Newsy Notes of Pendleton Story Hour Tomorrow
The regular Saturday story hour will be observed tomorrow at the public library. The Thursday Afternoon Club is to meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. T. Wade on Bush street. Wheeler, a well known Alta street photographer, has been confined to his home since Christmas with illness. Alexander has taken out a permit to replace the wooden sidewalk along the Cottonwood side of his business with a cement walk. William H. Skinner and George Skinner deeded Lot 14, Block 3, Original Town of Hermiston to the First National Bank of Hermiston for 175 dollars. Mrs. Hoy Penland of Helix is called to Portland due to her father Mr. Sharp’s serious injury and leg amputation on the electric line. H. T. Irwin sues Ferdinand Kraft and wife for 225.98 plus interest for wood and lumber and for 2 dollars and interest on a loan. Hinkle & Warner of Hermiston represent the plaintiff.
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E. T. Wade
Bush Street
NS. Co. S&s
Wheeler
Alta Street
KR. Alexander
Cottonwood
Hermiston
William H. Skinner
George Skinner
First National Bank of
Hoy Penland
Helix
Portland
Sharp
H. T. Irwin
Ferdinand Kraft and
Hinkle & Warner of
January Rains Continue in Pendleton News
January rain appears to have begun with heavy downpour in Pendleton last night and intermittent precipitation today. Historical note recalls that the previous two Januaries were very wet and helped set up a bumper crop.
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Pendleton
Roberts adopt nine month old Melvin Perry
Mr and Mrs Dave Roberts have legally adopted Melvin Elmer Perry the nine months old son of widow Linnie M Perry. County Judge Maloney today signed the final papers making Melvin the Roberta legal child. Mr Roberts serves as a section foreman at Mission.
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Dave Roberts
Melvin Elmer Perry
Linnie M. Perry
Maloney
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Mission
Water Wagon Still Loaded in Police Court Note
The water wagon remains full as riders who boarded on January 1 endure a rough ride. Police court is quiet but Judge FitzGerald expects soon there will be patrons, doubting the endurance of water wagon resolutions.
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FitzGerald
Administratrix Appointed for Basher Estate
Amanda E. Basher widow of Noah N Basher is named administratrix by Judge Maloney after Noah died without a will. Estate valued at 2245 dollars with five heirs Laura McKenney Ernest Basher Annie Basher Winnie Bash er and Mary Edna Begal. Appraisers named Manuel Podro Thomas Heddle and Ola Roberts.
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Amanda E. Basher
Noah N. Basher
Maloney
Laura F. McKenney
Ernest N
Annie M. Basher
This City
Winnie D. Basher
Baker
Mary Edna Bgedal
Los Palmas
T'Alif
Manuel Poad
Grand Union Tea Co Appeals Local Case
The Grand Union Tea Co appeals a local justice court ruling after losing to A. C. Hickman and Dan May. Hickman as salesman and May as surety are challenged over missing $53.77. May resists. Will M. Peterson represents May and G. W. Coutts represents the plaintiff.
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Grand Union Tea Co
A. C. Hickman
Dan May
Hickman
May
Justice of the Peace Parkes
Will M
Thorn Hollow Road Change Ordered by County Court
Pendleton Water commission prompted county court action to reroute Thorn Hollow road. The new route runs a half mile along the river north of the railroad, replacing the hill route to springs feeding the city water supply. The court also drafts the 1913 jury list, excusing all 1912 jurors and several others.
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Thorn Hollow
Pendleton
Pendleton Declared Best Small City in State
Ray Crystal, back in charge of The Peoplea Warehouse grocery department after nearly a year away, proclaims Pendleton the best small city in Oregon. He notes steady growth, less dissatisfaction than other Willamette Valley towns, and the boom era has ended. Crystal left his wife in Medford while seeking a residence.
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Pendleton
Ray Crystal
Peoplea
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Crystal
Medford
Canal government to be left to Wilson
President Taft said he would leave the naming of the canal governor and the establishment of a canal government to President-elect Wilson due to Democratic objections to Goethals.
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Wilson
Washington
Taft
Goethals
Retired broker kills wife then shoots self in tragedy
Henry C. Eddy a wealthy retired Wall Street broker shot his young wife at their Bellfort New Jersey home on Great South Bay and then killed himself. The couple had reconciled six weeks earlier after a separation. Eddy died before a doctor arrived as servants found Mrs. Eddy in the doorway, the scene showing a violent struggle.
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Eddy
Rival High Schools Clash Endangers Professor in Effingham
A post debate scuffle between Effingham County High and Atchison High led to stones breaking windows as students fought on a departing train. Professor J P P Sheppard of Atchison was severely wounded while attempting to restore order. Outsiders allegedly started the melee.
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Effingham
Kas
County High School
Atchison High School
J. P. P. Shepard
Atcison School
Atchison
Sheppard
Effingham School
Highest Paid Woman Quits To Become Wife
San Francisco January 3 Miss Stella Kinney resigns from a 15000 a year buyer post at a New York department store to marry T Jeff White a Los Angeles theatrical man The couple wed after a ten day honeymoon in San Francisco and will tour Europe together after their trip"]
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San Francisco
United States
Stella Kinney
New York
T. Jeff White
Los Angeles
Europe
President commutes Japs sentence for white slave case
Washington, Jan. 3. Isai Rikici, a Japanese man, and his wife who assisted federal authorities in breaking up a notorious white slave gang in Honolulu have had their prison terms commuted and will be released today.
