An Oregon Man’s South Africa Letter Advises Caution
A Lakeview correspondent reports Mark BE Cary’s letter from South Africa warning would be emigrants to Africa that money is essential. He notes high living costs, scarce clerical jobs, and that gold mining is booming with strong demand for skilled labor, but wages favor miners and tradesmen while clerks face little work. He estimates travel costs and urges having $500 upon arrival, outlining a route via New York London Cape Town to the destination.
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Oregon
ER. H. Pagnelly
Lakeview
Mark BE
Cary Saye
South Africa
Africa
United States
O. K
Uestin
America
Tdo T
Alturas
New York
London
Cape Town
Potlatch country praised by young Umatilla farmer
Henry James, a young Umatilla county farmer, toured the Potlatch country Idaho and plans to relocate. He reports flax and wheat yields of 20 to 30 bushels per acre with prices from 1 to 1.25 dollars per bushel. He notes richer soil, diverse crops, wet falls requiring shed storage, and available grazing timber land. Mining resources in Pierce City and Clearwater are developing with plans to attract workers.
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Henry James
Umatilla County
Athena
Potlatch
Idaho
Mr. James
Pierce City
Clearwater
Istee City
Julistta
Grande Ronde Lumber to suspend Perry mill operations
The Grande Ronde Lumber Co plans to suspend its Perry mill during winter due to high water and will focus on logging for next summer. The company operates a modern mill with extensive yards and an electric light plant serving Perry and the mill.
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Grande Ronde Lumber Co
Perry
Peruls
New Racing Circuit Aims to Link Oregon and Idaho
At the Salem state fair a meeting of prominent horsemen led to plans for a North Pacific Racing Association uniting Oregon Washington and Idaho. A five member central committee based in Portland was elected to set rules and organize local clubs across The Dalles Pendleton La Grande Baker City Walla Walla Spokane Yakima Tacoma and Victoria upper country and Hillsboro McMinnville Independence Albany Eugene Salem Portland Vancouver lower circuit. Uncle Sam Rich in Land notes the federal land holdings remain vast despite shifts in office activity. A Peculiar Proof covers Mrs. Emily A. Beard of Elgin finalizing her late husband Francis Beard’s land claim after his death, a first for the local land office, requiring death proof and wife’s claim to secure a patent.
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Pendleton
Salem
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
North Pacific Racing Association
Portland
van B. DeLashmutt
M. D. Wisdom
Charles Woods
A. G
Vancouver
Central Committee
Emily A. Beard
Elgin
Francis Beard
Fruit Shipment Planned East Exhibit Car Tour
The Spokane fruit fair display fruit ready to ship will be handled by the Northern Pacific Great Northern and O R N railways. They will move the fruit east and show it at various locations using a traveling exhibit car with samples from Walla Walla and Potlatch under glass.
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Bpokane
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Walla Walla
Miller Child Abduction Mystery Shifts to Lost in Mountains Theory
Three years after Alma Gladys Miller vanished near Hartern Oregon, investigators shift from abduction to possible wandering and death. A skull and bones found near Mt Emily bolster the theory, as officers plan further inquiry while the restless search by her family and community remains a poignant memory.
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Miller
Hartern Oregon
Summerville
Alma Gladys Miller
Chile
Cieapeare
Mt. Emily
Fly, a Walla Walla paper on John P Pickerel
The Walla Walla Statesman reports John P Pickerel, an ex convict said to have served two terms, involved in forgery and taking money from a letter. He allegedly exploited a young woman in Walla Walla and fled after a warrant was issued, moving on to Lewiston and beyond with authorities pursuing.
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Walla Walla
John P. Pickerel
Pickerel
U. S
Marly
Marshal Ames
Oregon
Marshal Bentley
Jennings Estate Heirs in Oregon and Washington Eye Vast Inheritance
The Jenning estate, valued near eighty million dollars, draws attention as English and American heirs contest administration. Key descendants in Oregon include Mrs. John W. Miller of Portland and Mrs. Major Frank Hodgkin of Salem. The saga spans decades with new suits in England shaping claims. Also reported, a boy hunter named Arthur Evers brought in choice meat from a 400 pound brown bear near Walla Walla after trekking Salmon River mountains with two others. The piece ends with health and services notes on digestion and watch care.
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Oregon
Jennings
Washington
Anid
Berryman Jennings
Jennings Landing
Willamette River
Portland
Oregon City
Orar Jonian
John W. Miller
Frank Hodgkin
Salem
Atlantic
England
John Jennings
Fredericksburg
Whiteheaven
Thomas Jennings
Louisa County
Virginia
America
William Penn
Arthur Evers
Walla Walla
Arthur
Salmon River Mountains
Miles Kyger
Fay LeGrow
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