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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1911
Page
3
Officials promote westward movement by offering colonists fare deposits with railroad agents. An order for a ticket can be telegraphed to any address desired, inviting relatives friends or employees in the east to receive informative material about opportunities in the state.
An advertisement promises dyeing and cleaning services with a sample job offered as sufficient. The text emphasizes practical service and suggests using the firm for best results in dyeing and cleaning.
A Pendleton jury heard two days of testimony over a suspected get rich quick scheme involving N Najjar who allegedly shipped a 1500 dollar suitcase by the La Grande express on December 5 and swapped trunks at Athens. Local express staff testified while the jury reportedly returned a verdict for the company.
An ordinance authorizes the City of La Grande Oregon to issue ten thousand dollars in Additional Sewer Bonds for completing the present sewer system. Bonds run twenty years from 1911 with five percent interest, redeemable after ten years, with payment offices in La Grande or Boston.
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