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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1906

Page

6

Republican Ticket Dominates Union County Races

The notice profiles Republican candidates in Union County races led by S R Haworth for county undivided status and County Clerk James B Gilham. It highlights Ben Brown for Commissioner and W W Randall for Sheriff, praising each candidate’s ties, service, and qualifications. It also notes Thornton as a surveyor candidate with technical training and field experience.

James B. Gilham Union County Jimmie Gilham

County Court Proceedings Continued from Page 5

A ledger of county fiscal items lists special deputies across multiple precincts, hall rents, and hauling costs. Expenditures include printing, mdse purchases, and office services from April 1906, with items for polling places, stock inspector, and various county offices. Continued tomorrow.

Antelope G. W. Oliver Hall Summerville J. Vandevanter Big Creek George Clark T. B. Johnson Elgin A. T. Hill Mdsa Bill S. M. Goff Currey Bros Trwin Hodson Co Mdse Bill Glass & Prudhomme Co Glass& Prudhomme Co Glass & Prudhomme Go Stele Irwin Hodson Co la Grande Chronicle Essen Cease

Union County Prosperity Highlighted In Inland Empire Feature

The Union County report touts fourteen industries with an average annual cash revenue of 193000 in the Inland Empire, ranking third in state employment. La Grande, its seat, is described as the commercial center with 500000 in annual railroad payroll, several mills, schools, and the Grande Ronde Electric Co. supplying power to multiple towns.

R. Haworth Union County la Grande Haworth F. S. Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Union Wallowa Multnomah County Portland Inland Empire Grande Ronde Electric Co Island City Cove Hot Lake

Value Of Products Report From Local Load Goods

Local ledger lists commodities and quantities including wheat oats and barley wood fruit sugar potatoes hay hogs horses and mules valued at totals around 2.85 million. Entries show varied amounts for each item totaling the documented value.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Representative Coronor S. R. Haworth Republices W. W. Randall Himsalf Republican Party Ben. Brown Ben Brown Ben Brown Thornton United J. C. Henry J.G. Henry Republica Evary Rapudlicayincia Henry D. H. Procter Recorder of Conveyances D. H. Proctor County Recorder of Conveyances Proctor Sherif R. Thornton T. P. Ficklin J. M. Jones Starkey Wrr Dixon Hilgard Goalwell Perry Frank Ayres Kamela Jim Utz J. Tucker W. D. Graves Vergere Telephone Go Murphy Bros Henry & Carr Golden Rule Co Pacific S. T. & T. Co Pacific S. T. & T.co Pacific S. T. &T. Co Poor Farm Union Pacific S.T. & T. Co Newlin Drug Co D. McKennon Gaskell Waldo Perry Grety Assensor J. J. Carr Fite Nehoe
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