Local Items Notes From La Grande And Nearby
Local items report visitors and events in La Grande. Mrs FY WY Bopson travels to La Granite as a convention delegate. Bre George Carpy is a relative. High school second team heads to Joseph Friday for Saturday play. Joseph boys will defeat them at Wallow. Mrs Lina Sturgis attends Federation of Clubs meeting in Pendleton. Rev Upton A Gibby hosts. Contractor Clancy falls from scaffold but no injuries. George Holt rests after incident. Summerville farmer John Canteal, nearing 80, reports excellent crop conditions and notes strawberry experiments yielding $63 for eight rows.
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Pan Sompier
Bigin
la Grande
Mra FY WY Bopson
la Granite
Bre
George Carpy
Joseph
Wallow
Pho “Paley Mist
A Smith
Postlad
Smith
Lina Sturgi
Pendleton
Federation of Clubs
Upton A. Gibby
Episcopal
Clara Lyle Ia
la Grandé
Washington
California
Oregon
John Catsteal
Summerville
Canteal
Sumerville
Mr. Canteal
Northwest coal famine feared despite rail push
Chicago reports rail freight officials warn of an impending coal famine in the northwest this winter due to unpreparedness. Railroads blame dealers for not stocking fuel earlier, noting limited storage capacity and prior efforts to urge large early purchases. Less than 10 million tons have moved from Pittsburgh to the Great Lakes this year versus 12.9 to 24 million in prior seasons.
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Chicago
Northwest
Lee
Railronda
Pittsburg
Great Lakes
Metropolis Remains Show Rotations and Donations
A partial page fragment lists donors including Frank D. McCulley of Joseph $6000 Phil Metschan of Portland $6000 A A Coolidge of Spokane $14000 Cho B Mooren of Portland 5000 and references a dentist ad for W D McMillan before noting a Mines Department proposal led by a cabinet officer to create a U S Department of Mines with senate third reading pending.
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Frank D. McCulley
Joseph
Phil Metschan
Portland
A. A. Coolidge
Spokane
Cho. B. Mooren
Reggieter
The
Land Offices
Pittsburg
Department of Mines
American Mining Congress
United States Senate
Red Cross Urges Pacific Fleet Retention and Atlantic Augmentation
In San Francisco on November 10, California branch officers of the American National Red Cross forwarded resolutions to President Taft. The resolutions request retaining the Pacific fleet in the Pacific Ocean and augmenting it with the Atlantic fleet.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
Taft
California
American National Red Cross Society
Desperado Paddy Rogers Captured After Drug Store Shootout
Butte residents woke to news that Paddy Rogers, famed for terrorizing the area and escaping jail three times, has been jailed after a fierce revolver fight in a local drug store. He entered with a companion, forced clerk and three patrons to surrender, and was shot at by his ally, who was wounded in the groin, while the clerk struck Rogers with his own revolver.
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Butte
Paddy" Rogers
Rogers
Timber and Stone Claim Recorded at La Grande Oregon
Establishment of timber and stone claim before the register and receiver in La Grande Oregon on December first 1908. Claimant names six witnesses including Basil EB Lever John G Kissell Chester A Pike David C Beichoux and others. Official notes show F C Bramwell as Registrar.
Public Land Notice for Basil Lever Timber Claim in Oregon
Department of the Interior U S Land Office La Grande Ore October 6 1908 notice of intention to make final timber and stone proof for Basil Lever Portland Oregon with sworn statement No 01853 covering NW NW section 3% etc before the register and receiver at La Grande on December 21 1905 witnesses include John Kissell Ches ter Pike John Maitland of Vancouver and David Brichoux of La Grande F C Bramwell Hoegister 10 16 12 18
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la Grande
Oregon
Basil Eb, Lever
Portland
Ore
John Og, Kissell
Vancouver
Waah
Chester A. Pike
David C. Beichoux
F. C. Bramwell
Regiator
Department of the Tnterior
U. S
Basil
Lever
Township
South
Range
W. Mi.hap
McCoy Seeks Final Proof on Kamela Homestead Claim
Rufus M. McCoy of Kamela Oregon filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish his claim to lands described as W3 20 percent? section 24 township 1 south range 36 E W M He will present the proof before the register and receiver at the U S land office La Grande Oregon on December 1 1908
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Kamela
Oregon
U. S. Land Office
la Grande
Roy Goodnough Sinking Amid Illness
Roy Goodnough remains critically ill. he is described as dying and in a stupor with brief moments of rally. Doctors report no significant improvement and optimism for recovery wanes as time passes with his condition lingering.
