Prosser family moves to Alba for teaching post and farm sales
Myrtle Prosser arrives from Michigan to teach at Alba and summer term, accompanying her siblings while the Prosser family plans farming in the county. The Old County Farm for sale offers over 20 rooms across three dwellings, many fruit trees, and extensive cultivation. Twenty one lots will be auctioned to the highest bidder on May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Prosser
Michigan
Alba
Miss Prosser
Sover
Bugent
Fbugene
Mr. Prosser
Old County Farm
Bridges Over the Tutuilla In Oregon Near Town
Alex Hutson, the toa supervisor, completed two new bridges over the Tutuilla near town. Que sits by the cemetery and marks the first bridge at that point. The second spans the creek about a mile upstream, replacing an old, decrepit structure. Both are new, sturdy, and much needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutuilla
Alex Hutson
Toa
Que
Pioneer Woman Harriet Warnick Dies in La Grande
Mrs Harriet Warnick aged 67 wife of Arthur Warnick died Wednesday night at the family home in Old Town La Grande after years of invalidism. A pioneer of the valley she had lived in the city since the early sixties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grande
Harriet Warnick
Arthur Warnick
Old Town
Pendleton Camp No 41 W O W Meet Saturday Night
Woodmen members of Pendleton Camp No 41 attend Saturday night meeting for important business discussion picks up agenda and call to assemble promptly at camp hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton Camp No. 41
Local Notables Busy With Travel and Illness
Judge Fee rests at home with the grip while J T Hopking heads to Echo for his sheep ranch. Numerous residents travel to nearby towns on visits and business, and several are ill or recovering, including W R Logis and Mrs Anna Culp. Local officials and professionals attend to medical cases and district matters across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Fee
J.T. Hopking
Echo
J. F .Speer
Junction City
John Town
Heppner
BE. Schtaler
Portland
Bean
Beho
Ann Colliton
Hidaway Springs
W. J. Furnish
C. T. Stranahan
Lewiston
Nex Perces
W. H. Jones
G. A. Hartman
P. Sturgis
Weston
Geo. Marsh
Jim Spence Outwitted In Breakfast Chickens Prank
A humorous local tale centers on Jim Spence bragging about his wife's cooking. Friends plotted a prank by replacing intended spring chickens with Plymouth rocks and odd produce, prompting a chase to locate the traveling man. The plan unraveled after a late night delivery and a frantic phone call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Spence
Jim
Spence
Kunkel
Mayflower venture yields stubborn fowl and scant fruit
A narrator compares chickens to great grandmothers of the first birds in Oregon, praising their toughness and mocking small oranges. The scene hints at a traveling man’s visit and a promise that Jim will explain how he settled scores, with the treats on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Kunkel
Jim
Pendleton Baseball Team Welcomes New Leader
RK P Black, last year captain of the La Grande nine, is expected in Pendleton tonight from Seattle to take charge of the Pendleton league team. He resigns current posts and will direct practice. The season opens with a May Day game against Dayton. Subscriptions for professional baseball in Pendleton exceed $700 with $50 shares and smaller payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RK. P. Black
la Grande Baseball Nine
Seattle
Pendleton
Dayton
A Gleanly Age Teaches Sanitation And Prevention
A vintage piece argues cleanliness prevents disease and hair loss, warning that bad habits spread dandruff. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as a grease-free remedy that kills dandruff germs and spurts hair growth, claiming no injurious additives. Sold through F Werner Schmidt and Herpicide Co. Detroit.
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Diring Glats
Weig
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
F. W. Schmidt
Mrs Hannah Thoroughman Dies in Eas Oregonian Note
Mrs Hannah KL Thoroughman died yesterday at 5 p m at her granddaughter Mrs S K Lipscomb’s home on West Bluff street after a visit from Kansas. She was mother of Rev A L Thoroughman formerly pastor of the M E Church South here, and M Thoroughman of Vancouver Wash. Funeral at 2 p m today at the M E Church South conducted by Rev EB B Jones, interment in Olney cemetery. Born Indiana November 23 1827 married at 17 to Aaron L Thoroughman.
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Hannah KL. Thoroughman
Kanais
East Oregonian
8. K. Lipscomb
West Bluff Street
South
M. &. Thoroughman
Vancouver
Wash
B. Jones
Olney Cemetery
Robbed the Grave by Electric Bitters Miracle Cure
John Oliver of Philadelphia narrates a dramatic recovery after medical advice failed. He suffered from severe illness with yellow skin, sunken eyes, coated tongue, and persistent pain. After three weeks on Electric Bitters, he improved markedly and claims the tonic rescued him from death. Only 50 cents at Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadelphia
Tallman & Co
Two Nickels on a Boston Car Door and a Memory
A Boston street car incident ends with a quick chase as a young man retrieves a dropped nickel and returns it to a passenger. An elderly storyteller recalls a prior tale of a five-dollar gold piece lost in a similar era, involving a driver, a box, and an old gentleman who swindled and fled. Chicago Wheat figures follow: Wheat at 78 1/2 to 77 1/2 cents per bushel on April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Yenre
Colin
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement from Pendleton Woman
A Pendleton resident Mrs George Hays endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney troubles. She used one box after reading an ad, found relief from backache after housework strain, and reports no further pain. Sold by Brock & McComas Co with price 60 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Pendleton
Dean
George Hays
Lilleth Street
West Bluff Street
Brock & McComas Co
Aiice
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan'b
Stricken with Paralysis in Weston Man
H B Nelson of Weston was yesterday stricken with paralysis and in critical condition. Though not robust, he was about five years old and active in brick making for years in Weston. He is known across northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington among merchants and builders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BH. Nelson
Weston
Nelson
Oregon
Washington
Alfred to Bury Father in Nebraska Tonight
D H Alfred son of G E Alfred of Grants Nebraska arrives following his father’s death at a hospital. He will transport the body to Nebraska tonight while Mr Moulton, who was with him when illness struck, continues to Washington and California as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Alfred
George
Alfred
Grants, Nebraska
Nebraska
Mr. Moulton
Alfred West
Washington
California
She Returns Cured After Portland Eye Visit
Mrs. J. H. Young arrived home this morning from Portland where she consulted Dr. Woods about her left eye. The doctor removed an abscess from the eyeball and she returned cured. A brief humorous anecdote about a boy asking for hay follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Young
Portland
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Hone Main
F. & S. Bitters
W. R. Logis
Western Union
College Street
Court House
B. F. Harper
General Assembly
Los Angeles
Peter McDonald
Harrison
Idaho
G. C. Snapp
Ukiah
Charles I. Flynn
Baker City
The
Eagles
Order of Eagles
D. C. McNabb
Athena
Willamette Valley
Anna Culp
Ari
Ak Oneelte Dooce
Eewie
Sect
Court and
Thompson Streets
Pendleton Team
Chicago
ST. Joe
W.j.clarke
Aut Court Street
Ren’s
Racycle
Court Street
Big
Boston Stor
Pritt M. A
RAD
Main and Webb
Beck
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