New boy at King Home Weston and local events
Weston Oregon October 24 report notes birth of a fine baby boy to Mr and Mrs Frank King on October 17. Local visits include Mrs M J Cockeriine from Springwater and Mr Anson Wood of Walla Walla. A piano recital by Plora McConaughy Edgar Fischer and Malen Burnett drew a large crowd at United Brethren church. A hard times dance on October 24 proved a grand success with locals and visitors attending as community life is detailed along with several short visits to Pendleton Athena Milton Enterprise and other nearby towns. In sports, a late inning ball mishap triggered a hornet attack as Lafayette Roxboroughs game ended in chaos.
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Weston
Ore
Frank King
M. J. Cockeriine
Springwater Oregon
Minnie Walker
Pendleton
Anson Wood
Walla Walla
A. R. Rice
Milton
Joe Wurzer
Hay Simpson
James Fuson
Athena
George Philips
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Rexroad
Ralph Stages
Wallowa
Fam Banister
Cecill
Enterprise
Mary Banister
Jamey Navin
Viva Warren
Lester Carlyle
Oscar Key
United Brethren Church
Plora McConaughy
Mia
Bdgar Fischer
Malen Burnett
Fischer School
Muale
Walia Walia
Anna May Thompson
Anna O'Harra
Pendleton Mix
Lola Rodgers
Wilma Dupule
Hornets Stop Ball in Fight at Roxborough Nest
A long drive for a home run struck a hornets nest in Philadelphia, ending a tense ten inning contest in Prince's WoWls Roxborough. The ball was not recovered and most players were escorted home by police after the incident involving the Hornets and opposing players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stingers
Sphere
Philadelphia
Prince's
Wowls Roxborough
Mirror shocked horse on Federal Street chase in Camden
A horse hitched to a small farm wagon startled by its own reflection in a mirror, then sped along Federal Street in Camden dodging trolley cars cars and pedestrians. The man holding the mirror escaped injury as the horse ran several blocks before stopping, the glass remaining unmarred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Federal Street
Examinations for Appointment to Annapolis Academy
The University of Oregon will hold a competitive exam for two naval academy appointments in January 1913. Open to U.S. citizens in the state meeting age and physical tests, applicants will be tested in algebra, geometry, English, geography, and histories. Candidates should send names to the President's Secretary, University of Oregon, Eugene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Senator Chamberlain
United States
Eugene
Insurance settlement for Oregon Feed Barn fire loss
Luther Rich announces full settlement and payment of fire loss on hay and feed at the Oregon Feed Barn insured by Horticultural Fire Relief of Salem Oregon. Coutts and Heys represent the insured as adjusters handled first on the scene and first to pay losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Horticultural Fire Relief
Salem
Coutts & Heys
Luther Rich
Lost Ladies Diamond Ring Reward Offered
A lost diamond ring claimed by a lady owner. liberal reward offered for its return to the office.
Leave of Absence for Homesteaders Proclaimed
Hermiston Oregon Oct 24 Special Correspondence Commissioner Upthegrove receives a circular from Washington detailing leave of absence for homesteaders in the La Grande Land district. The act frees entries from residence and cultivation until April 15 1912, with limits on actual absence. Several Hermiston residents are noted in land, business and civic moves amid project activity as the community adapts to the new ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermiston
Ore
Upthegrove
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
la Grande Land District
Congress
Influence of College Atmosphere on Students
Dean Anna Zou Crayne of Oregon Agricultural College discusses the impact of educational environment on heredity. She cites fourteen years of observation with extreme cases where upbringing and campus atmosphere appear to override hereditary tendencies, presenting her views on environment versus heredity in shaping student outcomes.
