City Brevities and Advertisements in Oregon Paper
A collage of local notices and ads including wood for sale fresh milch cow requests, dry wood from Minnis, unfurnished rooms, furniture sales, enameled ware, electric irons, kitchenware, five room cottage for sale or rent, photo studio, fresh butter, shotgun shells, guns and ammo deals, and Pendleton resort promos. Plus a crime section noting two prisoners Surbreck and Elliott hiding underwater to evade capture during a hunt near Enterprise. one jailed for a waste prison offense and the other for a board bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Leathers
East Oregonian
Goodman Hardware Company
Agenta
Lilleth Street
Enquire
Bowman Photo Studio
Peoples Warehouse
Bingham Springs
Pendleton
James Cornfield
Portland
M. E. McRae
329 Chamber of Commerce
Oregon
Enterprise
Surbreck
Elliott
Jail Break At Enterprise Escapes Through Wall Hole
The Enterprise Chieftain reports a partial jail break at the Wallowa county jail on Wednesday. Two prisoners escaped via the same wall hole previously used by Montgomery and Dunn who were later moved to Wherry. A posse organized at dawn pursued the fugitives. The search continued throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nume the Enterprise
Wallowa County
Montgomery
Dunn
Wherry
Do you need a clock in the harvest field
Do you need a clock in the harvest field We have them from 900 to 3 Do you need a clock In the kitchen We have them from 250 to 6 Our mantle clocks run from 5 to 25 Our personal guarantee run back of each clock Yours for good goods at Uttle prices
Storm ruins Dimmick hop yard in Selah again
The Dimmick hop yard near Selah about three miles from Yakima was blown down last night. It measured 20 acres and is considered the county’s finest. Owned by Mr. Stingen of Hill City Minnesota and managed by Mr. Kinney, the yard’s collapse marks a repeat loss from two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dimmick Hop
Selah
Yakima Republic
Yaokima County
Stingen
Hill City
Minn
Kinney
Onions In Demand At Local Farm Sales
Local farmer Leo Whittock leases part of the R L Oliver place and has built a large onion crop. He contracted to deliver 600 sacks in the fall to Blalock Fruit Company of Walla Walla at 1.35 per hundred pounds, netting roughly $1000 from the onion crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Whittock
Leesee
R. L. Oliver Place
Whittock
Blalock Fruit Company
Walla Walla
Mr. Whittock
Boy committed to reform school by county judge
Touls Clark fourteen year old son of W A Clark of Freewater was committed to the reform school today by County Judge Dilliland. The boy is described as incorrigible and vicious and the parents sought his removal to the reform school. Fourteen passengers and four sailors died in the wreck of the American bark Prosecia in Fildora Bay, reports from Buenos Ayres say. Details are lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform School
Touls Clark
W. A. Clark
Freewater
Dilliland
Fildora Bay
Buenos Ayres
Numerous Visitors And Travelers In Pendleton Area
G M Harrah of Walla Walla visits Pendleton while A B Marquis of Adama attends business in town. Mark Patton and Royal Sawtelle plan a Kamela trip tomorrow morning. Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakley departs for Portland and Salem on business. Carl Cooley leaves for Portland on a two week vacation. Mrs B H Burrough left for Athena to visit relatives. T. B. Sinnfield and Attorney R R Johnson of Echo were in Pendleton on business. Mrs Marjorie Bergstrom of Helena visits Mrs S W McClure. Norman Sarkis heads to Portland for business and leisure. George E Lilley of Corvallis is in town briefly. Mrs J J Hamsey and family return from a Long Beach outing. Mrs Ethel Daley returns from a two week Oregon City vacation. Mrs W M Scott visits from Walla Walla. Col J M Bentley and family plan a Kamela day trip for huckleberries. Louis Monterastelli travels from Pendleton to oversee marble works. A J McAllister returns from Wallowa County vacation. Attorney A A Newberry returns from the Midwest. W S Gadwa returns from a two month stay near Hood River and resumes work in Hamley shop. R F R Lewis, John Lewis and Mrs Minnie Wilson depart for Spokane for a Lewis family reunion. G M Rice, First National Bank cashier, expected back from Newport tonight or tomorrow. Judge Ralph Kauffman journeys to Ellensburg via Twin Falls. A S Downey passes through from Eilers House en route to Spokane via Union and Wallowa counties. Mrs J H D Gray plans to arrive Sept 1 to Pendleton from Astoria with the Gray family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Blakley
Portland
Salem
Carl Cooley
Alexander
B. H. Burroughe
Athena
Tt. B. Sinnfield
R. R. Johnson
Echo
Mrn Majorie Bergstrom
Helena
Mont
Oregon City
W. M. Scott
Helix Wheatraiser
Wallan Walla
Col
J. M. Bentley
Kamela
Louis Monterastelli
Pendleton
Hamley
R. FR. Lewis
John Lewis
Mra
Minnie Wilson
Spokane
Lewis
G. M. Rice
First National Bank
Newport
Ralph Kauffman
Superior Court
Kittitas County
Washington
Ellensburg
Twin Falls
Idaho
Rush for Land Near Prosser Opens Public Entry
A midnight rush filled with optimism as settlers crowded to occupy 16 government quarter sections in township 9 range 25 about eight miles northeast of Prosser. From two to five families per claim moved fast, tents and early shacks on site, with 30 day occupancy ahead before filings before the U S commissioner and North Yakima land office. Some nearby deeded wheat land valued at 15 to 20 dollars an acre is also noted, while additional public lands eight miles west may require irrigation or Sunny Side project support.
