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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
3
The fragment hints at a comparison noting that improvements are as strong as top performers. It suggests a reflection on quality and merit without providing concrete events or figures.
An ad proclaims the best grade carpet made in America at low prices per yard. It promotes patterns, soft texture, and in-home installation with various price points from 45 cents to 150 dollars, highlighting Hartfort axminsters and imported options.
Local bakery touts specialty pastries as tested and delicious while La Grande Oregon city council schedules Monroe avenue improvement district 7. Public hearing set May 17 1911 to discuss estimated 2128 35 cost and assessment levy for cement walks 6 feet wide on Monroe avenue from North Fir to North Spruce.
Sunday May 14 marks Mothers Day now central to a broader Parents Day observance. Church services will honor living and dead parents with carnations and special music while individuals plan gifts letters and acts of service to brighten mothers' lives.
The Spendthrift drums up questions of income and spending as Porter Emerson Browne's drama arrives at Steward May 11 presented by Frederic Thompson. Doris Mitchell leads a strong, excellently staged cast in a nationally discussed domestic extravagance tale.
Baltimore on May 6 reports a lineup including Baylor President Claxton, University of Tennessee's Professor, Tulane's President Craighead, Columbia's Professor Dutton, University of South Carolina's Dr. Mitchell, New York's Dr. Albert Shaw, Haverford's President Sharpess, and Carnegie Peace Foundation secretary Dr. James Brown Scott. Former Secretary of State John W. Foster chaired sessions. property assessments and a May 10 hearing in La Grande, Oregon are announced.
Notice of a resolution by the common council of La Grande Oregon adopted August 1909 creating Improvement District No 4 for Washington Avenue. A 1911 resolution describes the district portion to be paved with brick. Ten days after service on affected property owners, the council will order the described improvement. District boundaries include the portion of Washington Avenue from the east curb line of First.
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