City Briefs Nuf eed and Local Ads
A collage of short notices and ads: Rader and Teutsch store items, Blue Mountain butter at 25c, 60c, land for sale and rent notices, various horse and wagon offerings, clothing and furniture deals, and hauling services. Dutton’s ice cream wagon serves daily, Teutsch sandals 0.36–1.40, and a restaurant open day and night with Mrs Cooper proprietor. Contact numbers and streets included for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UUC
Hohbach
Joe Dutton
Sharon & Eddings
Blue Mountain
H. J. Stillman
Lee Teutech
Ross Nichols
Teutsch's
Raley Street
South Main
East Oregonian
Dutton
Lee Tentech
Aura Street
Gritman's
Leather
Fate of Wesley Dodson Two Years In State Penitentiary
Wesley Dodson, a Pendleton resident, convicted of living with and benefiting from a prostitute, will serve two years in the state penitentiary. Court denied a new trial by Judge Ellis. appeal unlikely. In Umatilla County jail three candidates for the penitentiary include Manning and Clifford, both given two years for a Helix house robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Dodson
Pendleton Macque
State Penitentiary
Manning
Clifford
Helix
Eiilia
Clothes Catch Fire Prompting Heroic River Jump
Jule Anderson, age 12, the son of Conductor Anderson, was severely burned when his clothes caught fire from firecrackers at Main Street Bridge. He jumped into the river to escape the flames and was rescued by bystanders and taken home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoy
Chaze
Jule Anderson
Conductor Anderson
Main Street
Pissersby
Runaway Hitch Upset Party Bound for Reservation
A team hitched to a hack carrying Judge and Mrs H J Bean and other reclamation corps members ran runaway near a hospital. A tug returning frightened the horses, they bolted along the road and crashed into a whistling tent by the track, stopping safely. Mrs Bean jumped clear but suffered only light injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge
Mra H. J. Bean
Messe
Whistler
Davie and
Sawyer
Reclamation Corps
Mra. Bean
Thievery at Picnic by Pendleton Band Sees Losses
Thievery at a local picnic on the reservation yesterday reports petty depredations including tampered lunches and the theft of a jacket belonging to Mia and an Indian robe owned by Miss Ida Boyd. Authorities suspect white perpetrators amid the day’s event. The Pendleton Boys Military Band parade and open air concert were deemed a success with disciplined, skilled performances after five months of practice, followed by dinner at the Golden Rule hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Henry Dixon Jones
Ida Boyd
Pendleton
Golden Rule Hotel
Lost Indies rain coat and Indian ride from carriage on reservation
A party took a rain coat and an Indian mounted ride from a car at the reservation on the fourth. If returned to this office, no questions will be asked.
County Court in Session Opens July Term
County commissioners convene for July term in session this morning and are expected to remain throughout the week. Carpote Rader Carpem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpote
Rader
Carpem
Personal mentions trace travels to cities and fairs
A string of brief notices places local residents and visitors in motion. A. B. Johnson heads home to Athena while John and Vinson the Free Water postmaster plan a city visit. Bird F. Lewis of La Grande and Co. E. Redfield return toward Pendleton and Heppner respectively. Al Knight and Charles Kennedy head to Portland for the fair. Maybell Griswold and her sons Rey and Grover Herr travel to Portland, and B. M. Kennedy returns from Baker City on business. District Attorney G. W. Phelps Jett travels to Salem for a Morrow county case. Kennard the horse dealer shifts horses to J. Turcott of Starkey Prairie. Mrs. Lisale George and family depart for Eugene. J. H. Bentley of Sonora revisits and may relocate locally. Bert Huffman and family go to Portland for the exposition, with Huffman to return Friday. Joseph McCabe arrives from Walla Walla and stays at the Pendleton Hotel. Mrs. W. W. Davidson leaves for San Francisco, formerly Miss Whittemore. John W. Greenwall of New York takes over Lee Teutach’s dry goods department. A party including Henry Lantz, George Leete and John Wilson plans hunting near Devolution Lake. Green and E. B. Burke and J. Lindsey return from Portland. Walter B. and A. C. Hinkle visit en route to Grangeville, Idaho. The Hinkles discuss mining study at St. Mary’s Oakland, and the younger plans retirement from Portland comes after a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. BH. Johnson
Athena
John & Vinson
Free, Water
Bird F. Lewis
la Grande
Co. E. Redfield
Pendleton
Heppner
al Knight
Charles Kennedy
Portland
Pearson
Freewater Real Eatate
Maybell Griswold
Rey
Grover Herr
B. Bf. Kennedy
Baker City
G. W. Phelps
Salem
Morrow County
Kennard
J. Turcott
Starkey Prairie
Lisale George
Eugene
Mra. & C. Bittner
J. H. Bentley
Sonora
Cal
J. M. Bentley
Bert Huffman
Huffman
Joseph McCabe
W. & C. R. Railroad Company
Walla Walla
W. W. Davidson
San Francisco
Davidson
Miss Whittemore
John W. Greenwall
New York
Olds
Wortman & King’s
Lee Teutach
Henry Lantz
George Leete
John Wilson
Devolution Lake
Grant County
C. Mr. Green
EB. J. Burke
J. Re Lindsey
Ulinois Central
Walter B
A. C. Hinkle
J. T. Hinkle
Grangeville
Idaho
St. Mary's College
Oakland
Transient peddlers warn Oregon shoppers about fakes
The Salem Journal reports a surge of transient peddlers from Arab and Constantinople lines selling Turkish rugs and silk goods at high prices. Home merchants offer better value and loyalty to local shops is urged while avoiding these dubious sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Anya
Salem
St, Outa Fair
Constantinople
St. Louis
Portland
Wheat headers to start now across county farms
Headers will start harvesting immediately in several county areas as the hot spell raises concerns about spring grain shriveling. At Dr Campbell’s on the middle fork of Cold Springs headers begin tomorrow. John Crow’s on the reservation also starts Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Campbell
Cold Springs
John Crow
Spokane Schools Abolish Vertical Writing in Classrooms
Spokane public schools abandon the vertical writing system. Superintendent J A Tormey cites slow pace and pupil tendency to trace letters, noting opposition from 20 Principals and adoption of the intermediate slant as a compromise. The new method keeps legibility while moving away from vertical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
J. A. Tormey
Spokesman Review
Chicago
Washington
Plant speed versus legibility in railcar lettering system
A historical note compares three lettering systems for railcar labeling. The vertical system excelled in legibility but lagged in speed, the old slant system was fast but unreadable, and the new system promises to merge the strengths of both for better overall performance.