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Washington
Isai Rikici
Honolulu
Chinook Wind Brings Hope of Slides in Cascades
In Ellensburg Washington a warm Chinook wind raises temperatures to 68 degrees and speeds snowmelt. The Yakima River rises quickly and Cascades reports indicate increasing landslide and washout fears for railroad lines.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Yakima
Cascades
Congress Adjourns to Honor Dead Members
Washington on January 3 the senate adjourned after convening to honor Senator Davia and pause the Archbald trial resumption. The house also adjourned out of respect to Representative Wede Meyer.
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Washington
Davia
Senate
Archbald
House
Wedemeyer
Storm Threatens U.S. Navy Vessels at Hampton Roads
In New York on January 3, reports say destroyers and torpedo boats face danger from a fierce storm at Hampton Roads. Three major storms are stated to be affecting the nation.
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New York
Hampton Roads
Safe dynamited at Beaverton saloon in theft
Beaverton Oregon January 3 a saloon safe owned by Adam Zencen was dynamited this morning and about one hundred dollars stolen a posse followed a lead trailing the suspect and the trail led toward the riverbank authorities investigated the break in and searched the area for the thief
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Beaverton, Ore
Adam Zencen
Tibetan rebels seize guns after clash on China border
Chengtu province reports three hundred Chinese soldiers killed near Hsiang on the Tibet border. Tibetans capture six machine guns after the battle.
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Bhanghal
Chengtu
Sze Chuen
Hsiang
Tibet
Taxicab Strike Threatened in London
London faces a renewed threat of a taxicab strike at the start of the new year despite large concessions awarded by the arbitrators in the last dispute. The report notes some urban workers and spinsters curious about the lack of male company.
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London
Floods Feared As Snow Melts In Cascade Mountains
Rain changed to snow in the mountains but mild temperatures hasten melting. Flood danger grows with thawing snow, tracks watched for slides and washouts as railroads deploy extra men. Great Northern fast mail late. Northern Pacific and Milwaukee Overland trains on time. Skagit farmland flooded. freight trains moving.
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Seattle
Washington
Cascades
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee Overland
Great Northern
Skagit
Johnson and wife hissed from Negro dance in Chicago
In Chicago on January 3 Jack Johnson and his white wife were hissed from the floor at the Seventh Regiment armory during a New Year’s dance. The all Negro regiment’s crowd of about 2500 watched as Johnson and his wife sat in the gallery before entering the floor, then left amid hostile demonstrations as anger flared and the couple were escorted out.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Seventh Regiment Armory
John Tt
Marshall
Eighth Regiment
National Guard
Johnson
Course in ornithology by mail plan of U O
University of Oregon announces a spring mail course in the study of Oregon birds and common insects. Taught by Professor John Howard in biology and zoology, the program aims to reach teachers and citizens of Oregon interested in nature study. The correspondence department already serves over 200 students with practical subjects across science and humanities.
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University of Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Oregon
John Howard
Hotelier Alston Dies at 80 in Bremerton Area
The obituary notes the death of Mr. Alston at age 80 following a career in hotel management. He led a hotel in Hot Lake Oregon for five years and previously worked in Reno Nevada and Everett Washington. He is survived by his widow, his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Alston of Bremerton, a brother, and a sister Mrs. Grover Wright of Portland. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of relatives.
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Welser
Alston
Hot Lake
Ore
Reno
Nev
Everett
Wash
J. J. Alston
Bremerton
Grover Wright
Portland
Denial of Revolutionary Plot in the Philippines
Washington officials deny any discovered revolutionary plot in the Philippines backed by major business interests. The Insular Bureau calls the report pure fiction as a push for immediate autonomy and independence faces scrutiny amid agitation among island business interests.
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Washington
Insular Bureau
Phillippines
United States
Islands
Frank McIntyre
Ialands
It Takes All the Fun Out of Doing a Thing
A short remark on work diminishing enjoyment when compensation enters the task, reflecting a playful critique of payment altering intrinsic motivation. The line suggests that monetizing effort can strip away the pleasure of engagement.
Grogom TdEINOKE Marriage Is Dead
Maurice J. Alston longtime Hotel Washington manager at Welser Idaho died after illness in bed with his wife seriously ill. Alston helped form the Washington Investment Company and leased the hotel with Boise partners.
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Grogom, Tdeinoke
Welser
Idaho
Maurice J. Alston
Hotel
Washington
Northwest
Mr. Alston
Washington Investment Company
W. B. Pierce
Boise
Mr. Allton
Library notes list new Civic Club rental books
The Civic Club rental collection will have new titles ready for issue when the library opens at 7 tonight. The lineup includes Andrews The Marshal Bennett Old Wives Talon Burnham The Inner Flame Cameron The Pretender Person Chester The Jingo Connor Corporal Cameron Hughes Miss 318 and Mr 37 Judson When the Forests are Ablaze London Smoke Bellow Seltzer The Coming of the Law Spearman The Mountain Divide White The Riverman.
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Civic Club
Andrews
Marshal
Bennett
Burnham
Inner Flame
Cameron
Chester
Connor
Corporal Cameron
Hughes
Miss 318
Mr. 37
Judson
London
Seltzer
Spearman
White
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