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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
6
Enterprise arrives tomorrow as La Grande faces Union in a key baseball contest. McInnis starts for La Grande against Bill You with speed and control on the mound while Mulverhill backs him up for Union. The 3 pm game tests both teams amid modest current form.
Women riders in the community consider organizing a hunt club here with men likely to follow. A club of about two dozen could form soon and, once started under a plan, the sport would become very popular.
Baker City struggles in four games of the Eastern Oregon league with Daly delivering strong mound work for Baker City while Huntington and Cove lead the pack. Fans see potential in the troubled club as Spoonmore and Mayers behind the plate for Huntington.
Arlo Myers was elected captain of the 1911 track team, succeeding Willie Peare. A versatile athlete, Myers split time between track and baseball this year and will likely devote himself fully to sprinting next season. Under Heldenrich and Peare the team posted strong results and finances remained solid, aided by local businessmen who helped offset meet expenses.
Herm Seigrist praises McInnis pitcher in a seven game streak. A high school athletic field issue is presented to the board with a vacant block for sale. La Grande considers car owner association to boost civic reputation amid growing youth track clubs and two age twelve teams North Side Neighborhood and Daly Cadet club held a meet with good times.
After returning home President R L Lincoln plans to appoint permanent umpires for the Inter-county league. Currently the umpires are temporary, with the city boasting its fine athletic grounds as a new attraction in Eastern Oregon.
The State Land Board will accept sealed bids until 11:00 a.m. August 1, 1910 for section 16, T 68 R MB school lands. Each bid must include an executed application to purchase at least one fifth of the offered amount. No bid under 15.00 per acre. The board may reject all bids. Address applications and bids to G G Brown Clerk State Land Board Salem Oberon marked Application and bid to purchase state lands.
An ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as safe and reliable, claiming thousands of women have restored health through their gentle aid and curative action.
Campaign style blurb advertising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promising throat relief and reduced coughing with morning mucus, aimed at readers seeking quick comfort from hoarseness and irritation.
A sales pitch promises a seventeen jewel Waltham watch in a gold case to the person who fills a coupon and brings or sends it in, or a diamond ring if three purchasers are named. The plan aims to increase piano sales, claims not a lottery, and notes a five percent ad spend and notification if a name is duplicated.
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