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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
4
The Observer notes advertise rates and public notices while detailing Bishop Paddock's tour through the state. It highlights his warm reception and the bishop's plan to strengthen local faith communities during his residency on the coast.
E K Redding receives six months in prison for conspiring to harm Major Lane’s character. Co defendant Mrs Way is given a year in prison with stay of proceedings while appealing. The court noted partial attendance by others amid the case’s convoluted altercation and claims of fabricated evidence.
A garbled report mentions King Haakon and conspirators planning a masquerade dance, with a reference to a break in and a plea for loyalty. The readable parts describe a royal setting and a staged event rather than a clear outcome.
Report notes servants heard the shooting and apprehended three men amid a scene where fifty rounds of ammunition were recovered.
Local tally shows Hall with total plurality across wards while Fitzgerald and Wright divisional votes trail. City results itemize mayoral and treasurer tallies, with ward by ward figures and candidate plurality noted for each precinct.
Fragmentary OCR notes in Mexican booklet describe a death or funerary event involving Bootie and others. The legible phrases reference a church, a town and names such as Bootie and Lee Whited, with unclear actions and dates.
County court reports show attorney William Travers Jonsqye of New York and the Ti Mhelpaleponker from Delta Tpelion attending a regional meeting in Tieton this evening. The gathering involved multiple legal professionals from New England and diverse firms.
U S Land Office La Grande Oregon January 20 1968 announces Edward Morrill of La Grande Oregon has filed sworn statement 6906 for purchase of timber lands lot 12 section 24 lot 1 of section 25 township 1 south range 35 Willamette meridian. He will prove land is valuable for timber and will present witnesses Henry K Charlton Denver Charlton William T Adams J F McCoy of Kame la Oregon before the register and receiver at La Grande on April 4 1908. Adverse claimants must file by April 14 1908. E W Davis registrar. Timber Land Act June 4 1878 Notice for publication also appears with unsettled text and dates.
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