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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
9
Draft plans outline a 600 seat grandstand and end levelers for bleachers to seat 300 each. Groundwork covers sun orientation and field layout with a southeast facing grandstand and track details, plus watering hydrants to dust control before games.
The Observer increases to ten pages due to heavy advertising and abundant news. Readers get full live news with a wide circulation, drawing patronage from advertisers and offering money-saving stories in the large ads on tonight's face.
In Union County Oregon guardian Ble Davin orders sale of Maggie Given true name Margaret Given via private sale to Janet Didder after court order dated April 4 1908. Sale covers the land described as the quarter of the north section 3 township 7 range in La Grande with water rights and ditches. Dated La Grande Oregon March 1 1908.
A note on Chartler shorthand touted as the shortest system with 63 word signs and no prefixes or contractions. It claims use at Portland Seattle Spokane and Tacoma business colleges with weekly dictation practice led by Mise Cates at Higem 1601 a-Htr.
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