Local classifieds and farm listings from Pendleton area
A dense collection of late 19th or early 20th century local ads and notices. It promotes bicycles, sewing machines, fresh seafood, rental rooms, livestock for sale, land for sale near Gardane Oregon, coal and wood delivery, plumbing and pawnbroking services, lodging, hotel rooms, furniture, building materials, and a reunion invitation. Several named contacts, addresses, and phone numbers appear throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Franklin Street
R. H. Stevens
Dutch Henry
Elty
Court Street
Gardane
Oregon
Peter Kriser
Pendleton
Ore
Rock Spring
Ben L. Burroughs
Oregoniam
Pendleton Establishes New Billiard and Parlor Offerings
A Pendleton listing introduces new billiard, card and ton soria parlors offering cigars, tobaccos and smokers supplies. Rooms include checks toward baths, shave or shine. Call to acquaint yourself.
Director Round-Up Band Chauncey Hainess Prepares Pupils
All brass wood wind and string instruments available with reasonable terms at 618 Mark Street. Contact Main 576 for arrangements and lessons by Chauncey Hainess.
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Chauncey Hainess
Mark Street
River Boat Fare From The Dalles To Portland
Passengers for Portland can save money and enjoy a clean river ride aboard the Str. Bailey Gatzert leaving The Dalles daily at 3 30 p m except Sundays and Mondays Fare to Portland one dollar.
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Portland
Dalles
Personal Mentions Highlight Local Visitors and Arrivals
A flurry of guests and travelers visit Lewiston, Pilot Rock, and nearby towns. Includes M A Means from Lewiston, FG Lucas from Weston, T 8 Gibson from Pilot Rock, Mrs A Leo Pringle from Ukiah, and the Shelton couple from Canyon City. Also seen are J T Mayo, G H Schroeder, Charles Bond, and high school graduates attended by Prof RE Ressler delivering the commencement address. The De Moss family brings juvenile musical entertainment to the Christian church on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Means
Lewiston
FG. Lucas
Weston
G. H. Schroeder
Pilot Rock
Charles Bond
Bond Bros
Yoakum
Brownell
Umatilla
Rh. B Stanfield
Asa B. Thomson
Edna Thomson
Echo
Clyde Finch
Walla Walla
Robin W. Fletcher
RE. D. Ressler
Oregon Agricultural College
Ontario
de Moss
Christian Church
Public notice disclaims debts for son Lloyd Hall
To the public this notice states I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my son Lloyd Hall after this date signed James L Hall May 29 1912
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Lloyd Hall
James L. Hall
Penland Bros Auto Truck Haul It Furniture Moves
Penland Bros advertises auto truck hauling with mobility for furniture and plane moving. Offers short city trips or country transfers. Contact Main 339 for service.
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Penland Bros
Colorado Progressives Demand Reelection of Taft Delegates
Denver May 28 E P Costigan chairman of the progressive Republican faction of Colorado wrote to McNomald head of the state committee demanding the reconvening of the state Republican convention the withdrawal of all instructions for President Taft and reconsideration of the entire matter of electing delegates to the national convention He charged that the Evans Guggenheim machine controlled the recent convention in Colorado through the Denver delegation.
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Denver
Colo
E. P. Costigan
Colorado
McNomald
Taft
Evans-Guggenheim
Salvation Army Leader Booth Likely Blind After Eye Surgery
London notices that General Booth, head of the Salvation Army, likely remains blind after a recent eye operation. Physicians acknowledge they doubt the removal of eye tracts will restore sight, and the outcome is uncertain.
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London
General Booth
Salvation Army
Booth
Refugees Arrive In San Diego On Buford Transport
United States army transport Buford arrived in San Diego this afternoon carrying 44 American refugees from Mexico. The arrival marks a notable movement of displaced persons seeking safety and resettlement amid ongoing border and immigration concerns in 1920s era reporting.
