Three Local Boys on U O Track Team
Three Umatilla county youths join the University of Oregon track squad under trainer Bill Hayward. Chester Fee Tom Haylen from Pendleton high school and Floyd Payne from Athena lead a group of newcomers, with Payne expected to excel in the mile. Other prospects include Sam Cook Parsons and Chet Fee, plus rising sprinters and hurdlers from Portland and Oregon City.
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Umatilla County
Bill Hayward
University of Oregon
Chester Fee
Tom Haylen
Pendle‘ton
Floyd Payne
Trehman
Athena
Owear
Sam Cook
Sadao
Parsons
Lee
Chet Fee
Pendleton
Fee
Wna
Tommy Boylen
Tommy
Heldenreich
Ore
Hayward
Payne
The
Multnomah Club
Portland
San Francisco
Martin Nelson
Johnny Veatch
Washington High
Nelson
Joe Sheehan
Oregon City
Fitzgibbon
Columbia University
Pasco Wins Water Case Over City Water Right
The Pasco Washington case against city officials Lee De Cross and Fred Kurtzman seeking to bar Pasco from buying a water right for irrigation from Pasco Reclamation Co for 10000 dollars was decided in favor of the city. The suit claimed voter approval was needed, but the court ruled the action unnecessary. City’s irrigation water will be piped for use next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasco, Wash
Pasco
Lee de Cross
Fred Kurtzman
Idaho Guard Officers Called to Spokane Training
Lewiston Idaho January 19 special report says guard officers are regularly summoned to a Spokane school of instruction and other sites leading to the belief that the federal government may use state guards for Mexican operations if intervention is needed. The view is that guards would patrol the border while regular army moves to the front. The government is increasing attention to the guard and equipping companies with full field accoutrements.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Idaho National Guard
Spokane
Mexico
Divorce Sues Tal mage of West Coast Actor
Adele Davis once Adele Blood sues Edward Davis also known as Rev Cadet Russell Davie for divorce. The actor has starred in The Kingdom of Destiny and toured nationwide after a California preacher start. Davis born in Kentucky University graduate, prior Oakland ministry, then marriage to Alta Margaret Kingore.
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Adele Davis
Adele Blood
Edward Davia
Cadet Russell Davie
Wexu
Davia
United States
Davis
Ife
California
Joaquin Miller
Oakland
Kentucky University
Alta Margaret Kingore
San Francisco
Divorce Granted in Kilgore Case by Judge Phelps
Carrie C Kilgore vs Edward J Kilgore ends with a divorce granted this afternoon by Judge Phelps. Also notes Furnish home sale between Gibbon and Bing ham Springs to Joseph Holladay. 690 acres listed. Grand jury reports no new indictments. Henry Hennings marries Katherine Kristensen. Pendleton sees medical treatment for Pioneer Stockman James Mossie. Eastern Oregon Railway Telegraphers meet to discuss wages hours and conditions.
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Phelps
Carrie C. Kilgore
Edward J.kilgore
Furnish
W. J. Furnish
Gibbon
Bingham Springs
Joseph Holladay
Pioneer Stockman II
James Mossie
Pioneer Stockman
Pendleton
Oregon
The
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Commercial Club
Portland
Pope Gulliford Second Trial for Horse Theft
Lester Pope and Claire Gulliford faced a second trial at 2 this afternoon on a charge of stealing a horse. A prior term yielded no verdict as the jury could not agree. Jurors may be seated for the entire afternoon to complete the case.
Miss McEwen Returns From Virginia Seminary Ill
Miss Jessica McEwen daughter of Mr and Mrs A B McEwen of Athena arrived home yesterday from Virginia where she had attended a seminary. She has been ill almost since starting studies and, failing to find relief there, returned. She is still far from recovered.
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McEwen
Jessica McEwen
A. B. McEwen
Athena
Virginia
Gambling Case Dismissed in Poolroom Capture
Ed Forrest and Clare Looney were arrested by Patrolman Sheer Saturday evening at the OK poolroom on a gambling charge. Chief Kearney investigated today and the case was dismissed for lack of evidence. The men admitted playing with chips but said they were only gaming for treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Forrest
Clare Looney
O. K
Kearney
Auto debt suit filed against Carl Newaquist in Pendleton
Frank Murphy representing Pendleton Auto Co sues Carl Newaquist for 534.76 plus 62.30 for services and 12.50 auto hire claim. J. A. Fee represents plaintiff. Proceedings filed this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Newaquist
Frank Murphy
Pendleton Auto Co
Auto Company
Murphy
J. A. Fee
New Architect Office Opens in Despain Building
Van Dusen, formerly a local contractor at Paseo, opens Ginnold & Van Dusen architects. The firm will maintain Van Dusen’s local office while Ginnold stays in Seattle. They handle projects from Salt Lake to Seattle and seek local work.
