East Umatilla Irrigation Project Gets $1 Million Authorization
The Interior Department approves immediate start for the East Umatilla irrigation project in eastern Oregon with a $1,000,000 appropriation. The plan envisions a feed from the Umatilla River to a Cold Springs reservoir and a distribution system for 20,000 acres, replacing earlier proposals and ending disputes with private water firms.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Reclamation Service
East Umatill
Oregon
Klamath Project
Wouthern Oregon
East Umatilla
Klamath
Umatilla
Boho
Ois
Newell
Oreon
Cold Springs
Insolvent Traders Insurance Co Receivership in Oregon
Under Oregon law, no policy holder loses premiums due to the Traders Insurance Co insolvency. A H Birrell is appointed receiver with a $60 000 bond. The company deposited $50 000 with Birrell to cover potential losses and unearned premiums to insolvency date while he liquidates policyholder claims.
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Oregon
Tradora’ Company
Birrell
Mountain Berries Fail This Season On Weston Mountain
Road residents of Athoun and Weston and surrounding country express disappointment over the strawberry crop abortage on Weston mountain. For years the crop was large with berries of fine quality. Ongoing rainy weather caused a near total failure this season.
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Athoun
Weston
Weston Mountain
Bola Shoes Arrive in Athena Store Warehouse
Thirty cases mark a notable shoe shipment at the Mercantile store in Athena. Bola, a world known brand, is praised as a good value for the money and expected to fill the shelves quickly.
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Athena
Grave Mercantile
Bola
Monument Unveiled at Ollie Bush Grave Ceremony
A local Woodcraft circle held a Sunday afternoon ritual at the grave of Mrs. Ollie Bush. The ceremony featured a large crowd, with well attended services that reflected the solemn tribute to the deceased.
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Ollie Bush
Moh
Turner leaves Franklin county wheat farming for better returns
Harry Turner has quit farming in Franklin county Washington and shipped his combine home from Connell. He will concentrate on county farming where he owns land and leases more acreage. He cites high costs and low net from renting land at one third of grain, estimating 26 bushels per acre as an average yield. Local owners with stock and implements are doing well, with prospects for crops this year above 25 bushels per acre.
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Harry Turner
Franklin County
Wash
Connell
N. P
Turner
Mr. Turner
Excursion Rates for 4th of July Trips
The O BR N Co offers round trip tickets to any station within 200 miles of Athena at one and one third rate for July 2, 8, and 4. Tickets are valid until July 6.
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Athena
Rosenzweig Sues Jane Carden on Promissory Note
Fred Rosenzweig through Peterson and Peterson files suit in Jastie Chamberlain’s court to recover 250 dollars alleged due on a promissory note from Jane Carden.
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Fred Rosenzweig
Peterson & Peterson
Jastie Chamberlain
Jane Carden
O R N T S North Beach Tickets From Athena For 18 90
The O R N & N offers round trip tickets to North Beach Ilwaco Nahuatla Seaside and Clatsop Beach from Athena for 18 90 dollars. Sale runs June 15 to August 25 inclusive with final return by September 80. Also sale ads for threshing equipment and Crook county rain notes appear.
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North Beach
Ilwaco
Seaside
Clateop Beach
Athena
Death Cure Promises From Arnica Salve Advertised
An old notice touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as preventing blood poisoning and healing injuries. A reader from Rensselaersville N Y reports Seth Bureh cured of a severe neck sore. The ad also notes arnica’s use for cuts wounds burns and sores and a price of two cents at a local druggist. The Preston-Parton Milling Co offers patching work paying one cent per sack for many sacks requiring repair.
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Oswald
Rensselaersville
N. Y
Seth Bureh
Wm. McBride
Preston-Parton Milling Co
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promote Regulated Bowels
A vintage drug ad promises relief from constipation and stomach liver and bowel sluggishness. It claims the pills prevent serious illness like appendicitis and cost 25 cents at McBride's drugstore with Wm. McBride guaranteeing satisfaction.
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Dr. King
Wm. McBride
McBride’s
Horses Missing Near Athena Oregon Offer For Return
From my place 5 miles south of Athena three work horses described as two black horses one with Indian brand on left shoulder and right jaw another black and one warrel horse with Indian brand on right jaw Any person seeing these horses will retain them and notify me and I will pay charges Eaut no meat Indian care of O A Barrett Athena Oregon A new line of Leghorn and sailor hats has arrived at Mrs Miller s
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Athena
O. A. Barrett
Oregon
Deadly Serpent Bites and Electric Bitters Ad Claim
Poisonous snake bites in India cited alongside stomach and liver disorders in the United States. Electric Bitters advertised as a remedy with a testimonial from S. A. Brown of Bennettaville Ohio claiming recovery from despepsia and chronic liver trouble. Also real estate listing near Helix Oregon and a retail note for belts and shirtwaist sets at Manoeno’s.
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India
S.A. Brown
Bennettaville
Wm. McBride
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Secretary of Interior
First National Bank
Albona
M. B. Gerking
Landlaw
Crook County
Crook
Leghorn
Mra. Miller's
Helix
Manoeso’s
Preston-Parton Milling Go
Athena Labor
Waitsburg, Wash
Pendleton
Ladies
Oxforde
N. B
Burns Bros
the People's Warehouse
Northwest
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
David Williams
Athens
A. B. Stone
Post Building
Babbitt
Forges
Pyers
Beythes
W. J. Clarke & CO
E. Court St
Star of Kansas
Waterman Station
A. B. McEwen’s
Whiteman’s Farm
Gerking Flat
King Bros. Barn
Senator Gregg
Seneca
Kansas
Carmichael
Bell
Sanford Stone
A. B, McEwen
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