday, is canceled due to a missing person case involving Sogwifor 24s phallgn ker, with police seeking him for alleged poobery. Professor Christa cancels the event hoping to find a legitimate partner for Takabara.
Several inches add to heavy fall in Yie mountains and bring happiness. Snow aids farming with good crops and keeps loggers busy as they file orders for large saw mills. Woodmen push to haul timber despite a short fuel supply.
The NK West store doors closed today following the death of F A West of Portland. His body was interred today in Lihat. NK West, proprietor and brother of the deceased, attended the funeral.
A morning delay at Elgin forced the unloading of a large shipment of stock. The Elgin branch worked to bring line six on schedule after a late start as nineteen empty stock cars arrived for loading today.
Local items list residents in assorted travel and work. WH Boyd of Wallowa stayed night in town. Mes W A Worstall visited Elgin to see her daughter. W B Bach of Imbler conducted business here. T F Order of Portland aided frescoing at the new bank. SR Haworth returned from Enterprise where a large structure was erected. Helena Love left for Rye Valley to teach. JD Matheson of the O RGN is on extended trip to British Columbia. Bartha Matlock joined a party to Portland via Pendleton. Mrs Charlie King sails to California for winter with her mother. Bart Hughesean of the Hughes family was injured in a fall. Mrs Wm Tillman visiting Twin Falls fractured her hip. J F Campbell returned from La Grande to supervise steel bridge work for Umatilla County. JM Leishman and party from Baker City transacted business in the Land Office.
The business community raised 450 dollars to buy land for a Catholic church and school, which will be donated to the parish for that purpose.
Krouse Bros. are engaged in storing 75 tons of ice for their own use during the next summer season.
The Baker City heat plant supplying warmth to the Tinmen Bank building tested last night, radiating heat quietly through every room. Installed by the ONeill Waoing Company, the system boasts best materials and workmanship, eliminating clinking and noise typical of many furnaces.
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