Pendleton Council Debates Liberty Bell and Fire Safety
The Pendleton city council convened in the new year and focused on bills. They discussed bringing Philadelphia's Liberty Bell to Pendleton for Portland Rose Festival display, public hall fire safety, and a frost warning system using the city hall bell to alert residents when water pipes risk freezing.
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Pendleton
Portland
MacCormmach
Hinkle
Philadelphia
McCormmack
J. T. Hinkle
Early Illness Warning Sparks Prompt Action
A health advisory urges immediate attention at the first signs of a cold. Do not wait as symptoms may deepen and prolonged suffering can follow. Acting now can shorten illness and reduce complications.
Library Commission to be Appointed Next Wednesday
Mayor Murphy will appoint a library commission to oversee the public library takeover, with the filing deadline for the referendum already expired. The mayor has chosen likely members and will present the names to the council for approval at the Wednesday night meeting.
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Murphy
Not Very Cold at Fairview Parm
R F Johnson of Fairview farm, in the city as a juror, says his foothills ranch has seen milder weather than here. He notes temperatures never below 15, snow shallow, and surrounding ranchers are in good shape to endure a prolonged cold spell.
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R. F. Johnson
Fairview Farm
City
Milton
Pendleton
County Court Adjourns After Busy Session
The county court adjourned yesterday afternoon until Monday January 25 to conclude the term. Due to circuit court workload the clerk could not furnish data for the jurist drawing for 1969 and the court members were worn out after a brief but strenuous session.
Land office moves clash with bank building shift
The Columbia Land company plans no relocation, remaining in the East Oregonian building on Main street. Furnlah ditch company moves its offices from the basement of the American National bank building to the rooms recently vacated by the city.
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Columbia Land Company
American National Bank
Furnlah Ditch Company
East Oregonian
Main Street
Ita
Retired Umatilla County Teacher Visits Gurdane Countryside
L. T. Link, longtime teacher in Umatilla County, has retired from the profession and is spending the winter on a ranch in the Gurdane country. He called at the County School superintendent's office this morning.
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L. T. Link
Umatilla
Gurdane
Idaho Visitor Pleased With Pendleton
W M Shiller a harness man from Cottonwood Idaho is considering retiring and moving his business to Pendleton after visiting California and touring regional towns. He favors Pendleton over Walla Walla and over Garden City and is an old friend of Attorney George G Coutts of Pendleton who once lived in Idaho.
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W. M. Shiller
Cottonwood
Idaho
Pendleton
Caliornia
Walla Walla
Garden City
Shiller
George G. Coutts
Reservation cattle and horses starving
John Crow, a well known reservation farmer, is in the city today. Indian cattle and horses are in a pitiable condition and will starve if the snow lasts. Animals mill in the fields, seizing on any food, already very poor and unable to withstand the storm.
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John Crow
Heahys
Great Lodge Event in Pendleton Set by Knights of Pythias
Pendleton hosts a grand lodge session of the Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters with over 400 expected out of town attendees and more than 200 delegates. Elaborate preparations are under way to entertain visitors during the event.
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Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Grand Lodge of
K. P
Roberts of Idaho tours Pendleton on travel to Lewiston
General Robert H. Roberts ex attorney general of Idaho and earlier Nebraska, traveled via Pendleton yesterday on his way from Boise to Lewiston. He was hosted by Mantle B. Gwinn president of the American National Bank during his stay.
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George H. Roberts
Idaho
Paint Store Undergoing Winter House Cleaning
The Murphy paint store has been undergoing a winter house cleaning over the past days. Shelves were cleared cleaned and repainted. Wares are being placed back on the shelves and the store interior presents a greatly improved appearance.
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Murphy Pint
Judge Bean Rules Hermiston Still a Town After Incorporation
Circuit Judge Bean ruled for the defendants in the McNaught et al. v. city of Hermiston case. He held the county judge with commissioners could order elections to determine incorporation and that Hermiston was legally organized. The town’s present officers remain duly elected and their acts legal. the election board acted ministerially within its privileges.
