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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
3
The store announces weekly distribution of 1000 coupons for school purchases starting Monday. Coupons offer 20 percent off or one-fifth value. Schoolchildren receive extra value on supplies, with dated coupons valid only on their day. Saturday is a special day for students.
Misinterpreted signals and poor attendance delayed the planned Bryan Kern Democratic club meeting in the city. Only three or four staunch Democrats attended, deferring the central committee gathering and parallel Taft Sherman club plans.
Over six weeks six three year old horses were sold locally for 450 to 750 dollars each. All but one remained to be used for breeding in the county with one going to Umatilla county. Breeders named include A B Conley Duncan McDonald Fred Gaskel George Wade Sam Brooks. A further 750 dollar sale is in progress.
Former local railroad worker Joss Massie and his wife arrived on their honeymoon from Wisconsin after marrying in Oconomowoc and planned to continue to Pendleton. Massie recently served in the maintenance department of the block signal service in eastern Oregon before returning east for the wedding.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a three month summer cold with hay fever symptoms improved by Foley's Honey and Tar after doctors prescriptions and other medicines failed. His wife also used it with success as noted by A T Hill, druggist.
Officials named to lead a Taft Sherman club include a president a first vice president a precinct vice president a secretary and a treasurer. Ivanhoe nominated as manager and district attorney chosen for president. A five member membership committee will recruit at least 200 locals to spread Taft Sherman propaganda across the county.
Red Cross Drug Store advertises a two for one sale on toothbrushes, offering double the product for the cost of a single item. The promotion highlights value and household accessibility.
Notice records plats of surveys for sections 18 14 16 18 17 14 in township 20 north range 44 east Willamette meridian and all of township 4 north range 41 east as filed September 1908 at 9 a m with applications to enter lands thereafter. Also: two sections report colonists and a local barber shop reduces shaving price to 15 cents after September.
Co. W. Todd has purchased a ring head of horses in the North Powder district and will arrive tonight with them. A cartload will be loaded early Monday morning.
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