Athena Considers Skimming Station and Creamery Prospects
A Tuesday special meeting of the Commercial Association discussed possible skimming station and creamery setup in Athena. Local merchants plan to tally cows via weekly grocery reports to prove 200 cows needed. Also noted are census duties for 4 to 20 year olds and moves to curb oil and gas trusts with constitutional convention talk in Topeka.
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Topeka
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Tanner and Mitchell to Quit Portland Firm
The law partnership of Mitchell and Tanner will be dissolved soon. Judge A H Tanner, junior member, declined to discuss the matter. Tanner has notified Senator Mitchell of his withdrawal amid recent tensions involving federal prosecution. The firm long stood as a Portland legal landmark dating back to 1908, previously Mitchell, Tanner and Mitchell with Hiram Mitchell as junior member.
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Death of General Lew Wallace in Indiana at 78
General Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur and former minister to Turkey died at age 78 in Crawfordsville Indiana after a long illness. Surrounded by his wife and son and daughter-in-law his final words were I am ready to meet my maker as he passed peacefully with calmness in the bedside scene.
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Demont Brothers sue city over Mill Creek water diversion
Demont Brothers, a corporation, filed a suit for 5000 dollars against the city of Walla Walla alleging that the city diverted Mill Creek and Lennon springs into the city reservoir, stopping Eureka Flouring and causing damages. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction to stop further water appropriation, warning that a reservoir project upstream could devastate the city's future water supply.
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Dement Brothers
Eureka Flouring Villa
Walla Walla
Saloon Man Maynard Becomes Religious Convert
San Francisco veteran pugilist Harry Maynard, once famed for 50 ring wins, has closed his Red Bluff saloon and embraced Christianity. He will live a Christian life from now on, drawn by a revival led by Rev. E. R. Hermiston, a former baseball pitcher.
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Sharpstein or Judge Brents in federal judge race
Walla Walla residents report uncertainty over Senator Ankeny’s choice for the federal judgeship. The contenders include Judge Brents and John L. Sharpatein, with Sharpatein saying he seeks Ankeny’s endorsement to be considered.
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Death of F A Falkenburg Woodmen leader in Denver
F A Falkenburg head consul of the Woodmen of the World died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles after a lingering illness. He had lived in Denver and led the order to prominence with strong finances. The funeral will be held next Monday in Denver with Woodmen and Women of Woodcraft representatives. Remains traveled from Los Angeles to Denver with his wife and daughter. A separate report notes a skeleton found near Uma tilla with a detached skull and missing feet, identified as a well dressed man, likely from last summer.
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East Oregonian
State passes merger bill to rival New Jersey in industry
The law creates a framework for large scale trosta and industrial combines, positioning the state as a new nursery for such enterprises and signaling direct competition with New Jersey.
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New Jersey
Verdict Clears Frank Willis of Death by Own Action
Dr. Van Patten of Walla Walla concludes Frank Willis did not die by his own action after autopsy revealed no strychnine, a diseased heart, and a skull growth. Coroner's inquest returned avicide on circumstantial evidence. relatives later requested autopsy.
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Spokesman-Review
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