Four Thousand Dollar Building Project Near Third and Jefferson
The planned brick structures near Third and Jefferson will cost about four thousand dollars this summer. Avery Harrigon and M. A. Harrison oversee improvements, with the junior Harrison nearing completion on a commodious home. A second building lowing under construction will mirror the first as work continues in the cellar. The Observer previously noted La Grande’s approaching building age. Redmen elect Medford’s J. M. Fitzgerald as great sachem for Oregon. Portland to host next great council meeting.
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Jefferson
Avery Harrigon
M. A. Harrison
Harrison
Redmen
Sachem
Medford
Ore
The
Great Council of
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Independent Order of Redmen
J. MH. Fitzgerald
Great Macham
Portsland
Health records show diphtheria death among La Grande cases
Chief Walden reviews 12 months of city contagious disease reports. La Grande ranks as a stealthy northwest point with 46 reported cases mainly smallpox and related illnesses. One death occurred from diphtheria, while several cases likely went una quarantined without physician input.
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Walden
la Grande
Cnyen
Manila Tech
Ieee Ee
Married two weeks ends in divorce petition in Portland
William H Jamison of this city sues Identa Jamison after a two week marriage. He alleges cruel and abusive treatment and seeks a divorce. Friends recall Jamison as innocent and harmless before meeting Identa in Portland where the rapid marriage occurred.
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William H. Jamison
Thiy
City
Gobblers Plan Sunday Mount Emily Picnic
The Gobblers plan a Sunday picnic at a secluded spot near Mt. Emily summit. Lodge members may be transported to the plenie grounds if plans materialize and an Iberal luncheon will be served.
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Gobblers
Paul Rohr
Mt. Emily
Plenie Grounds
Vanderbilt Car Wreck Kills Sands near Poinzy
The Vanderbilt Motor car crashed today near Poinzy killing Mr. Sands, son of Mrs. W K Vanderbilt by her first husband. Initial reports misidentified the victim as William K. Vanderbilt. The driver sustained serious injuries as the car traveled from Deauville to Paris and overturned at a sharp turn.
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Vanderbilt
Poinzy
Mr. Sands
W. K. Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
I'Patrie
Deauville
Paria
Wheat Named Jenkins Heads Near Walla Walla
Wheat named Jenkins grown by John Miller near the Big Bend country ripens for harvest. The patch yields about fifty bushels per acre and fifty bushels per acre claimed by miller’s bill between MI and Runsell cranks. The heads are uniformly developed and the grain is considered one of the prettiest in the locality.
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Runsell Cranks
Jenkins
Mr. Miller
Big Bend
Walla Walla Bulletin
Phipps to Speak at Union Rally in Presby terian Church
Charles A. Phipps returns to address a union rally at the Presbyterian church tomorrow evening. He previously drew a live Sunday school audience and has material of interest for teachers, officers, and all church workers. Admission free.
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Phipps
Presbyteriam
Charles A. Phipps
Pendleton Fashion Sketches Spark Local Debate
A quirky note from Pendleton describes designers avoiding broad advertising while focusing on near directoire gowns and button details. The piece suggests local tastes favor subtlety over wide market exposure.
Independence League names Hearst Halyman and Walsh staff
The national committee of the Independence League today chose Wm. B. Hearst Halyman as campaign manager and Charles Walsh as committee secretary, signaling an intensified campaign. Forest fires threaten Keno Oregon near Waytzhaurer Lumber holdings, with about 600 acres burned as crews struggle to contain the blaze.
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Independence Eague Today
Wm. BR. Hearst
Halyman
Charlies Walsh
Independence League
Bryan
New York State
Cave
Gren
Keno
Klamath
Ore
Waytzhaurer Lumber Company
Bryan plans few speeches before October 1
Lincoln Nebraska July 29 a close Bryan associate says the Commoner will deliver only a few prepared speeches during the campaign and aims to finish all speaking by October 1. He will spend October at Fairview for interviews and staff preparation and declined to discuss Taft's acceptance speech.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Fairview
Taft
Forest nursery promised for Wenaha reserve’s summit
The Wenaha forest reserve near Kamela is promised a forest nursery to reseed denuded Wenaha land. Officials believe young trees grown on a few acres at the mountain summit can reforest the area and support the forestry department’s goals.
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Wenaha
Kamela
Forestry Department
Itoe
Harvest and reforestation efforts described in unclear report
Fragmentary note references Blue Mountain Reeves, entry bureau gathering wood, trees and sod plants, and a plan to reforest burned areas. Mentions Arevardoute and Pendleton EB in vague context. No clear dates, sums, or decisive actions.
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Blue Mountain Reeves
Arevardoute
Pendleton
Beholden to Beets and Trade in camas Valley
Early accounts describe Indian women and families traveling to a camas valley to gather camas roots, then notes contrast with later settlement where camas patches became fields of grain and sugar beets. The text asserts transformation of wild plant resources into cultivated crops and shifts in Indigenous labor and rights during beet harvest.
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Cama Grande Tonde Valley
Elgin Attorney Denham Heads to La Grande for Legal Matters
Attorney LL Denham arrived in La Grande and expressed pleasant surprise at the crops and Prosperous prospects in the valley. He noted the propagin view amid many adverts and described Hilo drive as a long rope awaiting harvest.
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Elgin
LL Denham
la Grande
Hilo
Land for rent 220 acres available now
Wanted ad for 220 acres of land for rent. Contact Bramwell and Black for details. Call immediately for information and pricing.
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Bramwell, Cc
Black
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