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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
5
Classified brief offers and notices include wanted milch cow quotes and a steady schoolgoing boy job. Several sales listings cover a small house acre grounds an 1603 Adams Ave address with contact numbers and terms. A recall notice seeks return of fifteen to twenty young horses marked with half circle brands from A B Coney.
Dr and Mrs F E Moore returned after a two month eastern tour visiting Duluth Put-In-Bay Chicago Detroit Lake Minnetonka Kirksville and Oswego They joined osteopathy classes and observed surgeries at Kirksville they will be at the office Monday morning ready for another year of work
Three inmates in Pendleton Oregon escaped last night between 2 and 5 o clock by sawing through a cell wall two padlocks and an iron grate. The trio Robert Weddle James Kennedy and Guy Young were housed in upper cells and used a steel saw to cut a corridor panel and padlock then a bar in the grate to reach the bathroom and floor. The escape was found this morning at eight and a manhunt began with no arrests by noon. The prisoners were described as small in stature and able to squeeze through a narrow gap.
Baker City reports Henry Cannon found guilty of assisting in stealing a horse from Ollie Rutherford near Huntington after a 26 hour jury trial. The jury also recommended mercy in sentencing as part of the compromise verdict.
Last Thursday evening the Damen Krantz group held a mask party at Miss Emma Clark's home with Emma Clark Ada Fowler as hostesses. Guests wore costumes and played games with prizes awarded to Miss Gertrude Mitchell and Mr. Riggs. Additional attendees included Mabel Williams Gertrude Mitchell Allie Stephens Elia Stoner Jeanet Clark Justine Clark Mertle Aldrich Ollie Crawford and several others.
President Campbell calls for abolition of hazing at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He cites past actions by underclassmen ending cap riin and junior day rush, and warns faculty may compel the custom to stop if students fail to act. Backers argue hazing brutalizes participants and should not be tolerated in any college setting.
The Boomerang prints a notice from A G Dunn formerly of Albany County praising his relocation to La Grande Oregon? No, La Grande Wyoming. Dunn left Lar amie months ago for La Grande where he has two sons in business. The paper is pleased with his new prosperous home.
The Recorder of La Grande Oregon invites bids by October 3 1906 for grading and gravelling Sixth Street from the 4th intersection with Washington Avenue to Street. Specifications available at the recorder's office. Bids must include a certified check equal to ten percent of the contract. Dated August 17 1906. C S Dunn Chairman street committee.
The killer of Willard Moody in Pine Valley last week remains at large. A $1000 reward remains offered to bring in the guilty party, with investigators hopeful for a tip to solve the case.
Record notes multiple parties locating a substantial timber lay of about two million feet and better Foley Elk in a transaction or claim involving La Granoe Isvestaey Co.
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