Delavan Comet Seen Soon By Naked Eye Stargazers
Washington reports Delavan's comet may soon be visible to the naked eye. Discovered by Paul T. Delavan of the Argentine naval observatory, it was first observed in the US by Asaph Hall at the naval observatory last Thursday, with additional observations Friday. The object shows a bright nucleus with nebulosity and a faint tail, moving west about 64 seconds of time per day, and Amateur observers are advised to use Zeta Eridanus as a starting point.
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City of Frisco May Carry Own Insurance
San Francisco supervisors direct city attorney to study self insurance under the new employers liability law. If carried with a regular company the annual cost would be 67000 dollars.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Long
Aumsville Might Win Electric Power Franchise
Aumsville Oregon December 26 The town council discussed granting a franchise to the Aumsville Flour Mill Co to install an electric light and power system fed from Mill Creek. Public sentiment favors approval with the mill already supplying power.
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Aumsville, Ore
Aumsville Flour Mill Company
Mill Creek
West End Land Sold by J F Robinson in Pendleton
J F Robinson sold five acres in section 27 two four NR 29 to Hazel Investment Co for 5800. A Pilot Rock couple, Gilbert Guy Ellis and Lula C Horn, received a marriage license and wed by Rev C A Hodehire. Tom Watts, Pendleton pioneer, heads to California for winter. Basketball game postponed to next Thursday. Slater estate appraised at 1897.75, mainly personal property. Pink Lady at 5 sharp: curtain moved up from 8:30 for Sunday Oregon theater show.
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Hazel Investment Co
Pilot Rock
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Lula C. Horn
C. A. Hodehire
Methodist Church
Oregon Theater
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Finnish man ordered to Eastern Oregon asylum
Emil Hasu, a Finland native, was ordered committed to the Eastern Oregon State Hospital for the insane after Dr. Garfield examined him. He is 28 and has been in the country three years. Landlady’s husband arrested for rough house. Mrs. Charles Winnerling fined $25 after alleged assault with a chair and room damage at Empire lodging house.
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Oregon State Hospital
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Gets Pigs Loses Horses in Justice Court Verdict
In yesterday's justice court, W P Benedict sued Sheriff Taylor and Bert Whitman. The jury awarded Benedict the pigs but held the horses seized by the sheriff on execution were not exempt since the horses had never been broken, causing Benedict to lose the horses.
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Bert Whitman
Books to Go by Parcel Post Rate Change
Post office readers learn that after March 16 books may be sent by parcel post. A ruling by the postal authority sets pricing: eight ounces or less cost one cent per two ounces or fraction, and weights over eight ounces are charged the standard parcel pound rate.
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Round-up Burro Dies After Eventful Round-Up Return
The little burro presented to the Round-up by the local Elks on their 1912 Portland Grand Lodge return died last night at Round-up Park. He had no disease or violent death, simply tired of existence as he was not young. He was not the bucking burro, but valued for ornamentation.
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Elka
Portland
Grand Lodge
Cadet Band Praised In La Grande Christmas Night
The O A C Cadet Band played to a packed La Grande High School audience. The La Grande Observer called the performance proficient to a fine degree and popular, mixing classical with popular numbers as they won unstinted honors from start to finish.
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Cadets’ Regimental Band Earns Noted Musical Proficiency
Under skilled leadership the college cadets have achieved a notable level of musicianship. The members’ disciplined appearance in uniforms accompanies a band that has reached high proficiency in the world of music, earning genuine applause.
Buffum Indicted in Buffalo for Husband Poisoning
Mrs. Willis Buffum, 38, has been indicted on charges of poisoning her husband who died under suspected arsenic-laced food. Police probe a dying daughter and illnesses in several other children as the case unfolds. Authorities suspect a motive tied to affection for her sister-in-law's brother, a 25 year old man.
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Willis Buffum
Buffum
Beans Prove More Profitable Than Summer Fallow
Farm and range notes report beans at $18 per acre more profitable than summer fallow in eastern Washington Oregon and northern Idaho. Fifteen years of data show cereals can follow beans with similar labor and equipment. beans require about $150 extra machinery for 70 to 80 acres and $6 more per acre in costs, yet yield around 400 pounds per acre at 3 cents per pound, delivering about $24 gross per acre and roughly $18 advantage over fallow. Soil fertility maintenance advised via plowing under bean and wheat straw, distributing decayed straw, and thorough soil mixing after autumn rains. Sheep prices in Portland marked firm with wethers at 5.59, yearlings 4.15, ewes 4.25, eight loads sold.
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Oregon
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
Portland
Dresses Fit by Dummy Mrs Marshall Finds Fitting Method
Mrs Marshall wife of the vice president discovers a method to fit clothes by absent treatment. After traveling west in November she visited Chicago for measurements and had a form made of her figure. While with her mother in Arizona the wardrobe was assembled and delivered perfect. Milking machines install at Paddock Bros dairy near Union powered by Catherine creek electric plant. 25 head pure bred Jersey cows imported to improve the herd. A Salem horse buyer seeks a 1400 pound horse in La Grande.
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Christmas Pardon Granted to Long‑Serving West Virginia Ex‑Con
Wilbur Slaughter, imprisoned for life since 1895 for a miner's killing in a West Virginia mine, received the governor's Christmas pardon after 17 years in the Moundsville penitentiary. The 35 year old plans to visit his Ohio mother and seek out the victim's family to help if needed.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
Wilbur Slaughter
Ohio
Slaughter
Hatfield
Moundsville Penitentiary
Molalla approves charter in decisive 623 to 18 vote
Molalla Oregon voters on Monday backed a city charter by a wide margin with a tally of 623 in favor and 18 against. The measure's features are noted as a key aspect of the charter's adoption.
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Molalla, Ore
Molalla
Sale licensing ban sparks broad comment in section
Controversy arose over a section prohibiting the licensing of the sale of any kind of intoxicants, drawing considerable public comment and debate within the proceedings.
Mrs. Marshall Wilder Dies. Author’s Wife Passes
New York December 25 announcement of the death of Mrs. Marshall P. Wilder wife of the author and entertainer in a hospital here Saturday. Mrs Wilder collaborated with her husband on many of his writings.
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New York
Marshall P. Wilder
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