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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1911
Page
5
The community pool funds working capital to support local business growth and people’s interests. Sound Bank markets itself as a solid, safe institution offering dependable service and partnerships for local prosperity.
An old column notes ear nose and throat services and eye glasses at local shops. It mentions Silverthorn's soda fountain serving egg drinks and sherbet as meals, Dalton's listings for Jelly glasses and laundry soap, and Bailey's on North Ash street for Royal Ann cherries. It also references a Pacific Northwest swine-raising tract from the O W Commercial Club and M Slough's distribution plan.
A string of travelers staying at local hotels includes W. A. Dayton Jr. of Washington DC at the Sommer, Mrs. I. Mitchell of Prineville, Koppel of Idaho Junck Store, Mrs. F. B. Schmidt of Woodland, Susie Baker of Cambridge Idaho visiting Mrs. William Plass, Myrtle Harris and Ida Dexter of Umatilla at Savoy, and James W. Parkey with wife from Denver at the Foley.
A poem recited at Cove Oregon by M. L. Carter reflects on the Sage of Medical Springs and a pioneer who built a hotel and treated visitors with a Golden Rule approach. It contrasts early aboriginal and white settlers, notes the pioneer’s later wealth and eventual moral reckoning on his marble shaft.
Sherwood Magee Philadelphia National League outfielder who assaulted Umpire Finneran was suspended for the balance of the season by President Lynch. Johnson favored to win five to one as odds on the fight between Johnson and Bombadier Willis set for September in London.
Mrs Ortie McManigal wife of the self confessed dynamiter was taken to Pacific hospital Los Angeles for nervous prostration and partial paralysis of the lower limbs Doctors said she suffered a complete breakdown and that espionage by Burns detectives tracking her movements contributed to her condition Attorney Tyrill her bodyguard said she faced daily surveillance.
Kansas City July 22. H. W. Wikliffe stood a woman on her head on a Rock Island flyer as a joke. He was fined $200 by Police Judge Rhodes.
Los Angeles July 22 Wyatt Earp a famed Nevada gunman and Fitzsimmons Sharkey referee was jailed here with two accomplices charged with attempting to bunco J Y Peterson a local real estate dealer in a fake fare bank according to police records.
Dispatches from Juneau report monstrous fires near Haines thirty miles northwest of Juneau. The town is likely to be destroyed with grave fears for havoc on national forest reserves.
Cincinnati July 22. The Commercial Tribune, the oldest daily in Ohio, was sold at public auction by the Hamilton county sheriff today. The sale reflects the paper's end under its financial pressures and marks a historic moment for local media.
A group of leading English advertising men sailed from London on the steamer Celtic bound for America to attend the International Convention of Advertising in Boston at the start of August.
Fragmentary report suggests Johnson criticizes training and doubts effort, mentioning belief that Wella ia is easy and may reflect a complacent attitude amid preparation.
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