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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1909
Page
8
A partially legible sports note praises Uls team success and highlights Hall in a Swede role. The fragment confirms a favorable outcome and suggests continued good form for upcoming games.
Mr Gardinier proclaims the best ever show in La Grande is booked at the Scenic this week drawing local attention and audience anticipation.
A Grande Ronde Electric wire crew worker Leo Herring was struck in the left eye by a spring from a motor while repairing it at the L D S Tabernacle. The eye was removed and a three fourths inch portion lost. doctors fear permanent loss though a slim chance of recovery remains.
A man about 50, bound with hemp rope, was found floating in the bay off Lombard Street. A passbook showed a $21,000 deposit, and the body had been in the water for about two weeks. The name Charles Mitchell is inferred from letters found.
A son of Charles Hall, famed for Ole Oleson, appears at the Scenic this week. He delivers a striking sketch with remarkable scenery. three hours of work by Mr Gardinier to prepare the setting. View from the ante room offers the best sense of its beauty.
Funeral services for Michael Freis, who died Sunday in Summerville, were conducted this morning at the Catholic Church here with Rev. Father White presiding. Interment followed at the Masonic cemetery of the city.
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