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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
3
Directory style notice lists G L Biggers J H Hubbard Bacon Hall and others with office locations in buildings across town. Provides resident and office phone numbers for each doctor and notes dental services by Easley and Stevenson including aluminum plates crown and bridge work.
Enginemen on Harriman Northwest lines await a San Francisco meeting of road management. General Superintendent M J Buckley will attend as Western lines discuss a definite wage increase for engineers and firemen. Previous talks centered on higher pay but lacked specifics, with more meetings since then signaling a possible pay raise.
Weston, Jan 20 Weston Normal will begin the second semester in January with new pupils enrolled. The faculty plans improvements for the term. A recital by Miss Hagel Crossen of Pendleton delighted the audience, followed by a dancing party. The staff hopes to hire Miss Crossen for elocution teaching. Electric Road Outlook from M BR Larson of Walla Walla says operations proceed toward the Hive mountains summit and end at Wallowa valley. Larson, with Dressed Meat Co., bought hogs for the Walla Walla market as the hog price remains low.
At a Saturday meeting in Portland the Oregon Press Club elected J. B. Dellinger president Gen Putman vice president A D Moe corresponding secretary George A Solbird recording secretary Frances Gatchell treasurer and trustees C E Fisher C L Ireland and George P B Small. Also notes a Farmers and Traders National Bank shareholders meeting set for February 11 1908. The Blue Mountain Cough Syrup advertises as a remedy and warnings against accepting checks from certain individuals.
Potlatch Lumber company, which ran a large lumber yard in Pendleton, has sold its stock and business to the Umatilla Lumber company and will withdraw from the field. G H Probett, former Potlatch manager, buys an interest and will manage the new venture. The firm seeks steady patronage.
Local listing advertises room and board at the Pal House offering lodging options and low rates. Residents seek affordable accommodations in town with convenient access to amenities.
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