Wool Clips Coming Into Echo Mills District
Echo Ore April 30 Wool continues to arrive at the wool scouring mills as shearing nears completion at Hoskins camp and the White House plant. About a half million pounds of this year’s clip remain to be stored with alfalfa harvests expanding in the region. A carload of pipe for a city water main arrival plans extensive extension east of the railroad. Local telegraph and telephone crews report progress on lines and improvements while residents visit Pendleton and Stanfield.
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Echo
Ore
Hoskins
White House
Jake Watenburger
Butter Creek
Northwest
Town
Sutherland resigns as Pendleton water superintendent
William Sutherland resigns after four years as Pendleton water superintendent. Henry Laatz appointed by the board of water commissioners to take office May 1. Sutherland, formerly Furnish warehouse superintendent, may stay in Pendleton. Mayberry assists in finalizing the retiring official’s accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sutherland
Pendleton
Henry Laatz
Board of Water Commissioners
Laatz
Sutherland
J. T. Brown
Richard Mayberry
Local anglers grow as waters fall in Umatilla area
Enthusiasm among anglers rises as Umatilla river and tributaries fall. Daily outings persist in city and surrounding streams with Sunday crowds increasing. Licenses issued reach 674 to date, well above last year, and may exceed 1800 season total. Women and children join the sport, and President G I LaDow displays a 17 inch rainbow trout caught in city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
Izaak Walton
G. I. LaDow
Anglers Association
LaDow & Peterson
la- Dow
Farmer's price complaint vs politicians crediting relief
The farmer stands as nearly the sole resister of rising costs. If prices drop and politicians take credit, how will they reconcile the gain with farmers who bore the burden.
Pendleton Busy Local Visitors and Residents in Town
A string of personal mentions notes R E English of Weston visiting Pendleton for business, E K Staller of Baker City in town, J T Betts of Pilot Rock staying overnight, and Robert Stanfield traveling from Stanfield. local architect Theodore Howard leaves for the west end, Mrs Will Penland returns from Helix, C A Barrett of Athens transacts business, and many others including the Schifflers, Semple, Hinkle, Hugh Stanfield, H G Newport, the Rigg brothers, and college president W H Martin appear in daily business and social rounds. Deputy Blakely leaves for Pilot Rock to serve injunction papers in the Appleburg Irrigation case. L W Cheney arrives from San Francisco for a few days, guest of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. English
Weston
Pendleton
E. RK. Staller
Baker City
J. T. Betts
Pilot Rock
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
Theodore Howard
Will Penland
Helix
C. A. Barrett
Athens
A. Schiffler
Posey
Charles Semple
Baby
H. G. Newport
Hermiston
George
A. W. Rigg
Rugg Brothers
W. H. Martin
Columbia Junior College
Milton
Lexington
R. Henneman
Henneman Cigar Store
West End
Joe Blakely
Appleburg Irrigation Company
Hendersons
L. W. Cheney
Cheney Brothers
San Francisco
Attempt to Sell Gold From Tooth
Portland police arrest James Smithson after he tried to sell a tiny gold filling stolen from a partner's tooth. He confessed the extraction was done to obtain liquor, leading to an arrest and discovery when the partner identified the source of the gold.
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Portland
James Smithson
Third Street
Smithson
Constable Walker
Wagner
Roth
Watch for the Comet The Red Dragon of the Sky
Careful mothers are urged to keep Foley's Honey and Tar for croup prevention and relief. The ad touts the remedy as safe with no opiates, suitable for urgent use and lifesaving in children, urging purchase from Koeppen Bros.
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Foley
Koeppen
Is Drunk Twenty Years Jerry Kelly Promises to Sober Up
Jerry Kelly, a true son of the Emerald Isle, stands before Judge Mann in Spokane police court. He admits being drunk and asks to be let off this time, promising to sober up in five days and return the money he has earned or received. The court denies leniency, ordering five days to become sober and repay any funds.
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Jerry Kelly
Emerald Isle
Spokane
Kelly
Tolme
Spokane Inland Herald
Spring Medicine Promise from Foley's Urine Laxative
Koeppen Bros advertise a laxative claim that Foley's Urine Laxative relieves headaches biliousness and constipation by toning digestive organs and stimulating bowels. It presents itself as a splendid spring medicine.
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Foley
Koeppen Bros
Vacation planning ideas emerge for summer trips
The note suggests it's nearly time to think about where and how to take a summer vacation. It hints at initial planning and options without detailing destinations or dates.
