City Brevities and Local Ads Skim for Goods
Local notes list ice cream at Hohbachs and dry wood from Minnis. Rental notices seek rooms and a seven to eight room cottage. Sewing help desired at 607 East Court. Fresh produce and poultry sold at Demottts and Stark Poultry House. Hardware ad promotes Keen butter shears and pocket cutlery. Real estate offers 640 acres near Helix and 200 near Echo. Hobbich Oyster House halts hot meals, offers coffee and lunches. Eldridge sewing machine advertised at Goodman Hardware. Missing freight theft stories note a break in and an arrest in Justice Savidge’s court.
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East Court Street
Demott’s
Stark Poultry House
Petty Thieves Busy in Local Railroad Yards
A wave of thefts by noaks and other petty criminals has hit the local railroad yards over recent months. Tramps are blamed for numerous depredations, with frequent break ins and stolen items rising. Police urge heightened vigilance and patrols to curb the activity.
No Wedding Bell Is For Him In Oregon Saga
La Grande correspondent recounts Henry Shaefer who nearly wed after meeting Mrs Hadley of Ohio. They traveled from Island City to formalize a marriage but cold feet ended plans as she left for Ohio after a brief stay. Shaefer, shaken, arranged her ticket home.
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la Grande
Henry Shaefer
Missouri Hollow
Pumpkin Ridge
Henry
Hadley
Ohio
la Grande Last Thursday and Was Met By Mr. Shaefer
Mr. Shaefer
Island City
Shaefer
Keeney Leaves for Washington and Montana Missions
J M Keeney of the Cunningham Sheep and Land company departed for Washington and Montana representing the firm in planning for a large lamb and wool crop this spring. The Cunningham company markets thousands of blooded sheep across the northwest and expects an exceptionally fine year in the sheep business.
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J. M. Keeney
Cunningham Sheep and Land Company
Washington
Montana
Cunningham Company
Campany
Northwest States
Moving Graham Stock to Easler building
W R Graham, well known furniture dealer, moves stock from the old post office area to the Easler building near the St George. He will fit up the new quarters and display a full stock of furniture. Expect installation by week’s end.
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Graham
Hie
Easler
St George
Lewis Hunter
Rival Shot At Los Angeles Post Office Visit
Mrs A Z DeArman waited an hour for rival Mrs Helen Griffen at a Los Angeles post office and then shot her in the head, authorities report a fatal confrontation.
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A. Z DeArman
Helen Griffen
Los Angeles
Elks Buy Club Building In Grand Style
The La Grande lodge of Elks decided last night to buy the Commercial club property after canvassing members. An option for 9500 dollars was secured, with the offer accepted and financing to proceed. The move would prevent foreclosure and might provide the commercial group a suitable home nearby, benefiting both organizations and the community.
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The
la Grande Star
la Grande Lodge of
Elka
Commercial Club
Elks
Inai
Elks Fraternity
Industrial shift eyed for Boise office by Oregon Short Line
The Oregon Short Line plans replacing the district passenger and freight agent with an industrial agency in Boise. F H Plaisted says works will resume on the Northwestern road, with Bancroft visiting Huntington to discuss progress. If Boise adopts the new office, several assistants will liaise with commercial clubs and aid settlers seeking business openings, while traveling agents absorb much of the current workload.
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Oregon Short Line
Boise
F. H. Plaisted
Boise Statesman
Plaisted
Northwestern
Bancroft
Huntington
Salt Lake
Snake River
Idaho
West
Superintending Improvements by O R N Engineer
Division Engineer William Bollons arrived from the Blue Mountains to supervise planned mountain season improvements. Several work trains and track crews will be deployed soon as the coming season promises heavy activity.
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William Bollons
Blue Mountains
Principal Audrey G Smith Promoted at Joseph Schools
Audrey G Smith rises from assistant to principal at Joseph schools amid controversy after she reportedly discipled a disruptive student, drawing attention from the school board.
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Audrey G. Smith
Joseph
Smith
Clackamas County Votes On Local Option Dryness
A local effort seeks to make Clackamas County dry through a local option vote. The campaign centers on restricting or banning the sale of alcoholic beverages within the county boundaries, aiming to reflect community standards and historical norms.
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Clackamas County
Student's $105,000 Fortune Tailed to Mother in California Case
W W Scales, captain of Weston normal basketball, inherits more than 100000 dollars in a California court settlement from his late father's estate. The money goes to his mother with Scales noted as a diligent student and track leader while his family lives in Roseburg and Utica before moving to California. Scales plans spring clothes purchase in Pendleton as news of the award reaches him.
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Dream
W. W. Scales
Weston Normal
California
Scales
Oregon State ‘Normal
Roseburg
Westor Normal
Utica
New York
Pendleton
Magazine details operation with illustrations in current issue
The current issue of the magazine dedicates several pages to describing and illustrating the operation. Dr. A M Essem of The Dalles is appointed to the state board of dental examiners replacing Dr. L Bundy of Medford by Governor Chamberlain. John Ridgewood, a prominent farmer of Sheridan, Ore, was killed by a falling tree Tuesday while working in the woods.
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A. M. Essem
The
Dalles
State Board of Dental Examiners
L. Bundy
Medford
Chamberlain
John Ridgewood
Sheridan, Ore
Mooree Invests In Idatio Ranch Sale In Caldwell
Seattle capitalist Jas A Moore purchased the Ireton ranch near Caldwell from H W Dorman. The Ireton Land Company had planned surveying and platting for small tracts but the sale shifts plans to livestock use, possibly sheep. Moore, famed for hotel improvements on Denny Hill, is noted as a Seattle magnate behind growth in the Pacific coast.
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Ireton
H. W. Dorman
Jas. A. Moore
Seattle
Caldwell News
Moore
Pacific Coast
Washington
Denny Hill
Pacific
Noli Makes Incubator Record in Oregon Hatch
Antone Nolte has set an incubator record in eastern Oregon by hatching 122 White Leghorn chickens from 136 eggs this week. The remarkable yield highlights Nolte’s skill and the incubator’s efficiency.
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Antone Nolte
Oregon
Bankrupt sale notice for John C. Cumming estate in Oregon
Trustee in bankruptcy CHAS. H. MARSH states that at 2 p m on April Tth 1908 a public auction will sell the John C. Cumming estate s personal property store goods and open accounts at the Weston Oregon front door in Umatilla County The sale is cash and subject to District Court confirmation Details and inventory are at Pendleton Savings Bank building Pendleton Oregon March 25 1908 CHAS H MARSH Trustee in Bankruptcy
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John C. Cumming
Weston
Umatilla County
Oregon
Thomas FitzGerald
Pendleton Savings Bank
Pendleton
District Court of the United States For
District of Oregon
Chas. H. Marsh
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Pendleton Cloak and Suit
Hohbach's
East Court
Court Street
Stansberry & Matne
MN Street
A. Eklund
Court House
Demortt
Goodman Hardware Co
Helix
Echo
Hobbich Oyster House
Eldridge
Bolte Capital News
Freund
Justice Savidge
Severn Gate
Charles Chrisman
Portland
Bola
Louis Hunziker
Ohlo
Kobppens
Elks Buy Club
la Grande Lodge
Mother
Normal
Spender L
United States
Canada
Northwest
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Southern Pacific Company
Middle West
Kansas City
Louis
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Paul
F. J. Quinlan
WM. M'Murray
Mooree
Idatio
Caldwell
Watchmaker
C. A
Pendleton, Oregon
West Webb Street
Noli
East Oregonian
Frank B. Clopton & CO
E. Court, St., Pendleton, Ore
Simes
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