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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1906

Page

6

Peebler and Johnson Nuptials Held at Johnson Home

In La Grande the wedding of Adolph E. Peebler and Miss Leola Johnson occurred Tuesday July 5 1906 at the Johnson home with Rev. O K. King officiating at high noon Relatives witnessed the ceremony and guests dined on a decorated table after bouquets and music set the scene The couple receive many presents and both families are prominent locals The Observer will not publish tonight as the entire force walks out and tomorrow’s issue will cover the event.

Eebler Johnson T. B. Johnson Adolph E. Peebler Leola Johnson O. K. King Elizabeth King Mendellssohn Henry Peehler Tinor Henry Peetler la Grande Grandma Palmer

Fourth of July local notes and travel mentions

Local brief: Portland agent E C Moore in the city for the Fourth. Judge Samuel White visiting from Baker City. Various residents travel to Elgin Baker City Colfax Haines Union and La Grande for reunions the G A R and Fourth of July events. Church midweek meeting moved to Thursday. La Grande property owners urged to number houses. Grandma Palmer recounts early Fourth of July celebrations.

E. C. Moore Portland Samuel White Baker City la Grande W. J. Snodgrass Colfax British Columbia Gillilan Haines G. T. Fleming J. R. Forest Iowa Arthur Brown G. H Wheeler A. C. Cleaver Central Railroad Union 1 Elgin Central Church Clara Carpenter Union W. R.C A. Benham Eastern Oregon Colonizing Co la Grande Investment Co Benham la Grande Investment FS. Newsome W. F.burnett Gao Allen Wmn. Thompson Geo. Coonan Wesley Davis A. W. Walker

Huntington Hosts Stronger La Grande Baseball Visit

Huntington's baseball team prepares for a game tomorrow against a strengthened La Grande squad. The visitors have added new players and, after practice, show improved efficiency compared with their earlier visit. The home lineup remains the usual core players.

Huntington

Fire destroys St Michael church spire in Hamburg

A fire in Hamburg today destroyed the church of St Michael as its 426 foot tower and spire collapsed. The falling tower crushed nearby houses and caused additional blazes. Four workmen were killed in the disaster.

Heripps News Association Hamburg Ger

Fifty Foot Flag Pole Erected at Ladd Creek School

The Ladd Creek School District shares a community note as students celebrate the new flagpole and unfurl Old Glory. Miss Cecil Riggs closes the school year with exercises marking a nine month term in Union County. Meantime Manila reports a cholera outbreak with 21 new cases and 16 deaths. Health officials fear spread and note natives are most affected, with four Americans among the victims.

Ladd Creep Cecil Riggs Winch Union County Ladd Creek Scripps Manila Meaths C. Dwight Cook Co, C Strcken

Dinner honors Miss Mayme Carr and Miss Ora Gary

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carr hosted a refined dinner with red and white decor. Guests included Miss Mayme Carr of North Bend Oregon and Miss Ora Gary of Boise Idaho, with seating cards featuring roses and bouquets enhancing the table setting.

Mayme Carr North Bend Oregon Ora Gary Boise Idaho J. J. Carr North Band Ioa Gary Bozeman Park Cuy

Wireless at Boise Invention By Two Boise City Teens

James Hays and La Fayette Carter, both 17, of Boise City, built a crude wireless telegraph system that works and carries messages between two stations several blocks apart. Carter, nephew of John Hailey Jr and Justice T G Hailey, plans a visit to Salem after arriving in Boise tonight. The boys have spent months refining their plant into a practical wireless setup.

James Hays la Fayette Carter Boise City Carter John Hailey, Jr Justice T. G. Hailey John Hailey Salem East Oregonian

DUG HIS OWN GRAVE IN KANTISHUA CLAIM DEATH

John Johnson was found dead on his mining claim in Kantishua Fairbanks Alaska on July 5. He was buried in a hole he had dug on the claim while mining.

Scriptes Newa Association Fairbanks Alaska John Johnson Kantishua

The Comfort of the Ladies Restaurant Ad

An advertisement touts a restaurant as the best place for ladies to dine with tasteful decor and refreshing cookery. It promises pleasant surroundings and tasty meals praised by female patrons. Also seeks furnished rooms for light housekeeping and a seven room rental in a good location.

Zosen

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the Golden Rule Company Adams Avenue Varsity NEW “Varsity Andrews Seattle Grocery CO Lawson Bros G. W. O’neil Washington Avenue Peebler Johnson Nuptuals Acresult Wallowa County the Stock Growers and Farmers Bank, OF Wallowa, Oregon Capital C. T. McDanien Cashier A. K. Steunaneens Pree Mins Frances Heritage of Union W. K. Davis Eiler Huntington VS T-N- Murphy C. E. Hackman Cor Greenwood J. A. Arbuckle Pratter H. S. Massas the City Grocery and Bakery FE. Polack
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