Salem Oregon state fair shows notable success and crowds
The Oregon state fair in Salem closed with receipts likely higher than 1928, aided by perfect weather all week. A large boys and girls club presence, a new grandstand, a larger horse show, and a dollar dinner contest highlighted the event, while several robberies were reported but not serious.
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Salem
Oregon
H. C. Seymour
Kathryn
Ruth Price
Richard Price
Portland
Crater Lake
Salem Band
Oscar Steelhaffer
470 acre Dayton area farm for sale with water and barn
Classified advertisement offers a 470 acre farm located 8 miles southeast of Dayton with 320 acres farm land 160 in summer fallow and spring water plus a house well and a large barn. Price 40000 dollars with 6 percent terms. Address Chronicle Dispatch Dayton Washington.
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Dayton
Chronicle Dispatch
Wash
Cystex Promises Quick Relief for Bladder Irritation
Ad claims Cystex relieves bladder irritation causing sleep disturbance, burning, itching, back and leg pain. Urges readers to try it with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, priced at 60 cents.
Pendleton Social Notes Include Nearby Visitors
Pendleton record of social visits lists Virgil Zerba and Roy Cannon in town this week. Velma and Lorra Ross visited with Valerie and Roberta Cannon and later attended a school gathering. Several families from Idaho and Oregon joined Mr. and Mrs. Roy Johnston for dinner and local residents traveled to Walla Walla on business.
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Pendleton
Virgil Zerba
Roy Cannon
Velma
Lorra Ross
Valerie
Roberta Cannon
Walla Walla
Jesse Smith
Louis Stewart
Baker
Chas Smith
Moscow
Idaho
Rachel
Emma Patterson
Roy Johnston
Clyde Harmon
Lois
Astoria
Arthur Jenkins
Bessie Tate
Portland
Fred Greatorex
Dixie
Charles Smith
Charles Potter
Rally and Homecoming Day at Church of Christ
The Church of Christ holds its annual Rally Day in the Bible school and Homecoming with a basket dinner and guest attendance. Services start at 10:00 with Bible school, communion and a sermon on The Suc cess of the Church. An evening sermon at 7:30 titled The Power of God's Love. Lizzie McKenzie and Martha Nunamaker of Hood River were recent visitors.
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Charles A. Sias
C. E
Lizzie McKenzie
Martha Nunamaker
Hood River
Alex McKenzie
Adams
Athena News Roundup 1908 Highlights Local Happenings
Mrs Hutt and children visit relatives near Roseburg for weeks. Geo Gross returns from Alberta to establish family on land. Rhodes family moves to Fourth street. Bear hunt yields cub and grouse. W R Taylor to Walla Walla with cavalry horses for inspection. Indiana board inspectors at Fort with H A Barrett. Embroidery prizes awarded at Umatilla Morrow fair. Willaby to Spokane expo with daughter. possible Newport trip. Timothy hay shipments from mountain ranches to Athena. sold to Sound markets. crop quality high. Local youths organize brass band. Prof J S Henry touted as potential instructor. A grouse flies on Main Street. hawk suspected. Eighth grade work assigned to Humphry H Smith of Portland. school reorganized for better year.
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Black Mountain District
W. R. Taylor
Walla Walla
Army Board
Mr. Taylor
H. A. Barrett
A. A. Foss
Otho Reeder
Umatilla-Morrow
J. 8
Henry
Luna
Athena
Humphry H. Smith
Portland
Farm Poem Fragment From Athena Paper
A short verse notes a farmer named Weter who did not care much whether things mattered. The item appears as a community verse in volume one published for Athena and surrounding area by Tum a Lum Lumber Co with local phone 91.
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Athena
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co
Weter
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O. O. Stephens
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Kerrs
Shasta House Coffee
Montague
Continental Oil Company
Bryce Baker
Gence
Athena Garage
Tate Fair
Viola Hansen
Moro
Sherman County
Hoffman’s
J. D. Huggins
Bell & Gray
Community News
Church OF Christ
Dr. Mellenthin
Dorion Hotel
Mellenthin
H. H. Blake
Marshfield
Alfred Clemmens
Corvallis
Chas. Desch
J. C. Towtandher
Toledo
John Lucian
Maybelle St Helen
Emma Turner
Harbor
Jennie Woolery
West Third Street
Los Angeles
California
DR. 8. F. Bharp
DR. Blatchford
Post Building
Peterson & Lewis
Attorneys At
Stangler Building
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Jensens
Blacksmith
Acetylene
C. M. Jones
Prop
C. T. Booth
Pink
Third Street
Alice Eager
First National Bank OF
Grian
Sperry
Lee Wilson
Mgr
the Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
A. M. Johnson
Editorial
Geneva
King Castle Gate
Roslyn
Pine
N. A. Miller
Furniture
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