Opening of School at Athena Promises Strong Year
The Athena schools open Monday with a college preparatory High School revised course and strong athletic and debating programs. Principal C C Baker leads Latin math economics bookkeeping with Wells teaching German science history and other faculty handling English stenography and grades.
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Athena
C. C. Baker
Wells
Laubenheim
Manurice Hill
R. 8. Foreman
Watts
Misa Stringfeld
Chrisman
Fiat
State Board of Education
Athena High School
Wella
Baker
Coes Affairs Straightened In Inland Irrigation Deal
Amicable adjustment ends dispute between Inland Irrigation Company led by Furnish and Columbia Land Company organized by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. Mrs. Coe assumes charge pending Dr. Coe's return from Japan and settlement of bonds and indebtedness. Inland holdings in Umatilla county mark Oregon's largest private reclamation project. Dr. Coe has sold land valued at $350,000 since acquiring the property last year. Settlement clears the Hermiston irrigation project for uninterrupted development. Also, H A Barrett and Miss Kathleen V McEwen wed at Pendleton Baptist parsonage with Rev. R E Storey officiating. couple to honeymoon in Portland.
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Inland Irrigation Company
W. J. Fornish
Columbia Land Company
Henry Waldo Qoe
Use
Japan
Umatilla County
Oregon
Dr. Goa
Mr. Furnish
Dr. Coe
H. A. Barrett
Kathlesen V. McEwen
Baptist Parsonage
Pendleton
R. E. Storey
Pendleton Baptist Church
Portland
Barrett Bride Weds Athena Host of Friends Wish Them Best
The groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. O A Barrett, is a capable young man from CO A Barrett & Co. hardware. His bride, eldest daughter of Mayor and Mrs A B McEwen, grew up in Athena and attended local public schools. A host of friends wish them well.
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O. A. Barrett
CO. A. Barrett & Co
A. B. McEwen
Athena
Record bog prices set at Portland yards on Monday
A new bog record was reported in Portland yards as sales climbed to 10.75 dollars amid Monday activity. A 350 advance occurred despite 16 loads of hogs from Nebraska for packers, with only three other hog loads offering in the morning pens. Nebraska stock was pre-purchased. Cattle showed ample supplies but kept top price, with no sales reaching the prior peak.
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Portland
Nebraska
Wild Horse Races Headline Pendleton Show
A wild horse race event at the Northwest Round-up in Pendleton runs September 20 and October 1. Untamed broncos from the western ranges will be drawn for by riders who must force bucking steeds to the finish amid the show’s excitement with about thirty entrants and a handsome purse from the Frontier Association.
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Pendleton
Lovera of the Wild
West
The
Frontier Association
Winter Potatoes Scarce Amid Frost Kills In Valley
Winter potatoes are scarce as heavy frost devastates mountain fields, driving prices higher than in years past. Much of the valley crop has already sold at strong figures, with shipments leaving early. The usual mountain supply is reduced by frost damage, with entire fields destroyed and small potatoes ruined in several spots.
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Ireland
Telegrapher careers amid 8 hour law and wireless growth
Ambitious young men and women can enter Wirelegs or Railway telegraphy as the 8 hour law takes effect and wireless stations expand nationwide. Beginners earn 70 to 90 dollars monthly with advancement prospects. The National Telegraph Institute of Portland operates all official institutes in America under R R and Wireless supervision and places graduates in positions. Write for full details.
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National Telegraph Institute of Portland
Ore
America
R. R. and
Wireless
Coyote Stanfield Cutoff Crews Relocated Amid Rail Plans
News from Pendleton reports that O R N officials ordered all work halted on the Coyote Stanfield cutoff. Crews and equipment have been sent to other railroad camps with no public reason given. Some speculate the move relates to possible extension of the Umatilla project west of the river.
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Pendiston
Coyote-Stanfield
Umatilla
Meacham Shooting Scrape Leaves Two Men Hurt
Charles Hubbard mill worker bears severe scalp wound from a revolver bullet while Slim Maxwell Meacham woodworker is jailed after a shooting incident at Meacham on Monday afternoon.
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Charles Hubbard
Meacham
Slim’ Maxwell
Insurgent Victory Drives Washington Primary Outcomes
Washington voters favor Miles Poindexter in a sweeping insurgent triumph across most counties and eastern Washington. Thomas Burke and James M. Ashton also lose to Poindexter. In Seattle area, Humphrey failed to retain renomination amid seamen union opposition. Maine Democrats secure governor and likely U S senator as Plaisted wins governorship and party dominates state legislature.
