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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1911
Page
5
The Thelsis Theatre shows The Last Drop of Water a western plains tale praised for realism. Pathe presents As Pate Decreed about a monk who escapes monastic life, marries, fails, and returns to die before a Savior. Lubin features A Gay Time in Atlantic City with Mr C P Ferrin, Bartlett’s Dream, and Billy Sunday.
H T Love jeweler advertises eye ear nose throat specialist Dr Poxey and glasses hours. Ladies Guild to hold rummage sale October 12 and 13 at the Fifth street guild hall basement. Pendleton Roundup pictures in wardrobe window. Pendleton Business College opens Sept 6 with 10 percent discount for early enrollment. Gasoline wood saw ad. Magnetic healer F J Freenor offers permanent results from first treatment. Heating and plumbing by Bradley Co with crew ready for work. Elm Street contact.
Col J B Eddy visits on official business in La Grande for OO W right of way heat. Bert Jacobs returns to South La Grande after extended North Powder stay. Miss Claire Montgomery of Enterprise visits relatives Sprat Montgomery. P H Cramer Warren Construction district engineer handles La Grande matters. Fred Waldrup of Payette visits relatives, leaves for home after staying with Sprat Montgomery. J D Marshal and L A Aplington, who helped organize Puritan judge, depart Baker by morning train.
Mr and Mrs King Roe with Mrs Roe's mother visited Payette where the elder Mrs Roe has homesteaded and now oversees holdings. W Bollows O W superintendent stayed at the Foley. M Bentley Pendleton resident also at the Foley en route to Baker. The Roberts Bergen Roberts group of twelve lodged at the Foley then left for Baker. A E Curtiss grievance committee head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers dined with Pete and Engineer Beiver. N C Thayer advance man for the Raby Mine show booked today in La Grande staying at the Foley. Rev E L Moore of Sumpter conducted business and spoke on Palestine at the Presbyterian church.
Will G. Fields of Houston, senior member of the firm, spent the day in the city. He visited the Foley and planned to go to Payette, then return to La Grande Saturday to buy apples. In July last year he paid 11051 dollars and 79 cents for a shipment of tomatoes.
The Catholic church plans a new building on the Fourth Street block near the old high school and courthouse with a $20,000 to $25,000 cost and a target of next summer. The Sacred Heart academy will use funds from the Predmore will to start an adjacent academy building, with construction possibly beginning next spring and both projects expended within a year.
State Deputy Head Consul J W Simmons will visit the La Grande carnival Monday evening with a large attendance expected.
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