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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
4
Local readers are urged to submit ads and notices with approval from the editors. Pioneer Day festivities loom as irrigation and manufacturing promise population growth, with Fourth of July plans shaping up in La Grande as committees push progress and celebration.
An odd report from University of Oregon notes a Boston divine and guests arriving in Eugene on June 42 to address social evils in rich cities. The piece mentions poodle dogs and aristocracy versus working people and includes remarks about women in Boston sending dogs to hearings with Caruso.
Reverend Herbert Johnson of Warren Street Baptist Church Boston spoke at the State inter national graduation. He warned of child poverty in Boston and contrasted social classes with working people. He cited a costly imported butterfly exhibit and noted prolonged work by local women.
Milwaukee opens the national convention of the Traveler's Protective Association at Alhambra theater with about 6600 traveling men and companions in town. The gathering will discuss protection laws, memorial services, business sessions, and plans to press changes in Congress and state legislatures.
Four young men including Stanley Carpy are named in a Roy Will draft. The fragment suggests a legal or familial notice involving several individuals and a possible distribution or guardianship matter.
Francis Baris Cecil Bolton and Brac Borders packed tents and supplies and left for Cove to spend the season in Stacklands orchards. They plan a simple division of labor with men handling work and others dishwashing and home chores. They invite friends to visit, especially those who bring fresh bread or cake.
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