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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
2
A reader questions the two parts of every purchase the expected and the actual, urging caution about sales tactics. The piece warns against stores that allow salesmen to push suits customers do not want, suggesting such practices serve the store.
Ira Cantrell, longtime resident of La Grande Baker and Waterville near Eugene, died from shock after a drag saw severed a limb at a sawmill yesterday. Funeral plans are not yet announced. He is survived by his wife and one child. Cantrell was well known across the county and raised in La Grande.
Civil service exams for assistant forester and ranger positions are scheduled October 28 and 24 across the Pacific coast states New Mexico Arizona and Alaska. Entry salary 1100 yearly with strict eligibility and fitness requirements including citizenship Spanish language in some regions and horseback handling duties.
A large audience attended the first public recital by Miss Eula Grandberry the new instructor at Whitman Conservatory. The program covered diverse vocal arts with notable interpretation and charm. Her voice is described as beautiful and clear with a magnificent range and polished technique.
An old advertisement urges readers to “declare war” on catarrh microbes using HYOMEI a germ destroying inhaler. It promises to end catarrh asthma bronchitis coughs colds and croup with a money back guarantee and offers a 50 cent separate bottle or a complete outfit for one dollar.
Notice details proposed work on Jefferson avenue Spring avenue and Seventh street to create cement walks board walks and curbs in La Grande Oregon. It lists district boundaries assessment costs and hearing dates for affected property owners with municipal authority noted.
On the ith day of August 1909 the city established Improvement District No. 5 and designated Seventh Street as the district area in pursuance of a resolution.
The Union County Oregon board of equalization will meet at the La Grande courthouse on Monday October 16 1911 to publicly examine the assessment roll and correct valuation descriptions or property. All interested parties may appear and present affidavits stating grounds for complaint during the first week of the meeting. D M Clark Assessor Union County Oregon.
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