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Hermiston
Bean
J. F. McNaught
Seattle Woman Sues for Breach of Promise in Superior Court
Eleanor E B Shilling of Seattle files a breach of promise suit in North Yakima Superior Court against Join B E Jackson of North Yakima seeking 16,000 dollars. She alleges they promised to marry last spring and she met Jackson in Seattle on July 21 for that purpose, but he refused to marry without explanation.
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North Yakima
Eleanor EB. Shilling
Seattle
Superior
Join BE. Jackson
Jackson
Circuit Court Recess After Hayes Cattle Theft Trial
Jury failed to agree in the Hayes cattle stealing case and was discharged. Judge Bean excused jurors until February first Monday. remaining minor cases and the Horseman murder trial slated for February. Horseman, previously convicted of manslaughter for Clarence McBroom, had a new trial granted by the supreme court. Indictments from the grand jury to be tried if returned.
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Hayes
Bean
Guy Hayes
Horseman
Clarence McBroom
Gurdane
Supreme Court
Weather Eases as Snowfall Totals Rise and Trains Slow
Between two and three inches of snow fell today bringing total to 16 to 17 inches. Temperatures fell to one degree above zero last night. Train service is improving but trains are often delayed. Train No. 2 from Portland is due at 7:80 this evening. Local Portland trains have not resumed. Local trains between Pendleton and Wall Walla did not run due to a wreck at Walla Walla. A local train to Walla Walla is planned for 7.30 this evening, announced by the depot.
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Portland
Pendleton
Wall Walla
Walla Walla
Basler recalls Pendleton cold night of 42 below zero
Joseph Basler, former Pendleton merchant now in Portland, forwards a reminiscence about Pendleton's record cold night of February 1886 when thermometers reportedly dropped 42 below zero between 3 and 4 am at the O R and N depot yards. He recalls staying up to tend the fire with August Stangler as the weather changed a couple of days later.
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Portland
Ore
East Oregonian Publishing Co
Pendleton
Oregon
Oregonian
J. L. Sharon
August Stangler
Joe Basler
Some Cold Jokes From 1882 East Oregonian
A February 1882 East Oregonian item notes a reliable report that Camas Prairie thermometer dropped to three-quarters of a mile below zero on February 10, illustrating that jokers existed in that era.
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The
East Oregonian
Camas Prairie
Current Literature Club Meeting Set at Furniah Home
Due to weather the Current Literature Club will meet at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Mrs. W. J. Furniah's home on Water Street.
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Current Literature Club
W. J. Furniah
Water Street
Fire Claims Two Children In Astoria Home
A blaze in Astoria Oregon today killed Arnie Burna's baby and badly burned an infant girl who may die. The children were alone in the house while their mother worked nearby at a boarding house.
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Agtoria
Ore
Victor Burna
Arnie
Drowns Crossing Willamette in Ice Floe Skiff
Charles Midland, foreman at the Willamette paper plant, drowned this morning while attempting to cross the Willamette in a small skiff that struck a floating ice cake and capsized. A large crowd hunts for his body in Oregon City, January 14.
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Oregon City
Charles Midland
Willlamette
Willamette
Would-Be Husband Must Be Able to Make Good
Chicago January 14 A proposed reform by the Chicago Dressmakers Club would require marriage license applicants to pass a civil examination and provide references from previous employers to prove they can support themselves and pay household and dressmaker bills. The measure aims to protect women from unsuitable providers and encourage women to consider their vocation.
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Chicago
Community Moral Reform Aim Highlighted
A public statement calls for efforts to uplift civic morals and foster a more virtuous local culture through collective action and education. The appeal emphasizes standards, responsibility, and community service as pathways to improvement.
Everett Mayor Proposes Bond Issue and Water Plan
Mayor Jones in annual address urges refunding warrant debt with a 450000 bond issue and seeks Sultan River water supply. He says closed town policy raises crime and calls for tighter marine affairs supervision.
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Everett, Wash
Jones
Mine sale near Tesaquah changes hands for $46000
Grand Ridge coal mine near Tesaquah has been sold by the Tanquah Coal company to A Reynolds of this place and Mr Allen, the former manager, for about $46,000. The mine, closed for several years, can be put in operation in about two months and would employ 60 men.
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Tesaquah, Wash
Grand Ridge
Tanquah Coal Company
A. Reynolds
Allen
Coal Company
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