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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1906
Page
6
City Superintendent Hockanberry received a Chicago telegram stating Prof. F R Garlough cannot take the science post and asking contract cancellation. The high school will seek a suitable substitute to fill the vacancy before classes start next Monday.
The North Side team won by a tall score as Miller at first and Siegrist catching starred. A balloon ascent was halted when the balloon caught fire. A full game report will run tomorrow.
The text lists a group heading to Boise including Governor Gramberlain and officials from California and Oregon. The Grande Ronde Valleys Fruit Growers Union sends secretary M E Carbine and L Oldinburg. The La Grande delegation includes Turner Olivar and several business and club members.
Will Landon visits his mother in the city while Miss Nell Disque returns from Baker City. Mrs. G H Finn sails to Portland for a week and family members return from Seattle. Teachers Institute attendees include Miss Mabel Galloway and Master Walter Galloway from Union. The Commercial Club hosts a Labor Day dance at nine. Various locals travel to Hood River Spokane Portland and Baker City for visits business and schooling as a Labor Day pause marked by a sports game and a late newspaper edition. Lyman welcomes a ten pound boy born to Mr and Mrs S E Lyman.
A string of robberies last night targeted the Hays Presbyterian church and the home of Mr and Mrs Jay Van Buren. Police suspect a coordinated gang entering through unlocked doors and leaving few traces. Losses include clothing tools a gold watch and opera glasses with Van Burens losses estimated over a hundred dollars.
Geo W Weeks superintendent of the dairy exhibit at the Salem state fair tours the city to solicit Eastern Oregon creameries and dairymen to enter exhibits. He notes a milking machine will operate at the fair grounds for practice demonstrations in mechanical milking.
The notorious Box Car Casey was arrested this morning after stealing overalls and second hand shoes worth thirty five cents. City authorities plan to remove him from the city for at least two years, awaiting Salem prison's capacity to hold him. The incident followed a tense confrontation as officers subdued him with a few decisive raps on the head.
Treats in eatables invite daily diners to refresh the inner man. The restaurant promises carefully selected foods cooked under a renowned chef. The bill of fare changes daily with choice tidbits. Open day tickets sell for four fifty, promising a picnic to the interior department.
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