City Brevities and Local Ads Collage
A jumble of small notices, ads, and announcents including a bell boy wanted, sundae promotion, wood supplier Minnis, Don aldson soda fountain specials, Leathers Transfer Co services, shipping for summer sailors, millinery, New Mrn songs at Star theater, insurance offers, Butter price, The People Warehouse trade pitch, stage leaves for Lehman Springs and Hitaway Springs, for sale of a mule team, rental and sale listings, camping gear from Goodman Hardware, a 22 caliber rifle, Rohrman bread advertisement, rental houses on Double and Lilleth, Bowman Photo Studio, gas appliances, Chase & Sanborn groceries, Bingham Springs excursion details, and Marcon phonograph records from Guernsey Music Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donaldson's
Leathers Transfer Co
Knox Sailors
Mra
Campbell’n Millinery
Star Theater
Coutts & Bittner
John Schmidt Block
Alta Hotel
Lehman Springs
Alta House
Hitaway Springs
Gilman
Heppner
Mark Moorhouse
Goodman Hardware Company
Rohrman
C. Rohrman
Lilleth Street
Bowman Photo Studio
Jefferson Street
J. M. Bentley
Chase & Sanborn
Nebraska express rates cut to fifteen percent
Lincoln July 24 The state railway commission was notified that all Nebraska express companies are willing to reduce their rates by 15 percent. A rifle tournament party formed with four men from Company 1 and a fifth joining in Portland, led by Captain Kern. Star theater moving pictures and songs draw crowds this week. For sale an Advance engine and Hunt's separator outfit with terms. Mrs Perry Tander, Pere Marquette wreck victim, dies July 22 in Iona Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atw Ae
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Railway Commission
Rosebugge
Portland
M. 8
Kern
Oliver
Drake
Greiner
Jk M. Lyman
Perry Tander
Iona
Michigan
Personal visitors and residents depart La Grande
A string of brief visits and travels is noted in La Grande with Ferguson and Blake guests in town, Ralph and Mrs. Coon returning home, Echo Miller back from the city, Lachlan McCleay en route to Walla Walla, and officials such as J. D. Gregoire and Elmer Lowe on short trips. Other travelers include W. D. Burford to Athena, Dr. Lytle to Linn County, and Bartlett and kin heading toward Lewiston after visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. Ferguson
la Grande
Fred Blake
Adamé
J. D. Gregoire
Adams
Elmer Lowe
Cayuse Station
Fred Gordon
Bandon
W. D. Burford
Athena
BR. J. Slater
Portland
W. H. Lytle
Linn County
W. M. Peterson Hag
Tollgate
Co. & Cheshire
Clark Hardware Store
H. Baumgartner
Echo
Endicott
Wash
Harry Dunn
Blanche Gnovouch
Anaconda
Hill
J. White
F. L. Coykendall
Andrews
Indiana
Olson Shot By Police In Portland Hotel Row
Portland police fatally wounded Peter Olson after he fired on officers during a dispute at a lodging house over a lapdog. Olson, 50, was hit by multiple bullets as officers returned fire while surrounding the room and ordering surrender. He died at hospital with slim chances of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Peter Olson
Thorpe
Anderson
Bessie Peterson
Clara Roberts
Swan Axstorm
Olson
Bruin
Orson
Brain
Olwen
Telephone lines open to rivals under fair compensation
In TAton Helena July 24 Judge W H Hunt ruled that one telephone company cannot withhold lines from a competing carrier. Montana & Wyoming and Mutual asked for an order forcing Rocky Mountain Bell to provide connections at reasonable rates. The judge ordered a commission to set charges for such interconnection and noted he would name it within days. Also noted are job ads seeking a dozen trench diggers and upcoming illustrated songs at the Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taton
Helena
W. H. Hunt
United States
Montana & Wyoming
Tual Telephone Companies
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Nes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Teutsch’s Dept
Oregon
Bowman Hotel
Minnis
Double Street
Livermore & Bickers
Bingham Springs
Pendleton
O. R. & N. Railway
James Cornfield
Marcon
Guernsey
Louis Hunziker
Main St
The
Star
Hunt
Cabsady
Walla Walla
Koebeppens
Ralph Coon
Echo Miller
Lachlan McCleay
Dillman
Espey
Barr Bros. Needles
Oregon Needles
Universal Bread
Makers
Universal Coffee
Percol
Stransky
Acorn Steel Ranges
W. J. Clarke
East Court St
W. BR. Withee
Deposit
New York
W. Lister
Chicago
Heyworth Bldg
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