New Sawmill for Lehman Springs Planned
William McCormmach, proprietor, has purchased a sawmill outfit to be set up this fall near Lehman Springs. The plant will include sawmills and a planer with a daily capacity of 12 000 to 15 000 feet and will likely power the mill via water wheel. An electric light plant is contemplated to serve the hotel grounds springs and camping areas, with water pipes planned to bring camp facilities up to city standards within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman Springs
William McCormmach
McCormmach
Philippine Constabulary Band Passes Through Pendleton
The Philippine Constabulary band, all Filipino, spent a few minutes in Pendleton this afternoon en route from Atlantic City to the Seattle exposition. Commanded by Jack ONeill of the O R N passenger department, they will reach the state capital safely and later be turned over to the Northern Pacific. The band came via the Isthmus to attend the inaugural ceremonies last March and has since journeyed through eastern cities, spending the summer at Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Constabulary
Pendleton
Atlantic City
Seattle Exposition
Jack O'Neill
Northern Pacific
Istands
Bryan Denounces Texas Congressmen in Dallas Speech
William Jennings Bryan denounced Texas congressmen for voting a duty on hides saying it violates the platform and aids Cannonism. The move is seen as a direct challenge to the bill with political stakes brewing around Bailey and a possible Bryan bid for Senate from Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
William Jennings Bryan
Texas
Bryan
Mercedes
Bailey
Naturalist killed by big man eaters in mountains
New Orleans reports from Port Simon that two naturalists, American William Kihns and Swede R. G. Entered, were killed and eaten by tigers in the Turrlalba mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Port Simon
William Kihns
R. G
Turrlalba
Typhoid Strikes Pendleton Area and Local Court Action
In Pendleton area Miss Lena Kamrath on West railroad street contracts typhoid fever and Richard Williamson, son of Mr and Mrs W P Williamson, remains critically ill with the disease. Bluestem wheat prices drop today with quoted prices of 76 for club and 36 for bluestem. In circuit court this morning Mark Moorhouse vs Smith Evenham and wife begins as an equity action to collect a note for 97.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Kamrath
West Railroad Street
Richard Williamson
Mark Moorhouse
Smith Evenham
Equity Department
Circuit Court
Church Social Opens Season at West Webb Street
Members of the Christian church will join for the first social of the season on Thursday evening. The event will be held in the church building on West Webb Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Trick
West Webb Street
Ill merchant R Alexander confined at home on Water Street
R Alexander a prominent merchant is ill at his Water street home and confined to bed for several days though not seriously ill. The piece notes others in the region including H Jurgens road master touring new territory east of Meacham Kamela, and a water right filing on the Big Klickitat for Horse Heaven irrigation with J E Bickmore filing for milling mining and irrigation. The grand jury is in session with no indictments yet. there are notes of the Mosses horse theft case under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Alexander
T.L. R. Alexander
Water Street
H. Jurgens
Pendleton
Meacham
Kamela
Husum
Wash
Big Klickitat
Great Horse Heaven
Klickitat
Benton
Yakima
J. E. Bickmore
Seattle
Milton
Morses
Watermelon Social At Damon Lodge No 4 Knights of Pythias
Members of Damon lodge No. 4 Knights of Pythias held a watermelon social after a brief initiatory ceremony conducted by veteran members. A watermelon banquet followed in the adjoining room, featuring a series of tasks given during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon Lodge No. 4
Knights of Pythias
Herr displays art window in Smith Crawford building
Artist Herr curates an attractive window display in the Smith Crawford building formerly Clarke Nelson’s stationery and nation store. The show features painted scenes and faces including a piece based on a photograph by Major Lee Moorhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr
Smith-Crawford
Clarke Nelson
Stationery and Nation Store
Lee Moorhouse
Children sent to state school for deaf mutes
Three deaf and mute girls left for Salem to enter the state school for deaf mutes. They are daughters of M L Morrison of Helix Frank Snyder of this city and John Peringer of Adams. They travel with Mr and Mrs M L Morrison who will visit at the fair before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
M. L. Morrison
Helix
Frank Snyder
John Peringer
Adams
Cupid’s Cupid: Six Marriage Licenses Issued
Cupid’s activity in the county clerk’s office shows six marriage licenses issued. The couples include Frederick Waldo Whitney of Walla Walla with Eva Catherine Beller. Claude Y. Beale with Eva M. Pool. Joseph P. Murphy with Mary Elizabeth Milarkey of Pendleton. Elmer G. Taylor with Rena Kirk of Athena. John Hash with Nannie Morris. Platt P. Ring with Caddle Olsen of this city.
