Eastern Oregon high school track meet eyed for Baker City
Six eastern Oregon high schools including Pendleton La Grande Cove Island City Union Ontario and Weston are set for a May 16 track and field meet in Baker City. The field is shaping as a wide open sprint and field event contest with top athletes from each school and surprise vaulter and discus contenders challenging returnee Jay of Pendleton.
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Pendleton
la Grande
Cove
Island City
Ontario
Baker Civ
Baker
Baker City
Gra Jay
Jay
Sagebrush Plains
Owar Enberg
Coffee and steak compared in value judgment
A brief consumer note argues middling steak and first-rate coffee beats first-rate steak with middling coffee. It suggests considering cost and value in purchasing. A stray line mentions Schilling's Best and a grocer offering to pay him, though context is unclear.
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Schilling
Hotel Arrivals at the St George and Nearby Cities
Listed hotel guests include G A Koelly and Walla Walla affiliates Fred C Cook A W Leach 8 C Markman Portland Geo Reiser Walla Walla W A Palmer Echo Joe Bailey Foster B R Shranklin Echo John Clancy Wm Dunn Chas B King Portland L H Agners and wife Chicago A L Myrick Helix L Brewster Helix BE B Hogan Seattle J F Lacey Portland.
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G. A. Koelly
Walla Walla
Fred ¢C. Cook
A. W. Leach
C. Markman
Portland
Geo
Reiser
W. A. Palmer
Echo
Joe Bailey
Foster
B. R. Shranklin
John Clancy
Wm. Dunn
Chas
B. King
L. H. Agners
Wife
Chicago
A. L. Myrick
Helix
L. Brewster
BE B, Hogan
Seattle
J. F. Lacey
Local Notables List Names and Places in District
A dense cast of residents and officials appears including G. Kirkhame R. W. Cook Condon G. M. Smith Condon Mrs Ida Johnson J. M. Taylor Stage Guich William Buchanan Portland J. N. Leslie Juni per Mrs John Bens D. A. Peebler Stage Guich J. N. Gentry Holdman C. F. Cresswell Freewater Pansy B. Oleson Athena Gertrude Horton Athena E. E. Parker Pilot Rock Mrs N. B. Quinan H. C. Quinan Fred Taylor Portland.
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0. G. Kirkhame
R. W. Cook
Condon
G. M. Smith
J. F. Cook
Ida Johnson
City
J. M. Taylor
William Buchanan
Portland
J. N. Leslie
Juniper
John Bens
D. A. Peebler
J. N. Gentry
Holdman
C. F. Cresswell
Freewater
Pansy B. Oleson
Athena
Wild man in West Geneva chases women near Bellingham
A man described as wild or insane roams West Geneva near Bellingham wearing only a hat and has frightened women by chasing them. Reports were made to President Phillips of the Whatcom County Humane Society. The judge noted the man chased a woman about half a mile.
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West Geneva
Bellingham
Wash
Phillips
Whatcom County Humane Society
Card of Thanks for Robert C. Templeton’s family
The children of Robert C. Templeton express heartfelt thanks to friends relatives and especially the Woodmen of the World for their kind and willing assistance during the late illness and death of their father.
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Robert C. Templeton
May Build Lind Cut-off Project Links Ellensburg to Lind
The Northern Pacific plans a five mile spur from Thrall near Ellensburg to Lind to tap the Milwaukee road’s newly acquired territory. The line would run with a minimal grade and aim to parallel the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway as its completion approaches.
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Northern Pacific
Ellensburg
Lind
Chicago, Milwaukee
Cordova reports large railroad work near Copper River line
Rushing Alaskan Road Cordova says 900 men are engaged in ballasting track excavating coal driving piles and establishing grade on the Copper River Northwestern railroad. An electric light plant will be erected at Power Creek six miles from town near Cordova Bay and a sawmill may be built and operated there.
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Cordova
Copper River & Northwestern
Seward, Alugska
Power Creek
Cordova Bay
Spokane Ends Sunday Music at Saloons and Lunch Counters
Spokane Chronicle reports Chief Rice issued an order stopping all music on Sundays at saloons and lunch counters. The action follows numerous complaints about phonographs and other mechanical music devices disturbing nearby buildings, with authorities aiming to cut noise at least one day weekly.
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Rice
Spokane Chronicle
Tt Wan
Crippled Miner Awarded 5166 66 in Libby Case
An employee named Oldland of Coquille sued Oregon Coal and Navigation Co for damages for injuries that left him crippled for life while working in Libby coal mines. The court granted 5166.66 after three trials and a Supreme Court remand for another trial.
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Oldland
Coquille
Oregon Coal & Navigation Co
Libby
Supreme Court
Seattle Osteopath Sues Building Tenants for 76000
Dr. C F Lathrop an osteopath of Seattle sues about twenty physicians in the building alleging they petitioned owners to remove him and called him a quack in the process.
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C. F. Lathrop
Seattle
Sait
Plan to Grow Weeds to Cut Rail Dust Costs
Walla Walla May 14 General Superintendent Buckley of the Oregon Washington railroad proposes letting weeds grow along tracks to save 40000 yearly in wages and reduce dust. Workers will cultivate rather than destroy grass at track ends to form a dust resistant root mass. Short thick grass is sought to cover the soil and block dust, with oil roadbed treatment as a supplement though oil dusts clothing.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Buckley
Cara
Traia
The Bees and the Drones Parable in Mayfair Fields
A satirical tale from New York City depicts bees and drones arguing over private fields and flowers. Drones defend property with warnings and hornets while bees strike in public squares demanding access to honey. The piece lampoons tariffs, poverty, and social harmony through allegory.
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New York City
East Oregonian
Baby’s Skin Cleared by Cuticura Treatment
A one month old’s facial eczema covered by a nickel sized sore, causing crying during baths. After three months of doctor care with no improvement, Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus Resolvent were used. The child fully recovered, now two and a half years old with smooth skin and no eczema.
When Bees Remember a Natural Law and Fret
The passage notes how everyone recalls a rule of nature that cannot be changed and how even busy bees go home in brown study, their heads aching as they overthink the concept. DAN CAVANAUGH.
Is Columbia Mine Sold Rumor in Sumpter District
Rumor from the Baker City Herald says the Columbia mine in the Sumpter district may change ownership to New York interests. Mining engineers have reportedly visited the property in recent months to assess ore grade and possible improvements, with Charley Leibenstein named as the potential buyer. If true, the sale could spark renewed mining interest in eastern Oregon.
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Sumpter
Columbia
Baker City
Leibenstein
Idaho
Oregon
Leonards celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry H Leonard of The Dalles marked their fiftieth anniversary with a reunion of old soldiers from J W Nesmith Post No 22 G A R and Nesmith WFt C No 17 Their guest of honor included veterans and Leonard, a Civil War veteran, served in the First Oregon Cavalry.
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Henry H. Leonard
The
Dalles
J. W. Nesmith
G. A. BR
Ft. C
Leonard
First
Oregon Cavalry
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