Big Money in Onions At Spokane Shipments
The Irrigator reports a March shipment of young onions to Spokane with net returns of $1.60 per dozen sixes after 35 cents express. Davenport's Restaurant balked at large sizes, noting two weeks earlier they fetched 25 cents per dozen or $2.85 net. It urges growers to plant in fall for revenue, citing Hotel Portland’s demand for 100 dozen a day and Spokane’s market. It also notes winter steamers blocked in Prince Edward Island amid snow and ice.
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Roadrack
Spokane
Davenport
Portland
A. M. Gillis
Ralph
Prince Edward's Island
Body of Fireman Found After River Tragedy Near Cayuse
The body of George McPartridge fireman on the ill fated train wrecked near Cayuse April 10 was recovered Wednesday evening. He had been pinned in the engine cab and held under the Umatilla River for a week. The body showed no mutilation aside from minor head bruises. The finding was by Blue Mountain Lodge No 884 members in La Grande who had searched since the disaster. An autopsy is doubtful to clarify whether drowning or fatal injuries caused death.
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Umatilla
George McPartridge
Cayuse
Saya
Pendleton
Breman
Schilke
Growers Weigh Bluestem Switch To Hardy Winter Wheat
Walla Walla valley large wheat producers consider dropping bluestem due to winter losses. Two varieties, turkey red and foxtail, chosen for yield and winter hardiness, face beard issues. Henry Vincent farms 2000 acres of turkey red near Eureka fat, with strong contracts for next fall. D K Kirk grows 1000 acres of foxtail near Snake River, reports solid stands after extreme cold. Previous tests show 54 to 88.5 bushels per acre yields.
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Walla Walla Valley
Henry Vincent
John Hoffman
Paxton & Stine
Eureka
Paxton
D. K. Kirk
Kirk
Snake River
Obinook
Babcock
Incompetent Perryman Accused At Athena High School
Reports describe Perryman as principal at Athena high school under scrutiny for incompetence and harsh discipline. Interviews with former 11th graders Arnold Wood and Ada Ely allege poor instruction and self taught learning, while a noon recess incident ends with the principal striking a student and later apologizing to the school.
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Perryman
School of Athena
Arnold Wood
Ada Ely
Athena High School
Wood
Boyd
Misa My
Athena
Adam Ely
Physician Accused of Peddling Whiskey Prescriptions
Citizens in Lebanon allege a local doctor issued certificates of need to undercut liquor laws. He reportedly dispensed prescriptions for 25 cents directing the pharmacist to supply a quart of whiskey, with questionable patient examinations. Community considers petitioning the state board as a remedy while a father offers a $50 reward for convicting sellers.
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Lebanon
Flood Fears Grow OverHeavy Snowmelt in Idaho Rivers
Lewiston officials fear record floods as warm rain melts 260 miles of snow in the Snake and Clearwater basins. Four to fourteen feet of snow across the Thunder Mountain district and deep accumulations near Buffalo Hump mining camp threaten rapid spring runoff. Authorities warn of potential floods similar to past rising waters, with Snake River rising to its yearly peak. Ballard’s liniment ads and a gunfight report from La Grande accompany the front.
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Lewiston
Bitter Root
Jane
Thunder Mountain
Buffalo
Columbia Borin
Snake River Hon Ris
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Manasse’s
T. M. Taggart & CO
T. M. Taggart & Company
South Side
Main Street
Pitts
Harrows
A. Barrett & CO
Oregon
Dell Brothers
Cayuse Canyon
East Oregonian
Railroad Commission
O. C. Turner
A. A. Chisholm
Trendweil
Wm. McBride
Dr. King
Ella Slayton
Noland
Ark
Dreas Goude
Mananae
Biz
Bnow
Idaho Mountains
Ballard
W. McBride
la Grande
Fred Reyner
Walden
Reynor
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