Epworth League Elects Officers at Yearly Meeting
The Epworth League held a monthly business meeting at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver. Officers chosen include President William A. Waters and Vice President Fannie Wyte, with Elia Gregory as third officer and Goldie McElroy as fourth. Alfred Christiansen is treasurer and Exina Earl chorister. Attendance at devotional meetings ranged 66 to 30. treasurer reports $40. Funds were set for a communion set and a landscape gardener for town upkeep. Ten new members joined. Pastor Rev. Howard Brown faced an SES salary reduction dispute. A quilting party by Aunt Jerusha’s group drew interest for a fundraising event at Pilot Rock with 2 cents admission for a communion set and social activities. The male quartet Jack Keefe and Chas W. Meighan are featured.
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Epworth Levene
LL Oliver
Wm. A. Waters
Fannie Wyte
Elia Gregory
Goldie McElroy
Alfred Christiansen
Treaster
Exina’ Earl
Jewell Rourke
Edna Coutts
Audrey Hunter
Jerusha
M. FE
Pilot Reek
Epworth League
M. E
Jack Keefe
Chas
W. Meighan
Church Demands Fees. Pastor Resigns in Marshalltown
In Marshalltown Iowa a local church faced salary cuts prompting the minister and his wife with six children to resign. The church demanded higher fees and the pastor quit after the salary was reduced, leaving the congregation to seek new leadership.
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Marshalltown
Town
Ilowa
Electioneer Proof in Society Vote Drive Gaffe
A fragment shows a journalist quip about boosting society turnout. The note recalls a failed campaign among the Four Hundred with a woman banning politicians from kissing her dog, reflecting social etiquette and political caution in high society.
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Fido
Nevada Faces Sparse Population Density Mystery
Nevada records show a population density of only seven tenths of a person per square mile, suggesting vast areas with low settlement. Experts note this reflects large desert and rural regions shaping the state’s demographics and land use.
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Nevada
Pendleton Newsy Notes Roundup and Local Incidents
Davis a noted civil engineer visiting Pendleton with his mother en route to Hermiston for winter work after time in South America and Porto Rico. Photographer J B Burrell leaving for Ontario plans to return for the 192 Round-Up. Robbery alleged as three men halted a rider, beat and robbed him of fifteen dollars. Deputy District Attorney Pruitt filed cases with Rob Burns jailed for three days for drunkenness._OTHER minor police court notices and forfeitures.
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Davis
Umatilla
L. B Davis
Hermiston
South America
Porto Rico
Ontario
J.B Burrell
Wheeler
Burrell
Adame
Robert Aven
Pruitt
Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company Sues Hermiston Bank
The Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company files suit to set aside a trust deed held by Hermiston Bank & Trust and to obtain a deed to the property or to stop the bank from selling the lands at auction as ordered by the Interior Secretary.
Get License on Second Try by Walla Walla Couple
Charles Dennis and Viola Baldwin, both of Walla Walla, were granted a marriage license by County Clerk Saling after initial denial due to residence issues. A witness affidavit established the lady's residency in the county, meeting legal requirements and authorizing the license.
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Charles Dennis
Walla Walla
Viola Baldwin
Saling
Matile
Negro and Wife Fight Ends With Arrest in City
Chief Gardane broke up a brutal quarrel between Bert Marlowe and his wife known as Queen Bess on Garden street. Blood stained the room after a beer bottle was used, both were jailed and await trial in the justice court. The couple has a history of violent episodes and the wife warned of lethal violence next time.
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Garden Street
Gardane
Bert Marlowe
Nesto
Justice Court
Mariowe
Bess
Ufe
Plea for National Health Department in Congress
Kansas City November 16 United States Senator Owen of Oklahoma urged creation of a national department of health before the Trans Mississippi congress stating 650000 Americans die annually from preventable diseases and that such a department would extend lives. He said Christian Scientists and other groups oppose the proposal amid opposing interests from doctors.
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Kansas City
United States
Owen
Oklahoma
Department of Health
Trans-Mississippi Congress
America
Nead Doctor’s Trust
Postal bonds prompt investments to maintain face value
Washington Nov 16 as the result of the first sale of postal savings bank bonds in New York recently at the low rate of 2.5 the trust end of the federal savings banks are considering the adoption of prompt methods to maintain the securities at their face value They will announce their willingness shortly if it is expected to invest in these bonds at purs the thirty per cent of postal savings deposits which the law places at their disposal for investment in bonds of other securities of the United States.
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Washington
Postal Savings Bank
New York
United States
Woman Mayor Mulcts Men In Arcadia Court
Arcadia mayor Kate F. O Connor acted as ex officio police magistrate weighing town court business. A woman prosecuting attorney present. Men with changes arrested, tried and fined, fines donated to Rockford Catholic Orphanage fund. Suffragette notices carried out by the suffragette mayor.
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Rockford
Kate F. O’connor
Arcadia
Round-Up officers elected as new board members chosen
The Pendleton Round-Up annual meeting approved officers and elected three new board members. Eight incumbent members were reappointed, with James Sturgis and Jack Jeff leading the race for the two top slots and Henry W. Colling, Sam R. Thompson, Dean Tatum, and Dr. W. H. Lytle contending for the remaining position.
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Board of Control
James Sturgis
Jack Jefe
Henry W. Colling
Sam R. Thompson
Dean
Famous star to visit Pendli cton
Joseph F Sheehan America's greatest tenor brings his all star company to the Oregon Theater on Sunday evening November 10. Critics hail their vocal ensemble as the finest in American musical organization. The tour has been a string of triumphs with rave press and public notices for The Love Tales of Hoffman.
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Joseph F. Sheehan
America
Oregon Theater
All Star Company
Criics
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