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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
6
The ad urges readers worn down by illness to take Electric Bitters to restore tone strength and vigor. It warns against giving up work while weak and promotes the tonic as preventing breakdown and rebuilding health.
A historical claim extols Electric Bitters as restoring health and strength from the first dose. Thousands bless them for vitality and wellness. Sold by druggists for 50 cents with a guaranteed satisfaction promise.
Sealed bids will be received at the city office for constructing a cement walk 125 feet long and 7 feet wide on the south side of Avenue in front of the courthouse from the center of the block to Sixth Street. Bids due by 5 o'clock p m September 1 1911. A five percent certified check is required with all bids. The council may reject any or all bids. By order of the street committee September 6 1911. M Humphreys City Recorder.
Woodmen of the World La Grande Lodge No 169 meets on the second and fourth Saturdays at the K P hall with visiting members welcome. La Grande Camp No 7703 meets every Monday at the IOOF hall with visiting neighbors invited. D Fitzgerald C C J H Keeney Clerk B Daniels Ed Heath Clerk
Union News items from the Union Republican describe the steam motor car and a combination passenger mail and express car ordered by the Central railroad arriving. Repairs and possible service from Union to Hot Lake are noted. The Catherine Water Case between Amalgamated Sugar and Catherine creek users moves with attorney Cochran and B F Wilson involved. Wilson hotel closes to boarders as a saloon license is issued. A list of Union schools teachers is provided. A severe pistol accident injures Tom Carter on Catherine creek. Football rules and local coaching moves are outlined with references to Batey and Conklin. Charles Reynolds leaves for U A C and Will Neill eyes Olympic trials in Sweden. Public notices include a city council order for a September 6 1911 deadline.
The text discusses line of scrimmage rules and interference penalties in football. It outlines when players may engage beyond the line, including bona fide interference and attempts to advance or catch a forward pass, and notes on crossing the line only after defeating defenders. It adds cautions about non-interference by the non-throwing side after crossing the scrimmage line.
Sealed bids for constructing about 400 linear feet of five foot cement sidewalk on Monroe Avenue must be filed with the city recorder by 5 p.m. September 15, 1911. The council may reject any or all bids. A certified check of five percent is required.
Fragmentary read shows a trio of prominent buyers expanding land holdings. Johnson operates in Kansas, Young in Ohio, Alexander in Nebraska, Crandall in Indiana, purchasing land as fast as possible.
Tris Speaker says the no hit game pitched by Edalsh of the Chicago White Sox against the Red Sox was the greatest exhibition of pitching he ever faced.
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