Pendleton Hosts Fifth Annual Knights of Pythias Meet
The fifth annual district convention of the Knights of Pythias ended in Pendleton with a splendid banquet. Knights from all county lodges and grand lodge officers attended. Pendleton beat Athena in the test of teams by a narrow margin of 60 points and the event featured addresses by Grand Chancellor M. Carl and others. The piece also notes a heroic act where Bucklen's Amica Salve aided a wounded boy, praised as a remarkable relief for burns and ulcers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Pendleton
Northwest
Pythian Lodge of Athena
Damon Lodge
Athena
Will M. Peterson
D.D.G. C
T. G. Montgomery
C. Damon
Bitter dispute over water rights tied to Peacock mills
In Milton, April 10, anger grows over water rights claimed by J. L. Elam of Walla Walla and the Peacock mills. A boycott targets Elam’s Milton stores amid suits over water entitlements, as locals seek exact ownership and quantities. If the mill loses the unit, Blam plans to switch power sources as mill race runs low in peak months.
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Milton
Peacock Milling Com
J. L. Elam
Walla Walla
Peacock Mills
Mr. Klam
Variaus
Blam
Will Call the Grand Jury Pendleton
District Attorney Phelps will convene a grand jury at the June term to pursue alleged legal violations. He cites rumors and scant complaints, urging witnesses to come forward in secret sessions to enable prosecutions if warranted, promising a brief session with minimal expense.
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Pendleton
Phelps
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Train to the Jail Pendleton Arrests a Disturbed Passenger
A railway incident as train No. 6 reaches Pendleton leads to the arrest of a man terrorizing passengers in the smoker with a gun. Chief Deputy P. Davis, Joe Blakely, and Officer Coffman disarm him, lock him in the jail, find $29 cash, and identify him as Welton from Kansas City. He seeks escape from Roosevelt and his gang and will undergo exam next morning.
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Pendleton
Sheriff's Office
P. Davis
Joe Blakely
Officer Coffman
Welton
Kanaan City
Roosevelt
Mission Board Gift Debate and Market Roundup
Dr. Penrose defends accepting Rockefeller’s 100000 gift to the American Board of Missions noting its charitable role and lack of judgment over donors. Also included are grain market quotes from Chicago and Liverpool and yesterday’s game results across major West Coast cities.
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Penrose
Board of Missions
Favori Tt
Stephen B. L. Penrose
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Wash
American Board of Missions
Rockefeller
American Board
Centennial Notes on Lewin and Clark Exposition
The Lewin and Clark Exposition opens June 1 with daily events through October 15. Sculptors finish heroic statues, a spar track on Government peninsula aids exhibit unloading, and heliographic links will connect Mt Hood summit to the grounds. Fort Worth & Denver City Railway’s A A Gliston says thousands from Lone Star state will attend.
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Lewin and Clark Exposition
Government Peninsula
Mt Hood
A. A. Gliston
The
Fort Worth
Denver City Railway
Portland
Lone Star
Utah
New York Building
Lakeview Terrace
Pepineul
Range Protection group bars sheep from John Day routes
Grant county range protection committee reports all trails to the North Fork of the John Day River closed to outside sheep. Private bridges across the river are also shut, aiming to curb outside sheep entering the county. The March 25 meeting at Hamilton approved enforcing the law or regulating sheep travel at the Monument bridge. Next meeting set for Long Creek on April 29.
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Range Protection Association of
Grant County
Hamilton
Committee On Ways and Moana
North Fork River
Monument
John Day
Range Section Association
Long Creek
Pendleton exodus to Jalisco and outside investments noted
The Pilot Rock Record laments Pendleton dollars invested in Jalisco Mexico and other outside ventures while local farming prospers. It recalls many leaving for wildcat mining, Port Townsend, and Klondike booms, with few profiting. Local crops and land values remain buoyant despite the drain.
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Pendleton
Jalisco
Pilot Rock
Jalis
Pendlston
Umatilla
Port Townsend
Tacoma
Iust
Klondyke
Umatilla County
Sumpter
Alberta
Canada
Mexico
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Manasse
Butterick
COX & M
EVEN
South Side Main Street
Oregon
Athena Knights
K. of P
Clark Wood
Stevens
A. R. Shamway
Hercules
W. C. Read
Lomax
M. Carl
Albany
M. F. Davis
Union
Frank
Grant
L. R. Stinson
Pythian Lodge
G. Henry
Henry Keen
Will McCollum
W. M. Pyterson
T. P. Mosley
J. A. Foss
A. O. McIntyre
York Dell
M. L. Watts
Charlen Gay
Chas. F. Lemberger
Syracuse
N. Y
My Bay
Bucklen
McBride
C. A. Barrett & Comp’y Ncorporat
Oliver
Dell Brothers
Elam
Chicago
Northwestern
Kineeee Valley
Bbc
Fracuinco
Liverpool
San Francisco
San Fransisco
Oakland
Seattle
Los Angeles
H Wheat
Centennal Notes
Indiana
Lawton
O. T. Geronimo
Amusment
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