Engineers map pole line from powerhouse to Pendleton
Engineer Badger and a force of men for the Oregon and Washington Power Co move in Athens to locate a six mile flume line from the powerhouse south fork Walla Walla to Pendleton. A county road to be built at $8000 will be shared by the county and company. Dr. Stoneopens practice in Athena. Mitchell oversees Pioneer drug store. registration closes tomorrow night.
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Badger
Oregon and Washington Power Co
Athens
Walla Walla
Milton
Weston
Athena
Adams
Pendleton
Heav
Terial, Y Ate
Mitchell
Frank G. Mitchell
Brock & Mitchell
Pioneer
Stone
Large Mill Fire Destroys Portland Cluster Mills
A midnight blast of sawdust at Day Lumber mill ignited a fierce blaze that also consumed Multnomah Trunk and Box Factory and Iran Powers Manufacturing. Loss may exceed 250000. three connected mills burned to the ground. Nightwatchman injured while raising the alarm. fire brigade delayed by distance and inflammable contents. All mills were insured. exact totals unavailable.
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Portland
Day Lumber Company
Multnomah Trunk and Box Factore
Iran, Powers, Manufacturing Company
Fort Walla Walla to Receive Major Fort Rebuilding Funds
Washington dispatch reports General Chaffee approved fiscal year allocations for Columbia posts. Walla Walla post gains 90000 dollars, Fort Worden receives 130000 dollars and Fort Casey 58000 dollars, with other postings including Fort Wright Fort Lawton and Vancouver barracks also funded. The Worden project is the most substantial due to its nearer-stage development.
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Walla Walla
Ankeny
War Department
Washington
Associated Press
United States
Department of the Columbia
Humphrey
Walla Walla Post
Fort Wright
Vancouver Barracks
Fort Lawton
Fort Casey
Fort Worden
Protests Over Street Paving Plans
J M Turner leads a 200 foot protest along Long Fourth and Alder Streets against proposed paving methods. He objects to vitrified brick replacing asphalt, pro rata frontage assessments, and multiple assessment districts claiming edge properties would pay less than their townwide share. He warns he may sue if plans proceed.
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Walls
Walla
J. M. Turner
Alder
Boy Drowns After Falling From Raft at Wallace Dam
In Wallace Idaho on May 11 ten year old Every Brunnell, son of Thomas Brunnell, fell from a raft on Placer Creek’s lower dam near the city limits. Two playmates on shore saw him rise once and call for help before sinking in about ten feet of icy water. Older brother Alvin Brunnel recovered the body after diving to the bottom.
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Wallace
Idaho
Placer Creek
Brunnell
Thomas Brunnell
Alvin Brunnell
Wheat Damage Seen North Of Town By Reeder And Jenkins
Wheat in the northern farming country shows varying damage after frost. W H Reeder and Rev Jenkins report some fields badly hurt with stalks dead to ground while new shoots emerge from the roots. They deem the wheat crop seriously damaged in that area.
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W. H. Reeder
Rev. Jenkins
No Personal Property Exemption This Year In Umatilla County
The Multnomah county decision prompts the county to assess all property with no exemptions this year as the law lacked an emergency clause and did not take effect before March 21. Democratic rallies surge across Umatilla with events in Echo Pilot Rock Alba Ukiah and Athena ahead of polls.
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Charlee EB
McDowell
Webster
Portland Oregonian
the Tribune
Multnomah
Umatilla
Echo
Echo Democratic Club
James H. Raley
F. B. Holbrook
Pilot Rock
Alba
Ukiah
Athena
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Manasse
Butterick
Milburn
Sarven Pat
Young Raglan
Phillips
Oregon
Portland's Mills
General Chaffee
Fort Walla Walla
Dell Brothers
South Side Main Street
Murry
J. J. Murry
Ritaville
Wash
Annie Gibons
Ellis
Spokane
C. E. North
Martin J. Freeberg
Freeborg Bros
Liberty Dairy
Minnehaha Park
City
J. E. Froome
St. Nicholas Hotel
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