Local Items From La Grande and Nearby Towns
W W Wade of Lostine and Ghos Redean from Baker City were in La Grande last evening. A Daw of Aston and G H West of Enterprise called on friends and relatives. N V Carpenter of Baker City transacted business this morning. Joseph Huffman and daughter Elsie visited the ostopath Dr Moore. Victor Dorris lectured at the Christian church and left for Pendleton. Mr and Mrs Arthur Van Sicklin of Weiser Idaho stayed in the city this morning. J L Dodson and A W Peters of North Powder and others were seen about town. Mrs Jessia Matott, ill recently, can sit up briefly. Bishop O Rielly of Baker City and Eastern Oregon diocese left for Joseph. Mrs W B Palmer of Bourne guests of Mrs E M Anson for several days. W B Sargent heads to New York with Mrs Sargent and Master Donald. he will meet them in Denver. CG E Oliver of La Grande to teach Union school this winter. classes start Monday the 12th. Leroy Lomax, district attorney, plans a month’s visit to Indiana, his boyhood home.
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W. W. Wade
Lostine
la Grande
Ghos. Redean
Baker
A. Daw
Aston
Enterprise
N. V. Carpenter
Baker City
Geo. Ackies
Hom
Joseph Huffman
Elsie
Union
Moore
Victor Dorris
The
Christian Church
Pendleton
Arthur van Sicklin
Weiser
Idaho
J. L. Dodson
A. W. Peters
North Powder Tess Sted Buddies de Granite
Waiter S, Pierce
Hot Lake
Jessia Matott
Bishop O'Rielly
Eastern Oregon
Father Whyte
Joseph
W.B Sargent
New York
Denver
Leroy Lomax
Indiana
Ryner Larceny Case Continued In Justice Court
In the justice court Fred Ryner was charged with larceny from a building and the case was continued to seven thirty this evening. He allegedly stole eight dollars from the Owl Saloon on the fifteenth. Burt Brown, eight miles north of town, was held on two hundred dollar bonds to keep the peace due to neighbor troubles and court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ryner
Ryner
Owl Saloon
Burt Brown
Brown
Hardy Herrell Dead Pioneer Leader Dies in Portland
The Observer reports Hardy Herrell died in Portland on Friday evening from heart failure. An early county pioneer who settled nine miles east of the city around 1277, he later moved to Portland with his wife after selling his farm last spring to J D McKennon. His death shocks many friends.
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Portland
Hardy Herrell
J.D. McKennon
Dunn buys city jail site to build warehouse
Charles A. Dunn purchases twenty feet of lot 6 and all of lot 7, including the old city jail building, from J. L. Mars for 1200 dollars. Dunn plans to erect a warehouse on the property in the spring.
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Chas. A. Dunn
J. L. Mars
Migration of eels causes electric station outage in Bellows Falls
Brattleboro Vermont November 17 The annual eel migration along the Connecticut River continues with thousands caught daily. Eels weighing seven to ten pounds are common and many travel through the Bellows Falls electric station flume, clogging wheels and causing lights to be shut off until several bushels are cleared.
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Scripps News Association
Brattleborro
Connesticut River
Bellows Falls
High Price of Silver Purchases Noted by Treasury
Washington reports that the Treasury paid 71.58 cents per ounce for 100,000 ounces of silver for subsidiary coinage. This marks the highest price since the 1893 Sherman law repeal, when prices fell to 47 cents per ounce.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
United States Treasury
Social gathering highlights by Moore hosts party guests
Dr and Mrs F E Moore host a house party this week honoring Mrs Palmer of Wamego Kansas. Guests include Miss Adele Hays J K Pratt Baker City Harry Neer Portland and Miss Lois Buehl Kirksville Mo. The Current Topic met with Mrs Brenholt on Art and Art Museums in America. Mrs J T Richardson hosted an informal party for her sister Mrs Bessie Murray Pennick of Portland assisted by Mesdames Pomig Wright and Scroggins.
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F. E. Moore
Palmer
Wamago Kansas
Adele Hays
J. K. Pratt
Baker City
Harry Neer
Portland
Lois. Buehl
Kirksville
Brenholt
America
Tate
J. T. Richardson
Bessie Murray Pennick
Mesdames Pomig
Wright
Scroggins
A.L. Richardson
Mesdames Selders
Hayes
Finn
Robert Newlin
Forrest
Eckiey
Geo. H. Currey
Sommers
Paul
Conditt
Mallory
Romig
Richardson
Connor
Fine Lecture by Victor Dorris Draws Large Central Church Crowd
A large audience at the Central Church of Christ heard Victor Dorris speak on Man before God and Man before Man. The speaker was praised as an orator of high rank with logical, clear, humorous delivery and urged La Grand listeners to welcome his return.
