Local Clasified Notices and Harborside Ads
Local notices and advertisements list services for rent work opportunities sales and misc. items. Entries include piano tuning by S Whipple insurance by Joe Ell and American National Bank, dressmaking, housework, rags wanted, wood sawing by gasoline saw, cedar posts, eggs and poultry, bottled beverages, and lodging options near Main Vincent and 111 HB Jackson. Also mentions Sulphur lime spray, cedar posts, and a four year play forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Joe Ell
American National Bank
Jane Street
K. Snyder
Oak Street
A. T. Matthews
N. B
Main Street
Water St
Livery stable for sale or trade in Hermiston Oregon
Stable livery business for sale or trade available by March 1, 1914 with $250 and privilege to lease one year longer. Contact Geo Carmichael or G A R McGrew, Weston, Or or address Box 631, Hermiston, Ore for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Carmichael
G. A. KR. McGrew
Weston, Or
Hermiston
Ore
Wanted at Once Rags Bought In Clean Condition
The East Oregonian advertises for old rags, large and clean, asking readers to bring or mail them to the newspaper office at their convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
East Oregonian
Pendleton Hotel Co Stockholders Meeting Notice
The Pendleton Hotel Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at 2 o'clock p m on April 1913 in the office of the Mark Moor house company. Dated March 24 1913. MARK MOORHOUSE Secretary.
Pendleton Building Association Stockholders Meeting Notice
Notice sets the Pendleton Building Association stockholders meeting for 2 30 p m on April 5 1912 at the Mark Moorhouse Company office dated March 24 1912.
Court validates Horsefly irrigation bond plan in Oregon
In Klamath Falls on March 29 Judge H L Benson ruled the $775000 Horsefly district bond issue under the state irrigation act is valid and district organization steps comply with law. The project covers Langell Yonna Poe and Lost River valleys within 20 to 40 miles of Klamath Falls, most of which were once part of the Upper Klamath project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klamath Falls
Ore
Klamath County
H. L. Benson
Langell, Yonna, Poe
Lost River
Klamath
Upper Klamath Project
Pioneer boatbuilder walks streets with throat severed
Vallejo Cal March 29 J Van Dyke a pioneer boatbuilder walked the streets for hours with a cut throat after slashing himself with a razor in his room. He woke at noon bleeding and weak but delayed seeking help. Friends took him to a doctor where the windpipe was found severed but the jugular intact and recovery hoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Cal
J. van Dyke
van Dyke
Marshfield Joyride Results in Fatality
Marshfield Ore March 29 L K Ballinger local bookkeeper formerly with the Union Meat company of Portland and the United States engineering department was instantly killed when a joyride automobile overturned on a plank roadway Ballinger choir leader Marshfield Episcopal church came from Portland home at Omaha survived by wife and two children driver Fred Reed Medford badly hurt two others escaped with minor injuries
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Marshfield
Ore
L. K. Ballinger
Union Meat Company
Portland
United States Engineering Department
Ballinger
Marshfield Episcopal Church
Omaha
W. R. Haines
Fred Reed
Medford
Aliens banned from Alaska fisheries debated in senate
Juneau Alaska March 29 Aliens may be barred from Alaska fisheries if the Svindseth bill becomes law after passing the house by a large majority. The Shoup bill creating a juvenile court also clears the house amid strong opposition from placer mines over an eight hour workday proposal. The article notes the first Monday in September set aside as Alaska Jay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Alaskan
Senate
Svindseth
House
Alaska Jay
Notable Visitors and Local Appointments Reported
John Adams and Homer I Watts arrived from their homes, while L L Digging of Weston visited the city. Deputy Joe Blakely traveled to Hermiston. Joe Scott and others arrived by local and No 1 trains. Mrs Crockatt returned from Athena. Mrs L Moses noted. Various local officials and business figures from Pendleton and nearby towns were in town, including A D Frost and W J Furnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adams
L. L. Digging
Weston
Homer I. Watts
Athena
Matthews Ad Declared Best In Elks Special Contest
The A. T. Matthews company won the Elks Special ad contest with 164 total votes from two show nights. Fond Bros. placed second with 162 votes, while Taylor Hardware ranked third with 84. multiple other sponsors received smaller counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Matthews Company
Elks
Matthews
Fond Bros
The
Taylor Hardware
the Peoples Warehouse
Ben Burroughs
Boynton’s Grocery
W. J. Clark
First National Bank
Alexanders
American Nationa Bank
Dr. J. A. Best
Raley & Raley
Bowman Bar
John Baker
R. Folsom
Gray Bros
Oregon Market
Auto Licenses Clear and a Surplus Reported
In Salem Oregon on March 29 it is reported that motorists in Union and Yamhill counties plan to test the validity of the automobile registration law. Secretary of State Olcott confirms that 1912 receipts were 43132.50 with 10814.42 for expenses leaving 32318 to the treasury. He expects higher 1913 receipts and reduced costs due to parcels post and improved department equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Union
Yamhill
Olcott
Bruce Dennis
la Grands
Automobile Department
Secretary of State
State Treasury
Silk hats and skirts as tyranny in China
An opining piece argues liberty in the new Chinese republic is tested by clothing edicts such as silk hats and frock coats for men and skirts for women. It laments how freedom ideas seem tied to fashion and recalls memories of Manchu garments, suggesting tyranny can appear in sartorial rules under a July sun.
