Local Classifieds and Services Highlights
Local notices advertise coal and wood by Kopitzke Gillanders with Rock Spring coal, alfalfa and fuel calls, chimney sweep, dry wood, lodging, and real estate offers. Lost items include a blue-stone locket and a gold rope necklace. Also promotions for Maccabees insurance, Orpheum pictures, transfer service, and a Pendleton wheat farm exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noreen
Court Street
Koplttke & Gillandere
Rock Spring
Maccabees
Orpheum
Kopitzke & Gillanders
Ben L. Burroughs
Oregon
Notice of Bowman employment change at Berlin Dye House
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry L Bowman
Bowman's Cleaning Works
Berlin
Jack Webster
Daphne Circle No 2 Women of Woodcraft Notices Dues
Notice to members Amanda Black clerk announces monthly assessments and dues beginning January 1912 to be collected at 201 Lewis street Pendleton Oregon by Daphne Circle No 2 Women of Woodcraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne Circle No. 2
Women of Woodcraft
Lewis Street
Pendleton
Ore
Amanda Black
Notice of Pendleton Improvement Bonds Payment
City of Pendleton Improvement Bonds numbers seventeen and eighteen Series A will be paid on presentation at American National Bank Pendleton Umatilla County Oregon Interest on said bonds ceases this date Dated January 11 1912 Lee Moorhouse Treasurer City of Pendleton Byam Mickelsen Deputy
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City of Pendleton
American National Bank
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Oregon
Lee Moorhouse
City of
Byam Mickelsen
Buick Roadster for Sale and Ballard’s Snow Liniment Ad
Auto for sale offers Buick Roadster model 10 20 H P for 1250 with tools, new tires, total 98.40, selling at 300 if taken within two days. Inquire Harry Oubell's clear store. Lame back remedies noted with Ballard's Snow Liniment available 26c 0c and 1.00 by Koeppen & Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Oubell
Ballard
A Cc
Koeppen & Bros
Turks Attack Italians at Derna in Water-Repair Work
News from London reports a 6000 strong Turkish assault on Italians repairing the Derna water supply on Wednesday. The attack was repulsed with hundreds of Turks killed. Italians suffered three killed and seven wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Derna
Dynamite Attack Wrecks Pueblo Businesses
A dynamite blast partially wrecked the Colorado Laundry and Globe Express buildings in downtown Pueblo Colorado. A fuse was found behind the Express building but no other crews were reported. The explosion rocked the entire business section on January 18.
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Pueblo
Colo
Colorado Laundry
Globe Express
Express
Man kills ex wife in Nevada packing yard suicide
In Renn Nevada on January 19 Bide Noyes employed by Nevada Packing shot and killed his divorced wife in her yard then took his own life with a revolver. The incident followed a challenge from the woman and ended in a double fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renn
Nev
Bide Noyes
Nevada Packing Company
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with reward offer
An advertisement promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It touts the firm F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and claims testimonials, internal action, and availability from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Local figures visit Pendleton and surrounding areas
August Guderath arrives from his ranch while William Kinisear of Sumpter visits Pendleton. Local travelers include H. Wilcox departing, C. W. Barger of He lx visiting, R. Engle from Richland, N. Saling of Walla Walla staying with the Bowman, and John T. McNurlin returning to Umatilla. Various residents pass through or return home, including Mses Newport Hermiston, D. Brownell, Fergua resuming Pilot Rock local service, and DA Sam Van Vacter awaiting court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Guderath
William Kinisear
Sumpter
Pendleton
TN. H. Wilcox
C. W. Barger
Helx
Oo. R. Engle
Richland
Wash
N. Saling
Walla Walla
Bowman
John T. McNurlin
Umatilla
G BB. Butterwood
W. H. Switzler
Roscoe R. Johnson
Spokane
Charles Quinney
H. G. Newport
Hermiston
D. Brownell
Fergua
Pilot Rock
Walter Wells
Water Department
Sam van Vacter
Heppner
Cr. G. Allen
Frank Brotherton
Thelma
Water Rights and Irrigation on Umatilla Reservation