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Victor Dorris
Central Church of Christ
God
Man
Dorris
la Grand
Mask Ball a Success at Commercial Club
The mask ball last evening drew about eighty dancers and over a hundred spectators. Contest for best costume drew fine garbs with Miss Della Reyburn winning prettiest dress and Rowland Eldredge named most comical on the floor. Reyburn wore the Star of the Night costume while Eldredge dressed as a policeman.
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Della Reyburn
Rowland Eldredge
Miss Reyburn
Rowland
Ventriloquist Gyves Arraigned on License Charge
Gyves a professional ventriloquist was arraigned before Recorder Snook on a charge of exhibiting his skill without a license. He did not post the $100 bond and remains jailed pending a Monday trial at 2 o clock. he says friends will raise the bond to secure his release.
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Gyves
Snook
Chicken Dinner Planned by M. E. Church Ladies Aid
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E. church will host a chicken dinner on December 6. Location to be announced. The group promises a better dinner than prior successes.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Christmas Night Masked Carnival At Noyes and Hall
Noyes and Hall announce a grand masquerade and skaters carnival for Christmas night. The skating rink men promise one of the season’s most enjoyable social events with special cards to be issued detailing full particulars.
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Noyes & Hall
Weiser mayor to confer with railroad over coal famine
Mayor Moulton left for Salt Lake to press Short Line officers on the coal shortage. He will also attend the League of Southern Idaho Commercial Clubs convention in Twin Falls as a Weiser Commercial Club delegate.
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Moulton
Salt Lake
Short Line Railroad
Weiser F
Twin Falls
League of Southern Idaho Commercia Clubs
Weiser Commercial Club
Weiser World
Oregon grower reports $14,000 fruit value at Caldwell
G C Childers of Union Oregon recently at Caldwell Idaho told the Gem State Rural he this year marked 14000 dollars worth of fruit. He owns an orchard of 190 acres of mostly winter apples near La Grande Oregon agricultureists.
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G.C. Childers
Union Oregon
Caldwell
Idaho
Gem State Rural
la Grande
Oregon Agricultursts
Good Advice for Boosting Your Town
A terse civic note urges maximum effort to promote the town. It stresses helping all people, at all times, with practical encouragement, and ends with a curious phrase Selona an you can.
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Selona_an
Medford Vinegar Factory Expands Output Amid Apple Shortage
The Medford Oregon factory runs over a hundred barrels of vinegar daily in the fall and used 1200 bushels of apples in a ten hour day. It pays about four dollars per ton for apples, but the supply is tight as many orchardists kept cull fruit, deeming gathering unworthy.
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Medford Tribune
Ingham
Medford
Oregon
New Ownership at Hotel Foley Barbershop
The undersigned announce purchase of Hotel Foley barbershop and will take possession Monday November 19. They invite current patrons to continue patronage and pledge courteous service and skilled work. Share of public patronage solicited by D S Grow and F W Joury.
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Foley Barbershop
D.S. Grow
F. W. Joury
Dressmaking services offered by Mas F S Newaut
Mas F S Newaut invites patrons to have sewing done at 2118 2nd Street offering satisfaction on fancy dresses waists and suits with guaranteed results.
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Mas
F. S. Newaut
2Nd St
Mystery Holiday Dinner Teases Surprising Event
A playful tease invites readers to guess the holiday dinner location and event, promising a surprise reveal and withholding specifics to heighten curiosity. Names, dates, or places are not provided in the readable text.
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Qeddes
Br&j
Nee Porte
SURE
G. D. Hagerty
WM. Smith
Hollisters Rocky Mountain
Newlin Drug Co
A. V. Andrews
E. M Wellman & Company
Adams Avenue
Para-Logan CO
Adams Ave
Para-Locan Co
la Grande National Bank
Fairbanks-Morris CO
Electrical Optical
Elgin
Hamilton
Rockford
Waltham
Gall
O. M. Heacock
Jewler and
Optician
Oneneite
Rohnenkamp’sa
Ore
CG. E. Oliver
Oliver
J. C
West Side
Lakeview
the Justice Court
Chris
Hulse
T-N- Murphy
Flor de Haskman
C. E. Hackman
Cor
Greenwood
JA Arbuckle
Nidur
Schegrer
Geo. T. Parr
Parr-Simmons Company
APORA
Grande Ronde Valley
Jefferson Ave
Greenwood St. la Grande
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