Two Cent Wages Increase Granted to Chicago Rail Workers
Chicago newspaper reports the arbitration board awarded ten thousand surface railway workers a two cents per hour wage rise. The decision is viewed as a victory for the company, which initially offered a higher amount to entice workers back from a strike.
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Chicago
Chicago Surface Railways
Special Arbitration Board
Police Man Pokes Fun With Hatpin Incident
Tit-Bits notes a playful exchange with a police man attaching a jab at his own mishap. A woman questions and he apologizes for accidentally pricking her jeweled hatpin. The vignette captures light social wit in a brief.
Orpheum Sunday Showbill and Film Shorts
The Orpheum presents a diverse program featuring Tim Gurgan Vita crap with Van Dyke Brooke and Helen Costello. A plot involves defending a child from kidnappers and reuniting her with her father while a widow is promised marriage. Also on the bill are Edison, The Missing Bonds, Pioneers Recompense, and Kalem Pathe American shorts with a German conductor scene and a frontier tale.
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The
Orpheum
Tim Gurgan
Vitacrap
van Dyke Brooke
Helen Costello
Edison
Kalem
Pathe American
Nother
Redmen
Mother Pathe Two Reel Spee Spe
A silent era brief praises a two reel Pathe film blending emotional drama with western rough life. The plot centers on a sheriff's posse pursuit in an Indian village and a parolee son who acts as sheriff while his mother visits. Featuring Leo Delaney and Lillian Walker as Mr and Mrs Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathe
Oullaw
Mr. Ford
Vitagraph
Leo Delaney
Lillian Walker
Mrs. Ford
Beggar Prince Company Delights Lewiston Audience
The Beggar Prince Company gave its initial Lewiston performance at the Empire Theater before a large audience and earned a return date. The troupe features Hesie Palmer, L Barton Evans, Ray Southard, and Harry Moseley with strong chorus and comedy, praised for merit and stage presence. They play the Oregon Theater on Tuesday night, April 1.
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Lewiston Idaho
Tribune
Beggar Prince
Opera Company
Lewiston
Empie
Beggar Prince Company
Hessie Palmer
L. Barton Evans
Wrre
Ray Southard
the Prince
Harry Moseley
Rocco
Oregon Theater
Tariff Revision Means Income Tax With Graduated Plan
Washington March 29 The democratic majority committee on ways and means completed tariff revision with a graduated income tax. All incomes of 1000 dollars or more would pay one percent, higher incomes taxed at greater rates as the measure passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Majority Committee On
Ways and Means
Photographs and the Blotter and Edison attractions
A blurred blotter image in a young girl's hand mirror confirms a clerk’s guilt and clears her innocent lover. Edison presents features including Miss Gladys Rahe singing from Saturday matinee onward, plus a two reel western and a comedy. The program also previews Two Sides of a Story and A Double Deception with Quartz Mining in California. A tax plan would raise income tax revenue on a graduated scale while maintaining free raw sugar and raw cotton. A fleet is expected in both houses for a change on raw wool. The committee plan will be outlined to the Democratic caucus after the extra session begins.
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Edison
Ireland
Gladys Rahe
Misa Rahe
Powers
Edwin August
Imp
California
Underwood
California passes red light law similar to Iowa act
Sacramento March 28 California Senate approved a red light injunction and abatement measure by 29 to 11 and the Assembly passed it 62 to 17 a week earlier. The act mirrors Iowa law and allows any citizen to file for an injunction against property owners whose buildings are used for immoral purposes aiming to curb the spread of the social evil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
California Senate
Iowa
Adrianople Not in Bad Shape After Bombardment
London reports rapid restoration of railway and telegraph services to Adrianople. The population is less desperate than feared as flour depots are distributed to the needy after grain stores were burned. Turks suffered a severe defeat at Tchatatalja with casualty estimates likely exaggerated. The sultan reportedly wept on learning of the broader situation. Turkish embassies are said to seek mediation by powers.
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London
Adrianoples
Tchatatalja
Fishing With Gannen Rakes Susquehanna River Run
Hundreds of residents along the West Branch of the Susquehanna are harvesting large quantities of fish. Eels, suckers, and German and silver carp are being taken by hand, nets, and harrow rakes as the spring migration brings shoals to surface riverside waters.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Skinner’s
F.E. Livengood & CO
the Ladies’ and Children’s Store
S. Whipple
I. C. Snyder
Pescheten Specialty Co
Pendleton Specialty Co
R. O. Hawks
Pendleton
Macadam Road
F. J. Donaldson
Pendleton Building Association
Mark Moorhouse Company
Mark Moorhouse
Joe Blakely
Joe Scott
Athena Farmer
Lowell Rogers
Adama
F. Eggers
American Falls
BE. J. Burke
Northern Pacific
W. J. Furnish
E. P. Marshall
Inland Irrigation Co
J. PB. Winter
State
China
New York Tribune
Sousip
Matthews Will
City Hall
Cosy
Adrianople
Haven
Service
Alexander
DEP
T. Store
S&h Green Trading
the Bank
Sonal Service
Oregon
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