Local notes from La Grande and surrounding towns
Local residents travel for business and family visits as courts and bureaus operate. Zweitel & Bay aide Mr Zweitel travels to Hot Lake. Turner Oliver attends a justice court civil action in North Powder. Free mall delivery setup planned for August 1. Various residents make trips between Portland La Grande Pendleton and Baker City. watermelons arrive and showers ease drought in eastern Oregon.
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Zweitel
Zweitel & Bay
Hot Lake
Turner Oliver
North Powder
Justice Court
A. BR. Parker
Pokane
J. K. Wright
Wiliam Hall
May Pairk
B. R. Carr
Boise City
M. M. Marquis
Elfensburg
Wash
BR. J. Cotrad
la Grande
Summerville
California
Miss Carpenter
Union
Henry Minehart
Elfin
North Yakima
L. B. Minehart
A. C. Ardréey
Pendleton
Portland
Baker City
Oregon
Mrs Knutson dies after operation at Grande Ronde Hospital
Mrs. Fred Knutson died this forenoon after a delicate operation at the Grande Ronde hospital under Dr Mackensie in Portland. Her weakened health, aided by heat, contributed to the fatal outcome. Funeral directions follow Henry & Carr with arrival of Nelson expected in Clemy Lake Idaho. The Pastime crowd will hear Mr Vandel of Portland sing tonight.
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Fred Knutson
Grande Ronde Héapitel
Mackensie
Portland
Henry & Carr
Knutson
Ne Son
Clemy Lake
Idaho
Mr. Vandel
Municipal Telephony Debate Advances in Astoria
Council signs a plan to study a municipal telephone system with a $30,000 plant and potential annual net income near 12,400 dollars after expenses. The proposal aims to appoint a committee to investigate and assess feasibility for public telephony services. The report notes projected subscribers and revenue under existing rates.
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Astoria
Baysan
Ite
Hue
Gardinier Opens New Moving Picture Show Tonight
The Gardinier venture begins tonight with a first class program promised. Initial plans delayed by postponement concerns, but the opening proceeds with a yet to be named feature announced at show time. A novelty offer includes a month’s admission free for the steky boy.
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Gardinier
Figares Ue
Steky Boy
Lightning Sets Grain Field Ablaze in General Street Raid
Out of the Ordinary reports that on a Thursday a grain field belonging to Ed Clark near Pennington farm caught fire after a lightning strike. The blaze was controlled after about three hours by Clark. Pennington notes this is the first time lightning has set fire to a grain field in his many years here. had the crop been ripe, total loss was possible.
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Penington
Steetridal
Ed Clark
Mr. Pennington
Coroner Detentions In City From Summerville Visit
Coroner T BR Monk arrives in the city from Summerville. A few days earlier he rode his motorcycle from another city to Summerville for about three hours. The described speed suggests a pace faster than the regular schedule for passenger trains.
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Monk
Summerville
Hopetems and Magele Reported in Mixed Dispatch
Fragmentary OCR output shows garbled names and phrases including Hopetems Magele Mistrew-Well and Maggie. The readable parts hint at a disrupted report or hoisted roof incident but lack clear events or locations to confirm a coherent story.
Eberhardt Confesses in Aunt Murder Plot on Train Tracks
The suspect says he lured his aunt to America, planned the crime for months, and used a trolley ride to reach a lonely railroad spot. Lightning was used as a cover story after he shot the aunt, then attempted to kill Ophelia but missed before the train finished the deed.
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Ternoon
America
Cherhardt
Ophelia
Summerville News Briefs Include Social Visits and Deaths
William Choate and family spent Sunday with Mrs. John Frost at Union. Mr. Carder and family moved to their ranch nearby. Rev Killie preached at the M E church Sunday night and will disband. La Grande plans to preach again Sunday night. Miss Luia Huron returned to her horse at Danville Tad. Harvest time arrives with scarce help. Two deaths from scarlet fever occurred in the timber nearby.
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William Choate
John Frost
Union
Defendent Guilty in State vs Stephenson Dentistry Case
The second jury returned a guilty verdict against Dr J B Stephenson for practicing dentistry without a license. Justice Stewart fined the defendant as the trial closed and an appeal to the circuit court was planned by attorney C E Cochran.
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J. B. Stephenson
Advertisers Backing British Interests In American Politics
The text notes American advertisers could place up to $15.75 with 7 percent commission to back campaigns, promising to draw $100 if Bryana elected. It claims British businessmen are eager to support their political convictions with cash, signaling international financial influence on U.S. politics.
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England
Bryana
Newell
Railway staff shuffle noted after illness recovery
Conductor Fred waffle repov leged from illness and resumed Huntington Pendleton passenger run. Trainmaster J. Dy Matheson spent yesterday in Pendleton. Conductor Charles Norris returned to the Pilot Mock branch and Joe Nichalison is home again.
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Fred Waffle
Huntington-Pendleton
J. Dy Matheson
Pendleton
Charles Norris
Pilot Mock Branch
Joe Nichalison
Change at Sherwood's Electric program tonight
A regular change in the Electric s program is set for tonight at Sherwood's. The program highlights include a piece about a young man escorting a girl who cries I am Afraid to Go Home In the Dark and a song titled Dixie and the Girl I Love.
Irrigation Plan Proposed for Dead Ox Flat Idaho
Government engineers report 10 000 acres of rich sagebrush land at Dead Ox Flat Idaho can be irrigated by an inexpensive project. A land survey will be conducted to assess feasibility for farming potential.
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Dead Ox Flat
Idaho
Dentist Dr W D McMillan Advertises Services
Dr W D McMillan offers expert tooth work including extractions and cavity care. Special attention given to children's teeth at La Irande Mathmat Bank Building, Red 61 Palriem.
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W. D. McMillan
la Irande Mathmat Bank Buildine
Banking convention opens in Providence with notable speakers
The sixth annual convention of the American Bankers Institute opens in Providence with welcome addresses by Mayor Patrick J. McCarthy. Speakers include J. C. Menighan and Henry Clews. Banquet guests include Rathbone Gardner and John T. Knighthill.
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Providence
Patrick J. McCarthy
American Institute of Banking
American Bank Clerks’ Institute
J. C. Menighan
Department of Commerce and Labor
Henry Clews
New York Banker and Financial Authority
Rathbone Gardner
Woman Indiana? Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female ailments including backache pelvic pain headaches and faint spells. It claims a herbal formula with no alcohol and promotes Pleasant Pellets as the original laxative remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
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