Personal mentions fill Pendleton town news
William Boyd of Meacham and Clark Wood editor of the Milton Eagle are in town. Several others from Ad m5 Pilot Rock and Walla Walla are visiting, including Mrs M F Kelly en route to visit friends, and E G Stanley a Walla Walla music dealer. Local reflections cover stockman David Horne and rancher William Bowman, plus Claude Medley leaving Pendleton for Walla Walla, Dick Nre voting, and the Nolf couple in town after a mill accident injury to Claud La Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Moore
L. M. Watrus
Ad@m5
Clark Wood
Milton Eagle
M. F. Kelly
Walla Walla
L. Morse
G. W. Hoover
C. C. Horn
Pilot Rock
E. G. Stanley
Golden Rule Hotel
J. B. Saylor
R. B. Stanfield
J. E. Cleghorn
E. Spike
E. H. Clarke
Pendleton
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
H. C. Judd É Root
William Bowman
Hilgard
Dick Nre
Walls Walla
Dr. Blalock
Theodore Nolf
Sa Jem
Claud la Cox
When Drugs Are Required Be Safe With Pure Compounds
When drugs are required be sure the drugs are pure and carefully compounded. If you come to us you can feel perfectly safe. None but pure drugs can reach our shelves, and our system of compounding prescriptions assures absolute correctness.
West family scion seeks $5000 inheritance amid past crimes
Perry West, longtime Walla Walla figure with a bigamy arrest and an alleged jail break connection, now in Chicago claiming a $5000 inheritance. He planned a return east then railroading and is tied to Pendleton lawyer Peter West. his mother’s divorce may link to the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry West
Walla Walla
Malone
Chicago
West
East
Starbuck
Peter West
Pendleton
Mr West
Young West
Russell and Reeves Brawl Marks Pendleton Election Day
On election day and the following night Pendleton police handled a rare brawl. Ralph Russell and M A Reeves fought. Reeves came off worse, while Russell paid 19 dollars to the city treasury for his portion of the incident. Liguer was somehow involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Summer
Portland
The
Women of Woodcraft
Grand Guardian
C. C. van Orsdall
Spokane
Pendleton
Ralph Russell
M. A Reeves
Liguer
Cecil Rhodes in Kimberley Portrait of a Self Made Man
A May 1900 quote from T P O Connor in Everybody's depicts Cecil Rhodes as a young man in Kimberley. He sits in shirt sleeves on a rough chair, mining diamonds by hand while watching Native labor and reading a Greek origin text or a self-made typewritten translation. The scene illustrates his drive and complex character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
Rhodes
T. P. O'Connor
Alba Notes and Local Developments In June
Alba notes report good grass and cattle ready for market despite rain delaying seeding. The planning mill restarts and properties change hands while a creamer y manager rents Alba creamery. Local visits, teaching assignments, and school moves are noted alongside family travels and health updates. Snowflake column follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eady
Alba
George Olcott
J. E. Clifford
Jesse Reeves
la Grande
C. 5 Wade
Pendleton
McKay Creek
Blanche Collins
Summervile
N. A. Wade
Helix
Thomas McQueen
Ukiah
Alba Creamery
Hattie Fisher
Maud
Walla Walla
Nowlin
Rioting in Chicago Over Meat Wagons
Rioting broke out in Chicago as stock yards drivers strike resumed. Wagons escorted by police delivered meat to downtown shops amid a crowd of thousands. Police charged the mob and arrested several, then secured delivery at a department store before the wagons returned to the yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Down Town
Last Day of Debate on Philippine Civil Government
Washington June 3 the final day of debate on the Philippine civil government bill saw few senators in their seats as routine business finished. The house passed the river and harbor appropriation conference report without opposition. Senator Culberson produced a copy of charges against Lt Arnold and Sgt Edwards from Private Andrew Weir alleging inhumane treatment of Filipino prisoners. Beveridge pressed for source details. Culberson denied and called the question impertinent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Culberson
Texas
Senate
War Department
Andrew Weir
Arnold
Seargent Edwards
Department
Beveridge
Miles
Indiana
More Drivers Struck In Chicago Store Delivery Boycott
Chicago workers from all department stores walked out on June 3, halting deliveries and crippling the big stores' distribution networks. Union leaders said the action aimed to press wage and hours demands, with drivers from major chains joining from across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reclaiming the Deserts in the West
A June Century piece notes deserts in the western states shrinking under human encroachment. Key regions include Mohave, Colorado Gila deserts, Painted Desert, and Great Salt Lake Desert, with Death Valley forming the northern gateway to these arid lands. The article emphasizes vastness and isolation despite danger from rising water and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Utah
Oregon
Great Valley
Rocky Mountains
Cascade
Sierra Nevada
Coast Range
Mohave Desert
Switzerland
Colorado and
Gila Deserts
Marvelous Painted Desert
Great Salt Lake Desert
Death Valley
America
Deserts Compared: Reclaiming Land Across Waterways
The piece contrasts arid wastelands where reclamation through irrigation and mining spreads across Death Valley and western deserts with the devastated northern Wisconsin and Michigan man made deserts scorched by careless burning. It condemns reckless waste and praising nature’s potential for transformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death Valley
Wisconsin
Michigan
Earthquakes in America Briefly Described
The New Madrid quake of 1812 and the Inyo Valley event of 1872 are noted as major U S earthquakes. The New Madrid shocks lasted about two years with visible river wave patterns and large ground fissures. The Inyo quake caused a 49 mile fissure, land uplift west of the fault, subsidence east, and Owens River flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
New York
Nyo Valley
Sierra Nevada
Owens River
Inyo
Wheat market shows strength then slips as
New York market dispatch from J L Ray Co reports wheat opening firm with a half cent rise, then heavy selling pushing prices down over a cent. Liverpool down 5 to 6 tenths, New York open 78 3/4 closing 77, Chicago 71 1/2 to 72 1/2, TS% and related figures for sugar steel St Paul Union Pacific noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Liverpool
Chicago
Sugar
Steel
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Wheat Prices Report From Portland Market
Wheat prices from Portland market show Walla Walla at 6 cents and bluestem at 67 and a half cents, with valley wheat at a quoted 14 cents for Tacoma. The terse data reflects regional price movement in the early June trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Tacoma
Waldeck Rousseau Ministry Council Holds Resignation
The final council of the Waldeck Rousseau ministry met today as the president accepted the cabinet’s definite resignation and asked members to stay on until successors are chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Waldeck Rousseau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson & Co
Cleaver Bros
Hast
William Boyd
Meacham
David Horne
Mr. Horne
Tallman
Russel Vs. Reeves
Pendleton Shoe Company
Main St
Alba Notes
Philippines
United States
Oxford
VICI
Fev Avetatanarelaveyg
G. Neuman
New York Market
Glasswan
the Pacific Newenapy
Market St
San
ST. Joe Store
Lyons Mercantile
Carrier Millinery
Rader Furniture
STO
Lee
Hay Ano C. F. Colesworthy
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