Water board selects Howland as district assistant
In Salem on April 26 the state water board named L D Howland as assistant superintendent of the second water district. George T Cochran of La Grande remains superintendent and earns 200 a month from the state. Cochran has also served as attorney for W B R & X II in Union County since January 1 1910, drawing a rail pass Gov West objects to the pass. The board also appointed William Gardner as cater master for Union and Fuker counties and Ivan E Oaks resigned as waiter master of Malheur county.
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Salem
Ore
State Water Board
L. D. Howland
Geo. T. Cochran
la Grande
W. BR. & XII, Company
Union County
Governor West
William Gardner
Union
Fuker
Ivan E. Oaks
Malheur County
Howland
Umatilla
Oreen
George Cochran
Irasmindh
Pendleton
Dutiet
Pendleton Newsnotes and Market Quiet Wheat Prices
Police Officer I Pay Officer Al Moody is absent today due to illness. Wheat market remains quiet with club 73 and 74 cents. blue stem up ten cents. Real estate transfer records A A Ewert to Emma Ewert, block 137 Coe's first addition Stanfield. Mrs Hohbach confined at home a week with rheumatism.
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al Moody
Blue Stem
A. A. Ewert
Emma Ewert
Coe
Stanfield
Hohbach
Jake Hohbach
Boy Taken To Hospital Amid Heart Trouble
Ardell Beck, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Beck, was taken to St. Anthony hospital yesterday suffering from long standing heart trouble.
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Ardell Beck
J. E. Beck
St. Anthony Hospital
New Library Books Arrive for Public Rental Collection
The public library today received a batch of new rental collection books and additional children's books. They will be available to readers this afternoon for checkout and reading.
Insurance Men on Business Trip Visit County Firm Sale
Insurance men O Koepple and Harry Alger, representatives of the Pacific States Fire Insurance Co, who bought the old Farmers Union Insurance Co business in the county, were in town yesterday on a business trip.
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O. Koepple
Harry Alger
Pacific States Fire Insurance Co
Farmers’ Union Insurance Co
Maloney to Retire From Grain Agency
Judge J. W. Maloney will retire from Farmers Union Grain agency management to devote full time to his duties as judge and his farm. Thomas Robertson will hire Will Evans of La Grande as clerical assistant. Maloney will move from the Despain building to the regular county judge's office at the courthouse.
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Farmers Union Grain Agency
J. W. Maloney
Thos. Robertson
Will Evans
la Grande
Penlands
Judge Maloney
Despain
Court House
Ex-Counselor Sykes Writes Book to Pay Restitution
In Trenton on April 26 ex-counselor John Sykes, serving 16 years for embezzlement, discusses a forthcoming book he hopes will raise funds to restore losses. He describes the work as detailing sleepless nights disturbing phantoms and the eerie visits that come to convict him.
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Trenton
John Sykes
Mayor defends pavement bids amid city dispute
In Pendleton a mayoral statement defends the council against graft claims over gravel versus bitulithic paving. He cites petitions showing public demand, notes Warren Construction Co bids at 21.45 per square yard, and accuses anti-improvement factions of obstruction. Riches have wings, a moral lie in eagle coin imagery.
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Warren Construction Co
Dolarway Co
Jackson Street
West Court Street
Dolarway
Juvenile Case Up In County Court
In a county court petition Judge Maloney called the father into court for an afternoon hearing. Irvinzton Heizius Bungalows are shown in windows at the Peoples Warehouse and the Alexander store with architect sketches of a dozen bungalows likely to appear in Irvington Heights. Sketches were brought from Seattle by Mr. Cowan who is planning openings in Pendleton's new regimence district.
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Thomas
Alonzo
Alice Lockwood
Maloney
Irvinzton Heizius
Peoples Warehouse
Alexander
Irvington Heights
Pendleton
Seattle
Cowan
Church Cantata Aids Church Sidewalk Fund
The local church choir under Joseph N. Scott of Athena rehearses a sacred cantata with top city talent. A concert is set for Friday evening May 9 to raise funds for a new sidewalk surrounding the church property.
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Joseph N. Scott
Athena
Delegates Named At Sunday School Convention At Baker
Omitted names of Rev A Mackenzie Meldrum Rev J G Dickson and William Barnhart were later noted as attendees. Meldrum pastor of the Christian church at Athena Dickson and Dickson are Indians linked to the Tutu Illa mission. Dickson’s address drew strong praise at the convention.
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Umatilla County
Baker
A. Mackenzie Meldrum
J. G. Dickson
William Barnhart
Rev. Meldrum
Christian Church
Athena
Dickson
Boy Injured In Bicycle Collision On Main Street
Arthur Copeland son of Mr and Mrs H H Copeland was bruised and suffering a broken bicycle after colliding with a horse drawn by George W Pradley in front of Schmidt building on Main street late yesterday afternoon. The boy was thrown from his bike which had twisted handlebars though he was not seriously hurt.
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Arthur Copeland
H. H. Copeland
George W. Pradley
Schmidt
Main Street
Tiradley
Rail crash shock hits local family on the avenue
A morning railway smash injures many in a crowded street. First Messenger Boy recalls delivering a wire to the hitchin girl as she read the reply. The second message asks if she fainted or screamed. she responded with surprise, asking, What do you know about that.
Wilson Recognizing China Delayed by Chinese Assembly
Three weeks after President Wilson signaled intent to recognize the Chinese republic, Charge dAffaires Williams at Peking has not acted. The delay stems from the Chinese Assembly failing to organize with officers and a permanent president and executive officials. In New York April 26 Mary Donovan, 18, was saved from a 1000 foot fall from the Statue of Liberty crown ledge by her friend Gladys Revere who grabbed her dress just as she slipped. The rescuers pulled them in feet first. In Chicago April 26 nearly all of William C. Borden estate worth 1,000,000 is left to foreign missionary work per his will filed in probate. In Alberta April 26 outlaw Oscar Fenberg of Grassy Lake was captured near Chapman after being wounded in a prior pursuit following the shooting of Detective Batley. He will die.
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Wilson
Republic of China
Williams
Peking
New York
Mary Donovan
Gladys Mrevere
Miss Liberty
Mils Revere
Miss Donovan
Toalfleta
Alberta
Oscar Fenberg
Grassy Lake
Northwest Mounted Po- Nea
Chapman
Batley
Stock ranch prospects offered in Tem ple Ride Pendleton
A long time resident with 28 years in the county and 12 years in stock business invites buyers to view a stock ranch. He claims thorough knowledge of the country from the Columbia to the John Day and offers money to loan. Contact Temple Ride on Main Street, Pendleton, Oregon.
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Tmatilin
Columbia
John Day
Tragic Boise Fire Kills Three Children In Shed
In Boise Idaho Earl Schultz six, Herman Schultz four, and Willie Chapman four died when a shed fire started by boys playing with matches trapped them. Mrs George W Chap man, widowed mother of one child, was badly burned while attempts to rescue them. The shed contained waste paper and had a small top opening as the sole exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Earl
Herman Schultz
Willie Chapman
George W. Chapman
Are Your Father and Mother In Bobble Life Quote
Fragmentary Life magazine item quotes a playful line about asking to see a sibling, noting that both parents are away and the sister is expected elsewhere.
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Bobble
Getting His Pearings Woodchopper-T Tracks North
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News notes a man named Hunter Good asking for directions to the south as he surveys hear tracks about a mile north of town. The terse item hints at a local sighting or report of large tracks and a humorous exchange.
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Chicago Daily News
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