Notable visitors and residents in town yesterday
J B. Switzler visited from Umatilla and W H H Scott, Athena farmer, was in town. John J. Balleray left for Portland on business. Joseph Tallman of Tallman & Co. and Mrs Tallman visited relatives in Walla Walla. F W Pyle of the Woodmen of the World toured the western state en route to The Dalles. R Alexander of Pendleton visited Baker City, while Stella Eppinger hosted and will return home this week. H H Williams arrived from Leadville to replace E Ferguson at Privett's barber shop, as Ferguson goes to Pomeroy. Martin Combs from Hudson Bay reported good crop conditions and a strong prospect for fruit, noting no material impact from cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Tallman
Tallman & Co
Martin Combs
Hudson Bay Country
Combs
Pleasant youths party at William home Wednesday evening
A very pleasant young peoples party was held at the home of Mr William and Mrs. William Wednesday evening, guests enjoying informal games and refreshments in an amiable social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Social gathering honors Miss Margueride Leasure on Blakley street
Blakley south Main street hosts an informal evening in honor of Miss Margueride Leasure, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blakley. Guests included Bertha Alexander, Leo Sheridan, Maud Sheridan, Edith Epple, Reta Howland, Anna Hallock, Flo Hallock, Etta Heyter, Maud Rothrock, Mable Nye, Stella Alexander, Nell Cameron, Marguerieite Leasure, and numerous men such as Charles Cameron, Dale Slusher, Roy Alexander, James Wrrick, Oliver Kelsay, Carla Keenwald, Ben Burroughs, William Ketler, Eldred Waffle, Roy Pond, Fred Jampkin, and Harry Tompson. The evening featured games, amusements, and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Charles Cameron
Dale Slusher
Roy Alexander
James Wrrick
Oliver Kelsay
Carla Keenwald
Ben Burroughs
William Ketler
Eldred Waffle
Roy Pond
Frei Jampkin
Fred Hartman
Harry Tompson
Sued The Minstrels Parading Caused Runaway Horse
In FitzGerald court James Enright sues the Bar low Minstrel Company for 100 pounds damages after their parade near Enright’s Court and Thompson street sewing machine office spooked his team. A horse was injured and a rack dragged during Tuesday afternoon events. Enright’s lawyer demanded payment, which the manager refused, leading toward formal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enright
FitzGerald
James Enright
Barlow Minstrel Company
Court
Thompson Streets
Court Street
Bauright
Boy's Horrible Trial Near Albion Spokane County
The 59-year-old son of farmer Mr Sliger nearly burned to death Tuesday near Albion in Spokane county. A straw stack was set ablaze, top intact, and the boy climbed the stack and fell into the live flame. His body from the waist down is burned nearly to the bone, with several toes burned off. He was found alone, trying to reach the house, overwhelmed by smoke and blisters, and is in serious condition.
Bicycle Gear Changes By Lever Revolution Invention
P J Scharback, a former Woodburn blacksmith, sent from Chicago a sample bicycle built to his chainless gear plans. The machine cost him 2000 dollars in total and allows 86, 57, or 36 revolutions per given time by a lever to tackle steep grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Scharback
Chicago
The
Oregonian
Scharbach
Woodburn
Governor Pardons Linn County Prisoner McHargue
Governor Geer on Tuesday commuted the sentence of Claud McHargue who was serving four years for forgery in Linn county. He had already served three years and has been ill with consumption suffering several severe hemorrhages. Former reform school inmate accompanied his father to Linn county and is not expected to live long.
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Geer
Claud McHargue
Linn County
Hargue
McHargue
Reform School
Cementing Gables With Portland Cement Mix
Instructions advise using slow setting portland cement with equal parts clean sharp sand for plastering gables. Embed decorative bits like glass or stone while cement is free, then keep the surface moist with regular wetting until finished.
Skookum Spring in Franklin County Described
A remote oasis in Franklin County Washington near Pasco features Skookum Spring a year round gush of water in a sand sagebrush landscape. The pool fed by the spring remains a fixed size despite constant supply drawing water from an underground outlet. The site serves as grazing water for sheep horses and wildlife with no surface outlet observed.
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Township
Range
Franklin County
Washington
Pasco
Franklin
Skookum Spring
White Bluffs
The
Columbia
A Surprised American Meets The Kaiser In Berlin
A New Yorker visiting Berlin in 1890 sits on a Lustgarten bench and chats with a courteous German who speaks perfect English. The pair discuss Berlin archaeology and Kaiser reports, ending with the man declaring he is the Kaiser himself seeking the truth. The emperor asks for understanding, pledging to show that truth with God’s help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York Times
Berlin
Lustgarten
America
New Yorker
Take Charge of War College and California Command
General Samuel Young was relieved today by presidential direction of command of the Department of California and ordered to proceed to Washington to assume charge of the American War College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Young
Department of California
American War College
Northern Pacific strike paralyzed freight from Helena to Hope
Butte and Helena workers refuse to join the strike calling it illegal and unauthorized. The freight traffic is tied up on the Rocky Mountain division from Helena to Hope, Idaho.
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Butte
Mont
Northern Pacific
Helena
Rocky Mountain Division
Hope
Idaho
Des Moines House Kills Woman Suffrage Bill
Des Moines Iowa March 13 The house today killed the woman suffrage bill The bill passed the senate which and it was believed by the suffragists insured its final success
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
Rural free delivery boosts land value per acre
A western paper notes land adjacent to a newly created rural free delivery route rose from $2 to $5 per acre. The item argues for extending rural free delivery and supports good roads, reflecting the broader benefits of improved rural infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Su Ihe
Bsaratoga
N. Y
Saratogian
Whitman Glee Club to entertain at Frazer's
The Whitman College Glee Club will perform at Frazer's in Pendleton next Saturday night. The Lewiston Tribune lauds the group as a credit to its prominent northwest educational institution praising perfect training and harmony from the first to last, noting delightful elocution and violin performances and predicting a larger audience if they return to Lewiston.
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Whitman College Glee Club
Frazer's
Jin Pendleton
Lewiston Tribune
Northwest
Lewiston
Yale city election yields small turnout in Malheur County
In Yale Malheur County the city election had no contest for any office. The new officers are Mayor C. E. Boswell, recorder John Boswell, treasurer Thad Olk, and councilmen Walter Glen and J A Newton. Only 38 votes were cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Malheur County
C. E. Boswell
John Boswell
Thad Olk
Walter Glen
J. A. Newton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dindinger, Wilson & CO
Cleaver Brothers
J. BG. Switzler
Umatilla
W. H. H. Scott
Athena
John J. Balleray
Portland
Young Peoples’ Party
Typewriter
the Minstrels
Pendleton Shoe Co
Main Street
War College
Broke Pendieton Boquet Cigara
Whitman Glee Club
Frazer
Owl
Owl Tea House
Oregon
Pendleton
Ukiah
Lind Huston & Carney
Prop's
Pilot Rock
Ridge
Alba
ST. Joe Store
the Lyons Mercantile Co
M. A. Rader
Main and
Webb Streets
C. F. Colesworthy
Grain and Feed
Peadietos, Ome
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