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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1905
Page
2
Local advertising details for La Grands Oregon published notices and rates. Display ad rates available on application. Per line insertion charges set, with lower rates for additional insertions. Condolence cards and thank yous priced per line.
La Grande will soon have excess power on the market. Citizens are urged to attract manufacturers and establish local industry to absorb surplus power and provide steady employment for many workers.
A La Grande note urges Portland fair-goers to support local merchants who welcome visitors and strive to correct any mistakes. The message contrasts La Grande with Portland merchants and asks residents to stand by home merchants who have stood by them in need.
A year ago Russia ranked third in the world by navy while Japan was seventh. Britain and France outranked Russia, Germany the United States and Italy followed. Russia had 447000 tons to Japan 220000. Japan’s victories and prizes will alter rankings, likely lowering Russia behind the United States and possibly lifting Japan above this country in naval strength.
Portland invokes a new law from sister states authorizing whipping of wife beaters. The administered punishment was severe and appears approved by a large portion of the public.
Harris the Meat Man continues operations at the familiar stand offering prime beef, cured meats, hams, bacon, fresh fish and poultry with prompt delivery. He notes a May fifteenth arrival of young prime beef and invites both old and new customers to visit.
In a Statesman reflection the speaker argues punishment by corporal chastisement, including whipping with a blackened whip, is a strong deterrent for crime. The piece notes many men would offend if jailed but fear of the lash would curb wife beating and other offenses, especially on the coast.
John F Gaynor and Benjamn F Green faced years of alleged fraud against the United States linked to Savannah river improvements. Accomplice Captain Oberlin M Carter, once an Army engineer, served a prison term for public money theft. Judge La Fon Balen ordered Gaynor and Greene’s surrender at Montreal for U S trial.
A city candidate in Portland vows to publicly denounce all pastors as liars and scoundrels, signaling a sharp stance amid local religious leadership tensions. The remark suggests a heated, already tense political climate and potential clashes with church leaders.
Gunn acting for Montana Ore Purchasing Co filed for writ of supervisory control in state of Montana ex rel Heinze v Second district court and Judge Bourquin. The court took the matter under advisement in the case tied to alleged ore extraction at Butte mines with damages sought up to 95,500,000.
Clarence Young, a woodchopper from Philipsburg Mont, who held up the North Coast Limited at Bearmouth on the Northern Pacific, pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Wilson to 50 years in the state penitentiary. He had no money, was appointed counsel, made no defense, and faces a life sentence if he lives to serve out the term.
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