Portland Club Debates July Fourth Celebration
Pendleton business leaders gather at a Commercial Club meeting to decide whether Pendleton should celebrate the Fourth of July. James J. Sayer of the Portland Commercial Club tours eastern Oregon gathering data on county resources and opportunities, visiting Hermiston Stanfield Echo Adams Athena Weston Freewater Walla Walla and Pilot Rock with Pendleton to host him again Thursday. The meeting invites broad attendance to gauge sentiment amid debate.
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The
Commercial Club
Pendleton
James J. Sayer
Fref
Portland Commercial Club
Dan P. Smythe
J. J. Sayer
Portland Club
Oregon
Hermiston
Stanfield
Echo
Adams
Athena
Weston
Freewater
Walla Walla
Pilot Rock
Uncle Sam Mine Tests Start Next Week
Washington May 2 Uncles Sam's new experimental coal mining plant at Bruceton Pa will go into operation this week. Scientific men and mining experts are in charge of the government owned property and will experiment under actual mining conditions to obtain for the United States.
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Bureau of Mines
United States Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg
Washington
Uncle Sam
Bruceton
United States
Tacoma Women Voters Vote Recall Battle in Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington women voters who helped recall Mayor A V Fawcett and elect W W Seymour in a recent election now pursue recall of the four city commissioners. The Welfare League backs Seymour and leads the recall drive citing alleged incompetency among the commissioners elected with Fawcett under the new city government.
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Tacoma
Wash
A. V. Fawcett
W. W. Seymour
Fawcett
Seymour
Welfare League
League
Dinner for OGorman at Hotel Astor May 2
A dinner in honor of United States Senator O Gorman chosen to succeed Senator Depew will be held tonight at the Hotel Astor New York. Governor Wilson of New Jersey Governor Dix of New York and Andrew Carnegie have promised to attend with Theodore Myers presiding as president of the national democratic club.
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O'Gorman
New York
United States
Depew
Congress
Hotel Astor
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Dix
Andrew Carnegie
Theodore Myers
National Democratic Club
Northwestern Development league meets in Helena for regional plans
Representatives of state and municipal governments commercial clubs agricultural and livestock groups and railroads from Montana Minnesota North Dakota Idaho Washington and Oregon gathered in Helena on May 2 for the annual Northwestern Development league meeting. They will discuss plans to further develop the region's natural resources in detail.
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Northwest
Helena
Mont
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakotas
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Northwestern Development League
Pendleton Notes Report Adds Machines And Cattle Moves
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports Standard Grocery installed an adding machine to speed firm bookkeeping. Tread EO, 29, York, Kilbright rider, says Mast Oregonian has been his paper for 20 years and hopes for 29 more. Nate Rautes shipped four carloads of cattle to the Northern Pacific by passenger train, buying from August Guderian. Pendletonian confirms the death of C N Nygaard in Portland. he once led the O R N paint gang and leaves many friends.
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Tread EO
PB York
Kilbright
Oregonian
Nate Rautes
Northern Pacific
August Guderian
Ladies prepare for card social at Eagle-Woodman hall
Preparations underway for a card social this Saturday afternoon at Eagle-Woodman hall to benefit the park fund. Local civic club members urge those planning to attend to phone Mrs. G. M. Rice Mrs. M. A. Sheridan or Mrs. J. A. Fee so the committee can plan for expected guests.
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Civic Club
Eagle-Woodman Hall
Park Fund
G. M. Rice
M. A. Sheridan
J. A. Fee
Man to Dispose of Blooded Horses After Herd Growth
A man states his herd has grown beyond his pasture capacity and he has decided to dispose of his blooded horses. He cites the size of the herd and pasture needs as the reason for selling or otherwise removing the horses from his property.
Hotel Man Seeks Damages Over Oregon Hotel Lease
Hinkle and Warner filed suit in local court for BP. C. Holland of Hermiston against John F. Williams alleging a 1910 lease on the Oregon hotel with a first option and later sale of Briggs’ share. He claims a notice on April 24, 1911, gave until 1 PM to buy after Briggs offered $7,500. offer made but deed refused, sale to Briggs completed. Damages sought amounting to $6,000.
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Hinkle and Warner
BP. C. Holland
Hermiston
John 4. Willams
George Briggs
Oregon
Mr. Briggs
Briggs
Pendleton High School Athletes Prepare for Tri State Meet
Local track squad from Pendleton high school trains after triumph in Umatilla county. They travel to Walla Walla for the eleventh annual Tri State Interscholastic Meet at Whitman College, competing against about 150 athletes from Spokane Colfax Wenatchee North Yakima Garfield Tekoa Palouse Pomeroy Dayton Waltsburg Walla Walla Boise Welser Baker La Grande Fossil The Dalles Lewiston and others. Preliminaries day allocates heat counts with medals for top placers. new and existing cups prize individual and school champions.
