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24 Jul 1908
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Athena Press in Athena, Oregon
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
1
Harvest Wheat Yields Hit Far Higher Than Early Estimates
Harvest reports across multiple districts show wheat yields from 20 to 56 bushels per acre with many fields yielding 25 to 40 bushels. Ideal weather and good cultivation boosted production, while some reports note moisture shortage limited only some light land. Early damage fears proved overly pessimistic in most areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Kirk
Amut
Jos Scott
Dale Wheat
Watts
Kirk Place
E. A. Dudley
Taylor Place
Pacific
Inland Empire
Condon
Heppner
Lexington
Eight Mile
Pendleton
Waiting for the new crop in Walla Walla market
The Union notes small scale trading of old crop wheat in the Walla Walla market. Foreign price quotes show club wheat at 7.70 and bluestem at 0.70, with some sales around 8.00. Interest shifts to new crop prospects as California forecasts large grain production and sizable demand for wheat and feed crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Saya
Club
California
Investor seeks $16000 damages over irrigation land title
J N B Gerking of Umatilla County sues W A Laidlaw of Columbia Southern Irrigation for $16000 in circuit court over land and water rights bought with improvements made on Indian Crook County property. Gerking alleges title issues and fraud undermine his home and $16000 claim while promoters face questions about title and government compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. B. Gerking
Umatilla County
Crook County
Uuit
Portland
W. A. Laidlaw
Columbia Southern Irrigation Company
Gerking
Oregon Daily Journal
Bia
India
Laidlaw
United States
Columbia Souther Irrigation Company
Reverend Bard Sees Oregon Dry Towns Not Dry
The Rev Andrews Bard rector of St Pauls Episcopal in Walla Walla reports from Portland and Oregon points that in abstinent Oregon some local option districts are not truly dry. He plans to leave tonight for Loon Lake to collect his family and then visit the beach to build a cottage. He notes his impartial stance on prohibition and recalls a traveling companion who challenges the dry town notion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Bard
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Portland
Oregon
Walla Walla
Loonlake
Mr. Bard Waa
Gospel Truth In A Missouri Town Fourth Of July Tale
The narrator recounts a Missouri visit where a minister avoids a direct description, leading to an initiation tale, a side room with abundant whisky at elevated prices, and a warning that reform may merely move sin to another door as he observes Fourth of July celebrations in a town full of joy and doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Bost
Killed bear with pistol on North Fork hunt
Matt McCumber and P. J. Kelley spotted a large bear on a log about 25 feet away while trout fishing on the North Fork near Milton. McCumber fired with an 8 caliber revolver, hitting the bear and finally dropping it after two more shots. The bear fell dead. Kelley noted the beast's size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt McCumber
North Fork
Milton
Saga the Eagle
P. J. Kelley
Mr. McQamber
Bre'r Bear
Mr. McCumber
Indian Agent McFatridge faced Umatilla charges in Pendleton
Umapine head man of the Umatillas accuses Major A E McFatridge of withholding tribal funds and alleges elders are shorted by renters. He plans to go to Washington to press grievances, while others deem the charges trumped and politically motivated. Also notes resignation rumors,Leupp’s intervention, and local misuses of land leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Spokesman-Review
A. E. McFatridge
Umatilla Reservation
Banka
Umapine
Umatillas
Garfield
Indiana
Washington
Department
McMatridge
Major Edwards
McFatridge
J. R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Bis
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Francia E. Leapp
Tinker
Leupp
McPatridge Haa
Ufiur
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