Farming Intentions Signal Smith Retirement
L Smith plans to retire from farming and will continue in the har a and general implement business on Court Street. He will sell 30 loads of jacks, retain his farm stock, purchase additional land, and keep handling harvesters and extras for farm machinery. Local mortgage case notes include John Fordier arrested for selling cattle with a mortgage to Charles Canning, and a report on the annual shoot by Baker Gey Rod and Guy Clio with Roy McDaniel scoring 50 blue racks. Merchants' Case keeps in stock import items like fish, eery, crawfish, and cheese. lunch daily 11:30 am to 2 pm.
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L. Smith
Smith
Holtcomin Harvesters
Court Street
Miloneft
Solu
Ohn Fordier
Charles Canning
Inningham
Baker Gey Rod
Guy Clio
Aatern
Oregon
Roy McDaniel
Runaway wedding linked Spokane groom Weston bride causes
A clandestine ceremony in Weston united Julie Inez Hight George Conger of Weston with Reuben Hieronymous of Spokane and Mies Eda M. Trundall of Weston after parental objections and a rush to secure papers. The couple married at 2 40 am by Justice Thomas Fite Gerald Here they reportedly seek parental forgiveness and a warm Weston reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Justion
Thomas Fite Gerald
Vite Gerald
Randall
Spokane
Alf
Aleg
Weston
Hawley Pushed Through City En Route to Salem
Prof W C Hawley Willie Chatwin Hawley former president of Willamette University moved through the city this morning on his way home from Leadville and Denver to Salem where he has served as a Woodmen head manager for years. The university authorities decided to campaign against the debt that hung over the institution and Dr Coleman from the East called to the head as chair of history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Chatwin Hawley
Willamette University
Leadville
Denver
Salem
The
Woodmen
Hawley
Coleman
Railroad Tax Hearing Set for O R N Case
J W Morrow tax agent for the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company arrives in the city to attend a county court session tomorrow. The hearing concerns assessors’ valuation of the company and controversy over taxation. The company claims its figures are fair and expects a favorable ruling, while opposing counsel seeks a decision against the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Morrow
Chon
Portland
Conmnty ‘Court
Range Land Lease In Eastern Oregon Details
Montie Bo Gwinn, brother to J H Gwinn of this city, has leased a vast range tract in Eastern Oregon along Burnt River headwaters in Baker and Malheur counties. The survey area measures about 7 by 25 miles, with plans to stock it for 6000 head of cattle. Also noted is a reference to labor and conditions related to harvest work and imported workers, described in fragmented phrases from the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montie Bo Gwinn
J. H. Gwinn
Oregon
Burnt River
Baker
Malheur
Wilfe
Shone
Bucks Sold in Weiser to Baker City Dealer
J Smith of Smith Livestock Company returned from a business trip to Weiser and Baker City. He sold 800 Merino and Delaine bucks, claiming these breeds are in greater demand this year than Rambonillet among the sheepmen he visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Smith
Smith Livestock Company
Westerday
Weiserland Baker City
Prize Fight at Athena Opera House
A boxing contest is set at the Athena opera house between Back Demon of this city and Jack Overdort of Spokane. The match occurs one week from tonight with a 1 round format and a decision to be by score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luna
Athena Opera Honce
Back Demon
Jack Overdort
Spokane
Kale
Health Improves After Springs Visit for Dr Rudd
Doctor Rudd returns from Lehman Springs where he sought relief from a long illness. He reports marked benefit and improvement after his stay at the spa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Rudd
Lehman Springs
Matlock Considers Mayoral Run Amid Council Unity
The article records Matlock’s denial of an immediate mayoral bid and states his policy would follow the council’s majority. He recalls prior campaigns, notes support for Vincent, and says he will abide by collective council decisions even if defeated. He offers no clear future policy beyond council will.
