Freewater Peach Day Draws Thousands for Oratory and Feasts
Crowds from Freewater and surrounding counties packed the streets for the annual peach day celebration on Sept. 3. D C Sanderson led a strong program with speakers from Walla Walla Pendleton and Missouri while Freewater peaches and cream were served. An afternoon of foot racing and other sports complemented the program as open city streets buzzed with visitors from Garden City and beyond.
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Freewater
D. C. Sanderson
Freewater Times
C. T. Godwin
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Garden City
Exhibition Preparations Restart After Fire at Stables
Builders replace stables burned in a fire and crews work on cleaning and repairs. Exhibitors gather fruits vegetables and arms to decorate halls and for displays. Growers urged to save top produce this year for special cash prizes for best individual exhibits in fruits and grasses.
Alta House Fire Incendiary Work Suspected
The fire poured burning brands across blocks, threatening the scouring and woolen mills. Firemen battled flames with help from the scouring mill crew and the Byers mill warehouse, which acted as a barrier to protect adjacent yards and offices.
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Alta House
Whittock
Byers
Oregon Lumber Yard
Ritner Heads East for Great Council of Redmen
R W Ritner leaves tomorrow for Bridgeport Connecticut to attend the great council of the Redmen convening September 14. He is the state representative and former grand record keeper. After the session he will travel east and be away about two months.
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R. W. Ritner
Bridgeport
Conn
Great Council of the Redmen
The
Order
Ritner
Great Council
Despain Returns From Malheur County Trip
J B Despain returned from a four day trip into Malheur county to look over the country. He brought a box of peaches from W L Gibson's Nyssa area ranch. The peaches are fine and indicate Malheur county is becoming a fruit producing region.
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Malheur County
W. L. Gibson
Nyssa
Cold start warning slows sickness and aids cure
The message stresses acting at the first signs of a cold to prevent deepening illness. Waiting hours may extend suffering and complicate recovery. early treatment is advised.
Fair Work Active at Walla Walla County Grounds
Workmen at the county fair grounds are rapidly preparing the buildings and grounds for the exhibition and race meet scheduled for the last week in September. Crews are cleaning, painting, and installing facilities in anticipation of visitors and events.
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Walla Walla
County Fair
Ahape
Funeral for J Thomson Held at Rader Parlor
The funeral for the late J Thomson was held at 10 o'clock this morning from the Rader undertaking parlor. Rev Lewellyn conducted the service. Pallbearers were F J Quinlan, J A Gwinn, D B Batley, and L Greenwald.
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J. Thomson
Rader Undertaking
Rev. Lewellyn
F. J. Quinlan
J. A. Gwinn
D. B. Batley
L. Greenwald
Freewater Peach Fair Report By Publicity Bureau Rep
J H Gwinn attended the Freewater peach fair yesterday as publicity bureau representative for the fair commission. He reports the event was an unqualified success and reflects great credit upon the people of the east end.
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Freewater Peach Fair
Publicity Bureau
The
Fair Commission
County Court Completes Work In One Day Session
For the first time in history the county court finished all its business in a single day. Yesterday's session sufficed for the month and last evening the court adjourned.
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Sion
Engineer and Fireman Reported Killed in Denver Train Blast
Salt Lake Sept 8 Engineer Lund and an unknown fireman killed when the engine of a Denver and Rio Grande passenger train blew up near Thompson station as the train ran at speed. No passengers reported dead. relief train dispatched.
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Denver & Rio Grands
Thompson Station
Death by Dynamite At Road Supervisor Home
Hillsboro Oregon September 3 Harold Christensen age 16 is dead at the home of C Christensen county road supervisor from dynamite blast in the powder house used by his father. It is believed he held a fuse between his teeth and touched it with a match. The explosion blew out the side of the house.
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Hillsboro
Ore
Harold Christensen
C. Christensen
Harold
Flood Gate Planned At Tail Race In Pendleton
The city council authorized the levee committee to contract and install a flood gate at the end of the Byers tail race to prevent backwater. Bids were asked and Pendleton Iron Works submitted one, but action was urgent and the committee was empowered to proceed. Estimated cost near 400 dollars. Also plans for a concrete walk around the new city hall were adopted.
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Byers
Pendleton Iron Works
Ell
W. J Clarke
Errest
Fraternity Banquet Honors Two Incoming Students
The Phi Gamma Delta Washington university chapter hosted a pleasant banquet at the Hotel Pendleton last night in honor of James Sturgis and Herbert Thomp son who will enter the university this fall. Pendleton members W. A. Slusher Ben Bur roughs Fred Hartman and Ernest Ruppe organized the event with guests Cress Sturgis Harold Warner and Lester Hamley. Attendance would have been larger if more members had been in town.
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Hotel
Pendleton
Washington University
Phi Gamma Delta
James Sturgis
Herbert Thompson
W. A. Slusher
Ben Burroughs
Fred Hartman
Ernest Ruppe
Cress Sturgis
Harold Warner
Lester
Is McGann Alive. A British effort and new lead reported
St. Louis dispatch says the British government through Thomas Erskine seeks the release of S. F. Seymour Barington, the bogus lord jailed in Jefferson City for murder. Reports claim McGann is alive and working as a bartender in San Francisco. Harrington’s death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
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St. Louis
Thomas Erskine
S. F. Seymour Barington
Jefferson City
James McCann
McGann
San Francisco
Harrington
American colony shocked by attempted suicide of Mrs Colvelt
Paris reports Mrs Myrian F Colvelt wife of T H Colvert a wealthy New York broker shot herself three times in a hotel early today. Her condition is feared hopeless.
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Paris
Myrian F. Colvelt
T. H. Colvert
New York
Engagement Broken in Reno Announces Split of Millionaire and Actress
Reno on September 8 reports mystery surrounds Harry McMillan the millionaire miner and his fiancée actress Hdna Goodrich as he cancels their engagement without a stated reason and heads east to see the actress.
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Reno
Urief
Harry McMillan
Hdna Goodrich
Pheasants Ravage Potato Crops in Whatcom County
Thousands of pheasants swarm Whatcom County fields near Bellingham on September 3 causing serious potato crop damage. Farmers respond with heavy shooting despite game laws.
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Bellingham
Filda
Whatcom County
Bellingham Burglar Confesses to Seven Thefts
In Bellingham on September 8 Bert Davis a 20 year old Black boxer has confessed to being the author of seven robberies in the city this summer with only two escapes. He admits responsibility for all but two burglaries in the period and is held for further questioning.
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Bellingtom
Bellingham
Bert Davis
Girl Campaigns for Daddy in Seattle Union Meet
Miss Gertrude Levy, daughter of Benjamin C. Levy, urged support for her father’s bid for county treasurer at a Seattle Riggers and Stevedores union session on Western Avenue. The vote to suspend rules passed unanimously, and Levy urged workers to back the candidate as a fellow laborer.
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Seattle
Gertrude Levy
Benjamin C. Levy
Migs Levy
Courteous hearing ends with applause for speaker
The speaker described a courteous hearing and said they were applauded at the end after delivering their remarks.
The Cornelius Hotel Ad in Portland Shopping District
Center of the shopping district near street cars offers sixty rooms with private baths and long distance telephones in every room writing desks and velvet carpets. Rooms furnished in solid mahogany. Portland's newest modern hotel at Park and Alder streets invites Eastern Oregon families and visitors for good service and courteous treatment.
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Cornelius
Park and Alder Streets
Portland
Oregon
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