Woolen industry events spark Pendleton meeting agenda
The Commercial Association held a wide ranging session led by vice president J P ter with Dan P Smythe outlining the November 9 10 state woolgrowers convention expected to draw about 400 growers and notable figures. Plans for a formal wool mill opening banquet and local hospitality were set while cooperation was pledged on Pendleton Portland rail service and a Pendleton Iron Works expansion to manufacture Reynolds threshers. A committee was named to coordinate entertaining the visiting growers and to discuss the mill opening and other initiatives.
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The
Commercial Association
Moore
Saill
Dan P. Smythe
State Woolgrowers’ Association
Forester Pinchot
Secretary of Agriculture
Smythe
A. L. Knight
3. W. McClure
Clarence Bishop
Jack Huston
E. B. Aldrich
Registered Letter Fee Increases To Ten Cents
Postmaster Brown reports new rates effective November first raise the registered letter fee from eight to ten cents and set maximum liability for registered matter at fifty dollars instead of twenty five. No extra work for offices, simply explain new rates to customers.
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Brown
United States
Tinsel Counterfeit Five Dollar Coin Warned
Local U S authorities report a new counterfeit trick a five dollar coin plated with tinsel that wears off easily. The coin matches in size milling and shape a genuine piece and is said to be made of tin with a metallic ring simulating gold. Guy M Salisbury of the United States land office handled the coin and observed the plating wear away after several days.
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United States
Guy M. Salisbury
United States Land Office
Salisbury
Spokesaman-Review
Mother's Lover Kidnaps Her Child in Reno
In Reno at 101 West First Street five year old Mildred Christie was abducted while playing outside. Authorities believe the child's foster mother Beulah Christie’s lover Billie Christie took the girl and may have fled the city. Police, under the Juvenile court and Probation Officer Ingalls, pursue the case. Christie faces kidnapping and contempt charges for removing the child from jurisdiction.
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Reno
Nev
West First Street
Mildred Christie
Beulah Christie
Billie Christie
Christie
Ingalls
Mildred
Pendleton Notes Show Bank Suit and Local Events
In Pendleton a note for 367.50 was filed in circuit court by the American National Bank against BE O Bilder. Expert marksman H Hardy demonstrated shooting skills in Pendleton for a small crowd without advertising. A divorce suit, filed by Annat Hayes against Joe Hayes, cites drunkenness and cruelty. both are Indians and reservation residents. Depot work begins at Stanfield on a brick O R N depot. An earthquake near Reggio Calabria shook the area. no deaths reported. James Estes and family returned from six weeks in Missouri and Nebraska, attending Eagles events in Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Joe. District fair board creates a new premium class for grade stallions offering 15, 10, and 5 for first, second, third placearnings.
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Stites
American National Bank
Be, O. Bilder
Annat Hayes
Joe Hayes
Stanfield
James Estes
Missouri
Nebraska
Estes
Order of Eagles
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Joe
District Fair Board
G A R Ladies Set Twice Monthly Thursday Meetings
The Ladies of the G A R will shift from Saturday evenings to twice monthly Thursday gatherings. Meetings occur in the county commissioners' room on the second and fourth Thursdays each month.
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The
County Commissioners' Room
First steel chair car seen in Pendleton connects to No 7
A Union Pacific steel chair car labeled Los Angeles Limited passed Pendleton today attached to train No 7. The car resembled the new steel dynamo baggage cars and its interior surpassed the standard chair cars in appearance and advance.
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Pendleton
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
New Store Fixtures At Alexander Department Store
Six handsome show cases are being installed today at the Alexander department store. They were made at the Pendleton planing mill and reflect credit on that plant and the town as well as on the department store. The oak fixtures feature heavy plate glass tops and fronts.
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Alexander Department
Pendleton Planing Mill
Ble
Reverend Reeves Transferred to Kentucky Conference
Treeves Gets to Kentucky Rev John Reeves a Southern Methodist minister stationed in Pendleton for a year has been moved to the Kentucky conference at the recent Spokane annual conference. Rev H S Shangle remains presiding elder of the Walla Walla district with J P Hipps succeeding A L Thoroughman as pastor at Walla Walla C A Rexroad sent back to Milton and J D Crooks assigned to Weston.
