Local classified items bundled with Pendleton ads
A jumble of local notices and ads lists offerings from Nissen Implement Company and Pendleton Cash Market. It includes buggies and rubber tired vehicles, housework jobs, lost fur, help wanted for stenography, sale items like Holt combine harvester and furniture, rental inquiries, a violin recital by Miss Nettle Burr, and land and property listings with contact details in Pendleton Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nissen Implement Company
Perry Houser
W. Court Street
Holt Combine Harvester
G W. Knight
Franklin Street
Garden Street
Columbia
Chicago Man Killed by a Telephone
John Sheddon of Blain was electrocuted at his home while attempting to end a telephone disturbance. After dinner the phone rang with only buzzing heard. He used shears to cut the wire but received a fatal electric shock as the feed from a trolley line had crowded the line with full current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Sheddon
Hie
Blain
Canadian Pacific land sales attract Northwest farmers
Bert Huffman returns from Calgary with Moscow and Pullman buyers who purchased about nine sections east of Calgary. Practical farmers from the northwest acquire thousands of acres of $10 wheat land as development work begins along the Bow river valley. Another expedition leaves La Grande on April 17. Hay lot in Columbia Beach offered for summer home or investment with easy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Huffman
Calgary
Alberta
Moscow
Pullman
Thonepolis
Canadian Pacific
Northwest
Bow River Valley
la Grande
Canadian Pacific Land
Columbia Beach
Walla Walla man warns sheriff of George Hewitt danger
William Scott of Walla Walla telephoned Pendleton sheriffs office to report that George Hewitt is dangerous at large and must be taken into custody. Scott, an ex president of the Inland Grain Growers association, claimed Hewitt threatened to kill Tom Montgomery and then himself. Attorney F A Garrett met Judge Gilliland to discuss a guardian for Hewitt, noting Hewitt distrusts Montgomery in the guardianship proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hewitt
Walla Walla
William Scott
Helix
The
Inland Grain Growers’ Association
Sheriff's
Mr. Scott
Hewitt
Tom Montgomery
Commercial National Bank
Kim
Sheriffs Office
Mr. Montgomery
Montgomery
F. A. Garrett
Pendleton
Gilliland
Episcopal Church Cleared Of Debt In Vestry Re-Election
The vestry of the Church of the Redeemer was unanimously re-elected for another year. The annual report shows the church is free of debt except for a $600 rectory balance secured by Parish Aid. The new rectory cost nearly $4000. Delegates Lambirth Moorhouse and Robinson were chosen for the Baker City diocese convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Redeemer
John T. Lambirth
Mark Moorhouse
Royal Sawtelle
G. M. Rice
James Johns
G. H. Probett
John F. Robinson
Mra. BE. P. Marshal
Messrs. Robinson
Lambirth
Moorhouse
Baker City
Presidents work capacity Taft shifts burden to cabinet
The piece traces presidential work styles from Cleveland to Roosevelt and McKinley, noting Roosevelt's hands on control of appointments and delinquents, then Taft's plan to empower cabinet ministers to run departments while reporting to the President, aiming to set a lasting executive-branch precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Taft
Washington
Grover Clevelland
White House
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Echo Robbery Taken at Dulge
Sheriff Taylor returns from Boise with John Doe in custody at the county jail. Police say the suspect matched the Echo hardware store burglary in Boho, selling watches and knives. Evidence links the man to the theft, as items tally with those taken from the Echo store.
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Dulge
Taylor
Boise
Idaho Capital
Echo
Boho
John Doe
Sheriff Taylor
Bolte
Bolse
Evho
Good Bill Shown at the Orpheum
A feature at the Orpheum this week showcases two headliners including Miss Mabel Johnston, touted as the world’s greatest lady ventriloquist. Her act impressed audiences with convincing voice throws and a strong imitation of Ringling Bros. style performances.
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Orpheum
Blochite
Mabel Johnston
Vaudeville Show Delights With Glick and Singers
Review notes Lew Glick a top dialect singing comedian impressing the local audience with superb vocal expression and mastery of Swedish and Italian songs. The program includes quality songs and pictures and drew encore after encore.
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Lew Glick
The Tiller Sisters Opened With Packed House Show
At the Grand Theater the Tiller sisters opened last night to packed houses with standing room only. They present a singing and talking act titled The actress and the news girl with funny specialties. Woodward, a blackface monologist and dancer, featured strong songs and old time dancing. Myrtle Bloomfield sang If I only had a home, sweet home. Moving pictures were of high quality.
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Grand Theater
T Ller Sisters
Woodward
Myrtle Bloomfield
Beach Views Through Stereopticon in Pendleton
Columbia Trust Company of Portland promotes Columbia Beach with a stereopticon display at 120 E Court Street Pendleton. The free event runs this week only to acquaint residents with the beach and encourage future interest in purchasing lots, inviting early attendance despite limited seating.
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Columbia Trust Company of
Portland
Oregon Sheep to Alaska, Portland by Rail and Boat
William Vining, an old time cattle shipper, escorted 990 two year old mutton sheep through Portland last night. The flock, sourced in southern Oregon, will be rails to Seattle then by boat to Valdez. Unloaded there they march overland to Fairbanks, arriving about July 1. He plans to sell at about one dollar per pound and to return for another shipment before navigation closes.
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Oregon
Alaska
Portland
William Vining
Fairbanks
Seattle
Valdez
Vining
Admiral Roosevelt Aboard Suez Bound Steamer
The steamer Admiral carrying ex President Roosevelt left the Suez Canal heading toward the Red Sea with stops at Aden and Mogadiscio. A landing party including Kermit Roosevelt and zoologist Edmund Heller aimed to collect bird specimens before continuing by train to Suez. Roosevelt denied an earlier Paris Journal interview, stating he had not spoken to that paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suez
Roosevelt
Aden
Mogadiscio
Italian Somaliland
Ismailia
Mediterranean
Kermit Roosevelt
Mayor Mears
Edmund Heller
J. Alden Loring
Paria Journal
Messina
Paris
Karachce
Mr. Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. E. Livengood & Co
Pendleton Cash Market
Malin
J. B. Hailey
Express
Welch's Cigar Store
Alao
Enquire
Pine Street
Mise Nettle Burr
Walla Walla, Wash
East Oregonian
C. H. Sellers
Matin Street
Ore
Boyle
Koeppens
PROV
Walla
Umatilla
Episcopal Church
Gray Bros. Grocery CO
Pose
Ernst Oregonian
Tiller
Orpheum Theatre
Moving Pictures Show
J. P. Medernach
Prop
Mgr
Pendleton Roller Mills
W. S. Byers, Prop
Chas. Rohrman
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