Pendleton Seeks Columbia River Conference Meeting
Rev W T Euster carries Pendleton invitation to the Columbia River conference session at Wenatchee on September 9. If accepted, Pendleton would host next year, the first time in 11 years. Bishop Edwin M Hughes presides, drawing interest from church circles and delegates.
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Columbia River
M. E. Church
Wenatchee
Pendleton
Euster
W. T. Euster
Wash
Columbia River Conference
Baster
Pendleton Church
Edwin M. Hughes
Hughes
Idaho
Judge Lowell to Speak at Marshfield Development Meeting
Judge S. A. Lowell of Pendleton will address the Marshfield Development Congress on Monday afternoon on the topic The Curse of Alien Ownership of Land in Oregon. He left Pendleton last night for Marshfield and will sail from Portland tonight, arriving Coos Bay tomorrow night. The congress sessions run through Monday and Tuesday, with Lowell planning to return home by week’s end. President R. Alexander of Pendleton Commercial Association and Lowell, its vice president, were invited earlier but Alexander could not attend.
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Oregon
S. A. Lowell
Development Congress
Marshfield
Portland
Coos Bay
Congress
Judge Lowell
R. Alexander
Pendleton Commercial Association
Association
Alexander
The Call to Early Action Against a Cold Start
The message urges immediate attention at the first signs of a cold. Delays may allow the condition to become deeper seated and harder to cure. Prompt care could shorten suffering and prevent extended illness.
Citywide gathering draws hundreds of church visitors
At least 250 members will attend along with many visitors from nearby churches, signaling a large citywide religious event.
St Josephs Academy to Open This Fall
The St. Josephs Academy will open on September 1 as the first county school to resume work this fall. The dormitory, to be filled to its 60 capacity, will accept many town pupils, with prior year occupancy totaling 150 pupils. An equal or larger enrollment is anticipated this year.
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St. Joseph's Academy
St. Joseph
Former local postmaster aide pursues ministry studies
Charles C. French, former assistant postmaster, has spent two years as a Northwestern University student in Evanston Illinois. He now works five hours daily in the Evanston post office while attending nine hours of classes daily as he prepares for the ministry. EB. A. Estabrook and Albert Lee, also from this city, study at Northwestern with Mr. French.
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Charles C. French
Northwestern University
Evanston
A. J. Owen
South Thompson Street
EB. A. Estabrook
Albert Lee
French
Principalship troubles at Athena as Miller resigns
Prof Miller, tapped for the upcoming winter principalship of the IIS schools, has resigned leaving the Athena school two weeks from opening without an instructor. The East Oregonian reports ongoing turmoil and the board faces an urgent vacancy.
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Athena
Iis
Miller
Bentley Tells Old Time Stories
In early days Pendleton residents used fake courts to mete out “justice” before the railroad. John Bentley recalls making a mock judge and jurors, sentencing a man to a year, then releasing him on the way to jail. A boat trip to Portland sparked a joke on Will Furnish when he mistook a large mirror for real people.
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W. J. Furnish
Hanis
Pendleton
Jake Smith
Gof. J. M. Bentley
John Bentley
Oregon
W. J. Farnish
Col. Bentley
W. J
Will Furnish
Portland
Dalles
Walla Walla convict Breen slanders officials in Cecil Brittain case
Sheriff T. D. Taylor defends his actions in the missing Cecil Brittain case after Breen, the Walla Walla convict, accused officials of aiding kidnappers and fabricating clues. Breen denied the charges when confronted, while Taylor maintains his mountain-loss theory remains plausible despite rumors.
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Walla Walla
Brittain
Breen
T. D. Taylor
Garden City
Cecil Brittain
Washington
Cecil Brittian
Taylor
Umatilla
Harry Draper
Sheriff Taylor
North Pole Mine Shut Down Report Explained
Baker City Herald reports Sumpter district officials confirm the North Pole mine has closed indefinitely. Workers arriving in Baker say the mine halted operations amid unclear reasons, with some saying ore supply may be exhausted. If true, major development may be pursued to exploit another ore body due to heavy investment and past gold production.
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Sumpter District
North Pole
Great Northwest
Baker City
Baker
Ordéera
Landmark Wheat Hay Harvest Draws High Returns
J C Watkinge visited town Saturday and reported 10 acres of blue stem wheat hay yielded 23 tons on Bob Dexter's bottom land by Willow Creek. An offer of 19 per ton was seen in the field, averaging 32 per acre, a notable profit compared with local wheat hay prices of 12 to 14 per ton in Heppner.
