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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
3
Testimony continues in the Barnes murder case as defense and state witnesses align for a connected narrative. Seventeen witnesses were examined in court this morning while public interest remains high and court crowds swell.
An advertisement argues spanking fails to cure bed-wetting and cites a constitutional cause. Mire Summers of Notre Dame offers free to mothers instruction on a hemftal treatment that supposedly helps children and also treats urine issues in adults and the elderly.
Polk's Gazetteer is a business directory detailing every city town and village in Oregon and Washington. It provides descriptive sketches of each place along with location shipping facilities and a classified directory of each business and profession.
Cantaloupes for sale at City Grocery with a line of cantaloupes hard to duplicate. Home grown berries also offered. A brief note mentions Tinton county dry on election day and R A Weat of La Grande involved in irrigation questions for apples and beets.
A reader complains about spending excessive effort gathering data from uncertain sources and generic directories like Polk’s Gazetteer, urging reliance on precise town, business, and classified listings in Oregon and Washington.
Treasury Department announces proposals for a federal building site at La Grande Oregon. July 16 1908 deadline with details on lot size1150x196 feet, nearby streets and utilities, rent terms, site diagrams, and deed evidence obligations. Proposals must be mailed to the Secretary of the Treasury Supervising Architect Washington D C.
Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been limited by the county court of Union County Oregon to Mary G Hulse upon the last will and testament of Marquin L Hulve deceased. All persons having claims against said estate must present them with vouchers to the executor’s attorney J D Slater in La Grande Oregon by a specified date. This notice dated June 1 1908.
A garbled historical OCR fragment mentions La Grande and a tune or event with incomplete details. The readable portions reference a place name and a personal line but lack coherent narrative or dates to establish a clear news item.
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