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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1911
Page
8
President David Eccles of Amalgamated Sugar reports optimism after a briefing in La Grande on large beet yields from Grande Ronde and Wallowa valleys. Water is ample and hot weather accelerates growth, with a bumper beet crop anticipated. The firm also plans to harvest about 100000 bushels of grain.
Clyde Kiddle shows gradual improvement after an appendicitis operation performed a few days ago. His condition remains as expected for the current stage of recovery.
Baker defeated La Grande 3 to 2 in a regional game yesterday. La Grande expects Baker back for a return match soon.
Rev. Joseph P. Lynch was consecrated Roman Catholic bishop of Dallas succeeding the late Bishop Dunne. Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans led the ceremony with Bishops Morris of Little Rock and Gallagher of Galveston present. The Very Rev. Michael B. Ryan preached. Lynch, born near Chicago in 1873, studied at Kenrick Seminary and was ordained about 11 years ago. He served in Dallas as vicar general and has led the diocese since Bishop Dunne’s death.
William Jennings Bryan plans to issue the Commoner nationwide asking presidential hopefuls to answer questions on the tariff revenue need direct election of senators and the Standard Oil decision. He will distribute thousands of copies and backs no candidate before receiving replies.
An advertorial promotes Kee Chamberlain Liniment as a remedy to relieve soreness and restore health. It claims gentle, effective treatment with painless application and quick return to comfort. The copy emphasizes automatic healing and improved well being.
J. B. Reynolds and Albert Hunter spied a colossal bull elk within 200 yards near Morgan Lake. The animal stood still for minutes, then lumbered toward the timber, its antlers and size hailed as the largest ever seen by the pair who enjoyed a thrilling close view.
John Spain and Henry McGrath posted bonds totaling 2000 dollars on a charge of horse stealing. Gibe Morris could not meet his bond and remains jailed in La Grande. A fourth indictment is returned, with circuit court expected to reconvene next Monday.
A New York Press item compares a dugong to mermaids citing its humanoid features such as four upper limb-like fins, a defined neck and a round head. The piece notes the dugong’s large lidless eyes and underlip mouth, its height, and a mother’s hold of her newborn, while warning the species is rapidly becoming extinct though still common in parts of the Indian Ocean.
In the Medical Record, Dr. Dawbarn explains why sickroom plants should be removed at night. Plants absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide while continuing to breathe in darkness, reducing oxygen for the patient until daylight returns.
A relative of La Morandals in Switzerland faced ruin and threatened suicide over a debt. Instead of sending funds, La Morandals sent 109 dozen stockings and offered a liberal commission to sell them among his friends. The recipient accepted and sold the merchandise, reportedly printing much of the hoard for his own office department.
A British consular case in Cuba triggers a critique of Spanish justice. An English sailor, with an American and an Irish companion, is jailed after a clash with Chinese workers. Initial two year sentences escalate to twenty years each on a renewed trial. After years, escape and recapture occur. the Englishman endures Ceuta prison life before release and later marriage.
A Brahman boasts of extraordinary mental feats in India and at times fate appears ironical. In Chicago a cheerful debtor recalls a money order for 25 dollars while the only person who can identify him is the man he owes thirty to.
A dialogue from the Washington Star presents a ready made philosopher claiming people cannot get something for nothing while Mr Groweher counters that the landlord makes tenants sign a contract demanding full rent regardless of occupancy. The exchange highlights tension over lease terms.
A village wag teases Mixa Dalling ton asking what’s the matter. The reply cites a life rule about never laughing at the old and decrepit as quoted from the Chicago Record Herald.
A new discovery shows Chateaubriand once sold stockings on commission in 1700 while serving in the royal household. He carried a debt of honor of £200 and wrote to a distant contact about his situation.
A fragment from the Chicago News describes a visitor recounting an incident with a dog in Butte. The dog reportedly growled but did not bite during a call to a daughter, prompting talk of replacing the animal.
Toledo Blade reports on Ebta recognized for innovative social lemonade concept titled What's that TM Saving sunh things In a weet way.
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