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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1910

Page

5

Local Visitors and Traveling Notables Visit La Grande

Fr L Shinn of Eugene visits La Grandy while John Slayter from Union conducts business. C E B Cunningham arrives from Woler Tast. engineer and Mrs Will Adler plan a Kamela run. B J Evans of Wallowa visits La Grande. J Tuttle of Elgin spends day with local friends. Charles Passey from Poca tello stops at Foley Hotel. Rev Frank Gray tours as enterprise visitor. William Allingon, baker, calls on Baker City customers. Porter, hotel proprietor of Hilgard, also a La Grande visitor.

Porter of Hilgard la Grande

Pendleton Visitors and Local Moves Highlight Day

George E. Dixon Otis Olson Pendleton on business for J Hayes of Portland and T M Shannon harness maker visit La Grande. Chief Dispatcher Corbett camping at Wallowa Lake while Dispatcher Andrews covers. J Mytenger ex O R N conductor now Bakersfield visits. Mrs Henhan Pendleton La Grange, William Francis in Joseph for lake trips. Edna Morrison heads to Charlton to join husband drug store owner. J A Handrahan top real estate salesman visiting La Grande from Tacoma.

Jack Henhan la Grange Pendleton Pendleton-Huntington Run Edna Morrison Charlton, Ore Charlton J. A. Handrahan la Grande Tacoma

Steward family plans trip to Wallowa Lake Joseph

D. H. Steward and family depart tomorrow for Joseph where they will camp at Wallowa Lake by auto. Side trips will be taken from headquarters at the lake head.

D. H. Steward Joseph Wallowa Lake

Calders Visit La Grande To View Timber Lands

W. C. Calder and his wife of Baker City are in La Grande today. Calder is examining timber land titles while Mrs. Calder tours the city and visits friends.

W. C. Calder Baker City la Grande Mr. Calder

Outing Plans and Travel Notes From Local Residents

Miss Irene Kringle and Mrs M A Adama with Miss Ethel visit Joseph for a short outing while Mr Pete Johnson of Huntington travels there. Mrs Emma Kirkyatrick heads to North Yakima to join her daughter and future home. Mrs J M McCall and Miss Marjorie depart for Joseph for a camping week. Flor’cene McCall joins later. Wallace Childers camps at Wallowa Lake as sheriff plans a quiet trout-fishing visit. Judge Sheehan travels to Portland for the state bar association meeting to discuss a nonpartisan judiciary.

M.A. Adama Ethel Pete Johnson Huntington Joseph Emma Kirkyatrick North Yakima J. M. McCall Marjorie Flor’¢ce McCall Sheehan Oregon la Grande Portland State Bar Association

Local Trade Rumors Boost Summerville Beat

A garbled Sunday report suggests C. C. Hamilton traveled from Stumérville to Summerville amid busy merchant activity and signs of prosperity, with a favorable tone on local business.

C. C. Hamilton Lavants Stumérville Wussleas Summerville

Faulk Recovering After Saturday Brand Collision

M A Faulk son of Constable and Mrs I Faulk is slowly recovering from serious injuries he suffered when he was thrown from a brand on Saturday. Additional injuries were reported but the latest condition remains cautious.

M. A. Faulk Constable I . Faulk

Cox Women Visit Then Leave for Wallowa on Pleasure Junket

Mrs. Alice Cox and Miss Gean Cox of Salt Lake City visited the O. F. Coolidge home and departed for Wallowa today on a pleasure junket.

Alice.Cox Gean Cox Salt Lake City O. F. Coolidge Wallowa

Port land couple guests of friends plan Baker City visit

Mr and Mrs K Watson of Portland are guests of friends. They will travel to Baker City then Joseph to join the McCall family later in the week. Mr Watson is a prominent horse dealer in the metropolis.

K Watson Portland Baker City Joseph McCall Watson Metropolis

Campers Near Hilgard Maintain Daily Work Routine

Mr and Mrs Frank Bay and daughter and Mr and Mrs Ben Noyes camp on Black Flat near Hilgard. The gentleman travels down each morning to carry on their day’s work and returns at night.

Frank Bay Ben Noyes Black Flat Hilgard

Anaconda Standard Manager Guests at Foley Hotel

W. E. Gaily, business manager of the Anaconda Standard, lodged at the Foley hotel after a trip through Wallowa county for hunting and fishing. He praised Head-of-the-Lake as one of the most delightful spots he had ever visited.

W. E. Gaily The Anaconda Standard Foley Hotel Wallowa County Head-of the

Baker County Lawyer Heads to Enterprise for Court

Charles F Hyde, a prominent Baker County attorney, traveled through La Grande en route to Enterprise to defend multiple clients. The Enterprise term of court is filled with significant litigation and will run for several days.

Charles F Hyde Baker County la Grande Enterprise

Zimmerle Aims for Big Money at Union County Farm

D Zimmerle who guides the destiny of a fruit near Cove arrived from Seattle last evening and is staying at the Summer hotel He says Seattle is busy but the big money lies with a Union county fruit farm.

D. Zimmerle Cove Seattle Union County

Wm French to Tour Wallowa County by Auto

Wadams Kerr representative Wm. French begins a county tour in Wallowa with Chase Bohnenkamp driving the company car. Bohnenkamp recently accompanied French on a 1500 mile trip to Nevada.

