Pendleton Councilman Advocates Paid Firemen Change
Councilman Joe Bil, a 17 year Pendleton volunteer fireman, urges paid on duty firemen to provide constant protection. He cites high tax levies and prewar costs, proposing license increases from 550 to 1000 dollars to fund modern fire protection and stricter enforcement to reduce hazards.
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Pennidlleton
Joe Bil
Third Ward
Pendleton
East Oregonian
Ellard
Mota Whckely
Bil
Dunns Return to Portland After Recovery Stay
W D Dunn and his wife left Pendleton for Portland after a four month stay while Dunn recovered from typhoid fever and nervous prostration. Previously a confidential bookkeeper for five years with the O R & N navigation bureau, Dunn chose the Blue Mountain plateau for gradual altitude acclimation and praised the climate and local conditions. He was treated here by Dr Beat.
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W. D. Dunn
Portland
Dunn
Blue Mountains
Mr. Dunn
Dr. Beat
Interpreter Leo Sampson Victim of False Identity Lie
Conflict arises after a police court error linked Leo Sampson to drunken behavior, sparking rumors that damaged his election. Major Edwards reveals the mix up, confirming the real Leo Sampson is not the intoxicated man, while details hint at tribal faction tensions and misidentification on the reservation.
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Leo Bompacon
Umatilla
Telne
Leo Sampson
Sampson
Major Edwards
Les
Local Wisecrack Targets Leo Sampson Over Fabricator Joke
A dishonest prankster claims Leo Sampson is a famed “nn” among his fellows and threatens to confront the fabricator if he cannot retract the deception. Leo remains calm but rejects the notion of tarnishing his reputation with drunken-Indian mockery.
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Leo Sampson
Leo
Swift & Co Plans Vast Land Grab for Water and Ditch
Local attorneys deny a land grab but confirm Swift & Co seeks to acquire thousands of acres in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming claiming grazing rights. Reports say the aim is to build a 9.4 million dollar irrigation ditch to reclaim arid counties Weld Logan Morgan and Washington turning the land into a single cattle range with high future values.
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Swift & Co
Colorado
Wyoming
Chicago
Denver
Twitt & Co, Ie
Weld, Logan
Morgan
Washington
Wyoming Irrigation
Laramie
Ault
Weld
Electric Bitters Credited With Curing Chronic Ailments
George W Hoffman of Harper Washington claims seven years of chronic stomach and liver trouble ended after using Electric Bitters. He endorses the remedy to others and says he will not be without them. Sold under guarantees by Tallman Co and Brock & McComns.
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George W. Hoffman
Harper, Wash
Tallman & Co
Brock & McComns
Apple Spray Quality and Apple Losses in Moaler Region
Farmer L Carrol of Moaler reports apples suffer worm damage due to spray quality this season, with side of fruit worm holes suggesting insufficient arsenic. He notes Spitzenbergs hurt but Baldwin losses total about 200 boxes, troubling crop prospects.
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C. L. Carrol
Moaler
Hood River
Cérro
Fineman William Patern Falls from Fifth Story Window
William Patern a fineman fell from a fifth story window onto the pavement in San Francis without contact to break the fall. His only visible injury was a broken wrist and he remained unconscious with no hemorrhage reported.
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William Patern
San Francis
Reform School XMAS Preparations and Reformers Debates
Preparations at the state reform school for Christmas include holly, mistletoe, a prominent Christmas tree, and gifts for boys from friends across the state. Officials note younger inmates face isolation from older youths and urge renaming the institution to State Industrial School to reduce penitentiary stigma and improve reformative housing.
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Christman
State Reform School
Orfer
Asainal
Looney
Stahl
Suggert
State Industrial School
Idaho Timber Sale Planned for Kootenai County
Timber lands in Kootenai County near Sandpoint and Newport will be offered in a big state sale possibly in Rathdrum in February. The Timber State Land Commissioner J. Munson says some sales will be land and timber together or timber alone. Purchasers may have up to two years to remove timber where land is not sold, with safeguards against large removals.
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C. J. Munson
Ywaterday
Laviston
Kootenal County
Rathdrum
Cruleers
Sandpoint
Idaho
Newport
Wash
Mr. Munson
Atte Board
Idaho man dead on lava beds after wood hauling accident
John Simpkins Jr, 36, was killed while loading cedar wood with others west of town on lava beds. He supposedly fell from his load while crossing bumps, possibly dying atop the wagon. He bore a facial bruise and forehead injury. two other haulers found him before finishing their own loads.
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Idaho Fath Post
John Simpkins, Jr
Simpkins
Million Mexican silver dollars pass in one China bound consignment
A single shipment of one million Mexican silver dollars, totaling 70 000 pounds, was sent to China. A powder explosion on the Union Pacific near Wieland California killed two Japanese and wounded several. Congressional activity rises as Representative Brownlow introduces 74 bills in 12 days with total bills reaching 1001. Pac huca mines in Mexico burn, suffocating 30 miners. J L Bradford of New Orleans convicted for land grant fraud involving 10 000 acres across seven parishes. France plans January 18 assembly to elect a president as Loubet declines reelection. Texas rail expansion promises 50 percent more main line than Illinois. Mrs. Fitzhimons elopes with Major G S Miller. Archbishop Harry and General Wood urge Mindanao Zamboanga settlement with Filipino govt aid.
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China
Union Pacific
Wieland
Orovillg
Cal
Congress
Brownlow
Tennerson
Santa Geltrudis
Pachuca
Mexico
New Orleans
J. L. Bradford
Louisiana
Loubet
Texas
Illinoia
Robert Fitehimimons
Hae
Pittsburg
J. Miller
Chas Miller
Pennsylvanis National Guard
Harry
Wood
Iiilany
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Phillippines
Ittallay
Hood River sewer contract award and regional notices
The Hood River sewer project is awarded to Paquet Goblech Joplin of Portland for 21060. John T Fuller surrendered to Sheriff Ward in Portland, confessing to forging a twenty pound check at Bakerity. Reports from Washington and Idaho describe theft, accidents, crime tallies, and a suspected murder in Bellingham.
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Hood River
Paquet, Goblech & Joplin
Portland
John T. Fuller
Sheriff Ward
Bakerity
James G. Lee
Patton Valley
Hillsboro
Clacka Mas County
Spicer
Moscow
Idaho
Bert Sheldon
Edward A. Amiot
Tacoma
Jit
Great Spend
Minnie Mattingly Blaw
Olympia
State Capitol
Seattle
Totni
Charles A. Chambers
Jenkins Lumber Company
Biniie
Wash
Bellingham
California Prune Wafers Purely Vegetable Snack
Purely vegetable prunes wafers claim to cure constipation and stomach liver and bowel disorders. Sold by Tallman & Co at 6223 Main St Pendleton with 100 wafers priced at 25 cents.
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California
Tallman & Co
Pendleton
Eec
Lost Bay Mare and Roan Gelding Owed Pendleton Reward
A bay mare about 1000 pounds branded 17 on left stifle and 69 on left shoulder plus a strawberry roan gelding about 1008 pounds branded 0 upside down on left shoulder and a right angle sear on left hip are missing. A suitable reward is offered for information leading to their return to A Hf San derman in Pendleton Oregon.
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A. Hf. Sanderman
Pendleton
Oregon
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