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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1905
Page
4
Work on the artesian well has halted for weeks due to a contractual disagreement between the contractor and the company. The drill has reached 847 feet with 157 feet more to 1000 feet as specified. The roptrector Mr Hunt reports several water veins found, the largest at about 645 feet, estimated to be eight feet thick.
The Empire Theater will host a Republican reunion and conference in the city this month. An experienced camera will ensure comfort. no reservations for Portian people. Interior attendees will be seated Thursday at ten o’clock, with Vrenk C Baber as State Chairman leading.
We express thanks for the many acts of kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of Chandma Seats. Frank G Scott and family appreciate the support and friendly gestures from friends and neighbors.
Charlee J Ham mock, five weeks old, died in this city on Monday October 1 1905. Funeral held 8:30 AM at the family home with Rev E B Hays of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment followed at Summerville cemetery. Six youths from Sumpter rode to Baker City then toward Portland. officers aided and returned the youths home after two parents arrived.
For sale a good business chance in Cove Oregon including bakery confectionery and lunch room paying 2500 a year. One can be bought for a few days for 1600. purchase price includes building. Cause appears to be illness. Also for sale eight choice residences 50x180 feet with fine driving bores and road wagon. Prof. Hendricks, Phone 449 Hack.
An advertisement touts Molliat er's Rocky Mountain Ten as a health tonic that drives out impurities and restores strength and happiness. It claims benefits and lists a price of 36 cents for Tes or Tablets.
A report notes a persistent fee scheme by clerks dating to prior months. It cites the Clarkson Gilliam case and an efficient corps of selectants who allegedly exploited the system for years, with the circuit court now acting on the matter.
The Chicago and Northwestern railway plans a extension toward Useper Wye to Lander and the Wind River reservation. A related move will offer 1.5 million acres of public land for homesteading next June. A parallel line from Pierre to the Black Hills is also announced. Preparations begin to handle traffic at the Chicago end of the system.
A Portland fair drew 85 000 attendees on Saturday for Portland Day, the largest crowd of the event. The next day’s tally at Co Joly 4th reached 67 000, ranking second in attendance.
John Dixon of Tallamore Ontario describes severe indigestion and sleepless nights for three months. He used Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and received immediate relief. Sold by Nowlin Drug Co.
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