Young Prospectors Find Pure Gold Ore in Weepah
In Tonopah Nevada two youths Frank Horton Jr. and Leonard Trainor struck rich surface ore at Weepah 37 miles away. The find spurred a gold boom town. tents gave way to wooden shacks as prospectors flocked in. A red shirted prospector reported gravel worth about 50 dollars a pound, triggering fears of conflicting placer and lode claims under state law.
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Tonopah
Nev
Weepah
Badger Hole
Frank Horton Jr
Leonard Trainor
Washington says Indian lumbering will not halt
The Indian Bureau reports pacific northwest lumbering will continue despite the failure of the second deficiency appropriation bill. A $90,000 pay and expense funding is moot because timber sale receipts from Oregon and Washington will cover current costs. Klamath and Quinault reservations maintain large operations despite the funding lapse.
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Washington, D. C
Pacific Northwest
Congress
Sinnot
Oregon
Johnson
Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
J. R. McCarl
Klamath
Quinault
M Nary Plans New Farm Relief Bill
Senator McNary chairman of the senate agriculture committees plans a new farm relief bill to be offered when Congress opens in December. He will meet agricultural leaders in summer to craft a proposal acceptable to farmers and avoid another presidential veto, aiming to sidestep the controversial equalization fee that doomed his earlier measures with Rep Haugen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DD. C
McNary
Senate Agricultural Committees
Congress
Oregon
Haugen
Laws
Thugs Plant Bombs Wreck Pay Cars In Pittsburgh Heist
Bandits plant bombs under a highway and wreck two armored cars of the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal company. They escape with a payroll of 102000 dollars, after explosives disable the vehicles during the transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company
Minnesota Senate Defeats Evolution Bill 55 to 7
The Minnesota state senate defeated a bill that would ban teaching evolution in tax-supported schools by a 55 to 7 vote. The action occurred in St Paul as lawmakers rejected the proposal, reflecting a strong legislative stance on education content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota State Senate
Elmer Merritt Returns Home After Four Major Surgeries
After four major operations at St Marys hospital in Walla Walla Elmer Merritt returned to his Athena home last Saturday evening. He spent ten and a half months in the hospital after being struck by a car while driving a band of sheep. His leg was amputated above the knee after failed healing and multiple operations. A damages suit against the driver was settled without trial.
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Elmer Merritt
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
Athena
Pete Larson
Fourth Street
Merritt
Washington
Modiste Bill Dispute Tied to Barbara Stanfield Trousseau
Washington report states a $300 discrepancy between Mrs Barbara Stanfield s trousseau bill and the amount claimed in a $1121 suit by Wallace and Annie Grantland against ex Senator Stanfield. Stanfield says only his wife s position would have led to court action and lists the itemized charges including dresses gown coat and alterations with a total of 1121. The Westminster note adds Miss Stanfield wed January 22 to Henry P Dunn of Jacksonville Florida.
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Washington
New York
Trousseau
Barbara Stanfield
Jacksonville
Florida
Grantland
Stanfield
Men's League Meeting at Baptist Church in Athena
The regular monthly gathering of Athena Men's League at the Baptist Church on Friday March 25 includes a 6:00 dinner followed by music from the Jolly Joy Makers. A program features readings and talks by Mr Hadley on School Text Books and Mr Holt on agriculture. all members are urged to bring wives or sweethearts and ticket cost is 50 cents.
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Men's League
Men’s League of Athena
Baptist Church
Jolly Joy Makers
Hadley
Holt
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Two Athena Teachers Retire to Attend College Next Year
Two faculty members at Athena grade schools Miss Rodman and Miss Terry will retire after this term. They have given notice to the school board and will attend college next year. Miss Terry taught third and fourth grades and Miss Rodman taught fifth and sixth grades in Athena, each having two years at the school.
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Athena
Miss Rodman
Miss Terry
Infant Son Dies of Newborn Loss
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hand mourn the death of their newly born infant son who died on Sunday. The infant was interred at Weston Cemetery with the family receiving community sympathy.
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Clarence Hand
Weston Cemetery
Tax Commissioner Defends New Equalization Law
Salem comments by Earl Fisher state tax commissioner explain that House Bill 72 aims at equity in taxation, not higher taxes. The act expands powers of county assessors and the state tax commission to achieve fairer value, with confidential sworn reports and uniform blanks.
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Earl Fisher
Salem
State Tax Commission
Rodeo Rider Lectured When Man Goes to Jail
Alice P. Wilson known as a trick rider and government witness against W. T. Fellows faced Judge J. Stanley Webster in Walla Walla federal court. Fellows was found guilty on two counts, acquitted on one, and sentenced to six months on each count to run concurrently. The judge noted the unusual reversal in typical cases and cited the woman’s 29 years of age and a 16 year old child, with Fellows aged 22, charged with transporting the woman from Yakima to Portland for immoral purposes.
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Alice P. Wilson
Cheyenne
Pendleton
Calgary
W. T. Fellows
J. Stanley Webster
Walla Walla
Fellows
Yakima
Portland
Electric grinder showcases Forrest Zerba’s work
An electric grinder built by Forrest Zerba for the Zer ba Garage features an emery wheel driven by a motor. It mounts on a steel frame attachable to a lathe and offers four positions for use in dressing valve seats and other adaptable tasks.
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Forrest Zerba
Zerba
Weston Boys Face Larceny Charges In Juvenile Court
Three Weston youths were brought before Judge Richards by Marshal King on larceny charges. One is currently on parole. all three likely await juvenile court hearings in Pendleton.
