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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
8
G M Sutherlin the Walla Walla plumber visits La Grande and praises its rapid growth and activity. He says La Grande and Walla Walla are Inland Empire towns forging ahead with great rapidity. The item notes local rail and show traffic, plus a bond election in Union for a municipal light plant.
D. H. Porter for Milton Nurseries urges customers to place orders now for fall and spring delivery, highlighting quick scheduling and seasonal stock.
A couple from La Grande quietly wed last evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Ford Ellis. Charles Murchison and Vera Willet, both well known in La Grande, were married and left that night for Baker City to visit friends before settling back in La Grande for their permanent home.
Governor Gillett of California says the Jeffries Johnson bout is a frameup and that whites will not allow a black man to win the world title while promoter Gleason disputes the claim. The dispatch discusses fight ethics and crowd control amid public interest in the 1910 bout.
Hermiston Oregon June 1 armed with a shotgun Fred Yates defies federal reclamation workers attempting to open a ditch on his land. A labor crew faced Yates at the boundary as authorities plan to seek an injunction to prevent further interference.
Washington reports rapid religious censuses with Memphis 84.4 percent Protestant communicants and Fall River 86.5 percent Catholic. In major cities Catholic membership outnumbers Protestants overall, while outside principal cities Catholics total about 47.8 percent of Catholics and Protestants about 37.4 percent. The data suggests Protestant strength is understated in urban areas.
Department of the Interior notices Sam F Alden formerly Annie Parker of Starkey Oregon filed a commutation proof to establish a homestead claim. The protest describes land in Section 1 and Section 12 Township 4 South Range 35 East Willamette Meridian and a June 23 1910 date for filing before the La Grand Oregon office with witnesses Merritt Coombs William Briggs Andrew J Sullivan and James Brady all of Starkey Oregon
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