Sophomore Class Busy Says News Notes
The school reports frozen water pipes and higher water deliveries from Ritchie's and Engleman's. Country children are sent home and the primary class dismissed as high water arrives. The Sophomore Class studies The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and will switch to Spectator Papers by Addison and Steele. Freshmen finish Idylls of the King and will begin Ivanhoe when books arrive. Library additions include 250 books with more on the way and a traceable checkout system. Town borrowers may take books for two weeks with fines for late returns. The girls basketball team challenges Heppner girls for February 12. Tone floor game coached by Mr. Reynolds follows prior grammar boy games. A cabinet is built for new science equipment. Weather delays push outdoor games to later dates. trips to Moro and Grass Valley await. The High School smoker drew a large audience. wrestling, boxing, and sparring events featured Wayne Sperry, Johnny Bacon, Harley Sperry, Charles Pennington, Elmer Cochran, Ray Sperry, Ben Bordsen, Merle Blake, Joseph Lowell, Lloyd Fletcher, Kenneth and Roy Blake with Roy taking two falls. Miss Puyear, 5th and 6th grade teacher, was ill last week with tonsillitis. Snow and high water keep Mable Wilcox, Genevieve Henkle, Ruth Petteys, Frank and Goldie Stoops, Olive Anderson, and Blanche Turner from attending. Lula Calkins misses school due to illness.
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Wayne Sperry
Johny Bacon
Johnny
Harley Sperry
Charles Pennington
Elmer Cochran
Ray Sperry
Elmer
Ray
Ben Bordsen
Merle Blake
Joseph Lowell
Lloyd Fletcher
Kenneth
Roy Blake
Roy
Calkins Marry Maggie Barnett in Private Home Ceremony
Calkins known as Shorty wed Maggie Barnett at the groom's Second Street home with Rev J L Jones officiating. Only the couple and immediate family attended with later friends and cigars. Barnett daughter of Mrs Allyn of Jones ranch. Star Dray pin owner groom. community wishes long life and prosperity. Carl Calkins and Pearl Johnson, both 20, were lost all night last week after leaving John Keirin’s home en route to John Calkins, wandering until morning. they were unharmed though puzzled by their surroundings.
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G. M
Shorty) Calkins
marriag
Maggie Barnett
Second St
J. L. Jones
Flossie
Myria Franke
Barnett
Allyn
Jone
Carl Calkins
John Calkins
Pearl Johnson
Howard Johnson
John Keirin
Turner visits from the ranch this week
B. Turner appeared this week arriving from the ranch, drawing attention from local residents and signaling possible events tied to rural interests.
Leonard Carlson in Toes or Tennessee A.M.E. path
Leonard Carlson appears in a fragment mentioning Toes or Tennessee A.M.E. context with unclear details. The readable words point to a personal name and a possible place or group but lack verifiable facts or dates. Further text needed for a complete, accurate item.
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Leonard Carlson
400 Head of Sheep Lost in Severe Storm at Condon
A Condon sheepman named McIntosh reports losing 400 head of sheep in the severe storm. Many stockmen face losses in small cattle lots and feed shortages persist. Snow depth reached inches, hindering train service on the Condon branch and delaying Arlington trains from moving through Condon yard.
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CONDON
McIntosh
stondon
Condon branch
Arlington
Condon yard
Meacham Snow Bank Buries Rail Line
Snowdrifts reach five feet in Meacham with deeper drifts in places. No trains ran at 11 o’clock and rain expected at 7:80 failed to arrive. Rotary work continued between Meacham and Hilgrade at 1 PM amid a quarter mile snowslide west of Meacham.
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Meacham
Five Hundred Club Holds Meeting at Walt Cason Residence
The Five Hundred Club met at Walt Cason's home last Wednesday with members present including Mrs. F. Bender, Mrs. Bert Mason, Francis Cronan, Miss Otchkiss, Miss Mable Mason, and Joe Mason among others. Frank and Ed Engleman arrived from Athena after caring for their mother during illness and death. locals praised merchants for support during the train disruption and noted mail distribution by postmaster Joe Mason. Real estate ads offered Castle Rock properties near $9500, with $850 mortgage on one parcel, and a call to write Hox 162 Lone Ore or the Journal Office for details.
