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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1911
Page
3
Newlin Drug Co promotes the D. D. D. wash as a remedy for eczema psoriasis and other skin troubles. Dr Holmes endorses it as a specific, offering a $1 bottle with guarantee and a 25 cent trial. Free pamphlet “Cause and Cure of Skin Disease” available with directions for baths and diet.
A. B. Cherry invites boys to join the Boys' Savers Club by opening savings accounts at the post office savings bank. Any boy with $1 or more saved by Christmas earns entry to a free Christmas morning entertainment and a share of $25 in gold. About 50 cards issued. aim is 250 before Christmas.
O. B. Hope Chapter No. 12 O. & C. holds stated communications the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. Visiting members cordially invited. Carrier Hunter, W. M. Mary A. Warnick, Sec.
Ordinance No. 554 series 1911 amends section 21 of ordinance 616 series 1911 establishing water meter rates in La Grande Oregon. Minimum charge 75 cents monthly and per thousand gallon rates for tiers from 25 000 to over 100 000 gallons. Multiple houses on one meter share minimum charge. Effective after mayoral approval and publication.
Public hair care tips urge personal hygiene with weekly brushing washing and a daily Parisian Sage treatment claiming to destroy dandruff germs. An advertisement promises a money back guarantee and lists price at 50 cents. Also notes a Portland Oregon firm seeking legal documents and a separate help wanted notice for a Boy at a local cigar factory.
Butter fat rose one cent to 34 cents a pound, boosting checks from local creameries and strengthening the profit outlook for Union County dairymen. The heightened price supports two area creameries and augurs well for ranchers and eastern farmers reliant on milk fat.
Market quotations list Butter and Eggs Ranches Creamery and Stores with prices for butter cheese and vegetables. Alfalfa hay and grain prices are shown, followed by cattle hogs and fowl values. A creditor notice states the administrator of Charles H. Schmidt deceased is filing claims by six months from publication in La Grande Oregon with attorneys W. S. Wins and F. S. Ivanhoe.
Sealed bids for about 3900 square yards of North Fir street macadam roadway in La Grande Oregon are due by 6 pm Wednesday October 25 1911. Bids require a certified check for 1 per cent of bid. By order of the city council October 18 1911. C M Humphreys Recorder. Also Union county treasurer calls for payment of scalp bounty and road warrants endorsed before October 5 1911 and October 19 1911 respectively with interest ceasing October 24 1911, John Frawley treasurer.
Brick walls of the government building are rising this morning with the cement foundation completed and dried. The north side bricks are being laid rapidly, and large sections show brickwork up to ornament placement at higher elevations.
J J Carr has been appointed administrator of the estate of Joe Williams, deceased, by the Union County Oregon County Court. He has qualified and all claimants must present verified claims within six months to Henry and Carr in La Grande, Oregon. Dated October 34th 1611. J J Carr Administrator. John P Rusk Attorney. Diy 10-24 31 11-7 14 21.
A hermit living in a cave near Pilot Rock Junction three miles southwest of town has been seen seeking coyote pelts and bounty. He reportedly dwells there for three years or more with simple quarters and survives on his gun and fishrod, while his origin remains unknown.
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