Geographical Board Moves to Rename Odious Eastern Oregon Points
The Oregon geographical board led by Major Lee Moorhouse seeks substitute Indian names for harsh place labels in eastern Oregon. Stinking Water creek in Harney county and Murderers’ creek in Grant county are top targets with input from commercial clubs. Suggestions include Purington creek and Stewart creek, honoring early settlers. board members include Will Steel, George Himes, J. B. Horner, Moorhouse, and Bowlby across counties.
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Oregon Geographical Board
Lee Moorhouse
Oregon
Major Moorhouse
Umatilla
Baker
Wallowa
Morrow
Malheur
Grant
Harney
Harney County
Murderers’ Creek
Grant County
Harney County News
Purington Creek
Stewart Creek
Will G. Steel
Portland
George H. Himes
J. B. Horner
Corvallis
Pendleton
A. Bowlby
Astoria
Bowlby
Post Office Raises Salaries in Oregon and Nearby
Washington June 4 Postmaster General Hitchcock announced readjustment of salaries for postmasters in cities tied to annual receipts. Effective July 1 Baker Oregon gains 1000 annually bringing the Baker postmaster’s salary to 2600, alongside Roseburg 2400 and Spokane 3900, with others similarly adjusted.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Baker
Ore
Roseburg
Spokane
Young couple are married at Adams in quiet ceremony
On Monday afternoon at the bride's home in Adams Oregon Elmer Picard married Eva McBane. The Rev Stockton officiated in a simple ceremony with friends and relatives present. The bride wore white silk and lace. A grand dinner followed. Attendees included Rev and Mrs Stockton and many Picard family members.
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Adams
Ore
Elmer Picard
Eva McEcbrane
Stockton
The
Baptist Church
H. Picard
Violet
Pearl
Henry
Gertrude
Ray Picard
McBane
Pendleton
T. Henry
Sam Carr
Darr Bros. Saw Mill
Meacham
L. L. Rogers
C. Depols
Dr. McKenny
Helix
Agency
Arlington Record Plant Destroyed by Fire
Arlington editor J F Norvel reports the Arlington Record newspaper and job office building burned. Two frame structures were destroyed including the print shop with presses and type. Loss estimated at 2000 with 500 insurance. editor plans to reopen another printing office soon.
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Arlington, Dr
Arlington
Arlington Record
J. F. Novel
Norvel
Peerless Princess Hosts Grain Leaders in Wichita
Wichita Kansas June 6. The peerless princess of the prairies hosts today to the grain majors of Kansas and Oklahoma entertaining several hundred visitors. The Wichita Board of Trade has paid the freight for the gathering. Questions now heat with the wheat harvest in the possible harvest and prices will be discussed.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pendleton Notes Read Like Local Court and Commerce Bulletin
In Pendleton court, rent due proceedings note police court absence of petty officers. Deputy Assessor Nye, ex-dean of the Commercial Club, now assists Strain inPendleton. Paul Anderson to leave for Willamette Valley after selling county holdings. Chels Breding to move to Anderson residence. George A. Ferguson of Alexander department store to take a three month leave, during which he will thresh for his father on Weston Mountain, returning to the mercantile business in September.
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Nye
AW. Nye
Commercial Club
Cosmor
Ly Ashleting County
Strain
Pendieton
Oregon
Pauls Anderson
Tomorow
Willamette Valley
Chels Breding
Anderson
Ferguson Willarm
George A. Ferguson
Alexander Department
Weston Mountain
Bankrupt Walsh and attached property case in Portland
KB. OM. Walsh is declared bankrupt. EK M Wish owner of a Temple building grocery store had property attached by Lang & Co of Portland. Wish lists assets at 6341.20 and liabilities at 1800.00. Petition may dismiss Lang & Co’s claim and dissolve the attachment. Moving day plans noted for Pendleton families including Camp and Snediger households.
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KB. OM. Walsh
Pendleton
M. M. Camp
Peeples Warehouse
Portland
Temple Building
Snediger
Wl Tew House
H. F. Peters
Schmidt
Snedigers
Pythian Memorial Day Arrangements Set by Damon Lodge
Damon Lodge No. 4 Knights of Pythios schedules memorial day events with a service on Monday June 12 and grave decorations the Sunday before. A committee led by J. H. Gwinn J. R. Raley R. W. Fletcher and Dr. T. M. Henderson will oversee the observance and members with flowers should notify R. W. Fletcher.
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Damon Lodge No. 4
Knights of Pythios
J. H. Gwinn
J. R. Raley
R. W. Fletcher
T. M. Henderson
Order
Hunter Brothers Bankrupt Petition Filed in Court
A bankruptcy petition is in the hands of Referee FitzGerald, signed by D. H. Hunter and Bros and by George FE Hunter and Albert L. Hunter as individuals. The firm name covers two brothers, with liabilities and assets listed in the filing, detailing the partnership and individual obligations amid a bankruptcy action.
