Weather fuels early winter lambs near Arlington
Reports from Smythe Bros and others show unusually favorable conditions for early lambing with high increases and few losses. Lambs will be market ready by July, ahead of the normal run, as March lambing opens in Arlington and nearby counties. Summary notes include land cases, new rabbit bait anecdote, irrigation water rights bill, and hog profits in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan FP. Smythe
Smythe Bros
Arlington
Cunningham Sheep & Land Co
Antonie Place
Butter Creek
Joe Cunha
Echo
R. N. Stanfield
R. F. Wigglesworth
Aaron Cole
Umatilla project progress and land taming issues
The article notes conditions are good in the older settled parts of the Umatilla project while settlers in parts of the third unit struggle to tame their lands. It also reports a trainload of beef sold locally for Seattle shipment and a shipment of Berkshire pigs to Honolulu via Seattle. The beef consisted of 157 head at a price of 7.15 per head.
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J. A. Guderian
Birch Creek
Nate Raines
Seattle
Chamberlain Denounces Free Panama Tolls Repeal
Senator George E. Chamberlain opposes repealing the Panama canal act free-toll clause for coastwise vessels. He says repeal would invite further demands, threaten naval passage and treaty rights, and endanger national integrity, insisting the law stand despite British concerns. He links the push to Canadian Pacific and transcontinental railroads and warns of potential consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George E. Chamberlain
Wilson
Oregon
Chamberlain
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Congress
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Canal
Panama
Senate
House
Pendleton Divorce Granted and Hospital Operation
Circuit Judge Phelps granted the divorce in Robert C. Michael vs Minnie Michael. The case notes a Will undergo operation. A Helix family reported their fourteen year old daughter admitted to St. Anthony's Hospital for appendicitis surgery. Luce to Collect suit filed by Dr. J B R Sponogle of Athena seeking $495 plus interest from Julian Pi Card.
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Phelps
Robert C. Michael
Minnie Michael
Irving King of
Helix
St. Anthony's Hospital
Griswold
Orpheum Theater Closes For Floor Renovation
J. P. Medernach proprietor of the Orpheum theater has closed the picture house temporarily while carpenters raise and incline the floor. The aim is an unobstructed view for the audience. He expects completion by tomorrow to reopen the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Medernach
Orpheum Theater
Postoffice Crowded Prompting Space Loss in Pendleton
Enlarging postoffice facilities has crowded the general delivery money order and registry departments, forcing carpenters to move partitions and shrink lobby space. The situation reveals Pendleton’s urgent need for a new postoffice building.
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Postoffice Stoom
Postoffice
Pendleton
Peterson Asked to Speak at Jackson Club Meeting
Will M. Peterson, local lawyer and democratic politician, received a telegram from Floyd Bil Yeau of Portland requesting him to be principal speaker before the Jackson club at its meeting in Jackson city February 27 or, if not then, at its April meeting. Peterson will be unable to attend this week but plans to be on hand in April.
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Jackson Club
Will M. Peterson
Floyd Bil- Yeau
Portland
Peterson
Echo Triumphs Over Umatilla With Fast Team Play
M. A. A. C. of Portland failed to appear leaving Echo to scramble for Umatilla. Echo won decisively as local witnesses praised the fast aggregation that could push Multnomah rivals to their limit.
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M. A.A C
Portland
Echo
Echo Boys
Umatilla
Umatilla Boys
Multnomah Boys
Realty Transfers Include Pendleton Properties and School Lot
Realty records show Edward A. Kelly transferring to Ellis E. Gervais and wife a tract 650 by 100 feet in lot 7 block 28 Reservation addition to Pendleton. A. M. Isaac and wife transfer to Laula M. La Dow lots 16, block 269 and lots 1 to 16, block 277 Reservation addition to Pendleton. A. P. Blackburn and wife with Walter Blackburn transfer to School District 44 a tract in section 15 township 5 range 8, intended for school purposes only.
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Edward A. Kelly
Ellis E. Gervais
Pendleton
A. M. Isaac
Laula M. la Dow
A. P. Blackburn
Walter Blackburn
Husband Beat Her Alleged in Divorce Suit
Clara Attebery sues Bert Attebery for divorce alleging cruel and inhuman treatment started three weeks after their October 1912 marriage. They have one child and she seeks custody. They formerly lived in Stanfield and recently resided two miles from Echo. A Esteb is attorney for the plaintiff.
