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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
4
La Grande Evening Observer lists publication daily except Sunday and requests signed articles. It notes rates for subscriptions and advertising, with per-line rates for notices and condolence messages. It specifies mail handling and submission discretion by editors.
Editorial favors Governor Geer in the Republican race for Oregon's Congress seat. It cites his long state service, four-term legislature tenure, speaker role, and 1896 McKinley electors work as strength. The piece predicts Geer will win nomination by large plurality and carry the district.
Oregon hustles with hundreds of homeseekers arriving on westbound trains, with a single 650 aboard noted yesterday. The spring travel boom supports rapid westward settlement as families move and urge friends to join. Auto owners in the valley celebrate lower gas prices amid a fierce price war among California and Standard Oil, signaling crowded markets and potential relief once new wells arrive.
Travel Engineer Kennedy reports Baldwin Locomotive Works will begin a second batch of six 10 wheeler engines for La Grande within a week, with six more for Portland passing through La Grande about arrival time. The three engines recently arrived will be installed and ready for service. 10 wheeler design is favored for mountain routes over the 12 wheeler.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a police related plan and public works action. It mentions a 1008 featurement and intentions to make no changes to general Wisconsin policies while exploring the path to a new approach.
The National Drokerme & Salon Co. began rearranging stock and preparing for a big sale starting Saturday at Store Closet. The note mentions J. ML Borns and a dated reference to Friday amid the rearrangements.
Satiefaction guaranteed eatimiutes forniehe on any kind of manonry work on short totlee Mantaleani fireplaces a spojalty Room No. 1 Smith Rooming hove La Grands Oro Phone Rei 141.
Edward Morrill of La Grange Oregon files sworn statement for timber land purchase in La Grande district under the 1878 act. He will prove land is more valuable for timber than agriculture with witnesses Henry Charlton Denver Charlton William Adams and J B McCoy of KumeLa Oregon. Adverse claimants must file by April 14 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Mary A. Van Blokland of Talant City, Union county Oregon files for purchase of the E of SW and other parcels in township 4 north in Oregon under the Tim her Lands Act. The claim is sworn and to be established before the register and receiver at La Grande Oregon on March 20, 1908. Witnesses named include John Van Bleksend and others in La Grande and Oregon City.
An advertisement from Mra M. Summore of Notre Dame Indiana offers a home remedy claim to cure bed wetting and urinary trouble in children and adults. It promises free instructions by mail to mothers and asserts the method can stop wetting day and night without scolding.
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