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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
4
La Grande Evening-Observer lists subscription costs for daily and weekly editions, details post office classification, policy on nom de plume articles, and submission rules. Advertising rates and local notices priced per line with special charges for condolence resolutions and cards.
Reports from the Washington primary election and candidate expenses are anticipated as law requires sworn disclosures. Pendleton sheriffs raid a lot of soda fountain sales for intoxicants, four proprietors bonded. Milton peach sizes noted. Haines claims larger peaches. Cars versus rails in coming years and Taft, Bryan, and Longworth epigrams noted. Albany opens a public library under state law with 600 new banks and donations.
An appeal seeks Parmer Gardener and others to exhibit agricultural goods in a room at the R and N depot. The group notes interest from eastern buyers eyeing property in Oregon. Timber land claim filed January 15 1905 at La Grande Oregon with witnesses Volney Dawson John T Williamson Charles L Smith and David B Cook.
Citizens urged to bring the finest farm produce and home goods to the La Grande depot exhibit hall to attract a northern bound buyer. The appeal stresses quality specimens of wheat oats barley and fruit to demonstrate the towns prosperity and growth potential.
W N Valley President W J Kerr and officials including W A Jensen H D Scudder J M Jardine and A P Stover arrived this morning. They toured the valley with Senator Pierce regent of the Agricultural college and visited the Union experiment station to plan reports and studies. They aim to establish two more stations in eastern Oregon and urge scientific dry farming experiments in fallow land.
Trial Umber proof to establish claim to land described before the U S land office register at La Grande Oregon on October 27 1908. Claimant names no witnesses with George A Pierce of La Grande Oregon Peter Hogensen Perry Oregon Charles Farrier Perry Oregon Frank Gabhart La Grande Oregon F C Bramwell Register wAug 14 Oct 23.
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