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Bert Attebery
Clara Attebery
Stanfield
Echo
A. Esteb
Midgets to Play Milton in Friday Basketball Tilt
Pendleton high school midget boys team faces Milton featherweights Friday in a rematch after Milton won by one point at Milton. Pendleton captain Boylen centers with Greulich and Gordon at forward Latourelle and Snyder as guards. Garrett is a substitute.
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Milton
Pendleton High School
Miltonites
Pendleton
Boylen
Greulich
Gordon
Latourelle
Snyder
Garrett
Bandmaster's Wife Seeks Divorce After Desertion
Bessie May Smith of Athena, wife of Edgar L. Smith, former director of Athena and Weston bands, files for divorce alleging desertion three months after their July 10 1912 marriage. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Parker. attorney W M Peterson represents her.
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Bessie May Smith
Athena
Edgar L. Smith
Weston
Parker
W. M. Peterson
Demur to Indictment in Indian Land Case
Attorneys Watts and Peterson filed demurrers to the grand jury indictment against Laura VY Alexander and H H Alexander for obtaining money under false pretenses. Complainant John Banister, Athena farmer, says land on a reservation allotment was leased to him for 1800 dollars before a government lease to Jenks Dudley. Defendants argue federal law and Interior Department rulings prohibit such leases or mortgages on Indian land without government authorization.
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H. [. Watts
Will M. Peterson
Laura VY. Alexander
H. H. Alexander
John Banister
Athena Farmer
Alexanders
Jenks Dudley
Department of the Interior
Sinnott bill eyed for federal building in Pendleton
A Washington dispatch reports the House Public Buildings Committee will recommend approving an extra 60000 dollars for a federal building in Pendleton to house the post office and federal court. With Senator Chamberlain backing Sinnott, passage in the Senate is expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Washington
House Public Buildings Committee
N. J. Sinnott
House
Chamberlain
Sinnott
Senate
Hartman Abstract Co president leaves for California
James Johns, president of Hartman Abstract Co, departed this morning for San Diego to join his wife and young son who have been spending the winter there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
James Johns
Hartman Abstract Co
San Diego
Calif
Wife to sue soul mate in Seattle case against Chubb
Mrs Annie H Z Chubb wife No 3 of Frederick Andrew Chubb announces she will sue Mary EB Chandler as Chubbs soul mate for alienation of affections while she pursues a non support action against Chubb for their 5 year old child. She says warrants already issued in New York state and vows to pursue him across states.
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Annie Chubb
Seattle
Bocton
Frederick Andrew Chubb
United States
George Frisbie Hoar
Annie H. Z. Chubb
Chubb
Mra
Mary EB. Chandler
Minneapolis
Boston
Chubb No
New York State
Police Stars Will Vanish In Seattle Police Change
Seattle police will drop the traditional star badges from officers coats. Sergeants will wear silver badges and captains will receive gold finished badges as part of a department reform to replace stars with new insignia.
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Seattle
Wash
Sage Tea Darkens Hair to Any Shade Restoring Natural Color
An old time remedy using Sage and Sulphur is promoted as restoring faded gray hair to natural color. The Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is sold for 60 cents at drug stores and is claimed to darken hair evenly, improve dandruff and scalp health, with effects visible by morning and after a few uses.
Chief Bannick Eyes Modern Police Helmet Change
The quote notes a push toward modernization with plans to replace helmets for patrolmen with a cap similar to New York officers. The statement frames the department's reform as a step toward modernization and standardization of gear.
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Bannick
New York
Prompt payers and bill collectors clash over timely dues
A witty quip frames a conflict between universal prompt payment and the reality of bill collection. The line contrasts an ideal world where everyone pays on time with the bill collector's blunt stance, underscoring tensions in delinquent accounts.
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Standard Grocery CO
Ong Mose
Edwin L. Gauthier
Peter Morrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of
State of Washington
Land Office
Gauthier
Supreme Court
East Oregonian
Ray R. Jackson
F. H. Schmidt
Vancouver
B. St. Vancouver Wash
Schmidt
Senator Jones
Walla Walla Valley
Walla Walla
Frank Lowden
Rey
Wm. Hanscom the Jeweler
Franklin
Pendleton Auto Co
Honolulu
Frank Smanley
Frey & Company
Hawaii
Pullman Tribune
Scott
Johnny Evers
Chicago “Cubs
Evers
Cubs
Jno. B
Missouri
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