Paving East Court Street Contract Awarded
The city council awarded the East Court Street paving contract to Warren Construction Co. at 1.45 per square yard, with work to start immediately. They also moved to study improvements on West Alta, on petition from local property owners for gravel bitulithic paving from Main to Chestnut and Alta to Webb, aiming for completion before the Round-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Court Street
West Alta
Court Street
Warren Construction Co
Alta Street
Frank O’ Harra
H. Rosenberg
Emma G. Smith
Mia
Edgar R. Thompson
H. F. Peters
Water Commission
Gulch
Wilson
North Side
Local Advertising in Brief From The Oregonian
A compilation of small ads and notices: livestock for sale including milch cows and horses, farm and real estate listings, rooms for rent, employment requests, and services. Also notes a dress rehearsal for a local play and missing veterinary instruments found elsewhere. Listings show multiple addresses in Pendleton and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoskins
Echo
Main Street
Ore
Maxwell
Cottonwood Street
Webb Street
Kirkpatrick Bros
Pendleton
Oregon
Jack
Care East Oregonian
Meeting Notice for Young Men's Club Tonight
A meeting of the Young Men's Club is announced in the club rooms at 7:45 this evening. Ady signs the notice.
Do You Know What You're Eating Ad Copy for Oregon Market
A concise ad promotes meat sold by Oregon Market claiming U S government inspection. The copy urges readers to protect themselves by ordering from the store and provides the phone number 444. The piece reflects a simple historical sale pitch emphasizing government oversight and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Oregon
Ady
Lew Reed Ranch for Sale on Umatilla River
For sale the Lew Reed ranch between Bingham Springs and Gibbon Oregon. 160 acres with a good house orchard and garden. Horses cattle farming implements and household furniture included. For particulars address Mrs L W Reed Gibbon Ore Ady
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Reed
Umatilla
Bingham Springs
Gibbon
L. W. Reed
Ore
Ady
Demurrer Sustained in Suit Against State Printer
Salem April 16 Circuit Judge Gallager sustained a demurrer to the complaint in the suit by members of the state printing board and the allied printing trades council of Salem to stop the closed shop contract in the state printing office The judge ruled the plaintiffs including W C Francis of the Oregon employers association would not be personally harmed and that the complaint failed to show a contract in existence when filed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Gallager
Harris
State Printing Board
Allied Printing Trades Council of
State
W. C. Francis
Oregon Employer's Association
Alaska dog race begins 412 mile Nome to Candle
Nome residents gather as four teams start the All Alaska sweepstakes from Nome to Candle and back. The start featured a light snowfall and a Dilazord in progress as competitors embark on the 412 mile trek along the windswept trail from Nome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biimard
Nome
Alaska
Candle
Pendleton Tops Yakima In Narrow Baseball Thriller
Pendleton wins a close game at North Yakima as Henry Peterson pinch hits for Jorgstadt and drives in the deciding run. Jorgstadt in his debut for Yakima fanned three and walked three over eight, while Peterson adds a key single and scores, with Gravelle and Shroeder handling pitching duties for Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Yakima
Pendleton
Henry Peterson
Jorgstadt
Hargstat
Peterson
Harrod
Berry
Taylor
Victoria
Buckaroos
Krause
Yakima
Ralk
Naughton
Lodell
Deecrek
Briggs
Pembrooke
Colvin
Eas Fowhen
Pritchard
Fuller
Plautz
Stokke
Graveller
Shroeder
Gravelle
Four Rosenthal Gunmen Who Were Electrocuted
The four men who murdered Her man Rosenthal July 16 1912 in front of the Hotel Metro on Forty third street New York City were ready to die forty eight hours before the date set for their execution They had religious consolation and tears flowed as Justice Goff ordered a stay but clemency was denied and the four men were executed at Sing Sing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Rosenthal
Metropole
Forty-third Street
New York City
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Whitman
New York County
Sing Sing
Tich Company Delivers Packed House At Alta Theater
The Rich's Musical Comedy company played to a full house with The Prince of Milwaukee a sharp rapid fire comedy featuring clever songs and dances. Chief comedian Mr Wright drew steady applause and the group will stay on to present The Runaway Honeymooners with tango numbers by the chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tich
Rich
Alta
Milwaukee
Wright
Boy's prank suspends city water supply
A mischievous boy rolled a boulder onto an exposed water main, breaking a joint and releasing a four inch stream that cut off the north side and the Eastern Oregon branch hospital from water for four hours. The incident forced extra work for the water department and damaged a curb on Matlock street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern
Oregon Branch Hospital
Matlock Street
A. W. Beeman
Mallock
Mark
Water main damage floods street and garden on Matlock
Neighbors alerted the water department but before shutoff the new curbing on Matlock Street by E. C. Day was seriously damaged. Water threatened to wash out a sewer line and flood the potato garden on the Beemon place. Repairs finished about 7 PM and water restored to the mains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Matlock Street
E. C
General Staff Plans New Oregon National Guard Medical Board
Portland April 16. The Oregon National Guard general staff approved reorganizing the medical department to a wartime footing. The plan creates medical corps reserve and hospital branches, assigns officers and enlisted for Third Infantry Coast Artillery Field Artillery and Cavalry units, and sets a June encampment from 12 to 24 with War Department approval.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon National Guard
Frnzer
War Department
Medical Corps
Medical Reserve Corps
Hospital Corps
Coast Artillery Corps
Battery A
Field Artillery
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
In Favor of Roads and Bridges Budget Rigor
A speaker pledges support for good roads and bridges and strict economy in road funding. He aims that every road tax dollar yields full value for the people, asserting voter will at primaries.
George Buzan Seeks County Treasurer Post
George Buzan, a Republican candidate, runs in the primaries for County Treasurer. He pledges faithfulness and honesty, vowing to stop all interest against the county as funds become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buzan
Fire protection planned for Frisco exposition
San Francisco April 16 Seventeen miles of automatic fire alarm wiring will be installed in the Panama Pacific exposition main exhibit areas. The alarm device uses copper tubing filled with air that expands when heated to trigger an electric circuit and alert a central station. At each entrance to the building unmunciators will indicate the fire location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chamberlain Commended for Canal Tolls Stance
Washington April 16 Senator Chamberlain received a letter from the Oregon Woolgrowers Association praising his opposition to the repeal of canal tolls. The message signals strong regional support for his position in the ongoing debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Washington
Senator Chamberlain
Oregon Woolgrowers’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marshall Field
Chicago
R. D. Sayres & CO
E. Court Street
West Alta Street
Court
Aura Street
Larone
Wilson Street
North Bend
Marshfield
Griggs’ Grocery
Frank M. Griggs
E. Court St
Locela
Oregonian
Bath
Willow
Headlight
W. Webb Street
Jackson
G. W. Knight
Frankin Street
Wild Horse Road
Koeppen
Malin Street
Walters’ Mill
Bend
Penland Bros
Helix
W. H. Morrison
Walla Walla
Freewater Land Co
Freewater
Demurrer
Von
Fuler
Rosenthal
Whitey Lewis
Dago Prank
City Motor Car Company
City
Frank Hays
C. WN. G
A. Yeager
H. M. Cockburn
Frisco
Franklin
Pendleton Auto Company
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