City inspection finds no large fire risks. pound to be moved
An inspection tour by City officials found no severe fire hazards but ordered cleanup of the city pound and possible relocation. Marshal Carney's dog pound was deemed unsanitary and must be moved. J 8 McCloud threatens suit for 5000 dollars if the pound stays near his home. The jail, Sullivan boarding house, and local flues were checked. several districts deemed safe with cleanup ordered for the tenderloin area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Carney
W. G. Cole
E. J. Murphy
T. B&b. Swearengen
B. F. Renn
Walter Wells
W. R. Withee
J. 8
McCloud
Johnson and Webb
Sullivan
Cottonwood Street
Dr. Cole
Salvation Army
Maxwell Ditch Company Files Water Appropriation Plan
The Maxwell Ditch Company filed its map and notice of water appropriation with the county recorder. It plans to take 10,000 inches of water from the Umatilla under a six inch pressure at the Minnehaha ditch site about 635 feet above Butter creek mouth. The proposed ditch would be 25 feet on the bottom and 34 feet at the top and be three feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Ditch Company
County Recorder
Umatilla
Minnehaha Ditch
Butter Creek
Employers Gate Improves Punctuality at Woolen Mills
Superintendent C J Ferguson introduces an employes gate at the mill entrance to enforce arrivals and departures by whistle times. The gate locks in morning and at noon. workers must pass before locking or miss entry until next opening. Late arrivals lose half a day, while noon and evening lock helps keep looms running. Initial days saw many waiting. now workers are ready when the mill starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Ferguson
Sugar Shortage Delays Pendleton Sugar Supply
A San Francisco sugar shipment intended for Pendleton was missed due to an oversight, forcing rail shipment after a steamer arrival in Portland. Local buyers fear days without sugar as the La Grande factory restricts sales to carload lots and delays could worsen if a Cow Creek landslide halts rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
San Francisco
Pendleton Grocers
Portland
Sugar Trust
la Grande
Cow Creek Canyon
Southern Pacific
Pendleton
Heaviest mountain snowfall in five years boosts water outlook
Two feet of new snow in the Alue mountains near Meacham and Kamela marks the heaviest seasonally in five years. Timbered areas reach five feet, canyons deeper where sun has not struck. Foothill farmers prep headgates for spring floods to feed irrigated alfalfa fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alue
Meacham
Kamela
Tmatilla
Oregon Boy Wins Post Prize for Selling Most Posters
Harold Wells of Eugene won the Saturday Evening Post free trip to the St Louis fair for selling 9,275 Posts in a period when the city had under 7,400 population. He topped a Pennsylvania boy and a fourth place Indiana entrant. The prize value exceeded $200 and Wells also earned $29 in cash, a gold watch, a silver watch and 12 sweaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wells
Eugene
Saturday Evening Post
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Young Wells
Last Lectures at Courthouse Tonight by Dr Hendrickx
Large crowds attend weekly courthouse lectures. Tonight the final talk will answer a gospel question first posed by a Jerusalem lawyer in Christ's time. Dr Hendrickx will address from his perspective and answer many questions from the box. Visitors of all beliefs are welcome.
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Knights of Pythian
Bourne
Granite
Sumpter
Durkee
Huntington
Baker City
Union
la Grande
Elgin
Wallowa
Athena
Milton
Weston
Adams
Helix
Dalles
Walla Walla
Washington
J. W. Maloney
Pendleton Lodge
Will M. Peterson
M. W. Turley
B. B. Richards
Alva Shumway
J. E. Cherry
Emil Waldman
Mabel Nelson Chastain
J. H. Atkin
L. R. Stinson
M. F. Davis
Umatilla
Union and
Baker and Malheur
Oregon
Armory Hall
J. H. Gwinn
Milarkey
Armory Hal
Hendrickx
Jerusalem
Christ
Wade Cattle Sale in City March 12
Public sale announced of 105 head of Wade band thoroughbred Shorthorns and Herefords owned by W. T. Rigby. Herd to be auctioned in this city on March 12 with a likeette to be held in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla
Spokane
Mier
Heppner
Goodmay
Freewater
J. Conrad
la Grande
Wade
Northwest
W. T. Rigby
Chinese boy dispatcher fired after union pressure in Sumpter
Daniel Tweedie of the San Francisco Examiner notes a Chinese boy delivering papers for a firm handling the Examiner. He incited unions to boycott until a white, union worker was hired. The Chinaman was faithful and capable, but the firm discharged him and will tolerate poorer service from a white boy approved by the unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Tweedie
San Francisco Examiner
Sumpter
Examiner
Will
March Weather Prophet Warns on Earth's Motion
The Rev Ir Le Hicks, the S1 Louis weather prophet, warns that if the Earth stopped its orbital motion around March 21 while keeping daily rotation, the sun would rise and set at the same points, day and night would remain equal, and seasons as we know them would vanish, cutting off all seasonal blessings worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir le Hicks
Louis
Thin Folks Should Know Hostetter’s Bitters Builds Flesh
An old advertorial claim urges thin people to improve digestion and nourishment using Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It asserts a weak stomach causes thinness and constipation and promises stronger digestion, “solid flesh,” and never failing results.
Suit for Foreclosure in Juniper Area
Charles B Haworth sues John H Coaier and wife to recover 1800 dollars plus 6 percent interest on a note issued February 4 1908. He seeks judgment for the note and interest, 180 attorney fees, and costs. A mortgage on land in section 34 township 6 north range 31 east near Juniper is to be foreclosed to satisfy the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Haworth
John H. Coaier
Juniper
Notice of nonresponsibility by husband for wife’s debts
Public notice declares that John M'NERNY disclaims responsibility for any debts incurred by his wife Annie MecNerny. Dated March 4, 1904, the statement records the legal action to protect the husband from financial obligations arising from the wife’s contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie MecNerny
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Dindinger, Wilson & CO
Fire Committee
Sani
Tallman & CO
Eastern
Banoust
F. S. Younger & Son
DR. Hendrickx
Wade Cattle Gale
Hick
Hostetter
John M'Nerny
Stetson
The
Boston
OWL Tea
East Court St
ST. Joe Store
Whittinghill Mercantile CO
Lyons Mercantile CO
W. C. Minnis
Newman
Hotel Bickers
East Oregonian
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