Wreck Costs Tie To Insurance Losses For Train Disaster
A Chicago dispatch reports the Twentieth Century Limited wreck on the Lake Shore last week carries a $771,000 total cost. Insurance payouts amount to $266,000 already, with $156,000 remaining on life policies. Other losses include $200,000 in injury claims, $26,000 for the engine, $10,000 for the library car, and $25,000 for incidental expenses, bringing the aggregate to about $1.0 million in indirect costs and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Chicago
Tooal Railway
Railroads in Dispute Over Concession Details
Railroads R and N and Northern Pacific clash over trackage rights from Wallula to Portland and over extending privileges to Harriman. Hill refuses a Columbia River trackage grant to Harriman while allowing Portland Puget Sound hauling, and negotiations for a Portland north-bank route continue. The dispute may block NP progress unless Harriman yields access from Wallula over the O R N.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Columbia
Northern Pacific
Portland
Fmet
Harriman
Walla Walla
Lena Crew Threaten Revolt Over Return Home Refusal
Vallejo California July 6 The crew of the Ruuetian ship Ina interned at Mare Talind navy yard threaten revolt demanding return to Ruskia aboard byrole as with the Russian ships at Manila. Refusal led to doubling of U S marine guards and imminent action by many sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Cal
Ina
Mare Talind Navy Yard
Ruskia
Birole
Manila
United States Marine Guards
Mammoth Oregon cherry tree and court verdicts
A Corvallis Times report describes a massive Black Tartarian cherry tree on James Martin farm near Corvallis with a 24 foot trunk diameter and 50 foot spread, 100 gallons annual fruit, set in 1965. The second item notes warrants issued in Rea court for obstructing a public highway by sheep driving. Hill found guilty with a fine, McHaley and Bedsaul acquitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Corvallis
Bedsaul
Hill
Camptender
H. F. Blaum
Oscar Schafer
James Burnsides
J .A. Stead
Round Bass
Monument Enterprise
Reform School Candidate Weasley Kile Missing From Orphans Home
Weasley Kile, a boy from the Portland orphan home, is in Morrow County sheriff custody for horse theft from his foster father, who allegedly mistreated him. He claims the theft was an escape. Kile has traded horses multiple times between Morrow County and the area and is headed toward reform school after arrest in Heppner. Separately, jewelry valued at $26,000 was reported stolen from James J. Higginson, a New York banker, on the night of July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform School
Weasley Kile
Portland
Thomas Davidson
Eight Mile
Morrow County
Morrow
Heppner
Blue Mountain Eagle
James J. Higginson
New York
Walla Walla Wing Disaster Largely Due to Strengthening the Team
Pendleton players faced a string of losses in Walla Walla as three closing games totaled twenty seven to five in favor of the Fruitpickers. Parkes McAllister and Lankard were among Pendleton players moved to strengthen the team, but Walla Walla prevailed nine to two, seven to three, and eleven to six across the day. The Siwashes, led by Willner famed for home runs in 1564, arrived with a bicycle bench commute tale and mixed lineups for the morning and afternoon games against the Fruitpickers and Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Walla Wallin
Parkes
Walla Wall
Patles
Portland
Willner
Spokane
Amo Oa
Burglars Loot Seattle Electric Plant Safe
Thieves entered the Madison Street powerhouse of Seattle Electric early today, blew the safe and seized between 5000 and 7000 dollars. The incident occurred in Seattle on July 5 with authorities investigating the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burglars Creek
Seattle
Madison Street
Seattle Electric Company
Burglace
East unto East and West is no more in sight
A poetic meditation on oceans, land and sun followed by a vivid spoof about a Fourth of July accident. The poem contrasts East and West and questions worlds left to win, then shifts to a chaotic scene of a boy with a Roman candle causing injury and a chaotic yard, ambulances called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casablanca
Potchence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lee Teutsch
Louis Hunziker
Han
Koeppens
A. C. Koeppen & Brothers
Parkers Galore
Lewis and Clark Palr
LENA
Woman's Tribune
Mother
Uncle Bill
Winslow Bros
Weber
Bain and Cooper
Hodge and Keystone
Troat
Fred Weber
Court St
Thommpson
T. H. White
Dentist Association
W. C. Minnis
Henning
Peoples Warehouss
The
Malin Street
Alta
Webb Streets
F. X. Schempp
Polydore Moens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!