Pendleton News Summary of Local Items
Weather in Pendleton shows a high of 66 and a low of 86 with .09 inch rainfall. Hermiston Clerk BE Miller files a new $20,000 bond with the county superintendent due to a recent bond issue. Welles, the County School Superintendent, visits Pendleton schools this week and will likely tour the high school next week. Pendleton Women’s League meets May 2 at 8 p.m. in city hall rest room to prepare for the University City convention. Police Chief Gur dane’s four month old dies of meningitis. funeral plans pending. Alice Viletha Davis’s remains shipped to Oregon City after heart failure. husband L. W. Davis and son Will Davis accompany. Pendleton baseball heads to Athena tomorrow to face the Athena Nine. Frailer’s Colts seek to improve turnover.
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Be, E. Miller
Hermiston
Woman's League
Pendleton
American Woman's League
City Hall
University City
Oregon C
Alice Viletha
East Court Street
Oregon City
L. W. Davis
Will Davis
Lent Draws Sentence In Meachams Robbery Case
Leo Lent, implicated in the Meachams store and East End grocery robberies, was sentenced this morning to an indeterminate term in the penitentiary. Judge Bean denied a parole application after weeks of advisement. Young French, linked to Lent in the Meacham burglary, had been paroled several days earlier.
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Lent
Leo Lent
East End
Bean
French
Knight Ranch Sold In Fourth Transfer Of Land Interest
G W Knight sold his half of spring Hollow land to W A Bott. The land in full wheat sowing looks well and may yield about 60 bushels per acre, sold for under 60 dollars per acre. Southeast quarter of section 24 and northeast quarter of section 26 in township 1 north range 32 FE W ME. T Wade handled the sale. this is the fourth time the land has changed hands.
Pendleton Band to Join East End Trip to Walla Walla
The Pendleton band will travel with the business men on the east end country trip to Walla Walla next Wednesday. The band is expected to enliven the occasion and the arrangements committee is pleased to have secured the musicians. Companies having bandmen employed are asked to grant them leave of absence for Wednesday to permit the trip.
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East End
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Peculiar Accident Injures Garfield Street Woman
Mrs. George Hamblen of Garfield Street suffered a painful burn to the hand after pouring boiling water into a pan of gasoline, causing an explosion that filled the kitchen with flames. She escaped the fire by rushing through the flames to the door and extinguishing the blaze.
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George Hamblen
Garfield Street
Hamblen
One Conductor Who Was A Cured
Mr Wilford Adams, a street railway conductor in Lexington Kentucky, credits Foley s Kidney Remedy with curing his chronic rheumatism after three bottles, saying it put him back to work and gave more relief than any medicine. Koeppen Bros.
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Wilford Adams
Foley
Lexington, Ky
Koeppen
California Strawberries Please Taste Now
Growers note California berries taste pleasant but real large Oregon berries will take longer to reach full flavor and size, delaying peak harvest quality.
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California
Oregon
Baker cab stand at Hotel St George given contact
A brief entry lists a Baker cab stand located at the Hotel St George with the telephone number Malin 12 for contact and service inquiries.
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Baker Cab Stand
Hotel St. George
Cradle Roll Baptism Service at Local Methodist Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Corner Webb and Johnson streets hosts the annual Cradle Roll service for infants and parents. Baptism for children will occur after the sermon. Special music by the choir and Mrs Landers highlight the 11 a.m. service. Rev. Gabriel Sykes ofrece the 8 p.m. sermon with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Epworth League at 7 p.m.
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Methodist, Episcopal Church
Webb and
Johnson Streets
N. Evans
Webb Street
Landers
Gabriel Sykes
Walla Walla
Epworth
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Standard Grocery Co
Echo Mills
Jay Pulmalter
Eastern Oregon Independent Telephone Company
Heppner
A. B. Thomson
Agnes Donahue
Flora I. Foreman
D. C. Brownell
W. H. Boyd
Jessie Armstrong
Esther Jones
Harriet Atkinson
Frank Sloan
R. H. MacWhorter
BP. O. Independent Telephone Co
Dale Rothwell
Wm. Hanscom
F. J. Donaldson
J. T. Hinkle
Hermiston m
H. G. Garfield
Hugh Stanfield
Cutter Creek
Newsy
Welles
Thomas Gurdane
South Hill
Athena
Fraaler
Colts
Summer Union Suits
Boston
Los Angeles
Sawtelle’s
Pendleton Dye Works
Alta St
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