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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1909
Page
4
La Grande Evening Observer lists editor George H. Currey as proprietor and outlines subscription rates and advertising terms. It bans nom de plume articles, requires signatures for submissions, and notes revision discretion and local notice pricing.
Children visiting the exposition can secure one roa pad at entry while quantities last. Organizers emphasize accessibility and event safety with limited distribution.
Fair week in Pendleton will be strenuous for attendees and boosters as 6000 locals rally to support the Union County Exposition. Readers are urged to offer spare rooms for visitors, with standard rates, to house crowds and ensure lodging amid a boost to La Grande county’s economy.
Twelve persons are reported lost after a steamer foundered off Cape Bonpen. Life savers rescued six. The vessel’s name is not given in the Georgetown Del dispatch transmitted to Baltimore.
Pears for sale by Bartiett list contact Black at phone number 5 27 30 dated 1930.
Prank Mizoguchi supervised 60 Japanese workers as beet pulling and topping started on both sides of the valley. Weather looks favorable for a smooth harvest with a La Grande factory run set to begin in a week barring rain. payrolls will flow to Portland via Pendleton. James H. Wickens, administrator, seeks final settlement of William Wickens estate in Union County Court with hearing set for September 20 1909.
Dr. Mendelsohn offers complete eye care for children at 1105 Adams Ave opposite the post office. One charge covers examination glasses and frames with guaranteed satisfaction.
The first of several land office contest hearings on the “4 north 41” entry opened today. Helen Jellison seeks land under the timber and stone act, while Asa Bursell asserts prior occupancy and bona fide settler rights. A third party, Joe P. Montaigne, overlaps the tract. J. T. Williamson and Conover, Corkin, Hodgin appear for the parties.
Madame Novelli headlines a touring company in a bold Lucia de Lammermoor with the famed mad scene and sextet, praised for dramatic and vocal prowess. Mme Bertossi from Milan, a rising international star, joins the cast after training in Italy and Belgium for this season in La Grande.
The Pastime theatre hosted Golden Giant Mine last night with a full house and many turned away. Lucie Tucker as Rose drew praise, while Louise Kelley impressed in Ethel and Schumway as Mrs Boggs. The cast, including George Routh, Russell Harrison, Leonard, Gray, and Curtiss, delivered strong performances.
The Statesman notes Eckhardt Company supports Miss Josephine Deffry who heads the Steward Opera House engagement for three nights starting Monday October 4. The Captain and The Lady is praised for naturalness simplicity and cleanliness with a powerful modern city tale and lifelike characters.
F A Prizler of Portland Oregon Spray and Gas and J W Clayton of North Carolina arrive in the city yesterday in an International Harvester high wheel automobile after crossing 1550 miles of Oregon desert and mountains en route.
Mary G. Hulse executrix of Marquis L. Hulse deceased presents her final account in Union County Oregon court. The County Court has scheduled October 4, 1908 at 2 o’clock p.m. for a hearing on the account and any objections.
An unclear note describes Dr Stevens office located in the Core Building near the post office block. It hints at patient trust in his work and reputation but provides no concrete dates or details.
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