Pioneer Swaggart 94 celebrated in Pendleton home
Nelson Swaggart a Pendleton pioneer and second oldest man in Umatilla county turned 94 this week during a family gathering at his Garden street home. He and wife have lived in the Athena district over 80 years and moved to Pendleton four years ago. They have 14 children, eight living: Mrs. W. F. Malock, Mrs. C S Wheeler, Lester Swaggart of Pendleton. B F and George Swaggart of Heppner. Link and Milton Swaggart of Athena. and Mrs. Alice Keith of Colfax Washington. The couple remains in good health at 78.
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Nelson Swaggart
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Garden Street
The
East Oregonian
Swaggart
County
Athena
Athens
Mra. W. F. Malock
Mra. C
Wheeler
Lester Swaggart
B. F
George Swaggart
Heppner
Link
Milton Swaggart
Mra
Alice Keith
Colfax
Wash
Pioneer
Davis Trial Begins for Ex Deputy in Larceny Case
Pendleton June 22 The trial of C P Davis ex deputy sheriff opens in circuit court Judge Ellis presides Defense led by Colonel Raley and Judge Foe with the defendant accompanied by his son Ben and daughter Jury selection under Judge Fee Vee with Prosecution John McCourt examines jurors Questions cover ties to Sheriff Taylor and Joe Blakely Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and family influence are weighed by prospective jurors all stating such affiliations would not sway verdicts
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Phelps
John McCourt
Fee
Vee
Sheriff Taylor
William Blakely
Joe Blakely
Knights of Pythiss
Lodge
McVourt
Death by Accidental Pistol Shot Near Touchet
Elmer Lathrop of Touchet was fatally wounded by an accidental discharge of a Colt automatic pistol in his pocket while returning horses from Maxwell ranch near Divide. He died about an hour later after being found unconscious with a bullet through the abdomen.
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Elmer Lathrop
Touchet
Maxwell Bros
Runo
Divide
Colt
Lathrop
Maxwell Ranch
Lee Hiteman to Practice Optometry in Pendleton
E L Hiteman of this city returned from Portland after passing a State Board of Optometry examination securing a certificate to practice here He also holds California credentials and plans to open an office He attended a Portland meeting seeking a state opticians organization and fee protections.
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E. L. Hiteman
Portland
State Board of Optometry
Hiteman
California
Lee
Not a Woman's Arm Murder Mystery in Lewiston
Public interest spiked by two gruesome forearm finds near the county courthouse in Lewiston. Doctors concluded the bones belonged to a cougar after examining the wrists, ending speculation of two murders and prompting police to praise the resolution.
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Alystery
Lewiston
Monroe
G. W. Schaff
Hurlbut
Palmer Petition and Portland-Salem Rail Plan Report
The Press notes a Monroe Palmer petition in Walla Walla with affidavits for and against Palmer’s good name. John Bannister showed the Palmer petition in Athena. The Oregonian reports Portland Salem Electric Railway plans with Moffatt White funding for a 60 mile line, Willamette bridge, and 10 ton locomotive capability. Harvey W. Scott of Portland is honored by the Scottish Rite in Washington.
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Ann
Moses Taylor
Lgt
Monroe Palmer
Walla Walla
Taylor
Palmer
John Bannister
Taylor Cave
Athena
Portland-Salem Road
Oregonian
Portland-Salem Electric Railway
Moffatt & White
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Washington Power
Spokane
Salem
Willamette River
Woman Uses Auto In $2000 Swindle With Davison
Portland report says Madge Layborn and an accomplice lured Eastern Oregon farmer John Davison into a theft scheme. They hired a car, fled with about $2000, and boarded the Tacoma Seattle train after a forged travel plan. Detectives wired Tacoma police for arrest warrants and held Davison’s stolen suitcase contents valued at 65.
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John Davison
Portland
Bia
Oregon
Madge Layborn
Linnton
Tacoma
Seattle
Welch
Hartman
Union Aepot
Maloney
Miss Layborn
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Davison
Hell as Myth Says Dr Martin Declares Hell a Myth
Dr M Martin, lecturing in Portland after revival meetings three years earlier, argued in a First Christian church sermon that the traditional hell is a myth. He cited Bible terms sheol and gehanna as grave and state references, not literal fire. The review notes his view of heaven as equally figurative.
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M. Martin
Mvangetiat
Portland
Oregon Daily Journal
Wight
Hell
Blackstone
Dr. Martin
Hades
Death
Tophat
Sheol
Grave
Ubreen
Underworld
Vailey
Hinnom
Alate
Atresta
Bouts the Music Cures
Mary Brown of 20 Lafayette Place Poughkeepsie endorses Dr King’s New Life Pills as reliable pleasant laxatives for stomach liver and bowels. Sold by McHiride druggist at 260.
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Mary Brown
Lafayette Place
Poughkeepsie
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Dell Brothers
Davis
Lee Hiteman
Pendleton Marshal
Pendleton Marsral
Indiana
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Jim Bad Ronda
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Ike Parr
Joe Williams
Ed Chapman
Wild Bill
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Anna Chapman
Willis Crow
Charles Bennett
Towits
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David Bartholomew
Otill
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Washington
House of the Temple of the Supreme Court of
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United States
Harvey W. Scott
Boott
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