Seattle Packers Use Own Beef Fattened in Yakima
Reports from Pendleton and Seattle indicate cattle prices rise as Carstine and Frye packers use fattened beef instead of market purchases. Frye reportedly fattened 6000 head in Yakima. Seattle claims a beef shortage while buyers see high prices ahead. Hay tops $11.50 per ton in Morrow County as cattle feeding expands. New agronomist John E. Larson joins Oregon State College extension. Alfalfa Week to boost Northwest crops. Pilot Rock farmers to meet February 7.
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Carstine
Frye
Yakima
Drse
Pendleton
Portland
Seattle
Cartsine
Big Sound
Umatilla County
Sound
Puget Round
West
Northwest
Oregon
A. T. Matthews & Co
F. O. B. Cecil
Morrow County
Matthews
West End
John E. Larson
Farm Improvement Association
Spink County
South Dakota
The
Agricultural College
Dakota
Oklahoma
Farmers Union to Host Get Together Meeting
A Pendleton delegation plans to attend as members gather locally. Pro ongoing cattle moves include transporting stock to Echo-Ruge to fatten on hay before sale. C. V. Strain nears selling irrigation ranch on Umatilla project and trades for Walla Walla property. James Shafer buys 320 acre Tom Thompson ranch north of Havans at about 100 dollars per acre.
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Echo
Ruge Pros
Owe
C. V P. Strain
Umatilla
Walla Walla
James Shafer
Tom Thompson
Havans
James Bagwell
Wilson Democrats In Iowa Birth Coincidence Named Woodrow Wilson
Mrs RK A Strahorn of this city received word of two births on President Wilsons birthday to her nephews Harry and George Strahorn who married sisters Miss Wilsons of Robertson. The boys named Woodrow Wilson Strahorn, with Wilson Woodrow as a second option, reflecting local Democratic ties and the odd coincidence.
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RK. A. Strahorn
Harry
George Strahorn
Wilson
Town Falls
Harry Strahorn
Robertson
Rowan
Miss Wilsons
Woodrow Wilson Strahorn
Wilson Woodrow
Wilson Democrats
Loot Car Load Recovered After Green River Chase
In the Cascade mountains near Green River Hot Springs a deputy search uncovered a carload of loot alleged stolen from Northern Pacific freight cars. Frank Mitchell, Jack McCarthy, Martin Atterdale, and Fred Smith were arrested along with Mrs Hallie Lucore who runs a boarding house. Mrs Lucore posted 1900 dollars bond while the four men remained jailed for further inquiry.
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Seattle
Green River Hot Springs
Cascade Mountains
Northern Pacific
Frank Mitchell
Jack McCarthy
Martin Atterdale
Fred Smith
Hallie Lucore
Green River
Lucore
Phipps Denies Endowing Radium Hospitals
New York Jan 22 Henry Phipps denied plans to endow a chain of radium hospitals in the United States. He said he is interested in the treatment but has not considered funding hospitals.
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Phipps
New York
Henry Phipps
Pendleton Vix Box Supper Draws Large Crowd
Newsy notes report a Pilot Rock Junction school house box supper last evening drew a large crowd. Thirty six boxes sold in lively bidding after a long program of music recitations and dialogues. Ladies of the W C T A urged enforcing the Pendleton curfew law to protect youth. matter referred to police committee.
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Pilot Rock Junction
Pendleton
Police Committee
Deserted Wants Divorce Suit from George Pambrun
George Pambrun files for divorce from Mary Pambrun alleging desertion in October 1910 after a February 1908 Alberta marriage. He also seeks $2000 from his late father Dominic Pumbrun’s estate. H. J. Watts is attorney for the plaintiff.
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George Pambrun
Mary
Alberta
Dominic Pumbrun
H. J. Watts
Gave Whiskey to Boys Fined 850
P C Pope a Bent Construction cook was detected passing whiskey to two underage city boys. He pleaded guilty and Judge FitzGerald fined him 50 dollars or 25 days in jail. He paid 47 dollars and promised to pay the balance.
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P. C. Pope
Bent Construction Company
al Moody
FitzGerald
Pendleton Midget Team to Play Y M C A at Walla Walla
Pendleton high school midget basketball team leaves tomorrow for Walla Walla to face the Y M C A midgets, then plays Milton on Saturday. The lineup features Ernest Crockett and Burton Greulich forwards, Ernest Boylen center, Henry Latourelle and John Snyder guards, with Henry Judd as substitute.
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Walla Walla
Pendleton High School
Y. M
Milton
Ernest Crockett
Burton Greulich
Ernest Boylen
Henry Latourelle
John Snyder
Henry Judd
Nagging Wife Claimed Fatal to Marriage in Divorce Suit
P M Wilson of Henmiston today filed for divorce from Mabel Wilson on cruel and inhuman treatment. He alleges she has a high wicked temper and constantly nagged him, refused to cook, and made life miserable. They married in Prineville in January 1912 and have no children. Homer H Watts of Athena is the attorney for the plaintiff.
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P. M. Wilson
Henmiston
Mabel
Prineville
Homer IT. Watts
Athena
Two Convicts Sentenced in Local Larceny Case
Lester Pope and Claire Gulliford, found guilty by a jury Tuesday of horse larceny, were sentenced by Judge Phelps to the penitentiary for a term not less than one year nor more than seven. W Ss Foster, indicted for attempted forgery, withdrew plea and drew one to ten years. Lafayette Christian indicted for non-support also withdrew plea this afternoon.
