City Dining Attendees Include Hillhouse and Porter
Commercial club dinner at the Foley hotel drew Dalon and La Grande businessmen with Mr Charles H. Hillhouse of Tifton and C. E. Porter of Bell Telephone Company attending. Hillhouse regrets Union county cannot be home now while visiting his aunt Mrs F D Halsten. George Brown of Lilion Montana faced forgery charges and was bound over to circuit court after waiving examination. M E B church plans a lawn social on Saturday May 28 from 4 to 10 pm at Mrs Newtons on Fourth Street.
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Commercial Club
Foley Hotel
Dalon
la Grande
Charles H. Hillhouse
Tifton
Georgia
C. EB. Porter
Bell Telephone Company
Hillhouse
Union County
George Brown
Lilion
Montana
Justice of the Peace
Williams
M. EB. Church
Newton
Fourth Street
Currey Moves Office to Huntington Building
George H. Currey relocates from the Thornton building on Sixth to the Huntington building on Elm and will establish permanent headquarters there. Premeeting at the Presbyterian church tonight is at 7:30. The Women’s Missionary Society meets Friday at Mrs H. P. Lewis’s home in South La Grange. Bob Alexander serves three days of fines by diligently aiding city street construction.
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George H. Currey
Thornton
Sixth
Huntington
Elm
Presbyterian Church
Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
H. P. Lewis
South la Grands
Bob Alexander
Centralized records at Baker City for Pacific company
The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company shifts the La Grande office to Baker City on June 1 with Frances Masse moved to District Recorder. Jessie Greene becomes cashier at the local office while Clarke remains manager. All records relocate to Baker City for a simplified system and faster handling. payments stay at the local office. Also advertised are caramel and chocolate ice cream and raspberry sherbet from Silverthorne's fountain with pint quart and gallon take-home options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
la Grande
Frances Masse
Baker City
Jessie Greene
Miss Massee
Clarke
Baker Grey
Silverthorne’s
Silverthorne's
Administrator appointed in Estate of Mary Lieurance
Notice is given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Lieurance deceased and has qualified. All persons with claims against the estate must present verified claims within six months from the first publication date. Address for claims is the residence at Cove Union County Oregon or the law office of Jno Hodgin in La Grande. Date of first publication April 16. Leo A. Blevins administrator.
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Mary Lieurance
Cove
Union County
Oregon
Jno
Hodgin
la Grande
City Council Sets New Fountain Move and Nuisance Inquiry
City council meeting notes show the removal and relocation of the fountain to the Bien and Washington intersection in front of the Observer office. A committee was appointed to investigate nuisances at the South La Grande dog pound amid resident complaints. Eleven near beer licenses were approved for extensions, and bids for macadamized street sections were invited. A printing cost study was accepted but no formal bids or totals were recorded, awaiting proper documentation. The article ends with a promotional aside for Silverthorne's fountain drinks during hot summer days.
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la Grande
Mystery of Mrs Smith disappearance deepens in Portland
The Portland mystery surrounding Mrs Smith’s disappearance grows as a grand jury probes with several witnesses. Undertaker Ericson, custodian of the widow’s funds, withholds comment amid police puzzlement while claiming ignorance of her whereabouts.
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Portland
Ericson
Kohler seeks review of charges against police chief
Fred Kohler the Cleveland police chief suspended by Mayor Baehr asked County Prosecutor Klein to review the intoxication immorality and graft charges and to seek a grand jury if evidence supports it Kohler hopes for a fairer hearing before the board and wants the hearing on Tuesday
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Cleveland
Fred Kohler
Baehr
Klein
Kohler
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F. D. Halsten
Wailves
Lane Social
May Park
Sherwood Williams
Imbler
Ore
City Grocery
Missionary Meeting
Sharon
Newlin’s
Ae Fy
Bie
Callco
Leo A. Blevins
Pennington
City
Sith
Washington
F. L. Meyers
Bien
Observer
V. Avenue
Silverthorne's Fountain
Smith Mystery
Sion
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