Local Brevities From Walla Walla May 12 1902
A collage of notices and ads from Walla Walla tall sagas and small items. Dentist hats farm loans loans at low rates for country property campaign notes and a mass labor meeting listed. Local shops offer groceries ice cream fish beer and hats. One land sale and a lien filing against a bridge bill are noted.
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Castle’s
Castle's
Fechter's
Court St
W. Court St
Walla Walla
Hawley Bros. Schlitz
Milwaukee
Columbus Buggies
Umatilla Implement Company
Hawley Bros
Dutton
Martin's
Seibert & Schulz's
Tallors
Pendleton Meeting on Lewis and Clark Exposition Plans
Portland leaders led by Mayor Rowe will visit Pendleton on Wednesday to urge business men and property owners to back the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition. J W Long chairs the advisory committee. Long praises Oregon support and urges widespread aid from Pendleton and other towns. He notes Portland has already secured generous subscriptions and anticipates a state and Northwest creditable fair. Oregon’s development goals and immigration themes hinge on active policy and public backing in the coming years.
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Portland
J. WN. Long
Rowe
Pendleton
Long
East Oregonian
Oregon
John E. Lathrop
Real estate for sale by Dan & Cook in Taylor Building
Advertises various properties for sale with easy payment plans. Mentions furnishing part of purchase money and lists Dan & Cook located in room 10 of the Taylor Building.
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Dan & Cook
Taylor Bldg
Moorman Tricked by Gregory Over a Catseye Gem
An old Moorman aboard a steamer at Colombo sought to sell a catseye valued at 10,000 rupees for 6,000 to Sir William Gregory. After a tense bargaining sequence of counteroffers, Gregory refused payment and finally took the gem for a single rupee, outsmarting the persistent suitor as the ship prepared to sail.
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Colombo
William Gregory
Gregory
Military discipline test and a dramatic act at Vilna lake
An army drill scene in Vilna ends with a new recruit told to drown himself after being asked what military discipline means. He heads to a lake, nearly self-drown, then is halted by a sergeant. Also told is a light Irish fishing tale where a worm loses to a minnow in a funny bait contest.
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Vilna
Registration hours set at courthouse with one late day
Registration books will be kept on at the court house every five until nine o'clock except Thursday May sixth when the books close at five p m and time for registration ends continúa.
Knights of Pythias meet in regular session this evening
Demon Lodge No 4 will convene at the usual place for a regular session. All members are requested to attend as work advances in the third rank.
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Demon Lodge No. 4
Knights of Pythias
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleaver Bros. Dry Goods Company
Itaker
A. Howard
E .D
Uma
Lady’s Bicycle
West
Alta Street
Nolf's
Tricly Cash Grocery
J. R. Dick
Oregonian
Standard Grocery Company
Mar Family Grocery
Walla
Nolte
Chicago
Court House
J. H. Buck
Federation of Labor
Charles Behrens
Garden Street
Samuel McCauley
Circuit Court
J. S. McLeod
J.S. McLeod
Oregon Lumber Yard
Umatilla River
Rowe Willead
Gunton's Magazine
Koeppen
Douglas
Gloria
Boston
Peoples
Batiste
Butterick
Frederick Nolf
St. George
B. F. Begk
Cottonwood Street
St. Joe Store
Ae & Bua
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