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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1910
Page
7
The writer argues that warranty deeds offer no real protection in California since a good title passes with the deed regardless and a warranty cannot fix a bad title. He recommends using abstract titles instead and cites J. M. Oliver as the consultant on the matter.
The La Grande City Council adopts Improvement District No 14 for Fir Street and Improvement District No 12 for Pennsylvania Ave both to be paved with materials and sidewalks. Ten days after service, the council will order construction and levy a special assessment estimated at 967.80 dollars with a public hearing on May 11 1910 at 8 p m.
La Grande Oregon council votes to improve Fir Street from Washington Avenue to Monroe Avenue with an estimated cost of 19175.00 dollars. A public hearing on May 11 1910 at 8 p m will allow aggrieved property owners to contest the levy. City Recorder D E Cox notes the notice dated April 27 1916.
Local notices list regular meetings for ALF A F and A M Grand Lodge HODGIN W M and Wom en of Woodcraft Grande Ronde Circle 47 at I C O F Hall with visiting member welcome. Other groups La Grande Lodge 16 I O O F meets Saturdays and Star Encampment 81 meets Wednesdays with dates noted and cemetery plat at Model restaurant.
Local fraternal groups including La Grande Lodge No. 433 Foresters of America Court Maid Marlon No. 22 Rebekahs Crysadl Lodge No. 60 Knights of Pythias Red Cross Lodge No. 27 Hope Chapter No. 13 C. B 6. list weekly meeting nights and locations. Visiting members and brothers are invited to attend.
The La Grande Woodmen of the World lodge No 169 meets every second and fourth Tuesday evening in the K of P Hall in the Corpe building. All visiting members are welcome. Neri Ackles C C J H Keeney Clerk.
A Good Bluffer is a syndicated feature credited to the American Press Association. The piece presents a humorous or lighthearted approach to bluffing and strategy in social games.
A Chicago man Ned Thornton narrates his fencing knowledge and a staged duel in Berlin after meeting a young German with a fake challenge. Ned uses misdirection and ruses to bluff the officer while a companion feigns expertise, avoiding a real fight.
In a tense morning rendezvous, Ned feigns willingness to fight a fencing master while arranging a stalemate. The rival, Von Batterstein, considers weapon choices as Ned offers a pricey bluff to avoid harm. The encounter ends when the opposing principal deems the match too unequal and calls off the duel.
A fragmentary line recalls concealment as a motif in a Philadelphia Ledger item. The text hints at a broader cultural reference, though specifics are unclear from the OCR snippet.
A note from Clifton Hill in Georgia mentions a belief about a spouse not finding letters in pockets if the writer died today, suggesting secrets or withheld mail could surface posthumously. The remark hints at unresolved personal tensions and potential motives behind past actions.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe sunrise imagery and a partial line from the St. Louis Star, mentioning readers and payments in a dense, poetic newspaper fragment.
The Yonkers Statesman notes a halt in local commerce as the peanut and apple trade, long a staple for Egbert-Well, remains stalled. Community markets show limited activity and vendors await orders to resume.
A judge warns the organ grinder he is here to stay and must be paid a dime to move on. The unusual street scene centers on a performer with a bold persistence and a municipal response.
The fragment reflects a casual remark about western lands and cowboy life as captured in a Baltimore American piece. It hints at frontier expansion and the perception of vast plains used for cattle grazing.
J C Prich D M D dentist advertises office in the La Grande National Bank Building Room 2 B and phone Block 3991 offering dental services to local residents.
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