Stanfield Leads County In School Census Growth
Stanfield district shows the largest rise as the county’s school age population increases in the latest census. Stanfield jumps from 55 to 128 pupils, a 73‑student gain, affecting spring apportionment. Hermiston previously had a similar 100 percent or more rise impacting district funding. The statewide totals show 2247 males and 3076 females, totaling 6320. The article notes apportionment rules and confirms notable district shifts.
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Stanfield
Umatilla
Hermiston
U R and E Power Co Acquires Property
Umatilla Railway and Electric Power Co buys a John Day river water power site with all related franchises for 54000. The transfer from A R Turner, Douglass Betts, and George Arthur Brown to the corporation moves forward its plan to build an electric railway and develop the timber region in Umatilla County. Judge Stephen A Lowell says investors in Portland and the county back the venture, with construction likely soon.
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John Day River
A. R. Turner
Pilot Rock
Douglass Betts
George Arthur Brown
Portland
Umatilla Railway & Electric Power Company
Umatilla
Stephen Alowell
Boy Recovers After Severe Croup Attack
A Jacksonville Iowa child, son of Chris D Peterson, narrowly escaped death from a sudden croup attack. After administering Chamberlains Cough Remedy thick stringy phlegm eased and the child survived. Peterson credits the remedy for saving him. Sold by all good dealers.
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Chris. D. Peterson
Jacksonville
Iowa
Chamberlain
Peterson
All Good
Newcastle Curfew Plan Highlights Public Ad Campaign
Newcastle Pa Chief of Police Riley proposes using newspaper advertising to disclose the names of youths out late after councils refuse to pass a curfew ordinance. The step aims to pressure parents to enforce home limits.
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Newcastle
Rile
Elwood
Riley
Fever Sores Care Through Cham berlain s Salve
Old chronic sores should not be fully healed but kept healthy with Cham berlain s Salve. It also treats chapped hands sore nipples and skin diseases. For sale by all good dealers.
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Denlere
Residents and visitors hustle through Pendleton listings
A long string of residents and visitors from Echo, Athens, Mendieton, Barnhart, Kamela, Helix, Ukiah, Milton, Hermiston, and other locales are noted in Pendleton for business, visiting relatives, or health. Notables include D T Sheridan, J F McNaught, W Furnas, J B Switzler, Mayor Ross Newport, J W Duncan, O M Heacock, and Jack O Neill. Tom Keller faces pneumonia at home.
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K. Sharp
Athens
Mendieton
George Dodge
Barnhart
JL. BE. Tipton
Kamela
Ely
A. Campbell
Helix
J. T. Huston
Ukiah
Leo Rasge
Milton
J. F. McNaught
Hermiston
Pendleton
W. Furnas
R. N. Stanfield
Echo
Ots Turner
Weston
Tom Keller
Lewis Street
Joe Blakely
J. B. Switzler
Umatilla
Grand Jury
Ross Newport
J. W. Duncan
W. D. Chamberlain
Athena
Grand Jury Delays Report On Several Criminal Cases
The grand jury continues work with no report expected for two to three days. George Tracey’s murder case awaits templating, while several minor cases are disposed of. Indictments and true bills may be included in the final report. Disposed cases include suspects from Bond Bros store break in and the Weston shooting involving hotel owner Klein and Frank Beath, who was intoxicated and reportedly threatening before the shooting.
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Hay
George Tracey
Phelps
Kearney
Bond Bros
Weston
Klein
Frank Beath
Commercial Club Meeting Promises Major Water System Report
The Commercial association holds its regular monthly meeting tonight. The water system improvement committee is expected to present a report and the traction line committee may also report.
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Commercial Club
The
Commercial Association
Presentation of a veteran's jewel at Damon lodge No. 4
At last evening's session of Damon lodge No. 4 Knight of Pythias the veteran's jewel was presented to R. Alexander by James H Gwinn. Alexander responded with thanks and a light lunch followed in the banquet room.
