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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1905
Page
3
Sunday morning services drew a large crowd with extra seats added and a strong Sabbath school showing. Evening readings featured Heb 11 6 and a concert with a powerful solo and quartet plus Prof Power and Mrs Forrest performing Oh It is Wonderful.
Corvallis Oregon January items report dairying short course attendance up fourfold and notable attendees from Union County. An oratorical contest crowned John B Withycombe of Amicitia as winner, with Mark Weatherford of Arlington close second. The O A adds a new athletic feature with four to five mills in its country row, with about thirty five training now. Corvallis Willamette Grange officers installed at a joint session with a dinner and good spirits. Harry Fine recovering from a short illness amid fine weather and little rain for the season.
The Oliver Post Morton Relief Corps No 37 in La Grande installed its 1905 officers led by President Mrs Sarah H Kilpatrick and Senior Vice President Annie M Baker. Also elected were Junior Vice President Winnie Thorne Treasurer Mary Aldrich Chaplain Mary Davis Conductor Agnes Paddock Guard Etta Flannery Secretary Rose Tait Assistant Conductor Luella Logsden Assistan Guard Francis Vorner Color Bearers Artie Coffey Ada Walters Leah Paul Mary Prescott and Patriotic Instructor Susan Faulk.
Ed Blackburn of Baker City visits La Grande. Mr and Mrs O B Foster of Lostine pass through en route to the coast. Mrs Foster seeks medical care for Grandma Warpenter, critically ill in the city. Lyle Tuesday Musicale gathers tomorrow under Mrs Clare Bamber. Lady Maccabees prepare for second annual ball on St. Valentine’s night February 14. John F Bailey promotes Lincoln J Carter’s Two Little Wails at Broward’s Opera House this Tuesday February 3. Boarding and lodging offered by Mr Goodall.
Ambassadors in St Petersburg ordered to file an urgent protest against the Russian government over attacks on the British Consul General Murray and proconsul Muchakain by Cossacks at Warsaw. The incident sparks diplomatic tension with Britain demanding explanation from Moscow.
Workers from the Teamsters union halt operations in Chicago amid a demand for higher wages and better working conditions. The strike disrupts multiple industries as pickets form outside major plants and transportation hubs.
Three jurors were secured this morning in the Weber murder case, with two more to be chosen this afternoon. The trial is slated to begin in Osroest tomorrow, according to Scrips News Association.
The passage asserts that health depends on flowing body fluids and that disease arises when life streams are clogged. It claims clogging is mechanical, usually starting from bone abnormalities, and that osteopaths prove this through diagnosis driven treatment.
The city edition notes the birth on January 30 1906 of a son to Mr and Mrs E E Kirtley. The item records a family milestone with no additional details.
In Trukee California on January 30 a group of fifteen drunk workers ransacked the Florid ton building. They demanded whisky, assaulted the manager Glenn, smashed bottles and furniture, toppled a billiard table, and rolled boulders at the structure. Guards restored order with no serious injuries to the manager. Elmira M. Carpenter, mother of Mrs. Allie Broughton, is gravely ill with paralysis after her second stroke.
Notice states Ella Peach has left husband without cause and that he will not be responsible for any debts she may contract. Dated La Grande Oregon January 27 1905 by Wau. G. Peach.
Four members of the Senate were charged with blackmail and seeking bribes in an affidavit sworn before the Senate. The accused are Booker, French, Emmons, and Wright. The affidavit was sworn by William Corbin, secretary and manager of the Continental Building and Loan Association of San Francisco, who was cited to appear before the Senate committee investigating the association.
The committee on counties is slated to hear arguments this afternoon or evening on Union county’s division. A report against division effectively ends the effort while a favorable report does not guarantee passage. Still, committee reports carry strong weight.
A customer testimonial claims Bucklen's Arab Salve cured a severe upper lip sore after 90 years of suffering. The ad touts the salve for burns care and wounds and lists Newlin drag store as the retailer with a 50 cent price.
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