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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
4
La Grande Evening Observer notes rates for daily and weekly editions with pricing for single copies, monthly and yearly prepaid plans. It states the paper uses author byline policy and reserves editorial discretion on signed articles.
Advertising rates for display ads provided on application. Local reading notices priced at 10 cents per inch for first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Condolence resolutions and cards of thanks charged at 6 cents per line.
The passage extols biographies of great and good men as instructive guides and incentives. It likens top biographies to gospels, teaching high living and thinking and urging energetic actions for personal and global benefit.
County workers urged to attend the county convention in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday. With 21 Sunday schools, the gathering aims to raise morality and right living, and to show the field the Sunday school occupies today.
The county grand jury recommends yard and courthouse area improvements and a potential city park by acquiring the block west of the courthouse. A plan to sell Fourth Street property to fund the park was discussed but not acted on. The piece notes slow park progress over 25 years and broader concerns about travel, population, and public projects.
The remark hints at a political test of credibility two weeks hence. It implies a measured claim of foresight while urging restraint among observers. The line frames a public jab about forecasts without naming figures or events.
A Northwest horticulture meeting in Portland December 1 to 5 1908 will award cups medals and ribbons for top fruit exhibits. Grande Ronde growers are urged to submit entries early with free cold storage provided. Delegates from across the region may receive reduced railroad rates and the event promises expert talks and a question box for attendees. EH R Lake secretary Corvallis Oregon.
The Oregon Valley Land Co offers 800 000 acres in Southern Oregon for settlement with contracts from 10 to 1000 acres of land and a Lakeview town lot. Prices start with two hundred dollars and ten dollar monthly payments, including irrigation water rights and a city reference network in Kansas City and Colorado Springs. The tract spans Klamath Lake and Harney counties, from the Klamath reservation through Goose Lake and Warner valleys to Catlow valley, marketed as a liberal development push after decades of land grant restrictions.
A Bolen Idaho bank representative arrived with notes tied to Farmers & Traders National Bank. He inspected the bundle and did not disclose the bank’s status or how many notes are good or bad. Further details may follow after his review.
Charles A. Strauss, eight year cashier at the Portland post office, suspended after a shortage of 4000 to 6000 dollars was found. He claims accounts were straight when he departed in April due to poor eyesight. A subsequent report indicates further irregularities were noted two days later.
A Washington street cable car on Powell street derailed four blocks down a steep grade and spun into a sharp curve. Several passengers were killed or seriously injured, including Mrs. F Taylor Police officer C K Francis and J W Demritt. Maxwell Kramer referenced a 1896 supreme court decision about $2000 owed for building work.
Train crews report a heavy night snowstorm sweeping the mountains with rapid snowfall reaching Kamela and Hilgard. Snow depths measured near Kamela suggest significant accumulation as early morning reports come in from North Yakima area.
Notice is given that BE. C. Disqua is appointed administrator by the county court of Union County Oregon for the estate of John H. Dillon deceased. All claims against the estate must be presented with vouchers within six months to the administrator at 1108 Adams Avenue La Grande Oregon. Dated September 16 1908. B C Dirqua Administrator of the Estate of John H Dillon Deceased.
Elza E Pender of Vancouver Washington filed notice of intent to apply for timber and stone lands in Oregon. The claim references EY BEM section 81 township 4 south range 35 and lots 1 and 2 section 6 township ? south range 34 B W M with witnesses C Brichoux La Grande Oregon J C Kinsell Vancouver Washington J Maitland Wo Wash and B Sever Pen poised at U S Land Office La Grande Oregon December 1908.
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