School Officials Attend Fourteenth Empire Teachers' Convention
Pendleton Superintendent J S Landers and Umatilla County Superintendent Frank K Welles head to Spokane for the fourteenth annual Empire Teachers' association convention. Others from the county likely include Athena Principal W W Wiley and Hermiston Principal Youel. Landers will speak on adapting teaching to child development. Both leaders plan to stay for the business meeting Saturday, but Pendleton will not host next year.
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Inand Empire Teachers’ Association
Spokane
J. S. Landers
Pendleton Public Schools
Frank K. Welles
Umatilla County
Pendleton
W W. Wiley
Athena
Youel
Hermiston
Supt. Sanders
Letter dated 1847 reveals Mosher fortune claim
Missive written to Martin L Mosher's father in 1847 by his sister Mrs Margaret Williams in New York led to Martin E Mosher inheriting a fortune of 363000. The aunt's will left a large sum to the elder Mosher, whom relatives could not locate, triggering estate discovery and litigation culminating in a verdict from the surrogate's court.
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Helt
Baltimore
Margaret Williams
Seventh Avenue
New York City
Martin E. Mosher
Mosher
Martin L. Mosher
Walcott County
Conn
Hickman Flood Displaces Town In Mississippi River Breach
Hickman Kentucky April 2 Two thousand residents lose homes after a Mississippi River levee breach floods the town with two to eight feet of water. Tents are scarce, food is tight, and illness runs high though no deaths are yet reported.
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Hickman
Dr Wiley Recommends Successor to Lead Pure Food Office
Dr W D Bigelow, assistant chief of the Bureau of Chemistry and longtime ally of Dr Harvey W Wiley, is recommended by Wiley for the head of the pure food enforcement office. The President invites universities to propose leading chemists for the role.
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Washington
W. D. Bigelow
Bureau of Chemistry
Harvey W. Wiley
Wiley
Notion on Hiring Chemists Versus Administrators
The passage argues that a great chemist is not essential for the post. It stresses that an administrator with courage and sound judgment is needed to enforce the law and protect the public. Dr. Wiley emphasizes honesty and insistence on public rights in enforcement.
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Wiley
Cheritry
Innkeeper on Ruffle Bar Wins All Winter Pot
Six men and one woman, marooned on Ruffle Bar near Rockaway Beach, played a $10 ante poker pool through January. Gustav Gunther, owner of the local hotel, returns amid ice floes to learn a relative has died. The game left him with all the winnings as winter ends.
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New York
Broadway
Arctic
Greater
Gustav Gunther
Rockawty Beach
Mike Albert
Rockaway Beach
Brooklyn
Woman as steeplejack at Lakeland tower climb
Miss Susan Dianell, in a coat suit and street shoes, climbed the 167 foot Lakeland tower frame and won a $20 wager after a young man bet she could not. She joined a party discussing the dangers of such work and proved her claim in under twenty minutes.
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Louisville
Susan Dianell
Lakeland
Mises Dianell
Pendleton News Notes Parish Aid and Local Updates
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports the Episcopal Parish will meet with Mrs J F Robinson Wednesday afternoon. Pendleton Drug Co installs new flooring at store entrance under Premium Dept. Miss Effie Parkes takes charge of Alexander Department Store Premium Dept. Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely returns from Salem with Kid Adams who pleaded guilty to attempted rape and received one to ten years. County fruit inspector L J Campbell plans week in the city to enforce tree spraying law. Police Court nets twenty dollars from four drunks. two fined, two forfeited bail. Rev B F Harper begins duties as Pendleton Presbytery pastor evangelist, visiting Ukiah and Albee before returning.
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Effie Parkes
Joe H. Parkes
Alexander Department Store
Penitentiary
Joe Blakely
Salem
Kid Adams
Adams
B. F. Harper
Pendleton Presbytery
Pilot Rock
Ukiah
Albee
Mr and Mrs Leon Cohen Return From California Trip
Mr and Mrs Leon Cohen arrived home from San Francisco and other California points after spending several weeks away. Mrs Cohen had left Pendleton for the Bay City in early winter and was joined by her husband when the Oregon First special train pulled into San Francisco.
