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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1911
Page
8
The Grande Ronde Chautauqua directors plan a 7 30 p m meeting in the Commercial club rooms to decide whether to abandon the station for the present and to hear public comment before final action. The announcement spurred protests from supporters of the chautauqua.
Washington May 15. The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session to review the wool schedule. Democrats split on revision with seven favoring free wool and seven favoring duty. A 50 percent reduction of the current tariff is anticipated.
Portland 1 0 San Francisco 2 2 Wakiland 3 5 Los Angeles 5 2 Vernon Bi Sacramento 9 Portland Vancouver 1 end-of-day standings show mixed outcomes with Portland and Vancouver drawing blank and Sacramento posting a standout tally amid varied results.
Baker Theatre sees strong local praise for Bostonians in The Ransom with B Lang and 20 dancers. Shows at the Moley draw large crowds, with tuneful songs and encores noted. two performances today include a matinee at 2 30 and an evening show. Roses of Blandeen starts after.
Mr Claude Woodell and Stella Keefer were married at Baker yesterday and returned to Imbler on this morning's train.
The notice outlines a special prize for the two candidates with the most votes from May through May 20. Winners may bring a guest at Observer expense if they win trips in the final prize distribution. New candidates entering during the period may also compete for companion trips announced with the extra reward.
Tyrus Cobb sparked a marathon game at Lincoln Park as La Grande beat Elgin in 14 innings 6 to 5 after a tense ninth through extra frames. Mier, Aubin and Cobb led a split of hits and errors with 31 strikeouts and a late rally that drew 540 winter fans into a tense finish and a protest that was withdrawn.
Kelso Washington plans to extend its progressive street paving policy. The council awarded contracts for 25 000 yards of bitulithic despite a 20 000 dollar cost difference with concrete. An investigation led to the unanimous ruling that concrete is a poor investment at any price.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier with Sir Frederick Borden, L. P. Brodeur and parliamentary delegates depart by Virginian for England to attend the imperial conference opening May 22 and the coronation in June.
The text profiles Miss Lyrenmain a sincere Pratt school teacher and Miss Alice Mayor of Enterprise a Idaho native with many local connections. It notes Lyrenmain’s inexperience in salesmanship and Mayor’s wide acquaintance, maternal support, and Alice’s childhood illness leaving her with weak eyes.
Popular Miss Wiley of Wallowa and Miss Bessie Wisdom of Lostine are named contenders in a Wallowa county popularity drive. Wiley, a bookkeeper and meat shop partner daughter of E L Wiley, aims for Portland Rose Festival travel votes. Wisdom, a Lostine schoolteacher, seeks support from locals and former Elgin neighbors.
In San Bernardino on May 1 a boiler explosion on the Sunset express damaged the head engine as it neared Bryn Mawr. Fireman Frank Schotttling of El Paso and Engineer McDonald of Colton were seriously injured. Three hundred passengers aboard were unharmed. The boiler was lifted from the track and nearby trees were blown down.
In Contest District No 1 the two La Grande residents with the highest votes will be guests of the Observer at the Portland Rose Festival. Voters listed include Ruby Huff of Seventh and L streets with 41 059 votes, Mildred Stephenson of Care Star Theatre with 26 843, Irma Martin of 1201 Fourth Street with 20 820, Eva Cotner of 2008 Oak Street with 20 664, Mrs B B Nutter of 1708 1 2 Sixth St. with 10 178, Frankie Combs of 1201 D Avenue with 9 415, Mrs Fred W Williams Box 804 with 12 M, Ada Davis of 1313 X Avenue with 1 001, and Alic h Snow of 1410 Z Avenue with 1 001.
District No 2 lists top vote recipients Zella Robertson Agnes Hansen Hazel Van Housen Nellie Conrad Frankie Peebler Stella Keefer Ett a Woodell and more with prizes for top four and travel options. District No 3 credits Margaret Roupp Edna Eames Cecil Boswell Anna Lyerenm and others with final prize details. Prizes include San Francisco trips scholarships and Portland side tours for top vote getters.
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