City Briefs from a Dated Local Page
A jumble of items including housing offers nine rental notices and wage work. Rentals include five room cottage for $8 monthly and three newly furnished housekeeping rooms at 361 South Main Street. Help wanted includes a girl for cooking and general housework and a woman for general house work. Goods for sale mention good typewriter and organ. Local errands reference Crawford Furniture Co Baker Folsom and Leathers Transfer Storage Co.
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Trath
Ostermoor
Baker & Folsom
Casble Bt
Black
Craham Furniture Co
Crawford's
Missouri
Mra
C. J Smith
Lewis Street
Pendleton
Leathers’ Transer & Storage Co
Gritman's
East Court Street
East Oregonian
Tide Wonder Store Opens After Rebrand
Despain and Town, successors to J B Despain, rename the cash store to The Wonder just south of Postoffset Despain and Bean. They have finished stock invocation and are overhauling operations.
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Despain & Town
Postoffset
Despain & Bean
J. B. Despain
Desapain
Wonder store opens with low prices on dry goods and more
The store plans a wide range of dry goods, garments, shoes, hats, and notions at the lowest prices. Bids for concessions such as confectionery stands and fruit or coffee counters are invited by the Third Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society. Separate bids require a 25 percent deposit and the board may reject all bids. Contact the secretary for full details.
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Third Eastern Oregon District Agricultural Society
Priviowes
H. C. Wimlts
Cattle Buyer THillard French Seeks Feeders Across Counties
THillard French a cattle buyer from Butler Creek country visited Ritter last week seeking feeders with the best price this year. He then traveled to Prairie City and the Ixve country while stock raisers remain confident that cattle will fetch good prices soon, according to Monument Enterprise.
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Thillard French
Butler Creek
Ritter
Prairie City
Ixve
Monument Enterprise
Go es Blind When Angry Queer Felony Case At Vale Court
In a Baker City Democrat report a district court term at Vale will hear a felony case as Rohe Robinson a half breed Indian allegedly shot Derrick during a political dispute on election day. Robinson claims temporary blindness when excited and that self defense caused the shooting. Medical experts say his claim of blindness under stress is plausible due to a nerve condition and he previously worked around Baker City.
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Vale
Baker City
Tsat
Rohe Inson
Derrick
Robinson
Robber Foiled by Frail Woman at Baker City Millinery
A burglary attempt at a Baker City millinery store was halted when a frail woman challenged the burglar with a pair of left melissora. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing surveillance for leads.
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Baker City
Local prebirths and visitors noted in Pendleton area
A string of personal mentions covers homecoming trips. Mina Rose Fletcher returns from a visit with friends in Portland while other locals including Congressman-elects, attorneys, merchants and service members arrive home from Newport, Portland, the coast, Alaska, and beyond.
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Mina Rose Fletcher
Portland
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Teutsch’s
Warren Conastriondn
Art of the
Association Bicek
Louis Hunziker
Main Street
Wis
Koeppens’ Rounran
Upper
McKay
E. J. Sommerville
Major Connoyer
Thorn Hollow
W. F. Matlock
Alaska
T. B. Stubblefield
Walla Walla
Fred T. George
St Anthony's Hospital
J. H. Parker
Haker City
F. T. George
Adele Mousey
Pacific States Telephone Company
J. W. McCormmach
J. 5S
Furnish
Gideon Brown
Lehman Springs
Fred Lockley
Lockley
Tiwaco
Canada
Narring
Thomas FitsGerald
J. Sheuerman
Carvle Sheverman
San Francisco
Mr. Sheverman
Mary Myrtle Stewart Goodman
Hot Lake
C. Skiles
Elizabeth van Antwerp
Wallowa County
Anna Markham
Dr. Young
State Board of Health
Mira
Arthur Kerr
Jack Kerr
C. C. Berkeley
Hawthorne
McKay Creek
Malcolm Stevens
Juniper
Eaward M. Stevens
St. Anthony Hospital
Duncen
Salvation Army
Heppner
Arlington
Condon
Army of Tears
Gerald Tuttle
Spokane
Meachem
Tuttle
George Hughes
Herrington
Kas
Joseph Hughes
Juniper Country
Hellesath
White Salmon
Goldendale
Mike Addie Sharrit
Greeley
Col
Colfax
Misses Marple
Henry Craig
M. K. Yates
Yates
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