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Cupid
Frederick Waldo Whitney
Walla Walla
Eva Catherine Beller
Claude Y. Beale
Eva M. Pool
Joseph P. Murphy
Mary Elizabeth Milarkey
Pendleton
Elmer G. Taylor
Rena Kirk
Athena
John Hash
Nannie Morris
Platt P. Ring
Caddle Olsen
Railroad changes shift Garven to Enterprise section
Pat Garven, section foreman at Hilgard and a veteran O R N foreman, transfers to the Enterprise section on the Wallowa branch while recovering from an arm injury. C Stevena moves from La Grande to Hilgard to fill the vacancy. Frank Carpenter returns to his former La Grande foreman role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Garven
Hilgard
Enterprise
Wallowa
C. Stevena
la Grande
Frank Carpenter
Remarkable Return from Wallowa by Auto
Sam Thompson his wife and daughter William Blakely and Captain James Blakely returned this morning by automobile from Wallowa after a trip last week. Captain Blakely is in his fifty eighth year and stood the journey well. Mrs William Blakely traveled by train while her husband’s father refused to leave the auto for the Pullman car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallowa
Sam Thompson
William Blakely
James Blakely
Captain Blakely
Preparing for College Exodog y of Students This Week
General exodus of students described as they prepare for college travels this week to various destinations and orientations.
Students head to western colleges from Pendleton
Pendleton graduates will attend universities in the Northwest with the University of Oregon favored by many. Arthur Means Carl Engdahl James Johns Glen Storie Harold Warner and Glenn Scott plan to study at Oregon. Laster Ham Lem James Sturgis Cresa Sturgis Tracy Baker go to the University of Washington in Seattle. Bertha Gross returns to Willamette University to finish elocution course.
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Northwest
University of Oregon
Washington
Oregon
Pendleton
Arthur Means
Carl Engdahl
James Johns
Glen Storie
Harold Warner
Glenn Scott
Seattle
University of Washington
Laster Hamlem
James and
Cresa Sturgis
Tracy Baker
Bertha Gross
Willamette University
Featherweights Fight for British Crown in London Match
Driscoll and Moran meet at the National Athletic Club in London to decide the featherweight championship of Great Britain. A $12,500 purse and potential tour to America to fight Abe Attell heighten the bout. Charles Griffin, in England, plans to challenge the winner and seeks a match here around October 15 if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driscoll
Moran
New York
National Athletic Club
London
Jem Driscoll
Owen Moran
Great Britain
America
Abe Attell
Priscoll
Attell
Charles Griffin
England
President Must Sail Under American Flag
New Orleans dispatch reports a rebuke of the reception committee after seeking foreign vessels for Taft delegates' reception. The Secretary of Commerce and Labor stated he cannot believe American shipping has dwindled so that the president and a small American party must travel under a foreign flag for the trip on the great American river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Taft and Waterways
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Gulf
Health officer misreads rodents as plague carriers
North Yakima September 14: County Health Officer P Frank reports a new rat like creature during the hog cholera scare. He sent specimens to the state lab after interviews. A later report identified the animals as muskrats with no plague danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Yakima
P. Frank
State Laboratory
Four Year Old Child Terribly Mistreated At Theater
Tacoma Sept 14 The four year old son of Owen Lehman returned home after an all night imprisonment in the Savoy theater by a young man police are seeking. The child was missing all night, the mother near death, and the father distraught. The boy told a tale of severe mistreatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Owen Lehman
Hom
Savoy Theater
Cutoff Contract Awarded by Great Northern in Montana
Great Falls Montana Sept 13 The Great Northern Railway company awards the cutoff contract between Great Falls and Belt to A B Cook & company. About twenty two miles of new rail line will be built including a tunnel 16000 feet long at a cost around 1090000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern Railway Company
Belt
A. B. Cook & Company
Drillers in the Park at Athena strike flowing well
Drillers at Athena have hit a flowing well at 410 feet with a capacity of 35 gallons per minute. The contract calls for 1000 feet, but confidence exists that a gusher will be found long before that depth. If so the city will likely sink a well as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Athena
Results of the Big Games Yesterday in Major Leagues
Baseball results from Cincinnati Boston New York Chicago Detroit show scores and battery pairs. Teams include CHCA Washington Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit with pitchers and catchers listed for each game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Street
Smith
Detroit
Rose and Killifer
Mullin
Stanage
Nondescript Baseball Fragments From Early Boston Series
Fragmentary notes describe a second Boston game with Batterlem-Ameg and Schlel, Ferguson, Richie, and Shaw. The contest was halted in the fourteenth inning due to darkness, causing uncertainty over the final result and players involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Bel
Marshall
Corridon
Doomn
Boston
Hue
New York
Sheeseeetane
BORG
Iinsiacis Sea Sarees
Ameg
Schlel
Ferguson
Richie
Shaw
Miss May Andrews Readings at Local French Hotel
Learn Your Future. Miss May Andrews will be in the city for palm and card readings from 1 to 6 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 14 at the French restaurant rooming house. Also note that many watermelons are raised in Thief valley Baker county despite its name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thief Valley
Baker County
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Standard Grocery Co
East Court St
White House Coffee
Lenman
William M'Cormmach
Tiave Wheels
Tre
Jeweler
Winslow Bros
O. M
Heacock
Optician
Pendleton Roller Mills
Pendleton, Oregon
the Handy Store
Tallman’s
MT. Hood
Tallman & Co
Cincinnati
RK. H. E
American League
R.H. E. Washington
Boro Osces
Northwestern
Portland
Spokane
Vancouver
P. Cc
Spokane Eons
Portland Sae South
Aberdeen
Vancouver Eee
First National Bank
United States
G. M. Rice
Jae
C. K. Cranston
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