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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1909

Page

5

Local items from Wallowa and nearby areas

Local people travel and visit across Wallowa county towns including Chas Mimnaugh Elgin residents Mrs Gilmore and pioneer of 62, Scully Palm er Lumber, Ben Knapper Nat Hamilton the Joseph men travel to Spokane for land draw work. Numerous visitors attend La Follette lecture in town and theater company Edwards Comedy opens at Scenic next week.

Gilmore Elgin la Grande Ben Knapper Nat Hamilton Joseph Spokane Steve Blevens Wallowa County Vancouver Washington J.T. Wasson Mr. Blevans Ed. Craven D. W. Shahan J. A. Burleigh T. M. Dill Enterprise Wallowa Edwards Comedy Company C. E. Strong Amusement Incs Messrs Harley and Voltz Washington, D. C la Foll

Ladies Missionary Society Meeting and Pickup

The Baptist church ladies missionary society will meet at Mrs. Bonsell’s home on Wednesday October 27. Those wishing to go should meet Mrs. Kirtley’s on Fourth Street at 2 PM for the carry-all. A large crowd is hoped for. The Neighborhood Club Musical Division planned an afternoon study and program but the leader’s illness postponed the program. a meeting occurred to discuss musical topics.

Eli Baird Henry & Carr Undertaking Frank O’harra Pendleton Lambada Phi Alpha Lawrence Hiil R. E B. Smith the Foreign Missionary Society of the Baptist Church Stella Oliver

Governors lead crowds at National Good Roads Congress opening

Delegations appointed by governors from many states attend the National Good Roads Congress opening in Columbus Ohio. Governor Harmon shows strong interest and plans to push highway improvement at state and national levels.

Columbus Ohio National Good Roads Congress Harmon

University Regents Consider New Agricultural Dean

St. Paul regents meet as the State University contemplates naming a successor to Dean Olson of the Agricultural College. The board said a choice will likely be made today.

St. Paul Board of Regents of the State University Dean Olson The Agricultural College

Mary Garden Sails Adriatic From Cherbourg

Mary Garden among Adriatic passengers sailing today from Cherbourg to New York. Rumors circulate about her personal life and marriage plans amid shipboard chatter and public curiosity as the vessel departs.

Mary Garden Cherbourg New York

Texas Court Ousts Four Standard Oil Units in State

A Texas district court issued a decree ousting four subsidiaries of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey from doing business in Texas. The Security of Company Navarre Refining Company Union Tank and Standard on Companies of Indiana are perpetually enjoined. Their property is to be sold with receivers appointed before a public sale. Also noted is a 21 2 cent fare rollout on Norfolk and Western rail lines in North Carolina and other lines in the state.

Austin Texas District Court Standard of Company of New Jersey Texas Security Navarre. Refining Company Union Tank and Standards Indiana

Doyle Firmly Topped As Moderator Candidate In York Synod

York Pennsylvania delegates at the annual meeting endorse Philadelphia figure Dr. Sherman H. Doyle for moderator of the Synod of Pennsylvania. Doyle is being boomed by many delegates as the procession proceeds through the session.

York Sherman H. Doyle Philadelphia Synod of Pennsylvania

Well Known Hotel Keeper Recommends Remedy

A hotel keeper endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy noting fifteen years of use in his family medicine chest and successful relief for many traveling men.

Colle Thave Wil

Dr Mendelsohn Eye Care Ad Promises Expert Glasses

An old advertisement touts Dr Morris P Mendelsohn at 1105 Adams Ave opposite the post office offering permanent eye care. It claims expert fitting of lenses to prevent headaches and dull vision with a full testing facility and guaranteed satisfaction.

Adams Avenue Post Office

Remedy for sale touted by Glasgow healer J C Jenkins

A brief notice cites J C Jenkins of Glasgow Kansas praising a remedy said to relieve troubles and claimed to never fail. It notes the medicine is for sale by all good dealers.

J.C. Jenkins Glasgow

Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promoted for Quick Cure

A period advertisement extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a reliable medicine with worldwide reputation for rapid relief of colds. It claims to ease coughing, aid expectoration, and restore normal health, marketed by all good dealers.

Chamberlain Pature

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pattern Company Ladies’ Home Journal the People’s Store la Grande, Oregon Chas. Mimnaugh of Scully Palmer Lumber Company Palmer Junction City Urban Boudan Pennsylvania Pete Boudan Mr Boudan C. O. Ramsey Imbler Frank Bendage Afernoon Echo R. Zweiful Nate Ardrey Portland L. Denham J. P. Rusk Tabernacle de McMillan Painless Dentistry Grende National Bank Good Roads Congress University Regents Raligh N .C Norfolk & Southern Seaboard Air Line Southern Atlantic Coast Line Morris P. Mendelsohn M. P Mendelsohn Omegon J. A. Oliver Rilvertborns Family Rock Springs Coal City Grocery and Bakery Polack Main Sherman Clay
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