City considers four thousand dollar sewer damage claim
Richardson seeks 4000 dollars from the city for sewer outlet odors damaging his property. The claim was presented to the council and sewer committee. A rock crusher may be bought for street work. Liquor licenses were granted to several firms. The street improvement discussion produced no firm action.
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Pendleton
Richardson
Morgan & Bogart
J. P. Medernach
J. E. Russell & Com
Walla Walla
Whitman Student Makes Long Wheel Ride Through Oregon
G. G. Greenslade, a Whitman student, has been traveling by bicycle through eastern Oregon counties. He left Walla Walla months ago and now estimates a total ride of 120 miles, continuing his journey with spent days and renewed resolve.
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Whitman
Oregon
Walla Walla Wo
G. G. Greenslade
Greenslade
Canvassing publisher's worker travels Grand Rondo to Wallowa valleys
The report notes a publisher's agent on vacation canvassing through Grand Rondo and Wallowa valleys. He traveled from La Granite to Pendleton then to Walla Walla, averaging about 20 miles daily by bicycle despite dusty roads.
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Grand Rondo
Wallowa
Pendleton
la Granite
Walla Walla
Mr. Greenblade
Will Sow Larger Acreage in McKay District
J 2 Shipp of McKay reports planting half a vol unteer crop of wheat hay, yielding uncertainly. He notes sowing costs nothing and suggests winter wheat could be more profitable this fall in the neighborhood, while volunteers show variable results.
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Shipp
McKay
Roy
Mr. Shipp
Trib Cutler Married in Portland to Rosa Wickstrom
The popular Trib manager and tobacco habit care maker was wed in Portland on Wednesday to Miss Rosa Wickstrom of Denver Colorado. The marriage came as a surprise to many friends who expected him to be away on business for Trib while planning a home.
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Trib Cutler
Woc .Cuttler
Portland
Rosa Wickstrom
Denver
Col
Douglas Belts Sells Sheep to Frye Hruhn Company
Douglas Belts has sold a head of mixed mutton sheep to Frye Hruhn Company with L. D. Hoy as agent. The shipment is set for the 29th. The flock includes sheep lambs yearlings wethern and two year olds. Prices paid could not be ascertained.
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Douglas Belts
Frye Hruhn Company
L. D. Hoy
Saving dollars earns capacity with this bank
Every dollar you have no immediate need of has an earning capacity. Save your dollars while you can. This bank provides you with the means. Call and learn more about the mat
Read in Court Mrs Read Accuses Husband of Cruelty and Indecency
Mrs Lillian Read of Umatilla testifies in state circuit court seeking divorce from Melvin Read citing severe abuse threats to kill and a duel challenge. She seeks custody of three children and 2000 alimony, while detailing incidents with broomstick revolver and other threats. The couple married in Nebraska August 26, 18. Later passages discuss alleged changes in Chinamen appearance and local commercial dynamics as background context.
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Lillian Read
Umatilla
State Circuit Court
James A. Fee
Melvin Read
Adel
Miré Readi
Read
Ble
Oregon Raiload & Navigation Company
Aimatulin
Ter Hood
Ter
Nebraska
WILL INVEST Prospectors Seek Northwest Realty Next Spring
FP HL McDernot an attorney from Rugby ND and his brother in law Charlies Hunt of Ashton IA spent yesterday in town and plan to prospect in the Northwest. They will buy realty from Portland to the Sound, Spokane, Pendleton and back, aiming to spend a week in Uintah County. Hunt, a stockman, seeks an improved alfalfa farm and expects large immigration from Iowa Illinois and the Dakotas head this way by spring.
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HL McDernot
Rugby
N. DD
Uile
Hunt
Steck Ranch
Iowa
Ilinois
Dakotas
Echo Water and Light Incorporation Notice
Echo to form electune lighting plant and public water system under Echo Water Light & Power Company with $10,000 capital. Incorporators include J P Nelson John Dorn A W Dorn L A Estep and A C Esteb. Life of company perpetual. Plan to pump water to a hill reservoir and use same engine to generate electricity.