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San Diego
Calif
United States Army
Buford
Mexico
Memorial Day Plea for proper remembrance in Pendleton
The piece laments Pendleton's halfhearted Memorial Day observance urging stores to close, parades to reach the cemetery, and a band to help honor fallen soldiers. It notes Decoration Day’s national importance and calls for sincere tribute to the boys in blue amid a shrinking veteran population. It also mentions a rare double suicide case tied to local crime records.
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Eldes
Pendleton
Two Indians In Death Pact End Thirst For Firewater
Two Indian men die in a death pact linked to alcohol. The piece describes grief of the dead men’s mother and sister at the morgue and notes Isaac Parr, a mixed blood member, recently living at Adams with a wife and children. The report cites a strong family bond amid tragedy.
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Squaw
Parr
Isaac Parr
Adams
Trout Delays Train at Beth Run Station
A locomotive injector on a passenger train on the Bow Man Creek branch of the Lehigh Valley railroad was found clogged with trout fry after water drawn from a trout stream. Engineers uncovered fingerlings in the water tank, leading to temporary repairs and a plan to fit a screen over the tank inlet to prevent future fish ingress.
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Wilkesbarre
Beth Run
Bowman Creek
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Murphy
Beth Ayn
Tricks His Way Into Jail in Milwaukee
A well dressed man named Leonard Schefferling, possessing money, sought and was sent to the house of correction on a vagrancy charge. He told the court he committed a past act he wished to atone for and hoped serving time would ease his conscience. He confessed he engineered his own arrest to spend months in prison and seek rest from guilt.
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Milwaukee
Leonard Schefferling
House of Correction
Divorced Wife Attacks Ex Husband With Umbrella Outside Courtroom
Mrs. Josephine Pallas assaulted her divorced husband Henry Strathmann a liquor salesman with an umbrella in the corridor of the new city hall building and fainted. Court attendants revived her in Judge Van Nostrand's chambers.
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San Francisco
Josephine Pallas
Cliva Street
Henry Strathmann
New City Hall
Judge van Nostrand
Chambers
Custody Battle Over 12YearOld Son Goes to Court
In San Joaquin county in September 1908 Strathmann secured divorce and custody of their son John. The wife remarried and the child visited the mother frequently before returning to the father. Strathmann filed a habeas corpus writ alleging Mrs Pallas forcibly held the boy as a prisoner.
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Thomas F. Graham
John
Strathmann
San Joaquin County
Queen Backed by Suffragists Gains Royal Support
London’s suffrage leaders claim progress as Princess Louise and the Duchess of Teck align with militants. Queen Mary remains publicly reserved, but privately shares sympathy. Royal figures join the movement without endorsing extreme tactics like window smashing.
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Duchess of
Teck
Strictly first class chop suey and needle parlors
Open day and night. Tray orders a specialty. Everything new, Under State Hotel. Phone Main 567. Un Co, Props.
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UN Co
Whitmans Sampler Featured In Fresh Package Line
Philadelphia displays a new Whitmans Sampler assortment promising fresh, high grade eastern candy. The seller personally guarantees freshness and quality in every package.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F.E. Livengood & CO
Johnson Street
Burroughs
Main
W. R. Grahams
St. George Cafe
Judd Building
F. E. Judd
Sharon & Eddings
Gray Bros. Grocery Co
W. W. Hoch's
State Hotel
Schiitz Milwaukee
Pendleton Planing Mill
Oregon Lumber Yard
Umatilla Co. Pioneer Association
Lilleth Street
Pendleton Planing
E. T. Wade
F. J. Ronaldson
Peoples Warehouse
E. T. Erikson
W. Bh. Bparmore
Charles C. Haning
Maude Hasbrooke
Hood River
Henry Laatz
Edith Thomas
Laatz
Strawberry City
Oregon Theatre
Ferris Hartman
Walter de Leon
Muggins
Davies
Pendleton Drug Co
Man
Britain
Whitman
Philadelphia
Tallman @ Co
Despain & Bonney
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