City Brevities Items on rents sales and work offers
Classified snippets note furnished rooms for rent inquire 310 East Court and 206 West Webb Street. Demott's grocery sells Early Rose seed potatoes and Haviland china. unwieldy amounts of dry wood. farm and housework help wanted. rent or sale notices for multiple houses and large tracts of land. local traders Gibson Brown Pendleton Oregon. wolf bounty discussion in Big Hole with local ranchers funding $26 per scalp plus state $10 bounty.
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East Court
Demott’s
Gale
Innquire
Weat Webb Street
East Oregonian Office
Stansberry & Milne
Mia
G. M. Rice
West High
W. F. Earnheart
Haviland
Demott's
Court House
Gibson Brown
Madison Street
Pendleton
Oregon
Helix
Echo
Wolves in Big Hole region scarce yet perilous for stockmen
A prominent Big Hole resident says there are only about a dozen wolves in the watershed and Fred Francis, a top hunter, estimates perhaps six. He notes wolves resist poison and trapping, yet even few pose a constant fear of midnight raids as wolves kill for sport and a single bite can be fatal. Only one wolf was killed in the last two months, by luck trapping.
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Big Hole
Chalk Hiuffs
City
Montana
Utes
Fred Francis
Francis
Thornton Music Co Ad Promotes Pianos and Talking Machines
An ad lists THORNTON MUSIC CO at 615 Main Street offering THIGH GRADE PIANOS and ORGANS from Columbia Hollson and Victor Talking Machines with records cabinets and musical merchandise.
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Columbia, Hollson and
Victor
Auto Road to Hood River in Portland plan
Portland automobile plans aim to build a river bank highway to Hood River, with Hood River club funding 6000 to 5000 dollars and Portland motorists covering the rest. If completed this year, it promises a 3 1 2 hour trip from Hood River to Portland and a 60 mile to Astoria plus 100 more to the seaside, creating about 180 miles of good roads. The Oregon club will hear an official plan at its April meeting as the group, now with 150 new members this season, contemplates rapid growth.
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Portland
Columbia River
Hood River
Portland Telegram
Rose City
Ocean
Astoria
Automobile Club
New Amusement Parlor Opens Behind Central Barber Shop
R. W. Henneman will open a billiard and pool room at the rear of the Central barber shop, adjoining his cigar store and card room. An arched doorway will connect the new amusement room with the existing card room. The barber shop is also undergoing improvements.
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R. W. Henneman
A Good Housekeeper Keeps Family Comfortable
A traditional adage notes that a good housekeeper is judged by how well she maintains her family's comfort, highlighting domestic care as a key standard of household virtue.
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M. Pearl Ward
San Francisco
Rose Campbell
Local notables from Pilot Rock and beyond visit city
A parade of visitors and locals stops in Pendleton today. Fred Haseall and Owen Carnes of Pilot Rock visit on business while T C Frazier of Milton, Coller of Eeho, and EB Kile of Hermiston also call in for brief trips. Notables include J T Hinkle checking Echo, G C Loraman a Hotel Bowman guest, and J P McManus editor arriving on business.
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Fred Haseall
Pilot Rock
Owen Carnes
T. C. Frazier
Milton
Coller
Eeho
EB. Kile
Hermiston
Mek Gerberding
Weston
J. T. Hinkle
Echo
G. C. Loreman
Walla Walla
Bowman
A. D. Rhonimus
Cabbage Hill
John Peebler
Athena
B. B. Richards
Co. D. Teal
Fido
J. P. McManus
Pilot Rock Record
T. J. Tweedy
Hot Lake
Flora Mack
Pendleton Academy
la Grande
W. W. King
Reclamation Service
St. George
W. Steen
Umatilla County
Detroit banker Elwood Hance Shoots Self in Despair
Elwood T. Hance, first vice president of Union Trust of Detroit and former postmaster, killed himself yesterday amid rising financial troubles. The act was attributed to worries over money problems.