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W. PF. Matioelk Hnd
Matlock
Ole von Heen
Olen
Vincent
Vincent Bie
Edry
Counell
Walter Frager Jett Marries in Colorado Ceremony
In Edgewood Colorado amid rain cleansing and farewell greetings Walter Frager Jett and Miss Talay Orlla Sti field were married by Reverend WE Powwine at the home of Mire Hattie Stanfield. The ceremony marks a new union for the couple who planned the California residence.
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California
Walter Frager
Edgewood
Col
Sumiay
Mire Hattie Stanfield
Mise Talay Orllla Stifield
WE Powwine
The Burgomaster at Frazer Delivers Laughs for Patrons
A crowded Frazer theater last night saw The Burgomaster with a strong cast of artists. The running plot features a series of humorous situations as Nixon delivers the goods to patrons.
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Nixon
the Frazer
Frazer
Simmons Takes Aim at Car Purchase in La Grande Visit
GD Simmons, once crippled at Kamela in a collision ten years ago, is in the city to play and now runs a livery business in La Grande. He visits to purchase a car for his enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GD. Simmons
Kamela
Mr. Simmons
la Grande
Will Reside Here Hereafter In Baker City
Will Reside Here Hereafter El P Cranston and his son-in-law F W Behimidt arrive to make their home in the city. Lot in Utopia Garden sold by LD Lynde and Bale ML Bende to BLL Swaggart for 1500 dollars, a tract at the edge of the city.
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EL P
Cranston
Baker City
F W. Behimidt
Mex
Cron
Atom
Utopia Garden
LD Lynde
Bale ML Bende
Bll Swaggart
Thin Elty
Enat
Jor Fo
Elty
Spokane Bank Unfair Labor Uproar Sparks Debate
Spokane labor unions accuse one of the five Spokane banks of unfair practices while the remaining four banks run advertisements in the local paper. The dispute highlights tensions between workers and financial institutions amid industry changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Steers at Three Cents Sell at Heppner Bundoy Sale
Paul Gropp of Lone Creek sold fifty head of three and four year old steers at Heppner Bundoy for an estimated price around three cents per pound.
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Paul Gropp
Lone Creek
Wolel
Heppner Bundoy
Heppner Furniture Firm Seized by Grace Haynes
Grace Haynes, formerly of the city, has purchased the Wells & Co. furniture business in Heppner and will run it in charge. A later note mentions that in a later year about 2,000 railroad workers in the United States were killed at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heppner
Grace Haynes
Wells & Co
Bow
United States
Fate pursues a family from Oregon to death
Four members of the Pruitt family of Prairie, Oregon, die in a chain of tragic events. Poh Pritt dies of typhoid after his brother Mae is killed at Mitchell on July 4. A sister takes an oath, a cousin Willis nearly dies in a Dixie Meadows mine accident in August, and the father dies at Prairie City. The Herald notes this sequence as a striking, unsettling pattern attracting wide attention.
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Pruitt
Oregon
Prairie
Herald
Prarie City
Cattle Sale On Camas Prairie In Oregon Trade
George C Sloan of Ritter sells 125 head of stock cattle at one dollar per head to Frank Sloan of Butter Creek. About ten head of two and three year old steers in the lot were reserved by the owner after refusing an offer of six dollars per head. Cattle are now pastured on Camas prairie.
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Camas Prairie
Lifebuoy Soup Endorsement For Household Use
Elizabeth Tomlinson of Vernon Street Philadelphia endorses Lifebuoy Soup, praising its disinfection and cleaning abilities. She states she has used it for the past two years and finds it unequal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Tomlinson
Gery Me
Vernon St
Philadelphia
Lifebuoy Soup Offered as Superior Household Disinfectant
A. P. Childs, a druggist at the corner of Ferry and Belmont Streets in Malden Massachusetts, endorses Lifebuoy Soup as a superior disinfectant suitable for all household uses, especially for illness from ven talous diseases, and notes it is for sale by local vendors.
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FL P. Childs
Cor. Ferry
Belmont Sts
Malden
Mass
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