City Briefs: Miscellaneous Notices and Ads
A jumble of local classifieds and notices lists contact numbers, rental offers, sales of hats and furniture, piano sales, plumbing services, hotel rates, and promotional lines for Cleveland’s Baking Powder. Items include signs, cabinet photos, billiard tables, rental cottages, a six room house, and a single room in the East Oregonian building. Some entries mention Pendleton addresses and local businesses such as Burns Bros, Eilers Piano House, Morrow, and the Hotel Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilers Piano House
Main Street
Cleveland
Morrow
Portland
Oregon
Pendleton
Water
East Oregonian
East Oregon
Alberta Gallatin in Cousin Kate at Froker Theater
Alberta Gallatin billed as a top South and West draw in Cousin Kate at the Froker Theater Wednesday night March 21. The program also notes an anniversary social at Baptist church March 27 with readings from James Whitcomb Riley and music. plus updates on Moses Taylor pardon petition and Woodmen death benefit for Guy McBroom of Pilot Rock.
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the Fraser
South
Alberta Gallatin
Kate
Hudson Theater
New York
London
Mies Gatlitin
Milas Gallatin
Froxer Theater
Baptist Young People
Baptist Church
James Whitcomb Riley
Suit for Divorce Filed in Echo
James R. Means of Echo has commenced divorce proceedings against his wife Nannie C. Means with the complaint filed this morning.
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James R. Means
Echo
Nannie CC. Means
France and Germany Reach Algeciras Agreement
London reports in The Evening News that France and Germany have reached an agreement at Algeciras and that the Moroccan conference may avoid lasting disagreements.
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France
Germany
London
the Evening News
Algeciras
Prat
No Warrant for Scotty Arrest Advertising Fake
Portland officials deny any warrant for Scotty and dismiss the claim as an advertising fake. Clarkston Washington awards a contract for a new high school building at 27874 dollars, with completion by August 1.
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Scotty
Portland
Ore
Clarkston, Wash
Personal Mentions Round Up Local Visitors and Movers
Milton pastor Rev H 8 Shangie visits the town briefly, Hermiston’s J F McNaught arrives for a short stay, and W J Wallenburger of Morrow county is in town. Walla Walla’s Hawen and Salem’s Ravige have local connections, while Bond Bros. adds sales staff. An area resident moves to Stage Gulch, and others travel through or relocate within the region. Major Lee Moorhouse reports daily requests for his India prints souvenir.
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W. J. Wallenburger
Galeway
Morrow County
L. Be, Hawen
Holly
Walla Walla
HH. Ravige
Salem
Bond Bros
E. W. Dooley
Yakima
Hore
Pilot Rock
BE. Hough
Co & S
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Homestead
Meacham
C. Frasier
Milton
Los Angeles
George B. Kidder
F. F. Sunderman
Lowell
Ind
A. H. Sunderman
Cmatilla County
Lee Moorhouse
Auburn
Who killed Naylor and hid his body in the mill race
A Pendleton murder mystery surrounds F G Naylor. Sheriff Taylor chased numerous rumors, found none reliable, and focused on Ed Tracy as a potential suspect though no arrest followed. The body was discovered near the forebay after night, with theories of drowning or foul play amid frozen ground hindering evidence. Tracy attended the funeral in Athena with his wife.
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F. G. Naylor
Norn
Agale
Ed Tracy
Tracy
Athen Na
Naylor
Pendleton
Athena
Taylor
Nayfor
Aince
Young McDevitt
Killed in the Dewey mine at Thunder Mountain
A Thunder Mountain telegram says Myron Shanour was killed Saturday afternoon in the Dewey mine near Nampa. He and Gus Holtgreen were clearing a blocked chute. a shifting dirt slide buried Shanour while Holtgreen escaped. No home or relatives details were provided.
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Nampa
Thunder Mountain
Myron Shanour
Dewey
Shanour
Gus Holtgreen
Holtgreen
Was marriage binding for Indian who repudiated it
An Indian man who repudiated his marriage in Lewiston Idaho on March 20 questions whether a union contracted under native custom can be claimed as binding. The case centers on his deserted wife and the legitimacy of their offspring and potential marital claims.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Redmen
Indian man seeks share in son's land sale in court
Louis Broncheau, an Indian, sued Lucy Pawake Starkspoo to recover half interest in the allotment of Starkspoo’s son who died intestate. The mother sold the allotment to Sweetwater Irrigation Co. for 73500 cash. Broncheau, who married Starkepou in 1885 and later remarried, seeks a receiver to hold the proceeds pending court decision at Judge Steele's term.
