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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
8
A group in La Grande plans forming a athletic club for youths. Promoters seek wide cooperation and will call a meeting once enough supporters sign a petition. They aim to recruit about one hundred young men and boys for the project.
The article outlines brief aims for the club at inauguration with a $5 initiation fee and $1 monthly dues. It notes the initiation fees will equip the gymnasium if membership reaches 100 and suggests the club can be sustained by dues and other promoter plans. It states the club will become permanent once membership grows sufficiently.
Oscar Cain defends Miss Ward of Dayton in a high profile case arising from last year’s Jamerville contest sponsored by a local newspaper. The suit seeks $200 for the trip and the Union offers $175. Portmaster Ward and others attend as the trial continues with cross examination about alleged hotel arrangements in major eastern cities.
A sorrel two year old filly branded F B on the left shoulder with a full white forehead stripe and one white hind foot was reported stolen but recovered a day later. The horse was located near Ladd Canyon and recovered by Fred Hraden.
Nine hundred ninety two delegates will assemble in Chicago’s Coliseum one month from Sunday to name a presidential candidate for the Republican Party. Delegates come from 48 states two territories Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Philippine islands. The gathering will frame a platform and may choose a vice presidential candidate. The opening session Tuesday June 8 will include a keynote by a temporary chairman and remarks from the national committee chairman.
The text outlines how a party convention delegates through temporary and permanent chairs. It covers state delegations presenting on platform and credentials, drafting reports, potential overnight work, and the handling of nominations and speeches to guide campaign literature.
Mr and Mrs A OT Wright of Pleasant Home add tion welcomed a son. Mr and Mrs C D Huffman and daughter Etha returned home last night from Eugene where they attended the mating of the State.
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