Install Officers for Helix L O 7 Mt Ladies of the Maccabees
In Helix Oregon on January 17 the Ladies of the Maccabees installed new officers for the year including Lady commander Verna Wyrick and past commander Emma Zeuske. A banquet followed the ceremony and games. The article also notes melting snow, grain conditions, and ongoing construction of a new commercial hall. A brief anecdote shows a voter registration scene where a woman insists her husband vote for Taft and register as a Republican government records the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helix
Ore
Ladies of the Maccabees
Verna Wyrick
Heat
Audry Shannon
Emma Zeuske
Wildy Smith
Nettie Myers
Olive Friedly
Gertrude Cook
Jessie Warren
Iola Piper
Mother Won’t Vote But She Controls Pa
Patrick Connor, elderly but vigorous, applied to be registered to vote. His wife, about his age, accompanied him but stood back. Patrick urged the clerk to allow his mother to register, saying she has as good a right to vote as he. The scene highlights family influence in registering voters in San Francisco.
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Connor
Taft
San Fancisco
Patrick Connor
Benk
Saiid Patrick
Divorce Trial in Secret in Du Pont Case
In Wilmington Delaware the divorce suit of John Bancroft Jr against Madeleine Du Pont Bast, daughter of Alfred L Du Pont, and the cross-suit of Mrs Bancroft for divorce from her husband, opened in the Superior Court behind closed doors. Chief Justice Penney said the sessions would be secret due to sensational testimony and the issue of a child's legitimacy, stating the matter should not be given unnecessary publication.
Two Men Sentenced for Disorderly Conduct in Pendleton
In Pendleton this morning Judge Fite handed two day jail terms to Jack Hall and Albert Paine after guilty pleas on disorderly conduct charges. Also in Pendleton, Mrs. Ernest Ruppe is slowly recovering from recent surgeries at The Dalles hospital. Dr. W. H. Bleakney resigned his Pendleton pastorate and may relocate to Portland. Revival attendance grows at the Methodist church with Rev. Emmet delivering a practical sermon on Power and planning a solo tonight. Evang Wilhelm Emmet spoke at P H S on Athletics and Religion to cheers from students. The Home restaurant owner Georgia Farmer alias Emma Holland was acquitted as evidence failed to prove the charge. Judge FitzGerald and counsel James A. Fee presided.
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Fite Gerald
Jack Hall
Albert Paine
Bleakney
W. H. Bleakney
The
Pendleton Academy
Presbyterian Church At
Freewater
Penleton
Portland
Methodist Episcopal Church
Emmet
Georgia Farmer
Emma Holland
FitzGerald
James A. Fee
Wild West show plans promise better prospects
James H. Gwinn and Roy Raley in Los Angeles for Pendleton Abstract Co. preparing for a wild west show presentation. Gwinn reports prospects upon arrival are brighter than expected and they are actively arranging details.
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Ray Ayers
Pendleton Abstract Company
James H. Gwinn
Roy Raley
Los Angeles
Interclass Basketball Games Tonight At The Gym
High school interclass basketball doubleheader tonight with teams announced. Giru Senior team features center Raley and guards Saling and Coutts, forwards Sat tersly and Johns. Junior squad lists center Louis Hampton and guards La ginka and Smith, with forwards Laginka and McMonies. Freshmen center Rugg with guards Huecell Coch Hampton, and forwards Mentzer Kirkpatrick. Sophomores center Koch and guards Krebs Haw Hampton. Games start at 7 45 and promise strong local interest.
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Ciircles
Giru
Raley
Parlett
F. Saling
Coutts
Satterly
Et. Johns
M. Shiring
Louis Hampton
Laginka
FL Smith
Berkeley
Wagner
McMonies
Subs
da Sturdivant
Lillian Boylen
Rugg
Huecell
Coch Hampton
Mentzer
Kirkpatrick
Sophomoores
Koch
Krebs
Haw
Hampton
Ferguson
Straughn
Notice to Daphne Circle No 2 Women of Woodcraft
Amanda Clark clerk announces starting January 1912 assessments and dues will be received at 201 Lewis Street Pendleton Oregon by members of Daphne Circle No 2 Women of Woodcraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne Circle No. 2
Women of Woodcraft
Lewis Street
Pendleton
Ore
Amanda Clark
Juror Briber to Be Tried Next Month
Bert Franklin, ex McNamara detective,pleaded not guilty as Superior Judge Wills denied motions to set aside the information charging bribery and attempted bribery of McNamara jurors. Trial set for February 15 in Los Angeles. Four trainmen killed in collision near Louisville Long Run. Two injured. passengers on the Louisville & Nashville train lightly hurt.
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Los Angeles
Wills
McNamara
Bert Franklin
Fomerly
Louisville
Long Run
Here
Louisville & Nashville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Loulaville & Nashville
Roseburg Laborer Told He Is Heir to Large Fortune
Roseburg Oregon resident C F McMullen received a letter from Indiana relatives claiming a distant kin has left him an inheritance worth seven figures. The note states the laborer is the ultimate heir to the fortune and outlines a planned provision. Further details and verification were not provided in the readable text.
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Roseburg
Ore
C. F. McMullen
Indiana
Heirs Receive Shares From Baltimore Estate
McMillen learns his mother Irving in that state is among 11 heirs of her brother’s estate. Died recently in Baltimore, the fortune is appraised at 148 million dollars. Her share est at nearly 15 million. Upon her death that sum will descend to McMullen and his two brothers and two sisters, giving each about 2 million.
Railroad Builder of Note in Padded Cell
J. J. Harding, former supervising engineer for the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound railroad, was adjudged insane and committed to the state asylum at Stellacoom. He believes he will receive a 250000 pension from the Milwaukee road and marry Princess Patricia daughter of the Duke of Connaught Governor General of Canada. Two falls left him with a fractured skull and are blamed for his condition.
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Seattle
Wash
J. J. Harding
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Rtailroad
Stellacoon
Mr. Harding
Milwaukee Railroad
Princess Patricia
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Harding
Priest Gleason Admitted to Practice of Law in California
The Rev. Father Francis Gleason of Truckee, a Catholic priest over sixty, passed a successful examination before the Third District Court of Appeal and was admitted to practice law in California. He led the class of eighteen and was first on the list.
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Father Gleason
Truckee
Sacramento
Father Francis Gleason
Third District Court of Appeal
California
Family in Strange Tangle at Boulder Marriage
D K Daniels of Boulder Colorado will become father in law to his stepson as his daughter marries Daniels' wife's son. The unusual case arises from a marriage license issued for Daniels and his daughter to wed a man who is also her half sister.
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D. K. Daniels
Boulder
Colo
Daniels
Burns and Britton to clash in Oakland boxing card
Frankie Burns and Jack Britton agreed to a ten round match at the Oakland Wheelmen club on January 24. They are set to weigh 133 pounds at 2 PM and will meet in San Francisco before the event.
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Frank O'Gara
Bernard O'Gara
Sec
Treas
Helix L
Patrick
Toledo
Johnson’s Package
Gray Bros. Grocery Coality Grocers
Newsy
Ruppe
Ernest Ruppe
Dalles
Evangelist
P. H
Rev
J. W. Hicks
Lewiston
Huntington
J. M. Heatley
W. A. Pierce
Spokane
Carrie Alexander
Dale Rothwell
Optometrist
Wm. Hanscom
O’dell’s
Main Street
Pendleton Dye Works
Alta
Boston
Mark Moorhouse
Golden Rule
First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
Hermiston
Tina
Clark’s Grocery
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