Election Officials Cost County for Four Days Wages
E Pruitt completes tally of November election expenses in Um atilla county. 240 warrants totaling 2463.75 issued to clerks and judges. Wages ranged to 12 dollars per person for four days, many warrants covered travel. Over 700 warrants were issued in November, reflecting long vote counting across 32 measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Pruett
Oregon
Umatilla County
W. C. E. Pruitt
Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Hermiston
Stanfield
Milton
Freewater
Portuguese Vice Consul in New York Faces Uncertain Post
Portuguese vice consul Senor Feruya in New York expresses doubt about remaining in his post under the republic. He calls the Lisbon regime anarchists, plans to stay at the consulate while awaiting a change, and doubts the regime’s longevity given royalist opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Feruya
New York
Feruya
Lisbon
Vital Statistics of Nottingham 1909 Summary
Vital statistics for Nottingham in 1909 show a population of 263,441 with 122,760 males and 140,161 females. births total 7,746 with 3,402 male and 2,243 female births. deaths total 4,268 with 2,061 male and 2,207 female deaths, yielding a death rate of 16.2 per 1000, a notably low figure. Male cancer deaths were four fifths of female deaths, higher than in earlier years and double 1908 proportions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Samuel M. Taylor
Spring Will Come Again Overcoat Bones Manl Phrase
The fragment hints at spring returning and a quixotic remark about getting three bones on an overcoat, reflecting a curious old saying or a mood piece without a clear event or identifyable subjects.
Newsy Notes of Pendleton Wheat Prices Move Slightly
Wheat drops a cent as local buyers bid 70 cents today, down from yesterday. James Hill, son of John F. Hil, sold his wheat to a Walla Walla buyer for 72 cents. Evens children recover from measles but two younger kids remain bedridden with the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hil
James Hill
John F. Hil
Helix Country
Walla Walla
Veteran printer Al Carden leaves post for Milton Eagle
Aarden, longtime local printer, resigns after twenty years to take a similar position with the Milton Eagle. River levels show Umaitiila River running high with the Main street bridge gauge at five feet at noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Carden
Aarden
Milton Eagle
Umaitiila
Main Street
Miss Genevieve Clark Improves After Ill Typhoid Fever
Genevieve Clark Better, daughter of G. H. Clark and a popular member of the younger society, has shown improvement today after a serious illness at her Water street home due to typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Clark Better
Genevieve Clark
G. H. Clark
Water Street
Consent From Mother Needed For Marriage License
Samuel R. Maloney of this county obtained his mother s consent to wed Miss Juanita McCully, both residents here, as he was under legal age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel R. Maloney
Juanta McCully
Cupid Yet Again Couples Wed in County Clerk Issuance
Two marriage licenses issued yesterday afternoon by County Clerk Frank Saling. One license granted to Jessemon Add R. Wyke of Davenport Nebraska and Miss Annie Evelyn McLean of this county. The other license issued to Hugh A. Walker of Sherman County and Miss Agnes Bulfinch of Umatilla County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Frank Saling
Jessemon Add R. Wyke
Davenport, Neb
Annie Evelyn McLean
This County
Hugh A. Walker
Sherman County
Agnes Bulfinch
Umatilla County
Water Commissioner George Cochran Visits Pendleton
Water Commissioner George Cochran recently elected to eastern Oregon district, with his wife, stopped in Pendleton last evening en route from La Grande to Walla Walla and Seattle. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas FitzGerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cochran
Eastern
Oregon District
Pendleton
la Grande
Walla Walla
Seattle
Thomas FitzGerald
Acting Governor Bowerman to Inspect Pendleton Sites Next Week
Acting Governor Bowerman notified W L Thompson president of the Commercial club that he will visit Baker City and Union this week and then return to Condon for legal work. He will inspect the aculum aires and will not see the Pendleton sites until next week December 21 or 22.
