Local Help Wanted and Goods for Sale Listings
A mixed notice page lists job requests and small ads from Pendleton area: chimney sweep, piano tuner, chamber maid, dressmaking, wood sawing, furnished rooms for rent, sale of a four year old jack, hair work by Mrs. Cornwell, cedar posts, rag needs, sodas or beers, farm help, front room for rent, orchestra and music, new Victor records in stock, six room house for sale, a Buick six horsepower car, Rhode Island Red eggs, groceries and teas, and a salesman needed for a groceries district. Also weather notes on mountain rain, river hike and flood risk, and a notice for Pendleton Elks meeting on March 6, 1913 with officer election.
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Hohbach’s
Court Street
Jane Street
Water Street
Jack
A. T. Matthews
Mrs. Cornwell
Cosbie
J. A. Borle Lumber Co
East Oregonian
John Gagen
Jefferson Street
Red
United Orchestra
Victor
Falling’s
Garden Street
Main Street
F. M. Edwards
W. Bluff
Pendleton Specialty Co
Reetz Instally Baths Remodel Adds New Tubs
Reetz Instally Baths reports a full remodel and enlargement making the shop thoroughly sanitary. New bath tubs installed and hair cut priced at 25 cents. The ad invites patronage from readers.
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Reetz
Wanted at Once The Fast Oregonian Seeks Rags
The Fast Oregonian calls for large clean old rags and asks readers to bring or send them to the office at their earliest convenience.
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Oregonian
Little Rain Falls in the Mountains
La Grande reports light rainfall in the mountains on March 6 as the Bailroad Company faces no threats from rising water. Weather conditions ease concerns for rail lines and local operations amid the unsettled pattern.
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O.W
J. F. Corbett
la Grande
Bailroad
Will Walk From Portland Maine To Oregon For Bet
B H Anderson plans a long walk from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon with a donkey to honor a presidential election bet. The former Butler Pa chamber official carries a 42300 mile trek expected to take eight months, stopping at every state governor and greeting the White House on arrival.
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Portland
Maine
Ore
B. H. Anderson
Butler, Pa
Chamber of Commerce
Anderson
National
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
White House
Justice Fights Prisoner in Carson Court Row
In Baker Oregon a clash erupted in the Carson court when Feamster of Halfway fought Justice of the Peace D F Locke after gambling charges were moved to Carson. Constable J E Steele acted as second. Feamster struck the judge and escaped with the gambler still in hiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker, Ore
Justice of the Peace
D. F. Locke
Carson
Feamster
Halfway
J. E. Steele
Carson Court
Steele
Opposition Breaks Even In Elgin Election
In Elgin yesterday wets and drys split, with wets winning a council majority and drys elevating their marshal candidate. Voters totaled 1236 women casting ballots. overall turnout lower than last year. Successful ticket: Frank B H Smith mayor, Dr R G Brown, Will Morelock, Nelson Hackett councilmen. Christianson marshal. Jess Crum recorder. R L Shoemaker treasurer.
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Elgin
Frank BH. Smith
R. G. Brown
Will Morelock
Nelson Hackett
Christianson
Jess Crum
R. L. Shoemaker
New York chemist warns champagne harms teeth
A chemist in New York claims champagne consumption destroys teeth, echoed by a skeptic who worries about losing more teeth due to cost. The exchange reflects early 20th century attitudes toward dental health and alcohol.
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New York
Cleveland Plaindealer
Personal visits clutter Pendleton list of locals and visitors
A string of social and business mentions fills Pendleton society notes as locals and travelers arrive and depart. Guests include Cyrup Rush of Elgin at St George, Mrs Thomas of King visiting relatives, Dr W H McKinney of Helix, and Miss Gladys Rahe from Walla Walla. Others travel to Pilot Rock, Freewater, and Weston while officials and professionals such as Sheriff T D Taylor, J T Lieuallen, and Mac Cockburn attend the county court.
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Cyrup Rush
Elgin
St. George
Thomas
King
William Potts
Helix
Pendleton
T. D. Taylor
Stanfield
W. H. McKinney
N. P
Arnold Erickson
Walla Walla
Bowman
John Timmerman
John Myrick
Myrick
R. N. Adams
Stanfield Stockman
Jack Andrews
Freewater
Ruthers
Gladys Rahe
Bruce Shangle
Milton
Homer I. Watts
Athena
George Carmichael
Weston
J. Campbell
J. T. Lieuallen
Umatilla
William H. Daughtrey
Union Stock Yards
Portland
T. P. Gilliland
Pilot Rock
D. Peterson
Miltons
Mac Cockburn
BH. A. Waterman
Hermiston
Walla Walla Pastor Resigns Pulpit at Congregation
Dr. C. M. Brooks of First Congregational church in Walla Walla resigns effective by August 1. He announced at the annual meeting with emotion, and will accept a call to Berkeley California.
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Berkeley
Cal
Bride complains about tiny apartments work killing her
Louise laments that their small flats nearly exhaust her energy. Julia agrees noting a flat tire as a joke from the judge. The exchange reads like a curt, wry courtroom or domestic banter.
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Louise
Julia
Taft Signs Naval Bill and Public Works Measures
Washington March 5 President Taft signed the naval bill providing for one battleship and the post office rivers and harbors and public buildings bills The seamen s bill died at the final adjournment of congress
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Kite Rigging Fatality Sparks City Probe
Sidney Bright a 16 year old boy died in Portsmouth when a kite using wire instead of string touched an exposed power line. The kite collapsed onto the wire delivering an eleven thousand volt shock to his body.
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Portsmouth
Sidney Bright
Two Timber Wolves Brought Into Walla Walla
Walla Walla on March 6 reports two large timber wolves over six feet long captured by trapper W. M. Robinson about nine miles above the city along Mill Creek. He says deep snow drove the animals down from their high country to lower elevations where they were trapped.
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Walla Walla, Wash
W. M. Robinson
Mill Creek
Wolves or Coyotes Stump County Officials Over Bounty
In Walla Walla county two large animals were killed while foraging for food. Officials doubted whether they were wolves or coyotes and refused to pay the wolf bounty. M. Goldstein bought the pelts after partial identification, while others challenged the distinction, and a dispute arose over proper payment and animal identification.
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Walla Walla County
Charles Dement
M. Goldstein
Robinson
Diapepsin Promises Fast Digestion Relief
A promotional note urges readers to buy Pape’s Diapepsin for quick relief from indigestion sour stomach heartburn andrelated stomach misery. It claims five minute relief aids digestion prevents biliousness and laxative need and promotes appetite and clean intestines.
Mutt and Jeff to Play in Oregon for One Night
Gus Hill will bring his musical comedy Mutt and Jeff to Oregon for a Sunday engagement on March Sth. The production is praised as the season’s financial and artistic standout with forty five performers and a large carload of scenery and effects.
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Mutt
Jeff
Gus Hill
Mutt and
Oregon Theater
Rage Flares Large as Cleanup Push Continues
A broad uproar erupts as community cleanup efforts confront decades of neglect. Residents voice frustration while officials pledge coordinated action to restore order and safety. Local groups mobilize volunteers, and city departments outline timelines for zoning and waste removal.
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Serials
the Ladies’ and Children’s Store
I. C. Snyder
S. Whipple
Hotel Pendleton
Echo
Oregon
BE. Averill
Garfield
Main
F. G. Cavers
Western Ave
Seattle
Wash
B. P. O. Elks
Cheshire
Thos, Fitzgerald
F. J. Donaldson
BR. H. Anderson
Heaver City
Constable
William Rahe
Charles Price
Mr. Price
Shoe Department
Arise
Wohlenberg Dept
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