Lumber Camp With 150 Hands Established by Lewis Co
The Coeur d'Alene Press reports B R Lewis & Co will set up a large lumber camp on section 26 township 49 north 5 west after acquiring the land for 25800 dollars. The camp will employ about 150 to 160 men. Timber in the section will be cleared to prevent fires and logs will be hauled to Coeur d'Alene by railroad. The site holds more than 14 million feet of white pine and other timber. Lewis plans to mill 65 to 70 million feet this season at their Spokane river mill.
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B. R. Lewis & Co
Saga
Coeur d'Alene
Anld
B. R. Lewis
Lewis Lumber Company
Spokane River
Hay Prices and Blizzard Stock Losses Stir Ontario Area
Haber City Herald reports extremities among Malheur stockmen after a blizzard with hay rising to $80 a ton. Rancher Tom Proffit supports the claim, noting feed costs and delayed hauling threaten thousands in losses as immediate supply is scarce near Ontario.
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Haber City Herald
Wiseacres
Yale
Tom Proffit
Proffit
Ontario
Earthquakes Kill 7000 in Formo St Disaster
Toklo reports a sequence of earthquakes since March 17 in Formo St with estimated dead and injured around THO0. The events prompt assessments of destruction and ongoing relief concerns.
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Toklo
Formo- St
Bandits Steal 2000 Pounds From Bank in Moscow
Twenty bandits entered the Merchants Mutual Credit bank today and stole 2000 pounds. Weather across Kansas shows moderate rainfall with 4 to 9 inches of damp snow in the past week, no snow drift, beneficial to crops especially winter wheat.
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Moscow
Merchants’ Mutual Credit Bank
Pond Protic
Kansas
Dr Blalock Recovers After Spok ane Surgery
Dr Blalock recovering from surgery for fistula performed at St Marys hospital yesterday morning by Dr C P Thomas of Spokane. He is reported to be doing well with no serious complications feared. Walla Walla Statesman notes he rested well last night and friends called seeking updates.
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Blalock
N. G. Blalock
C. P. Thomas
Spokane
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
Thomas
Wood Cutting Progress on Henry Scales Farm near Umatilla River
Has 400 Corts of Wood and reports over 100 cords cut during winter. Men employed on the farm along the Umatilla River west of the city have completed substantial cordwood work.
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Henry Scales
Umatilla
Red Front Sale Date Mixup Corrected at March 24
The Red Front sale notice corrects an April 20 listing to March 29 for the mile event. It places the date and location at March 24 and the Red Front next to the post office at the old Bee Hive stand. Also announced is 30000 acres of surplus lands on the Yakima Indian reservation open to entry under a March 6 act.
Was der dinner a failure in any grocer’s eyes
A playful dialect note questions if dinner failed depending on where groceries come from. The speaker implies a pragmatic approach to value and taste, hinting at bargaining for better deals and experiences. The piece reads as humorous commentary on everyday meals and savvy shopping.
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Teutsch’s
Dept
Francie
Francis
Nellie G. Wilson
C.D. Wilson
Paul F. Schneider
San
L. Hunziker
Alberta
Gallatin
W. M. Peterson
Moses Taylors
Chamberlain
Ellis
Phelps
J. P. Walker
Pendleton Camp
Woodmen
Guy McBroom
Ducketta Lightning Care
E. D. Boyd
Boyd
Chicago
Koeppens
Price Drug Store
H. 8. Shangie
J. F. McNaught
Hermiston
Pervn
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Eva
Malheur County
Gurdane
Jeff Hawley
Columbia
Hawley
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.sw
Piono-Nun
Anna Bazinot
Osborn
Mi No. 1
Fall River
Mass
Ae Ea
Plessant
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
Murphy’s
Katrine
Dot
Mester Strauss
East End
Crescent
Yaweeb Straune
Katrin
Alretty
le Cer
East End Grocery
J. W. Dyer
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