Minerva Chapter of Eastern Star Instituted in Baker
A new fraternal group, Minerva Chapter Order of Eastern Star, was instituted in the Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening January 16. Officers elected and installed include Worthy Matron Mrs Martha Tent and Worthy Grand Patron Clyde Evans among others. The 24 candidates received degrees and the charter enrollment is 60. About 70 guests attended. the chapter plans to meet January 25 with regular sessions to be scheduled.
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Minerva Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Masonic
Pauline Moore Riley
Baker, Ore
Clyde Evans
Portland
Oregon
Rose
Eee
Martha
Chas
A. Fry
Ruby Ray Davis
Tary
Mia
Susie Rogers
Josephine Hendricks
Olive Ingledue
Anna Harrington
Adah
Alda Overstreet
Ruth
Bertha Koerner
Eather
Myrtle Weeks
Raby Markwell
Electa
Lillian Miller
Alice Learned
Marshal
Martha Hoover
Catherine Stephens
Sentinel
A. W. Davis
Nellie McKinley
Hugh Boyd
Ilizabeth Stiles
Drake
Greatest Story Teller Opie Read Comes to Stoe Lyceum
The coming of America's famed story writer Opie Read to Stoe on Monday evening February sth in the lyceum entertainment and lecture course is a major event. Read is renowned nationwide for stories with humor and pathos that depict familiar men and women. His program ranges from humorous to dramatic and appeals to all classes, promising a memorable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Opie Read
Stoe
Lyceum
Mr. Read
Sons of Veterans Elect Officers at St Johns Meeting
Sons of Veterans of St Johns met at the fire hall on Wednesday evening January 17 and elected officers. The charter will stay open until the next meeting on Thursday at 7 pm. All sons and grandsons of veterans urged to attend as officers will be installed and the camp given a name by a representative of the division camp of Oregon and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of Veterans of
St. Johns
Piedmont
Tawara
Oregon
California
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted for Natural Healing
A historic advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as medication that aids nature. It claims the remedy soothes coughs, relieves lungs, clears secretions, and restores health with widespread reported excellence and relief.
Spruceville Street Fair Weekend in Freshman Notes
Freshmen join seniors and juniors at Spruceville street fair invitations on January 12. The gym at Spruceville main street glowed with red white and fine pennants, lemon aid booth, and a rustic fair program. Speeches by Mayor T. Bugbee, Mr Cheney, and Mr Fry drew applause, along with songs races and brass band music before a shoebox lunch on the village green. Cecil Magone honored for calming a dangerous wire incident that halted school. Boys basketball lost 21 to 16 to Betacada at Bickner's hall with Bughee Carlson B Smith B Smith and Bill Magone in the lineup.
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Spruceville
Spruceville Main
T. Bugbee
Cheney
Lakely
Fry
Twen
Cecil Magone
Hayes Street
Betacada
Bickner's Hall
Althe
Bughee
Carlson
B. Smith
Bill’ Magone
Survey to deepen Oregon Slough for ocean vessels
The U S Army Corps of Engineers received a War Department order to broaden Oregon Slough to a depth allowing deep watercraft to pass its 4 mile course to the Columbia River. Survey will begin in about two weeks and data sent to Washington. Shippers see the project as boosting Portland with Swift Packing and other plants already on the slough. The needed dredge depth is uncertain until the survey concludes.
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Oregon
Jay J. Morrow
Corps of Engineers
U.S. A
War Department
United States Engineers
Morrow
Oregon Slough
Portland
Swift
Peninsula
Columbia River
Willamette
Swift Packing Co
8. Packing Co
Monarch Mill
Washington
Department
New Woodworking Invention by Ed Rawson of St Johns
Ed Rawson of St Johns unveils a new machine described as a universal wood working device combining 60 different functions in one. He claims it will revolutionize wood planer manufacture, cut costs, run quietly, and offer a powerful, noiseless performance with a double reversible double clutch praised by local woodworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Rawson
St. Johns
Rawson
Leap Year Party for Young Men and Women Classes
The Christian church Bible school Leap Year party brings the L. H. 5. Young Men class and the T. H. S. Young Women class together at Mrs. G. M. Overstreet home, 109 West Burr Street, Wednesday evening January 29. Ladies choose escorts and both groups invite all city youths to attend. entertainment committee notes strong turnout and cordial welcome.
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The
Christian Church Bible School
G. M. Overstreet
West Burr, Street
Litttertainment Committee
John Bradford Safe Co to Build Two Factories at Linnton
The John Bradford Safe Co has acquired river frontage at Linnton and a Portland architect drafts two factory buildings. The larger main factory will house burglary and marine safe production with required machinery. The smaller structure will contain the foundry and conversion equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bradford Safe Co
Linton
Portland
Soxigo
First Grade Enrollment Opens for Feb Start
School notices new term begins February 1 with first graders admitted if turning six before April 15. Deadline for enrollment is February 16, per Superintendent Chas H Boyd. Sunday featured bright springlike sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas,h, Boyd
Epworth League Social At Parsonage Draws 76 Persons
Epworth League girls hosted a Tuesday evening social at the M. E. parsonage. About 76 attendees, equal numbers of boys and girls, enjoyed games and refreshments planned by the girls who proclaimed the event a success. Punch and Nabiscos were served and all left with a fine time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Parsonage
Epworth League
Oregon Editors to Visit Pendleton Roundup by Special Train
Oregon editors will attend the Pendleton Roundup next fall traveling from Portland by special train for the two Gun days. The annual convention will be held in Portland, and on the Sunday after the editors are expected to be guests at Hot Lake.
