April Fools Prank Hits Deputy Sheriff Jodo Strand
At 1 a m in Umatilla County a prank on deputy sheriff George Strand unfolds as a false report of a burglary at Dr Henderson’s home. Strand races to the scene, rounds two elderly women, checks the barn and woodshed, and discovers no burglar. The hoax ends when the court house phone reveals it was a joke, Strand laughing at the ruse.
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George “Jodo” Strand
Umatilla
Strand
Ting-a-ling
Sheriffs Office
Jodo
Henderson
Alta and
Johnson Streets
Dr. Henderson
Mackschauffes
Court House
Sheriff's Office
Pioneer Frank Mansfield Dies at 77 in Athena
Frank Mansfield longtime Athena resident aged 77 died suddenly of heart failure at his home after midnight. A veteran of Indian wars and pension recipient he came to Oregon from Illinois in 1852 with twin brother Doc Mansfield who died last year. He leaves son Hardy Mansfield and a widow, with estate bequeathed to them. a respected Democratic warhorse and Christian church member.
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Athena
Frank Mansfield
Dr. Sharp
Oregon
Ilinois
Doc Mansfield
Hardy Mansfield
Wallowa
Tve
Plague Deaths Reported Daily Near Pekin District
St. Petersburg reports from Pekin that 400 deaths daily are attributed to plague in the Kiakiang district about 30 miles from Pekin. Special sale on sheet music by Snyder Music Co. offering popular pieces at 16, 20 and 25 cents this week only.
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St. Petersburg
Pekin
Kiakiang
Snyder Music Co
Pendleton Notes and Movements in Early 1911
Pendleton notes report M R Yates and family leaving for Mountain Home Idaho to pursue fruit growing. Beam bankruptcy shows assets of 3236.22 and debts over 2800. Sunderman suit for 115.95 against by Carter Smythe. Golden Rule Store to open April 8 in Pendleton. Bishop Padock to visit Palm Sunday and confirm. Five men jailed for intoxication. two bail forfeitures. L F Anderson trades east Court residence for a farm near Newberg but plans to remain in Pendleton.
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Beam
Peoples Warehouse
Carter & Smythe
A. W H. Sunderman
Golden Rule Store
Golden Rule Syndicate
Northwest
Pendleton
Smith-Crawford
Upper Main Street
Galloway Arrives From Portland To Visit Walla Walla
Alex Galoway formerly a traveling salesman for Blake MecMall Paper Company is now vice president and house manager. He arrived from Portland this morning and will proceed to Walla Walla to consult with company representative Douglass Pall.
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Alex Galoway
A. B. Galloway
Blake-MecMall Paper Company
Portland
Walla Walla
Douglass Pall
Annual Meeting of Pendleton Chapter American Woman's League
Pendleton Chapter American Woman's League holds its annual meeting at City Hall next Monday at 3 PM to elect a president two vice presidents secretary treasurer and an executive committee. Reports of officers will be given and voting members are urged to attend.
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Pendleton
American Woman's League
Local baseball team to play Indians at Round Up Park
The Delivery Boys, also known as the Young Roundups and the Second Pendleton team, will host the Indians of the agency in a return game tomorrow afternoon at Round Up Park. Last Sunday the redskin lineup lost 12 to 11 but seeks revenge with scalps metaphorically hanging from their belts.
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Delivery Boys
Roundups
Pendleton
Indians
Agency
Roundup Park
City Dogs Face Crackdown Over License Tags
Chief Gur dane declares a crusade against roaming dogs in Wherry city. Delinquent canines and neglectful owners are warned that neither mixed breeds nor thoroughbreds will escape enforcement until license taxes are paid into the city coffers.
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Gurdane
War on sidewalk bike riders declared by Chief Gurdane
Chief Gurdane warns that no offender will be exempt from punishment under city ordinance for sidewalk bicycle riding. He urges all riders to use roads now that they are dry and smooth. The warning targets riders of all races and backgrounds.
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Hicvele
Gurdane
St Dennis and Watts Case Figures Deny Drinking Allegations
Three of the four plaintiffs in the famed St Dennis Watts case, Reny, Jerry St Dennis and Thomas Breden, arrive in the city to refute rumors that Attorney J B Perry intoxicated them to gain control of papers granting power of attorney. Jerry St Dennis and Breden say they have only ever had one drink with the attorney, while Joe St Dennis insists he has never drunk with Mr Perry at all.
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Reny
Jerry St. Dennis
Joe St. Dennis
Thomas Breden
St. Dennis- Watts
J. B. Perry
Brefen
Pendleton Man Gets Good Appointment to Forestry Board
Attorney Dan P. Smythe of Pendleton, president of the local Commercial association and secretary of the Oregon Wool Growers' association, has been named as a member of the State board of forestry. The board, which has just completed a Salem session, elected F. A. Elliot state forester and plans a publicity campaign on forest preservation. Other board members include A. T. Buxton, George H. Cecil, L. S. Hill, A. P. Sprague, Governor West, and George W. Peevy.
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Dan P. Smythe
Oregon Wool Growers’ Association
State Board of Forestry
Salem Dispatches
Woolgrowers’ Organization
Smythe
Salem
F. A. Elliot
Oregon
A. T. Buxton
Forest Grove
State Grange
George H. Cecil
United States Forest Service
Governor West
L. 8. Hill
Junction City
Oregon & Washington Lumbermen's Association
A. P. Sprague
Portland
Oregon Forest Fire Association
Governor Wet
George W. Peevy
Corvallis
Department of Forestry
Oregon Agricultural College
Democrats Nominate Champ Clark in Secret Caucus
Washington April 1 Democrats held a secret caucus nominating Champ Clark for the speakership without opposition. Burleson of Texas presided. Chairman Underwood announced Ways and Means members would be named last. The caucus also aims to cut house employes saving about 115000 annually. All good chickens should die young.
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Washington
Clark
House
Burleson
Texas
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
From poor lad to wealthy farmer in Umatilla County
Lara Larsen of Cold Springs emigrated from Sweden thirty years ago as a farm hand to Umatilla County. He rose through hard work to become one of the largest wheat growers, owning nine quarter sections with top equipment. He plans no move to the city, instead enhancing his country home with modern conveniences, including a large white house lit by acetylene gas.
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Umatilla
Lara Hansen
Cold Springs
Larsen
Man Seeks Bath Fixtures To Build Fine Umatilla County Home
The unnamed resident plans bath and toilet installations at his house in the ecity. Upon completing improvements he hopes to counter claims that there are no fine country homes in Umatilla county.
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Umatilla
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