Fresh milch cows and ranch help offered in Pendleton
Classified notices show fresh milch cows for sale from Gritman Brothers and several help-wanted ads for ranch work. Listings include two modern cottages for sale, rental enquiries, a piano tuner relocation, a Belgian hare sale, and an array of real estate offerings. Also includes misc items: rag donations, odd papers, and a moving/storage service by Penland Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raley Street
Walters Mill
Jones & Jones
College Street
R. F. Kirkpatrick
Pendleton
Oregon
Mark Moorhouse Co
East Court Street
Main Street
Walters’ Mill
West Webb
Thompson Street
Ah Han
Penland Bros
Athena
Northwest
Pendleton Exchange
Taylor Hardware Store
Yeager pledge for county clerk post promises efficiency
J Alton Yeager addresses the taxpayers of Umatilla County promising efficiency and economy as clerk if nominated and elected. He pledges to work on a straight salary, not keep any fees, maintain a public record of all such fees, and turn them over to the county treasurer for the public benefit. Paid advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alton Yeager
Miraculous Birth Sermon Provokes Unitarian View
In Portland March 2 Rev W G Eliot Jr of the Unitarian church argued the miraculous birth of Jesus insults motherhood and fatherhood and implies taint in natural birth. He noted the wider public debate stirred by Dr Aked of San Francisco and called for focus on social justice and practical faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Jesus
W. G. Eliot, Jr
Unitarian Church
Christ
God
Mr. Eliot
Aked
San Francisco
Dr. Eliot
Oakland Man Bets Million From Small Factory Move
W. K. Sturgis of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Committee bets he can make a million dollars in five years starting with a small factory. At a committee dinner a wager was placed after Sturgis asserted Oakland will become a major manufacturing city once the Panama Canal is functioning well.
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Oakland
Cal
W. K
Sturgis
Oakland Chamber of Commerce
Lll
Deer Killing in Alameda County Sparks Early Open Season
In Alameda County California the 1912 deer toll reached 420, averaging over one a day amid dense urban areas. Despite crowded population hills behind Oakland host unmolested deer most of the year. Open season brings hunters close to trolley lines and city limits for fine bucks. MR AND MRS A J OVERTURF ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Alameda County
Roofing ad promotes standard rubber roofing
A carload of Standard Rubber Roofing is available from Oregon Lumber Yard with quality and price advantages. The ad invites customers to see them for any roofing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Lumber YD
Personal notices from the Wallowa region prompt arrivals
A stream of local and visiting names appears with residents and visitors from Wallowa Pilot Rock Athena Milton Pendleton Hermiston and Elgin noted. Individuals include J R Haun F H Moes W N Pohl Hubert Tharp J B Johnston Samuel F Starr H O Hill A B McReynolds J Roy Raley Allie Slusher P T Hales W G Hughes W R K Wryrick Cyrus Powell and others attending funerals taxes or business. The report lists arrivals at the Bowman St George Hermiston and Pendleton with brief mentions of project work and local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Pohl
la Grande
St. George
Hubert Tharp
Athena
J. B. Johnston
Elgin
Pendleton
Samuel F. Starr
H. O. Hill
Pilot Rock
A. B. McReynolds
Milton
J. Roy Raley
Hermiston
Ferguson
Eldred
Castee
Smith
Allie Slusher
Nolin
J. E. Smith
P. T. Hales
Adame
W. G. Hughes
W. RK. Wryrick
Cayuse
New Altitude Record Set in France by Aviator Garaix
In Chartres France on March 2 Aviator Garaix and three passengers set a new passenger carrying altitude record reaching 10890 feet maintaining steady ascent and stable flight throughout the ascent with no incidents reported.
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Chartres
France
Garaix
Alleged Defrauders Caught at Honolulu Arrival
SAN FRANCISCO March 2 Aboard the liner Matsonia Captain Saunders will hand over to local authorities two men named J. C. Fielding and J. S. Fielding of Montreal accused of defrauding the Continental Commercial Bank of Chicago of 4500 dollars.
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San Francisco
Matsonia
Honolulu
Saunders
J. C
J. S. Fielding
Montreal
Continental Commercial Bank of
Chicago
Man Drops Dead In Street In Salem
Salem March 2 James Morrissey of Lane County collapsed and died on a street from apoplexy while walking in the city. Local authorities noted no witness accounts and the death is being investigated as a natural cause incident.
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Salem
Ore
James Morrissey
Lane County
Grand jury duty prompts fashion dilemma for two women
In a playful exchange Mabel and Gertrude discuss the weight of serving on a grand jury while joking about what to wear. The dialogue hints at civic responsibility and the social concern of appearing presentable for a serious civic duty.
Crowd at station greets famed statesman amid tense expectations
A large crowd gathered at the station to welcome the famous statesman. Reporters noted a foreground group of personal friends and heard the judge question whether persuasion was needed to induce him to speak, while others planned to try to prevent his speech.