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Ana
Roy Goodnough
Conductor Beers Dies After Train Collision Near Butte
Arthur F. Beers a freight conductor lies dying at a hospital after a collision seven miles east of Butte between a St Paul passenger and freight trains. Five freight cars piled up and Beers was caught between cars. A signal misunderstanding is blamed as the probable cause. None of the passengers were hurt though they were thrown from their seats.
Charles Bopeau Timber and Stone Claim Notice
U S Land Office in La Grande Oregon dated September 21 1908 announces Charles Bopeau and associates of Baker City Oregon filed notice of intention to make final timber and stone proof to establish land claim for SE and NE portions in section 5 and section 9 township 5 south range 16 east Willamette meridian. Hearing set before register and receiver December 10 1908 at La Grande with witnesses David C Brichoux John T Williamson James C Henry and W A Burns all of La Grande Oregon F J Bramwell Register
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Baker City
Ore
W. M
It, & Land Office
la Grande
Oregon
David C. Brichoux
John T. Williamson
James C. Henry
W. A. Burns
F.J. Bramwell
Timber and Stone Claim Notice Fitzgerald Pender
Notice for publication from La Grande Oregon dated October 5 1908. Christel R Pender of Vancouver Washington filed timber and stone sworn statement number 01851 for fractional sections 17 and 8 township 6 south range 35 east Willamette meridian. The notice indicates an intention to commence the claim.
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Christel R. Pender
Forty Dollars Per Acre Wheat Land Sale
P. H. Wilson paid forty dollars per acre for 2000 acres of wheat land purchased from Christian Hellberg and wife. The deed to the property has just been placed on record.
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P. H. Wilson
Christian Hellberg
Art studio offers embroidery leather pottery lessons
Time broidery work done and taught. Tool ed leather, Dedham pottery, lessons in all these branches. Work done in a high class manner. Call on studio and learn for yourself. MISS EVA NEIL, Instructor.
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Matin Street
Dedham Pottery
Eva Neil
Partnership Formed Under Firm Name Agreement
An agreement confirms a partnership existing between the undersigned operating under a firm name. The document outlines the new business relations and responsibilities of each partner within the named firm.
Fragmentary OCR Quip Sparks Uncertain Tone
Brief readable lines hint at a playful or provocative exchange about purity and taste. The text appears as a fragment, lacking clear subjects, verbs, or context to identify a full event or attribution. The fragmentary nature limits definite factual synthesis.
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Clancy
J. M. Berry
George Holt
Khim
Holt
Louk
Grande
Jack O’brien
Selder’s
Metropolis
W. D. McMillan
la Grande National Bank
Pacific Fleet
Bad Man
C. WN. T. Spool
den Arene Ratt
Coats
Department of the Interior
U. 5 S. Land
Rufus M. McCoy
J. 5B
McCoy
Chaos
W. McPall
J. A. Graybens
Lee Graytent
Kameta
Bramwell Register
Charles Bopeau
Department of the Interior, U. & Land Office At
la Grande,Ore
Edison
Newlin Book & Sta
Tionery CO
Walla Walla River
East
Oregonian
George Palmer
Cravenette
Washington and the
Old Town Store
Finder
W. Wain
Wright
Hermann Ropsch, Walter HE. Bunker
Treasury Department
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
the Farmers & Tradere National Bank of la
Lawrence D. Murray
Roesch
Newlin Book
Ons
E. D. Selder, the Candy Max
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