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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
4
A brief notice shows The Observer entered at La Grande post office as second class matter. It lists daily, weekly, and monthly rates and mentions single copies and mail options.
Talk letters offer a new method for exchanging messages using business phonographs. The sender records a message in a wax cylinder and mails it in a special case. Recipients listen, with the option to replay, and the medium suits long distance couples seeking a personal touch.
Laurent Oliver David born March 24, 1840 near Montreal. A lawyer turned journalist, he edited major Montreal papers and entered politics with mixed success. Elected to the Quebec legislature in 1886 and to the Canadian Senate in 1903 after long involvement in French-Canadian societies and earned the Legion of Honor.
Stephen O. Jayne of Gouxane Washington weighs irrigation pump options. He finds turbine water wheels best where water power exists, electric power second, with fuel and coal comparisons for engines. Centrifugal pumps struggle beyond 100 feet lift. large plants prove more economical. practical power roughly 3.5 HP per 100 feet for 10 acres.
Tampa Florida March 24 the winter meeting of the West Tampa Racing association concludes tomorrow after a 72 day run described as the most successful ever conducted in the area.
The Dalles engineers map a new sewer system and council prepares to vote on street paving in about a month. Property owners expect 175 000 to 200 000 dollars for bitulithic paving this year on Washington and Alvord streets, with most streets below the bluff likely to be paved.
John Frawley county treasurer announces the treasury can pay all warrants issued against the county up to March 26. Officials say the county has maintained this practice for over a year, reflecting ongoing financial prosperity.
Dan Johnson, a Black man accused of stealing Virgil Bolton's watch from the N K West store and selling it, remains in county jail unable to post a $6500 bond set by Justice Williams. The watch was recovered by S N Bolton, Virgil Bolton's father, after the sale.
Wanthed man and wagon for collecting apply of E R Herzinger Savoy hotel for rent light housekeeping partly furnished 908 Corner Third and J White Leghorn roofers for sale Inquire Mrs W G Hunter Red 691 for sale Two good homestead relinquishments in Wallowa county Inquire of D Bircheaux for sale Sixteen lots four blocks from round house A M Hendricks for saleor trade Two 80 acre tracts uncleared in Jackson county one on county road also 10 acres nearly all clear 12 miles from railroad station with seven acres young fruit trees Will trade any or all three pieces for property in or near La Grande Address Box 567 Newberg Ore
A Bean power spraying outfit in good condition is offered at a bargain for immediate purchase. Interested buyers may inquire with C. O. Rameey or J. B. Stoddard for details.
Thos E Williams of Middleboro Kentucky says two doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver cured his two year constipation after trying Bristol Tennessee doctors. For sale by all dealers.
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