Engine plunges four escape on Palouse flood engine wreck
Four men aboard an O R and N engine on the Pleasant Valley branch escaped when track failure sent the locomotive into the Palouse River around 2:30 PM. Superintendent M J Buckley and Assistant Superintendent Robb were aboard. all four occupants are reported uninjured. The submerged engine is not considered seriously damaged and no details were given on the escape.
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Palouse
M. J. Buckley
Robb
Portland Oregonian
Awakening city on eve of moral and financial renewal
The article urges La Grande residents to support upcoming spring and summer improvements funded by public effort, praising local leaders and the Commercial Club. It notes Pendleton Woolen Mills has placed a large order for Pendleton robes and blankets to be displayed, and endorses the Mills' new management and quality standards.
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Bamisa
L. Grande
Public Men
la Grande
Commercial Club
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Pendleton
Fd. W. Price & Company Merchant Tailors
Chicago
Tragic Wellington Train Disaster Touches Local Family
Brakeman Charles Jemmison, 27, believed dead in the Wellington wreck that killed about 113, affecting local residents. He was brother of Mrs. Walter Spencer, a La Grande-area timber cruiser for George Palmer Lumber. Spencer family notes dispatch acknowledgments but has no definite word yet. Also records of final settlement for Anna M. Stearns estate are announced.
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Wellington
la Grande
Charles Jemmison
Walter Spencer
Spencer
George Palmer Lumber Company
Mr. Jemmison
Estate of Anna M. Starns Established in La Grande
The estate of Anna M. Starns, deceased, appoints J. F. Stearns as administrator with Cochran & Cochran as attorneys. Bids for a specified bid must be in by 5 p.m. March 24, 1910, with the city reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Dated La Grande February 6 and February 23, 1910.
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Anna M. Stearns
la Grande
Oregon
J. F. Stearns
Anna M. Starns
Cochran & Cochran
Notice of Bid Invitation for 2,000,000 Gallon Reservoir
Sealed bids will be received at the Recorder of the City of La Grande for the construction of a 2,000,000 gallon reinforced concrete reservoir. Plans and specs are on file in the recorder's office and open during business hours. Bidders must provide a certified check of five percent of the bid amount.
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City of
la Grande
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