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Umitiila
Pendleton High School
Walla Walla
Inland Empire
Whitman College
Spokane
Colfax
Wenatchee
North Yakima
Garfield
Tekoa
Palouse
Pomeroy
Dayton
Waltsburg Walla Walla
Boise
Welser
Baker
la Grande
Fossil
the Dalles
Lewiston
Whitman
Eilensburg
La Grande Judge Sits In For Judge Phelps
Judge J W Knowles of La Grande sits at the local bench for Judge G W Phelps to dispose of several cases his relation to the cases prior to taking office. The day’s matter is Jarvis vs Sloan in which the defendant claims the prior settlement of the suit.
Concert Postponed To May 9 At Studio Event
The concert at Miss Harriet Young's studio by Miss Malen Burnett and Mrs Charlotte Baumeister Thompson is moved to next Tuesday evening May 9. The postponement avoids clashing with a civic club card social Saturday afternoon.
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Harriet Young
Malen Burnett
Charlotte Baumeister-Thompson
Civic Club
Miss Juliet Greer urged domestic science course
Miss Juliet Greer dean of domestic science and art at Oregon Agricultural College spoke to students this morning about installing a domestic science course at the local high school. She noted strong student enthusiasm and said a course is likely with the completion of the new high school building.
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Juliet Greer
Oregon Agricultural College
Diggers Well Digger John Jurdles Faces Police Court
John Jurdles the well digger was the sole name on the city police court docket. He admitted drinking heavily and forfeited a five dollar bond. He protested the arrest and said he would leave the city forever. Chief Gurdane agreed to pay five dollars upon his retirement if he stays away while in office.
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Wii
John Jurdles
Gurdane
Confederate Daughters Convention Opens in Louisiana
United Daughters of the Confederacy in Louisiana gather in Shreveport for their annual state convention on May 2, concluding Confederate commemoration activities in the region.
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Confederate Daughters
Shreveport
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Louisiana
Notable dignitaries attend Bluse Lodge meeting
A local Bluse Lodge of Masons held a notable gathering last night with Supreme Justice George H. Burnett conferring degrees and Supreme Judge Henry J. Bean serving as senior deacon. Banquet toastmaster was Judge Stephen A. Lowell. Attendees included Attorney General A. M. Crawford, Jay Howerman, C. Eberhard, Sam Van Vactor, and other Supreme Judges.
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Bluse Lodge of Masons
George H. Burnett
Henry J. Bean
Stephen A. Lowell
A. M. Crawford
Jay Howerman
Senate
C. Eberhard
la Grande
Sam van Vactor
Bean and Burnett
Old Resident Passes Away at 68 on Sanford Street
A well known local resident died at his home 301 Aura Street yesterday from Brights disease. He was 68, leaves a wife and two children Mia Mabel Brotherton and Marvin Strout, plus a Montana brother. Born Port Huron Michigan August 6 1853 he crossed the plains in 1862 to Oregon. Funeral by Maccabees tomorrow with burial at Walla Walla.
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Sanford
Aura Street
Bright
Mia
Mabel Brotherton
Marvin Strout
Port Huron
Mich
Plains
Oregon
Montana
The
Maccabees
Walla Walla
Thoroughbred Stock Sale Planned by Swaggart
Ben F. Swaggart of Lexington, famed breeder, prepares a public sale of his entire herd including combination horses, match and relay teams, draft animals, and track stock. The sale is expected around June 15 in Blaely. Swaggart has long operated in the county, once among the Northwest’s leading breeders as many go out of business. He has focused recently on Thoroughbred stock.
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Ben F. Swaggart
Lexington
Iain Pendleton
Bla Ely
Swageart
Northwest
You will never reach the right place on the wrong road
A terse maxim warns that correct goals cannot be found by incorrect methods, urging adherence to proper paths to achieve intended outcomes. It frames a caution about choosing strategies aligned with desired results.
Levee project to boost wealth of Umatilla county settler
Stockman plans a costly levee along the river to create the best farm in Umatilla county. He estimates 100 dollars per acre to clear land and 200 dollars more per acre to build the levee and seed prep, with a ten foot high barrier stretching many yards. He has amassed substantial holdings in Umatilla and Morrow counties, plus grazing land in Union county and thousands of livestock, including a West Webb Street residence.
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Umatilla County
Vey
Umatilla
Portugal
Morrow
Union County
Grande Ronde Lumber Company
Webb Street
Doctors Meet In Omaha Nebraska Medical Society Sessions
More than 200 physicians gathered in Omaha on May 2 with others arriving by train for the Nebraska Medical Society sessions and clinics. Demonstrations of new medical discoveries were expected to mark the convention as notable.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska Medical Society
Murdock to Speak at Montclair Dollar Dinner
Congressman Victor Murdock of Kansas, a leader of the Republican progressives, is slated to air his views on national questions at a dollar dinner in Montclair New York tonight.
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Montclair
N. Y
Victor Murdlock
Kansas
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