City Briefs: Local ads and listings across Pendleton
Short notices of goods for sale and services include dry firewood, milch cows, unfurnished rooms, season tickets, and local businesses. Listings cover furniture, pets, groceries, lodging, outing tickets, a photo studio, stage schedules, and recreation from Goodman Hardware and other Pendleton vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Milch
W. A. Leathers
Milch
Fergy'a
New Knox Sailors
East Oregonian
Clock Sale Promises Quality at Low Prices
Local ad offers a range of clocks for harvest fields kitchens mantles and personal use with prices from 000 to 825.00. It touts a personal guarantee and emphasizes good goods at little prices.
Waging War on Tramps by Southern Pacific Detectives
Southern Pacific chief special agent P. J. Kindelon leads a 200-strong force along the district between Santa Barbara and Ashland in a fierce crackdown on hoboes. Eight to ten are seized daily in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties for vagrancy or fare evasion as part of a campaign to curb petty pilfering from freight cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
P. J. Kindelon
Secret Service
Santa Barbara
Sparkes
Fremmo
Ashland
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Pendleton Postoffice Monthly Report Summary
Postmaster J M Brown reports Pendleton post office income from stampa and envelopes 1904 75 newspaper post age 30 64 box rent 35 20 excess 2 68 total 1376 17. Monthly expenses totaled 9035 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
J. M. Brown
New Combined Harvester Tested Near Pendleton
The new combined harvester invented by C. G. Reynolds formerly of Pendleton Ironworks is being tested on J. B. Owens farm three miles northeast of the city. It has cut barley and will try wheat on H. R. Neil's place near Fulton tomorrow. Early results are promising for Umatilla county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Reynolds
Pendleton Ironworks
California
J. B. Owen
Owens Place
H. R. Neil
Fulton
Umatilla
Halley Brothers Reported Improving After Illness
Judge T G Halley, long critical, is now improved in Portland with no complications expected. John Halley Jr and Ross Cartes, a sister of Holse City, are at his bedside as the family notes a favorable outlook despite prior illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Halley
John Halley, Jr
T. A. Lowell
Portland
Ross Cartes
Holse City
Knapp Asked to Arbitrate in Colorado Southern Dispute
Knapp of the Interstate Commission and Commissioner Nelil were asked by Colorado Southern Railway to arbitrate differences between the company and its employer. In New York a stock speculator William Alley, despondent over heavy losses and his suspension from the Stock Exchange, shot himself at the Larchmont Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knapp
Whellington
Interstate Commission
Nelil
Colorado Southern Railway
New York
Alley
Wall Street
Atock Exchange
Larchmont
Personal mentions fill Astoria visitors list of town
A long column of names appears from F Steele of Nolin to Foreman F P Rounds of the O R and N detailing personal visits trading trips and vacations. Several editors bankers and lawyers including T T Geer Pendleton Tribune BE Brown Echo Register R R Johnson Echo and J J Merryfield Freewater cashier appear. Travelers head to Bingham Springs Kamela and Long Beach with plans for Alaska trips and summer retreats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Steele
Nolin
City
W. FP. Matlock
Portland
T. T. Geer
The
Pendleton Tribune
Astoria
BE. H. Brown
Echo Register
J. J. Merryfield
Freewater Bank
C. T. Godwin
Freewater
F. K. Noordhoff
Pendleton Academy
la Grande
C. F. Colesworthy
Margaret
Kamela
T. G. Montgomery
Misa FloreNecte
Senaide
W. BE. Brock
Toke'and
Wash
E. A. Schiffler
Wallowa County
BE. F. Redd and Son
Rosine Epple
Judge Gilliland Joins Wedding Week at Courthouse
At the courthouse today discussions centered on weddings Judge Gilliland helped perform yesterday including one attended by County Treasurer G. W. Bradley. The treasurer, entering the office after the ceremony, attempted to kiss the bride prompting apologies from Bradley. The judge also faced satire over a recent impersonation incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Bradley
