Mayor Barnes joins Irrigation Congress delegation at Boise
The Weston mayor Barnes has joined Geo W Probately and Wood in a delegation to the Irrigation Congress at Boise. The decision sparks strong protests from local residents who question Barnes’s judgment and potential impact on his political career. The paper suggests Probately cut ties with Barnes to avoid further trouble and mocks Wood as a questionable figure connected to the controversy.
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Weston
Bim" Barnes
Geo. W. Proebatel
Wood
Boise
Proebatel
Weuton
Barnes
Prom
Weaton
Mr. Probately
Bolve
Harvest labor prices set by Eureka flat district voters
The Eureka flat district in the Eureka area north of Walla Walla voted on harvest labor pay. Forkers were set at 3 dollars per day and header punchers at 1.50 dollars, establishing wage rates for workers in the fields.
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Eureka Flat District
Walla Walla
Umatilla County Fruit Inspector Critiques Walla Walla Apples
A fruit inspector from Umatilla County says Walla Walla apples are priced too low. The official suggests the inspector should have stayed in the Garden City during winter, a remark echoing across adjacent agricultural districts.
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Umatilla County
Walla Walla
Garden City
Balletio
Packers Worry Over Impression Law Affects Stockraisers
In a striking public moment, concerns rise as the impact of a new impression law on stockraisers’ profits becomes a focal point. Officials and local actors discuss potential economic consequences and industry responses.
Reclamation Funds Grow for Oregon and Nevada Projects
Secretary Hitchcock resists withholding funds as $2,000,000 is made available for the Klawath irrigation project with another $2,400,000 set aside. Unintended delays in the Union Tillamook project follow bid rejections as the reclamation service handles 24 irrigation schemes, 22 active, at about $1,000,000 weekly. One Nevada plant is operating with a cost of 2.60 per acre, due next fall.
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Portland
Oregonian
Hitchcock
Oregon
Klawath
Reclamation Service
Nevada
Reclamation Funds Backing Irrigation Efforts Expansion
The piece argues the reclamation fund will rapidly return money to the national treasury and fuel ongoing irrigation projects. It notes about 41 million dollars from public land sales funds irrigation, drainage, and land improvement, enabling settlers to wait for water and pay costs, boosting land value despite costs per acre.
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National Treasury
Klamath
Senate
Irish diamond buyer mocks vulgar display at theatre
Big Tim Sullivan recalls an Irish contractor who flaunts diamonds after entering business life on the east side. A friend warns against ostentation, but the contractor retorts that the key is how he wears them, not how many.
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Tim” Sullivan
East Side
Lippincott’s
Pat
Weston grocers offer savings on provisions and harvest supplies
If you are in the market for provisions and harvest supplies you can save money by having its Co Weston grocers figure on your one.
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Its & Co
Weston Grocers
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discine Potent Cure Claims
A fragmented excerpt cites Dr. Pierce and medical authorities praising a product called Golden Medical Discovery. It argues the preparation uses glycerine and plant ingredients like Golden Seal root and Black Cherrybark, and claims it treats bronchial and lung ailments without alcohol or narcotics. The text references experts and medical colleges to support efficacy.
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R. Pieree
Huffalo
N. Y
Bstina
Dra. Grover
New York
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Philo
Scudder
Cincinnati
Ellingwood
Chicago
Hale
Loring
Pierce Spildnage
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