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Weston
Mother Sees Tots Die in Snow Storm
In Oregon, two children freezing to death were found near a mountain cabin while their mother Mrs. D. W. Amburger, hungry and exhausted, battled the storm to save the infant. The father was missing. a search with mill workers and foresters found no food at the cabin, and Amburger remained under guard as authorities investigated.
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Tots
Lakeview
Oregon
Here
Paisley
D. W. Amburger
Gine
Amburger
American Legion
Chewauean Lumber Company
Pendleton and McLaughlin Debating Tie Sealed for Deciding Bout
Pendleton and McLaughlin high school debating teams share first place in the district contest. They will meet at Athena high school auditorium, with Portland judges, this Friday at eight in the evening to decide the outcome.
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Pendleton and
McLaughlin
Athena High School
Portland
Legion Dance Draws Crowd At Le gion Hall
The carnival dance at Le gion Hall Saturday night drew a large audience. The Legion Post announced the next dance will be held Saturday night March 206.
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Legion Hall
Legion Post
County Agent Leads War on Ground Squirrels
Walter A. Holt the new county agent acts as generalissimo in a county wide drive against ground squirrels. He stored poison grain munitions at Rogers & Goodman to be sold at cost to supporters of the fight. The two sizes are 2.5 and seven pounds, prepared per Oregon State College extension formula and safe for wildlife.
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Walter A. Holt
New County
Mr. Holt
Athena
Rogers & Goodman
Extension Department
The County Agent Offers Garden Pest Bulletins
The County Agent and Assistant County Agent offer free copies of a pest control bulletin. The Pen dleton and Freewater offices will distribute bulletins describing pests and control methods to county residents who request them. A postcard or letter brings the bulletins to interested individuals.
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Pendleton
Freewater
Attorney and Officer Involved in Pendleton Altercation
In Pendleton on a Wednesday morning an altercation occurred between Officer Rogers and attorney Watts of Athena in Justice Berkeley’s office. The dispute arose when the cage holding Frank Lavadour was moved from the Justice court to a hearing before Commissioner Newberry without Watts’s knowledge. Watts says he did not strike the officer and claims he restrained Rogers until police arrived. Rogers, Watts, and witnesses were taken to the police station.
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Mix
Rogers
Watts
Athena
Office of
Justice Berkeley
Pendleton
Frank Lavadour
Justice Court
Newberry
Death of Mrs Charles Brown Former Athena resident
Mrs Charles Brown 74 years and seven months old died in Redlands California on March 11. A former Athena resident she spent a summer there at the home of her foster daughter Lou Hodgen. Survived by her foster daughter and nephews and nieces Fred Tlodgens Lando Hodgens Will Hodgens Will Hardesty Mrs J I Free and Mrs M B Atkinson.
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Mra, Brown
Charles Brown
Athena
Redlands
California
Mra. Brown
Lou Hodgen
Fred Tlodgens
Lando Hodgens
Will Hodgens
Will Hardesty
M. B. Atkinson
Banker Watts Addresses Kiwanis on Banking Theory
M. L. Watts spoke at Pendleton Kiwanis during the weekly luncheon after R. Alexander introduced him. Watts emphasized bankers need community confidence as well as patron trust and added that a banker must also be a psychologist.
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M. L. Watts
Men's League of Athena
Kiwanis Club
Pendleton
R. Alexander
Watts
Cattle Drive Through Pilot Rock Plainly Noted
The Pilot Rock Record reports Ben Colvin and Porter brothers unloading 9 head of cattle in John Day, with the herd trailed to the John Day ranges in Iraian county. The outfit arrived by ship from Idaho, complete with chuck wagon and cowboys.
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John Day Cattle
Pilot Rock
Ben Colvin
Porter Brothers
John Day Ranges
Iriant County
Idaho
Britain and Japan Formally Invited to Geneva Naval Talks
Acting Secretary Grew transmitted formal invitations to Britain and Japan to joining Geneva naval discussions set to begin June 1 or soon after. France and Italy may participate informally, while no firm proposals on tonnage limits or broader questions are offered and no Allied commitments are made.
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Washington, D. C
France
Italy
Geneva
Alies
Pagt proposal by Diaz is and remains opposed in Washington
Washington rejects Diaz's plan to place Nicaragua under an American protectorate. President Coolidge indicates the U S policy favors Nicaragua and other Central American nations choosing their own path, while promising aid and protecting U S nationals. Marines have already withdrawn as Central American turmoil continues, with ongoing revolts and property destruction.
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Washington
D. C
Dina
Nicaragua
Keating
Cottto
United States
Central America
Coolidge
White House
Aleo
High Cost of Salem Legislature Reaches Historic Levels
Salem reports show 107723 dollars in paid legislative bills so far this session. Printing calendars journals and session laws will push total cost toward 145000 dollars, far above 1925 totals. The five dollar per day expense allowance to lawmakers adds about 20 dollars to the tally.
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Salem
Secretary of Fitate Boxers
House
House Aid Senate
Ftia
Government triumph in Studaly contempt trial
Washington notes a significant victory as the government defeats the defense motion for an uninstructed not guilty verdict in the contempt trial of Harry F. Studaly, a wealthy oil operator and sportsman, with the judge overruling the motion.
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Wiaelhington
Harry F. Studaly
Ue Senite
Homeplace of Payne to be sold to settle estate
The farmhouse where John Horton Payne spent his boyhood, the inspiration for a famous song, is offered for sale to settle the estate. Local buyers may view the property as the proceeds go to heirs.
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Sweet Home
John Horton Payne
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Bill High
R. N. Stanfield
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State Department
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