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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
8
Union figures Mrs Davis and Cora M Parle receive endorsements from Oregon Grand Army and Women Relief Corps for national and department presidency. Newport encampment events noted as supporters rally around the candidates for Toledo September.
A Gordon of Pacific Metal Works Portland, visiting the city, notes business improving with thirty orders on the books despite a general slump. He cites the printing industry feel and the metalworking sector as resilient amid low mood and economic strain.
The tournament committee announces preliminaries to select representatives for upcoming competitions. Tryouts include men’s singles and doubles mixed doubles and ladies events with several rounds and weekly sessions. The program plans two to three tests weekly as entries grow and evenings fill with eager contestants.
A compact meditation on how rituals and substitutes fill longing, contrasting formalities with genuine belief. The piece argues empty acts cannot replace true faith and explores the tension between outward ceremony and inner conviction.
Woodmen from the city and nearby areas plan a Cove picnic Saturday featuring two ball games and a balloon ascent. Boosters and Butte Woodmen will travel by car and train, with a large turnout anticipated and entertainment planned.
Harvest of grain in Walla Walla county for 1908 is now under way with cutting and threshing active in most areas. First work began Monday, with Eureka Flat awaiting suitable weather to start by week’s end or next. Wheat quality is good and yields are average, not a record, but strong overall.
Secretary Garfield arrives Friday to discuss the heart of the project with the Interior Department. The Commercial club votes at its monthly meeting on adopting a communion form of government after city charter prospects. Temperature today was 67 degrees, one degree below yesterday.
A Baker City committee solicits contributions to a light fund to keep the city bright. Officials expect the newly raised funds will ensure street and business lights are turned on tonight or tomorrow, maintaining Baker City’s acclaimed illumination.
Thirteen individuals filed timber land claims in Grant County at the local office on Monday. The group includes Clarence Hooker and Andrew Douglass from Bradford Pennsylvania and Max Roclves from Peoria Illinois. Also named are Milo Hitchcock Henry Buehring Ephraim Dalrymple William Higgs Frederick Sheely Frederick Collson William C. Miller Fred Corran Francis Corran and William Hees. Special Agent Adama traveled to Elgin yesterday.
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