Baker to Debate Union on Immigration Law Topic
Baker high school debaters I B Bowen Jr and Roy G Allison travel to Union to argue the Dillingham Immigration Law against a Union three man team. Union had defaulted but reapportioned. Professor Strange allowed the debate only if Union wished to proceed. Winners advance to meet Pendleton for the Eastern Oregon championship.
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Baker
Ore
Baker High School
I. B. Bowen, Jr
Roy G. Allison
Union
Professor Strange
Pendleton
Oregon
Powder Explosion Kills Timber Worker in Washington
In Aberdeen Washington on March 2 Charles Beaton aged 65 a powder man for Saginaw Timber was killed by a powder explosion at South Elma. Beaton’s body was hurled through the air and struck a tree trunk about 300 feet from the blast.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Charles Beaton
Saginaw Timber Company
South Elma
Fireproof Uniform Is Subceted To Hard Test
Martin Panian of Sveleth Minnesota subjected himself to a fire test to prove his suit and helmet are fireproof. He endured five minutes behind walls of fire and emerged unscathed. The metal helmet contains two water layers and canvas lining with water between layers to keep heat down. An air fan, powered by water, feeds air into the helmet through a small tube.
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Cincinnati
Martin Panian
Sveleth
Minn
Panian
Gulf
Ruassin Government Plans Massive Rail Car Purchases
The Ruassin government announces major rail investments including 17,000 freight cars, 1,490 passenger cars, and 700 refrigerator cars to expand logistical capacity. The orders signal a broad push to modernize transport and logistics infrastructure nationwide.
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Ruassin
Pioneer sheepman J E Smith dies in Pendleton
John E Smith prominent landowner and head of J E Smith Livestock Co died Saturday night at his Pendleton home age just over 79 death due to dropsy of the heart Funeral held this afternoon at the Episcopal church He was born November 28 1834 in Rutland county Vermont Smith spent years across California Nevada Idaho and Montana before settling in Pendleton in 1873 His son Burton D Smith was secretary and Alfred J Smith treasurer of the firm which owned about 2000 acres in Umatilla county He served one term as state representative and remained a lifelong Republican with broad local respect.
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John E. Smith
J. E. Smith Livestock Co
Weat Alta Street
Episcopal Church
Charles Quinney
Rutland County
Vemont
Pacific Coast
California
Virginia City
Nevada
Montana
Alder Gulch
Idaho
Salmon River
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Promotory
Pendleton
Pilot Rock
Northwest
Burton D
Alfred J
Umatilla County
Smith
Emma Fenton
David L. Fenton
Tlinois
Plains
W. Percy Folsom
Posed as single to get job Hagood surprises friends
Army surgeon Hagood, a Pendleton favorite known as a bachelor, announced his upcoming marriage. He leaves Pendleton amid regrets, planning to reunite with his wife and daughter, whom he has not yet met, since his western arrival.
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Hagood
Pendleton
Educators to meet in Oakland in 1915
The National Council of School Superintendents voted to hold the 1915 World’s Congress of Educators convention in Oakland, overlapping the National Educational Association meeting. The congress includes about 1000 English teachers from the U S and abroad, and Oakland will host other major gatherings during the Panama Pacific Exposition, including the American School Peace League. High school and college students will participate in an oratorical contest on the subject of "Pearce."
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Oakland
Cal
National Council of School Superintendents
Richmond
Congress of Educators
National Educational Association
United States
England
Australia
New South Wales
India
Canada
Japan
American School Peace League
Isabelle Missing A Mascot Duck Tracked Across Bay Shore
San Francisco March 2 Isabell e the wild duck mascot of the Panama Pacific exposition remains missing after exhaustive searches along two miles of bay shore. Exposition workers from the Court of the Universe area scoured the grounds in a frantic effort to locate her.
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San Francisco
Isabelle
Bay Shore
Court of the Universe
Farmers Educational Union Pendleton Local Meeting Notice
Pendleton Local No 21 of the Farmers Educational and Co operative Union of America announces regular meetings on the first and third Saturdays at 2 PM. Topics include the Farmers' Marketing Plan and other important farmer matters. President R O Earnheart and Secretary Treasurer W P Evans listed.
Mysterious departure shadows sunken garden project
The fragment describes workers and a woman probing a space to be the court sunken garden. She remains unseen after a sudden departure, believed driven away by unknown forces, preserving secrecy around the ongoing work.
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Tata
Inquire
Gritman Brothers
East Oregonian
Whipple
Perkins Avenue
Helix
West
Webb
Yeager
A. J. Overturf
Franklin
America
Reo
Pendleton Auto Co
J. R. Haun
Wallowa
Bowman
F. H. Moes
Hock
Joe Cox
Garland Cray
S. Anderson
C. A. Michaels
Lee Buckner
Cyrus Powell
Milton-Freewater
Mabel
Gertrude
Debate Union
E. Smith
Farmers’ Educational & Cooperative Union OF America
Earnheart
W. P. Evans
Treas
First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
The
American National Bank
Dealer
Exposition
Southwest Africa
Crescent
Walla Walla
Ranier and Budweiser
Breding, Hansen , Miller
Shampion
March Sid
Rev
DR. Lucas
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