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Hed
University of Utah
New England
Philadelphia
James Henry DeWolf
South America
Crayne
A. C
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Anna Zou Crayne
Woman Secretary of Water Board Named in Salem
Salem Oregon Miss Mary Wann longtime stenographer in the attorney general's office was appointed secretary for the state board of control. Her first task will be issuing 500 water right certificates the state’s first definite water titles. The certificates favor simplicity and go to eastern Oregon counties at first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ore
Mary Wann
State Board of Control
Oregon
John H. Lewis
Board of Control
Title Men Meet This Week in Spokane Washington
Spokane, Wash. Title men assemble in Spokane on October 29 to discuss matters of interest to abstract and title company personnel. Oregon Idaho and Montana representatives will attend. Reports from the American association of Title Men will be read. James C. Cunningham and WA Winfree will entertain the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Association of Title Men
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
American Association of Title Men
Washington Association
National Association
Little Hook
Ark
James C. Cunningham
Spokane Title Company
WA Winfree
Tithe Guarantee Company of
Remarkable 101st Birthday Echoes Duffy's Whiskey
William B. Yohn of Heading Penn. celebrated his 101st birthday on May 4 1810 birth year recalled early frontier life. He credits Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic stimulant aiding health and longevity and endorses its use for strengthening digestion circulation and vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy's
William B. Yohn
North Seventh Street
Penn
Yohn Wig
Reading
John
Duffy
Brin
Banquet at Hall of the Dodges After Sessions
A note recalls a banquet held with friends in the Hall of the Dodges following the sessions, highlighting the social gathering and informal conversations that followed the formal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Dodges
Closing date for apple show entries announced
Spokane show managers set 12 noon November 1 as the final hour for carload apple show entries and prohibit any apples passing the Bates after the deadline. The fourth National Apple show opens November 23 with about two million apples on display. Most entries come from four northwest states. some from east and south. Vancouver steamer Iroquois cut in two the tug Nonama, sinking it in eight minutes. crew rescued. loss $60,000 covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Bates
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
Nonama
G. J. Wilken
Nine Affinities Too Many Divorce Case
In Kansas City Missouri Mrs Jennie M Adama age 57 seeks divorce from Charles W Adama of Joplin Missouri claiming nine affinities. The Circuit Court heard her testimony from Beneath Davenport and Locust Avenue detailing her husband many infidelities as the basis for the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jennie M. Adama
Locust Avenue
Thomas
Ciricuit
Charles W. Adama
Joplin
Adams
Fragmentary memoir scene and advice column note
An old cave of a boarding house tale surfaces with a half hour suffocating wind episode beneath a davenport in Joplin. A judge is told of eavesdropping on a traveling couple’s actions, with concealment until later. The piece closes with generic advice about prudence and a cough remedy advertisement for Chamberlain’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Thomas
Adams
Hair Hints Worthy the Attention of People
A period style health note advises readers to keep personal brushes at home and in salons, avoid public brushes, wash brushes weekly with soap and a disinfectant, shampoo weekly with pure soap and water, and use Parisian Sage daily to destroy dandruff germs. The Taliman Drug Co guarantee promises dandruff elimination or money back, with additional claims for stopping hair loss and scalp itching, and restoring vitality. Price is a few cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taliman Drug Co
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Mountain Town
Wall Walla
Lafayettes
Roxboroughs
Roxborough
Hornets
Horse
Annapolis Academy
Lawrence M. Canfield
Canfield
Northwest
Robert R. Lewis
Arch M Mathews
Lewis
Echo
Umatilla
Mathews
W. W. Steiner, Jr
Pioneer
R. Hiatt and
Haning
H. T. Irvin
William Glasson
J. Pelmulder
George FE. Utter
Jackson
Michigan
Richardson
Utter
Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company
Bert Wilson Smith
Harry W. Palmer
Inland Lumber Company
Everett
Phillip A. Stover
Alaska
Phillipines
Clfford L. Morgan
Otto Heinl
Schwebel Ang Dnauchter
Terre Haute
Indiana
FE. i, Murphy
Vincennes
Morgan
M. E. Church
R. W. Hawley
Nevada
Mort Dishon
Edward Loudensinger
Charles Downer
Mr Downer
Lind Holdings
Water Board
W. Bf. John
Drummers
Pendleton’s Big Drummer’s Sample Store
Davenport
Maia
East End Grocery
J. W. Dyer
Mark Moorhouse CO
E. Court Street
Republic
Ames. E. Peppe
America
Kentucky
Columbia Liquor Store
Sale Distributors
Herman Peters
Prop
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