Washington and Columbia River Railroad earns large annual profit
Olympia report shows gross earnings of 517975.53 and net income 15961.15 for the year ending June 30 1905. The railroad carried 59418 passengers and 299000 tons of freight on 162.73 miles of operation with assets totaling 3000000 in stock and 4748000 in funded debt.
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Olympia
Washington & Columbis River Railroad Company
State Railroad Commission
Washington
Oregon
New Map Issued by the R. O. & N. Co
The R. O. and N. Co issues a 40 by 40 inch map of the southwest states and Canada. It marks railroad lines, wagon roads, steamers, mountain ranges, forest reserves, irrigation withdrawals, and other features not previously shown. The map highlights forest reserves and irrigation withdrawals as new additions. Cash for Shoeing A cash only policy will apply at local shops for shoeing services.
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States
Canada
Death of Miss Sadie Harris at Weston
Funeral services held at the M E church South for Miss Sadie Harris a Weston resident of 31 years. Rev Compton preached a tender sermon while music by a local choir accompanied by pallbearers in white. Daughters of Rebekah performed grave rites as flowers from town and home filled the graveside setting.
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Weston
Sadie Harris
Sadie Harris Ban
Miss Harris
M. E. Church
South
Compton
Eva Sheltenburger
Rebekah
James Cameron Dead Helix Pioneer Dies in California
James Cameron a Helix farmer and pioneer died suddenly of heart disease Monday in San Francisco while alighting from a train. He was born in Scotland and came to the United States in 1878 settling at Helix. He leaves an estate likely $35,000 to relatives in Scotland and was to be buried at Helix after arrival of the body at Pendleton. He was a bachelor nearing 64 and noted for fruit and grass growing and extensive wheat land holdings in the Helix area.
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James Cameron
Helix
San Francisco
Pendleton
The
Tribune
Cameron
Mr. Cameron
Scotland
John A. McEachern
Pendleton Savings Bank
Valencia Disaster: 139 Lost on Pacific Steamer Run Near Caps Beale
A Northern Pacific tragedy recounts the Valencia wreck after striking near Ranway Rock five miles from Caps Beale at 11 46 p m Monday. Of 154 aboard, 15 saved. seven passengers and eight crew among the dead. Rescue efforts failed as lifeboats broke apart and people crowded the rails. The Topeka and Texan later recovered survivors from rafts, while the Queen stood by but could not aid due to rough seas. The incident marks the worst Pacific loss since 1873.
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Valencia
Ranway Rock
Caps Beale
Northern Pacific
Pacific
Serence
Loom
Mons
Precy
Egora
Looking for mamma ends cold winter night search
A Liberty deho couple left two children aged six and two at home while they attended a dance. The boy and girl wandered seeking their mother. The boy’s feet were frozen requiring ankle amputation, the girl lost toes from freezing. The boy said they were looking for mamma.
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Liberty
Deho
Maleep
Mamma
Montpellor Idubo Examiner
Midnight rock attack on Charley the Chinaman house
Charley, a Chinese window washer near Presa offices, reports Wednesday night rock and brick bat bombardments on his home by about six youths in three waves. windows smashed door dented brick struck, door swung open. marshal Gholson pursues suspects for trial.
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China House
Charley
Marabal
Presa
First National Bank
Ont
Marshal Gholson
Grain Sacks Demand for Northwest 1906
Grain exporters prepare to supply over 25 million burlap sacks for the Oregon Washington Idaho crop year 1906. Imports from India supply about 76 percent of sacks with a duty of four cents per sack. funds from California and Washington penitentiaries supplement supply. An Athens city meeting on January 27 seeks candidates for the March 6 city election. General Joseph Wheeler, famed Confederate cavalry leader and U S army brigadier general, died in Brooklyn at age 69.
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Washington
Idaho
Calcutta
Portland
India
California
Walla Walla
Anid
Athens
Tuesaday
David Taylor
Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
United States Army
Spain
Brooklyn
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Mss Harris
Columbia College
Milton
East Oregonian
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Streem
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John R. Goldson
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Grant Shy
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