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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1911

Page

8

For Sale Light Riser and Durham Cow

One two vented light ris with gentle driving care and harness cheap. Also good Durham cow. Call at 1912 W Avenue.

Durham W Avenue

Auto Owners to Form Club in La Grande

Over thirty automobile owners in La Grande signed an agreement to form an automobile club open to all county owners. A kickoff banquet at Foley grill is planned next week with at least 100 expected as officers are elected and the club commences officially.

Big Baquet Foley Grill la Grande Automobile Club Tate A. V. Andrews Ig Prey Rememberallo Auto Fans

Spendthrift Play Delivers Sharp Domestic Satire

The play portrays a spendthrift couple with Lionel Adams and Doris Mitchell delivering natural performances. Mattie Ferguson as the aunt injects wit with lines about Wall Street. The ensemble’s small, strong cast centers on a domesticist plea as the story unfolds leading to a Sunday closing show at Steward.

Lionel Adams Adams Doris Mitchell Mattie Ferguson Wall Street

Big Suns Enter Cove Fruit Outlook Improves

A Cove area report notes over 106000 apple trees planted in small blocks and a New York syndicate planning to acquire 00 acres for orchards. A Fruitgrowers association formed to oversee marketing with Northwestern Fruit Exchange, while crops show mixed results due to freezes. berries look strong and peaches plums vary.

New York Wednaday Evening Fruitgrowers’ Association Trale Ums Vllley Northwestern Fruit Exchange Cesson

Winsor McCoy Promises Moving Pictures From drawings

Winsor McCoy the famed cartoonist of the New York Herald leads a party to Isis for a moving picture preview. He claims he can produce drawings that move and within a month has 4000 drawings ready for Vita graph cameras showing Litt Nemo characters through evolutions and stunts. Friends express surprise and praise the wizard of the pen.

Winsor McCoy New York Herald Moving Picture Isis Boon Winsor Vita Graph Company McCor

Fire Chief and Councilman Favor New Fire Truck

Fire Chief Jones and Councilman Orvis, part of a four member committee, return from Portland after studying fire apparatus. They report the automobile fire truck handles mud and hills well, with 10 men reaching 45 mph over rough terrain. The truck’s rear tires form an arch to shed mud and water, preventing skidding. The machine supposedly passes 10 to 15 inches of mud at high speed.

Jones Orvis Portland

FOR SALE AND LOST OR FOUND ITEMS IN LOCAL NOTICE

Classified notices include horses pastured for inquiry, a Ford runabout priced at 275 dollars, a stray marked in Altcel area, household goods for sale, a La Grade rooming house lease, two mules for sale, an Epworth League medal found, and rental rooms. Also reports on a wrong man killed in Los Angeles and postal clerks dismissed for union activity.

Los Angeles Alphonse Rostkowski Latin Quarter

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