Local classifieds and notices from Melrose area listings
Community ads list services from Melrose System Burroughs fuel and wood suppliers Kopitzke Gillanders dry wood Rock Spring coal and chimney sweep services Lost jewelry and watches appeals to return rewards For rent houses for sale transfer services and moving offers Pets and tailor services plus real estate investment inquiry from L K Moore Portland
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Burroughs
N. Joerger
C. Snyder
Kopitzke & Gillanders
Rock Spring
Orpheum
Kopltke & Gillanders
Ben L. Burroughs
Pendleton Improvement Bonds 17 and 18 Payable
Notice is hereby given that City of Pendleton Improvement Bonds numbers seventeen and eighteen Series A will be paid upon presentation to American National Bank Pendleton Oregon. Interest on said bonds ceases this date dated January 11 1912 Lee Moorhouse Treasurer City of Pendleton By Wm Mickelsen Deputy
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City of Pendleton
American National Bank
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Oregon
Lee Moorhouse
City of
Wm. Mickelsen
Bowman joins Berlin Dye House as solicitor
Notice to the Public states Perry L. Bowman, formerly with Bowman's Cleaning Works, is now employed as solicitor with the Berlin Dye House, with Jack Webster serving as manager. The notice identifies Bowman and Webster in their new roles and indicates a change in employment.
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Perry L. Bowman
Bowman's Cleaning Works
Berlin
Jack Webster
Bowman Cleaning & Pressing Works Denied Authority
Perry L. Bowman is not authorized to collect bills or solicit work for Bowman's Cleaning & Pressing Works. To ensure clothes go to the right place, call Main 432.
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Perry L. Bowman
Bowman
Pays to Advertise at Patton's Barber Shop
The message touts low costs for shares at Patton's barber shop with barbers employed and no long waits. It promises plenty hot water clean towels and states the shop will not sell to Chinamen Indians or Japs. A trial is urged.
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Patton
Young Man Seeks Ranch Work for Winter Shelter
A certain young man seeks ranch work in exchange for a good home during the winter. Address details: "P," cor 10.
Pilot Rock and area visitors in Pendleton city scene
Local notices list a string of visitors and residents in Pendleton and nearby towns. Names include E F Casteel mayor of Pilot Rock, W J Turner, J Dungan of The Dalles, Louis Bergevin of Athena, F Greer of Weston, Charles Grove of Adams, H J Longley of Hermiston, Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla, Charles Betts of Athena Mercantile, Glen Sturdivant, H H Reynolds, KK R Johnson, James A Cooper, Cas Henderson, Douglas Ball, Celia Armstrong, Mrs. Carnes, and C T Carnes. Remarks note rehab and travel, with MJs and others visiting hotels, ranches, and schools.
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E F Casteel
Pilot Rock
W. J. Turner
J. &. Dungan
The
Dalles
Bowman
W. KR. Ellis
Hermiston
Louis Bergevin
Athena
F. €. Greer
Weston
Charles M. Grove
Adams
H. J. Longley
Pendleton
Levi Ankeny
Walla Walla
Nesmith Ankeny
Charles Betts
Athena Mercantile Company
Glen Sturdivant
Ralph Folsom
H. H. Reynolds
KK. R. Johnson
James A. Cooper
Bowman Hotel
Hh. Walletcher
Umetilla-Morrow County Poultry Association
Cas Henderson
Douglas Ball
Blake-McFall Paper Company
Celia Armstrong
Milton
A. F. May
North Cold Springs
George Carnes
C. T. Carnes
Hunter Swallows Cartridge During Hunting Trip
Indiana man Benjamin Kremer, 19, on a Lawrenceburg hunting trip died during an appendicitis operation when surgeons found a loaded cartridge in his appendix. The cartridge was reportedly swallowed accidentally after being held in his mouth.
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Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Benjamin Kremer
Kremer
Union National and First National bank directors named
Stockholders of Union National Bank elected officers and directors with BE. T. Kaster as president and J. W. Elington as cashier. Directors include S A. Purcell J. H. Hutchinson C. J. Fortserom and William Hutchinson. First National Bank elected directors W. T. Wright Minnle G. Stevens B. M. Wright Joseph Wright and C. Wright.
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la Grande
Qre
Union National Banks
BE. T. Kaster
J. W. Elington
BE. T, Kaster
S A. Purcell
J. H. Hutchinson
C. J. Fortsrom
William Hutchinson
C J. Forterom
William Kiepblok
First National
W. T. Wright
Minnile G. Stevens
B. M. Wright
Joseph Wright
Wright
Safe Anaesthetics via Warm Water Fumes Described
An anaesthetic method using ether or chloroform fumes warmed in water is described as greatly reducing death risk and nausea. In about 6000 cases no deaths were attributed to anaesthesia, with warmth preventing mucous membrane irritation and water absorbing aldehydes. Dr Charles Baskarville and an expert from Skin and Cancer and St. Bartholomew's hospitals are publishing details for a forthcoming book.