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Lester Pope
Claire Gulliford
Phelps
W. Ss. Foster
Lafayette Christian
Sues to Foreclose Mortgages in Two Circuit Suits
F A Yates sues William H Skinner and wife in two circuit court cases to collect notes of 500 and 560 dollars and foreclose mortgages. Umatilla county is a co defendant in both suits with L L Bassett and wife and (. A Bassett named in one suit and First National Bank of Hermiston in the other alleged to hold adverse claims. S A Newberry is the plaintiff's attorney.
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F. A. Yates
William H. Skinner
Umatilla County
L. L. Bassett
A. Bassett
First National Bank of
Hermiston
A. Newberry
Simons Case Proceeds as Court Hears Many Witnesses
State v A A Simons enters its second day in circuit court with many witnesses for both sides. Prosecution rests on circumstantial proof tying Simons to the August 20 fire at M Smith residence. Defense argues rival theories and slow progress prompts talk of a possible night session. Grand jury recesses temporarily due to illness. indictments issued yesterday include Bert Pixler Roy Pambrun and Joe McBean for Indian cattle theft and sale in Walla Walla. Charles Edwards, arrested with Amos Smith, faces larceny charges after allegedly selling a horse he had hired from J S Carter.
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A. A. Simons
Simons
of & M. Smith
Mr. Smith
Echo
Smith Place
Joe Monese
Simon
R. W. Brown
Weston
Bert Pixler
Roy Pambrun
Joe McBean
Walla Walla
Charles Edwards
Vancouver
Amos Smith
Oregon City
Maloney
J. S. Carter
Republican Candidate Booth Visits Pendleton for Senate Bid
Eugene former state senator Robert A. Booth arrives from Portland to seek the Republican nomination for United States senator to succeed George E. Chamberlain. He reports receiving over a thousand unsolicited letters of support and says Pendleton is his first stop before continuing eastward.
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George E. Chamberlain
Robert A. Booth
Eugene
Lane County
Pendleton
Portland
Points East
Booth
BULL MOOSEITE COMES OUT WITH PLATFORM PLEDGES
F M Gill of Dufur Oregon, running for the Progressive nomination for governor, unveils platform at Oregon Hotel luncheon. He calls for recall of judicial decisions, amended house rules to aid progress, abolition of the state senate, enforcement of laws without drastic effort, self supporting penitentiary, and use of state farms to boost production for state institutions.
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Portland
Ore
F. M. Gill
Dufur
Progressive Party
Oregon Hotel
Sanfield Macdonald
Gill
State Senate
West
Charles Bradburn Dies After Illness at 38
Charles Bradburn, longtime section foreman for the W. R. & N., died after months of heart trouble at Jack Gibson's home on South Main. Funeral details were set for this afternoon at Folsom parlors. Bradburn worked at Horseshoe Curve and Thorn Hollow, later farmed in Rowland Montana, then returned to the railroad before retiring. He left a widow and a brother.
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Charles Bradburn
Secion
Rowan
Montana
Lumber Yards Fire Destroys Portland Plant
In South Portland the Portland Lumber Company mill and yards were engulfed by a major blaze. Firefighters from the city battled for three hours with twenty engines and a fire boat as flames spread, destroying the facility valued at about 350000 dollars with losses around 250000 dollars.
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Portland
Jan
Portland Lumber Company
Canal Ready for Shipping Through Panama Canal
Panama Panama Canal reached near completion with 30 feet of water through Culebra cut and Cucaracha slide. Colonel Goethals plans to send a Panama Railroad steamer through in April as both ends near completion. An order abolishes Atlantic and Pacific divisions of canal construction as remaining work is mainly electrical installation and cleanup.
Police Capture Two Gangsters in Dense East Side Fight
New York January 22 police hunted Gyp the Blood for a murder suspect. Six gunmen clashed with officers at the Brook Island saloon, assaulting Felix Scharoff and looting cash. Edward McDonald was knocked down after he refused entry. Officers cornered the band in a Tallman Street tenement. four gunmen were seized after gunfire, two escaped across rooftops.
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New York
East Side
Gyp
Thomas Murphy
Brook Isn
Felix Scharoff
Edward McDonald
Tallman Street
Law May Be Put 10 Test In Oregon Cities
Oregon cities move to test labor chief O P Hoff authority to force eight hour police shifts. Pendleton joins Eugene in seeking Supreme Court guidance. Darwin Yoran asks Pendleton to subscribe twenty dollars to fund the appeal case while city lawyers assess Hoff's claimed power.
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Oregon
O. P. Hoff
Pendleton
Eugene
Supreme Court
Darwin Yoran
Eight hour law dispute reaches city and state workers
Attorneys led by City Attorney Charles H. Carter argue a Supreme Court ruling on the eight hour law covers only manual laborers. The text also muses on maters of marriage and implied morals, noting a widow and a bachelor.
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Ders
Supreme Court
Charles H. Carter
Races Across Nation In Race To Reach Dying Mother
General Manager Nutt of the Salt Lake railroad speeds across the country from Los Angeles to Brookline Massachusetts to reach his mother before she dies. He uses a private car on a fast limited and a plan to set a new cross country record with taxis in Chicago and New York and a car from Boston to Brookline.
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Los Angeles
Nutt
The
Salt Lake Railroad
Brookline
Mass
Chicago
New York
Boston
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Johnson Sts
United States
American Beef Trust
United States Department of Agriculture
John D. Rockefeller
National Livestock Association
Denver
Frank KR. Gooding
Idaho
Washington
Holden Committee
Holden
International Harvester Co
Umatila County
Pilot Rock
Iowa
Pendleton, Oregon
Alhambra
Majestic Theatre
T. Norton
General Film Co
Newsy
Simons Gase
Senate
Bull Mooseite
Buoy
Hoff
Dale Rothwell Optician
WM. E. Hanscom
the Jeweler Post Office
Bidg
Workingmen's Clothing
St. George Hotel
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