Death sequel to Wil West Pink accident shocks Lostine
Fred Jacobs a 20 year old of Lostine died from a thigh wound after a December incident in Wallowa county. Harris the shooter faces possible murder charges after beating a dangerous weapons count on bond. Jacobs was the eldest child in a destitute Lostine family reliant on his work.
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Fred Jacobs
Lostine
Harris
Jacobs
Wallowa
Anderson
Enterprise
Oldert
Loy
Stanfield Woman Killed in Wagon Accident
Mrs. G. J. Dixon, 50 to 60, living west of Stanfield, died after a wagon loaded with hay ran over her. The incident occurred at 11 o'clock when the wagon slipped over an irrigation ditch after a hired man drove it. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Four children survive, with relatives in Walla Walla Bonneville and Stanfield.
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Stanfield
G. J. Dixon
Dixon
Walla Walla
Wilder
Bonneville
Furnish Qoe Controversy Sees Salt Enter Circuit Court
In a new development the Inland Irrigation company and others sue Henry W. Coe and the Columbia Land company for 125000 alleging shorted land and water rights sales and seek an accounting. The 138 page complaint names 5S W Fulon and Raley & Raley as attorneys for plaintiffs and Hibernia Savings Bank of Portland as trustees under the bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furnish-Qoe
W. Fulon
Raley & Raley
Inland Irrigation Company
W. J. Furnish
Henry W. Coe
Columbia Land Company
Coe
Columbia Company
Hibernia Savings Bank of Portland
East Oregonian
For Sale Buggy Priced Reasonably, Lightly Used
A fine new $100 buggy with less than 50 miles, offered at a reasonable price. Inquire at Observer office.
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Observer
Notice to Public on Adams Avenue Property Sale
A public notice states Nick Stumpas claims ownership of Tom Kapella’s shining par lors on Adams Avenue and demands immediate payment of all money due Kapella to the claimant.
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Tom Kapella
Adams Avenue
Kapella
Nick Stumpas
Bristol Town Doctor Claims Cures For Constipation
An unclear 18th century note claims a doctor in Bristol Town has a cure for long standing constipation. The fragment references packages and labels and states physicians could do nothing for the speaker. The passage mentions Thos EK Williams and a sale by dealers.
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Bristol
Yale
Connor Details Union Work and Gains in Umatilla County
C C Connor, retiring president of the Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union of America in Umatilla County, reports about sixty thousand dollars saved for farmers last year. He cites storage-charge reductions, member and non member savings, and cooperative purchasing, plus four warehouses now operating and four more planned. He notes education efforts, increased membership, and claims farmer prosperity hinges on their own actions.
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Umatilla
C. C. Connor
Farmers' Educational and Co-operative Union of America
East Oregonian
Northwest
Farmers’ Union
Connor
Divorce summons in Oregon Union County case Downs v Downs
In the Circuit Court of Oregon Union County Pearl Downs sues Fred Downs for dissolution of marriage and custody of Eunice Downs and Harold Downs. Fred Downs must answer within six weeks from first publication dated December 16 1910. Publication ordered by Judge J W Knowles in La Grande Weekly Observer for six weeks.
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Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Union County
Pearl Downs
Fred Downs
Eunice Downs
Harold Downs
J. W. Knowles
State of
Oregon
la Grande Weekly Observer
Notice to Respond in Oregon Court Case
In Union county Oregon Frank Bartmess is named as defendant. Sammons serves Frank Bartmess with notice to appear and answer the complaint filed in the court and to act by the specified deadline as directed in the order.
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Sammons
Frank Bartmess
State of
Oregon
Society Leaders Highlight Lyle Tuesday Musicale Program
Kinso N Molitor and Mrs Robert Newlin led the Lyle Tuesday Musicale focusing on Henry Holden Huse and Harry Rowe Shelly. A paper by Mrs Newlin and arrangements by Mrs Molitor framed a program of Shelly Huse and related composers with readings and social events across Elks Auditorium, Five Hundred club, and Neighborhood gatherings.
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Kinso N
Molitor
Robert Newlin
Henry Holden Huse
Harry Rowe Shelly
Mra
Newln
Shelly
George W. Birne
Huss
W. W. Berry
Marguerite Moore de Coppate
Shelley
Silverthorne
W. H. Bohnenkamp
Divorce Decree Sought in Oregon Suit
Summons published in La Grande Weekly Observer for six consecutive weeks from December 23 1910 in Union County Oregon. Plaintiff requests a decree dissolving bonds of matrimony and an absolute divorce. Attorney: Cochran and Cochran. Dates: Dec 23 1910 Jan 6 1911 Feb 3 1911.
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Towit
J. W. Knowles
la Grande
Union County
Oregon
Cochran & Cochran
Divorce Granted and Name Change Requested for Elsie Wieck
The plaintiff seeks an absolute divorce from the defendant and requests restoration of her maiden name Elsie Wieck. An order from Judge J W Knowles directs publication of this summons in the La Grande Daily Observer, published in La Grande Union County Oregon. The order was entered on the Sunday of January 1911 with dates January and February 6.
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Elsie Wieck
JW. Knowles
la Grande
Dissolution Suit Filed in Oregon Circuit Court
In Union County Oregon Elsie Quesada sues Juan Quesada for relief in a divorce decree. Juan Quesada must answer within six consecutive weeks from January 9 1811 first publication. Failure to respond may lead to court relief in the complaint.
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Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Union County
Elsie Quesada
Juan Quesada
State of
Oregon
Fire your automobile into Smith's Garage
A fragmentary line notes a dramatized action where a vehicle is directed into a shop named Smith's Garage and a sign painter named Peale is involved in repurposing or restoring the car, signaling a curious local incident or joke.
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Smith
Peale
Fragmented Note on Remedies and Pediatric Safety
The readable text hints at remedies and warnings about pneumonia treatment and risks to infants. It mentions pills or narcotics, potential misuse, and concerns over safe administration to babies, implying safety guidance or warnings in a damaged note.
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Wil West Pink
Boy
D. G. Brighoux
Depo! la Grande
Lenox
Pattison Bros
John Melville
Adams Ave
the Blade
Elks Auditorium
Mildred Cook
Nell Disqua
Han Rlattre Bates Yeas
Mata Pee Goodie Ewes MicKennon
Louise Schilke
Maude Snodgrass
May White
Mets
C. B. Cochran
Second and
Adams
Five Hundred Club
EB. EB. Polack
Blue Mountain Association
The
Christian Bible School
Ford A. Bills
Bible School
Decum Club
Wi TN
Bertha Anger
Pendleton
Edna Wissler
City
Irena Murphy
Main Avenue
Rescue Hose Company No. 1
Elk’s Auditorium
Wright Drug Compa Ny
Havana
Cigar Factor
Bay
Zweifel Sheet Metal Workers
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