Social season opens with grand card party in La Grande
La Grande society and clubs resume activity with a formal card party hosted by Mrs. Frans Wilhelm and Mrs. H. Grady at Mrs. Wilhelm’s home. Christine Murphy wins Five Hundred, with George T. Cochran taking second. A lengthy guest list includes Mrs. James Slater and many others. A wedding at Mrs. Moses Miller’s near Albany unites Union R. Wilson and Minnie Maud Miller.
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la Grande
Frans Wilhelm
H. ©. Grady
Christine Murphy
George T. Cochran
James Slater
A.B. Cherry
Mish O. Slater
D. Aikine
Win
Allinson
Fred Kiddie
Misa Ivy Head
G. Swaney
J.C. Gullfing
Mra. Maloney
J. Corbett
Geddes
J. Oliver
Turner Oliver
Migg
M. Anson
N. Molitor
C. HaComkey
Palmer
G. Palmer
Guy Burkit
M. K. Hall
Bullard
Upton
C. T. Bacon
A. W. Nelson
W. H. Casey
F. R. Bridges
Nibley
L. Dunn
C. Dunn
B. Pattison
L. Scriber
H. M Bay
R. Logan
Moses Miller
Albany
Union R. Wilson
Misa Minnie Maud Miller
F. H. Geselbracht
Linn
Wisconsin
Bas
Oregon
Washington
Wallowa
Albany College
Linn County
Marion
Albany Democrat
Sugar Prices Soar to Unprecedented Levels
In New York on Sept 9 sugar prices jumped again as the sugar trust and Arbuckles wholesalers push higher. The trust quoted 6.75 per hundred pounds and Arbuckles 7.00 cash. retail price expected to rise next week. Fresh reports cite Europe crop shortfalls, notably Germany, driving the rapid rise to 7.85 per sack.
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New York
Sugar Trust
Arbuckles
Arbickles
Europa
Germany
Miss Mamie Delventhal Leaves Isla Theatre Trap Drummer
Miss Mamie Delventhal, chief of staff at the Isla theatre since July last year, departs on No. 5 for a two week vacation leaving the troupe without her trap drum recitals. Friends praise her as a top musician and engaging entertainer and wish her a pleasant outing in La Grande.
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Isla Theatre
Mamie Delventhal
Miss Delventhal
Ils
Osbourn Richens to Speak at Free Tabernacle Lecture
Osbourn Richens of Union will deliver a free lecture at the L. D. S. tabernacle tomorrow evening on the theme Se Fate Sufficient. The public is invited to attend.
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Hichens
L. D. S. Tabernacle
Osbourn Richens
Union
What a Woman Will Do at Steward Tonight
Lowe Stock company presents the comedy What a Woman Will Do at the Steward with Miss Annie Girard returning as a London lodging house keeper. The piece features stage struck daughter and strong laughs. Curtain rises at 9 o'clock Saturday night at popular prices.
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Lowe Stock Company
Annie Girard
London
Lowe
Ivanhoe Enjoys Southern Climate From Gorgona Letter
District Attorney Ivanhoe reports his son Lynton at Gorgona writes from the canal saying he likes the southern climes and has not had a bad day since arriving. He is well launched in his work and finds no fault with the climate.
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Ivanhoe
Lynton
Gorgona
Pioneer McComas Laid to Rest in Union Funeral Draws Pioneers
One of Union’s largest funerals marked the burial of E. B. McComas born January 23, 1839 in Ohio. He helped found Union and La Grande institutions, led pioneer drives, served as county clerk and land office registrar, and wrote famed early Oregon papers. The service featured Hon. Dunham Wright’s oration and a song tribute by J. G. Stevens and wife.
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Union
McComas
E. &. McComas
Adama County
Ohio
Plaine
Grande Ronde Valley
Oregon
Grande Ronde
Old la Grande
Jap Stevens
la la Grande
Advertised Letters for Week Ending Sept 8 1911
List of uncalled letters at the office for the week ending September 8, 1911. Names include Crouch Creed Cutler Edwards Hanson Miles Nelson Presgrove Reynolds Sullivan Thompson Watts Woodworth Wittman and others. Letters will be sent to the dead letter office on September 22, 1911 if not claimed.
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Crouch
Creed. Cutler
Len. Edwards
Roy. Hanson
Todd. Miles
Robt. Nelson
John. Presgrove
E. F. Reynolds
J. H. Sullivan
C. W. Thompson
Lee Watts
S. Be, Woodworth
E. H. Wittman
Frank W
Bates
Ehtel
Fish
Trane
Polleth
Stoddard Residence Sold to Union Schoolhouse Builder
The George Stoddard residence on Penneyine, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. William Ash, was sold today through Black & Pratt. Buyer P. Rush, a contractor, is now building the Union schoolhouse and will occupy a Fifth Street residence once vacated.
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George Stoddard
Penneyine
William Ash
Black & Pratt Agency
P. ¥. Rush
Union
Ash
Fifth Street
Mrs W G Robinson New York Leader of Colonial Games
Mrs W G Robinson of New York is identified as president of the Colonial Games organization. Her leadership role highlights her prominence among athletic and social circles within the colonial event community.
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New York
Clerk Retained Again At Western Union Office
Manager F L Jones orders a desk clerk back to duties to speed handling of commercial and press business. The desk clerk will wait on customers and answer telephones while a permanent replacement is selected. Public assurance of faster, accurate service.
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F. L. Jones
The
Western Union
Jones
Notice of Adams Avenue Improvement District No 1
The city of La Grande Oregon declares Adams avenue district for cement sidewalks and macadamizing. The Grande Ronde hospital property is affected. Estimated cost 661.90 dollars. A council meeting is set for September 20 1911 at 8 o clock.
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Common Council
la Grande
Oregon
Adams Avenue
The
Grande Ronde Hospital
Block 14
Grandy
City Council Schedules Hearing on Proposed Assessment
The City Council of La Grande Oregon announces a hearing on the estimated cost and levy of a proposed assessment. Any person feeling aggrieved by the assessment may attend. La Grande Oregon September 6 1911. S C M Humphreys Recorder.
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S. C. M. Humphreys
City of
la Grande
Oregon
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Vatreet
Bee Patty
Portland
Mabel Fraser
Misa Naomi Kirtley
Isis Theatre
Miss Frager
Missey
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Vic Crawford
Muriel Shaw
Gladys Bramwell
Ruth and
Madeline Jones
Winnifred Jones
Winnie Kennedy
Dora van Fleet
Mary Penington
Penington
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Maude Leadaworth
Hilda Anthony
Ethel Wright
Mae Neill
Ruta Bacon
Hazel Theisen
Olive Massee
Methodist Womens Foreign Missionary Society
C. A. Robeda
Mra. Davis
Boltonstrey
Mra. Leighton
Thornton
Mra. Prittsmite Box
Mra McShain
Mbe Donahue
W. HH. Bohnenkamp
Steward
MT Comas
Pioneer
Stoddard
Wm. Ash
W. G. Robinson
American Press
Alder Street
City Council OF
St.mary’s Academy
CO Ocean
Maral Atul
Addtcea
Wyandotte Cleaner
Pattison Bros
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