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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
8
In this county over 650 people have applied for fishing licenses, with projections that if each makes one catch of 50 trout, about 232500 trout would be removed. Hunting licenses are scarce with only 150 issued, as the season opens next Sunday August 1.
In White Plains on July 27 Jerome pressed Dr Evans to affirm he does not believe Thaw is sane now. Jerome admitted a court report from Evans to Hartridge stating Thaw is prone to brain storms, a remark Evans said was not based on examination.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bommen of Pueblo Colorado visit at engineer Henry Henson’s North Fir street home. Mrs. Borden is Henson’s sister in law. Mr. Borden will depart tomorrow morning for a business trip to Harney county.
Officials in La Grande plan to send all premium list copy for the county fair to Salem tonight. If Wallowa County joins with Union, additional premiums will be sent later. Joseph asked for more time, so promoters rush what is ready. The aim is to get premiums into exhibitors’ hands promptly.
Civil Engineer L A Pickler’s bid to prepare a contour map of the government site has been accepted by the post office department. He will complete the work this week detailing site layout and surrounding structures with technical data.
Portland July 27 Ten or more leading lumber firms of Portland and the Columbia river plan a cooperative selling company modeled after Centralia Mills and involving Gray and Willapa harbors. It is understood all major Portland and Oregon firms will join except possibly the Inman Poulson company.
Portland hog market tops 9.50 per hundredweight the highest price on record. The gain of 35 cents surpasses all previous records set in the last 24 hours.
A set of classified notices lists 12 head of regular short horn cattle for sale or trade for La Grande property by J. B. Reynolds and La Grande listings for Alfalfa Kay with C. D. Scott near the Flouring Mill. Also advertised are sidewalk work by Cagel Matott and a house with eight lots in south La Grande with city water, a large barn, and fruit trees offered by Thos S Harris at 1302 B Street.
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