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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
6
Lee Furgusoni announces a public sale of cattle and holdings eight miles east of La Grande on Tuesday November 1. He has leased the ranch and expects to move to La Grande after the sale to realize proceeds from the holdings.
Notice is given that sealed bids will be received at the City of La Grande Oregon for a 900 foot standard five foot sidewalk on the west side of North Ash Street between Jackson Avenue and Benton Avenue. Bids close by 8 pm Wednesday October 26 and must include a 5 percent certified check. The council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. October 1, 1910. D. E. Cox, City Clerk.
Notice to contractors bids due by 8 pm October 26 1910 at La Grande Oregon City Recorder's office for furnishing and laying 1500 linear feet of sewer in the alley between Washington and Adams from Hemlock to Chestnut under city inspection plans on file five percent certified check required council may reject any bid October 19 1910
A railroad president urged young men to present themselves well when seeking work. A dapper Harlem man followed the advice, spent on clothes and grooming, and walked in to request a conductor position. He delivered a note showing his spend, then was hired.
A short excerpt shows a family discussion about a heated phone call with Central, a woman three miles away, highlighting tension and bravado in a domestic moment.
A brief dialogue fragment centers on Brown who keeps interrupting and believes himself to be the recording angel. The exchange questions his motive and awareness, revealing a character valued for meddling and self-importance.
In a clipped exchange the speaker jokes that it is never too late to spend, undercutting the idea of timely reform with a light quip about thrift and renewal.
A man recalls how his husband once played the organ in church but now a motor replaces him as the instrument’s helper, reflecting aging and modernization in a small community scene.
A color witness testifies in a suit against Swift Packing Company. Asked about employment and ties with foreman and officers, the witness replies that he is black and they are white, denying any relation to them.
St. Peter's Church lists Holy communion and morning and evening services for the twenty second Sunday after Trinity. Evening service moved to 5 o'clock. rector Upton H. Gibbs signs the notice. Morning hours show 10 a.m. and 1.
Mrs. James Fields stayed from Wallowa visiting Fred Brad en home and will visit La Grande friends before returning home. Albert Krause and companions traveled to La Grande. many Ladd Canyon residents attended Union county fair and enjoyed it. Mrs. Charles Daugherty returned to Wallowa after weeks with her parents, her first visit home since marriage in June. Wendel Ihll Sr. moved to a Wallowa county home. Rex Conaway will take the vacated place to school his children. Charles Allen left for Wallowa county to cook for a crew after visiting relatives.
A veteran telegraph operator explains special numeric meanings in the telegraphers code. He notes 0 signals good night or end of story, 31 prompts the receiving end to repeat signals, and 73 stands for best regards. Other codes include 19, 24, 5, 13, 25, 80, and 23 with various signaling uses.
An English tourist recalls a Sunday service at a state prison in another state where 196 of 208 inmates attend chapel services twice weekly. The governor notes Illinois inmates and the irony that many respectable people do not go to prison.
Brown and Jones observe Mrs Robinson silent during a stroll with her husband. They note she is deaf and dumb and speculate she may sign. Jones says Robinson may be lucky as Roh has few balls left.
Sugar 6.40 cash. beet sugar 6.20. Vegetables include onions 4c lb, green onions three bunches 10c, tomatoes 10c lb, cabbage 40c, green peppers 5c Ib. Fruits list oranges 60c per dozen, lemons 40c, bananas 40c per dozen, cantaloupe 10c, peaches 85c per box, plums 2c lb, grapes two for ie. Meats hogs five weight 4 1 2c, mutton 4-6c, chickens 12c, fries 17c. Barley producers’ price rolled 20, brewing 25. Wheat 33 per ton. Millstuffs brand 23, shorts 24. Hay alfalfa baled 16, timothy baled 20, mixed 13. Flour high patent 6.60, fair patent 5.20, straight 4.80. Butter extra creamery 22 1/2 to 24 1/2. Eggs local candled 30 29. Poultry mix 16, fancy 19c. turkeys 20-21c. pigeons $2.50. fed chickens higher. Barley prices listed. tracks nominal 81 and 88, Bluestem 9c, William lar 90. Valley 97. millstuffs selling price 22. midling 30. shorts 24. chop 26. Old crop patents, if
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