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Hunter Bros
FitzGerald
D. H. Hunter and Bros
George FE. Hunter
Albert L. Hunter
D. H. Hunter
Michigan
George Bel Hunter
Scrambled text hints at uncertain event or debate
A garbled passage references streets or parks and a lingering question about a Well Une lott and a Vin. It mentions Walle Walla faye and Bible, with vague notes on panes, evening return, and Buckix roots. No clear people, dates, places, or outcomes are discernible.
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Walla
Fou Walle
Pohl kinship tied to timber claim accident case
Vikter Pohl and Charles J Pohi are linked to a timber claim accident in Oregon. A money order receipt and transfer papers were found on the body. A trust company in California and letters suggesting a California sweetheart named Jesse Masterson are noted in the investigation. The father has tracking leads and the case moves to confirm the deceased’s connections.
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Wileall
Mont
Rowland, Bros, Tronafer Co
Eugene
California
Jesse Masterson
San Pueblo
Calif
Tragic Death Details Pending Further Communication
Fragmentary line indicates tragedy with a body awaiting fuller particulars and notification to a designated party. Further communication is awaited to confirm specifics and official statements.
County Court Tomorrow Opens June Term
Regular June term of the county court will convene at the court house tomorrow. A number of road matters will come up for consideration during the session.
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Court House
Licensed to Marry in Walla Walla County
George Roundrich of Walla Walla and D Brayton of the county today received licenses from the county clerk to wed. Roundrich stated his age as 36 and Brayton as 18.
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George Roundrich
Walla Walla
Idea D. Brayton
Pina! War Assault Charged in Ukiah Justice Court
Bert Andris of Ukiah was fined five dollars by Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes on a charge of assault. Complainant witness Glen Forwood testified. Andris surrendered promptly after being notified and pleaded guilty, resulting in the reduced fine.
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Bert Andris
Ukiah
Wis
Justicea of the Peace
Joe H. Parkes
Glen Forwood
Wortman Held On Fornication Charge After Rape Case Dismissal
After the rape case against Charles Wortman was dismissed due to the victim Eve lyn Rush being over sixteen, Wortman was bound over to the grand jury on a fornication charge with $760 bond after a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Joe TH Parkes. Defense by Dana Smyth moved to dismiss for insufficient evidence, but Deputy District Attorney Fruitt produced corroborative evidence. Bonds were furnished by Robert Forster, W. L. Bowlsby and A. J. Owen. The offense carries a fine from 50 to 500 dollars and a range of penalties from a month to five years depending on the court.
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Charles Wortman
Evelyn Rush
Justice of the Peace
Joe TH. Parkes
Wortman
Dana Smyth
Fruitt
Robert Forster
W. L. Bowlsby
A. J. Owen
Death of Louis Scholl Sr. A Walla Walla Pioneer
Louis Scholl Sr. died in Los Angeles after years of residence there. He was an early Walla Walla resident, architect and civil engineer who surveyed routes and named Harney Valley and Jordan Valley. A longtime Mason, he served in the U.S. Army and was a special aide to General McClellan during the Civil War.
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Louis Scholl
Eeho
Outs Scholl
Los Angeles
Ara. Scholl
Walla Walla
Pacific Northwest
Fort Simone
Fort Dulles
Fort Walla Walla
Sehell
Dalles
Harney Country
Bulae
Harney Valley
General Harney
Jordan Yvalley
Thomas Jordan
Steen Valley
Steen
Scholl
Wasco Lodge
Blue Mountain Lodge
Wallaa Walla
United States
McClellan
Missing Bakowski Believed Dead After Crater Lake Search
Superintendent Arant and Ranger Momyer returned from Crater Lake where they searched for Jh B Bakowski. They found his coat with trinkets in a cabin and a diary showing he left Klamath Falls January 21. They suspect he fell from the rim. no further search will occur until the snow melts.
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Klamath Falls
FP. W. Arant
H. E. Momyer Hive
Crater Lake
Jh. B. Bakowski
Run of the Lake
Arnnt
Monyer
Bakowski
Season in the Park Delayed to Mid July
The season in the park will not open until about the middle of July. At the superintendent's station the new sea still about 14 feet deep.
Roseburg Farmhand Shifts From Suicide Attempt
Roseburg Oregon June 6 Philip Lockwood 22 a farmhand lies in Mercy Hospital with a bullet wound through his right breast after shooting himself in sleeping quarters on Alfred Cornutt’s farm near Hideaway twenty eight miles south of Roseburg He ran to the Cornutt home crying for help and collapsed in the kitchen saying only It was nervous or I would have done a better job Read the want ad.
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Roseburg
Ore
Philip Lockwood
Mercy
Lockwood
Cornutt
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