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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
2
A large La Grande squad trains for interscholastic meets with focus on fast starts and endurance. Reports describe upcoming trials, local shoot events, and a March fencing meet at Annapolis with Navy Princeton and Penn.
Shooters from the northern end of Union County will gather on March 17 for a 25 bird blue rock shoot with an oyster supper prize. Two captains will lead two squads and winners receive the supper. shooting starts at the 15 yard line and advances one yard after each hit until the 20 yard line.
Comic opera contralto Angela May, formerly with the Imperial opera company, is secured for a week at the Pastime starting Monday March 16. She will be joined by lyric comedian J Louis McEvoy and the act “A Baby Grand” with a noted German contortionist, Kippy, promising a large audience and memorable performances.
Plans for a threshers union in Union county take shape under Phil ip S Bates Pacific Northwest of Portland with Bates in La Grande and Baker City today to organize. Treasurer reports new funds to pay outstanding La Grande General Fund warrants through No 096% dated July 10 1907 with interest ceasing on warrants 6894 to 6968.
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