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Washington
Spokane
Poindexter
Jefferson
Thurston
William BE
Humphrey
First of Seattle
Cannon
Thomas FP. Revelle
Fornseth
Taft
Ballinger
John L. Wilson
Seattle
James M. Ashton
Tacoma
Thomas Burke
Maine
Frederick Plaisted
Senate
House
United States
Hale
Indians Own Water Rights in Umatilla River Dispute
United States Attorney John McCourt joined Pendleton hearings on Umatilla river water rights, seeking to reserve Indian priority over allocations. The government aims to protect required rights while allowing irrigation of thousands of acres, challenging Byers Milling Company claims and noting pending land patents held in trust for 25 years.
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Umatilla
Walla Walla
Onynao
Indiana
United States
John McCourt
Pendleton
East Oregonian
F. M. Saxton
McCourt
United State
Byers Milling Company
Portland Builders Plan Warehouses in Umatilla
Portland investors bonded several central city plots in Umatilla to erect warehouses for Portland. The initiative aims to expand storage capacity serving regional trade and distribution networks.
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Portland
Umatilla
Wholesalers to Use Umatilla as Eastern Oregon Hub
Wholesale firms plan to use Umatilla as a distributing point for Eastern Oregon and Washington trade. Two Portland firms have already established warerooms there, making the region more convenient and reducing transportation costs to the market.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Washington
Portland
Grain quality noted at Pilot Rock warehouses
The Record reports enough grain has entered Pilot Rock warehouses to form an opinion on this year's crop. Wheat weighs well with some grain reaching 62 pounds per bushel and rated No. 1. A large portion comes from Nye country in the southwest, hauled 12 to 15 miles.
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Pilot Rock
Saya
Nye
Milt Swaggart Ranch Offers Fine Breeds and Stock
It is worth a man s while to drop in at the Milt Swaggart ranch. He has a splendid assortment of blooded stock including Mammoth Jacks Shetland stallions Poland China and Berkshire dogs Scotch Collie dogs Jersey cows barred Plymouth Rock chickens thoroughbred black cats and the finest driving and saddle horse in any old county along with all this and some more Milt keeps his place looking as though someone lived there all the time.
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Milt Swaggart
Poland
Old County
Milt
Telephone Line Improvement in Athena Area
Foreman Kimble and his crew upgrade telephone lines in Athena and nearby. New wires strengthen connections between Walla Walla and Pendleton while old poles are replaced. The team has worked from Athena for weeks and is described as a jovial, friendly group.
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Kimble
Athena
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Prunes: Milton-Freewater Shipments Hit 188 Cars This Season
The current week marks the last full carload shipment of prunes from Milton-Freewater for 1910-11. In total 188 carloads were sent, with 148 by the growers union and the remainder by Shields Fruit Co. Net value per car is about 600 dollars, totaling roughly 94,000 dollars, near a tenth of a million. Overall fruit output for the valley, including apples and other shipments, could reach 800 carloads.
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Milton-Freewater
Hwagle
Mannager H. D. Lamb
Proitgrowers’ Union
Shields
Shields Fruit Co
Union
Shields Company
Shields Frost Company
Exprena
Carlonda
Millinery Opening Promises Latest Fall Hats and Finery
Mrs. Lillie Miller announces a regular fall millinery opening today and tomorrow in Athens. She has ordered about 700 dollars worth of bats plumes veiling and other fine hat fashions for display in part, inviting all Athens ladies to inspect the selection.
Bamfords Visit City From Seattle This Week
J M Bamford and wife of Seattle visited relatives and friends in the city Tuesday and Wednesday. Bamford formerly lived in Weaton and Pee and has spent the past 12 years in ministry with the Free Methodist church.
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J. M. Bamford
Seattle
Mr. Bamford
Weaton and Pee
the Free Methodist Church
Minister Arrives to Take Up M E Parsonage Residence
Rev. Thomas Lawson and family arrive from Orofino to occupy the Methodist parsonage. He announces regular services in the Methodist church on Sunday morning and evening.
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Thomas Lawson
Orofino
Duho
M. E. Parsonage
Lawson
Methodist Charch
Mrs BE G Michael In Critical Condition At Weston
Mrs BE G Michael widow of a pioneer Eastern Oregon Methodist minister is critically ill at her Weston home, according to a local report detailing her illness and residence.
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Mra. BE. G. Michael
Oregon
Weston
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MO Taggart
Cash Grocery
Hill Bros
HI Arade Steel Gut Coffee
Na Ne
Worthington
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
Coe
Barrett McEwen
Dell Brothers
R. &N. Surveyors
OHIP
Prunes
Milton
Freewater
Bamfords
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