Pendleton Notes Bail Forfeited By Allan James
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports Indian Allan James forfeited bail of five dollars on a drunken charge. His name appears as the sole entry on the police blotter. Welch! to Manage Theater F. E. Wech, a noted cigar merchant, will assume Oregon theater management starting June 1. The Campus, Ferris Hartman’s hit, is booked for June 3. Two Marriage Licenses Issued Bert Powell and Grace Gregg of Milton. George E. Scott and Nell Clinton of Pendleton married last night at M. B. Scott’s residence on Ann Street by Rev. N. Evans. They will reside there.
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Allan James
Bert Alexander Powell
Grace Elizabeth Gregg
Milton
George E. Scott
Nell Clinton
M. B. Scott
Ann Street
Rev. N. Evans
Pendleton Lady Dies At Home After Long Illness
Mrs Archie Bowman died at her east end home about 4 pm Saturday after a prolonged TB illness. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon with interment in Olney Cemetery. She leaves a husband and a small baby.
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Pendleton
Archie Bowman
City
Olney
Exhibition hoot owl shown in Sa Dow and Peterson windows
A large hoot owl captured near Cayuse by a Peterson brother is exhibited as a zoological curiosity and is to be killed and mounted by local hardware merchants. Bear cubs from the window display were moved to Swant ranch for captivity. Attorneys McCourt and Slater were recently exonerated after being cited to appear before the U S court of appeals to show cause for contempt for not citing a statute.
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Sa Dow
Peterson
Will W. Peterson
Cayuse
Swant Ranch
John H. McCourt
United States District Attorney
RR. J Slater
United States Court of Appeals
United States
Ellen Maggie Parris
Louise Colfax
Two Speakers Are Coming to Address Public
Secretary J E Keefe of the Commercial Association has been notified of two public speakers visiting the area. Joseph D Lee, secretary for Oregon of the National Citizens League for the Promotion of Sound Banking, is in Baker tonight and will be in La Grande tomorrow night before speaking here Wednesday evening on improving monetary conditions. Prof W D Lyman of Whitman College will speak here on June 13 or 14 on National Waterways.
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J. E. Keefe
The
Commercial Association
Joseph D. Lee
Oregon
National Citizens League For
Baker
la Grande
W. D. Lyman
Whitman College
Doanes Given Hearing on Sheep Theft Charge
Doanes Plez and Bascum Duane, brothers recently charged with stealing wool from John Wynne's flock, face a police court hearing this afternoon on a new charge. They allegedly stole two sheep from Wynne and sold them to an old Indian who testified with interpreter. His sons and daughters testified as well. Judge J A Fee sat as counsel for the defendants with Deputy District Attorney S A Newberry prosecuting.
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J. A. Fee
S A. Newberry
Federal Court Convened in Eastern Oregon
Judge RobertS. Bean presiding in Portland as federal court opens in the eastern district. One Union county case, Ida M. Moates v New York Life Insurance Co, seeks two $5000 policies on a deceased husband. Moates acts as widow and guardian for her son. The insurer argues the insured was of diseased mind and body at policy inception. Attorney George E. Cochran of La Grande represents the appellant.
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Roberts. Bean
Portland
Oregon
Federal Court
Court House
Union County
Ida M. Moates
New York Life Insurance Company
George E. Cochran
la Grande
Commission Drafts Measure to Take Colleges Out of Politics
Portland meeting of the commission of nine considers financing two colleges on a millage tax to shield them from political interference. Judge Bean and J K Weatherford draft the initiative measure proposing seven tenths of a mill split four to O A C and three to the university, with future adjustments by the state board. Bean opposes consolidation, fearing loss of efficiency in industrial departments, while admitting little public sentiment for merging. The commission will study pros and cons before reporting.
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Portland
J. Smith
R. S Bean
J. K Weatherford
Boards of Regents
Bean
Weatherford
Record Wheat Expected Largest Pacific Northwest Crop
Portland reports 1912 may yield the greatest wheat crop in the Pacific Northwest history. Oregon Washington and Idaho acres are at record highs and weather has been perfect. Officials think 70,000,000 bushels is plausible, 6,000,000 more than prior NW totals and 15,000,000 above 1911.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Northwest
Weary William Defends Quiet Labor Stance in Rant
In a pointed exchange, Weary William chides critics who label workers as troublemakers while praising a restraint in labor disputes. Mrs. Stingey prompts him for a credit, and he asserts the group avoids public labor conflicts, emphasizing disciplined conduct amid tensions.
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William
Referendum Path Debated Over University Funding
The article notes heavy investments in the two institutions and citizen contributions from Corvallis and Eugene, arguing abandonment would be unjust. It discusses a proposed second suit to derail the referendum and delay funding, with the judge predicting no further action before the election, leaving the matter to voters next fall.
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Corvallis
Eugene
Indians Not Dying Out Says UC Anthropologist
Berkeley notes by Dr. Thomas Waterman challenge the view that Indians are vanishing. He argues there were as many tribes and people in Columbus era and estimates current numbers east of the Sierras at about a quarter of a million and 200,000 in California. He attributes misperceptions to the Lewis and Clark river-focused route.
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Berkeley
Cal
United States
Columbus
Thomas Waterman
University of California
Waterman
Ishi
California
Red Man
North America
Dr. Waterman
Sierras
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Schillings
A. L. Schaefer Jeweler
Yours Truly
Frank Duprat
Pearl
Raspberries
Gray Bros. Grocery
Quality Grocers
Newsy
Commission
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Wm. Hanscom
Alta
Oxfords
Workingmens Clothing Co
Henry
Hart
Schaffner
Marx
Clark’s Grocery
Main Street
Royal M. Sawtelle
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