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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1909
Page
4
This paper will not publish unsigned articles and requires authors to sign submissions. Advertising rates are available on application. Local reading notices cost 10c per line for the first insertion and 5c per line for each subsequent insertion. Condolences and cards of thanks are 5c per line.
A new statute forbids minors from playing billiards pool cards or rolling dice in public places with fines 25 to 100 dollars for proprietors who allow it and 100 to 1000 dollars for minors who lie about their age. The piece also notes broader political and local topics including rains in the Inland Empire campaigns for state offices and a 10,000 dollar reward for train robbers.
Attorney J D Slater today received the date of the supreme court for the celebrated case of Booth vs Farmers Trade Bank. The lower court was reversed, ordering judgment for Booth of 202 dollars plus costs, while the bank received 248 dollars and disbursements. The record notes the bank and Booth as principal parties with the higher court expected to rule soon.
The proceedings drew 97 000 in attention and became one of the most interesting cases in the local courts for several terms.
The case centers on an 80 acre homestead near Elgin with 25 acres of fall wheat, valued at 40 bushels per acre, won by W. J. Ryder after William Roulet’s residence-based challenge was upheld by officials though Roulet had farmland and moved home with relatives. The department cancelled rights, leaving Ryder as the legal homesteader candidate for the tract.
Final running schedule for Railroadmen’s Excursion to Wallowa Lake and Minam on June 20 lists two trains to Joseph and Vinam with stopovers for fishing. First train departs Inland City at 6:40 a.m. and arrives Joseph at 10:20 a.m. Return departs Joseph at 6:20 p.m. Second train leaves La Crane Irving at 7:00 a.m. arriving Minam at 2:40 a.m. with return from Minam in the evening. Also a local ad for a fresh jersey cow sale in Harris via contact.
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