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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
4
Fragments show Bruce Dennis Edlier and an owner reference linked to La Grande post office second class matter entry. The readable copy mentions a terse notice, with damaged text obscuring details.
The Oregonian weighs recall of elected officials and vetoes on New Mexico statehood. It notes Taft as a lawyer and judge who spoke from principle, deeming his veto and views dignified, convincing, and free of personal motive.
Friday and Saturday programs feature Biograph shorts Bobby the Coward and Sellg A Craven Heart. The curtain offers an exciting drama with a burning building rescue and a dramatic ladder fall.
The piece questions the push to recall judges citing Oregon's history of few recalls and argues that if governors may be recalled for dishonesty or malfeasance, judges should face similar accountability. It notes limited local unrest in Southern Oregon over Judge Coke and cites progressives like Roosevelt and Wilson.
The Observer notes the wedding of Butler B Aldrich of East Oregonian Pendleton and Elsie Conklin of Oregon City on the 7th. The notice offers best wishes for a happy married life and praises Mr. Aldrich’s choice and character.
Lancaster Historical Society unveiled a memorial at Christiana near Lancaster to honor the old log cabin and the Christiana riot era. The event drew visitors from across the state as officials reflected on the 1850s clash over four enslaved people claimed by slaveholder Edward Gorsuch and the ensuing Underground Railroad rescue and detention.
Marshal Kline and Edward Gorsuch attacked a cabin where enslaved people hid after a September 11, 1851 raid. Gunfire killed Edward Gorsuch and wounded Dickinson Gorsuch and Dr. Pearce. White rioters and several enslaved participants were arrested and tried in Philadelphia. the all white jury acquitted the defendants. Peter Wood attended the unveiling, recalling his youth in the riot.
The fourth National Apple show in Spokane from November 28 to 30 will feature demonstrations of spraying power, traction, hand devices, and nozzles. Gold silver and bronze medals will be awarded in each class by judges named by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
Topeka Sept 9 Former Senator William A Peffer who served Kansas in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1897 marks his 80th birthday anniversary. He spent years after the Senate in Washington, then returned to Topeka last spring to spend his remaining days of life.
10 acre fruit farm with five room house and barn at Cove. Orchard best in valley. Owner aging and must sell within ten days. Crop included. Total $4,300. Terms via W. K. Davis Black 831 La Grande or Mrs. Foye Cove hotel.
In the current trend of the people’s will he sees a quindication of his theories and, in part, a fulfillment of what as a senator he demanded.
John Parsons of Stewart Ohio extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as the sole remedy for coughs in seven children including a two month old infant once deemed certain to die. He credits two bottles with curing the baby and notes neighbors witnessed the recovery at Hill's Drug Store.
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