Harvesting North of Town Wheat Damaged by Hot Winds
A countywide report cites extreme north winds last week cutting wheat yields. Fall sown crops near Athena show a 3 to 5 bushel per acre loss, spring grain hit harder. Pine Creek and Vanayole areas report poor spring crop. some grain already headed for hay. Farmers note quality remains good, with varied local losses.
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Athena
Pine Creek
Vanayole
Frank J. Beale
O. K
Mr. Beale
Barrett
Frank Jackson
Nowo
Skyrocket accident injures youth and region wheat yields noted
The Pilot Rock Record reports Master Carlk Sturtevant, son of Mark Sturtevant, was badly burned after attempting to ignite a skyrocket that had not exploded. A crop summary notes barley yields from 80 to 40 bushels per acre, alfalfa flood damage, and a Cambridge Idaho loss of 40,000 dollars from a coal oil can fire. Additional notes describe easy grade survey for a new traction line and a Weston county outlook predicting record crops if winds stay favorable, with substantial land value gains in Eastern Washington wheat land and a single sale of four sections at 48 000 dollars.
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Carlk Sturtevant
Mark Sturtevant
Gaopowder
Cambridge
Idaho
Charles Henry
McElroy
Umatilla County
C. H. Stanfield
Kerr-Gifford
Conswingham
Wash
Weston
Stanfield
Adama
Franklin
Cunvingham
Washington
Former guard under arrest in California larceny case
Word reached Walla Walla that Philip Berry once chief broker at the penitentiary is under arrest in Oraville California charged with grand larceny. The note describes Berry’s past notoriety including a prison break incident with John McCleese where Berry shot a convict to save McCleese, and mentions a request for a certificate of good character with no action yet taken.
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Walla Walla
Philip Berry
Oraville
California
Evening Bulletin
Berry
John McCleese
McClease
McCreese
Convicta
McAleeese
Shaye
Brady family plans move to Cambridge Idaho ranch
Will move to Cambridge Idaho as permanent residents. Mr Br Brady and family will leave shortly for Cambridge, Maho, to live on a ranch. Brady has exchanged his city property for land in Idaho through a trade with Bert Richards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Br. Brady
Maho
Brady
Bert Richards
Idaho
Valley farmers oppose warehouse men and millers over sacks
In the Willamette Valley a feud grows as farmers and local grain buyers clash with warehousemen and millers over supplying sacks. Farmers argue they should buy sacks outright and store grain on their own, planning to build granaries and reduce dependence on merchants, while merchants resist the shift and contemplate a coordinated response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette Valley Farmere
Valley
Marion
Polk County
W. T. Ysylor
East Oregonian
Anoke
Rubber plant could make Umatilla a Pacific coast rubber center
A Durango agent for the rubber trust toured western Umatilla county to assess soil and climate for rubber plantations. The plant thrives in arid, sandy soils and requires about two years to mature with potential yields of 100 to 200 dollars per acre. Costs to plant are 8 to 10 dollars per acre, with transplantation of young shoots common.
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Umatilla County
Pacific Coast
East Oregonian
G. T. Douglas
Durango
Col
Rubber Trust
United States
Echo
Umatilla
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Old Mexico
Trust
Douglas
New York
Six-Bit Firms Blacklisted by Multnomah County Officials
Multnomah County Commissioners decided not to insure county property with six-bit companies that refuse to settle San Francisco fire losses on the dollar. The blacklist will be compiled from the California Insurance Commissioner Wolfe and will bar these firms from insuring much county property.
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Multoomah County
San Francisco
Wolfe
California
Alarming bowel neglect billowed into chronic consumption warning
An alarming condition from neglected clogged bowels and torpid liver leads to chronic consumption. The ad touts De. King’s New Lite Pills as the gentle regulator of stomach and bowels, guaranteed by Wm. Mc Bride. Price 2 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's
Wm. McBride
Mountain Storm Drenches Umatilla Vicinity And Fletcher Mill
A mountain storm struck the Umatilla headwaters with muddy river water and higher golf time, while a heavy hailstorm pounded the Fletcher saw mill on Weston Mountain with hail as large as eggs and banks several inches deep. Athene saw only a sprinkle as a strong southwest wind decreased.
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Fletcher's Mill
Wenton Mountain
Bilao
Umatilla
Chas. Gay
John Peshler
Snouday
Fletcher Saw Mill
Weston Mountain
Athena
Snake River
Oregon to be put out of service for repairs
The battleship Oregon will be laid up for two to three years at Puget Sound Navy Yard for repairs. Estimated costs total 75,000 with 500,000 for general repairs and 250,000 for new machinery, plus 125,000 for equipment. A 100,000 portion of the lump appropriation will fund new guns. Repairs aim to restore the ship without changing type or dimensions. The Navy expects the Oregon to be as good as new after work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Department Han
General Naval Board
Nch
Naval Department
Paget Sound
Readin the Paper Sparks a City Promoter Scheme
A local reader recalls an eastern newspaper offer promising 11 cents for 1909 pennies. He collected 50 of 1002 mintage and mailed them registered. The reply promised extra pennies when 1862 more were gathered, revealing a speculative scheme tied to a posted plan and graft concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Polonea
Common Complaint on Grant County Hog Market
A letter notes many tons of cantern hog products are sold annually in Grant County and argues local hogs avoid eastern diseases. It urges farmers to boost homegrown hog production to tap higher prices and compete with eastern markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant County
Blue Mountain Eagle
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Manasse
Butterick
National Bank of Athena
GC. Adams
T. J. Kirk
le Grow
I. M. Kemp
Ava
J. Caghier
I. UO
Adams
T. J.kirk
F. 8
L. Grow
D. H. Preston
P. BE. Colbern
Deering
C. A. Barrett
Dell Brothers
Acre
George Gross
Ave
the Rock
A. L. Swaggart
Birch Crook
Touchet
Dry Creek
Walla Walla & Columbia Traction Company
Dixie
Cal
Valley Farmers Combine
WII
Teun
Puget Sound Yard
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