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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
8
Forest fires sweep Flathead County near Whitefish and Kalispell threatening the town. Government and private crews fight the flames with little rain in sight. Grand National timber camps have been destroyed and smoke shrouds the area as officials warn of potential record losses if weather does not turn.
Henry Russell Miller's novel The Man Higher Up is praised for its vivid political drama and insider view of ward heeler and boss tactics. The piece highlights Miller as a civic problem student turned author and notes his hero Robert McAdoo rises from tenement roots to governor.
The Union County Republican Central Committee reaffirms faith in Republican principles and backs sustaining the Direct Primary law. They pledge the elected delegation to oppose corrupt convention methods and to advance Taft Roosevelt and the party's organization in Oregon for the upcoming assembly, inviting Eastern Oregon delegates.
The forecast notes La Grande records a 90 degree high despite rising humidity. This contrasts with yesterday when the temperature reached 97 degrees, the highest of the year so far.
Bid submissions open any time until July 19 for the general merchandise stock of goods at Allcel owned by the bankrupt estate of B. F. Wet. Stock and inventory may be examined on appointment with the trustee Charles Playle.
Farmers aided by volunteers and fire crews from five miles away contained a blaze that threatened about fifty bushels per acre on Clas Playle’s land near Mivel. Buckman and Sherwood Williams fields were largely saved as the fire spread smoke over a wide area before prompt telephone mobilization drew help.
The board has closed a contract for three new Underwood typewriters for the commercial department of City High School. It aims to give special attention to this department and provide the best equipment for the pupils.
John Cantrell of Pikesville Tennessee died July 10 1910 in Sumerville aged 80 years 7 months 12 days. He married Eliza Wilbon in Cincinnati Arkansas on June 20 1852 and leaves a widow and eight children.
Advertisement marketing Parisian Sage hair restorer by A Newlin. Claims dandruff causes baldness and promises hair growth and reduced itching within weeks. Product sold at 50 cents per bottle via mail order from Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo, N Y.
Display windows at the W. W. Berry store on Adams avenue are being installed. Interior repairs are complete and once the front is improved the shop will become a modern display facility in the city.
The Medford bank reports deposits up 200000 from March to June. Eugene post office receipts for June show a 14 percent increase. Summer pippin apples have shipped from Grant Pass. A Newport man hooked a large hali but the line broke and the fish escaped.
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