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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
3
Abstracts from LA GRANDE INVESTMENT CO advertise property loans and a clearance sale. Items include horses cows furniture stoves and a pew with wholesale pricing. owner relocation requires quick disposal. Also a farm wanted for rent 160 to 200 acres with crop or cash rent offered.
Stockmen alerted to a November 15 1905 meeting in Wallowa Oregon to allot grazing rights for the 1906 season. Applicants must attend or their grazing requests may be refused. absence implies no interest. Ranger in Charge Howard K O'Brien issues the notice.
The Observer reports many orders for engraved visiting cards due to two weeks of advertising. Call for extra work and view our line of sample cards before placing orders.
Small onions for pickling offered at ten cents per gallon delivered to any part of the country. Address A Quarry. Please provide street and number.
Centennial Hotel operates under pew management with room rates at 85 per week and meals at 25 cents, accepting monthly patron rates. listing includes Adams Ave location and Mrs W E Murcbison as proprietor plus a wood store at Old Town with 30 day terms. Numerous classified notices follow for real estate, furniture, rentals, and domestic help.
Governor Harrisburg today released a letter sent to President Roosevelt requesting a general investigation into alleged losses at the Enterprise National Bank of Allegany. The request marks a high level push to uncover financial mismanagement and protect depositors amid mounting concerns.
On motion of the U8 District Attorney, the land fraud cases to be tried will not proceed this term and are postponed to next spring.
Local church notices invite attendance at services across denominations. Sanday hours listed. Benediction after 10am mass. various pastors outline morning and evening services, Sunday schools, prayer meetings, and choir directions. All are welcome to attend and participate in youth programs and sermons.
The Woman’s Christian temperance union opened its second annual convention at the First Congregational church in Los Angeles. President Mrs Stevens of Portland Maine delivered the annual address urging strict measures against polygamy and advocating equal rights for women. She called for the union to push patent medicine investigations and condemned alcohol advertising fraud via the U S mails.
Last night Mr and Mrs Geo Harpy slept when a bullet crashed through their bedroom ceiling just inches from their bodies. Neighbors reported a chorus of dogs nearby, and authorities suspected the shot was aimed at the dogs, highlighting the danger of armed violence in the city.
Judge Smith of the Seventh district rules for the city on both the Sunday closing ordinance and the midnight saloon closing requirement after hearing the Boies Sunday closing case.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at Mrs F E Holm's residence on Friday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
The steamship Umatilla carrying passengers and freight collided with the Aurelia near the wharf at 11 30 this morning. Both vessels suffered damage with bursting steam pipes and a smashed starboard quarter. The Aurelia was towed to dock while passengers panicked briefly before being reassured.
Henry Bangs, arrested on a Chicago police complaint for embezzlement, is sent to jail without bail pending extradition. He is described as a Chicago clubman and mining expert, reportedly the son of California millionaire Albert Gower, with alleged embezzlement of 2500 and other complaints.
In Jersey City on October 27 Roosevelt paused through en route to Washington and firmly denied engagement to Congressman Longworth or anyone else.
A welo graph operator involved in August strike actions with Northern Pacific and Great Northern lines will face trial under the Gravell law. The accused pulled plugs from the board causing a number of hours of stalled trains on the division, facing up to five years imprisonment.
State Superintendent JR Ackerman denounces the compulsory education law as useless for enforcing attendance in rural districts. He plans amendments for the next Legislature, citing thousands of idle rural children and rapid population growth with new immigrants. Ackerman notes rural schools lag and urges additions of county high schools in five counties to meet demand.
Wadewort once a rail hub with about 4000 residents. Now it is a ghost town of deserted shanties overrun by wildcats descended from abandoned houses and fields.
General Booth of the Salvation Army is honored with the freedom of London at a ceremony attended by civil officials, thousands of citizens, and Salvation Army officers. The address praised Booth and his organization’s global work while Booth spoke of his early difficulties and their gradual official recognition.
Union county eyes debt relief ahead, forecasting a five year wait before a similar financial milestone. Polk county treasurer notes Calitag efforts amid cautious progress.
The Newlin Drag Co of La Grande Oregon promotes a full line of box bulk and toilet stationery with high quality paper at low prices. They tout new styles and the art of paper making reaching high grade products affordable and in tablet form for general correspondence.
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