Wm. French Wadams & Kerrman Wallowa County Chase Bohnenkamp Mr. French Nevada

Moore couple to attend schools in San Francisco and Kirksville

Doctor and Mrs F E Moore plan ten days in La Grande before entering school in San Francisco and Kirksville Mo. They left their field in Enterprise to another practitioner and are resting and visiting friends here a few days before heading east via San Francisco.

F E Moore la Grande San Francisco Kirksville Enterprise

Campers Return After Lake Visit Near Joseph

Miss Mabel Van Fleet Miss Anna Alexander and Miss Francis Hukill returned home last evening from camping at Head-of-the-Lake near Joseph. Miss Alexander and Miss Hukill then left for Starbuck Washington where Miss Alexander will stay a week. The trio praised the Wallowa county scenery and recommended Ice Lake as a must visit for lake visitors.

Mabel van Fleet Anna Alexander Francis Hukill Head

Fossil man visiting city highlights short stay

J. C. Campbell of Fossil Oregon was a Sunday visitor in the city. J. H. Handrahan of Jovita Heights is back in La Grande after a long Idaho tour and plans to stay only a few days.

J. C. Campbell Fossil, Oregon J. H. Handrahan Jovita Heights la Grande Idaho

Just Ben Havin Good Time on Crossing Mishap

A section hand narrowly escaped serious injury after being struck by Passenger train No. 7 and rolling down a 16 foot ditch with his handcar. He credits luck and the phrase I just then havin a good time as the cause of his unhurt condition.

Union

Wanted help at hotel and housework jobs

Want ads seek a chambermaid at Hotel Unterprise and a general housework worker. Good wages offered. Apply in the morning at 902 Pennsylvania Avenue to Mrs. Ash.

Hotel Unterprise Pennsylvania Avenue Ash

Bankrupt Stock for Sale in Alicel Estate

Bid deadlines set for July 19 for the general merchandise stock of goods in the Alicel estate of B. F. Webp. The stock and inventory may be inspected by appointment with trustee Chas. Playle at Luceil.

Alicel B. F. Webp Luceil

Button Shoes And Polite Replies In Newspaper Snippets

A reader’s voice in the Houston Post suggests button shoes tie themselves, while a timid girl fears a barking dogwood tree in a park sketch from the Baltimore American. The Detroit Free Press notes a polite but seasick passenger who remains civil in his cabin.

Detroit Free Presa

Truthful Bard Reflects on Boyhood Days

A brief item notes a Truthful Bard writing of boyhood days with no rhyme and claims to be enjoying the present moment in Kansas City Journal. It references a quotation about a magnate and a denial seen in the papers, attributed to Puck.

Kansas City Journal Puck

New Phase of Meat Trouble Causes Price Talk

The New York Telegram reports rising beef prices and concerns over continued high costs. Analysts warn July markets may see ox heart meat and related products remain expensive as supply tightens.

New York Telegram

The Reason Why in a Modern Love Note

A playful exchange hints at changing social vibes as a wife cites her husband’s objections to low cut dresses. The brief dialogue suggests tension between personal expression and domestic expectations in a lighthearted note from the era.

St. Loula

Notice to Contractors for Sidewalk Construction

Sealed bids will be received at the recorder of La Grande for 520 feet of standard five foot sidewalk on C avenue. Bids due by 4 p.m. July 20 with a 6 percent bid check. Council may reject any or all bids. D. B. Cox, Recorder.

Recorder City of la Granda la Grande

Notice to Public on Property Weed Cleanup Enforcement

Public notice states ordinance passed to require four property owners to clean their weeds with strict enforcement led by J. W. Waldon chief of police.

J. W. Waldon

Loose stock to be taken to the pound at once

The notice directs that any loose stock in the city be impounded immediately. Citizens are instructed to contact G. W. Farris, Poundmaster, at Black 8721 for details or proof of ownership.

G. W. Farris

Sale Opens For New Town Site In Lostine Area

The Evans town site plat near the depot at Lostine has been accepted by county officials and lot sales are underway. Couch & McDonald of Wallowa Oregon handle the entire tract contact them by phone or mail to invest in the ground floor.

Evans Lostine Couch & McDonald Wallowa Oregon B. J

Second Hand Furniture for Sale Near 6th and N

For sale set of second hand furniture from a party leaving before August 1, 1901. Corner of 6th and N.

6Th and N

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vitagraph Urban LOCAL TEES Fr. L. Shinn Eugene la Grandy John Slayter C. EB. Cunningham Woler Tast Will Adler Kamela Mr. Adler B. J. Evans J. Tuttle Elgin Charles Passey Pocatello Frank Gray William Allingon George E. Dixon Otis Olson J. ©. Hayes Jacobe Stein Man T. M. Shannon Mr. Shannon Mrs. Hunt N Avenue D. W Chandler le Grande Corbett Andrews J'm Mytenger Bakersfield William Francis Joseph Onending Bell Phone LA Grande Inv. CO Airdome Thomas Bruce Ethel Tucker Stock Co Baxter Irene Kringle North Powder Wallace Childers Lislof Panne Ben Chas. Playle Houston Post Selder's DR. Mendelssohn M. P. Mendelssohn Adams Ave D. B. Cox
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