Pendleton Basket Team Edges Walla Walla in Tough Bout
Pendleton Commer cial basketball squad returns home victoriously after a 26 to 20 win over Walla Walla in Garden City gym. Nelson Hartman and Cheseman sparked a second half comeback as Pendleton overcame a 12 to 0 first-half deficit amid slick floor and erratic baskets.
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Pendleton
Garden City
Walla Walla
Garden Chy ¥. M. C. A
Nelson
Hartman
Cheseman
Taft Considers Clark and Underwood on Extra Session
President Taft weighs Champ Clark and Oscar Underwood's proposal for a 20 day interval between Congress and an extra session. They argue time is needed for reorganization before or after the session. If an extra session is called it would likely be set for April 3 in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Champ Clark
Oscar Underwood
Congress
Seattle Grand Jury Resumes Police Corruption Probe
The Seattle grand jury resumed its secret investigation of police corruption on February 25. Witness F. W. Lowe, assistant cashier at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, was ordered to produce books detailing deposits of certain bank clients after the bank sought an injunction to block the jury from inspecting them.
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Seattle
Wash
F. W. Lowe
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Miss Sophia Flying for Lahm Cup Across Kansas
Arkansas City Kansas February 25 The balloon Miss Sophia carrying Ashman and Riley left San Antonio yesterday and passed here at 11 o clock traveling northwestern toward the Lahm cup.
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Arkansas City
Kans
Sophia
Ashman
Riley
San Antonio
Northwestern
Chicago man heads Mexican railway
Mexico City February 25 S M Felton president of the Chicago and Great Western was elected president of the Mexican National railway by the directors. He will assume the post at once and is expected to reorganize the system. Felton has long been identified with railroad management in the United States and abroad.
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Mexico City
Mex
S. M. Felton
Chicago & Great Western
Mexican National Railway
Local Dress Goods Sale At E Alta Store
A dated ad notes ladies suits and men's suits pressed along with plain and pleated skirts dyed. Prices show 1.00 to 1.50 for items, with a reference to 206 E Alta street. The fragment suggests a mid-century retail clearance or stock listing.
Funeral service for Asa Dickenson held today
The funeral of Asa Dickenson, the young man who died yesterday, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock followed by interment in Olney cemetery. Also notes show court convening on Monday, and Bertha Ressler granted a divorce from William Ressler by Judge Phelps with desertion and cruel treatment sustained. attorneys Carter and Smythe.
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Bertha Ressler
William Ressler
Phelps
Carter & Smythe
Paroled Felon Clyde Franklin Remanded to Brother
Clyde Franklin of Adams, indicted by a grand jury for revolving stolen goods, was sentenced this morning to two years in the penitentiary but paroled on good behavior and remanded to his brother’s custody.
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Franklin
Clyde Franklin
Adams
Pendleton Briefs: Drunk Driver, Weddings, Deaths, Land Deed
One man, Only One indeterminate but referenced as Frank Cornelison, appeared before Police Judge Fite Gerald and was jailed for four days after pleading guilty to being drunk. Wm. Hendrickson, once a Pendleton resident, will wed in Spokane. Stanfield notes report Mrs. C. A. Lund dies at 63 from erysipelas and stomach cancer, to be buried at Echo. A deed transfers 240 acres near Athena from Desire st. Dennis estate to B. E. Dudley for 17,500 following sale by administrator BB Brch ards last June.
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Frank Cornelison
Fite Gerald
Stanfield
C. A. Lund
J. E. Faucett
Echo
Dew
St. Dennis
Athena
Desire St. Dennis
BE. A. Dudley
Recorders Office
Bb, Brchards
Convention Date Set for Inland Empire Teachers Assoc
County Superintendent Frank Welles announced Spokane will host the Inland Empire Teachers’ Association convention on April 6 and 7. Theodore Roosevelt will attend and address the educators in Spokane. The association met in Pendleton last year.
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Frank Welles
Inland Empire Teachers’ S
Spokane
Theodore Roosevelt
Pendleton
Waffle Brothers Rush to Astoria for Beloved Father-in-Law Funeral
A telegram from Dr El dred B Waffle reports that he and his wife were racing across the continent to Astoria to attend the funeral of Mrs Waffle's father Benjamin Young, who died suddenly in Los Angeles. They were in Baltimore when the news came and planned to sail for Europe.
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D. B. Waffle
Eldred B. Waffle
Astoria
Horse Falls Fractures Rider’s Leg on Main Street
Butch Johnson of the east city suffered a fracture of his left leg between the ankle and knee about 9:20 this morning after a horse fell on Main street near the Bowman hotel. The horse’s hoof slipped on pavement, throwing both rider and animal. Dr Temple treated and reduced the fracture, and Johnson is progressing as well as can be expected.
