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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1911
Page
4
The Observer Brugesdennis records editor and owner entering at La Grande post office as second class matter. Subscription rates are listed but illegible in the source segment.
The piece argues La Grande will lead Eastern Oregon in development this year driven by active real estate men and outside investors. It warns that energized dealers can accelerate growth or stagnate the city, stressing land deals and investment as key factors shaping the region’s future.
Enthusiasm for baseball grows as spring nears but needs organization and funding. A businessman should lead a two-county league to run a proper team, with preparatory steps taken before the first pitch. The piece urges early preregistration and support to establish the venture.
The article argues growing rice in the Willamette valley is impractical due to insufficient water and mosquitos. It notes a summer rice canal would drain the valley and calls the idea an energy promoter’s scheme with unlikely success.
The court notes Ellexson's time book will help the jury believe the right action was taken as a guilty verdict was returned against the defendant.
The article notes Waldo Perry is dead and Es sexson is in prison, marking the end of a notorious crime in Union County. It hints at actors who escaped censure and criticizes the mudholes in La Grande’s residence district while calling for better street grading and drainage.
An automobile became mired in mud in a nearby residential area last evening. The vehicle was described as a good machine, but the mud proved too deep, underscoring the call for practical road grading directed with common sense.
Taft signals no U S intervention while Diaz lives but warns that a change in leadership could bring U S involvement. The remark underscores cautious U S stance toward Mexico and hints at potential policy shifts after Diaz.
Notice of execution and sale issued by the Circuit Court of Oregon Union County. The process bears the date February 4 1911 and follows a May 1910 judgment against C W Smith trading as Union Coal and Feed Co. The sheriff is directed to proceed with the sale under the terms of the order.
Court notices announce sale of real property to satisfy multiple judgments in Union County Oregon. Auctions set for March 20 1911 and April 4 1911 at the La Grande courthouse with lots in Imbler Arnolds Dray’s Addition and other parcels described, plus foreclosure costs and attorney fees. Estate administration notice for W L Touey also published with six month claim period.
Fannie Brown as administratrix of Benjamin Brown deceased filed the Final Account with Union County Court. The judge fixed April 12, 1911, at 10:00 AM in La Grande for hearing any objections. The hearing will take place at the court-house office.
Notice to creditors is hereby given by the estate administrator. Creditors must present claims by the specified deadline to the designated probate court, or be barred from further recovery.
James C. McIntyre is appointed and qualified as administrator of Frederick B. Small deceased. All persons with claims must present them itemized and verified to F. S. Ivanhoe in La Grande Oregon within six months of the notice first published March 6 1911. Administrator James C McIntyre and Attorney F S Ivanhoe advertise the claim deadline.
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