Creamery talk and editor Amos K. Jones noted in Athena press
The Athena Press comments on a local creamery venture sparked by prior articles. Amos K. Jones returns as Oregon Scout editor with engraving plans for an illustrated edition. The note cites reactions from readers and discusses financial school ideas and silver coinage debates, linking national issues to local sentiment. Includes references to Granger contributors and various remarks on currency, ships, and politics.
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Amos K. Jonas
The
Oregon Scout
Amos K
Squire” Jones
Weston
Weston Leader
Tribune
Jackson
Willis
Milton Eagle
Eastern Oregon Crops Bulletin Reports Good Conditions
The Oregon Weather Service notes no frost damage with light frosts in the Columbia River Valley. Strawberries ripen as cherries peak at Hood River and The Dalles. Rain aided grain. spring and volunteer grain benefit from timely showers, with Wasco, Gilliam, Morrow counties especially affected. Hay crops improve, grasshoppers remain common in Gilliam and Morrow, cattle fat and in good condition. A letter from Granger advocates a storage plant discussion in Athena. Geo Fitzpatrick suffers a costly loss from a tar fire. a section worker near Hilgard dies after a fall from a bridge 40 feet into a ditch.
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Oregon Weather Service
Columbia River Valley
Hood River
Dalles
Gilliam
Morrow
Wasco
Sherman
Umatilla
Indians Declared Citizens Entitled to Commonwealth Benefits
Judge Bellinger and Indian Affairs Commissioner Smith conclude Auverren Indians are citizens and subject to the laws of the state where they reside. The opinion responds to remarks by Chiefs Pee and Young Chief after their Washington visit, affirming rights and benefits under the local commonwealth.
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Bellinger
Indian Affairs
Smith
Pee
Young Chief
Washington
Congress Poll Gauges Silver and Gold Standard Support
Telegraph poll of 116 responding members shows 55 favor free coinage or bimetalism, 17 back gold standard, with strong regional splits. Southern and Far Western states favor free coinage while New York and New England align with gold standard. silver supporters speak openly and with confidence.
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New York
New England
The Rowers Graduate at Eastern Oregon Normal School
A class of 95 graduates with motto The Rowers receive commencement exercises at Eastern Oregon State Normal School in Weston. Notables include Daisy Wilson and Stella Vila in Normal Course, Loren Otis Symons in Commercial, Clara Richmond in Musical, and the Class of 96 led by President Al Lillian. The issue also notes a horse meat project by Western Packing Co at Linnton and a series of local physician endorsements and advertisements.
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Oregon
Driffie
Orestate Normal School
Eston
Daisy Wilson
Maggie Ginn
Stella Vila
Frank
Linna Rogers
Earl E
Wdobd
Celestine Moorhouse
Francelia Duncan
Bom
Pauling Chaz. H. Marsh
Loren Otis Symons
Henry Lloyd
Frank Isley
Cline W. DeGraw
Mable D. Hall
Jon A. Rees
Clara Richmond
Eva L. Wood
Anna Leach
Holmes
Enscade
al Lillian Ba Ad Foss
Inez Hill
Mary Maxey
Ralph Pruett
William Read
Lulu Ray
Xantippe Reeves
Eva West
Oe West
Homer Watts
Pearl Wills
Western Packing Company
Linnton
New York
Oregonian
Crows Show Clever Trick in Hunters Camp Tale
A Long Hill Centre witness recalls a crow scenario from last fall at Canaan Mountain pond. The event describes a wounded crow shot by a party member, its left leg broken by a blast, and subsequent actions near the camp as the bird lingered near the sump rather than depart.
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Lige Thorner
Williams’ Store
Long Hill Centre
New York Sun
Canaan Mountain Pond
Deceptive Crow Imitates Wounded Bird to Steal Food
In a camp tale a crow with one leg is found to be a decoy that mimics a wounded bird to lure scavengers. The real injured crow remains missing after the decoy is killed, leaving the narrator unsure of the outcome and what became of the true casualty.
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Macon
Simmons
Ovid G. Sparks
Charley
Trusting Man and a Revealed Mistake Behind the Baynes Wied
A fragment from a historical page notes a belief in trusted protection by a man, followed by an unfolding realization of a prior error. The terse line hints at a cautious shift in trust as weeks pass.
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Baynes
Notice to Farmers Read by People in Athena Press
Farmers are reminded that advertisements in the Athena Press are read by the public. The notice emphasizes the breadth of readership and urges timely placing of notices and announcements for farm-related matters.
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Athena Press
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J. W. Smith
Boros
Athena Postofce
Oon Senaak Ntiaga
SME Cenettc
He. Ee
Athena
Pares
Paes
California Exchange
Coin
Japan
Portland
Florence West
Banue
Arugua
Granger
Axomer Granger
Geo. Fitspatrick
Walla Walla
Hilgard
Rd Brown
Chamberlain
W. L. Dunnin
Bon-aqua, Hickman Co
Enn
Osburn
Agsty Marchal
John S. Baker
Court Street
Pendleton
A. J. Parker
Electric Barber Shop
W. P. Leach
N. A. Miller
W. T. Gilman
Ore
Phoenix
Home
Royal
German
Caledonian
Northwest
Suitable Life Insurance Co
Athena Bakery
Cash Grocery
H.O. Worthington
Costa Rica
Illinois
the Weston Gorner Grogery
H. O. Worthington
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