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500 club
Walt Cason
F. &. Bender
Bert Mason
Francis Cronan
Otchkiss
Mable
Siby Cason
Ja. Henry
Mable Mason
Brick Cochow
Joe Mason
Roy
Frank
Ed Engleman
Athena
Ore
Castle Rock
Wash
Bishop Paddock Rests in Hood River After Busy Years
The Right Rev. R. Paddock bishop of the Episcopal diocese based in Hood River has little time for leisure. He has spent eight years traveling vast distances across Eastern Oregon and beyond, with long road and rail journeys, and plans winter study to continue his work.
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Hood River
R. Paddock
diocese of the Episcopal
Oregon
Washington
suddition
Bish
Poultry Industry Prosperity Foreseen for Ione Area
A letter from Union stock yards notes 23 cattle hogs and sheep shipped to Portland in 1915, plus 6500 pounds of dressed poultry sent by express. Local meat production is higher, and climate favors poultry raising, with Ione poised to compete with Petaluma and may ship poultry for world markets as the business grows.
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Bender & Co
Union stock yards
lane
Portland
express
Ione
Pacific Coast
Petaluma
California
Ione Best Yet The Journal Receives Chester Titus Letter
Chester Titus, who left Ione for Glenna Ferry Idaho to take a Watch Inspector post with the 0. B. L. Ry. Co., writes that Ione is one of the neatest and cleanest towns he has seen since leaving. He sends regards to friends.
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Journal
Chester Titus
Ione
Glenna Ferry
Idaho
L. Ry. Co
Portland trip notes on family hospital call
Ralph Hymer traveled to Portland on Sunday after being summoned from Athena Oregon when it was learned that his mother Mrs W J King was seriously ill in a hospital there with her condition described as critical and urgent care needed.
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Ralph Hymer
Portland
Athena
Oregon
W. J. King
Young Riders Enjoy Sunday Coasting on Halver Hill
Several youths spent last Sunday coasting on Halver Hill and reported a dandy time. G J Patterson arrived from Bainbridge Mon.
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Halvergon hill
Storm Leaves Willow Creek Area Mildly Damaged
Willow Creek saw elevated water but no serious flood damage reported. Local notes highlight Theo Nordhaus of West Coast Rubber Co visiting Ione, a Leap Year ball praised at Oscar Lundell, and plans for a Heppner creamery venture facing timing doubts. Snow and sleet disrupted suburbs with streetcar service suspended while spring weather returns.
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Willow creek
Oscar Lundell
lower
Karl Hutton
W. K. Davis
Morgan
Portland Storm Leaves City Paralyzed and Fatal
A severe Northwest storm halted communications and transport in Portland with ten inches of snow. One death occurred as Herbert Wild collapsed from exhaustion while battling the elements. Downtown crowds overwhelmed hotels and theaters as hundreds could not return home.
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Portland
Herbert Wild
For Sale Coal and Wheat Land Listings and Local Flood Report
For Sale wheat land in various sizes offered by W Sears of lone Oregon Box 162 Tum a Lum. Sears has just received another coal car to supply patrons while stock lasts. The dam across the creek below Frank Lundell’s house risked failure during high water, but Bert Johnson and L Franks filled sacks with dirt to bank it and prevent a washout. Water levels should drop in a few days and the dam will be safe again. Frank Akers visited this week and Mrs J B Sparks came from Heppner Tuesday to visit her mother.
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Mr. Morgan
Heppner
Club Creamery Committee
Frank Lundell
Bert Johnson
L. Franks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ritchie’s
Engleman's
Sophmore
Benjamin Franklin
Addison and
Steele
Spectator
Ivanhoe
joeodere
Beok
Doak
Heppner girls
tone
Reynolds
grammar
aesarenes cense
Moro
Grass Valley
Puyear
Mable Wilcox
Genevieve Henkle
Ruth Petteys
Frank and
Goldie Stoops
Olive Anderson
Blanche Turner
Lula Calkins
Calkins—Barnett
B. Turner
OTARY BUCKS
Hilgard
Cecil
Messrs Straits
Thy
lone
Bishop Paddock
Stock Review of
G. J. Patterson
Bain rch
Union
Theo Nordhaus
Seattle
West Coast Rubber Co
eall
Jakes
Leonard Carlson ol
mas
Hopkins
Denton
W. Sears
Frank Akers
J. B. Sparks
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