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La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1906

Page

2

Local Ballot Page Names For Clerk Recorder Treasurer

Voters see candidates listed for local offices with James B Gilham for clerk Dey Proctor for treasurer John Frawley for governor J M Hilts for surveyor G R Thornton for recorder and Ben Brown for clerk position as noted in the community ballot listing candidates.

Sols Ben Brc Brown James B. Gilham Dey H. Proctor John Frawley Gornor J. M. Hilts Surveyo G. R. Thornton

Weather dampens soil as Pioneer Day draws near

The piece notes prolonged wet conditions with the ground soaked beyond recent years and suggests more showers may occur if a notable precedent is set by Pioneer Day. It also mentions local political tension over county division votes and a past opportunity involving the Grande Ronde Lumber Company, implying La Grande’s key role in the county’s fate.

la Grande Holmes

Mikado income cited amid war losses and treasury aid

The article notes the Mikado earns over $2,000,000 annually and, after Russo Japanese war losses, provides an example to Western nations by returning part of his salary to the treasury. It questions a American politician who supposedly put money back after securing possession.

Signature clash over county division in city politics

The piece questions Mr. Holmes stance on county division noting his prior visit to the legislature to push division. It cites Union city’s failure to invest 1800 dollars for the O R N main line and contrasts big corporate influence that could have spent 26000 to gain main line access.

Holmes Union

The Dalles Shops Move Push Faces Portland Plan

The Dalles era railroad payroll for 400 men in the shops spurred a push to extend business and add space. The city argued the shops could not run elsewhere, but the company favored relocating, with the shops already operated in Portland for twenty years.

Dalles Portland

Spot the muck-raker and vote against his candidate

The piece urges voters to spot muck-rakers who attack candidates late in the race and to vote against those who use such tactics. It calls for clean campaigns and condemns political assassins across parties, stating charges should have been answered before elections.

Penn Yan man reports cure by beel remedy

LORING NICHOLS of Penn Yan New York writes that after meals his heart would race and he grew weak until he used a bottle labeled beel. He claims that after several doses he was cured.

Loring Nichols Penn Yan, N.Y

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