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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1910
Page
4
The La Grande paper announces editor and owner Bruce Dennis, limits on article bylines to real names, and that articles may be revised at the editor's discretion. Readers are reminded to sign articles and save appointment details.
The Observer outlines how the Grande Ronde irrigation project charges only benefited land, with a special district assessor and a board of equalization for appeals. It explains loans, taxes, and safeguards, noting lands that are already watered or of no value will pay nothing for the improvement.
Special dispatch from Hot Lake notes Rev. C. B. Crawford, Episcopal rector of the original Jeff Davis parish in Mississippi, visiting with J. P. Richard, Spokane banker and former associate in Spokane. The party includes Hot Lake residents en route to Yellowstone on horseback.
The proposal ties land value gains to a twenty year irrigation project funded by bonds. Ten years of only interest and maintenance payments precede a sinking fund start in year eleven, with final bond repayment at year twenty. The Observer believes the scheme will attract significant money and lift local land values.
A Sunday program addresses the trial in the past week centered on alcohol issues. Mrs. Richardson will sing a piece titled Callest Thou Me O Master as part of the morning service at the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. William Ash and party from La Grande plus Miss Weir of San Francisco vacation in Wallowa county aboard private car 267. They fish rivers, move to new grounds, and enjoy the novelty and popularity of their outing.
Claude Hamilton, a well known Union County resident, was killed in a train wreck at Elko Nevada yesterday. His remains were shipped to La Grande and no funeral arrangements are set. He was an energetic young man recently living near La Grande who had gone to work for the railroad. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W R Hamilton of this city, his brother C C Hamilton, Will a local high school graduate, and Fred C. Hamilton.
Enterprise figures report Receiver Eberhardt of the federal land office in La Grande leaves for home after camping at the head of Wallowa Lake. Several Enterprise families, including the Boyds and the Bradleys, head out for an extended lake outing. Ranchers Beckman and Sommers return to the range with supplies, while C H Badley comes back from La Grande. Zurcher combines vacation with labor at Whisky creek bay ranch and returns refreshed.
Enterprise Oregon reports Sheriff Marvin and Marshal Chas Hug departed for Salem with Thomas Tucker who is sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary.
Idaho dispatches report Wardner, a mining town, doomed unless wind shifts. Flames near the town threaten homes as men and women mount a desperate stand with insufficient forces. Reports indicate a ten mile by fire area in the St Joe country. the blaze continues.
Fruit inspector Stillwell overhauled a Cove shipment, removing decayed pieces before sale. He also found rotten fruit at a downtown stand and confiscated the entire lot.
Furnished suite of rooms for rent. Inquiries at 1811 Cave or call Black 822.
An editor in Missouri allegedly warned he would publish the name of a young man seen with his sweetheart if he did not buy a subscription. Fifty seven young men paid a dollar each. The editor claims more letters promise payments of four dollars when they are in town.
A clipped exchange discusses funeral customs growing dull for Mrs Blogg and her daughter, noting weather and illness affecting attendance. The dialogue then pivots to a critique of fashion’s grip on the poor, calling it a tar laid on vanity, with a London Opinion aside and a Chamfort quote on societal change.
A guest questions why the bride cries and a child explains she is in love with her husband. The Line features a baker with a bread line pun. Harold and Fair One exchange a quote about worthy love and a happy married life.
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