Mrs Tennessee Harp Dies Near Holdman
Mrs. Tennessee Harp aged 67 died at 4:45 this morning at her son R. L Harp's home near Holdman after a 28 day illness from kidney trouble following typhoid. Born in Missouri she moved to Umatilla county ten years ago and lived on her son’s farm northwest of the city. Survived by four sons A J Harp R L Harp J T Harp and J A Harp all of the county and daughter Mrs Victoria Howard of Missouri. She was a Universalist and the brief funeral will be at Olney cemetery Saturday at 2 pm. The body is not yet released.
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Tennessee Harp
R. L Harp
Holdman
R. L. Harp
J. T. Harp
J. A. Harp
Victoria Howard
Missouri
Universalist Church
Olney
Clarke Wireless Agent Arrested in Portand Rivalry
J Schuyler man, Clarke Wireless representative, was arrested here by Sheriff Taylor on Portland information. Deputy Gardiner transported him to Portland, ending a long dispute between United Wireless and Clarke Wireless. A Commercial association meeting is set for 4 pm to discuss resumption of the West Umatilla project, with a mass meeting planned for Saturday November 27 inviting all Columbia valley residents.
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Schuylerman
Portland
Gardiner
J. Schuylerman
Clarke Wireless Company
Taylor
United Wireless Company
the Commercial Association
West Umatilla
Columbia Valley
McGinitle Out as Interstate Board Member
McGinitle formerly connected with Interstate Telephone company is no longer connected with the organization. At a stockholders meeting McGinitle and Mrs Swafford stock was taken over by other stockholders and District Attorney Phelps was elected to fill the vacancy on the board caused by McGinitle's removal.
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McGinitle
T. E. MacGinitle
Interstate Telephone Company
Swafford
Phelps
McGintile
Special election ordered for two vacancies in district 108
County School Superintendent Frank K. Welles issues orders for a district 108 special election to fill two school board seats. Chairman B. F. Koon and Clerk R. C. Warren have moved from the district. The district lies northeast of Freewater near the boundary line.
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Frank K. Welles
B. F. Koon
R. C. Warren
Freewater
Boundary Line
District Boundary Board Meeting on Saturday Morning
The district boundary board will meet at the courthouse Saturday at 10 o'clock to settle the boundary dispute between districts 95 and 96 located on Reed and Hawley mountain.
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District Boundary Board
Court House
Reed
Hawley Mountain
Pendleton Buzzes With Local Personnel Movements
A string of local residents and visitors traverse Pendleton and surrounding areas. Bert Smith heads to Barnhart ranch while Norenn Smith hosts Pendleton friends. Dave Ingrim visits La Grande for a brief business purpose. Charles MecRee departs for Birch Creek ranch via Pilot Rock train. A F Marjorit of Milton travels for business. Deputy Sheriff Blakely to Pilot Rock on business. T S McKinney of Wee ton arrives for county business. J P McManus returns home after several days of local errands. Douglass Betts and daughter return from a visit to H C Branstetter. a woman departs on the smoking train for Echo. J W Messner, head of Western Land & Irrigation, spends the night in Pendleton and remains in Pilot Rock. Postmaster J T Brown duck-hunting between Pilot Rock Junction and Barnhart. Ed Drew inspects steel bridges for O R & N in Pendleton. J K Shotwell dismissed as juror in Ryan case and returns home. James Weller traveling from Yaki ma to Brownsville after visiting his daughter. A J Pearson transacts business in Pendleton briefly before returning to Spokane. Sheriff Ed Rand of Baker City passes through Pendleton en route to Walla Walla to retrieve a prisoner. case concerns obstruction on the railroad track.
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Bert Smith
Barnhart
Norenn Smith
Athena
Pendleton
Dave Ingrim
la Grande
Charles MecRee
Pilot Rock
Birch Creek
A. F. Marjorit
Milton
Joseph Blakely
T. 8
McKinney
Weeton
John P. McManus
Douglass Betts
H. C. Branstetter
Golden Rule Hotel
Echo
J. W. Messner
Western Land & Irrigation Company
James Weller
Hazel Weller
Brownsville
Yakima
Pearson
Freewater
Spokane
Ed Rand
Baker City
Walla Walla
Haviland
Baker County
McBroom Ranch Sells 1500 Acres for 12500 Dollars
E L McBroom by agent E T Wade sold his 1500 acre stock ranch three miles above Ritter on the John Day river to Peter Sullivan for 12500 dollars. Sullivan, former Wallowa county judge, will take possession tomorrow.
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McBroom
E. L. McBroom
E. T. Wade
Peter
Auctions Begin This Evening At Catholic Fair
Auctions start this evening at the Catholic fair and continue through Saturday night, limited to evening sessions. The grand prize drawing is scheduled for Saturday evening.
Stores Close Early for High School Football Game
To permit store staff to attend tomorrow's game between La Grande and Pendleton high schools all local stores will close at 2 o clock and stay closed until after the match.
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la Grande
Pendleton
Portland May Resort to Outlaw Ball
Portland baseball fans await Congressman McCredie s return from San Francisco. They expect he will announce a plan in response to the Pacific Coast league s decision to block a Northwestern league team in Portland in 1910. Public sentiment favors outlaw ball as the only recourse and pledges support if he sides with it.
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Portland
Ore
San Francisco
McCredie
Judge McCredie
Mysterious murder found in ravine near Troy
Police probe the mysterious death of a young woman about twenty found in a ravine by two boys near Troy. She was neatly dressed with no immediate identifying clues. Coroner and physician cite possible foul play with signs of a struggle and facial injuries.
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Vine
Troy
Milton Atre and Actress Bride Refuse Interview
Donald Howes, a Tacoma millionaire, and his actress-bride, formerly Margaret Tilington Frohmin, arrived in Portland from San Francisco and departed for Tacoma on the Northern Pacific. They occupied the drawing room of the Tacoma Pullman. Porters said they had nothing to say when asked for an interview.
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Portland
Ore
Donald Howes
Margaret Tiiington Frohmin
Sin Francisco
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mrs Daugherty Recovering From Typhoid Fever
Special correspondence from Stanfield Oregon reports Mrs Fred Daugherty has been ill at home with typhoid fever for some time and is slowly recovering after a high fever. J T Mayo of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company visits Stanfield on departmental road business. Pendleton Fire Department members are summoned to convene at the city hall quarters for planning the annual Firemen's Ball under Chief J L Vaughan.
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Stanfield
Ore
Fred Daugherty
J. T. Mayo
Pendleton Fire Department
City Hall
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White House
Standard Grocery Co
East Court St
Tallman
Tallman & Co
Oregon
Rader Undertaking
Hawkes
Haverland
WM. E. Hanscom
Winslow Bros
Pendleton’s Leading Jewelry Store
School and College
the Handy Store
Main Street
J. T. Brown
Pilot Rock Junction
Ed Drew
Engineering Department
J. K. Shotwell
Hermiston
Ryan
Milton Atre
Actress Bride Refuse
Mens & Boys Clothes
Triangle
Big Boston
J. L. Vaughan
Central Grand Gungert Gumtpany
Maximilian Dick
Edith Adams
Mme
Ruri Pearle-Meyer
Adolph Knauer
First Methodist Church
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