Warehouses to be investigated. Barrett at meeting
Bidat Pendleton and Athena warehousing rules adopted for Inland Wheat Growers Association sale days. Bids open Wednesdays at Pendleton and Thursdays at Athena. A commission will report in two weeks. Barrett predicts future farm owned steel warehouses. Also notes extreme heat on O R N system at Umatilla and Huntington. council to meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. A. Barrett
Thin City
Inland Empire Wheat Growers’ Association
Pendleton
Athena
Barrett
Oregon
Inland Wheat Growera’ Association
Inland Wheat Growers’ Association
Irrigation congress vows large federal aid at Boise
Monte B Gwinn announces the fourteenth annual National Irrigation congress will meet in Boise Idaho from September 8 to 3 advocating a ten million dollar slogan and urging government appropriation to push reclamation work. Delegates from 1500 to 2000 expected with visits to Minidoka Falls and other projects. The piece notes immense past and planned gains from irrigation and mentions western lawmakers backing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Irrigation Congress
Boise
Idaho
Monte B. Gwinn
Congress
Gwinn
Gaine
Panama
Gywinn
Bolsa
Minnedoka Falls
Graft Allegations Hit La Grande City Officials
At a La Grande council meeting serious graft charges were aired against Councilmen Gardiner the marshal and city physician along with Mayor Stoddard. A communication alleged collusion to compel weekly examinations of red light inmates for a $2.50 fee, extorting about $200 monthly. It claimed Gardiner received 150 from gamblers to permit games and that fire and police committees promised immunity to gamblers for payments. The dispute has simmered for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grande
Gardiner
Stoddard
Marabal
Voonsilman Gardiner
Mareb
Grand Lodge Meeting Of A O U W In Portland
The regular Grand Lodge meeting of the Ancient Order of United Workmen opens Tuesday July 17 at 9 in Knights of Pythias hall Portland. About 140 delegates from Oregon lodges attend with Supreme Master WY M Narvis of Mascatine Iowa present. Special fare discounts apply via O R N and Southern Pacific. Delegate return fare one third. Discussion may include a $500 certificate and possible rate stability. The Degree of Honor meets the same day at Selling Hirsch building with talks on open-door policy biennial sessions salary reductions and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Ancient
Order of United Workmen
Knights of Pything Hall
Portland
Oregon
Grand Recorder
Newton Clarke
Newton
Mr. Clarke
Miles Dawson
New York
Dawson
Montreal
Atta.ation
Hirsch
Supreme Lodge
Sarah H. Fastabend
Elgin Baseball Team Disbands After Turbulent Season
Elgin voters state the Elgin baseball team has been disbanded for the year with some players transferring to Park City Utah. The club faced financial shortfalls and LaGrande failed to schedule dates but directors vow all bills will be paid and season closed to the town’s satisfaction. Citizens expressed loyal support and gratitude to the manager and board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Osborne
Kriotz
Park City
LaGrande
Elgin Rovorder
B Y P U Plans Next Year's Conquest in Spokane
The Partint Young People's Union at Omaha voted to hold their con quetion event next year in Spokane Washington, selecting the western location for the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partint Young People's Union
Omaha
Spokane
Wash
County Court Seeks Bids For Two Bridges In Umatilla County
Notice in Umatilla County Oregon invites bids to build two bridges over Wild Horse Creek near Athena. Bids due July 6 1908 at 10 am to County Clerk. Plans and specs available on request. County Court may reject any bid. Dated June 20 1906. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as anti septic healer in unrelated notice quotes.
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Umatilla
Oregon
Wild Horne Creek
Athena
Frank Mansfield
Frank Saling
Wheat crops burned by heat across Inland Empire fields
Long hot winds devastate wheat and cereals in Wasco Sherman Umatilla and Whitman counties lowering yields. Reports show 16 to 75 percent damage depending on maturity with Washtoonn and Eureka areas hardest hit. Umatilla projection drops from 5,000,000 to 4,000,000 bushels with a 1,000,000 bushel shortfall. Harvest timing shifts as labor remains scarce and some hay prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Empire
Palouse
Sherman
Wasco
Lee
Sherman County
Bureka
Walla Walla
Eureka Plat
Woshtacna
Umatilla
Athena
Weston
Death of an Aged Pioneer Rafferty of Walla Walla
Joseph Rafferty, an early immigrant who came west in 1850, died at age 75 at the residence of John Coolan after a long life as a farmer in the Walla Walla valley. He leaves two children Mia Hanley of Pomroy and Joseph W Rafferty of Moravia Idaho, and a wife who died recently. Funeral was held at the Christian church after his death in Freewater Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Rafferty
Walla Walla
John Coolan
Belfast
Ireland
United States
Walla Walla Valley
Patuba
Mr. Rafferty
Mia. Hanley
Pomeroy
Joseph W. Rafferty
Moravia
Idaho
A. Loaf
Berry & Loot
Milton
St. Mary's Hospital
Freewater Timen
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Manasse
Butterick
H. ©. Adams
T. J. Kirk
H.C. Adams
F. 8
LE Grow
D. H. Preston
P. B. Oulbern
Inland Wheat Grower's Association
Bidat Pendleton and
Rayborn
Huntington
Deering
C. A. Barrett
Dell Brothers
West
Multnomah County
Niagara, Lion
Union
D Crown Insurance Company
Fire Association of Philadelphia
National Union Insurance Company
the American Fire Insurance Company
Caledonian Insurance Company
Queen City
Hamburg & Bremen
Royal Exchange Company
Scottish Union Insurance Company
National, Home Fire & Marine Insurance Company
Milwaukee, Mechanics
Ellison
Aubryville
N. C
Red Light
Grand Lodge OF
Bucklen
Obas
Oswald
Renmetherwville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Wasco County
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