Court House
Guland
G. W. Bradley
Klew
Gilliland
Court Official's Night Ceremony Sparks Rumor
A circulated tale claims a county judge conducted a wedding and kissed the bride after the groom urged restraint. Treasurer Bradley recounts the incident, and the judge admits parts may be distorted by a neighbor seeking to harm him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Bradley
Reclaiming Tide Lands and Dyked Fields Growth
An Everett paper notes dyking along Puget Sound opens La Conner flats and Mt Vernon shore lands to farming. Private and municipal work clear 149 acres along Snohomish river inside Everett city limits. County builds dyke reclaiming 3600 acres of alluvial deposits for cultivation. most land platted in acre tracts, with future factory use planned. Oats yields reported at 80 to 90 bushels per acre in Mt Vernon and expected similar success for Everett lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Conner Flats
Everett
Mt Vernon
Snohomish
Mimilta
la Conner
Mt. Vernon
Government Lets Contracts for Wyoming Nebraska Irrigation Lateral Work
The secretary of the Interior has executed contracts on the North Platte irrigation system. Burke Construction of Mitchell Nebraska to build about 15 miles of laterals with 123000 cubic yards of excavation costing 30159 dollars. Deitrick & Hoth of Bayard Nebraska awarded 19 miles of laterals with 94000 cubic yards of excavation costing 16793.5 dollars. Marcus B H Getter of Mitchell Nebraska to handle about 40 miles of laterals and 220000 cubic yards of excavation costing 37626 dollars. The Lewiston Idaho county court plans a bond to fund water system improvements.
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Secretary of the Interior
North Platte
Wyoming
Nebraska
Burke Construction Company
Mitchell
Neb
Deitrick & Hoth
Bayard
Marcus
Getter of
Mitchell, Neb
Company L Holds Evening Drill and Plans for Warehouses
Company L meets in the armory at 7:45 to turn in uniforms and prepare for future use. A permanent target will be erected at Tutulla rifle range, with regular practice to start soon. Mayor Harris and C. S. Barrett of Georgia speak. farmers from Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma attend. The discussion may focus on a warehouse system, as 300 Texas warehouses radiate from Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutullla
Harris
C. 8. Barrett
Georgia
Farmers’ National Union
Louisiana
Mim Tinsippi
Oklahoma
Union
Texas
Houston
Existeree
Fort Worth Hosts Texas Farmers Union Camp Meeting
Hundreds of progressive farmers gathered in Fort Worth for the Texas branch annual meeting and camp, with membership exceeding 200 000 in the state. President B E Calvin presided as sessions began, and Fort Worth anticipated one of its largest crowds in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
BE. A. Calvin
No Street Car Line Extension Proposal Rejected
Secretary Van DeWater of the Walla Walla County Fair association received word from L W Anderson, president of the Northwest corporation, that the Philadelphia company refused to issue bonds totaling $10,000 for an electric line from Malin Street to the fair grounds via Fifth and Chase avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van DeWater
Walla Wallaa County
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Teutsch’s Dept
Oregon
Lilloth Street
Bowman
Peoples Warehouse
Lehman Springs
Alta House
Goodman Hardware Company
Hidaway Springs
Aidaway Springs
Bingham Springs
James Cornfield
Louis Hunziker
Main St
Pendleton Postoffice
R. R. Johnson
Echo
Edward Manoseee
Athena
RK. B. Stanfield
Bank of Echo
Robert Burne
Be, Baker
Hermiston Herald
Frank Gilliland
J. M. Guiland
Ukiah
Richard M. Mayberry
the Savings Bank
Charles Eppinger
A. W. Hanson
Buffalo Lake
Minnesota
Harry Burke
Hermiston Realty Company
Hermiston
Oliver P. Morton
William Scheer
D. M. Vaughn
McMinnville
F. P. Rounds
Mechanical Department
Judge Gilliland
Cleveland
Nez Perce
Lewiston
Lewiston Tihe
Company
Texas Farmers' Union
Just
Eastern Made Furniture
Graham Furniture Co. Complete House Furnisher
Main Street
Lee Street
Court Street
Frank B. Clopton & CO
E. Court. St
Ore
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