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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1911
Page
7
Mrs. W. H. Sherman saw a small snake in her garden and staked it with a butcher knife. Startled, she learned it was a rattlesnake, the first reported in the city to date.
The march, titled the beginning of annual labor parades, drew about a dozen local craftsmen who paraded down town with a burlesque band of snare, drum, and brass. Led by Frank Malone, the group included W. A. Davis, Harry Hass, H. S. Geddes, J. R. Kay, John Muldoon, R. D. Hays, Frank Thorpe, and others from Bradley & Co, Nutter, the painter, U. P telegraphist, and more, ending with photographs and cheers.
A large crew of 25 men is building a modern ice plant for the Pacific Coast Refrigerator Co at North Powder. The $30,000 project, bought from Andrew Lay, features a 114 by 145 foot cement foundation and lower floor, Moore Bros. as contractors, and new air space walls to reduce heat.
Letter carriers from across the country arrive in Rochester for Labor Day parade and the 18th annual national convention. Opening exercises are at Convention Hall with speakers including Postmaster General Hitchcock, Postmaster Morgan, and Postmaster Warren. Los Angeles and Cleveland contend for the next convention site.
Politicians largely agree the Democratic convention will meet in Baltimore next year while the Republican gathering is set for Chicago. The remarks reflect a broad consensus on venue choices among party leaders.
Captain Daniel Van Voorhin, a native of Oblu, represents the cavalry branch on the president’s staff. He began his military career as a corporal in a volunteer regiment, reflecting a rapid rise through the ranks.
The Grand Circuit race meeting began at Charter Oak Park Hartford Sept 4 in connection with the Connecticut state fair. The five day meet features a Charter Oak 2 14 trot for a $10000 purse and includes a stake race each day.
A listing of physicians and surgeons Dr A L Richardson and Dr J W Loughlin with offices and residences in La Grande Oregon plus C H Upton eye ear nose throat specialist in the La Grande National Bank Building Baker City mining engineer D W C Nelson listed with firm addresses and phone numbers.
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