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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1906

Page

5

Missouri Republicans to nominate for short term Supreme Court seat

Jefferson City July 26 The Missouri Republican State Judicial Convention will meet to nominate a candidate for the short term on the Supreme bench and to handle other business. Seven candidates are listed but delegates expect Assistant Attorney General John Kennish of Holt County to receive the nomination. Democrats have named Judge Waller W Graves formerly with Missouri Pacific for the same post.

Scripps News Association Jefferson City Republican State Judicial Convention of Missouri John Kennish Holt County Waller W. Graves Law Department The Missouri Pacific Railroad

Pioneer Day Celebrated by Mormons in Baker City

The Mormons of South Bayer and friends marked the fifty ninth anniversary of the pioneers journey led by Brigham Young to Salt Lake Valley. A commemorative service featured music recitation and a talk by James W. Eardley on pioneers across the plains. Three pioneers were honored guests: John D. Stak, Mrs. Sarah Eccles, and Mrs. Heggie.

South Bayer Bringham Young Saltake Valley Plains Utah Salt Lake John D. Stak Oregon Lumber Company Sarah Eccles John H. Eccles Heggie Baker Prof Edwards James W. Eardley Oregon Idaho Washington Baker City

Timeline of notable events through history

A compact date line history listing key events from 1139 Alphonso I defeating Moors at Aurique to 1905 Taft internationally received in Japan. Includes moments such as 1261 Constantinople fall, 1554 Philip and Mary marriage, 1603 James I coronation, 1759 Fort Niagara surrender, 1830 Charles X press ban, 1861 McClellan in command and Wyoming Territory formation, 1898 Miles in Puerto Rico, 1902 Jeffries vs Fitzsimmons, 1904 Newchwang evacuation, with brief notes on the eras and figures involved.

Alphonso I Aurique Constantinople Michael Lend Philip of Spain Mary England James Westminister Fort Niagara New York Sir William Johnson Charles X of France George B. McClellan Army of the Potomac Wyoming Territory Congress Miles Guarica Porto Rico James Jeffries Champion Puglist Robert Fitzsimmons San Francisco Newchwang Russia Taft Japan

City of La Grande Seeks Water Bonds Bid

Sealed bids will be received by the City Recorder of La Grande up to August 1 1906 for the purchase of 30000 water bonds at 5 percent interest payable semi annually. Bonds run twenty years with redemption privilege after ten years upon three months notice. G E Fowler chairman Ways and Means Committee.

City Recorder City of la Grande City of

Timber Claims Spur Hunt for Two Million Feet

Timber men announce multiple parties staking good umber claims totalling two million feet or more. Foley Bik and La Geance Investment Co. are cited among the claimants in this developing timber dispute.

Foley Bik la Geance Investment Co

Unprecedented HORROR near Macleay Oregon claims mother and unborn child

Observer reports Mrs. Olive Geer English, 25, near Macleay, Oregon, was tossed by a enraged deer at the front gate while her husband and two other children were nearby. She walked into the house and her unborn child, torn from her womb, died, while the infant later living with artificial feeding remains under care. Dr. Morse says the case is extraordinary in obstetric history and notes possible life for the child if timely medical aid had been available.

Maclay Ore Macleay Salem Willard English Mr. English Waldo Hills Morse Deen

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