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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1908
Page
8
The Department of the Interior announces a contest affidavit by Hugo A. Beck against Ernest R. Copeland regarding land claim No. 11056 for the SE NW and SW Y in township 35 EB, W M. Copeland allegedly abandoned the tract for over six months and did not build a residence or make improvements.
Legal notice records contest the absence claim of a land holder asserting nonmilitary employment as cause. Attorneys F. & Bramwell and J. Williams on record for the contestant. proceedings filed in the land registry to challenge ownership status and rights on the tract.
The court spent portions of two days examining rights of two Greeks with a plaintiff alleging he is now a partner in an opposition concern and suing for damages up to 226 dollars. Also notes the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Brittain in this city on November 6.
The fragment suggests a metaphorical idea that a reward or ticket to heaven could be linked to a religious or moral act. No concrete names, places, or dates are present to identify a reportable event.
Tomorrow night La Grande will be electrically lighted with power from the Rock Creek plant, 25 miles from Union. If the Rock Creek lines fail, Morgan Lake light will be used. The project, rushed to beat frost, aims to provide a brilliant city-wide illumination with high voltage and uniform current.
The platform temperance gathering at the First Methodist Episcopal church on Sunday evening November 29 begins at 7 36 with hymns prayers and an offering. Ten minute addresses include Prohibition at Work Route In Tusiness Saloon In School Prohibition in Political George H Currey and Christian in Citizenship with various speakers and musical selections followed by America and benediction.
Worry over the Pendleton woolen mill continues as a meeting shifts to early next week with J. P. Wilbur arriving to consult stockholders. Wilbur, a longtime advocate, plans to discuss reviving the industry and securing capital with two committees already at work negotiating with owners and gathering funds.
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