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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
5
Community items include old papers for sale at 26 cents, Clean cotton raga request, and various services such as vacuum cleaning sewing and laying. Geddes Bros advertise walnuts and coffee references, G W Ferris is Pound Master, notices of impounded stock and a trespass warning.
There will be no preaching at the Baptist church tomorrow. Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m and the Young People's meeting at 6 20 p m will comprise the day’s services.
A string of visitors and locals are listed at the Foley hotel during the day and night. Leon McCully of Boise Dwight A Barnes Elgin Cigar Maker King North Powder Mrs Earl Zandel Union J C Shine Union thresherman George Selbird La Grande H R Newport Hermiston contractor Foley visit W Bollows O R N visitor F A Goetz Nyssa staying at the Foley John Manning John H Stevenson Portland registered James Spence Observer circulation manager Norch Powder J H Robinson Joseph resident Foley attendance Jack ONeill O R N agent passed through this morning
Fog slows travel toward the east as Lt. Johnsty of Pendleton, Glen Larrison of Portland with J. R. Lair, and Dr Vincent of Portland register at the Sommer. Wadhams & Co agent Tom Duncan, Baker City’s Bert Jacops, and others guests are noted.
Chicago association of Commerce with 4000 members pledges full aid to promote the National Apple Show at the First Regiment Armory in Chicago from November 28 to December 4. Officials say Dutango association of Commerce will gain publicity across 35 districts in Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana and exhibitors in Chicago will be publicized after the Spokane event November 14 to 17.
A speaker recalls to Kansas City Star readers the discomfort of old fashioned wells. She describes digging, lifting, and lowering a bucket with a knife rope and weight just to obtain water. She now prefers modern conveniences and rejects oaken bucket imagery.
A statement corrects the Morning Star report on the Joseph Milling Company versus the City of Joseph. The suit concerns the city’s right to extend a 12 inch water main into Wallowa Lake to supply the water works, not a water works franchise. The case questions eminent domain use and compensation, with a parallel dispute over franchise rights already in Supreme Court and pending November term.
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