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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1905
Page
6
At a village fair the pavilion and grandstand were filled as children and many parents attended Children's Day. Miss Anna Pierce dominated the relay races winning four straight heats while ponies competed and spectators noted the derby for ponies as a feature.
George A Currey Fred B Currey and their wives visit with children at a community fair. Eight people are present in a two seated baggy with room for more. The organizers allowed them to attend for one afternoon.
The source discusses fever management and cautions that certain healers or methods do not cure. It argues that some practitioners merely remove distractions in natural pathways and do not provide true cures, mentioning terms like degre and Ovcopath in a skeptical tone.
In circuit court the case of Emory Probkster versus William Hoghan and others reached the jury. On motion of the defendant a motion of non suit was allowed. H Brown was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for a crime with intent to kill. Brown attacked a man on the Fourth of July in this city. Frank Midowell received one year for horse stealing. The grand jury found no indictment against William Tanken for larceny by bailey. James Bramlett, a colored man, was sentenced to three months in the county jail for a sesanit with a dangerous weapon.
Local brief notes include Cecil Crook and M J Taves paying for cigarettes, Tom Both pleading guilty, and TW Curry moving a wire fence to start a business next week. Reports mention church plans, freight delays at Bonneville, a telegraph about a son with typhoid fever, and city improvements in the depot area. Also listed are barbers buying the old Kirtley shop, Masons presenting a jewel to RL Lincoln, Ada Deussen wedding trip, and a real estate ad offering a resale bakery and lodging space at a reduced price.
A notice advertises pickling onions priced per gallon with delivery to any part of the city. It provides address A Garny and asks readers to give a street and number for delivery.
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