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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
5
Items include paper recycling for sale, rag requests, carpet cleaning, L F Billinger contact numbers, Selders Sota Fountain winter hours, Jonathan apples at 50 cents per bushel, a Methodist church tea invitation, a trespass notice banning hunting, and Blockland Bros. classifieds policy.
Albany’s J R Schultz remains at the Prunbow on C avenue today while Pendleton’s C H Hyde and Enterprise’s S L Pace stay at the Savoy. Others registered at the Savoy include F L McIntosh from Union and W J Wade from Cove. Residents and movers include Harvey Clarke relocating to Joe Clark farm and Roy Jacobs moving to East La Grande. Judge R R Butler and Condon Republican figure pass through en route to destinations.
Local notes report visits and moves among residents and officials. F H Green returns from Port. Will Pidcock heads to a southern mission. Mrs Seitz and Gifford visit from Eugene. Dick Nyren leaves for Chicago and Minneapolis. Grady family arrives from Portland. Miss Grady a nurse at Good Samaritan. Frank Bay and Nate Zweiffel go to Wallowa to (ten days) for schoolhouse plumbing. Archie Bacon to Plains Montana. Jay Reynolds leads herd and equipment. W A Sanders of Erie takes a new Isis theatre machinist post. Bert Hutchison moves to Walla Walla. L N Johnson, Combine Johnson, in town representing Holt Co for Grande Ronde campaign.
Mrs. PeR Densler left this morning for Chicago after visiting her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Fred Densler. She plans to take back scenes and literature of the Grande Ronde valley to share with friends and includes the Observer special edition in her collection.
A week old marriage of Perry Oliver and Mrs Hana Swart was disclosed at a dinner for Mr and Mrs George Hibberd in Portland. Rev W S Seeman officiated the secret ceremony. The toast exposed the couple's union while Mrs Oliver's sister Laura Helm quietly wed Mr Hibberd.
A brief note records a person who once "came into a fortune" now turning his attention to settlement work. The exchange questions how large the fortune was and remarks that he “owed everybody,” suggesting a public interest in his current charitable activity.
A dialogue from a Baltimore American piece features a baby as the boss and a mother as the superintendent. A man politely confesses he is the floor walker in this humorous setup.
A Life magazine item notes Mrs Hoyle adorned with abundant jewels and comments on whether the jewels suit her or reflect animal or mineral comparisons, reflecting playful media tone about her display.
A compact quotation notes that lack of care causes more damage than lack of knowledge. It attributes the sentiment to Benjamin Franklin, emphasizing practical prudence over mere learning.
The notice recalls how readers in La Grande learned of valuable information and benefited quickly, with many profiting from prompt distribution and widespread word of mouth. It highlights a surge of optimism as news travels fast in the community.
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