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New Architect
van Dusen
Paseo
Ginnold & van Dusen
Despain
Ginnold
Seattle
Salt Lake
Funeral of Pendleton Merchant Frank O Gara
Large crowd of friends and lodge brethren attended the funeral for Frank O Gara a Pendleton merchant who died suddenly Thursday evening The service was at the Johnson street residence with Rev Charles Quinney delivering the sermon The Episcopal choir provided music The Masonic lodge presided at the graveside and all eight lodges connected with him were represented Woodmen and Moore also attended The casket was interred at Olney cemetery
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Frank O'Gara
Pendleton
Inc
Johnson Street
Charles Quinney
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Choir
Masonic Lodge
Moore
Olney
Inventive Casket Aids Post Burial Removals
F M Humphrey Pendleton reports his inventor has obtained a letters patent for an interwoven wire fabric casket designed to fit inside a wooden casket to ease body removal after interment. The mesh is fine and cheaper than metal caskets, with belief in marketability. He also notes prior patents including a NMy-trap and a monkey-wrench allegedly sold by an extractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Pendleton
U. S. Patent Office
Humphrey
Found Guilty in Ten Minutes in Larceny Case
A jury found John Gray guilty of larceny from a dwelling after a ten minute noon hour deliberation. Gray had been arrested for burglarizing the home of A. H. Rugg last December.
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John Gray
Gray
A. H. Rugg
Arrests and Confession After Robbery Near Biter Ranch
A man was arrested shortly after the crime along the O W R N main line near the Biter ranch east of the city by Sheriff Taylor. Stolen jewelry was found in his possession and he claimed he bought it from another man. He contradicted himself about walking from Walla Walla, likely proving his guilt. The jury deliberated briefly, returning at once after a foreman was chosen.
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Biter Ranch
Taylor
Walla Walla
Hansell Converts Six Men in Jail Revival
George W. Hansell prominent Freewater rancher bound over to the federal grand jury on charges of sending lewd material. In jail he held revival services for prisoners, leading six men to convert, while bonds set at 2500 provided by local farmers. He remains at liberty until the grand jury meets in Portland. He acknowledged letters signed Andrew Jackson sent to women as a test of their character. Hansell has long been active in church work.
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George W. Hansell
Freewater
Federal Grand Jury
Hansell
John S. Vinson
East End
L A. Reimeman
Portland
Pendleton
Andrew Jackson
More Acres for Patent in IdahoTax Roll Lift
LEWISTON Idaho January 19 By year end most Northern Pacific script holdings in Idaho will be on the county assessment roll About 10000 acres have passed to patent in Latah and Clearwater counties Land held under script location had escaped taxation due to lack of definite title until now.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Northern Pacific
Latah
Clearwater
Much Street Work Done At Echo
Echo Oregon reports extensive street work with a crew of fifteen men and ten teams grading Buckley and Dale streets and gravelling under Street Supervisor A B Gillette. The article also notes local residents traveling, a clerk resigning, and wheat shipments for milling from Echo Flour mills.
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Echo
Ore
Buckley and
Dale
A. B. Gillett
Charles Rohnert
The
Dalles
H. B. Lee
Milton
A. Cannon
Misa Daisy Lee
Los Angeles
Cal
Horton Kenny
San Jose
F. Bryant
Hary Dorn
Farmers' Wives Blamed for Egg Shortage in Atlantic City
In a January meeting in Atlantic City, members of the American Warehousemen's association blamed farmers' wives for mishandling eggs. They cited reports from 45 large warehouses noting a 340 million egg shortage on December 1 due to improper gathering and shipping practices.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Warehousemen’s Association
Potter speaks on forest range use and grazing plans
Albert F. Potter of the U S Forest Service addressed the National Woolgrowers association at Salt Lake urging improved grazing on national forests to boost meat supply. He cited successful range control since 1906-07, co operation with stock growers, and the shift from first come feed to rights based on systematized use, reducing losses and improving stock condition.
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Albert F. Potter
U. S. Forest Service
National Woolgrowers’ Association
Salt Lake
Forest Service
Potter
County man ships apples to southern Arizona
A county resident has sent a carload of apples to southern Arizona. He holds investments in the southwest and is proceeding with the shipment as part of his regional business interests.
Wanderers blame lack of family ties for misfortune in city shelter data
In St Louis on January 17 statistics from Superintendent George N Arebdes of the municipal lodging house reveal that eighty percent of homeless men sheltered at the Old Four Cent Courts since opening this year said they had no blood ties to keep them anchored.
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ST. Louis
George N. Arebdes
Municipal Lodging House
Arebdes
Ottoman mobilization signals new Balkans campaign
From Vienna dated January 17 details from Constantinople indicate renewed Ottoman preparation for spring operations in the Balkans. The war office reportedly ordered a heavy Asiatic troop movement north toward Scutari to keep forces ready on short notice amid government delays.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Balkans
War Office
Scutari
Disease and hardship afflict Bulgaria amid war aftermath
Dispatches from Sofia report rapid mobilization of Asiatic forces influencing Turkish losses in the recent war. Meanwhile famine hit Bulgaria as smallpox and outbreaks of cerebrospinal meningitis spread, causing widespread suffering in several locations.
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Sofia
Grandmother in College at Washington University
St Louis report says Mrs Frederick W Lehmann wife of the ex solicitor general and a grandmother is a freshman at Washington University. She attends English classes three times a week. Two other society matrons Mrs Henry B Priest and Mrs Ford W Thompson recently enrolled at the university.
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ST. Louis
Frederick W. Lehmann
United States
Washington University
Henry 8. Priest
Ford W. Thompson
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