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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
6
Post Officer Inspector G. G. Latimer completed his inspection and recommended free city delivery. A special inspector will arrive to review rural routes and government requirements before granting free mail delivery.
A warrant for arrest is sworn against Frank Binehoff for trespassing after he drove through a gate and crossed J. D. McKennon property despite being told to stop. A hearing is set for tomorrow at 2 PM in the Justice of the Peace court.
A San Francisco Star dispatch notes a mail carrier’s political stance provokes dismissal or punishment while Treasury Secretary enjoys freedom to engage in state politics, signaling partisan coercion under a supposed square deal.
The Huidekeper brothers owners of the Missouri Horse Company and W A Clark manager pleaded guilty this morning to illegally fencing five thousand acres of government land. The case had been in court for five years.
George Gill was sentenced to twenty years in prison for killing County Commissioner Klips last fall during the primary election. The case may be appealed to the supreme court.
Two companies of the twentieth regiment and three troops of the 14th cavalry started from Pacific Grove California for Oakland to board trains for Lake Washington for participation in planned maneuvers.
The fifth annual session of the Summer School of the South at the University of Tennessee closed today after an initially successful run. Attendance averaged well over two thousand, reflecting strong participation.
Leroy Lomax visits La Grande from Baker City while Mrs. Hampson departs for Telecaset on a brief trip. Judge Eakin returns from Salem as Mrs. Eakin stays in Portland to visit friends. Local residents visit, vote, and plan mines at Copper Creek. The George Palmer Lumber Company begins clearing 73 acres for a new millsite with construction soon.
J C Gulling regains movement in right hand and leg after nearly a week of immobility. He can converse easily and doctors expect recovery within a few days.
In Trenton Mercer County Socialists plan a convention to nominate candidates for the fall campaign. Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, is expected to be nominated and likely to accept. Sinclair has expressed readiness to serve, and was previously in Princeton as a prominent Mercer County Socialist member.
Washington reports that one and a half million Philippine certificates of indebtedness will mature on September first and be retired by new four percent payments. The remaining funds will be handled as Scripps News Association notes. Secretary Wilson issues meat inspection rules for domestic and foreign trade to ensure sanitation and prevent condemned chemicals dyes and diseased carcasses. Wanted: a long tease on five of seven room modern cottage inquiries to FG Taylor in La Grande Oregon.
Fred Hall suffered a broken jaw while lifting a heavy bar near a crystalizer in a sugar factory. The weight shifted, the bar struck his jaw, and the injury is severe with uncertain outcome. medical care was minimal at the time.
Sheriff Guilders, acting on Baker City orders, arrested Henry Kennon in this city after a recent theft allegation. Basar Sy Sheriff Ed Rand escorted the prisoner back to the county early this morning.
Four congregations join in an evening union service Sunday at 8 pm in the Central Church. W H Gibson of the Baptist Church will preach as part of the joint observance.
A neat place offers attractively arranged meals where patrons may eat to their heart’s content without feeling abashed at their surroundings. The scene highlights courteous service and tidy presentation in a bustling dining room.
A fragment speaks of a restaurant boasting unsurpassed cookery with meals described as tasty and enjoyable. It claims wealth of flavor, right prices, and polite attentive waiters, presenting a favorable view of the dining experience.
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