Northwest Notes Arrest for Stealing Shoes
North Yakima reports Roy Adams arrested after two pairs of shoes were stolen from a store. Mayor Schott faces shoplifting charges. Other items include a strange disease killing horses in Philomath Oregon, Sandy Valley promotional folder, Elm School art project in Elgin Oregon, alfalfa planting by Ringold Land Co, and Joseph T Barber’s near drowning in North Yakima street ditch with heroics by his son and a rescuer.
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North Yakima
Wash
Roy Adams
Schott
Yakima
Joseph T. Barber
Second and H
Barber
William Moon
Astoria's New High School Ready for Occupancy
Astoria Oregon confirms its new 75000 dollar high school building will be ready for occupancy at the start of the upcoming term next Monday. Professor F E Ford formerly of the University of Iowa will teach manual training at the new school. In Walla Walla Washington Eugene Curelo reports a horse mutilation similar to a prior case at Pioneer stables, with Curelo's horse tied at a public rack that evening.
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Astoria
Ore
aAstoria
F. E. Ford
University of Iowa
Walla Walla
Wash
Eugene Curelo
John Lance
Pioneer Stables
Curelo
Lay Big Sewer at Walla Walla
Men are at work on the Cherry street sewer the largest in the city running from Colville street to the city limits. It will be 6500 feet long with a two foot diameter pipe laid ten feet deep and not completed until April 4.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Cherry Street
Colville Street
Gow Roads Booster Secured
Grants Pass Oregon reports John Kirkup of the State Ante association visited to enlist workers in the Good Roads cause. He secured about 35 members. Ex Mayor H D Kinney was chosen vice president for Josephine county.
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Gow Roads
Grants Pass
Ore
John Kirkup
State Ante Association
Good Roads Association
H. D. Kinney
Josephine Counts
Road Proposal Near Milton Opens Couse Creek Canyon
Milton Ore F M Kent presented a petition during the first week to property owners in the district along the proposed Couse creek road. He asked the county court at the next session to open a 41 foot county road from the south part of Milton up the Couse creek canyon.
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Ask Road
Milton
Ore
F. M. Kent
Couse Creek
Pleasant Hill Taxpayers Object Meeting Protest
Eugene taxpayers in Pleasant Hill plan a mass meeting at the courthouse on Saturday afternoon February 4 to oppose a 10 mill tax levy by Lane County Court. Increase valuations raise the tax from last year and spur the protest. A Moscow Idaho plant news item notes Hagan & Cuching Packing opens a new facility with government inspector Dr Henderson arriving to supervise operations. The plant, rebuilt of stone steel and cement, cost about 156000 and aims for broader meat packing output.
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Pleasant Hill
Eugene Ore
Lane County
Moscow
Idaho
Hagan & Cuching Packing Company
Henderson
Chicken Thief Reported in Walla Walla Incident
A poultry enthusiast damaged a house on Rees Avenue and took 18 percent Pigmouth Books from William J. Gord. Police were notified. the event is described as highly successful and extensive in scope.
Bounties Paid for Wildcats and Cougars in South Bend
County Auditor Seaborg paid bounties on scalps presented this week in South Bend Washington. Five wildcats earned $5 each for Dillard Berry Pentilla Prior and two more for Storgen Barber. G W Blackburn received $30 for six wildcats and J D Matny was paid $40 for two cougars.
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Wikicay
Cougar
South Bend
Wash
Seaborg
Dillard
W. M. Berry
Emil Pentilla
Adam Prior
Wildcat
Gus Storgen
W. J. Barber
Wildcats
G. W. Blackburn
J. D. Matny
Cougars
Axle Explosion Shatters Shop Near Eureka Wash
GUS La Bulle, an aged blacksmith in Eureka, narrowly escaped a serious accident when an axle he was working on exploded. The blast sent a 16 pound piece flying 117 feet and the axle splintered through a one inch board ten feet backward. La Budde had heated the axle and stood nearby when the explosion occurred. It is suspected someone had loaded the axle with an explosive, as it had been outside the shop for some time.
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Eureka
Wash
Gus la Bulle
la Budde
Umatilla Hoboes Targeted as Fire and Theft Reach Local News
Special correspondence from Umatilla Oregon reports two old buildings near the stock yards burned by local W R and N forces serving as hoboes headquarters. A water main break caused a temporary dry town. Freight cars were broken into, with goods missing and shoes found by H T Duncan and his wife. Eight wanderers were arrested and held for Pendleton trial as railway officers arrive.
