Holdman Vicinity News Notes Special Correspondence
Holdman Oregon area reports the death of John Etter aged 59, survived by a wife, three children, and siblings. Ora Holdman improves after Portland visit and oversees repair of buildings damaged by spring flood. Church dedication of United Brethren in Christ raises $600 toward a $2,000 building, with Rev W Nichols officiating and Rev W S Payne preaching. Grandma Harp slowly recovers from illness. Sadie Harp visits Seattle. Mrs Newton Miller attends church events in Holdman.
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Holdman
John Etter
Umatilla County
Etter
Bradley County
Tenn
Frank Holdman
Portland
Ora
Thorne
James Haight
Weston
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Rock
W. Nichols
A. B
Spokane
W. 8. Payne
New Church
Grandma Harp
Pope's Diapepsin Promises Fast Stomach Relief
An old time advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a cure for heartburn headache and indigestion. It claims relief within five minutes and promises cleaner stomach and intestines with a single dose. It urges readers to tell their druggist to obtain Pap e's Diapepsin for a thorough cure this time.
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Pope
Water Turned Into Big Reservoir Near Hermiston
Hermiston news notes the start of a 46 inch reinforced concrete pipe project from the RR line to the M line one and a half miles north to irrigate land opened for entry. A 20 man crew expects four months to complete the system. The government irrigation headgate opened this week, diverting 20 second feet from the Umatilla river into a 26 mile feed canal to fill the reservoir, with expected completion around the next irrigation season. Local updates cover R C Todd erecting a new bungalow, city recorder F C McKenzie buying a residence, Dr M W Turley returning to practice, L Upham’s business trip, Dr M S Kern making progress on a Main street cement block, Robert Stickney lodging at Hotel Oregon, August Selvert’s Portland visit, and Isaac Jay buying Done & Jones horse shoeing shop.
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Hermiston
Umatilla
R. C. Todd
City Recorder F. C. McKenzie
L. W. Davis
Main Street
Robert Stickney
Hotel Oregon
Csicabo
August Selvert
Portland
How much a man is like his shoes
Fragmented ad style piece contrasts shoes and men with cobbler talk then shifts to a sale at The Peoples Warehouse offering men’s shoes and prices Then a separate note jokes about a mince pie for President Taft and a cobbler quip about an awl and Wall Street in the Philadelphia Ledger
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WGEK
Peoples Warehouse
Wall Street
Philadelphia Ledger
Bitter feud rocks Lloyd George and Burns in cabinet
London reports a sharp rift between Chancellor David Lloyd George and Local Government Board President John Burns. Once allies, they have not spoken for months over Lloyd George’s budget and local taxation. Burns may be moved to lead the Port of London, easing a cabinet split while Asquith seeks a united front.
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London
David Lloyd-George
John Burns
Local Government Board
George
Burns
Ufe
Lloyd-George
England
Lloyd George
John Bourns
Asquith
Liberal
Port of London Corporation
Sale notice for hay and pasture near Pine Creek Oregon
On Pine Creek in Harney County Timothy hay and fine green pasture available with good shelter and open water. Elevation 3600 feet. Heyes and Van Deweer of Van, Oregon handle the sale.
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Pine Creek
Harney
Heyes & van Deweer
Van
Oregon
Federation Will Fight For Officers
New York. John Mitchell, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, says the nine months imprisonment for contempt of court has been upheld by the United States Court of Appeals. He arrived late to meet President Samuel Gompers in Washington but vows to go to the Supreme Court if needed. He expects AFL convention in Toronto will address the issue with national scope and continued legal challenges to overturn the sentence.
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New York
John Mittchell
American Federation of Labor
Fed States Court of Appeals
Mamuel Gomperg
Washington
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Toronto
Power Plant Rushed in Ox Box of the Snake River
Idaho-Oregon Light and Power rushes work on a 2.5 million dollar plant in the Ox Bow of the Snake river in eastern Oregon. A 1000 foot tunnel is being enlarged to divert river water to turbines on the Oregon side. The plan targets 100000 horsepower with future tunnels to potentially triple capacity.
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Idaho-Oregon Light & Power Company
Snake River
Oregon
la Grande Star
Ox Bow
East Oregonian Ad for Calling Cards and Printing
Local East Oregonian ad offers calling cards wedding stationery and commercial printing services to order. Includes margins on personalized items and business printing solutions for residents and firms in the area.
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East Oregonian
Musical Comedy Lo Here Sunday Night in Pendleton
William E Burlock of Harry Askin company seeks assurances for Pendleton engagement of John B H Young in Lo at the Bungalow next Sunday after Seattle success. Production costs exceed 600 dollars daily. strong advance ticket orders needed. Cast includes Dorothy Brenner Maud Allee Kelly Annette Hall David Kirkland and more.
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William E. Burlock
Harry Askin Company
Chicago
New York
Pendleton
Mitchell
Oregon Theater
John E. Young
O'Henry
Seattle
Portland
Sce
Burlock
John BH. Young
Bangalow Theater
Mr. Young
Johnny Hicks
O. Henry
Rudyard Kipling
Conan Doyle
Franklin FP. Adams
New York Evening Mall
A. Palig¢in Sloane
Dorothy Brenner
Maud Allee Kelly
Annette Hall
David Kirkland
Robert Wilson
James A. Reynolds
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Sadie Harp
Ed Oliver
Newton Miller
Wailuia
James Atp
KR. C. Todd
Isaac Jay
Done & Jones
Eilers
Giant Mince Pte
TAPT
Taftreschor
Fle
White House
Lioyd George
Federation
Baby
The
D. A. May
Ore
Medbury
Northwest
Ries
ALL
Kings Hill Extension Irrigation Company, Ltd
Medbury, Idaho
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
Boise, Idaho
Medbury Project
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