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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
4
United Press Telegraph Service announces subscription rates and mailing details for La Grande newspaper. Local notices and signed contributions are handled with discretion. Condolence resolutions priced per line for notices and ads available upon request.
The notice sheet reports Dr. Cook addressing citizens about polar exploration hardships and topography after decades of search. It also records a wallet recovered at Seaside, a land entry restoration in Sunnyside District, and a prune shipment deal from Olson Royce Ranch to Richie Gilbert for Toppenish fruit handlers.
The western Sierra region holds vast mineral wealth with pockets of gold and silver. Reports describe large silver veins near Cullean and Haut Cosmopolitan, and prospectors recount profitable pockets and strikes despite limited transportation.
The report notes high freight and transport costs for ore to Mazatlan, with per cargo costs of 6 to 11 pesos in dry season and double in wet season. Additional expenses include steamer freight, provisions, and mining operations, making many medium to low grade deposits uneconomical unless more accessible.
A partially legible OCR note indicates a September holiday was observed today with a ceremonial or formal acknowledgment. The fragment mentions a celebration and refers to a date related to a regional or national observance. Further readable details are unavailable in the text.
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger arrived in Washington and indicated he plans to meet with President Taft personally regarding the Cunningham coal land claims in Alaska. He refused to discuss the Pinchot controversy.
Seattle readers will hear Bishop Samuel Fallows of Chicago lecture on the Emmanuel movement at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. The talk outlines the doctrine mixing hypnotism and magnetism with religion, tracing its Boston origin and noting Fallows long record in church and education. An Ellery band concert and Chopin recital by Miss Eula Howard are also planned for the expo weekend.
A heavy rainstorm drenched the valley between noon and 12 45 PM amid one of the year’s sharpest downpours. Rain totals reached about four inches in 24 hours ending this morning, with grain fields shaken but not seriously damaged. In Imbler and nearby areas the shower caused minor effects as grain remains largely unscathed, while Elgin reported lighter showers and the heaviest rain south of town.
Department of the Interior informs that Benjamin F. Young of Hilgard Oregon filed a homestead entry on September 17 1903 under entry No 17243 serial No 4671 for the southwest tract at La Grande Oregon. The notice in La Grande Oregon dated June 21 1909 announces action on the claim per land office procedures.
SEy sec 12 NGNER Sim AEM section op eenati 4 south range 36 east Willamette Meridian has filed peace of intention to make final five year proof to establish claim before the U S Land Office La Grande Oregon on August 16 1905 Claimant witnesses Nels Halverson Nels Endrop Hans Endrup W A Young all of Hilgard Oregon Register P Bramwell The Observer notes a real news excess
The Observer announces United Press Association has secured comprehensive news coverage. Report notes UPAs rapid dispatch of national and international stories to the newspaper for timely publication.
Classified notice offers a used Underwood typewriter for 25 dollars. An inquiry address is given as Observer. A separate cook wanted ad asks a steady woman for general housework with inquiries at the Observer office.
Classified notice lists a single light room for rent at the corner of South and O streets, with contact options G M Richey or Mrs E P Hickey and a date reference A-21-6y.
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