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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
5
A collection of local notices and ads including H. T. Leve jewelers and eye specialists, La Grande Business College promotions, violin class resumption at 1606 Sixth Street, Mrs Combs electric bath parlor at 1620 Sixth Street, and Bradley & Co plumbing and heating services. Also a land lighting notice for Walter M. Pierce and a remodeling push for heating and plumbing work.
An advertisement urges readers to try modified incandescent lighting for electrical treatments at 25 cents a month. It claims to help conditions like appendicitis and hemorrhoids with free booklets and trial treatments. Intermountain Sales advertises Adams Ave La Grande location with a September 11 date reference.
The Newlin Book and Stationery Co announces that publishers and their agents require cash on delivery for all school books. Therefore the firm will collect cash from every buyer at the time of sale.
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church prepares a cafeteria dinner in Union County during the latter part of last week. A featured dish will be chicken pot pie as a principal item. The exact date and place will be announced later.
Hope Chapter No 13 C EB 8 will resume regular meetings on Wednesday evening September 1. All members urged to attend. Carrie Hunter W M. Also notices: fruit jars for sale at Laws Second hand store 141 Adams avenue priced 170. The Presbyterian church Christian Endeavor society to hold a social and rally at the corner of Washington Avenue and Sixth Street Purday evening September 15 with vocal solo readings instrumentals and a violin solo. All the city’s young people invited.
M Slough a North Powder business visitor today. Dr Couch the veterinary has gone to Pendleton roundup. Attorney Crawford went to North Powder on business this morning. Mrs T N Murphy left for Portland for a few weeks with friends. Elmer Thomas forest ranger went to Pendleton to see Roundup attractions. Mrs Adolph Newlin was a Roundup visitor today traveling by morning train. C B Campbell was there from Spokane a Foley hotel guest last night. W C Curlley North Powder and L J Ferguson Elgin were Foley guests last night. Ralph Russell W D Fine and G W Homer were Enterprise visitors staying at the Foley. Mrs Harvey operated on for appendicitis at Grande Ronde hospital. She fell ill last evening. H H Jones Victoria BC W W White Enterprise J Callahan Pendleton were Sumner hotel visitors yesterday.
City Attorney C. EB Cochran returns from Salem while Prof R W Canfield visits College Station and sister Mrs Wiliam Fey. Will Campbell and wife of Pomona arrive this week to visit J H Russell. They plan to go to Cove tomorrow to stay with friends in the valley. J A Rumble of California, visiting relatives at Joseph, stopped at the Somme last night for business.
C. C. Penligton and his daughter Mrs. Lloyd Leviber led a party crossing the mountains to Pendleton today as visitors to the Round-Up. Several other machines are scheduled to make the trip tomorrow.
Fred B. Currey returns from a national celebration abroad and is home in Hot Lagenday with Mrs. Currey who was nearby during the event and has also returned home.
Eugene Good Harold Grady and George Broadbridge graduates of the local high school left this morning for Eugene to begin university courses at the state school.
Mrs Hart of Hilgard and her daughters Mrs Franki Rechlin and Miss Helen Hart travel to Pendleton this morning. Mrs Rechlin and Miss Hart visit the Roundup and Miss Hart goes to take a position there.
Miss Cecile Lilly joins La Grande visitors heading to Pendleton while Circuit Judge J W Knowles heads to Enterprise for an adjourned circuit term and deer hunting. A party of Interior Oregon travelers pass through on the way to the roundup stopping at Foley. Dr J D Gillilan returns from Payette after attending the funeral of Rev H P Peterson and Rev H S Hamilton accompanies the remains to Sioux City for interment.
Mrs. R. B. Proudfit of Fairfield Virginia, formerly Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania, visits the Summer. She renews acquaintances with B. M. Sherwood, Isis theatre proprietor, and manager, both former Pennsylvania school mates.
In San Francisco F. J. Heney argues free speech test in Seattle case supports judicial recall. He cites the Seattle Hanford streetcar clash and a conspiracy arrest as a pivotal precedent that could empower judges to jail critics, signaling a dangerous shift toward a personal judicial kingdom.
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