Hermiston Water Bond Issue Sold
Hermiston bonds for the water system approved by attorney and forms to be sent. Newport Land and Construction Company holds the contract to start the project soon. A related note reports a car crank accident injuring W W Steiner Jr whose arm fracture is healing. Post office receipts rose in 1911 by 781.29 over 1910.
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Hermiston, Ore
Jan
City Recorder
Hodehler and Comminge
Toledo
Ohio
Blanks
Hermiston
Newport Land and Construction Company
W. W. Steiner, Jr
Dr. Monkman
Wiliams
Heaviest Snowstorms Hit Town After Warm Spell
The town faced one of its heaviest snowstorms in years while temperatures lingered 10 degrees above zero. Harold Dishon completed wiring the 0.W. R. & N. depot. Mrs. G. er hosted guests after a whist night with Mayor and Mrs. Newport, Reeves, Hinkle, McKenzie, and Dr. Monkman among the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dishon
G. Er
Newport
F. R. Reeves
J. T. Hinkle
J McKenzie
Monkman
Pendleton Newsy Notes Postpone Fair Meeting
The Umatilla-Morrow county fair board meeting slated for tomorrow night is postponed indefinitely due to weather. Secretary Bickers announced the delay this morning. Chief Kearney said officers will enforce the city snow on walks ordinance, even if arrests are needed. Sheriff Thorp arrived to extradite embezzler Frank Shaw, who was arrested by local officers in Pilot Rock. Twelve men slept in the city jail last night for lack of beds, not due to law violations.
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Umatilla-Morrow County
Kearney
Fred B. Thorp
Okanogan County
Washington
Frank Shaw
Pilot Rock
Polar cold grips North Powder with heavy snow
A. E. Lambert, once with American National bank in this city, now in North Powder banking, told the East Oregonian by telephone that the thermometer dropped to 34 below zero at his home last night. He said residents are wading through 19 feet of snow with indications of a further fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Lambert
American National Bank
North Powder
East Oregonian
Mercury
Pendleton Defeats Athena in High School Basketball
Pendleton high school defeated Athena high school 24 to 14, claiming the win on the east county trip. The reorganized Pendleton squad also held the Columbia team to a close score and routed Athena, reflecting a strong showing for the season.
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Pendleton High School
Athens High School
Athena
Columbia
Packers Seek Delay As Rule Of Reason Ruling Quoted
In 1911 court filings Packers move to set aside indictments arguing the new rule of reason from the Standard Oil decision makes them a reasonable combination. June 23 motion denied. plea rules set for defendants. June 19 ruling earlier. July 5 pleas not guilty. bail set at 10000 dollars. Trial scheduled for November 29 and December 6, 1911.
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Peter
RK. Garfield
Combine
Juy
Humphrey
National Packing Company
Landis
Thomas G. Lee
Armour & Co
Alfred R. Urion
Urion
Lee
Carpenter
Packets
Packers
Standard Oil
Supreme Court
Confessed Forger Liberated
Counts were allowed to plead guilty to the charge of simple larceny and will be sentenced Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almple
Lost diamond found in chicken gizzard in Spokane
Spokane, Washington. A three quarter carat diamond belonging to E. M. Reel, a motion picture machine operator, was found in a Rhode Island Red rooster’s gizzard after three months. Reel had lost the gem from a ring last September while in his yard. The henhouse discovery occurred as Mrs. Reel dressed the fowl for dinner, restoring the proprietor to Reel.
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Spokane
Wash
E. M. Reel
Reel
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C. K. Band
Turley
Charles Myers
Youel
Hermiston Schools
Williams Jublee Singere
Baptist Church
Miss Dishon
Corvallis
the College
M.stern
Inland Empire Lumber Company
H. G. Newport
Salem
F. H. Trowbridge
Frank R. Reeves
Portland
Oregon
Reeves
Hermiston Herald
R. W. Allen
Allen
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Pendleton
E. Mae Goin
W. T. Slater
M. E. Pogue
R. J. Slater
8. B. Walton
Walton
Defendannt
F. M. Humphrey
East
Oregonilan
New Orleans
David Humphey
Jackson
Lord Packingham
Packingham
Dale Rothwell
Optometrist
Wm. Hanscom
Filip
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Alta
Boston
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Clark’s Grocery
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