Poultry Association Officers Re elected for Another Year
D C Gurdane of Heppner will head the Umatilla Morrow Poultry Association for a third year with James W Brown named secretary after B F Averill declined. New vice presidents include Leon Cohen RK W Fletcher and district reps from Milton Hermiston Stanfield Heppner Irrigon Pendleton and Pendleton. Judge Gimlin will judge birds in Stanfield and Pendleton, then Boise. Birds and cups move with the show and many local breeders return home.
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Averill
W. Fletcher
Mra
B. F Williams
Milton
F. M. Curtis
Hermiston
J. KR. Cromb
Stanfield
L. W. Briggs
Heppner
J. L. Smith
Irrigan
J. BE. Duke
Pendleton
K. R Alexander
Execuive
Pelen
Armory Hall
Elmer Gimlin
Freewater
Boise
Earl A. Williams
Plymouth Rocks
D. C. Gurdane
Mra. B. F. Williams
Héppner
Rhode Island
Morrow County
Rev. J. D. Bird
I. E. Young
Milton High School
Curtis Poultry Ranch
C. F. Williams
Northwest Poultry Journal
Pomeroy
Washington
C. A. Hazen
Sheepman Found In Perilous Position
Mr. Dunham a Shropshire breeder from Concord Michigan now based in Meridian Idaho was aboard fast freight No 56 en route to Harrisburg Lane county. The collision with a local passenger train at Owyhee killed Tim Donagan road master after Dunham was knocked unconscious and later recovered with a lame back and sore head. He plans to attend the National Woolgrowers convention in Portland and may judge at the Mid winter Sheep show.
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Dunham
Pendleton Lato
Concord
Mich
Meridian
Idaho
Harrisburg
Lane County
Owyhee
Nampa
Tim Donagan
Gibbon
Mr. Dunham
Pendleton
Portland
Island sinks after massive earthquake in Costa Rica
Seventy families totaling about 200 people drowned when a island in Liapango Lagoon near Salvador sank during a Saturday earthquake. Some escaped by boat. others feared to return as sea conditions worsened. Authorities report multiple uninhabited isles also submerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liapango Lagoon
Salvador
Limon
Costa Rica
Llopano Lagoon
Colon
West Indies
Pullman berth rates ordered cut by ICC
Washington DC December 19 The interstate commerce commission ordered lower berths on Pullmans reduced to eighty percent of the lower berth price The commission tentatively approved a new rate schedule setting the maximum price for a twelve hour ride at two dollars The new schedule takes effect January 20 and covers nearly all Pullman lines in the United States except two
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
United States
Socialist predicts they will elect president 1916
Charles Russel, socialist candidate for New York governor, predicts socialists will elect the president in 1916 from Los Angeles. He condemns both major parties as corrupt and says the 1912 outcome will lead to a socialist innings, a “horrible mess,” before victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Russel
New York
Edward Douglas White Becomes Chief Justice
Edward Douglas White took the oath as chief justice of the U S Supreme Court in Washington D C on December 19 at 11 50 am. The ceremony occurred in the robing room with all justices present as Justice Harlan announced the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hdward Douglas White
Supreme Court of the United States
White
Harlan
Andrew Rood Leaves Heppner After City Visit
Andrew Rood a well known young stockman of Morrow county left for his home in Heppner this morning after spending a few days in the city visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Rood
Morrow County
Heppner
City
Refugee Diaz Despot Reveals Revolt Aims and Threats
Washington dispatch reports Mexican revolutionist Joan Sanches Az Cona detained on fraud charges claims Diaz regime abuses and trust control. He accuses Corral and Limantour of aiding oppression and predicts his extradition could lead to execution. He urges U S residents to oppose continued Diaz influence and support Mexico’s move to a republic.
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Washington, D. C
United Press Today
Joan Sanches Az Cona
United States
Diaz
Mexico
Az Conn
Corral
Limantour
Mexican Rebels Interrupt Traffic At Pedernales
Insurgents in El Paso area halt all Mexican northwestern trains at Pedernales and order a return. Telegraph and telephone lines beyond Pedernales are cut amid rumors of four parties advancing. Americans condemn the disruption as soldiers of fortune rush toward the scene to assist or take trains beyond Pedernales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Pedernales
T Pedernales
Juniper Man J. C. Pendergrast Noted as N P Passenger
J. C. Pendergrast of Juniper was an incoming passenger on the N. P. this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Pendergrast
Juniper
N. P
Dynamite and Gas Explosion in New York Milk Depot
A massive blast at the New York Central Railroad milk depot injures many as dynamite on a track explodes from a spark near an acetylene tank. Twelve killed, eight missing, fifty injured, and numerous buildings including a hospital damaged. Victims include Edith Ossman and Jack Ryan of Cosmopolitan magazine.