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Township 9
Saya
Prowser Bulletin
Reclamation Service
Prosser
Harges
United States Commissioner
Land Office
North Yakima
Sunnyaide
The Third House and the Lobby System
An analysis of the lobby as the third house of government. It argues that lobbyists exploit human frailty and target legislators through personal contact in various venues to influence policy. The piece, citing Gardner in Success Magazine, portrays lobbying as premised on vanity, ignorance, and self interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House of Special Representatives
People’ Representatives
Hae Gardner
Success Magazine
Thompson School House Hosts Rev Shangle and Col Howard
Rev Shangle and President W C Howard of Columbia College visited town this morning, touring Echo and Butter Creek country aboard No 1. They will speak at Thompson school house tomorrow at 11 a.m. A basket meeting follows in the afternoon with both visitors. Prof Howard plans days in western county promoting Columbia coffees, described as having no brighter prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shangle
Howard
W. C. Howard
Columbia College
Echo
Butter Creek
Thompson School
Messrs
Columbia Coffees
Second Time All the Same First The Dalles Chronicle
Dissensions ended a two month marriage of L. M. Hawley and Blanche Wright Hawley after a brief Elgin wedding and a final quarrel at Umatilla House on Tuesday. Hawley asks for divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment per filing by attorney W. L. Wilson in the clerk’s office.
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Dalles
Hawley
Elgin
Ness
Cupid
Umatilla House
W. L. Wilson
L. M. Hawley
Blanche Wright Hawley
First Wheat Into Pilot Rock Shipped By Rail
J. & Cherry of Pilot Rock reported delivering wheat to the Balfour Guthrie warehouse in Pilot Rock yesterday. It marks the first wheat received there for rail shipment, awaiting the completion of the Umatilla Central. A second warehouse is planned by the Pacific Coast Elevator company alongside the ongoing Balfour Guthrie project.
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Pilot Rock
J. & Cherry
Balfour-Guthrie Company
the Rock
Cherry
Umatilla Central
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Marriage Licenses Issued In County Office
Marriage licenses were issued this afternoon to Hugh L Rowe and Stella Myers Wes ley EB Lamson and Ethel Maud Shad wick. The first couple were married in the office of County Judge Gilliland at 2:90 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh L. Rowe
Stella Myers
Wesley Eb, Lamson
Ethel Maud Shadwick
Gilliland
Treasure map sparks hunt near Mull Creek in Redding
Excitement rises in Redding California as Clarence K Bowen of San Francisco seeks $1000 in gold buried by Mexicans during the Mexican war. He claims to have found old Spanish maps showing the treasure location, a document said to have come from a Los Angeles Spaniard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
Clarence K. Bowen
San Francisco
Mull Creek
Los Angeles
Surprised Friends Learn Bride Arrives in Walla Walla
In Walla Walla, P Miller, a longtime local plumber, brought home his bride Miss Phila Stewart from Pendleton. They were quietly married yesterday at Pendleton at 1 pm and returned on the evening train to Walla Walla, plans are to live in Pendleton later. The couple will stay about a week in Walla Walla before moving their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Pendleton
P. Miller
Miltary Avenue
Tha
Stewart
Shot in HoldUP in Nevada Kills Walla Walla Man
Henry Gilliam of Walla Walla is shot and killed during a holdup at Cobre Nevada. The report reached Deputy Sheriff Charles Painter in Walla Walla from J C Hillman who once lived there and had moved to the Goldfield region. The message indicates the incident occurred last night or this morning near Goldfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillam
Lena Brophy
Walla Walla
Hen Gilliam
Cobre
Nev
Charles Painter
Gilliam
J. C. Hillman
Gold
Genius and childhood spirit mark true genius, East Oregonian
Coleridge notes genius blends childhood wonder with mature appearance. The East Oregonian echoes this view, suggesting the newspaper recognizes the enduring character of genius beyond talent.
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Coleridge
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Royal Sawtelle E Expest
Kamala
Downey
Eilers Plane House
Union
Wallowa
J. H. D. Gray
Gray Brothers
Astoria
Gray
Kiat Oregonian
D. A. Parry
Sts
Walla Walla Man
Golfield
Business College
Pendleton, Oregon
New Management
Penbleton Business College
M. M. Slattery
Main Street
St. George Restaurant
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