State Engineer seeks revised Deschutes survey contract
Salem March 14 State Engineer J H Lewis left for Washington to press a revised contract for the cooperative survey of Deschutes river water power resources. He aims to widen details and reserve rights to survey other streams while ensuring ongoing stream gauging and topographical work funded by both state and federal governments at 85000 dollars annually, fearing possible suspension if Taft veto halts the current year's appropriation.
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Salem
Ore
J. H. Lewis
Washington, D.C
Department of the Interior
Oregon
Deschutes River
Lewis
Taft
Pendleton Notes Alert Busy Day In Town
Newsy notes report no police court held due to lack of grist. Alterations to Alters Store Front in La Fontaine building on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hemmerlgarn depart for Ringold Washington to make their home. Bishop Paddock to visit Pendleton church. sermons and confirmation scheduled. Delegates report a successful Weston Sunday school convention. Local lot sales include Cecil Cole purchasing part of Livermore addition. Smythe wins judgment against Thomerson for 150 plus 50 attorney fees. mortgage foreclosure ordered. Real estate transfers listed. Woolgrower William Slusher sues O W R N for 936 damages over 144 sheep killed by a train. Patrick Kennedy petitions to be declared incompetent. court to hear March 25.
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William Slusher
O.W. R. & N. Company
Nolin
Raley & Raley
Change assessments on Umatilla lands
Washington, March 14. Details of a modification in payment time for lands in the Umatilla Oregon project were announced by the secretary of the interior. Initial payments of 18 dollars per building charge for third unit and 12 dollars per acre for irrigable lands in the fourth unit will be adjusted, placing settlers on the same basis as private lands and crediting excess payments toward future installments to reduce speculative entries.
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Washington
Umatilla, Ore
Secretary of the Interior
Boise May Take Reno Place as Divorce Mecca
Idaho may become the national divorce hub as the Twelfth Idaho Legislature failed to extend the six month residence requirement to one year for out of state causes. Nevada, now with six more months, remains the court of record for many cases and Reno’s reputation as a divorce mill has slowed after the recent law change. In Reno there were 1282 divorce suits filed in the past two years despite a small population.
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Boise
Reno
Idaho
Nevada
House
Senate
Wyoming
Local Personalities Visit Pendleton District
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS noting Fred Johnson of Freewater visited Pendleton yesterday. Attorney Homer I. Watts of Athena drove down today in his runabout. Saly Omitd, a prosperous Helix area farmer, is here on a trading trip. Mrs L D Idleman traveled to Walla Walla this afternoon for business related to her millinery parlors.
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Fred Johnson
Freewater
Pendleton
Homer I. Watts
Athena
Saly
Helix Country
L. D. Idleman
Walla Walla
Strawberries in Bloom Rally for Judge McKinney
In Walla Walla Washington Justice of the Peace T M McKinney reports his strawberries in bloom marking an unusually early crop for the valley. Several plants bloomed yesterday near freezing temperatures and were protected overnight with glass jars. He invites skeptics to view the blooms to prove the claim.
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Walla Walla Valley
Judge McKinney
Telephone Girls to Forgo Bonnets for Striking Garment Workers
Boston March 14 Telephone operators in the city will go without Easter bonnets and new suits to donate funds to striking garment workers. The Boston union with 2200 members voted at a special meeting to forego attire and give the money saved to the strikers.
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Boston
Boston Telephone Operators’ Union
Mrs Clarkson Arrested In Milwaukee Flight From Crime
Mrs Ma bel Clarkson wife of Rev Nestor Clarkson of Chicago was arrested in Milwaukee as she boarded a train to Chicago. She admitted identity but gave no statement. The arrest follows her elopement with burglar Owen D Conn who was captured in San Francisco.
Pope Improves. Pope to Resume Audiences Soon
Rome reports the pope has sat up for the first time since a recent illness. The fever is gone and he probably will resume audiences tomorrow.
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Rome
Tojmy
Pendleton Branch A Model For Oregon Hospital
Salem dispatch reports the eastern Oregon State Hospital at Pendleton as a model of architecture and convenience per Dr. A. E. Tamlesie assistant superintendent. With 325 patients near capacity, the facility showcases bright rooms and modern amenities including a praised laundry and kitchen. Tamlesie notes full occupancy and plans to seek funds for an extra wing at the next legislature.
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Salem
Ore
Eastern Oregon State Hospital
Pendleton
A. E. Tamlesie
Tamiesle
W. D. McNary
Tamlesie
Auto Truck Haul It Moves Furniture and Goods
A local hauling service promotes quick city and country transfers. Phone Main 389 for short trips and plane moving. They claim to haul anything and invite inquiries from customers needing fast, reliable service.
Real Estate Agent Promotes Eastern Oregon Buys
A long time Umatilla County real estate professional touts diversified holdings including wheat lands stock ranches and town property. With 28 years in the county and 17 years in Real Estate, he notes selling over two million dollars of property and offers to trade town property for land and land for town property in Eastern Oregon.
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Umatilla
Oregon
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