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Echo
Echo Water, Light & Power Company
J. P. Nelson
John Dorn
A. W. Dorn
L. A. Estep
A. C. Esteb
Embezzlement case before Judge Ellis faces delays
Charles Hastings bound over for embezzlement after arraignment before State Circuit Judge W R Ellis. Hastings pleaded not guilty with bail set at 250 dollars. An Indian, John Welletaie of Umatilla, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, was given more time to plead as Hastings allegedly sold two horses for C L Cox and pocketed ore. The Indian reportedly struck H E Jensen, a farmer, with a rock causing a scalp wound.
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Charles Hastings
W. R. Ellis
John Welletaie
Umatilla
Hastings
C. L. Cox
H. EB. Jensen
Cutting Their Queues Chinamen in Pendleton Short Hair Trend
Pendleton Chinese men show uneven adoption of the Chinese Reform Association push to cut queues and resemble Caucasian appearance. Six Pendleton Chinamen have trimmed their queues, some over a year ago, while association promoters urge general action but do not fully champion the movement.
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Pendleton
Resolutions for August Stangier Death by Fraternal Order
Pendleton Aerie No. 28 Fraternal Order of Bogies expresses sorrow for August Stangier. The group notes his faithfulness as a worker and neighbor, offers sympathy to his family, and orders minutes to record the loss, a widow’s notice, 80 days of mourning, and charter draped. Signed by Thos Fitzgerald Joe T Hinkle Roy W Ritner.
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August Stangier
Pendleton Aerie No
Bogies
Mourning Resolutions and Local Administrative Moves
The text records a lodge resolution offering condolences to the widow of August Stangier and draping the charter in mourning for one month. It also notes gathering statistics at Stanford for the Dept of Commerce and Labor, and property sales to W. C. Betts for demolition and ground clearance. Miss Risto Hushew returns to the Colville Reservation after visiting family in Portland.
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Jo Melon
Leland Stanford, Jr. University
Pendleton
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington, D. C
Melawnan Vis
Ele
Colville Reservation
Risto Hushew
Colville Indian Reservation
Glenn Bushee
BE. J. Bushee
Portand
Miss Bushee
Indians Go Fishing on Upper Snake Trip to Weiser
Twenty Indiana left Upper Tutulla yesterday for Weiser on an annual fishing trip. They brought 70 pack horses and report an uncommon run of salmon in the upper Snake this year. Several hundred Umatilla reservation Indians are on the Snake for the same purpose.
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Indiana
Upper Tutullla
Weisers
Umatilla Reservation
Drunkenness Leads to Multiple Short Jail Terms
J. R. Franklin appeared at the police court this morning and was fined five days for drunkenness. He has faced similar penalties about twice weekly. George Rowe received three days for drunkenness, while Captain Vickers, noted as a vagrant, was given ten days.
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J. R. Franklin
Franklin
George Rowe
Captain Vickers
Strobel Opens New Quarters for Stock Display
Strobel, the Court street merchant, moves his large stock into an elegant new building. He anticipates a larger display area and an excellent fall trade as he continues to add to his inventory.
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Stroble
Strobel
Court Street
Tearing Down Billboards On Main Street Corner
Billboards that have adorned the Main Street corner of Main and Railroad streets for months were torn down today. The removal marks an end to the display on the vacant railroad ground.
Barber W E Rose Plans Return After Room Vacated
W E Rose the barber will resume business once Sullivan and Bond vacate their current quarters where they rented a room for a barber shop. He is purchasing a new outfit in the rear of the premises.
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Wil
W. E. Rose
Sullivan & Bond
Rearness
Will Teach in City Schools In Dayton Grace Galbreath
Grace Galbreath of Dayton Washington was chosen to teach in the city schools likely in the fourth or fifth grades, after last night’s schoolyard selection.
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Grace Galbreath
Dayton
Wash
Populists Rally in Jackson Mississippi to Revive Party
Delegates from across Mississippi met in Jackson to revive the populist movement by naming electors and forming a new state executive committee. Thomas E. Watson, the party's presidential nominee, spoke to the assembly in the afternoon in the hall of the house of representatives.
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Jackson
Mias
Mississippi
Thomas BE. Watson
House of Representatives
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Charles Miller
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Amaholia
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