Postmaster Change and Local Elections Prominent in County
Fred Grose Sr resigned as postmaster at Joon post office due to health. Mrs. Mary L Worthington appointed in his stead, with W R Taylor acting briefly and Harold Githens assisting. Nomination rumors include Fred Koontz and Henry Koen among others. Separate items urge approval of No 818 for funding state normal schools and detail local political dynamics and a primary election turnout critique.
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Joon
Hendamen
Gibbons
Fred Grose Sr
Mary L. Worthington
W. R. Taylor
Worthington
Harold Githens
Henry Schmitt
4. B. McEwen
George Bannister
D. H. Sanders
Robert Coppock
Ed Potts
Fred Koontz
Henry Koen
Bred Gross Sr
Mia, Wilkinson
Hugh Worthington
Lee Hiteman
Abuse of the Initiative in Oregon Suffrage Debates
The passage criticizes repeated Oregon measures on woman suffrage across 1900 1906 and 1908. It notes defeats by margins of 2137 10173 and 21049 respectively, arguing the initiative process was abused by placing the issue on ballots despite consistent losses.
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Oregon Association
Francis James Bailey
Oregon
Maloney vows to publish county expenses if elected judge
In Pendleton Oregon on October 24 1910 A W Maloney declares he will strictly comply with the state law requiring the county court to publish itemized expense statements at regular intervals He frames the statute as a good law and criticizes the current county judge for attempting to annul it He promises to obey all laws pertaining to the office if elected
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J. W. Maloney
Maloney
Pendleton
Ore
Umatilla County
Lahall
T Aball
A. W. Maloney
Athena school progresses with furnishings and new pupils
The new Chemical laboratory tables and cabinets are being installed this week. A piano arrived last week and serves society meetings and marching events in the Athena school, praised as a fine Eiler Piano. Hazel Miller enters ninth grade, Same Star registers for eighth grade, English classes study well with Junior, Sophomore and Freshman texts, Miss Nettie Cannon visits town and neighbors.
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Aitoe
Eiler
Athena
Hazel Miller
la Grande
Same Star
Star Brothers of
Marner
Rome
West Dominates Southern Oregon Tour With Ovations
Oswald West gains strong support across Southern Oregon as he campaigns against Statement No. 1 and the direct primary. The article notes staged reforms to reduce the Southern Pacific mileage and highlights political battles involving Bowerman, the Bean-Brooke bill, and the Mariner bill amid debates on state control. Also covered are a drowning accident of a three-year-old boy, cabbage weights in the Willamette Valley, church lectures, a new Stanfield church, a wedding notice, and the arrival of early winter cold.
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Oregon
Oswald West
West
Southern Pacific
Weet
Bowerman
Harriman
Senate
Deer capture and land sale notices in Oregonian brief
Will Miller and J E Jones bagged a six point deer after a dawn hunt, with the animal displayed at Mrs. Millers Millinery. Indian Land Sale re-advertised for bids November 4 1910 on Umatilla Reservation allotments Lot 4 and SE quarter of section 8 and Lot 4 and 5 of section 17 T8N R86E with 157.60 acres and NE quarter of section 31 T4N R1W 40 acres. Bidders urged to contact E L Swartzlander, agent at Landia.
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Will Miller
J. E. Jonea
Umatilla Reservation
Umatilla
Joe Depot
E.W. M
Umatill Frank Depot
Landia
East Oregonian
E. L. Swartzlander
Republicans on tour speak in Athena and nearby towns
A speaking tour by Republican candidates travels through several towns in late October and early November. Notable figures include Judge Butler and Dan Malarkey with a schedule listing dates, times, and venues from Ukiah to Pendleton.
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Athena
Spaak
Judge Butler
Condon
Dan Malarkey
Portland
Wilson
Ukiah
Albee
Thoraday
Pilot Rook
Holdman
Helix
Adams
Umatilla
Hermiston
Stanfield
Moho
Woaton
Valley
Freewater
Milton
Pendleton
Lord Brougham and the mulled port incident in parliament
A historical anecdote recalls Lord Brougham, a frugal MP turned peer, who during the reform bill debates in 1832 was served five tumblers of mulled port with brandy. He knelt on the woolsack, slipped to the floor, then, thought to be in prayer, was later rescued by friends before rising again.
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Brougnam Ang Muleg
Lord Brougham
House of Commons
A Proud Moment and Wedding Cards Revealed
A New York Gun piece recalls a bride’s triumph and the gossip surrounding her first call after marriage. Women compare moments, noting she left a husband’s card as a sign of status, while others debate which day marked her proudest moment.
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New York
When the Barber Was a Wit In Literature
The text notes the barber as a central witty figure in original literature and Arabian tales. It cites Italy Spain and southern France where barbers were famed as town intellectuals and poets who performed with razors and scissors in their shops.
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Italy
Spain
Jesamin
France
Wade
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Taggart
Athena’s Leading Clothier
Cash Grocery
Hill Bros
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A. M. Johnson
Fred Gross
Mra
Monmouth
Weston
Ashland
Board of Regents
Campbell
Ressler
Unost
Meh
County Recorder
Habould
Fred W. Hendley
Sunshine Club
Stella
Lula Liewallen
Thorsday
Adame
O. L. Woodward
Cha, Gerking
Ice
Sunshiners
Miswes Ruth
Agnes McKensie
Miss Stockton
Ball ‘Taylor
Mra. Stockton
D. H. Bayne
G. W. Haufell
Luke Read
W. M. Piper
Chas. Gerking
C. L. Woodward
W. H. Kiesler
Arthur Dong- Jaa
John Adams
Dell Brothers
Scon Rincsro Sr
Miss Cannon
Alex. Kirk
Sanketchewan
Dan
Kirk
Gous
Mr. Kirk Goon
Hot Lake
D. C
Baker
bin Lamenens
Mr. Baker
Protetes
Frisco
Edward
Eryen White
San Franciesc
Metropolia
Basiers
Seattle
Mra. W. O. Kelly
Breewater
Walla Walla River
Alta Rogers
Portland Journal
Dallas
Willamette Valley
Musgrove Mercantile Company
Dallun
David Taylor
George A. DeKay
California
Sppaker
Stanfeld
Woman's Missionary Society
Rov
J. J. Funesti
Minn
Kidder
Mr. Ood
B. O. Kidder
Thin Sity
Mr. Boil French
Lisley
Ward
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