Near beer in court stirs Oregon and Washington law
The Spokane prosecutor warns that near beer and Inland Bran are intoxicating and will be prosecuted in dry counties if sold without licenses. Analysts show high alcohol content and officials doubt clear distinctions from ordinary beer, prompting cross state legal action and questions for Oregon authorities.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Washington
Fred C. Pugh
Ne County
Spokane
Internal Revenue
Lam
Word List FATAL 10 TEACHERS in county exam results
The Oregonian notes that spelling proved the nemesis for most of eight who failed of 32 county teacher applicants and 14 state papers await state board review in September. The list shows the half-exam words: inflexible insensible intersperse interstice intolerant invincible visible italicize laboratory labyrinth maritime menagerie merce mia Oregon misdemeanor mnemonics mollify monetary monosyllable monotony necessary nihilism nullify observance ominous optimist ostracisms pageantry panacea
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Arading
Contempt Fines in Police Court Fight Case
Joe Rainville and Lone ies faced police court for fighting and disturbing the peace. Rainville, deemed aggressor, paid contempt fines totaling 10 dollars plus 7.50 and finally 17.50 after taunting Judge Richarda. Hebeart also fined 7.50 then 10, adding to city treasury.
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Abeer
Joe Rainville
Lone Ies
Rainville
Etear
Bis Tongue
Richarda
Hebeart
JAP WEDS PRETTY WHITE GIRL IN WEISER IDAHO
A Japanese restaurant owner named Zoe and Miss Marcia Harold of Yale were wed in Weiser Idaho on Tuesday. Public sentiment surged as the county clerk denied a license forcing them to obtain a marriage in Wichita Kansas. The bride, 21, from La Crosse Wisconsin, is a graduate and skilled musician who taught in Dakota Montana and Idaho. The groom, educated at Takam Japan and Hill Business College San Francisco, once ran a Japanese curio shop in San Francisco and Spokane before settling in Yale to run a restaurant. he is valued at about $25,000.
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Zoe
Marcia Harold
Yale
Weiser
Idaho
Wichia
Malbour County
Lia Crosse
Wis
College
Dakota
Montana
Taka
Japan
The
Hill Business College
San Francisco
Spokane
Work Two Shifts On Artesian Well Drilling
The Athena Land and Trust company continues a 24 hour drilling effort seeking artesian water in the city. A night crew began Monday night after replacing damaged gasoline engine parts, with day work continuing. By Tuesday night the well reached 822 feet, drilling through porous lava rock as crews report excellent machinery and a record run anticipated.
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Athena Land & Trust Company
Barging Wheat on Columbia Experiment Planned
Open River Transportation plans a wheat barge from Golilo to Celilo and Portland to test cheaper river transport. The 90 by 20 foot barge will carry 200 tons with cereal cargo on return trips, aiming to lower costs for producers if successful. J N Teal notes Pasco barges could follow next season.
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Inland Empire
Columbia River
Celilo
Portland
Open River Transportation Company
Golilo
Paroo
Kennewick
Twinities
Pasco
J. N. ‘Teal
Explosion Destroys Bannister Separator During Saturday Work
A Saturday explosion wrecked Sam Bannister's new separator near George Bannister field south of town. The machine burned entirely. only about an acre of grain was lost due to prompt action by Grow workers and a sanded side road aiding ore fighters. Bannister bought a replacement machine in Walla Walla and finished the field Monday afternoon. Taggart to Move Into Brick Store. plans to expand merchandise and move to larger space on Main and Bird.
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Sam Bannister
George Bannister
Bannister
Walla Walla
Gilbert Hunt Company
Soanty
Saat
Taggart
T.M. Taggart
Maio
Bird Ood
I. J. Kirk
Todd
Portland
Oregon Trunk Route Rivalry Seen in Deschutes Canyon
A Portland statement recalls the contested Oregon Trunk line route up Deschutes canyon. Key figures include John F. Stevens, James J. Hill, and Porter Bros. as owners of the Oregon Iron Co. The disclosure suggests competing interests to push the line toward completion amid a recent spectacular clash in Deschutes canyon.
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Oregon
Deaphaten Canyon
Barriman
Porter Bros
Reward
Oregon Ironk
Deschutes Canyon
Hill
Oregon Track Line Aims Toward San Francisco Route
The proposition has emerged from active construction on the Oregon Track Line with railroad circles in Portland expecting a line that will eventually reach San Francisco. The Harri man project taps a virgin district, with potential to become a productive section of the Pacific coast.
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Oregon Trank
Portland
San Francisco
Harriman
Oregon
Paviflo
Mountain Farm Sale to Wesley Alynn Near Morrow County
Barklow of Weston completed the sale of an 80 acre mountain farm near Morrow County to Wesley Alynn, recently from Jane. The $8700 cash purchase included about 40 acres tillable and the balance pasture land. No improvements were present then, and the buyer plans residence construction and further upgrades. New Fly Exterminator touted by J R B MacMunster of Pomeroy Hardware as a potent solution with a formula of two teaspoons formaldehyde and one teaspoon sugar in a pint of water, claimed to kill flies within two feet of the receptacle.
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Sells Mountain Farm
Barklow
Weston
Wesley Alynn
Jane
Morrow County
Alyon
J. RB
MacMunster
Pomeroy, Wash
Hve
Dingat
Girls Win in Coyote Melee near Kennewick
Miss Marian Griffith and Miss Bonn, two young girls from Kennewick Washington, killed a large coyote after defending their dog near the Bonn ranch. They used a cloth and a codgel to dispatch the animal while returning home with their prize. The report also notes camping plans at the Oregon State Fair and grain quotations moving from Walla Walla to Liverpool via Limehouse, with rail traffic through Pendleton at record levels.
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Marian Griffith
Minslovino Bonn
Kennewick
Wash
Bonn Ranch
Griffith
Ttn
Miss Griffith
Miss Bonn
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McArthur
City Meat Market
J. H. Stone
Main Street
Washington Court
Dell Brothers
Malheur County
Palouse
J. B. Keown
St. Nicholan
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Rankin
Froome
Columbia
Grand Trunk Road
John F. Stevens
Panama
Wolf
Solem
Condiauts
Albert Ogler
Tacoma Board of Trade
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England
Board of Trade
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Toeal Railroad
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