The article discusses government control over water supplies needed for Umatilla Indians as they receive allotments. It explains federal trust responsibilities, prior appropriation, and the potential for irrigation to transform the reservation into a productive area. It cites Yakima irrigation practices and notes congressional appropriations and personnel changes within the Indian Service and Reclamation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Umatilla Reservation
Wolverton
Umatilla
Yakima Reservation
Washington
East Oregonian
Ralph PR. Willameon
North Yakima
R. R. Johnson
Yakima Indian Reservation
Congress
Tribal
Reclamation Service
Irrigation Bureau of the Indian Service
W. H. Code
The
Indian Service
Los Angeles
At the Picture Shows Orpheum Program Review
The Orpheum shows five acts including The Child Crusoes a Robinson Crusoe tale with shipwreck raft life on a wondrous island The Temptation of Rodney Vane a California vineyard scenic romance The Desert Claim a gold rush drama Why He Gave Up a Biograph farce about a jealous husband Abe Gets Even With Father a Biograph comedy involving a burnt cork trick and a mistaken janitor scuffle
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Orpheum
Hubby
Wiey
Abe
Murphy
Cohen
A Night of Pictures Offers Variety on Friday and Saturday
The program features Biograph's The Failure where fortune breaks a hero and his sweetheart deserts him, leading to a low life as a singer. Vitagraph’s The Husking Bee invites a country jollification. Easaway presents Two Men and a Girl, a high class sensational rural drama. Sells offers A Diamond in the Rough, a dramatic love story with an intriguing human-nature thread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Pictures
Biograph
Vitagraph
Deacon dramatic play delights at the Grand in Austin
The Austin company presented The Deacon blending drama and comedy with songs and dance. Leslie Bates scored as the Down East deacon, Dick Austin as a blackface role drew quick smiles, and Gladys Wall impressed in her first lead. Lulu Austin and Bessie Bates also shone while three short films were shown. Special matinees are set for Saturday and Sunday.
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Austin Company
Austins
Leslie Bates
Down East
Dick Austin
Bert Long
Jack Allen
Gladys Wall
Miss Vail
Bessie Bates
Mrs Bates
Lulu Austin
Yeacon
Ethel Whelan
Margaret Clark
Umatilla Settlers Seek Graduation Payments
Special correspondence from Hermiston Oregon reports a petition signed by nearly all water users of the Umatilla project asking Secretary of the Interior Walter L. Fisher and the Oregon delegation for graduated payments. The authors say graduated payments would enable land development and future water payments, noting current charges prevent continued development and family support.
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Hermiston
Ore
Secretary of the Interior
Oregon
Umatilla Project
Walter L. Fisher
Project Achieves Record Length With Doubled Timeline
A project far surpasses all prior records by running for twice as long as any similar effort. Officials credit extended planning and sustained funding, noting the achievement reflects a new standard for endurance and scope within the field.
Pinochle Game Ends in Sudden Fatality in the Bronx
Frederick Helin, 62, collapsed at a Trinity Terrace pinochle game with close rivals Gustave Ahl Peter Dennis and Adam Hoffman on One Hundred and Fifty sixth street and Trinity avenue in the Bronx. A doctor ruled death from heart disease after the nightly session turned fatal mid hand.
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New York
Frederick Helin
Gustave Ahl
Peter Dennis
Adam Hoffman
Trinity Tall
Sixth Street
Trinity Avenue
The
Bronx
Hein
Fifteen US Infantry Reach China for Pekin Concessions Guard
Pekin January 19 reports the Fifteenth United States Infantry, about 670 officers and men, arriving at Ching Wang Tao to guard American concessions along the Pekin railroad. This deployment strengthens protection for foreign interests in the capital region.
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Pekin
United States
Ching Wang Tao
Also Mentioned on This Page
FE Livengood & Co
Ladies’ and Children Store
Burroughs
N. Joerger
Snyder
Dr. Co
Whittaker
Teutech & Bickers
Aura Street
Lee Street
K. E
Teutsch & Bickers
Penland Bros
Main Street
A, Morton
Roward
Athena
Walla Country
Portland
L. K. Moore
Board of Trade
Geo. G. Pajl
J. M. Hays
Schmidt Building
Presa
Pioneer
W. W. Steiner, Jr
Hermiston, Ore
Patton
Gilve Us
Koeppen’s
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Zene
Wille
H. C. Means
Fred A. Edwards
University of Oregon
Workingmen’s Clothing Co
U.S
China
Stu
Fhone Black
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