Local ads and notices fill village page
Local items include a sale of old papers for 26 cents a bundle, requests for clean cotton rags, a carpet cleaning notice, and a fruit sale offering Jonathan apples at 50 cents per bushel. The Selders Soda Fountain plans winter hours, and the Methodist church Ladies Aid will host tea at Mrs. Long’s on Fourth Street next Thursday. A trespass notice prohibits hunting, and Blackland Bros. report no preaching at the Baptist church tomorrow.
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The
Methodist Church
Sunday church services listed with times and meetings
The notice lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m and Young People's meeting at 6 00 p m forming the day's services.
Personalities visiting city domains and marriages
John Wilson transacts business in Union today. Lee Deffel an Boise insurance man spends yesterday in the city. Mr and Mrs George Hibberd return from Portland where they wed last week. Dr A Dray La Grande resident now in Goldfield visits. L A Broop Elgin returns from Shaniko on business. J E Thomas and wife of Elgin spend Sunday in the city. Dan Hines Heinz Bickley Rundaved at Peter Edward Payne and family of Walla Walla stay at the Summer. J H Remington and Louis Siseker Monmouth spend Sunday at the Summer. Dr A F Poley Enterprise capitalist spends yesterday transacting business. W C Calder and wife Baker City guests at the Foley with timber-land interests. Traveling men O J Olson C W T Koch J M Chamberlain W F Campbell C A Bengaman and Chas H Dodd at the Foley.
Visitors Register at Foley Hotel Amid Travel Notes
Mrs Homer Littleton returned from Montana with her husband and daughter Mrs Grant wife of Engineer Grant formerly of this city. F J Cox of Chicago with C H Nicoll a big territory rep for J W Matchie Candy Co of Portland also registered at the Foley. Mrs Peter Beaver left for Vancouver Washington after a message that one of Mr Thompson s children had died. Mr Thompson formerly an engineer at La Grande. La Grande municipal election not held Baker City wrestles with the issue. C M Lockwood an Enterprise abstractor joins La Grande Investment Co moving his family there and becomes their new resident.
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Homer Littleton
Foley
Mrs. Littleton
Montana
Mrs. Grant
Engineer Grant
F. J. Cox
Chicago
Zenogum
C. H. Nicoll
J. W. Matchie Candy Co
Portland
The
Peter Beaver
Vancouver
Wash
Mr. Thompson
la Grande
C. M. Lockwood
Enterprise
la Grande Investment Co
Lockwood
Growth of La Grande Promised Despite Chilly Times
Winshell writes on shoe trade as N K West becomes sole agent for a high grade line. G M Krist of Swift & Co delivers nine car loads of hogs from Kearney to Portland, unloaded in local stockyards. Krist notes a $1.5 million yearly hog shipment from a 25 mile radius centered on Keney to the coast. A cure named Colic Cholera and Dysentery Remedy is touted as safe and effective for all ages.
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Shoe Company
Foley
Wendell
la Grande
N. K. West
G. M. Krist
Swift & Co
Kearney
Neb
Portland
Name Exchange at Court Over a Pet Alias
A judge asks for the name of a young wife Caroline Augusta Emma. She responds with a playful self reference My sweet ducky as the court considers how she is generally called and what name to record.
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Judge
Caroline Augusta Emma
Ducky
Years of practical experience in fitting glasses
Dr Mendel Sohn offers years of practical experience in fitting glasses with prices lower than elsewhere for both materials and service.
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Dr. Mendelsohn
Shrewd Shopper Teaches Service by Names in Stores
A New York shopper explains a tactic seen in Chicago where knowing a preferred saleswoman’s name, such as Miss Barton, yields superior service. She tests clerks, collects names, and plans future purchases, saying familiarity boosts treatment and value.
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Chicago
New York
Lées Uu
Miss Blake
Miss Barton
San
Fear of Revenge and School Jokes Across Papers
A collage of vintage quips and headlines notes fear of revenge and reluctance to school echoed by playful exchanges. It cites London Opinion lines on crying children and sister jilted schoolmaster, plus brief remarks from London Saturday Review and St. Louis Times.
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Observer
L. F. Biliinger
Selders
Jonathan
Blackland Bros
Towght's Program
Essanay
Whist
Pathe
John Wilson
Union
Lee Deffel
Boise
George Hibberd
A. Dray
Goldfield
L. A. Broop
Elgin
Bshaniko
Businss
J. E. Thomas
Dan Hines
Heinz Bicklee Rundaved
Peter
Edward Payne
Walla Walla
J. H. Remington
Louis Siseker
Monmouth
A F. Poley
W. C. Calder
Baker City
Mr. Calder
Oregon
O. J. Olson
C. W. T. Koch
J. M. Chamberlain
W. F. Campbell
C. A. Bengaman
Chas. H Dodd
Ash Bros
Collegian
Clothiers
Baker City i
Winshell
DR. MP. Mendelson
Adams Ave
Foley Hotel
Pacific Coast
Sreeghon
Blue
Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Hawis
Ft Fe
Lavelie Relier
Plese
London Saturday Review
Paris
Washburn
B. Mathews
William Mason
Neplus
Hale Price
Edison
Victor
C. G. Colm
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