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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1909
Page
1
Field Superintendent F. S. Bramwell calls the 1909 sugar beet crop in Union county marvelous and prolific. He notes smaller acreage but far higher yields with potential for an enormous season if favorable weather holds. He prepared to depart for Enterprise to report tentative yields as the factory changes hands.
An important Park Association meeting is set for next Wednesday at 2:30 PM in Commercial Club rooms. Members will elect a treasurer and decide the park clean-up day date, with invites to prospective members and discussions on unique methods to achieve aims.
In Olympia on June 28 the impeachment trial push stalls as Republicans and Democrats plan a low activity day. Indications suggest little will pass before 2:20 PM as votes on the Palmer bill to abolish the insurance commissioner’s office appear unlikely. Meigs has not named the seven member impeachment committee, while attendance is expected to be light.
The article notes that beets will likely yield a remarkably large crop, though final totals cannot yet be estimated. Weather in the coming period could affect maturation and thus the overall harvest outcome.
Fresno on June 28 notes Sylvester B. Breese will marry Melinda Goodale of Santa Rosa, creating a remarkable tally of one marriage every 11 years across his 77 years. His first wife died in 1880 and his next five unions ended in divorce.
Olympia lawmakers struggle as filibuster stalls progress with two votes still missing and impeachment papers advancing slowly.
A Union boy suffered injuries from a horse fall and his family was called to his bedside today. medical staff report the condition is serious and authorities are monitoring the situation.
Over twenty years in the valley, the Sterling sale at Island City sold a renowned stallion Anvill. He was sick only a few hours and died just shy of 30. Celebrated for reliability and utility, he was a valued family horse with few equals.
Mrs. Hanna Rogers writes from Santa Cruz that Russell Higginson, once a drug broker in La Grande, died at Bellingham on May 24 from typhoid. Higginson was a partner with Rogers in the local drug business.
EB E Grout was the highest bidder at the auction of an impounded horse conducted by Chief Rayburn in the afternoon, paying £49.
Frank Harris aged 22 son of Union's Harris family lies in critical condition at Radium Springs Sanatorium after a horse riding accident near town. He suffered a skull fracture and may require surgery. Leo Mann escaped with minor bruises. Harris’s family has crowded the bedside as doctors monitor his condition with slim hopes.
Hilgard postmaster C. L. Lewis arrived from the mountain city this morning to conduct official duties and handle local affairs.
Eight year old Glen Olson, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Olson of Clover Creek near North Powder, died yesterday and was buried this afternoon in a local ceremony the community described as a quiet tribute.
The tariff schedules concluded this afternoon with adjournment to resume tomorrow to consider the corporation tax.
Pittsburg June 28. Fourteen strike breakers employed by the Pittsburg Railway company were driven from a barn by armed strikers. A volley of shots injured Court Detective Englebert as both sides hold meetings seeking a settlement. Traffic is at a standstill with not a car running.
H. Finn longtime La Grande pioneer attorney and former first mayor will move to Portland on August first to open an office. The office will close permanently July first. Mrs. Finn will accompany him and they will establish residence in Portland. Finn will partner with Leroy Lomax, ex district attorney of Baker County.
In Portland on June 28 hundred in the Union depot witnessed a robbery of F A Seufert the Dalles canneryman. A thief seized a roll of bills from his pocket and handed it to a accomplice who fled. Seufert fought the other assailant as a police officer detained the money bearer who escaped from a temporary jail. Both thieves are at large.
Diamond, the well known family driving horse of A. C. Huntington, died Saturday night. Diamond had been in the Huntington possession for many years and was a familiar figure in local harness circles.
Darley comes back to establish a definite route this evening for the Southern Grade districts.
Engineer Darley arrives in La Grande to accelerate data settlement on the south ditch district from Oro Dell. He will finalize route choices after Portland instruments arrive and define land reach impacts for buyers. North ditch surveys will begin as irrigation projects race toward water delivery across Grande Ronde valley.
Coroner report counts twelve deaths in Chicago from extreme heat over the past day. Officials say temperatures hovered near 100 yesterday and reached 59 this morning.
Heney travels to Portland with his wife and a physician after vowing to join as advisory attorney for the Portland Daily News. The News faces a libel suit from William Hanley, whose attorney is C. E. Wood. The case centers on Hanley allegedly fencing one thousand acres in Harney County, Oregon.
Barbers defeated the Band Boys in a morning baseball game amid a scoring dispute. Initial report listed 23 to 2, later corrected to 17 to 2 as Harry Meyers of the Barbers notes a near score he would have achieved if not for three outs.
H. S. Clarke, formerly with the Sells Floto circus, departed the show at this stop and is likely to settle in La Grande.
Mrs De Lile Green underwent an operation this afternoon at Grande Ronde Hospital to remove a tumor.
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