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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1911
Page
5
A Vitagraph drama shows a young man gaining mastery over a hereditary taste for strong drink through a good woman and will power. Edison presents The Strike of the Mints. Gaumont Color offers The Secret of the Forest about overcoming pride. Miss Garrick to sing at the Isis church tonight.
The La Grande band plans another dice event next Tuesday evening with the full band providing music.
Notice offers sale of a first class set of tinners and plumbers tools in Joseph Oregon due to failing health. Seller J.8 Houck cites health as reason. Armenian lace available from Mrs A H Gibbs and Mrs Judson at Dr Underwood’s residence. A dance next Tuesday evening with full band to follow.
Public library services begin at Wright Drug Company location with a planned Taarevent on Tuesday evening featuring a full band.
Weather unsettled today slows work on Elm Street but little surface laid this week. Indications point to sunshine and a resumption of excavation around Monday with progress expected in the near future.
A fragment notes cheap sale of plate glass and walnut from a show counter. Mentions a Silverthorne family drug stove and provides no further details or dates.
The town buzzes with painting signs and theater plans as Hoyt may craft a new drama after upgrading Second Street pipe lines. Gilmore’s The Bachelor stirs little interest among single men. A ball game and fruit tree spraying by Red 3821 are noted amid estate matters and settlements with ADAH Fowler administering G E Fowler estate through mid July.
After repeated postponements due to bad weather the Sluggers benefit game is moved to next Teesday with a band, an auto parade, and a town half holiday. Proceeds aid building bathing houses at the park as the has beens meet the comers in a weekday matinée for clerks and all.
L B Tuttle came from Elgin last night and returned this morning. Chas J Flynn of Baker was in town en route interior. Severance of Baker visited the Savoy last night. Jas W Rogers of Enterprise stayed at the Savoy. Robert Hughes came from Portland last night and visited the Savoy. P A Foley returned from a Baker visit via Marion and A C Edwards of Portland and E B Jones of St. Louis were Foley guests. George Benshadler of Elgin was at the Savoy on business. E A Bronwell of Haines, E W Cummings of Seattle, and H W Loveland of Portland attended Foley's last evening. E Fisher, a pioneer of 1862, visited La Grande today. he owns a fine Summerville homestead. Harley Richardson left for Portland for a few days with friends. Dr J C Price returned from Portland. Mr and Mrs H C Rinehart arrived home from Portland. Mrs F B Bridges returned from extended stays in Colorado and California. Miss Ella Copeland returns home to Walla Walla after three weeks with Miss Marjorie Silverthorne. Rev Jacob F Peat, West China mission, spent last night at the Methodist parsonage and went to Cove this morning. Mayor A L Richardson leaves Monday for Portland for a week. he will meet Mrs Richardson on her return from South California. Mrs Richardson is fully recovered and ready to return home.
A North Side resident Molly Monroe was confined after raving attacks described as insanity provoked by close study of a religious group said to be linked to Holy Rollers, headquartered in North La Grande. The sect has held meetings for months and reportedly speaks in tongues during gatherings.
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