Revenge Tale From British Columbia Smuggler Schooner Escape
William Shearer, long time resident, recounts being lured on Campbell street bridge by a note tied to a man named Sherman. Sherman and three others gagged and bound him, sailing toward San Francisco aboard a schooner used for smuggling. He escaped in Everett during a drunken stop, claiming the vessel was a smuggler.
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Vancouver
B. C
Walla Walla
William Shearer
Sherman
State of
Washington
Walla Walls
Shearer
Campbell Street
San Francisco
Everett
La Grande debutante Misa Lillian McCall wed Kinney
Misa Lillian McCall daughter of J M McCall, pioneer of Grand Rende valley, married Wednesday afternoon in La Grande to Horace L Kinney of Oakland California. The couple will reside in Oakland. She befriended Pendleton visitors at the Moor house and is a friend of Miss L R Lorenz, East Oregonian and Oregon Daily Journal correspondent, and has not fully recovered from the surprise.
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Misa Lillian McCall
la Grande
J. M. McCall
Grand Rende Valley
Horace L. Kinney
Oakland
Cal
Miss McDyll
Pendleton
Moor House
Youthful Church Paint Plot Delights Not Authorized
Two young boys, Charles Eppinger’s son and Rev. W S Van Nuys’s child, began painting the Presbyterian church windows with stray black paint. They worked for hours before being discovered and the pastor had to undo the damage.
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Presbyterian
Charles Eppinger
W. S. van Nuys
van Nuys
Repairs on Mission Warehouse Foundation Under Way
Mission work crews from Pacific Coast Elevator place a new foundation under the Immenac warehouse at the Mission site this week in preparation for the harvest, with manager Will Moore directing the crew.
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Will Moore
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
If You Were a Druggist Inspection Teaser
If you were a druggist you would find our store thorough in drug quality stock care and facilities. The closing line hints at pride in the quality and assortment and invites comparison with expert standards.
Anglers organize new association meetings set dues and officers
Anglers association formalizes by laws, elects J. S. Rees treasurer, keeps G. I. LaDow as president and C. K. Cranston secretary, appoints committees on legislation and membership, and plans a fish screen for Byers mill race with possible legal action if not installed. A bill on dams and fishways urged by State fish warden A. G. Van Dusen awaits support.
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Anglers’ Association
Commercial Association
Rees
G. I. LaDow
C. K. Cranston
A. G. van Dusen
Tay
Association For 4
Roy Raley
C. A. Carter
William Humpreye
Kid Baker
K. Cranston
G. LaDow
William Humphreys
Mark Moorhouse
John Clove
Wil
Musical Tonight at First Presby Taps Youth Talent
A Presbyterian church program tonight features the church’s young people with an entertaining musical lineup. Proceeds support the church building fund following recent improvements. Performances include instrumental solos, vocal numbers, readings, a trombone solo, and a vocal duet. Remains of an unidentified man found near Lawden station were interred in the pauper field at the city cemetery after Coroner Cockerly verified the death. Deputy Byrnes failed to identify the body due to decomposition.
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Presbyterian Church
Jonely
Lawden Station
Cockerly
Saya
Walla Walla Union
Byrnes
Walla Walla
Watlulathik
Typhoid Fever Sends Nolan To Port land Hospital
W H Nolan of the Co R N supply department in this city was taken to St Vincent's hospital at Portland last night with an attack of typhoid fever.
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St. Vincent’s Hospital
W. H. Nolan
Portland
Fever fish in upper river and local notices
A party including E. Troutman Chirence Penland and Claud Penland fished the Umatilla shore near Bingham Springs reporting fewer fish than last year, attributing the drop to irrigation dams or floods. Blasting along the wagon road between Bingham Springs and the station has reduced fishing. A wool sale at Condon in Gilliam County attracted buyers, with purchases reported by E. J. Burke and B. Judd & Co Charles H. Greene for Koshland Bros and William Ellery. The Ladies of the Baptist church will serve lunch on July 4 in the Bowman building.
