Governor accused on floor of trying to sell land to state
On Wednesday on the State Capitol floor Governor Oswald Weat was accused of attempting to dispose of his land to the state via a Capitol grounds extension bill. He denied the charges while committee action split, with Johnson backing a majority report and Huntington urging minority rejection. A Lewiston dispatch notes Dr. John Smyth from Melbourne University visited Lewiston Normal College to study teacher training.
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Nominating Mass Meeting Notice for Athena City Election
To the legal voters of the City of Athena a muse meeting will be held in City Hall on February 8, 1911 at 7 30 p m to nominate a Mayor three councilmen treasurer recorder and water commissioner for the March 7 1911 election A B McEwen Mayor.
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Athena 15 Triumphs Over La Salle in Rough Clash
Athena High School defeated La Salle of Walla Walla 20 to 12 on Friday night, with a 17 to 4 lead at halftime. The game was notably rough, drawing complaints from Milton and Dayton teams, and Athena’s Lieuallen Sharp Glan Dudley enter McEwen Hill featured in the lineup as they continue a three game trip.
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Echo Man Drops Dead in Hoho City
W A Thompson a prominent young man in Hoho died Saturday in a store after a heart failure. He was brother to Asa Thompson a former county politician.
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Meldrum to speak on Explorers at Work and Dangers
Pastor A. Mackenzie Meldrum, famed for The World's Wonderland, returns Thursday at the Christian church with a new lecture, Explorers at Work Under Moultier and Dangers of Uncharted Waters Cannibals and Monsters of the Deep. Chester Johnson assists as lanternist. tickets at Dell Brow, Stora.
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Tohn Smails Dead John Smaila of Walla Walla Dies in California
Tohn Smails a respected Walla Walla businessman died Monday night in a San Francisco hospital. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter and had left Oregon for California seeking health benefits. Pendleton Citizen Dead. H Hicks, former Pendleton resident, died at his Portland home after a yearlong paralysis.
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Normal Bill Filed for Eastern Oregon Normal School
Senator Oliver of Union County introduces a bill to create a central Eastern Oregon Normal School at La Grange facing debate over funding and location. The measure calls for 100000 dollars for a main building and dormitories plus a recurring tax levy, triggering a likely senate fight amid mixed public sentiment.
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Hunters Rally for Coyote Bounty in Wallowa County
Elgin shooters push to hunted coyotes amid tabled livestock issues and a state county bounty. Umatilla County school superintendent announces a teacher examination schedule from Wednesday February to Saturday February 11 1911 at 4 pm in Pendleton.
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Trapper Tells Weird Tale From Wallowa Cave Find
The Joseph dispatch reports Moore a veteran prospector in Wallowa County near Joseph found a bone-filled tunnel with three skeletons and free milling gold in a long-abandoned mining area. N E Brown and companions describe a mammoth cave with colorful springs, mineral veins, and a gold cradle near the tunnel while Moore explored 6000 feet in before heat and poor air halted further work.
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Nortes
Athena City Meeting Set to Nominate Officials and Charter Change
Mayor McEwen calls a town meeting at city hall on Friday February 4 1911 to nominate candidates for city offices and discuss abolishing the town and charter change. Next regular election is March 7 1911 with proposed tax changes and water system reform. Also notes funds for the roundup and land purchases for Matlock quarter mile lane track, grand stand for 3600 and stadium for 10000. Between ads and notices, details of buyers in England and Walla Walla.
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