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Umatilla
Ore
John Lennos
WI Switzler
Pendleton
City
W. C. Traine
Sullivan
J. L McCray
T. Duncan
Portland
G. B. Atkinson
Spokane
J. Switzler
H. N
F. B. Clarke
Walla Walla
R. C. Spalding
Paterson
R. M. Phipps
St. Paul
T. A. Chug
Starduck
H. T. Duncan
Hobees
Stephens
Wood
Fortland
Penddleton
Timely use of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for croup
A brief health notice warns that even short delays in treating croup can be dangerous. It advises keeping Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy at home and giving a dose at the first sign of croup. The product is described as pleasant to take and widely sold by dealers.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Chamberlain
John Wanamaker
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
University correspondence proves its practical help
Letters from teachers students and a woodsman boast tangible benefits from the university correspondence department two years old. A teacher earned a February certificate with 87 per cent in English literature while another plans further study. A high school student finished tenth grade geometry and aims for eleventh. A woodsman in Oregon history praises the accessible, inexpensive course offerings.
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U. of GO
Hidden Quotes From a Student Letter on Shakespeare Education
A University of Oregon press bulletin quotes a student praising a Shakespeare course. He notes daily学习 when light allows and calls the study inspiring and informative. Another writer offers to pay more fees and shares how the course reveals gaps in his prior reading.
J Applegate Centenary to Be Observed by University
The 1911 centenary of Jesse Applegate, a leading Oregon pioneer, to be marked by the university history department. Publication plans include a portrait, a biographical sketch, Applegate’s Views of Oregon History, and an extended commentary on early Oregon affairs.
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Oregon
Jesse Applegate
Department of History
University
Mr. Applegate
Missouri
Charles
Lindsey
Yamhill County
Polk County
Yoncalla
Douglas County
Salem
Applegate
Legislative Committee
United States Congress
Hudson's Bay Company
Public Record Office
Great Britain
London
Bulletin
Stomach and Liver Tablets Promote Digestion
If troubled with indigestion constipation no appetite or feel bilious give Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets a trial and you will be pleased with the result. These tablets invigorate the stomach and liver and strengthen the digestion. Sold by All dealers.
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Chamberlain
Oregon Trail pamphlet acquired for university history class
Hon Horace Davis of San Francisco sent thirty copies of The Oregon Trail essay by David prepared in 1905 now published 1909 for university distribution. Five copies stored in the library for permanent preservation while the rest go to Pacific slope history students. Also note Chamberlain's Cough Remedy widely used for persistent cough after grip.
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Horace Davis
San Francisco
Schafer
Oregon Trail
Davis
Pacific Coast
American Historicalssociation
Massaachusetts Historical Society
Oregon
Preuss
Independence
Missouri
Lower
Columbia
University Library
Pacific Slope
U. of O. Bulletin
Trial by July: Sullivan’s comic opera at Oregon Theater
Sullivan’s comic opera Trial by July is set for February 6 at the Oregon theater directed by Mrs Welter Rose under Parish Aid of the Church of the Redeemer. The act features bridesmaids from Pendleton and a jurymen chorus in a playful romance with seats on sale at Hanscom’s. 50c lower floor 36c gallery. Includes ad for Chamberlain’s Liniment.
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Sullivan
Oregon Theater
Hanscom’s
Notice for notice of horse auction or return
One span of sorrel geldings aged and heavy with an estimated 1160 pounds. Any person notifying Chas Lobaugh Pilat Rock or John L Bartley at 708 Lilleth Street Pendleton will be re
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Chas, Lobaugh
Pilot Rock
John L. Bartley
Lilleth Street
Pendleton
Orpheum Pendleton Showcases Best Moving Pictures
The Orpheum in Pendleton presents the best moving pictures and brightest showings, delivering top entertainment for local audiences with a lineup celebrated for quality and variety.
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Pendleton
The
Orpheum
Athena Baseball Fever and Spring Sports in Local Plans
Athena Oregon January reports the Commercial club leasing baseball grounds and preparing for a county track meet in late April. The town eyes Blue Mountain league play as spring returns while high school basketball ends and three baseball teams form. Mayor McEwen will not run again as city election nears with a few council changes expected.
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Athena
Ore
Umatilla County
Wells
Wid
Littlejohn
English gowns for Queen Mary corona thon and Durbar attire
Report states Queen Mary will wear gowns made in England from English materials for the corona thon, while the Durbar outfits will use Indian materials but be fashioned into gowns by English dressmakers. The arrangement emphasizes English craftsmanship with regional material origins.
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Mary
England
Durhar
Dresnakerw
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Ringold Land Company
Walk Walla
State
J. Applegate
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