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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
8
A box social will be held at the Dry Creek school house Friday evening October 23 with two cakes auctioned to the most popular man and the ugliest man. Boxes go to the highest bids and a short student entertainment precedes selling. Proceeds benefit the school inviting all to attend.
The program showcases brewing science with papers on American products and a brewery horse show. Discussion includes how agreement can curb total abstinence exaggerations, with Dr. P Martens from New York presenting a paper on combating such exaggerations.
Demand for more oil grows as the aadbae company, comprising leading citizens and merchants, partners with Mammoth to drill deeper in the Malheur oil fields. Experts see first class indications of oil, and Mammoth plans to demonstrate whether oil exists, with several firms already active in the basin.
The grand jury was temporarily adjourned due to Seventh Day Adventist members observing Sabbath. Jurors were excused for Sabbath and ordered to report Monday morning for continued work. No reports were filed before adjournment.
Ordinance No. 296 authorizes mayor and recorder to contract with L A Woodard for a 12 foot cement sidewalk on lots 6 7 8 block 108 Chaplin addition La Grande Oregon along Adams Avenue for 270 dollars. An emergency clause declares work should start promptly and take effect after approval and one issue publication in the La Grande Evening Observer. Passed October 1908 with mayor and recorder signatures.
To the Public Mr J B Officer is no longer in our employ Mr Will Neill will hereafter have charge of our wagon and collections dated 10 10 18 Cherry's New Laundry
A Salem business house offers to subscribe $600 to secure pure mountain water for the city. It urges presenting the issue plainly to voters so they approve the bonds, as reported by a Salem paper. Vale has a ladies band.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports suffering through a three month summer cold last year with hay fever symptoms. He tried several medicines but only Foley s Honey and Tar quickly cured him and his wife has since used it with the same success. A. T. Hill, druggist.
In the District Court of Oregon the Hansen Brothers bankruptcy estate offers sealed bids by October 10 for a North Powder stock of groceries hardware and dry goods valued at 6929.87 with store fixtures at 3683.60. Bids may cover individual lines or the whole stock. inspections available at Hansen Bros. North Powder store and via John S Hodgin referee in bankruptcy in Portland. A 10 percent bid accompanies each bid. sale subject to court confirmation.
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