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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
3
Commercial club board deferred cannery decision until after the Fourth. A mass meeting will invite valley orchardists and landowners to discuss cannery, irrigation, and transport facilities with railroads. Secretary position delayed until literature is ready. Other topics discussed, no final actions taken.
A Huntington freight hub bottlenecks with seven hundred loads of goods awaiting movement, causing delays in shipments and disrupting supply chains across the region. The stranded freight includes multiple cargoes bound for regional destinations, prompting calls for expedited handling and alternative routes.
The article discusses kidney disease signs via a 24 hour urine test and notes a Huntington rail yard congestion with 387 engines and a surge of freight through La Grande. It also includes a public notice of timber land claim by Jane H Yentzer in Elgin Oregon with witnesses listed and a final proof date set.
On or about July 1 the restaurant will reopen at Depotetrest with modern furnishings and a credit to the city. Watch for the opening announcement from Pollock Gildanka.
Local store promotes home grown produce with cantaloupes hard to duplicate and fresh berries for sale enticing shoppers to try the offerings at the City Grocery.
The Treasury Department announces a call for proposals to sell or donate a site for a federal building in La Grande Oregon. Proposals due July 16 1908 must include price plans foundation data street proximity and utilities diagrams and a removable ground rent option for existing improvements. Proposals must be sealed marked Proposal for federal building site at La Grande Oregon and mailed to the secretary of the treasury.
Letters testamentary have been issued by Union County Oregon to Mary G Hulse executrix of Marquis L Hulse deceased. All persons with claims against the estate must present them with vouchers to her attorney J D Slater in La Grande Oregon within six months from the date hereof. Dated La Grande Oregon June 30 1908. 122 July 23.
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri shares a testimonial about long kidney disease followed by rapid recovery after Foley's Kidney Cure. He notes extensive attempts with physicians and remedies before relief. The piece warns that summer kidney issues arise from heat and alcohol and urges using Foley's Kidney Cure.
450 cords of tamarack and pine wood for sale at 4 per cord delivered in La Grande. Tamarack fence posts 10 cents each. LA GRAND INVESTMENT CO.
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