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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1909
Page
8
Advice urges young men to improve appearance not by spending more, but by choosing clothing suited to their age and physique. It stresses proper fit, style, and suitability to individual body type for a sharper image.
Local reports indicate a North Bank railroad proposal to pass through Elgin and reach La Grande, potentially forming a main line via the Grande Ronde river toward Harney county. Competing ideas include Elgin to Idaho and onward, with La Grande seen as a key junction. a separate near beer license case is also noted in unrelated legal text.
Mechanician J. Bates is dead and Driver Herbert Lytle is in serious condition after a ditching at the Suffolk county course derby. Lytle's Apperson skidded into a ditch, ejecting him 450 feet. Bates was crushed under the wreck, suffering a fractured skull and broken legs. Louis Chevrolet in a Buick set a new American road record for class Rocers V8 with 115 G-4 miles at 68.25 mph.
Workmen are attaching the canvass roofing today with a small portion already completed. When the main building work is finished the roofing will be completed. The progress has proven very satisfactory to date.
George Jett, Baker City high school athlete, chosen president of the University of Oregon freshman class of 1913. Jett won 91 votes to 46, is pursuing an economics course, and is popular on campus.
The ouster suit against International Harvester company of America, led by Missouri’s attorney general, resumed in Jefferson City. One key witness will be George W. Perkins, New York financier and partner of J Pierpont Morgan.
W. E. Buckman of Allcel departed last night for Seattle, signaling a planned trip and travel plans.
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