Road Back in the Valley Prompts County Road Talk
Sam Thompson elected secretary of the Umatilla County Good Roads Association to fill the vacancy caused by Walter McCormack’s resignation after illness. A committee was formed to study restoring the county road near Saxe station to its original Wild Horse Creek valley route, opposed by flood damage from the hill climb. Farmers favor a rock wall with railroad cooperation to prevent washouts and reduce future costs. Association membership expands with several new names including Dave Nelson and James Christopher.
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Saxe Station
Sam Thompson
Good Roads' Association
Adams
Rustier
Umatilla County
Wild Horse Crek
J. ©. Hales
Dave Nelson
James Christopher
John Dand
J. T.lieuallen
The Hour of Cold Warnings Urges Early Action
The warning advises treating a cold at its onset to prevent depth and a harder cure. It stresses not waiting and notes that every hour lost at the start can add days to suffering.
Oregon legislature begins 40 day session in rare senatorial fight
Salem Jan. 11 With the eyes of a nation focused on Oregon voters the legislature opens a 40 day session amid a potential senate contest. Governor Chamberlain the people's choice faces a republican bid that may defy pledges to voters and push a democratic path to the U S Senate. The outcome hinges on party loyalties and pledges in a rare political drama.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
United States Senate
George E. Chamberlain
United States
Chamberlain
Congress
Gov. Chamberlain
H. M. Cake
Judge Cake
Charles W. Fulton
Oregon election shock as Chamberlain wins and senate pledge chaos
Fulton backers face disappointment as Governor Chamberlain, a Democrat, wins in a historically Republican state. The vote raises stakes over pledges to voters and the fate of Oregon’s U S Senate seat amid rumors of postponement schemes and national interest from Taft and Roosevelt.
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Fultonites
Cairo
Chamberlain
Fulton
United States Senate
Oregon
Senate
Taft
Frank Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Republican
Roosevelt
No. 1
Cost of Running Umatilla County Falls in 1908 Report
County receipts totaled 96 726 324 dollars with expenditures 73 155 05. the 1908 report shows reduced costs in court coroner jail poor farm and bridges, while several offices faced higher expenses due to new work. Fines led receipts, with 45 500 from prosecutions notably Prohibition related 7000 of this from Prohibition law.
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Umatilla
Crouse Court
Gehen
Justice Court
Recorder
Johnson family heads to California for winter stay
Mrs P F E Johnson and her three children depart for California to spend the winter. Mr Johnson accompanies them to the city and will return to Huron this evening.
Train Service Into Pendleton Crippled By Storm
Rail service into Pendleton remained disrupted as trains from Portland were annulled or delayed. No. 2 reached at 1 20 am after a late arrival, No. 6 was stalled, No. 5 ditched at Deschutes with no injuries, and schedules remained unsettled amid snow and cold. A prior pattern showed partial improvement but continued problems. Local trains to and from Portland were largely out of service today.
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Pendleton
Portland
Des Chutes
H. F. Johnson
Spokane
Walla Walla
Northern Pacific
Deschutes
Deschutes Station
Dalles l
Briday Veil
Taylor and Childers make clever capture
Sheriff Childers and Sheriff Taylor captured Harry Brennan, wanted in Ametilla for horse stealing. Brennan allegedly stole four horses and a saddle from the Goodman ranch near Milton on December 18. The pair traced him through the mountains to the Spain Bros ranch east of Televaset, then intercepted him in Union and took him to Pendleton. Brennan says he worked with Buffalo Bill's show.
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Childers
Til Taylor
Telecaset
Harry Brennan
Ametilla
Goodman Ranch
Milton
Childere
Spain Bros
Prescott Place
Televaset
Taylor
Union
Pendleton
Brennan
Buffalo Bill
la Grande Star
Fuel Pamine Improbable Say Wood and Coal Men
Pendleton will have ample fuel if railroad lines stay reliable as fuel merchants report about 1000 tons of coal unsold in the city. A. W. Robinson of Oregon Lumber predicts no shortage, though the past week saw peak demand deplete supplies significantly.
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Pendleton
Ben L. Burroughs
A. W. Robinson
Oregton Lumber Company
Alleged horse thief held after arrest in Union County
Harry Brannen was arrested in Union County and brought to Pendleton by Sheriff Taylor on charges of stealing a horse, saddle, and chaps from the Goodman ranch. Found with the goods, the case against him is deemed strong.
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Harry Brannen
Union County
Pendleton
Taylor
Brannen
Goodman Ranch
Sleeping Sickness and a Reader Testimony in Africa
A short feature describes the sleeping sickness in Africa Congo region caused by tsetse fly bites and resulting in death. It contrasts restless nights with healthy sleep and shares a testimonial from Mr. George Hayes of Union City Pennsylvania about Vinol restoring appetite and sleep, prompting Pendleton Drug Company in Pendleton Oregon to promote it.
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Africa
Congo
Aleepa
Mr. George Hayes
Union City
Vincl
Mr. Hayes
Pendleton Drug Company
Pendleton
Oregon
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Blue Mountain Creamery
la Grande
Standard Grocery Co
Tallman & Co
J. E. Smith Live Stock Co
R. R
E. T. Wade
Smith-Crawford Building
Bowerman
Marthur
Frank Meeter
Multnomah
George Waggner
Benton
Harrison ‘Dufour
Central Meat Market
Commercial National Bank
United States Depository
California
The
Bast
Oregonian
Fair and Golder
Storm
Taylor and Childers
Jam
Boston
National Bank
Nero
Riding Lion
New
Dime
Max Baer
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