Taft to Lead Busy Schedule at Seattle Exposition
President William Howard Taft arrives for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle from September 29 to October 1. He will participate in a Washington state building reception, Arctic Brotherhood initiation, a large address in the Natural Amphitheatre, a Pay Streak appearance, a luncheon, and visits to government buildings and the Igorrote village as one of the busiest days in the west.
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William Howard Taft
Seattle
Bill Taft
ATHENA PUBLIC SCHOOL INTRODUCES ATHLETICS AND GYM
Principal Case and Professor Mulkey led a Saturday effort to install outdoor basketball goals for boys and girls at Athena Public School. Students worked on rings and bars. Clarence Brotherton and Floyd Pinkerton secured business funding for gym equipment. George Kidder donated paint, giving the goals a white and blue finish. Grounds and trees were improved for a neater campus.
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Athena
Princial Case
Professor Mulkey
Clarence Brotherton
Floyd Pinkerton
George Kidder
Athena High School
County Clerk Issues Marriage Licenses to Four Couples
The county clerk issued marriage licenses to Henry F. Peters and Jane L. Stanley, G. E. Marsh and Pearl A. Wilson, Grant A. Cooper and Lalea O. Cooper, and Thomas Kasinger and Safronia Kasinger.
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Henry F. Peters
Jane L. Stanley
G. E. Marsh
Pearl A. Wilson
Grant A. Cooper
Lalea
Trouble for them at Methodist church basement entrance
The Press learns a group of boys have been damaging property at the Methodist Episcopal church basement and plan to arrest them to stop the depredations. Witnesses confirm the acts including broken windows and defaced woodwork. A separate incident reports a handle removed from a lady's umbrella in the Christian church vestibule.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Cblurch
Bell Ringing Family at Church Concert Next Monday
The Christian church hosts the Musical Eckardts, a Swiss bell ringing family, this coming Monday evening September 27. They are highly recommended and expected to deliver a wonderful performance. Admission is fifty cents for adults and twenty five cents for children.
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Bella
Hermiston Firm Forms Articles of Incorporation
The Umatilla Storage and Commission Company of Hermiston filed articles of incorporation with County Clerk Saling at Pendleton Thursday. Capital stock is $5000. Prominent Pendleton businessmen including E W McComas of Northwest Elevator, G W Phelps district attorney, William J Clark of Clark Hardware, and F A Phelps a Hermiston property holder hold roles as corporators and officers.
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Umatilla Storage and Commission Company of
Hermiston
Saling
Pendleton
E. W. McComas
The
Northwest Elevator Co
G. W. Phelps
William J. Clark
Clark Hardware Company
F. A. Phelps
Fall Term of Court Opens With Murder and Horse Theft Charges
The Fall term of the circuit court convened with Judge Beau presiding. Michael Ryan faces first degree murder charges for the Dixon killing over a road on the Ryan farm near Athena. Four men are charged with horse rustling from the Wenaba forest reserve. Local option law violations involve W. A. Brown, George Darveau, and M. V. Towsend. The term also includes transport of horses beyond ten miles, and a separate charge of stealing a mare from Gottlieb Miller. Friends of Pambron in Athena defend innocence awaiting acquittal. Round trip Athena to Pendleton tickets offered for fair travel.
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Beau
Ryan
Michael Ryan
Edward Dixon
Ryan Farm
Athena
J. H. Raluy
W. P. Winter
Pendleton
H. I. Watta
W. A. Brown
George Darveau
St. George
M. V. Townsend
Freewater
Clarence Morse
Harry Morse
Sam Pambron
Roy Ellsworth
Morse Ranch
Will Jameson
Thomas Marquis
J. Thompson
R. ©. Hager
Wenaba
Umatilla
McKay Creek
Gotliet Miller
Jane 10
Frienda
Pambroo
Improved Service At Athena After Telegraph Upgrades
The Athena Commercial Club praised Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph for reconstruction of its Athena plant. Letters between O P Van Houtte of Walla Walla and S B Wilson of Athena confirm outside and inside work, a new cable line on Fourth Street, and improved service now meeting local expectations.
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Athena
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Athena Commercial Association
O. P. van Houtte
Walla Walla
Commercial Association Committee
8. I. Wilson
Wilson
Fourth Street
Walla Walla, Wash
Athena Commercial Club
H. A. Barrett
John E. Foome
J. Wilson
Atbera
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
P. van Hontte
Athenon
Orog
P. van Houtte
Wahab
S. B. Wilson
Northwest Pacific extension rail line to Spokane progress
Eight carloads of steel for the North Coast road arrived Sunday in Kennewick and a large crew began track laying under master mechanic W H Saxton. Seventy two miles of track material from Puget Sound foundries. Work also advances toward Spokane in Yakima valley with grading and an engine expected from the east in days.
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Kennewick
North Coast Road
W. H. Saxton
Puetto
Yolo
Yakima Valley
Spokane
Spokane Thia Fall
Northwestern
Anniversary of Campbell’s Declaration to mark Restoration Movement
The Christian church will celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the Declaration and Address by Thomas Campbell next Sunday. Morning theme about speaking where Scriptures speak and remaining silent where they are silent, evening topic “A generation of Bible Students.” Special music planned and all are invited.
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Thomas Qampbell
Christian Church
Tragic Fire Ends Walla Walla Resident's Life
Leo Ubung, a well known Walla Walla Chinatown resident, ended his life in aMonday morning fire. Firemen found his badly charred body after the alarm. He reportedly set fire to bed clothing while bedridden, unable to move and with no money or friends.
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Leo Ubung
Walla Walla
Chinatown
Group Returns From Woodward Tollgate Trip
Ed Koontz Byron Hawke and Henry LaBrache returned Tuesday night from Woodward's tollgate where they went to hunt and fish. Except for one day they had excellent weather in the north fork of the Umatilla and the rest of the time were forced to stay in camp due to bad conditions.
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Koontz
Byron Hawke
Henry LaBrache
Woodward's Tollgate
Umatilla
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Preston-Parton Milling Company
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Happy Home
Schwabacher Bros. & Company, Incorporated
Seattle, Wash
E. T. Kidder
McArthur
City Meat Market
J. H. Stone
Main Street
Taft
A.Y.P. Exposition
Quhool Athletics
Pohne Main
Dell Brothers
Theo. R. & NK
Umarilla-Morrow County Fair
Commercial Association
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