Mountain Road Work Held Up For a Year
The Blue Mountain Highway association reports from district forester at Portland that no Weston-Elgin road work will occur this year. The delay stems from Imbler representatives favoring the Buckles route over the McDougal Camp-Tollgate plan, delaying inclusion in the current program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston-Elgin
Blue Mountain Highway Association
Clarence Avery
Weston
Portland
Miller
Ritner
Langdon
Barnes
Forest Service
McDougal Camp
Yolkate
Oregon Highway Commission
Tollgate
Imbler
Chamber of Commerce of
la Grande
Ruckles
Bureau of Public Roads
Godman Springs
McDougal
Summers
Blue Mountain Baseball League Opens April 17
Original entries from Paker La Grande Pendleton and Walla Walla will form the Blue Mountain league teams. With no salary restrictions and professionals eligible, fastball is expected in the towns of the circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Mountain League
Paker
la Grande
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Blue Mountain Baseball League
Man Who Married at Walla Walla Now Held In a Chicago Murder
Delbert C. Prevce, 27, husband of a 15 year old girl and illegal husband of another woman, is held by Chicago police as a murder suspect. Mrs. Mabel Wood, 18, was found strangled in her hotel bathtub. autopsy by Dr. M. L. Trainor linked the death to the case. Prevce wed Anna Zidas, 15, July 27 at Crown Point and had a prior Walla Walla marriage to Alice Williams, which was not dissolved at the time. He says he drank with Homer Cameron near the Woods residence but denies involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert C. Prevce
Chicago
Mabel Wood
Prevoe
Crown Point
Anna Zidas
Alice Williams
Walla Walla
Washington
Harold Lloyd and Keaton Stars at The Standard Theatre
Harold Lloyd appears tonight in The Savage with Ben Lyon and May McAvoy at The Standard Theatre. Sunday features Buster Keaton in Battling Butler, while next Wednesday offers Harold Lloyd in For Heaven's Sake with Jobyna Ralston. Regular admission applies and big pictures are planned mid week in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
Ben Lyon
May McAvoy
Buster Keaton
Navigator
General” Fame
Battling Butler
Lloyd
Legislature limits pheasant hunting in District 2
A new measure affects pheasant hunting east of the Cascades permitting two shooting days per week in October. The state game commission will pick the days, likely Wednesdays and Sundays. The bag limit is three roosters and one hen per open day, totaling thirty two birds across four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 2
Cascade Mountains
State Game Commission
Porter Graham 92 Pioneer Citizen of Weston Dies
Funeral services were held at Weston for Porter Graham age 92 one of the oldest pioneer citizens. He crossed the plains by ox team in 1864 settling near Salem Oregon and in 1872 moved to Weston. Of his 10 children three survive with 16 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He was a charter member of Weston Masonic lodge.
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Weston
Porter Graham
Plains
Salem
Oregon
Graham
Death of Edgar Nye Affects English Speaking World
An obituary tribute notes Edgar Nye cashing in on humor and easing sorrow in life. It recalls his mission to brighten humanity and laments the loss of his sunny influence, while contrasting with personal misfortunes and local events in Athena and Umatilla County.
Odd Fellows District Convention Honors Stanfield Lodge
At the district Odd Fellows convention in Echo, the Stanfield lodge degree team won the contest against Umatilla and Morrow county lodges. Weston was chosen as the site for next year’s convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Echo
Stanfield
Umatilla
Morrow County
Weston
Final Account Hearing Set for Reno Estate in Umatilla
Notice in Oregon County Court of Umatilla announces final account filed by S. F. Sharp administrator with the will annexed for Jacob Franklin Reno, deceased. Hearing fixed for Saturday March 5 1927 at 10:00 A M in Pendleton County Court room. Objections must be filed by that date. Watts and Prestbg Athena Oregon attorneys for estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Jacob Franklin Reno
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Athena
S. F. Sharp
Watts & Prestbg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Lloyd
Standard Theatre
Edgar Nye
Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Joseph Rainville
Woodruff
Ben Burroughs
G. W. Hansell
E. L. Barnett
Colton
Barnett
First National Bank
E. Pickel
Livermore
Athena Hose Company
C. C. Sharp
Main Street
D.r.shampoo
Whitehead’s
Ore
Goodyear
Athena Garage
Jodo Printing
W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building
DR. S. F. Sharp
W. G. Cowan
D. J. McFaul
M. D
Inland Empire Bank
Jensens
Blacksmith
Blaesing
Granite Company
F. Bowman
Odd Fellows Bld
Bell & Dickenson
Willard
Finley
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Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
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