Court Street Fire Destroys Building
A frame structure at the southeast corner of Court and Thompson streets owned by William Roesch burned in a blaze of unknown origin shortly before noon. H. F. Peters, bottling plant owner, faced loss of his Pioneer bottling works and front saloon, with $1000 insurance claimed on stock and plant. Firemen fought the attic blaze for over a half hour, aided by the brewery’s brick wall which blocked spread to the adjacent building.
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Court and
Thompson Streets
William Roesch
Mr. Roesch
H. F. Peters
Bottiling Establishment
Pioneer Bottling Works
Peters
Bentley & Leffingwell
Dr F A Clise Opens Pendleton Optical Office
Dr F A Clise announces permanent location in Pendleton as an exclusive optical specialist with over thirty years of experience. He founded the Clise Optical Institute of San Francisco and now operates optical parlors in the John Schmidt building with on site lens grinding and quick duplication services.
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F. A. Clise
Pendleton
Clise Optical Institute
San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Coast
John Schmidt
Taylor Hardware Co Enamelware Savings Ad
Great savings on enamelware at Taylor Hardware Co. Good Spaulding hack and double harness priced at 95 dollars. Phone Main 6 for details.
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Taylor Hardware Co
Pendleton Notes On Hunting Col Raley Seeks Reelection
Col J H Raley, who arrived home from Portland yesterday, has left for a grouse hunting trip in the mountains. Ralph Folsom, the present coroner, is preparing to circulate petitions for renomination as the Republican candidate for coroner.
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J. H. Raley
Portland
Ralph Folsom
Txlay
Wheat Market Dallas Quiet After Grouse Trip
Local wheat market quiet with no activity. Club wheat quoted at 78 cents and bluestem at 88 cents. E F Averill and R W Fletcher from East Oregonian office left Saturday for the mountains and spent yesterday fishing and today grouse hunting.
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E. F. Averill
R. W. Fletcher
East Oregonian
Mountains
Two Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Court
A marriage license was issued to Roy Hutchinson and Miss Claire Earl. On Saturday afternoon another license to wed was granted to Albert V. Humphries and Miss Laura M. Brown.
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Roy Hutchinson
Claire Earl
Albert V. Humphries
Laura M. Brown
Voter Registration Nears Halfmark in Umatilla County
County registration totals show 1,900 of 4,000 or more potential voters registered. Registration clerk William Sutherland warns that turnout could be light unless 10 percent enrolls in the next three weeks before the primary.
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Umatilla County
William Sutherland
Barber Shop Licenses Procured After Court Hearing
In the police court this afternoon I. Lake and John Halligan faced charges for barber work without licenses. Lake owned a Main Street shop and Halligan worked for him. Since complaints were filed they have obtained the necessary licenses.
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I. Lake
John Halligan
Lake
Main Street
Halligan
Registering Convenient Booth Suggested On Main Street
A prominent businessman proposed a registration booth on Main Street to allow registration without visiting the courthouse. He urged evening hours to help workers with long shifts. Geary Kimbrell, son of County Surveyor J W Kimbrell, announced his bid to succeed his father, a Pendleton resident for 19 years and deputy in the office for eight years. C BE McComber is also an aspirant for the position.
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Main Street
Court House
Geary Kimbrell
J. W. Kimbrell
Oregon
Pendleton
Mr. Kimbrell
C. BE. McComber
Open Grouse Season Draws Hunters Across Mountains
Today marks open season for grouse with many hunters rushing to the mountains to bag birds before they become scarce. The county clerk reports an unusual surge in licenses with 419 licenses issued so far this year.
Must File Intentions For County Primary Petitions
County candidates must file signed petitions with the county clerk. Petitions circulated before filing are returned to senders. Deputy Clerk R F Brown notes copies must be filed when placed in circulation. Filing deadline is 16 days before the primary election.
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R. F. Brown
Monumental Liar Charged With Forging Checks Across West
Wilbur Sexton, a young man from Vancouver, Washington, is arrested and charged with forging checks at banks in Walla Walla, Pasco, Castle Rock, Pocatello, Jerome, and elsewhere. He admits to using a missing check drawn on the American National Bank and implicates James Bain. The bank denies ever receiving such a check and Sexton is labeled a monumental liar by officers.
