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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
4
Published notices show Surrey Brothers editors and proprietors with subscription and advertising rates. The La Grande paper notes post office registration, author signatures required, and discretion on editorials with reading notices at ten cents per line for the first insertion.
A reflective line elevates resilience as a hopeful refrain. The verse notes sun after clouds and rain as inevitable, while praising those who face work without surrender and persist through hardship.
Next Saturday the townspeople vote on a 25000 dollar bond to fund a new high school Wilding. Voters weigh tax burdens against needs for a modern school with labs while noting current savings on jail and court costs and potential revenue from Beaver Creek water project offsets.
Public sentiment builds around a proposed 160000 dollar irrigation corporation with city and country backing. Voters are promised a fun though serious campaign as stock buyers seek water access on Grande Ronde soil, with expectations of rising dividends and rapid stock value growth.
Unclear telegraphic report outlines rapid bureau activity at the engraving and printing bureau to install stamp printing machines and operate overtimes. Officials expect stamps for proprietary medicines, checks, notes, and other commercial paper if Congress reimposes wartime taxes.
Sealed bids will be received by the board of directors of the Joseph Ware. This notice details timing and submission requirements for a forthcoming project bid.
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