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Leon Cohen
San Francisco
California
Leave For Stay in Salem Port Visit by P Bishop and Father
P Bishop and his father left last night for Portland and the former will go on to Salem to assume charge of Chauncey Bishop's store while he and his wife make a trip to eastern states. Mrs C P Bishop will join her husband in a few days and will likely be away for several months.
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Salem
P. Bishop
Portland
Chauncey Bishop
C. P. Bishop
Water System Nears Finish In Hermiston
H R Newport of New port Land & Construction says his firm almost completed Hermiston’s new water system. The cementing of the reservoir on the butte is finished and municipal water will be available to residents in a short time.
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H. R. Newport
Newport Land & Construction Company
Hermiston
Uny
New Teacher Begins Work at Washington School
Miss Sara Ruggles started duties as seventh grade teacher at Washington school replacing Mary Whitney who resigned. A Monmouth normal school graduate with several years of experience, she taught the seventh grade in Grasse Valley prior to joining.
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Sara Ruggles
Washington School
Mary Whitney
Monmouth Normal School
Grasse Valley
Elks to Hold Finishing Smoker for Members
Next Thursday evening the Elks lodge retires its house committee led by L G Frazier as chairman and Thomas FitzGerald as secretary. A smoker will be given to all lodge members to mark the end of their regime. The new house committee will be appointed at the Thursday meeting.
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Elks
The
Elks Lodge
House Committee
L. G. Frazier
Thomas FitzGerald
F. J Quinlan
Carl Cooley
Frank Frazier
McCorminach to Build a $5000 North Hill Bungalow
W H McCorminach plans a 5000 bungalow on North Main street Pendleton. Architect¢c BE Troutman of Aberdeen has drawn plans and excavation has started. The house will be one of the handsomest bungalow homes in Pendleton. Jefferson Club to Celebrate in Walla Walla on April 12. William M Peterson will speak, with Governors West and Hawley on the program. Banquet to celebrate Jefferson’s birthday priced at one dollar per plate.
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North Hill
W. H. McCorminach
North Main Street
W. L. Thomperon
C. BE. Troutman
Aberdeen
McCormmacrh
Pendleton
Jefferson Club
William M. Peterson
Umatilla County
Democratic Central Committee
Walla Walla
Thomas Jefferson
Democracy
West
Oregon
Hawley
Idaho
Butter Creek rancher thwarts coyote depredations with swift kill
A Butter Creek rancher killed sixteen coyotes in a quick action to prevent further losses to sheep farmers. The article notes the event as a deterrent to future depredations and mentions related local legal filings and a college bulletin aiding student workers and prize information for the state fair.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Landere
Dumb 45 Years Woman Regains Speech in Ohio Infirmary
Misa Olive Haverstick 60, an invalid at Greene County Infirmary, who had been dumb for 45 years, suddenly regained speech without warning as her physical condition improved. The affliction began after a spine injury from rope jumping at age twelve, and she now converses easily.
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Ohio Infirmary
Columbus
Ohio
Misa Olive Haverstick
Greene County Infirmary
Miss Haverstick
Knife in Head Revealed After Two Days of Pain
East St Louis boxmaker Louis Potfora, 26, survived two days with a knife blade embedded in his skull. Dr G A Stewart found the blade during a headache consultation and Henrie ta hospital surgeons removed a two and a half inch blade. Potfora said he fought two men but did not realize he had been stabbed.
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St Louis
Louis
Potfora
East St
G. A. Stewart
Newport Couple Arrives From Hermiston Home
Mr and Mrs H R Newport traveled from their Hermiston home yesterday. Mr Newport returned to the project town this morning while Mrs Newport remains visiting today.
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H. R. Newport
Hermiston
Pendleton Commercial Club Meets With New Members Added
The Pendleton Commercial association holds its regular meeting this evening. The session will include voting on a large number of new membership applicants for the month and a special committee will report on the branch hospital cornerstone laying project.
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Commercial Club
The
Pendleton Commercial Association
Coyotes and local men clash over Walden Rae finding
A Record Den of Coyotes reports Walden Rae of Butter Creek today brought in a catch that local men declare to be significant. The dispute centers on the size and origin of the animals and possible regulation.
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Walden Rae
Butter Creek
Cleaning service promises gentle care for delicate fabrics
The text asserts puppies should not be in muddy streets and that both Indies and gentlemen have redress when garments are cleaned. It claims garments are made to look new again without damage during cleaning, regardless of fabric delicacy.
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