Newsy Notes of Pendleton Kicked by Mule
John Wilsey, an employee on the Struve ranch, was kicked in the face by a mule yesterday. He was brought into the city and treated by Dr. J. Smith before returning to the ranch. Addison Bennett, a Portland journalist, will visit Pendleton tomorrow to gather material for a Sunday story with W. L. Thompson and Jack Keefe guiding him around the county. The Round-up is to receive considerable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wilsey
Struve Minch
Hoon
Co. J. Smith
Nennett
Weste Up
Addison Bennett
Portland Oregonian
Pendleton
W. L. Thompson
Jack Keefe
Jack Eversham
Orle Knight
Smith
Evershap
Eversham
Roesch Brewery
Seeking Her Husband Mrs Clara Scott Seeks James J Scott
Mrs Clara Scott of Central Point seeking her husband James J Scott who arrived in Pendleton June 10 and has not been heard from since. He is about 60 with a medium build, dark hair and moustache, weighs 175 pounds, and works as a cook. He last wrote on arrival and mentioned possibly going to Portland. They formerly lived at La Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Scott
Central Point
Pendleton
James J. Scott
la Grande
Scott
Portland
Mr. Scott
Nelda
Sol Baum Marries Miss Marguerette Herz in Newport
News from Pendleton and Newport reports the marriage of Sol Baum formerly of Pendleton and son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Baum to Miss Marguerette Herz of Newport Rhode Island. The ceremony was at 5 PM last Monday in a Newport church. The couple will live at Naragansett Pier after a honeymoon to New York and other eastern locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Baum
Pendleton
E. Baum
Marguerette Herz
Newport
Rhode Island
Preparing For Paying On West Court Street Paving Plan
The water commission has a force at work on west Court street laying new water pipes in preparation for paying work by the Warren Construction company. Supt. Lonergan announced that storm sewer work and curbing will start in a few days. After that, the paving plant will be set up near the wye in the railroad and gravel bitulithic paving will begin.
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Water Commission
West Court Street
Warren Construction Company
Supt
Lonergan
One Hundred Dollar Court Day at Police Court
Acting Judge Halley collected $100 from sentences today in a police court session. A Jap boy paid half for disturbing the peace, Eversham $25 for assault and battery, D Dunn and C Neilson each two drunks at five dollars, two women $7.50 each for disorderliness, and Jack Larato jailed twelve days for starting a rough house at the depot. John McCarthy and James Stound each received three days for drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halley
Say
Eversham
D. Dunn
C. Neilson
Jack Larato
John McCarthy
James Stound
Reported George Hang Draws Crowd on Reservation
Report circulated among Indians on the reservation stated that Columbia George, accused murderer of A-te-me-nat, would be hanged yesterday. Many of his friends and others gathered to watch but the execution did not occur. It is unclear if the rumor was retracted.
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George
Columbia George
A-te-me-nat
Glider Test Ends in Mysterious Seaward Flight
Red wood City tale recounts Joseph C Vierra and brother Edward secretly testing a Montgomery type glider in nearby hills. The craft rose, bucked at about 15 feet, then ascended and vanished over the sea eight miles away. A return appeal asks for information.
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Redwood City
Joseph C. Vierra
Vierra
Edward
John J. Montgomery
Santa Clara University
Married women and liberty in wifely sharing thoughts
A brief, fragmentary remark on married women and the balance of liberty within marriage, suggesting women risk losing their sense or temper if husbands detach or misinterpret their opinions. The line hints at social attitudes toward marriage and female autonomy.
Abduction Case of Miss Baker Unfolds In Portland
Miss Baker, from Pendleton, recounts a lurid tale of an attempted abduction and broken promises of work in Portland. She describes travel with her mother from Minneapolis to Stanfield then Portland, a man posing as Carver, and multiple escapes, including a jump from a Stanfield hotel window. Police, aided by Detective Hawley and a jail nurse, identified her by photo, while Daniel Daggett’s landlady notes erratic behavior and possible mental decline.
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North Portland
Portland
8. B. Vensey
Amanda Daggett
Pendleton
Miss Huntington
Miss Baker
Classified lands show coal, oil, and mineral wealth
Washington reports a preliminary classification by a federal board valuing coal lands at 721 56 656 16 174 200 acres, identifying 52 million acres as non coal land and withdrawing 68 926 497 acres as possibly coal bearing. Oil lands withdrawn total 4 744 182 acres, phosphate lands over 3 million, and power sites nearly 2 million.
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Washington
Sam
Stove Mounters Gather at Belleville for Convention
The annual Stove Mounters' International Union opens a three day session with a contested officer election and a push for a uniform retirement or disability scale. Delegates from nearly every state and parts of Canada attend. Plans to enlarge the organization are also on the agenda. London notes W T Gentry, head of Southern Bell, finishes testimony in a British government inquiry and resumes his holiday trip. He earned $1000 daily as adviser during the hearing.
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Belleville
Stove Mounters’ International Union
Canada
London
W. T. Gentry
Southern Bell Telephone and Electric Company
Atlanta
Europe
National Telephone Company
Gentry
National Banks How Much Money They Hold
Washington reports from Comptroller Murray list 16 219 national banks at year end, 2 825 closed, leaving 1 394 active with authorized capital 1 049 645 495 and bonds secured circulation 720 424 110. Total national bank circulation outstanding 745 134 990, with 24 710 892 covered by lawful money deposited for liquidation of insolvent banks and associations.
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Washington
United States
Murray
Stock Farm for sale near Livermore and Bickers
Subdivision allotment of 3005 acres offered at six dollars per acre. Describes lowland area between five and six hundred acres, 70 acres of timber, fenced and crossed fenced with running water year round. Fair buildings. Cash price $6000 with remaining due in one to five year installments. Livermore & Bickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livermore & Bickers
Frenchman Invented the Envelope in 1663
A French inventor created the first envelope in 1663, marking a key development in postal technology. The design anticipated later standardized mailing wraps and improved message safety during transit.
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Pendleton’s Drummers Sample Store
A. L. Schaefer
Main Street
Golden Rule
City Brewery
Billy’s Place
W. J. Bogert
Brewery Depot
Moliter & Stangier
CRES
Taylor
Prop
Opera Barr
Antone Kraft
STATE
H. J. Latourelle
Newsy
Mars
Passengr
Miss Fiaker
Mrs. Daggett
H. H. Hawley
Hawley
Nicki
Cameron
Uncle Sam
Dale
Rothwell
Optometrist
Hanscom
Missouri
Union Pacific
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Middle Western
New York Omaha
St. Louis
St. Paul
Toronto
T. F. O'Brien
Ore
R. Burns
Dist
Walla Walla
Wash
Clark’s Grocery
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