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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
1
Sharon Pa March 20 Attorney Whitla father of kidnapped Willie says he has no trace of his son and a $10,000 ransom claim is false He will spend his fortune to restore his son Frank H Buhl will not fund the search Detective Ward, a Philadelphia kidnapping specialist, has arrived for help Continued on Page 5
In Corte Madera California rumors swirl about Helena Gladys Emery daughter of Archdeacon Emery and her betrothal to Gunjiro Aoki a Japanese man. The fiancee’s mother denies knowledge of his whereabouts while threats of violence surface if he appears. The notice notes the story continues on page 6.
A city meeting led to abandoning a cooperative irrigation scheme in favor of forming a $100,000 corporation. Subscriptions reached $39,000 in three hours with farmers and local business leaders committing small sums. The plan, championed by La Grande Commercial Club, aims to finance Meadow Creek dam and establish a water supply contract system with landowners mortgaging their land for a 10 year water supply, then receiving perpetual rights with a maintenance fee.
Washington March 26 Attorney General Wickersham ordered the dismissal of Idaho land fraud indictments including Senator Pere and Barber Lumber Company members. Senator Heyburn of Idaho pressed President Taft to appoint Warren Pruitt of Idaho to Alaska's new fourth district judgeship and urged Fulton for Oregon's chair.
In Noahville on March 20 Colonel Dun can Cooper and son Robin were found guilty of murdering former United States Senator Carmack in the second degree. They received immediate 20 year sentences as the jurors returned after four days of deliberation. The pair showed little emotion. the daughters were heartbroken. The defendants plan to appeal.
Superior Judge Huneke of Spokane County is cited to show cause why he barred the prosecuting attorney from taking stenographer notes of the Spokane grand jury proceedings in the Root Gordon scandal. The supreme court granted a writ of certiorari returnable Friday after the petition was filed and argued by Prosecuting Attorney Pugh.
La Grande March 19. A letter to the editor urges taxpayers and residents to study a proposed bond issue of 285000 dollars for a new district public school building. The writer argues for deferment of action and discusses needs including a laboratory in the new White Building after relocation from Brick.
Shinglemen in Seattle announce plans to press Congress for a 20 cent per 1000 raise on lumber tariffs. They charge the current duty is too low and say the Ways and Means committee’s action remains unclear.
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