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Treeves
Kentucky
John Reeves
Southern Methodist
Pendleton
Spokane
H. 8
Shangle
Walla Walla
J. P. Hipps
A. L. Thoroughman
C. A. Rexroad
Milton
J. D. Crooks
Weston
Miss Maylene Fraker Opens Voice Culture Studio
In Portland residents report Miss Maylene Fraker has opened a voice culture studio at 664 Blanders Street apartment 6 offering thorough courses based on the Italian school. She invites pupils and interested parties to learn, with endorsements from Willard Patten of Minneapolis citing three years of study.
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Miss Fraker
Portland
Maylene Fraker
Giulia
Blanders Street
Oregon
Willard Patten
Minneapolis
French Aviator Feber Killed in Boulogne Biplane Crash
Paris reports Captain Feber of the French army died instantly in a Volain biplane crash at Boulogne Sur Mer on the coast. The machine struck a hill and somersaulted burying him in debris. he lived only moments after rescue. Feber, a noted aviator, used the name Derue to avoid his noble family’s displeasure.
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Paris
Feber
Volain
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
Derue
Tax Dues Enforcement Rules and Delinquency Penalties
The notice explains penalties and interest for late tax payments. Half must be paid by the first Monday of October to avoid delinquency, with a 10 percent penalty and 12 percent annual interest from April. Personal property follows the same deadline with similar penalties. Sheriff levies begin after May 1, and land sales occur no later than March 1 of the following year to settle unpaid taxes. Between 35,000 and 40,000 dollars remain unpaid, mostly from the half-payment plan, with some delinquent balances.
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A. C. Funk
Expert praise for local woolen mill in Pendleton
The Pendleton woolen mill is praised as highly modern and well equipped. The ventilation lighting heating and sanitary arrangements are noted as superb. Bishop brothers are described as well qualified to operate the mill and poised for success. Hon P Hoff state labor commissioner endorses the project after inspections.
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Pendleton
Bishop Brothers
East Oregonian
P. Hoff
Hoff
Union County Crop Over A Million
Heavy rains across Union county delayed threshing but most work expected to finish within two weeks. Wheat yield projected above one million bushels, the largest in the Grande Ronde valley. Farmers sell gradually as prices hover around Bluestem 0, Forty Fold 79, Club 77. Pear crop shipping from La Grande will be smaller than last year.
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la Grande
Berkeley Carpenter Shoots Ex-Wife Then Kills Himself
Phillip Becker, a Berkeley carpenter, lay in wait near his former wife’s home and fatally shot her in the left breast. The shooting, witnessed by several people connected with the printing press, was followed by Becker’s suicide. His wife had refused to return to him despite his pleas of love and remorse.
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Berkeley
Calif
Phillip Becker
Widower’s Love Affair Provokes Wry Quotation
A widower contemplates romance as a quip about universal affection prompts reflection. A wry line declares that the world loves a lover, inviting caution and humor in his pursuit of companionship.
Elks Night Preparations For District Fair
Local ELks lodge members set plans for Elks Night at the district fair on Thursday September 30. Exalted Ruler's secretary Thomas FitzGerald issues the call for all Elks to meet at the hall at 7 30 wearing white duck uniforms and march to the fairgrounds. A pavilion program is planned followed by a social session back at the hall. The event aims to continue the lodge’s history of successful community undertakings with strong interest from members.
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B P.O. E
Thomas FitzGerald
Elks
Elka
Robert Hoe Dies in London Founding Met Museum Co founder
Robert H. Hoe, born 1899 and linked to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died suddenly in London on Sept 22. He was a founder of the Met and lived in New York.
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Robert Hoe
London
Robert H. Hoe
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Vaudeville Traveler Arnold Sheverman Visits Pendleton Parents
Arnold Sheverman, once active in Pendleton newspapers, now touring with the Orpheum vaudeville circuit, is staying with his parents for a few days.
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Arnold Sheverman
Pendleton
Orpheum
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