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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
5
Butterfield and Curchill visit, J B Conners heads to Portland, numerous locals travel for business and social duties. East Oregon figures attend Eastern Star reception, insurance and church events unfold, and a large crowd enjoys a Steward production as firemen seek borrowed gear returns.
J R Smith who ran a city jewelry store for ten years had his business premises attached by the Hamilton Jewelry Company claim of 9166 last night. Siegrist and Peare agreed to buy the business but the attachment may block the sale as Smith enters bankruptcy with liabilities around 6000 and stock worth about 2000. Doctor Marriage Lawes Idaho faces a proposed divorce reform bill to extend residency from six to eighteen months.
H. C. Vinacke of this city learns of his brother J. W. Vinacke’s death from a railroad wreck near Glenwood Springs Colorado last week. The traveling salesman suffered multiple injuries including a broken right tibia and four fractured ribs. He leaves a wife and three children in Denver plus parents and brothers. Miss Nell Graham returns home to Elgin after a brief visit.
A ledger of October 1908 county court items lists jurors like G W Alten W A Ogden and J J Brugger along with many witnesses and constables for State vs Gates and related cases. Medical and professional fees appear for I N Cromwell M D and others, with totals in the 42 to 60 dollar range.
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