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Amd
New York, N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Mary Poke
M. Morrow
Patrick Jordan
Frank Page
W. B. Livermore
New Haven and Hartford
Lexington Avenue
Q Grammar
Children's Mercy Hospital
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
49Th Street
Edith Ossman
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Jack Ryan
The
William Postaske
Thomas Stagg
Superintendent's Meeting Trip Planned for Portland
County School Superintendent Frank K. Welles and his wife left Pendleton this morning for Portland to attend a state meeting of county school superintendents. He plans to return later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Welles
Portland
Pendleton
Whistler to Meet McKay Irrigationists on Creek Project
John T. Whistler the engineer who built the Umatilla project arrived in Pendleton to consult with McKay creek settlers promoting a 6000 acre irrigation plan. Judge Lowell endorses the venture for Pendleton, citing jobs and city water potential, while J T Brown says the water commission already found it unfeasible and is surveying Thorn Hollow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKay Creek
John T. Whistler
Umatilla
Stephen A. Lowell
Pendleton
Sturgis
City Water Commission
J. T. Brown
The
Water Commission
Thorn Hollow
New Store Starts Here March First by J C Penney & Co
J C Penney & Company of Salt Lake has leased a vacant room in the Smith Crawford building for three years to establish a general merchandise store, starting March 1. The firm runs 19 stores regionally and plans two more locations in Pendleton and an eastern Washington town. The former Fair store room, later Cook & Perry, will host the new outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ¢. Penney & Company of
Salt Lake
Smith-Crawford
Penny & Co
Wesk
Pendleton
Washinton
Fair
Cook & Perry
Engineers May Strike Before Christmas
Chicago reports 33 000 engineers on western lines threaten a Christmas strike over wage increases. Commissioner of Labor Nells meets railroad officials while engineer union President Stone warns a 15 percent raise is demanded and railroads offer nine percent. A strike order could come within fifteen minutes notice if no advance is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nells
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Stone
Engineers
Will D. R. & N Build 10 Clarkston
The Lewiston Clarkston Improvement Association confirms negotiations with O R N to build into Clarkston Washington but provides no definite statement. E H Libby, president of the Lewiston Clarkston group, arrived from Clarkston and discusses potential terminals while avoiding specifics. He notes O R N had a right of way into Clarkston a decade ago and may seek Snake River access from Lewiston.
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Heart of Lewiston-Clarkston Improvement Association
Portland
Ore
Clarkston
Washington
Foun
E. H. Libby
Lewiston-Clarkston Improvement Company
Libby
Snake River
Lewiston
Popular Helix Woman Buried in Large Funeral
One of Helix's largest funerals marked the burial of Mrs. Nellie Mills Pendergrast who died December 16 from pneumonia. A native of Ireland aged 39, she came to America in 1894 and Oregon in 1892. She married Mr. Poendergrast in 1908 and left two children. Her brothers William and John Mills of Tigard, Oregon attended.
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Helix
J. C. Pendergrast
Nathan Evans
Pendergrast
Ireland
Nellie Mills
America
Oregon
Poendergrast
William
John Mills
Tigard
Model School Luncheon At Lewiston Normal
A luncheon by the rural school training course at Lewiston State Normal School aimed to combat the claim that living is expensive. Menu items chili rice cabbage salad biscuits tea cookea and apple sauce cost 10 cents per person, showing students learn cooking and economical practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston State Normal School
State Normal
Senate committee delays direct primary action after Christmas
Washington December 19 The senate committee on Judiciary postponed until after the Christmas holidays all action on the resolution aiming to provide for United States senators elected by direct vote of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary
United States
Edward F. Sinclair Arrives at Hotel Bt George
Edward F. Sinclair of La Grande arrived from Union County yesterday and checked in at the Hotel Bt. George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Sinclair
la Grande
Union County
Bt. George
Water rights adjudicated in Milton-Freewater case
Judge H J Bean ends five year water dispute involving 400 defendants in Mil ton Freewater area. The Peacock Mill Co gets 2000 inches for 1888, 750 for 1598, 850 for 1904 with 50 percent river cap. Tumalum branch irrigators receive majority share. Ditch upkeep and cultivation required. appeals to priority by age of rights. Parties represented by C M Rader and multiple firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Bean
Milton-Freewater
Little Walla Walla
Peacock Mill Company
Walla Walla
Miller-Brown
Tumalum
C. M. Rader
Sharpstein & Sharpstein
S. D. Peterson
Milton
C. T. Godwin
Baker City
Frank Crow
Fee & Slater
Raley & Raley
Phelps & Steiner
Peterson & Wilson
Pendleton
Vashon Academy Burned To Ground This Morning
Tacoma dispatch reports Vashon Military Academy a four story dormitory building on Vashon Island was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Fifteen boys escaped from the dormitory as the loss runs to several thousand dollars. The school is controlled by the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Vashon Military Academy
Vashon Island
Baptist Church
Aldrich Declines to Seek Re‑election
Providence Rhode Island December 19 Senator Aldrich unequivocally declines to run again. He announced he would not allow his name to be considered even if the legislature became deadlocked on other candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
Aldrich
Five Miners Killed in Coal Mine Explosion at Chisfton
In Fairmont West Virginia a Consolidated Coal mine at Chisfton suffered a blast that killed five miners and injured nearly 20 others. About fifty men were underground when the explosion occurred, with early belief pointing to a premature blast as the cause.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Consolidated Coal Company
Chisfton
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Heppner Man
Umatilla- Morrow County
James W. Brown
Lady Bob
Bob
de. J. KR. Cromb
Northwest
Peoples Warehouse
Rexburg
Edward Douglas White
Cora
Trump
City of New York
Whistler
MCKAY
Lewiston Normal
Senate
East End
Bean
Vashon Academy
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