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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1911
Page
5
A curious note features titles The Branded Baby and The Ranchs New Barber with references to Alice Joyce and Miss Garridley. The fragment hints at a program or serial with real facts behind the branding.
Dr Posey offers eye ear nose throat care with Selder's store nearby. Hours 9 to 1 and 7 to 8. Mrs 0 J Combs at 1620 Sixth Street. Notice forbids hunting on Walter M Pierce land. Geddes Bros promote Heinz vinegar and coffee sale with 25 percent below factory cost and a sale on late style shopping bags at Silverthorn's drug store.
A mixed batch of ads and notices mention a steam bath parlor at 1620 Sixth Street offering treatments with Gedden supplying dry mealy potatoes. Other lines announce fruit jars at Lowers Second Hand Store, shopping bags, window sales at Silverthorn's drug store, Olympia oysters daily at Grinds Ronde Meat Co., and reduced price Apple Boxes. Public notices include Mrs. Jackson Silbaugh speaking at the Presbyterian church and machinists’ dance at Fy Hall. A Catholic Altar Society Wielen pie dinner is planned for Sept 30 during fair week.
A long list of visitors and locals in La Grande includes Roy Fulmer from Boise, H. Ward of Cavë, Al Kirtley from Alleel, H E Boyer and family relocating from Baker, and J D Casey of Hilgardie on business. Other entries mention W C Smith Jr of Portland, B L Harris of North Yakima, FE Van de Vanter of Union, and trips by Professor Bridge to Idaho.
D A Davis of Pendleton visits Foley. R W Witton arrives from Imbler. George H Sutherland spends Sunday in Walla Walla. Miss Etta Coble of Imbler and J A Gaskill of Alice register at the Savoy. Theodore Shell of Wallowa and F M Beneway of Elgin stay at Foley. Portland visitors A Tyler and W Reinhart register at Foley. C E Pitagerald and wife of Salem guests at Foley. Miss Victoria Haas passes through Savoy en route to Waternise. H Monroe of Winnemucca Nevada staying at Foley. Selena Metcalf C D Mead Lee Jack and George Bidwell of Telecaset visit, guests of Foley.
Mrs Harvey Beller and Mrs Zelica Giliiand Harvey are slowly improving after recent appendicitis operations.
Chief Walden and deputies reported collecting fifty dollars in fines from disorderly and vagrant individuals. The enforcement targeted disturbances and loitering, aiming to curb street disorder in the city.
Julius Fisher secures a contract for a modern cottage on the estate, duplicating his recent builds. The new house will be integrated with the Fisher residence addition and reflect contemporary design.
Madrid reports martial law declared this afternoon as several strikes of revolutionary character break out. Serious disturbances are reported with streets occupied by troops.
Oswego New York Sept 18 Ward repaired machine and ascended here today en route to Buffalo for the trans continental fight.
In Wilmington Delaware on September 18 the divorce suit filed by John Bancroft Jr against Madeleine Du Pont Bancroft and the wife's counter suit open for trial. Bancroft alleges paternity of their infant son and names Max Hoaldler Jr. as co defendant. Bancroft claims statutory grounds while Bancroft seeks to prove unfaithfulness and cruelty.
Pueblo Colorado opens its state fair for a week beginning September 13 at 8 a.m. with all departments well filled and a racing program described as the best ever offered.
The Metropolitan Gold association hosts the junior championship at Plainfield Country Club in New Jersey. Eligible players are boys 17 and under who belong to or have playing privileges at Metropolitan Golf association clubs.
Portland advertising men twenty five strong visited the Hot Lake sanatorium in Eastern Oregon. They toured the valley, heard Dr. Fred Currey speak on Grande Ronde, enjoyed a banquet with Senator Pierce as toastmaster, and closed with humorous remarks and good wishes.
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