Oregon Senators Fulton and Gearin Secure State Supports
Oregon's delegation in Congress ended a productive session with key gains for the state. Fulton and Gearin steered major measures including $400,000 for the Columbia River mouth, $587,000 for Klamath Agency, and $120,000 for state buildings, plus private pension bills and post office projects totaling about $130,000.
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Oregon
Senate
Northwest
Fulton
Gearin
Geurin
Treasury
Columbia
Umatilla
Congress
Northern Pacific
Wallula
Portland
al Especia Service To
Coast Interete
Court of Claims
Committee On Claims
Fulton and
Gourin
County Court Opens July 5 With Swearing In Of New Officers
The county court will convene for its regular term on July 5 and the new officers will be sworn in at once. A long season is expected with heavy workload as election bills will be paid and road work funded despite a depleted road fund. A private sale of Geo W Bradley’s driving team occurred Friday afternoon to a Westco man.
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Geo. W. Bradley
Mr. Bradley
Westco
Yakima considers sewerage experiments for inland towns
Yakima Board of Health plans state wide action after studying Vancouver B C septic tanks. A July meeting will decide on building a test septic plant at a state institution, likely Walla Walla, with a filtering system to follow. Measles scare reported near Basket Mountain with 40 cases but no deaths.
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Yakima Board of Health
Vancouver
B. C
State Board of Health
Yakima Republic
Walla Walla
Three Divorces Granted in Circuit Court
Judge W. R. Ellis granted divorces to Alice Crockett from Samuel W. Crockett Teasie Bell Rierdon from Frank R. B. Rierdon and George R. Troxell from Clare A. Troxel. Peter West served as attorney for the plaintiffs in all three suits.
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W. R. Ellis
Alice Crockett
Samuel W. Crockett
Teasie Bell Rierdon
Frank RB. Rierdon
George R. Troxell
Clare A. Troxel
Peter West
Audette Family Returns From Alberta Harvest Area
Louis Audette and family are back from Alberta and will remain there until after harvest. He had a crop on the reservation south of town. Audette notes spring grain looks promising in Alberta but fall wheat is poor due to a dry spell.
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Alberta
Louis Audette
Audette
Electric Bitters Promoted as Cure All in 19th Century Notice
An old advertising snippet touts Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for serpent bites stomach and liver disorders fevers malaria biliousness and other ailments. It cites 8 4 Brown of Bennettaville and claims the medicine restored his wife after long suffering. Sold by Wm. McBride with a money back guarantee at 1e.
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India
Brown
Bennettaville
Wm. McBride
Dr. King
McBride’s
Stevens Declares Victory in Multnomah County Sheriff Race
A recount completed Saturday confirms Republican Robert L. Stevens defeated Democrat Tom Word in Multnomah County by a growing margin. The official count shows Stevens ahead by five votes, now increased to 25 after the recount. Word says he will not pursue the contest in court.
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Multnomah County
Robert L. Stevens
Tom Word
Stevens
Word
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve praised for healing wounds
A seller’s letter from Chas Oswald of Rensselaeraville New York touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for treating a severe neck sore and preventing infection. The ad lists salve as effective for bites, wounds, and gashes and promotes it at Wm McBride’s druggist. It also advertises seven quarter-sections for sale near Helix Oregon at 37.50 per acre with terms.
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Bucklen
Chas Oswald
Rensselseraville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Bourne and Gores
Wm. McBride
Helix
Oregon
For Sale in Athena O C Beck place near school house
Sealed bids invited by the County Court of Umatilla County Oregon for two bridges over Wild Horse creek near Athena. Bids due July 6 1906 at 10 am with plans by the County Clerk Harve Caton crossing and Frank Mansfield crossing. Court may reject all bids. Frank Saling County Clerk.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Wild Horse Creek
Athena
Harve Caton
Frank Mansfield
Jane
Frank Saling
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Columbia River
Klamath
Beamer
Basket Mountain
Weston
Walla Walla Valley
Mr. Beamer
O. C. Beck
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Pioneerng Store
Preston-Parton Milling Go
Athena Labor
Waitsburg, Wash
Star of Kansas
Waterman Station
A. B. McEwen's
Whiteman’s Farm
Gerking Flat
King Bros. Barn
Senator Gregg
Seneca
Kansas
Carmichael
Bell
Sanford Stone
A, B, McEwen
Chain Hatter
Pendleton
Pyers
W. J. Clarke & CO
E. Court St
Ase
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Burns Bros
the People’s Warehouse
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
David Williams
Athona, Oregon
A. B. Stone
Post Building
ORC
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