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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1910
Page
8
Chester Swackhammer is blamed in the Waldo Perry killing as a medical student reports two bullets in the body. Coroner W A Maxwell examines the case while rumors delay verdicts until tomorrow. Perry, with no known enemies, was found near the railroad with minimal cash and a gold watch.
Portland workers walked out in a 150 strong grain handlers strike over the expired agreement. They demand higher wages as reps from Balfour Guthrie said no more grain shipments from Portland until settlement, shifting to Tacoma pending talks.
Crippen and Mme Leneve bound over to the Central Criminal Court to face murder charges in the death of Crippen's wife. The case is set for the October term, with defense counsel offering no further defense after the Crown's Bow Street hearing. Mme Leneve reacted with hysteria amid mob threats and is under medical care.
Enterprise Ore Sept 1 Special The Seattle Bug House man plans the carnival feature for the upcoming fair starting next Monday. Known as a house of mysteries and surprises it will join other attractions on the amusement side. An enlarged carpentry effort is slated to expand livestock stalls as entries continue to grow and current 1000 feet of stalls fill up.
An eye specialist touts advanced optical machinery and precise testing. He invites patients with eyestrain and claims trusted pricing and word of mouth from La Grande physicians who refer their patients for examination.
President A C Miller reports 600 more feet of stalls will be added this week to handle livestock from around the country. He notes strong reception from La Grande and expects a large eastern delegation. Enterprise works on irrigation improvements to host visitors while warning against past errant schemes.
Eastern visitors flock to Pueblo for the Irrigation Exposition and the eighteenth National Irrigation congress. Delegates hear that discussion of private irrigation ventures will shape policy for vast semi arid lands and potential crops.
Detective Captain Tennant says Jefferson county lumberman B. Cogger was found dead yesterday with throat cut and likely robbed. The widow reports Cogger earned about $20,000 yearly from log sales and had just drawn a large sum from banks before his death.
Three Indiana auto fans L. C. Smith D. H. Stewart and Mr. Harding of La Porte spent days in the west and climbed Fox hill in a Smith Ford Model T. They traveled to the sawmill on the hill over Dixie Flat to Perry and home, claiming a first for motor travel through that rugged terrain.
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