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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1909
Page
8
Twelve prepared pages with artistic work from a printer’s view illuminate the Portland Rose show to be held June 7 12. The Evening Observer presents facts and figures about the festival and invites readers to keep the supplement for future information about the Pacific coast city and its upcoming events.
Advance man Charles R. Elliott, for Burns Johnson, arrives in La Grande to arrange producing the show on May 26. The moving pictures cover ticket sales through the 14 rounds and the decision declaring the negro heavyweight champion in Australia. Further details to follow in the Observer.
The famed Boston Bloomer girls baseball team will play Grant Lincoln’s team in La Grande on June first. An advance man arrived to finalize arrangements as talks with Pendleton and possibly Baker City continue. The squad is described as a rehabbing outfit stronger than last year’s Bloomer girls tour.
President Charles W. Eliott resigns from Harvard University taking effect today. He parts with the venerable institution and an army of friends, leaving a legacy of honors. Also noted is a lost black Cocker Spaniel named Dick with one missing front tooth, reward offered. A rental listing follows for a four room house on one acre near North Side schoolhouse.
An outline reveals a local resident brought the motel plans and a Grande Ronde orchardist heads a proposed vast orchard set to become the world’s largest when bearing. The publication features photographs of Oldenbers, the former Grande Ronde orchardist and manager of the orchard project.
Plans by C R Thornton, Portland competition winner, call for a four story hotel in Port Orford to anchor the fruit country. Construction to start in Western month with Bonneville’s band debuting in new uniforms tomorrow evening. A band vs business men ball game may follow Memorial Day if a team is found.
The La Grande Chapter No. at its regular meeting last night accepted an invitation to attend the meetings of the Chanter KR A Ms at Enterprise next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Six candidates await the La Grande contingent for initiation and all who wish to go should notify Frank Kilpatrick at once.
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