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Oregon
Pendleton
Portland
Hot Lake
Council Proceedings On Newton and Fessenden Streets
The town council met Tuesday with mayor and seven councilmen present. The Peninsula Sand & Gravel Co requested an extension on Newton street improvement awaiting bondholder consent. A petition for concrete improvement on Fessenden Street from Buchanan to Oswego was read and data preparation ordered. An arc light change at Fessenden and Charleston was referred to the water and light committee. Bills totaling 100.05 were approved. Fire chief appointment of B. F. Noonan was confirmed. Other infractions and ordinances including Charleston Street cost assessment and election officer provisions were adopted or directed for action.
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Ay Council
Peninsula Sand & Gravel Co
Newton Street
Fessenden Street
Buchanan Street
Oswego
Valentine
Fessenden
Charleston
Fox and
Water and Light Committee
Muck
W. Bugbee
R. M. Gilliam
H. C. Stevens
Edna M. Fuller
Willamette Boulevard
T. Jonson
Rodkman
F. A. Rice
B. F. Noonan
W. F. Southworth
St. Johns Lumber Co. Limber
Alderman Hill
Crawford Sieumimidee
Col!ave
Horsman
Charleston Street
Hayes
Olympia
Davis
Lodge Installs Officers at St Johns Lodge No 545
Fraternal Brotherhood lodge installed its officers last Friday, with Deputy State Manager Horace D. Jones assisting from Portland Lodge 209. New officers include JH Gee president L. H. Hopfinger vice president Ina Kingsbury chaplain Trena Palmer secretary Lizabeth Roye treasurer F Li Stockton mistress at arms Raymond Lee sergeant Roy Wilson inner door keeper James Klum outer door. A program and dancing followed until visitors departed for Portland.
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St. Johns Lodge No
Fraternal Brotherhood
Horace D. Jones
Cen
Portland Lodge 209
Jones
JH Gee
L. H. Hopfinger
Ina Kingsbury
Trena Palmer
Lizabeth Roye
F Li. Stockton
Agnes Leland
Raymond Lee
Roy Wilson
James Klum
Portland
Baraca handshake and hotel rush for lodge reunion
Say young fellow and reader learn about the Baraca handshake as a growing fad. A free sample is offered at First Baptist Church at 10 am Sunday. Portland hotels fill with reservations for Ellis week next July for the grand lodge reunion with large delegations expected from across the country. San Francisco anticipates 1000 delegates, Willamette Valley lodges 1400, and Puget Sound cities seek 600 hotel rooms.
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First Baptist Church
Portland
Ellis
Grand Lodge
Pacific Coast
Yes
San Francisco
Willamette Valley
Puget Sound
Fire at Muck Mercantile Co Store in South Jersey
Firefighters battled a basement blaze at Muck Mercantile Co on South Jersey early Wednesday. Despite heavy smoke and rain, they confined the flames after two hours, with damage around 3000 dollars. Fire origin uncertain, theories cite electric wires or rats.
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Muck Mercantile Co
South Jersey
Johnstone's Toggery
St. Johns
Ely
Methodist Church Notes and St Johns Prospects
The second quarterly conference for 1911 1912 was led by District Superintendent J. W. McDougall with encouraging reports across departments. Rev Patton discussed speechlessness and progress while Clarence True Wilson of Chicago will speak at the Pioneer Methodist church St Johns at 11 am. The piece references St Johns city views on riverfronts and healthful setting and notes a large crowd attends Sunday services.
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J. W. McDougall
St. Johns
Peor
Willamette
Columbia
Matt
Patton
Genoa
Columbus
Tere
Clarence True Wilson
Chicago
Methedfist Temperance Society
Will Spenk
Pioneer Mo
St .Johus
M. Heb
Largest peacetime troop mobilization eyed in Klamath Basin
A massive peacetime drill is planned in the Klamath Basin for next summer. U S regulars and state militia will assemble for maneuvers about ten miles north of Klamath Falls near the Klamath Indian Reservation, close to Crater Lake National Park and the Cascade Forest Reserve.
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Klamath Basin
United States
Klamath Palls
Klamath Indian Reservation
Crater Lake National Park
Cascade Forest Reserve
Physician Says Await Post Mortem Examination
A physician states they do not understand the last case and plan to wait for the post mortem examination before further conclusions.
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Sourire
Arithmetical Puzzle and School Supplies Offer
Pupils are asked to solve a problem for school supplies chosen by the winner. The problem asks how many yards of carpet are needed for a floor 15 by 18 feet with a 27 inch wide carpet, noting waste on each strip. The prompt mentions weekly publication and previous incorrect answers.
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Witmer
J. M
Skeebink
St Jolie Socialist Banquet Scene and Local Notes
A fragment from a science era column depicts St Jolie socialist functions on Second Street with figures like Perrine and Mrs Perrine, plus a banquet by Branch Ne four. The piece weaves in local gossip, a nurse from Nebraska with tuberculosis, street maintenance notes, and a joke about a wind bill.
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Geo, L
Perrine
Noteriaus
St. Jolie
Socialist Party
Second Street
Taylor and
Salman
Topley
Connell
Martland
unclear text fragment about petitions and deliveries
unclear text fragment listing names and actions about an auto wide for night and delivery petitions with references to He Hewitt and Cook.
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Cole Mwine
Hewitt
Cook
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Sons of Veterans
Leap Year Party
Linnton
Epworth
Council Proceedings
Lodge
Christ Nelson
Jack Root
Root
Spence
Southern Pacific Trade Department
Middle West
Forest Service
North Portland
Methodist Church
Tilamook
Department of Surcifice
Henderson
Astoria
Baker's Dozen
Graves
Jersey Si
Alice
St. Oe
Netveaska
Geo. P. Crowell
Low River
Momlay
Sly
Cole
Monahan Odvises
Chamberlin
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