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J. C. Watkinge
Heppher Ga
Bob Dexter
Willow Creek
Heppner
Unusual 40 bu acre wheat yield by Bulfinch near town
C F Bulfinch produced an unusual 40 bushels per acre from 26 acres of Jones Fife wheat at his farm north of town. The milling variety is noted as a strong producer. The ground previously grew potatoes last year on the same tract.
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C. F. Bulfinch
Jones Fife
Weston Leader
Echo to House Union stockyards opens branch office
W H Daughtrey of the Union stockyards company bought a set of office furniture for a new Echo branch office. H B Bludgell will serve as Echo agent. Equipment shipped to Echo today by Sharon and Biddings.
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W. .H. Daughtrey
Union Stockyards Company
Echo
H. 8
Bludgell
Sharon & Biddings
Banker Hoe Visits Len Sharon Relative in Town
W. H. Burton a Little Rock Iowa banker, councilman, stockman and uncle of Len Sharon, arrived last night for a visit with his nephew. He left today for Portland to see a brother and plans to pass through again on the way east.
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W. H. Burton
Len Sharon
Hoe
Little Rock
Towa
Iowa
Portland
East Columbia River conference session at Milton opens
The East Columbia River conference of the Walla Walla district of the MBE will be held this year at Milton beginning September 16. Rev J D Lewellen of this city is presiding elder of this district and will preside over the sessions. He is now holding quarterly conference at all points in the district in hopes of having everything ready for the annual conference.
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East Columbia River
Walla Walla
MBE
Ehurch South
Milton
J. DD. Lewellen
Sheriff Childers and Halgarth Seek Elgin Forger
Sheriff Frank P. Childers of Union county and Charles Halgarth of Elgin traveled to North Yakima last evening to locate a young forger who had recently victimized several Elgin residents.
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Frank P. Childers
Union County
Charles Halgarth
Elgin
North Yakima
Sunday Outing Plans For Cold Springs Camp Party
A party including George Ferguson A Hampton Dr M Kern and E B Aldrich will depart tonight for Cold Springs camp above Weston and return tomorrow evening.
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George Ferguson
A. *. Hampton
Dr. M. Kern
E. B. Aldrich
Cold Springs Camp
Weston
Modern Hat Trend Warns Bald Heads and Germs
A vintage ad warns that baldness rises with a fashionable hat, blaming dandruff and germs for hair loss. It promotes Newbro’s Herpicide as the only way to kill scalp germs and restore healthy hair, with samples and prices listed by The Herpicide Co and A. G. Koeppen & Bros.
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Stampa
Detroit
Mich
Koeppen & Bros
Landsman Endorses Hermiston as Best County Sector
The Landsman urges support for Hermiston and its Umatilla project claiming 20 000 acres as America's best. It attacks dissenters, calls for harsh measures against pessimism, and praises local development by ambitious, risk taking residents. A severe Union County storm damages Union area, fire, and telephones.
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Partiain
Umatilla
America
St George Restaurant Under New Management Gains Popularity
The St George restaurant shows improved service under new management with a first class kitchen and well equipped dining room. Patrons welcome the change and expect continued success. The piece ends with a cautionary line about a mother’s sadness over a neighbor’s boy.
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St. George Grill
St.eorge
St. George
Tea Having Hum Bug In Tea Sparks Customer Grievance
A grocer offers to refund money if customers find hum bug in Schilling's Best tea. The notice urges Mike to pay him back, signaling a consumer issue and refund policy.
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Mt. Conference
Welser
Easter
Pendleton Development Congress
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Tallman & Co
St. Joseph's School
Charles French
The
East Oregonian
City Property
Frank B. Clopton & CO
E. Court St
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Bentley
Sherify Taylor
Herald
Zette
Towa Banker
Aker
Roosevelt
Boston
Hermiston
Matto
Grande Ronde Valley
la Grande
Union and
Cove
Mickle Ranch
Union
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Cara
Cornelius
Park and Alder Streets
Cornelius Free
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Europlan
N. K. Clarke, Mgr
C. W. Cornelius
Gho
Frank Tullis
Umatilla Meat Co
Stetson
Max Baer
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