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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1905
Page
6
Dr. TR Monk of Summerville attended a La Grande visit yesterday. The 401 club's first meeting is set for next Monday evening at the home of LD Keavie, hosted by Mrs W J Morrison and Miss Margaret Porter. Officers Childers and Rayburn rescued a young girl from Boise City who entered a house in the red night district. her father wired a return ticket and she left Saturday morning.
Colonel WF Dunphy and F P Gose prominent attorneys of Wella Walla along with Green McCabe Becker Townsend Prosser and Stafford travel to appear before the United States land office in the contest Costum versus the heirs of Charles and Laura Stafford. The land lies just inside the Oregon line.
HJ Bookman and Miss Clara EL Bartmess married by Pastor W H Allison in a ceremony attended by a few friends. The newlyweds will reside at their cottage on Onzy Street between Adams Avenue and Jefferson, where many friends are wished long life and happiness.
Odd obituary fragment records two deaths in Sommerville Oregon. An infant son of Mr and Mrs Frank McKinn ie died Saturday October 91 1906 with funeral at home led by Ree Mochelle Presbyterian pastor. Another obituary notes Harnes aged about sixty died Friday October 29 1905 with funeral at the Presbyterian Church of Summerville led by Rey Warchalle.
The La Grande Oregon supplier promotes a line of writing materials including pine papers in tablet form for general correspondence with new latent qualities and high grade papers at lower prices when produced in their shop.
The article lists residents and visitors in the city, including Mrad Al Aithier entertaining friends, Liara Clark and Eco of Cove visiting, and A Galloway with S E B Harrie from Elgin. It mentions hunting trips, a state of the Morgan Lake power plant, and local notices of personnel changes and departures.
Examinations for forest supervisors conducted by the United States government in the parlors of the Farmer and Trader National Bank under forest superintendent DB Sheller of Tacoma are taken by a group of nine applicants. The four day session will forward papers to Washington and results will be mailed to each applicant in due course.
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