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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1910
Page
2
La Grande Evening Observer announces editor George H Currie and the unitel press telegraph service. Bates discusses daily, weekly and advance subscriptions, with rates for six months and one year, and a note on signed articles being edited. Local notices pricing is listed and condolence resolutions are charged per line.
Vancouver adopts a land value tax while eliminating taxes on improvements. The city reports boosted industry as factories and machinery move in, with officials noting land taxes encourage building and reduce rent speculation. The experiment, viewed as globally interesting, draws wide attention.
A 164 acre farm located 1 1 4 miles from town and 1 1 2 miles from a ripened stream includes 6 acres under ditch and marble. The remainder is suitable for farming if timber is removed. County listing. House, 36x46 barn. Price available through PEBRANDT.
A large crowd gathered at the tabernacle for a boys rally with spirited demonstrations. Tomorrow includes union Sunday school meetings at 9 30 with Evangelist Johnson and a 2 oclock men only session along with standard services at 10 40 and 7 40.
Watseka court hears prosecution push for death penalty in Mrs. J B Saylor case. Paulis sard details a youthful romance with his former sweetheart as testimony unfolds. The defendant's daughter sells ponies and a dog to fund her mother's defense.
Seattle on March 26 reported three sudden deaths. Joh Simons, a track walker, was killed by a Great Northern train. a Northern Pacific switch engine ran over KFBi Méoré. Daniel Dood collapsed at his gate after returning from work this morning.
Knight of Pythias members and their spouses are urged to attend an open meeting with the Pythian Sisters at the K of P Hall Monday at 8 30 p m Refreshments will be served and a pleasant evening is planned.
City observers in council circles expect the recently passed license ordinance setting near heir licenses at $1000 for the year to be repealed. A compromise range of $500 to $600 is favored, marking a substantial rise over the old fee, though the outcome remains speculative.
BEN BOWMAN died this morning at age 80 in Union after a long life in mining. He came to Union from Ohio in 1862 and worked across Eastern Oregon. Survived by son Adna B. Rogora of Union. Funeral tomorrow from Union undertaking parlors with interment in Union Cemetery. Mrs Bowman died in Union in the latter part of the seventies.
Chief Jamba Kash Kash of the Walla Wallans, living on the Umatia reservation, returns to his tepee cottage after purchasing about a half car load of horses near Union. The horses will be used for farming on the reservation to show Native advancement and his role in religious affairs.
Lembourg March 26 reports say expulsions of Jews from Russia are unprecedented in Muscovite history. Refugees swarm the border and exile suffering is intense. Officials cite alleged Jewish plots against the government as the trigger for the campaign.
Baker City resident C B E Porter met in the city yesterday to arrange a management change at the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co local offices. H A Corpe will succeed Fred B Currey as secretary of the Business Mens Protective Association and C B Clarke of Clarion Pa will take the city offices about April first.
A rector announces morning services and Sunday School at 5 a m while a university program in Idaho trains machinists through a mechanics department. The article notes a shift from apprenticeships to skilled artisan work and cites a separate dynamite explosion at Dupont Powder Works near Ltiles South Alaska with three dead. It also reports fears of a Yuma Indian uprising as authorities pursue death rite ceremonies on the reservation.
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