Round-Up traffic plans set by Northwest rail officials
North Pacific Coast Passenger Officials led by William McMurray plan bigger Round-Up crowds in Pendleton. The May 14 meeting of the North Pacific Coast Passenger Association will discuss needs for the event and railroad preparations. Officials anticipate the Odd Fellows convention crowds May 26 to 22 and stress never letting the show falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McMurray
O-W. R. & N. Company
Harriman Lines
Oregon
McMurray
Northwest
Pendle
Farmers Union plans a picnic in Athena this Saturday
The county organization of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union will meet in Athena to decide whether the June 1 picnic will be one or two days. Last Saturday Helix hosted about 200 attendees from across the county with a music and speaker program led by A. R. Shumway and F. A. Sykes. The Farmers Mutual Warehouse company reported a 28 percent dividend, with 10 percent paid in cash and 18 percent reinvested in new warehouses. Existing warehouses are in Helix, Stanton, and Vansycle, with plans to buy or build more this spring. New officers: Henry Henrickson president, Eugene McCulley vice president, Oscar J. Jiper secretary, Manuel Friedly assistant secretary, and Tley Winn treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union
Athena
Helix
A. R. Shumway
County Union
F. A. Sykes
Farmers Mutual Warehouse Company
C. C. Connor
Stanton
Vansycle
Henry Henrickson
Eugene McCulley
Oscar J. Jiper
Manuel Friedly
Tley Winn
Marriage License Issued in Pendleton and Local Notes
A marriage license was issued to Charles H. Stevens and Maud A. Campbell in Pendleton. First passengers to Lehman Springs Resort depart with the season’s initial travelers. Fred Fisk, arrested for passing a bad check, was arraigned and held to the grand jury under $500 bond. Mrs John M. Morton died in Portland from injuries suffered in a streetcar crash three weeks prior. Frank C. Biffert and wife deeded two and a half acres in the east end to Alice E. Perry and Ada Arms for $1500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton Folk
Charles H. Stevens
Maud A. Campbell
Th City
Fred Fisk
Arlington
Joe Sullivan
Justice of the Peace
Joe H. Pirkes
John M. Morton
Ollyver P. Morton
Potland
Repott
Burroughs
Frank C. Biffert
Alice E. Perry
Ada Arms
Warren Construction Fixes Main and Court Street Paving
The Warren Construction company lights today filling up small dectivities in their Main and Court street paving laid six years ago. A thin layer of top dressing beling placed In the depressions and tamped down by hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Construction Company
Court Street
Commercial club meeting postponed due to fire and delay
President J. F Roebinton was delayed by an accident between here and Walla Walla last night and the Wonder Store fire led to the postponement of the Commercial club meeting. Tonight’s agenda promises important actions and full attendance is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F Roebinton
Here
Walla Walla
Wonder Store
Commercial Club
Jefferson Farm Claim Tied to Jefferson Lineage
Recorder Hen Burroughs received a letter from N A Davis who left Milton for Virginia. Davis asserts the property he bought is part of Thomas Jefferson's old plantation where the president was married. He says the farm descended to Jefferson Randolph, then sold to Poindexter, later bought by himself, near Lynchburg, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Jefferson Farm
Hen Burroughs
N. A. Davis
Milton
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Randolph
Poindexter
Poindexters
Lynchburg
Practical messages from Miss Milan empower women
Miss Milan plans to speak to women, delivering practical messages at no cost. Her aim is to ease women's tasks by sharing help and guidance, hoping to assist during a time of social effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Milan
Pendleton to Lay Cornerstone for New High School
Pendleton officials announce the cornerstone ceremony for the new high school on Friday afternoon May 10 1912. Mayor W F Matlock and state superintendent L R Alderman invite all citizens to close businesses and schools 1 30 to 4 00 p m to witness the event with band parade and speeches by city and school officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Pendicton
W. F. Matlock
L. R. Alderman
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
New Pendleton High School
Malin Street
J. & Landers
A. Hampton
Co. Z. Smith
Oregon Agricultural College to offer new dairy milk production course
Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis plans a new two course program in dairy production and management. The courses will cover care, breeding, feeding and milking to maximize yield and include dairy cattle history. A demonstration dairy farm may be established to provide practical experience for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvillis
Ore
Daly Laboratories Hiie
Babcock
Department
Missionary Mission Arrives for Talk at Local Church
Miss Maude Kenworthy of Indie arrives home on furlough to rest after missionary work and climate challenges. She will describe conditions in the distant land to Miss Pannie Wylie this evening at 8 at the Methodist Episcopal church. Kenworthy, an Oregon girl raised in Portland, is described as an entertaining speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Maude Kenworthy
Indie
Pannie Wylie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Kenworthy
Oregon
Portland
Local Berries in Another Week for Stanfield Area
GL. Hurd editor of the Stanfield Standard and president of the Umatilla Morrow county fair predicts Stanfield county section will ship strawberries within a week. He says the vines are heavily burdened and sales will go through the fruitgrowers agenda. He notes alfalfa on the Stanfield Furnish project is waist high and ranchers will have an abundance of new potatoes for the market soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GL. Hurd
Stanfield Standard
Umatilla-Morrow
Hurd
Stanfield
Circus Night Echoes Police Blotter Action
The circus day drew heavy police attention as out of town residents, mostly Indians from the local reservation, faced charges. Four men Simon Whitman Vincent Hann Ed Chapman and Joe Miller paid five dollar bail each and gained freedom. The remaining nine Ben O'Neil William Haw lanes J RR Lott John Doe George Dick John Wallatzil Anthony Red Hawk Tyrone and Allen James received three day jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ble Barnes
Simon Whitman
Vincent Hann
Ed Chapman
Joe Miller
Ben O'Neil
William Hawlanes
J. RR. Lott
John Doe
George
Riesort to Open at Bingham Springs This Spring
P A McPhee, landlord of Wennha springs, says the resort will reopen as Bingham Springs and be ready for summer business next week. The owners decided to revert to the old name, making Bingham Springs the official designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riesort
P. A. McPhee
Wennha Springs
Bingham Springs
Free lecture on domestic science at city hall
Tomorrow evening a free lecture will be held in the city hall by Miss Milan assistant in the department of domestic science at Oregon Agricultural College. The talk aims to help maidens become good housewives and housewives become better ones and will appeal to husbands with regard for their stomachs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Oregon Agricultural College
Roy Devours 42 Cream Puffs and Three PEs
Paterson New Jersey report records Frederick Binks sixteen year old as the world champion cream puff eater after consuming forty two puffs in twenty minutes He also notes a companion trio of circonut ples eaten by Hinke to show goodwill and mentions Louis Geng a Wanaque farmer friend during a casual chat about puffs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binks
Ernest Steinbimber
Geng
New Jersey
Paterson
N. J
Robert Loula Stevenson
Frederick Binks
Hinke
Louis Geng
Bride Adorned In Lambs Wool For Wall Street Groom
In a Baltimore American item a bride is described as dressed in lambs wool, noted as appropriately suited for a Wall Street man. The quote emphasizes the attire as fitting the financial milieu.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blue Mountain
Blanchard Creamery
WI. McMurray
North Pacific Coast
Ton
Farmers Union
Albers Bros
Gray Bros.Grocery Co
Quality Grocers
Newsy
Aimee Tardiff
Lehmin Springs
Trul
Agricultural College
Roy
Es Ming
Pendleton Dye Works
Alta
Workingmens Clothing Co
Golden Rule
Wm. Hanscom
Alta Street
Main
Clark’s Grocery
Main Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!