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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
5
Baker City notices report visitors and departures, with residents like W F Moore of Baker City and Miss Jennie Harris leaving for Washington state. Other items note railroad staff movements, court actions, and regional travel including Pendleton and La Grande, plus church and fraternal society activity.
CW. Jones transfers from Union to day. Misa Leonora Parker of Newberg and iT Vining at the home of Mr and Mrs A T El. The Home Missionary society meets tomorrow afternoon at Mrs J W Knowles Mine Stellan Reich returns home from Sprague Wash after assisting Mrs Adolph Newlin. A fire department banquet planned for next Tuesday with invited guests. Truant Officer Falk places a 13 year old in city jail for playing hockey while asserting father consent to quit school for moving to Indian Creek farm. police doubt the claim and hold the boy until the father returns from the valley. Attorney L Denham of Elgin arrives to handle business.
The 1907 law replaces delinquent tax sales with a six month window for anyone to apply to the tax collector to purchase a delinquency certificate. Delinquent tax lists will still be published this week, creating two groups: potential buyers and delinquent owners seeking redemption.
Los Angeles announces Rogs Knabenshue will attempt an ascent of Mr. Wilson in his airship within the coming week after finding a favorable air current at Eaton's canyon.
The Pastime and the Cliffords continue headline acts at the Pastime Playhouse with wondrous escapes and substitution tricks. Evening features varied performances and improved pictures. Music remains at the usual high standard.
The feature number shifts to the fairy tale told in picture. Vaudeville acts still hold the record as the best ever. The knock about artists perform miracles and the lady jugglers seem nearly boneless as ever.
San Francisco dated January 27 report says fight jurors were temporarily chosen for the trial of Patrick Calhoun head of United Railroads accused of offering a bribe to the city boodling board of supervisors. Fourteen jurors remain to be seated.
In Washington on January 27 the Senate confirmed Robert Bacon as secretary of state and John C. O Loughlin as assistant secretary. In Sacramento J B Sanford announced he would drop all anti Japanese bills, arguing Roosevelt might seek a special message from Congress granting Japanese American citizens the privilege of beer.
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