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Vancouver
Wash
Wilbur Sexton
Walla Walla
Pasco
Castle Rock
Pocatello
Jerome
Idaho
Sexton
American National Bank
James Bain
Labor Men Oppose Wilson at New Jersey Labor Meet
At Newark on August 15 the State Federation of Labor opened its convention with strong opposition to Dr Woodrow Wilson Princeton president and democratic nominee bid for Governor of New Jersey. Delegates planned to push resolutions condemning him over alleged comments on organized labor.
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Wilson
Newark
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
State Federation of Labor
List of Events For Weekend Contest Schedule
Continued from page 1 entries include bucking contest at noon on day of contest. The list may change as events or purses are added and will be redistributed over three days with final details announced soon.
Card of Thanks for the loss of my husband
I extend sincere thanks to kind friends and the Knights of FPythiss lodge for the many acts of assistance during the illness and death of my loving husband. Mrs. John Ingebreteon.
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Knights of Fpythiss Lodge
John Ingebreteon
1100 Pound Horse For Sale At $125
A seven year old horse weighing about 1100 pounds is offered for sale for 125 dollars. Interested buyers may call Main 6 for details.
Engineer Examines Embryonic Water Schemes Near Pilot Rock
John T. Whistler, a noted reclamation engineer, surveys the Rock Reservoir and Canal Co. plan to store flood waters from Stanley and Alcott creeks to irrigate 5000 acres around Pilot Rock. He will also preliminarily survey the McKay creek project after completing the initial inspection. Farmers along McKay creek eye a dam at the joining of its forks to water lands along the valley.
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Rock Reservoir and Canal Company
McKay Creek
John T. Whistler
Umatilla
Pilot Rock
The
East Oregonian
J. H. Burgess
Stanley
Alcott
Whistler
Pendleton
McKay Valley
Newport to Entertain Fleet
Today the Atlantic battleship fleet arrives at Newport for a week of liberal hospitality and continuous entertainment of officers and men. The stay aims to be one of the greatest celebrations in the history of the famed resort.
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Newport
Rockefeller whisky baths mocked by London doctors
London cabling reports on John D. Rockefeller's whisky bath drawn laughs and medical rebuke. A noted physician says skin exposure to alcohol cannot nourish the body and warns against internal use as a stimulant, calling such a plan ridiculous.
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London
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Harley Street
Biggar
Cholera Ravaging Russian Districts Threatens Coal Trade
Cholera spreads rapidly in southern mining districts and St. Petersburg with 156244 cases and 6944 deaths reported in a single week. Yekaterinoslav and Don Cossack regions bear heavy losses as miners flee, workforce desertion and rail disruptions threaten coal exports, while Moscow records surge toward 412 daily cases from 1908. A special government commission will study sanitary measures to stem the epidemic.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Central Sanitary Bureau
Yekaterinoslav
Don Cossacks
United Mine Owners’ Association
Association For
Yekatecinoslav
American Girl Trumpets World Beauty Claim
George Clinton Batchellor, fresh from abroad, asserts American girls are the world’s most beautiful. He believes even the Venue de Milo could not compare, based on his study of women globally during his travels.
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New York
Venue de Milo
George Clinton Batchellor
American Girls Shaped as Ideal Corset Model Says Expert
An expert corset designer catalogs European women by nationality, praising the American woman as the ideal figure. He contrasts the French, German, English, Italian, Greek, and Austro-Hungarian types with the American, praising her height, shoulders, waist, hips, arms, feet, chin, neck, and dress sense.
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Europe
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Barnhart & O'Gara
Standard Grocery Co
O'Gara Bros
Standard Grocery Co. Inc
Frank O'Gara
Bernard O'Gara
Sec
Treas
East Court Street
Dale Rothwell
Optometrist
Wm. Hanscom
Ann Street
Main St
Murphy
Court Street
Peters Bottling Works
Empire Meat Go
Iit
Pendleton Dye Works
East Alta
Newsy
Wheat Market
Boston
Alta and
Court Sts
Berlin
Jack Webster
Mgr
Court St
Greece
Austria-Hungary
First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
East End Groce
Pendleton Roller Mills
Wonder Store
Coort Streets
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