Welcome for Rev Mower at La Grande Methodist Church
The La Grande Methodist Church hosted the welcome for new pastor Rev H A Mower and his family. Speakers spoke on unity, fraternity, and cooperation among denominations, followed by music and a social hour with refreshments for about two hundred attendees.
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Methodist Church
H A Mower
la Grande
J D Gillilan
H J Hockenberry
O H King
Central Church
Edwin B Haya
R.v Day
The
Baptist Church
A H Gibbs
St Peters Church
Lord Jesus Christ
O Williams
Mower
Health report shows tuberculosis typhoid and diphtheria counts
August health report for Union county lists three tuberculosis cases four typhoid and one diphtheria. Five deaths seventeen births at Union. eight births two deaths at La Grande and one death at Elgin. The figures suggest longer life at Union but fewer birthday parties each month.
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Union County
Union
Sahile
la Grande
Mme Pamber
Elgin
Well Pleased Family Returns From Lewis and Clark Fair
W. I. Dishmans and family returned Monday from a trip to the Lewis and Clark fair. Mr. Dishman says they enjoyed a very pleasant trip and that the Fair is simply great. He notes Union county has a very good exhibit compared with other counties in the state. Miss Maud Victor accompanied them on the trip.
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W. I. Dishmans
Oregon Adopts Compulsory Education and Truant Provisions
The legislature updates the compulsory education act and truant law. It bans employment of minors under 14 during school terms. attendance is required for ages 8 to 14, with limited 14 to 16 exemptions. Violations by employers carry fines up to 25 dollars for the first offense and up to 30 days in jail for the third. parents face fines up to 25 dollars.
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Oregon
Contractor Harris Injured Building Salmon Hatchery
Mr Harris of La Grande, working on a Wallowa river salmon hatchery, was on scaffolding when the staging failed and collapsed. He fell a considerable distance, suffering serious injuries. He remains bedridden and will be moved home to La Grande when able.
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Harris
la Grande
Wallowa
Harrie
Patrol officer shot in leg during night pursuit
Patrolman Albert Jackson was shot in the leg by a pistol shot from a man believed to be Pat Crowe during a running clash with Omaha police officers seeking the kidnapper of Eddie Cudahy. The assailant escaped.
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Omaha
Albert Jackson
Pat Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
Retired Rear Admiral Barclay Leaves Puget Sound Yard
Admiral Barclay is retired from command at Puget Sound navy yard for reaching the sea limit. Captain Barwell named as his successor but has not yet arrived at Bremerton.
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Scripps News Association
Bremerton
Barclay
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Barwell
Cattle Contracted for Ontario Feeders
A band of 4000 head of Grant county cattle for feeders has been contracted for delivery at Ontario on October 1. The price is 1765 dollars per hundred weight with cattle to be weighed tore. The deal marks a slight rise from earlier feeder and beef offers, signaling an upward cattle market trend.
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Ontario
Grant County
Seed Wheat for Sale Near Inland City
I offer Bosnian Turkey Red seed wheat from near Lowa school house five miles north of Inland city on Rural Free Delivery No 1. It yields well with 207 sacks from ten acres and weighs about 140 pounds per sack, demonstrating strong proof during the recent wind storm.
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Lowa
Inland City
Soap and Cow Devour Odd News Daze
A strange local tale describes a cow named Bossy devouring a batch of soap, then the soap allegedly consuming the cow. By ten hours the cow is gone, leaving only bones, as readers joke about buying a cake of soap and feeding it to subscribers. Freewater Times notes a dress cutting school opening in Beulah Moore's building.
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Hiegle Eaton
Abe
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Pameas
la Grande Investment Co
la Grande, Oregon
Sanitary
F. D. Haisten
Oregon Produce CO
Timothy Hay
Oregon Produce Company
Julius A
Brewery Oesch
Easern
Health Report
Hi Drake
Oj Moore
4Th
Q Streets
Hie
Forrest's Millinery
E M Wellman & CO
W. H. Bohnenkamp
Yue
J. Hi. Peare
Ueper
Staniels & Jarman
ST. Louis
Larsen & Norrie
Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald, Roprietof
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