Local society and travel notes from Baker City community
Local items report visits and registrations in Baker City including Hilda Brown of Hilgard at Adna Rogers home and Mrs Wray of Minneapolis visiting Miss Jean McDonald. Officials discuss school textbooks and upcoming Sunday school conventions with pastors and delegates from Union, Elgin, and Huntington. Weather notes hint at potential Sugar factory start next week. trains from the east are late due to snow.
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Hilda Brown
Hilgard
Adna Rogers
J. L. Maxwell
Wallowa
Foley House
Hoof
Sant
la Grands
Baker Herald
F. L. Meyers
Baker City
Ampter
Wray
Minneapolis
Minn
Jean McDonald
J. D. McKennon
Boise
Samuel Andrew
Golden Rule Tore
George Donnelly
Idahho
M. EB
Carroll Mack
Huntington
E. "W. Mack
W. T. Weight
Union
Thomas Walsinger
Union Sunday School
Alliel
T.T. Colek
County Sunday School Association
Youle
Presbyterian Church of Union
Willis
Barlow
H. A. Thomas
Elgin
J. F. Campbell
Clark's Creek
Montana
William Troensegaard
la Grande
Philippine Service
Roseburg Brakeman Killed by Friend Hunter Mistake
In Ridgeview near Roseburg Oregon on October 20 Alex Frank a Southern Pacific brakeman was shot and killed by his best friend Carl Weber while they hunted. Weber mistook Frank for a bear and fired as they separated near Rid ale 22 miles from Roseburg.
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Roseburg
Ore
Alex Frank
Southern Pacific
Carl Weber
Ridale
Weber
Frank
Dr W D McMillan Dentistry and Gold Work
Dr W D McMillan offers dentistry and expert gold work in La Grande. The office occupies the La Grande National Bank Building and provides special attention for children's teeth with contact available on both phones.
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la Grande National Bank
Remains of Amelia Bramwell Viewable Tomorrow
Remains of the late Amelia Bramwell can be viewed on Adams Avenue tomorrow from to 12 o'clock noon due to the casket not being opened at the taber race. The funeral is scheduled for 1 o'clock.
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Remaina
Amelia Bramwell
Taber- Race
Mita Amelia Bramwell
Adams Avenue
Sunday School Convention Elects Officers for Year
The Union County Sunday school convention reports progress as Charles A. Phipps and D. Osterhout arrive to aid delegates. Officers nominated include W. H. Gibson president and Hattie Wolfe temperance head. Island City chosen to host next meeting in March with a full program of devotions, papers, discussions, and social events.
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Union County
Charles A. Phipps
D. Osterhout
Boke
Osterhout
Pope
Siate
W. H. Gibson
la Grande
Rev. Boyles
Elgin
Law
Union
Rev. Taylor
Mra. H.©. Bidwell
Island City
T. T. Cocks
Mra. Chappel
Highn
J. H. Hockenberry
H. King
Tsland City
At the Playhouses crowds enjoy Pad- ume program
Crowds at the Pad- Ume theater last evening praised a program of songs and films. A Beente cure is promised for homesickness with a gallery of pictures and a vaudeville act offering value for 15 cents and laughter.
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Pad- Ume
Injured Grande Ronde logger near death after jin-pole accident
Andrew Nelson, a middle aged Grande Ronde Lumber Company logger on Rock Creek, suffered a severe head wound when a jin-pole chain broke causing the load to topple the pole. He remains in grave condition at Grande Ronde hospital, after transfer from Perry and La Grande. Nelson, unmarried, lists Toronto as home.
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Andrew Nelson
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Rock Creek
Grande Ronde Hospital
Nelson
Perry
la Grande
Fergus
Toronto
Canada
Arguing Non-Suit In Brasel Case Prolonged Deliberations
Arguments on the Brasel non-suit continued from last evening into the day with lengthy debate. Each point was fiercely contested as counsel pressed for or against the motion, ending at a late hour with no clear resolution.
Selected Proverb on Charity and Self Help
A brief quotation notes that true help to others begins with aiding oneself, framing charity as a reciprocal virtue. The line emphasizes personal effort as part of benevolence and moral duty.
Trial Proceedings Open With Defense Testimony
At 8 15 the motion for a consult was overruled and taking of testimony for the defense began. The courtroom adjourned with the judge setting terms for further evidence and questioning as the case moves forward.
Brasel versus O R N Co argues motion for non-suit
Cult court occupied all day with the argument on the motion for a non-suit in Brasel v. the O R N Company. The argument began yesterday evening and continued through today as Attorney Spencer closes for the O R N. Both sides press their case with witnesses examined and more waiting if the non-suit is denied.
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Cult
BH. Brasel Ve
O. R. & N. Company
Spencer
Think Bryan Victory an Impossible Event
Washington dispatch reports Senator Dix of Montana meeting with Roosevelt to focus the 1908 campaign on Ohio Indiana and New York. He says Bryan cannot carry Wyoming or Utah and will win only a few western states while predicting Taft carries New York by 100000 and Minnesota by 6000 to 120000.
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Washington
Dixon
Montana
Roosevelt
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Bryan
Wyoming
Uteh
Mississippi
Taft
Minnesota
Portland Third as Wheat Shipping Center
Portland ranked third among U S wheat shipping ports in September by exporting 1,711,678 bushels. Figures from the department of commerce and labor show Galveston leading and New York second.
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Portland
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Galveston
New York
Marriage Permits Involving Larsons And Craigs
Marriage permits granted to Harry K. Larson and Mise Christina Westenshow of Imbler along with H. C. Craig and Miss Jeanie Miller, both couples listed in the registry as eligible for nuptial status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Larson
Mise Christina Westenshow
Imbler
H. c. Craig
Mins Jeanie Miller
Scrubs Schedule Map Elgin Game With La Grande Second Team
The football board plans a Saturday match at Elgin between Elgin and La Grande second team. Scrubs trained hard and showed progress against the varsity. The Saturday game may be cancelled as the team considers traveling to Tighton by morning train and returning at night. The first team sharpens for the big game four weeks away as Pendleton’s whirl wind team visits.
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Football Board
Elgin
la Grande
Tigh
Pendleton
Pendleton Stronger Than Bader City In Play
The report notes Pendleton is considered markedly stronger than Bader City with equal weight and significantly faster play and better accuracy on the court.
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Pendleton
Bader City
Playa
Board of Equalization Receives Property Complaint
At a late hour this afternoon complaints regarding property assessment were filed with the board of equalization. During the present week the board will hear sworn complaints and take action while the board remains in session.
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Board of Equalization
Newoon Na
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Alice
Geo. L. Cleaver
H. L. Willis
Alleel
C. H. Bidwell
Land City
C. A. Phipps
Big Boy
B. Taylor
J. R. Youel
Jin
Ronde Lumber Company
Jin-Pole
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Coats
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J.A. Arbuckle
Robert E. Smith
Union County Fair
Jersey
R. E. Smith
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