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Butch” Johnson
Main Street
Bowman Hotel
Temple
Death of Umatilla rancher William T. Fanchier
William T. Fanchier a prominent Umatilla county rancher who farmed near the Scatt place eight miles west of town died at 9 o clock from tuberculosis after a lung hemorrhage at Nissen Implement shop. He leaves a wife and six children. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 2 PM at the Methodist church in town.
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William T. Fanchier
Umatilla County
Scatt
Nissen Implement Company
Johnston Once Owned Land in Quiet Era
Albert Sid inherited Johnston property deeds after a local land boom. The article notes that many residents remain unaware of Johnston family ownership’s lasting footprint on early settlement patterns and land transfers.
Land warrant linked Johnston to Umatilla land in 1856
A historic notice records Confederate general Johnston connected to 80 acres in Umatilla County now part of the Douglas Felt ranch near Pilot Rock. The 1856 transfer, via a government warrant for Black Hawk War service, was finalized with a patent filed after noon by Recorder Burroughs. Grover Cleveland signed the document in August 1856.
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Ney Johnston
Umatilla
Burroughs
Johnston
Riley
6Th Regiment
United States Infantry
United States
Addie BR. Whittemore
Douglas Felt
Pilot Rock
Grover Cleveland
Pendleton Oregon Post Office Clerk and Carrier Exam
A competitive civil service examination for Pendleton Oregon post office clerks and carriers will be held March 23 1911 at 9 am. Applicants must file with secretary Lester B Cronin by March 18 1921. Five grades offer salaries from 600 to 1100 dollars. Eligible applicants are urged to enter the examination.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Pendleton
Oregon
Lester B. Cronin
Board of U. S. Examiners
Post Office
Ore
Celvil Service District
Seattle
Wash
Walla Walla Girls Defeat Hoodoo 15 Still In Parade
A crowd watched as Walla Walla girls defeated Pendleton 31 to 9 in a fast basketball game at Milarkey hall. Standouts were Steele with 8 baskets and Elliot with 7 for Pendleton, while Lazinka and Piersol showed for Pendleton. Postgame reception followed with dancing.
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Garden City
Walla Wares
Walla Wallons
Steele
Eliiot
Elisa Lazinka
Juanita Piersol
Pendleton
Milarkey Hall
Grace Finnell
Ian Sturdivant
Muriel Saling
Jamnita Piersol
Elia Lazinka
Frances Saling
Walla Walla
Olive Campbell
Josephine Kaufman
Trene Steele
Dorothy Elliot
Jessie Cunningham
Luella Lindsay
Armstrong
Jordan
Senator McCumber Opposes Canada Reciprocity Treaty
Washington Feb 25 Senator McCumber of North Dakota denounced the proposed treaty with Canada in the senate saying ratification would harm northwestern cereal and stock interests and invite reciprocity in manufactured goods leading to tariff revisions that would undermine the protective tariff idea.
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Washington, D. C
Canada
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate
Northwest States
San Francisco Celebrates Victory Over New Orleans
San Francisco marks victory over New Orleans for the exposition with parades concerts and speeches. The mayor issues a proclamation closing stores as noon parade ties every whistle city and harbor. A general fortification will keep the city awake tonight.
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San Francisco
San Francirca
New Orleans
Market Street
Mine victims rise to seventeen after belmont mine find
Tonopah Nevada February 25 two more bodies recovered from the Belmont mine bring the death toll to 17. Frank Burke shift boss was found at the 1166 foot level and another unidentified body at the 1100 level. Rescuers conducted a complete search and found no further casualties.
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Tonopah
Belmont
Frank Burke
Holdup Man Sends Message to Mother and Dies
Seattle February 24 Ford the hold up man died at midnight He sent a message to his mother in Cleveland Ohio saying he was sorry he turned out bad The brief note reveals a western city crime tragedy ending in remorseful confession before death
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Seattle
Wash
Ford
Cleveland
Ohio
Last Night of Henry the Jailbreaker at Pastime
Patrons enjoyed a vaudeville wrap featuring Prof Henry with Hindoo box mystery and mind reading, Mise Balllee the contralto, Danny Cusack Irish comedian, and H R Watson singer. The Henry Rivers Road Show No 3 ends tonight before touring La Grande Baker City Boise and Salt Lake on Scott and Gus Sun circuits.
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Henry
Mise Balllee
Danny Cusack
H. R. Watson
Henry Rivers
Prof
la Grande
Baker City
Boise
Salt Lake
Scott
Gus Sun
Man seeks partner for theater venture at Bowman hotel
A man with business ability seeks association in a new theatrical amusement enterprise. Requires some capital and can manage with a small amount. Call at H. 36, Bowman hotel.
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Bowman Hotel
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