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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
8
A flood of brilliantly colored butterflies swarms Grande, appearing in schools of thousands and over nearly every street. The insects were first seen on Fourth Street and have rapidly spread to adjacent areas, baffling residents and defying easy explanation.
Mrs. Viola Shepard of Huntington sues the O W R N for damages in the death of her husband. Attorney Nichola finished the plaintiff case and Spencer for the railroad argued a motion for a new trial before the defense began. Assistant Division Superintendent Buckley of La Grande testified on signal display rules for cars.
Witnesses from Huntington testified they were instructed to move the fast freight Shepard worked on through the yards in less than 90 minutes. Some said repair crews were ordered to ignore blue signal rules to save time. The cross examination aimed to prove violations of operating rules. The case is expected to continue through today.
Washington reports the state department struggles to find embassy sites abroad within the $150,000 cap set by law. Estimates suggest the limit blocks buying suitable buildings in major capitals, leaving only smaller posts within range. A possible congressional exception could extend the cap to cities like London Berlin St. Petersburg Paris and others.
Between 200 and 300 Internal Revenue officers from across the United States will gather in Detroit, Michigan, next week to discuss plans for improving service efficiency. This will be the first such conference in Detroit, following a preliminary Washington meeting last year for organization.
Lansing Sept 13 Governor Osborne of Michigan declines to attend the governors meeting at Spring Lake. He believes the gathering aims to promote Governor Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination.
In Snowflake Manitoba on September 13 a mob of about 300 men hunted for Henry Wilson, believed to be Amien Believed, after Miss Gladys Price a Riverdale schoolteacher was dragged from her room. She was assaulted and forced to hide in the brush for 20 hours with a rifle-wielding guard before being released after the assailant drank gin and sobered.
San Francisco reports an effort to persuade the Navy Department to retain the Pacific fleet in the city until Taft visits in October to break ground for the exposition. The fleet is ordered to proceed to Hawaii for division battle and target practice, following the president’s Pacific coast trip announcement.
Washington, Sept. 13. The department of agriculture issues a grave legal opinion declaring that insect powder must be made from powdered chrysanthemum flowers. Manufacturers labeling products as insect powder and containing tobacco or hellebore will face prosecution as adulterators. The decision holds that insect powder used without qualification denotes the chrysanthemum-based article.
Contractor Happy Day continues work on the 36th block of cement walks in Connerdale and expects completion by mid next week. Curbing remains to be finished to fully supply the addition with walks and curbing.
A man calling himself William Hoffman posing as a chauffeur asked Dr. Henry Horn to set a broken nose and paid $30 with an $80 check that bounced. Hoffman received $50 change and fled, leaving the doctor with a bad bill in San Francisco on September 13.
In Kissimmee Florida on September 13 Sister Sears and Brother Gillette of the Shaker colony faced Judge Parker on a murder charge for ending Sister Sarah Marchant’s life to relieve tuberculosis suffering. Bail set at 5000 dollars for Gillette and 2000 for Sears. Gillette claimed they acted to end her agony with her consent.
The passage extols paying by check as free bookkeeping, provides statements on request, and treats cancelled checks as receipts. It argues checks prevent double payments, ensure proof of payment, reduce robbery risk, and protect funds via bank safekeeping.
Lord Camoys, fiance of Mildred Sherman and prospective son in law of Mr and Mrs William Watts Sherman, arrives in Newport from England to arrange the marriage settlement. He travels under the name R Stoner on the steamship and is not noted as flush.
Fall racing season starts at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington on September 13. Five stakes will be decided over the nine day meeting with the Audubon cup featuring a two and one quarter mile handicap and $1,000 added as the opening day prize.
Paris reports massing French troops on the German frontier for maneuvers prompts widespread discussion of German demands in Moroccan negotiations across the country.
In Union County Oregon Mary Hug sues Louisa H Becker J J Becker and unknown parties seeking a court declaration of ownership to specified tracts in sections 33 34 29. Defendants must answer within six weeks of first publication or plaintiff will seek relief in fee simple ownership and possession.
Summons published by order of Judge J W Knowles of the Union county circuit court directs Rudolph Hug estate to quiet title to rural tracts described in township one north range thirty nine east of Willamette meridian and portions north west quarter section one with an exception of roughly fifteen acres conveyed in Hug lifetime. Publication runs weekly in La Grande Evening Observer for six weeks starting September 13 1911.
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