Horses Take Prizes at the Walla Walla County Fair
Athens stock again dominates with Star of Kansas winning first premium in multiple classes and Blue ribbons awarded to other Athens horses. Fay Le Grow’s Brushup wins five furlong and 1 1/2 mile races. Depot round house plans shift noted along with anticipated depot rebuild. Dr Heisley and wife plan to move to Walla Walla to push osteopathic legislation. Athena loses local doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Athens
Umatilla-Morrow
Pendleton
A. B. McEwen
Clydesdale
Star of Kansas
McBwen
Otha Reeder
Milt Swaggart
Black Diamond
Fay le Grow
Baptists Extend Call to Rev M M Bledsoe at Athena
The First Baptist church of Athena has extended a call to Rev. M. M. Bledsoe who recently preached there. He is current pastor-at-large for the state of Oregon and has been highly recommended for the local church. Definite service announcements will be issued soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptists
First Baptist Church of Athena
M. M. Bledsoe
Bledsoe
Stn of
Oregon
Rocal Church
Pendleton to Get a New Depot Say East Oregonian
Pendleton will receive a new railroad depot after officials authorized it. J P O'Brien, manager for the O R N, writes to President Alexander that plans are near completion and the project hinges on city and citizen support. The site may be the old coal chutes, central to business and easing Main Street blockage by eastbound trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Saya
East Oregonian
J. P. O'Brien
Ager
O. R. & N. Railroad
O'Brien
Alexander
Commercial Club
Touts try to seize eastbound train with conductor stopping them
Greek travelers and racing touts board East Oregonian No 2 Sunday aiming to take over the train. Conductor Jed Walle arrests several in La Grande and Baker City officers remove others. Some touts pay fare and depart, others are held for trial after clashes with a brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Walle
Sayn
East Oregonian
la Grande
Mason
Baker City
Pendleton Station
Waffle
Jsvongh
Union
Sherif Rand
McCord
Baker
Telegaset
den Sons
Freewater Bets Blue Ribbon at Walla Walla County Fair
The Union reports Freewater won the first prize for fruit exhibits after a standout display uniting fruits grains and vegetables from the region. Judges and locals tout the collection as the most complete seen in the county rivalry with Milton. A meeting in the fair pavilion crowned Mayor G J Mitchell and George Harahan as prize recipients, with brief remarks from D G Sanderson N G Blalock and Ezra Meeker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla County
Saya
Milton
Freewater
Frcewater
L. Whitney
J. W. Kasor
Commercial Club
Thi City
G. J. Mitchell
George Harahan
Fraewater
D. G. Sanderson
N. G. Blalock
Ezza Meeker
Thieves Loot Stores and Post Offices in Local Break-ins
Thieves broke into Inland Mercantile Company grocery in Adame, stole about 10 from a till and groceries, then raided the section house for crowbars. Powder and dynamite caps were taken from city stock. A few suspicious figures were seen near McBride’s, and Weston post office faced a larger haul with about 100 in cash taken. A sledge and crowbar were also stolen from the section house. No clues, two strangers spotted on streets, sheriffs notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adame
Inland Mercantile Company
Atole
McBride
Ensoged
Weston
Adams
Athena
Pendleton Wool Exports Reach West's Peak After Mill Closure
Pendleton scouring mills closed after a two month run marking the season’s peak. Wool shipments from Pendleton exceeded 75 million pounds, the highest in the west, with San Francisco and Great Falls trailing. The Elgin Arlington and Hoppner Shaniko regions contributed, and 60 workers earned about 1000 dollars weekly over 20 weeks. The mills sorted and scoured 5 million pounds and baled 4 million, plus 500 thousand handled by other Pendleton warehouses. The firm expects another top season and to keep Pendleton as a leading wool shipping point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Saga
Eqat Oregonian
Bnt
Minsina
Milla
Mille
Wallowa
Union of Towns Promoted By Judge Scott
Judge Scott advocates an organic union of Freewater and another town within a few years. Freewater would gain revenue from a merged city while retaining its council. Public sentiment supports a union as good roads activists plan statewide leagues to study roads and push legislative recommendations. Enthusiastic meetings have occurred in Arlington Condon and Pendleton with a final county gathering in Bobo tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freewater
Judge Scott
Good Roads Convention
Arlington
Condon
Pendleton
Scott
Bobo
Death of Mrs T W Ayers in Pendleton
Mrs T W Ayers died Saturday morning at her Pendleton home after a ten day illness from pleuro pneumonia relief from suffering. She had shown no prior knowledge of illness until near death. Survived by two sisters Mrs Vaughn Pendleton and Mrs Frank Richardson Sortland and a brother Loalie Matlock. Remains to Heppner for burial after local Sunday departure by special train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Ayers
Pendleton
Mra. A. A
Roberta
Lis Grande
Nowe
Mra
E. A. Vaughn
Frank Richardson
Sortlank
Loalie Matlock
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
Preston-Parton Milling Company
Athena Labor
Salla American Beauty
Waitsburg, Wash
J. H. Stone
Prop
R. J. Boddy
Avue Bell Medicine Co., Incorporated
Watertown
Dakota
U. S.A
A. B. McEwen & Sons
Brushap
Heisley
Dell Brothers
Scop
Fair Pavilion
David Parker
Fayette, N. Y
Gettyeburg
Palace Drag Co
Oarvier
Mississippi River
Dalles
E. M. Smith
Mr. Smith
East
F. Smith
Brownell
Kausaa
San Francisco
Bee
Peter
Madron
Dalles Hospital
Agent Smith
W. P. Wallan
H. M. Cockburn
the Tribune
Little Valley
Gockburn
Reeder
Wm. Willaby Sr
Kay
Roeder
Town
W. H. Reeder
Tacoma
C. A. Roeder
Katie McEwon
Walla Walla Fair
Min Moiwen
MyBwen
Roeean
Osburn
Portland
Q. C. Oaburn
la Grands
Atheon
Osborn
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Uo
Onburn
Dry Creek
D. #. Lavendar
Solid Rock
Palace Ding Co
Lowell Rogers
Cathayn Wilson
Oliver
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!