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New York
St. Bartholomew's Hospitals
Charles Baskarville
College of the City of
Towed Five Miles by Shark Off Massachusetts Coast
Ed Brown, a fisherman aboard the schooner Patriot, harpooned a mackerel shark weighing several hundred pounds after it tangled in a trawl off Middle Ground. The exhausted fish towed Brown five miles before flipping over dead. Brown towed the shark back to the Patriot.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Ed Brown
Brown
Baltimore man wounds rival over jilted wife affair
George W. Cagle of Candor North Carolina came to Baltimore to recover a diamond ring and money given to Mrs. Beulah Sloope. He clashed with Herbert H. King, who had married Sloope, and King shot Cagle fatally or near fatally. The incident occurred after an exchange of words.
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Baltimore
George W. Cagle
Candor
N. C
Herbert H. King
King
Beulah Sloope
Cagle
Sloope
Widows and bachelors clash in municipal marriage bid
In Santa Monica a mayor's council burned 250 letters from widows seeking marriages after a failed program that had sparked a statewide flirtation with matrimony. The Ostman Bachelors Club from Oatman Aris sent 260 proposals, prompting a flood of letters and police involvement before all were destroyed.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Ostman Bachelors’ Club
Oatman Aris
Chief of Police Indicted in Springfield Misconduct Case
Thomas C. Hunt, chief of police in Springfield, Missouri, is indicted for using his office to exact illegal fees. The grand jury alleges he compelled Nellie Walta to advance money to him to bring her husband from Dallas, Texas, on a charge of abandonment. Hunt calls the indictment a political move aimed at harming his bid for Democratic sheriff nomination.
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Springfield
Thomas C. Hunter
Nellie Walta
Dallas
Texas
Hunter
Fire destroys two Elkton houses in Oregon loss near two thousand five hundred
Drain Oregon reports Weatherly eating house owned by Charles Weatherly and Chester Rydell and a dwelling house owned by Mrs Bill Lyons at Elkton six teen miles west of here destroyed by fire. Part of the contents saved. Loss about 2500 with 1500 insurance.
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Weatherly
Charles Weatherly
Chester Rydell
Bill Lyons
Elkton
Here
Seven Year Old Girl Saves Train in Heroic Action
A seven year old girl from Alta Placer County signaled an eastbound Overland Limited, warning of a broken rail that could have sent the train down an embankment. She and her sister ran along the track while waving to halt the locomotive, prompting praise and a potential reward from Southern Pacific.
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Sacramento
Cal
Ming
Theen Martin
Alta
Placer County
Southern Pacific Company
H. W. Sheridan
Alma
Towle
Colonist travel to the Northwest seen rising in spring
Spokane reports Great Northern official Howard A Noble notes spring colonist travel to Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana will be larger than last year. He cites good 1911 crops and western governors train advertising as causes and says interest centers on small 10 to 20 acre farm lands near towns.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Howard A. Noble
St Paul
Great Northern Railway Company
Northwest
Degon
Western Governors
Westward colonist promotion targets small towns
An exhibit car tours Indiana and Ohio towns to recruit working people with modest savings for dairying, poultry, and orchard plans in the west. Officials anticipate possible reestablishment of transcontinental colonist rates, including $323 from Chicago to Pacific coast points and $25 from St. Paul, to be discussed at the next association meeting.
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Indiana
Ohio
Chicago
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Association
Cardinal Farley Returns to New York After Two Months
Cardinal Farley returns to the United States in New York after two months away during which he was elevated to prince of the church.
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Cardinal Farley
New York
United States
Geny’s Canal Linking Begin to River Oder Planned Complete Next Year
Geny plans a new canal to connect Begin with the River Oder. Officials say construction will finish next year, expanding navigation and trade routes. The project involves regional authorities and engineering firms.
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Geny
Oder
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FE Livengood & Co
C. J. Whittaker
Snap
Teutsch & Bickers
Aura Street
Lee Street Hill
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Penland Bros
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B. A. Morton
Noreen
Court Street
Walla Country
Portland
L. K. Moore
Board of Trade
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. and
Los Angeles
McMurray
Gen Pass
Ore
Fred Krusvow
Grass Valley
Z. W. McAllister Fis
Farmers’ Educatonal & Co-operative Union
Frank K. Welles
Lawme
Aere
Workingmens Clothing Co
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