Harvest reports and country social notes from Weston
Joss Gordon reports average yields around 38 bushels per acre for a crop praised as No. 1 wheat selling at one dollar a bushel to Pranie Price of Weston Warehouse Co. A neighborly dinner at Joe Hyatt’s on Weston mountain fed about forty guests, with a planned sequence of future gatherings at Albert Gould and Mark Henderson homes. Various local farm reports note yields near 40 bushels per acre, with mentions of harvest activity, travel plans to Seattle and Toll Gate, and community events across Weston mountain and nearby farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joss Gordon
Joe Hyatt
Weston Mountain
Jacob Proebster
Portland
George Ayers
Wallula
Weaton
Weston-High road tour set with Blue Mountain planned visit
August 20 tour of inspection for the Weston-High road and a meeting of the executive committee will be held at Toll Gate. Congressman J W Summers is expected to join to gain first hand view of the forest road project and its regional impact. The executive committee includes Colonel Paul Weyrauch Roy Ritnet and others with J M Schannep among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston-High Road
Toll Gate
J. W. Summers
Washington
N. J. Sinnott
Blue Mountain Highway Association
Paul J. Weyrauch
Walla Walla
Lee B. Tuttle
Elgin
E. M. Smith
Weston
Roy W. Ritnet
Pendleton
H. M. Cocksburn
Milton-Freewater
J. M. Schannep
Umatilla County
Former saloon now church transformation in the Bronx
A derelict Bronx saloon was transformed by a volunteer congregation into a chapel dining hall and social spaces. Members including bricklayers and electricians funded debt payments and labored nightly to convert the building into a concrete Spanish-masion style church with a future dedication by Bishop Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
New York
Vos
Httle
Vors
Manning
Debts Cut as Treasury Reports July Reduction
Treasury announces a $6,000,000 reduction in the public debt for July, with the gross debt at $22,967,373,801 on July 31, compared to $22,068,881,708 on July 30 last year. Ordinary receipts for July were $206,000,000, while ordinary expenditures totaled $25,000,000. Customs revenue reached $37,000,000 and income tax receipts were $32,000,000. In Oregon, Charles Hall leads Governor Ben W. Olcott by seven votes in recounts, with Multnomah County finishing 168 precincts before Clatsop County. A new coal field is reported in Shantung, with development by Chinese and foreign engineers under Chinese auspices at $5,000 expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Treasury
Hall
Portland
Charles Halll
Ben W. Olcott
Multnomah
Clatsop
Olcott
Shantung
Shantung Province
Taken Up Notice of Red Cow and Calf Near Athena Oregon
Notice states a red milk cow with stirrup brand on right side and a red and white bull calf about three months old have been taken up. If not claimed by owner, both will be sold at public auction at the sender's place two miles west of Athena at 2 PM on Monday August 16 1928. Dated Athena Oregon July 28 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calé
Athena
Oregon
Lost Theatre Ticket Sales Ledger
A book recording Standard Theatre ticket sales has been lost since last Saturday and returns to the theatre or the Press office will earn a reward. Also listings for sale include a residence in Athena offered for 5000 with purchaser assuming street assessments, a D Scott Pisher home in Athena, Kindling wood sold in Athena at seven dollars per truck load, Milton Box Co in Milton, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Cox Investment Company
Pendleton
Oregon
D. Scott Pisher
Milton Box Co
Milton, Oregon
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Hlaynit
Foster
Red Walla Walla
Nelson
Jenna
Benedict
Nard
Audrey Jones
Seattle
Ellensburg
Snoqualmie
Sound
Lum” Lumsden
Hoevestell
Crook
Nis
Lumeden
Bert Piersol
Fred Hendrickson
Adams Farm
Astonia
Seaside
Hendrickson
Paul Beamngnd
Manhattan
Kansas
Gonsge Wo Winn
Mondy
HL. Robe
Nuparintend
Cora M. Shafer
Ruth Pattin
Klamath Falls
E. G. Mercer
North Powder
Luella Pinkerton
Gladye K. Lemmons
Thelma Anderson
Hagel Duncan
Mildred Hodgin
Rosine Kaldon
Kaldon
Wendling
P. Bulfinch
California
Esther’ Williams
University of Idaho At
Cony
Marvin Price
BE. M. Warren
Fay Warren
Warren
Will NorDeon
East Madisontreet
Mie
Joseph Wurzer
B Tucker
Sidney Tucker
Leonard Barnett
Shirley Barnett
A. J. Barnett
Ace Wagner
J.P. Lieial- Jen
A.M. Barton
Walla Wallawas
Camp McDougal
Prestleye
Thompson’s Garage
Main
Ble
Casper McCardle
W. J. Smock
Reed
Hawley Mountain
Grady Herndon
Norma
Weston-Elgin
Scott
Naw Rochelle
Hudson Part
Supreme Court
Platt
White
Lngue
New York San
Ars
Tohnson
Amapus Ridge
Bron
St. Nichorico
Attorneys-Al-Law
Main Street
8. F. Sharp
Third Street
Pent and Bros
Pendleton, Oregon
Sloan
G. W. Finch
Athena Home Laundry
Benson
A. W. Logsdon
Athena Barber Shop
Amos O'Dell
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athens
Athena Tabor
Northwest
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
The
First National Bank of Athena
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