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Elwood T. Hance
Union Trust Company of
Detroit
Curios From Old Country Porcelain From Saxony
R E Grossehmig returns from Germany with porcelain ware samples that intrigue his Coombi canyon ranch circle. Some pieces have family use spanning nearly a century while new handpainted wares from Saxony impress visitors. He also brings a collection of foreign coins including a 16th century Roman coin.
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Germany
R. E. Grossehmig
Coombi
Germain
Saxony
10000 Rainbow Trout Ordered For Umatilla River
Deputy Game and Fish Warden C F Turner reports that Congressman W R Ellis has informed that 10 000 rainbow trout requested by Umatilla county sportsmen have been ordered from the government hatchery at Oregon City. The fish will be sent to the Umatilla river at a point near Meacham Creek to allow migration up both streams and avoid irrigation ditches lethal to fry.
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Turner
Ells
C. F. Turner
W. R. Ellis
Umatilla County
Oregon City
Umatilla
Meacham Creek
Police Court Busy with Begging Convicts and Good Samaritan Case
This afternoon in police court Judge Fitz Gerald presided over two begging defendants who refused to plead guilty. Both were found guilty and sentenced to five days. In a separate matter several men who helped a drunk man home Saturday were involved in a late fight. the case remained ongoing at 3 pm.
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Fitz Gerald
Country Squire back for second Pendleton night
Amusements note that The Country Squire repeats tonight at the Oregon theater after a carted schedule change, with Lee Willard as lead. The Dime show draws large crowds with new pictures promised all week and Eagle Show shop announces further attractions including The Glue and College Chums with an illustrated song Just for the Sake of Society.
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Oregon Theater
Walla Walla
Lee Willard
Pendleton
John Storm
Eagle Show Shop
Prize Jacks Arrive From Walla Walla for Oregon Sale
A. H. Hotchkin of Walla Walla brings four prize jacks for display at the Oregon feed yard. The animals come from Hotchkin's band at Walla Walla and earned prizes at both the Oregon and Washington state fairs. They will be kept for a week to ten days unless sold sooner.
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A. H. Hotchkin
Walla Walla
Oregon
Hotchkins
Washington
Farmers Debate Warehouses at Union Meeting
Farmers in Walla Walla plan discussion at the Odd Fellows temple Saturday at 1 PM on warehouse control. They aim to buy from current owners or lease. If that fails, they intend to form a stock holding company to build warehouses where most needed. Several important measures will be discussed.
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Farmers’ Union
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Walla Walla
Farmery
Fashion Exculpated Little Boy Truth Question
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet presents a domestic vignette with a good woman asking a boy if he lies. The boy admits truthfulness fails when he is busy, illustrating a humorous, moralizing exchange typical of the era.
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Philadelphia Ledger
McBride enters Republican bid for Washington governor
Henry McBride announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Washington state. Governor Mead remains a candidate in the race, creating a contested contest for the GOP nomination.
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Henry McBride
State
Washington
Mead
Republican Candidate Nominated for April 17 1908 Primary
A candidate for the Republican nomination seeks selection at the forthcoming primary to be held on April 17 1908. The race centers on party support and momentum as delegates prepare to cast ballots in the state.
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Northwest
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Southern Pacific Company
Middle West
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Chicago
Council Bluffs
Omahast. Paul
F. J. Quinlan
WM. M’murray
Main Street
Columbia
Koeppens
William Duff
Dr. J. Griswold
Dave Lavendar
Horace W. King
Levi Johnson
Presbyterian
The
Coast Magazine
Seattle
William Hilton
North Bank Railroad
BE. H. Hansen
Bridge and Building Department
Mrof
A. B. Perryman
Fred W. Wilson
Wallin Walla
J. H. Ferguson
Rena Ferguson
Miss Ferguson
Walter Reed
J. R. Nagle
J. H. O'Neill
John G. Bellows
Alaska
Guggenheims
Colorado
Curios
Chas. E. Macomber
Oregon Theatre
Morrie B. Streeter
Charles B. Hannord
F. Lawrence Walker
Antony and Cleopatra
Pendleton Drug Company
Rader's
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