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Damon Lodge No. 4
Knight of
Thursday Afternoon Club Meeting Date Change
The Thursday Afternoon Club announces a schedule shift moving the next session from January 6 to January 13. The gathering will be hosted at Mrs. C. J. Smith’s home.
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Cc. J. Smith
Chicago Magnate Charged in Idaho Land Frauds
Chicago January 4 John H. Garrett former president of the Western Beet Sugar company now head of a Chicago realty firm is under arrest charged with involvement in the Idaho land frauds. The Boise Idaho indictment under which Garrett is held was returned by a Boise grand jury.
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Chicago
John H. Garrett
Great Western Beet Sugar Company
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Boise
Over 1000 Railroad Men Recruited for Northwest
Chicago January 3. Railroad managers announced that more than 1000 men have been sent to the northwest to replace striking switchmen since negotiations ended last Wednesday in St Paul. Recruits came from railroads not involved in the strike, assembled in Chicago, per O J Dickeson, spokesman for the managers association.
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Chicago
Reilroad
Northwest
St. Pau
O. J. Dickeson
Corn Paper News Feed Forte?
A fragmented note suggests a farmer uses corn based paper to feed his cow while directing news for him. The quirky idea claims the cow produces cream, avoiding time spent on unwanted material.
Ancient Aztecs Revered the Cross, Harvard Scholar Finds
Boston reports Harvard ethnologist Professor Marshall H Saville discovered cross shaped tomb chambers in Mexico linked to Toltecs and Aztecs. The largest tombs measure around six to seven feet high with 35 to 45 feet lengths and contain over 80 skeletons in poor preservation.
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Boston
Marshall H. Saville
Mexico
Savile
Milla
Oakoca
Saville
$25 000 Bequest To Crocker Valet Sparks Runaway Return
New York valet William Lee, heir to George Crocker with a $25 000 bequest, has left for California then China. He intends to return to America and may work for a relative of Crocker. He left amid agents seeking investments and says he is not an investor. Crocker hired him years ago after a mining camp encounter.
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New York
wWilliam Lee
George Crocker
California
China
Lee
America
Crocker
St Louis Athletes Plan Northwest Invasion Tour
Six boxers and wrestlers from the St. Louis Athletic club will tour the Northwest next February to prove midwest strength. They will compete in Spokane Seattle and Vancouver, entering two boxers at 125 and 158 pounds plus two others and two wrestlers. The trip follows recent AAU Seattle results where St Louis scored no points and claimed a raw deal, while Seattle officials say contestants were treated equally.
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Spokane
Wash
St. Louis Athletic Club
Middle States
Claco
Seattle
Puget Sound
Boxing Smokers Salute Pendleton Athletic Club Return Bout
The Pendleton Amateur Athletic Club hosts a boxing smoker tonight featuring Louis Long versus Billy Butts in a rematch tradition. Big Al Richardson faces Orville Kauffman for four rounds as an enthusiastic curtain raiser. Marquis of Queensberry rules govern the exhibitions with Frank Frazier as referee and races to start at 590 sharp.
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Louis Long
Billy Butt
Pendleton Amateur Athletic Club
Woolmen Navy
Long
Wis
Butts
Louis
Big al Richardson
Orville Kauffman
Evans
Opera
Marquis of Queensbury
Evana
Frank Frazier
Teachers' Training Class Meeting
The teachers training class will meet this evening at 7 30 o clock in the room of the Pendleton business college.
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Pendleton Business College
Pole discovery inquiry seeks confirmation of finding
The notice asks whether the pole has truly been located, requesting a clear update on the status and the authorities or party responsible for confirming the discovery. It emphasizes obtaining a definitive answer and any pertinent dates or identifiers related to the search.
Cleopatra buried in a Paris garden near the stock exchange
An anonymous writer claims Cleopatra’s mummy was secretly buried forty years ago in a small garden beside the national library in Paris. The sarcophagus remains on view inside the library, while the tomb is said to be unmarked and guarded by an iron railing near Rue Vivienne, close to the Paris Stock Exchange.
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Paris
Cleopatra
Bourse
Wall Street
National Library
Egypt
Rue Vivienne
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