Anniversary Flood Marks Pendleton Levee Milestone
Thomas FitzGerald notes the 1882 December 13 flood that nearly wiped Pendleton from the map. He credits the subsequent levee along the Uma tila river for saving thousands in property value since its construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas FitzGerald
Pendleton
Umatila
Has Anyone Seen Barker Chief Seeks Help From Public
Police report receipt of a circular letter from Charles Barker of Plymouth Wisconsin asking for information about his father Charles William Barker. He left Brookin county South Dakota for Oregon in 1889 and was last heard from in Marshfield. Describes him as six feet tall about 80 with a bald head and full beard, fond of hunting and trapping, formerly a member of I O O F and the Masons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barker
Gurdanera I
Charles Barker
Plymouth
Wisconsin
Charles William Barker
Brookin County
South Dakota
Oregon
Marshfield
Masona
Syrian Is Bound Over In Salt Cane Larceny Case
Deputy District Attorney Frederick Steiner returned from Athena to aid the state in the hearing of R Najjar a Syrian charged by American Express with larceny of a salt cane The hearing ended about ten last night Judge B B Richards bound Najjar over to the circuit court under 250 bond Najjar says he will sue American Express for damages He is represented by Attorney H S Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Steiner
Athena
R. Najjar
American Express Company
B. B. Richards
Najjar
Damagen
H. S. Watts
Supreme Court Justice Bean to resign December 31
Circuit Judge I R Bean will quit his seat on the supreme bench effective December 31 and the governor will appoint his successor who will assume duties early next year. Bean plans to move his family to Salem and will reside there while serving on the court. Mrs Bean will visit Hugene for the holidays with her son and daughter studying at the University of Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean
Sint
I R
Supreme Bench
Sarem
Uncalled Letters at Local Post Office Listing
A fragmentary local notice lists many names including Ollie Bloom Alma Bowman Chas Fradburn 8 A Brown W E Busse H P Clark Owen Bok Mat Dening Agnes Clark Myrtle Davis Hilda Davie Winford Fleck Mrs T Fleming Annie Muller Mary Gae F W Gaines and others as uncalled for at the local post office with several partial surnames and initials remaining unread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Bloom
Alma Bowman
Chas
Fradburn
A. Brown
W. E. Busse
H. P. Clark
Owen Bok
Mat Dening
Agnes Clark
Myrtle Davis
Hilda Davie
Winford Fleck
Fleming
Annie Muller
Mary Gae
F. W. Gaines
Little Gold
Thos, Hansen
J. Haartle
Gunnleln Hardstadd
M. G. Henkle
Isabel Hunt
B. Johnson
Local Directory Fragment Names and Contacts
A fragmented OCR list shows multiple personal names including Willard McFall, George 5, Mar tin, Hart Morrow, Clara Manors, Ches ter A. Miller, May Noble, F. C. Dow, Jon, Ligeron and Tom Ligeron, plus Saider, Mike Pierce, T. Phillips Ino, Stella Proctor, Stella Williams, Julia White Wolf, R. Emett, Henry Elk, John Rogers, Henry Slaughter, John Taylor, J. L Thompson, KR, and Schect.
Peculiar Uses for American Flags in Early Campaigns
The National Museum reports two remarkable Revolutionary era flags. One has seventeen stripes with thirteen blue stars, a central large star, and the legend The Hero of Tippecanoe beneath the blue field. The second flag adds four corner stars and centers a clad figure icon with an inset flag bearing Henry Clay and T Frelinghuysen, linked to the 1844 presidential campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum
Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison
Henry Clay
T. Frelinghuysen
Third Man Arrested for Box Car Theft
Hinchcuff, the third man implicated in the O R and WN boxcar robbery, has been captured in La Grande by Officer McLaughlin and may be brought to trial tomorrow after a preliminary hearing. R. C. Clayton alias R. Padden, an ex-witchman, admits his role and claims a prior state prison term. The woman arrestee denies involvement and retains attorney Will M. Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinchcuff
la Grande
McLaughlin
O'Brien
R. C. Clayton
R. Padden
Gurdane
Will M. Peterson
Moonshine Still Captured In North Carolina Raid
Royal E Bell head of Internal Revenue collection adds a rare photograph to the art fund showing the second largest moonshine still ever captured. Government raiders found the still eight miles south of Virgin at a secluded site between midnight and daylight. No arrests as moonshiners fled on warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal E. Cabell
Internal Revenue
Revenue
North Carolina
Virgil
Atll
Our idea of a good husband is a man who remembers
A wry Ohio State Tribune line notes the test of a good husband is memory of his wife on her “sweetheart” moment when she tells him to put on his rubbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Tribune
Adams News And Personal Items From Adams Oregon
Special correspondence from Adams Oregon reports Tony Glam erly of Portland bought the Adams chop mill from Frank Wallan for 1800 dollars and will supply steam rolled barley bran and shorts. Local notables include Dr W H McKenny elected mayor with 28 votes and J F Wallan as treasurer with 26. Various visits and merriments noted among residents and visitors from Pendleton Walla Walla Athena Weston and Helix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams, Ore
Tony Glamerly
Portland
Adams
Frank Wallan
Casper Woodward
Umatilla County
Walla Walla
E. Ferguson
Pendleton
Plamondeen
Citizens
W. H. McKenny
J. F. Wallan
Tle
A. H. Kirby
Councimen
Frank Martin
Harvey Cutler
J. A. Genta
A. M. Coffey
J. C. Chestnut
A. H. Ferguson
Bert Kirby
Inland Mercantile Company
Mr. Hastings
Interior Warehouse Company
Fred Collins
Helix
Afthams
Lola and
Gwendoline Rogers
Ambiguous Fragment on Rest and Meal Saying
A fragmentary note describes a Sunday at home and a return to school, mentioning a man whose phrase about bread being buttered on both sides hints at a tricky life. The text is garbled but conveys a humorous or reflective mood without a clear event or identity.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kaola
Standard Grocery Co. Inc
Frank O'Gara
Bernard O'Gara
Sec
Treas
East Court Street
Americas
Sawtelles
Regal &. Sawtelle Jeweler
Pemoletom, Ore
Dale Rothwell
W. E Hanscom
Sunkist
E. M. Walsh
the House OF Quality
Walsh
New Temple Building
Newsy
Dudley Evans
P.O
Roosevelt
Boston
Capvarcet
Jesse
Pendleton Dye Works
Borret
Wonder Store
Coort
Victor
Ingram’s Grocery
Court St
OWL Tea
Main, ST
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