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E. Troutman
Chirence Penland
Claud Penland
Umatilla
Bingham Springs
Condon
Gilliam County
E. J. Burke
B. ¥. Judd & Root Lompany
Charles H. Greene
Koshland Bros
William Ellery
Bevers
Pendleton
the Baptist Church
Bowman Building
Fare reductions on Oregon Short Line main line
The Oregon Short Line main line lowers passenger fares from four to three cents per mile effective July 1. Pendleton to Twin Falls rises from 14.36 to 16.70, Pendleton to Oeden from 25.70 to 10.10, Pendleton to Salt Lake City from 25.20 to 20.48. Branch lines stay at four cents. Also, Sam Wack and John Mitchell, Umatilla Indians, jailed for three and six months for liquor on the reservation. reported by East Oregonian.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Oeden
Salt Lake
Wii
Sam Wack Wack
John Mitchell
Portland
United States
Sall
One More Day as Judge Ends Circuit Court Work
Judge W R Ellis and District Attorney G W Phelps returned from Heppner where they cleared the circuit court docket. Many cases were disposed of but none of great importance. Ellis has one more day to serve as circuit judge and will hold a final session tomorrow forenoon to finish cases tried before him.
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W. R. Ellis
G. W. Phelps
Heppner
Ellis
Tax commission report may split over tax apportionment
Salem dispatch to the Oregon Daily Journal reports the state tax commission faces a split over apportioning state taxes. Chairman Mulkey and Seabrooke favor a majority plan, Lachner likely files a minority view. The dispute centers on basing apportionment on valuation versus expenditures, with real and personal property included.
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Salem
Oregon Daily Journal
State Tax Commission
Secretary of State
Mulkey
Portland
Seabrooke
Marshfield
William J. Lachnery
Rathor City
Baker City
Luchner
Lachner
Sheepmen lose barn in Juniper ranch fire
Pearson and Johnson, sheepmen, report a small barn burned on their ranch near Juniper several days ago. Loss is estimated between 200 and 400 dollars, with part covered by insurance through Moorhouse and Hamilton.
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Pearson & Johnson
Juniper
Moorhouse & Hamilton
Barley Harvest Delayed In Northwest County Fields
Barley harvest in the northwest part of the county will be several days later than the southern area where harvest is underway. Inland Empire Wheatgrowers association holds a meeting tomorrow in rooms of the Commercial association. Real estate transfers filed for record include Clark Wood to Maude Hasbrouck for $1200 in Weston and A D Sloan to Elliza J Brotherton for $2600 with further transfers totaling $3000.
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Wheatgrowers
Inland Empire Wheatralgere
Commercial Association
Clark Wood
Maude Hasbrouck
Klilgore
Weston
A. D. Sloan
Elliza J. Brotherton
Raley
Pendeton
Eliza J. Brotherton
Be, W. M
Suitt for Divorce in Oregon Court
Joseph H. Jensen filed for divorce from Mary L. Jensen in circuit court. Married November 20, 1808, in Medford, Oregon, they have no children. Attorney for plaintiff is Peter Weert. Separately, all men at E J McNeely Co West Side Lumber Company and Pacific Shingle Company shingle mills in Tacoma have gone on strike.
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Eircuit Court
Joseph H. Jensen
Mary L. Jensen
Medford
Ore
Peter Weert
E. J. McNeely & Co
West Side Lumber ‘Ecompaiy
Pacific Shingle Company
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Empire
Empire Tea & Crockery Company
G. M. Vinton, Mgr
E. Court Street
Telephone
Black
Pendleton Power Laundry
Fishman & Peters
Eves
British Columbia
Et Motel
Exabellish Presbyterian Church
East Oregonian
Plens
Ion
Tallman & Co
Winslow Brothers Jewelers
OPTIV
Poostoffice
Commerical National Bank
Kees
Byers
First Presby
Porinn Chuwreh
Star
Hawley
Rena Ferguson
Lemon
Lideette
de Koven
J. R. Dickson
the Evening Star
Tannhauser
Maseheront
Frank Hayes
Locksley Hall
Tennyson
W. A. Bleakney
Oliver
Harry Wilson
Ritehle
Wynne
Misa
Edith Dik
Ernest Pasley
Charles Miller
OF. S&s L
The
Panamas
Boston
Haberdashery
Weppner
State Commission
Hosatetter
Hostetter
Max Baer
Baer
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