Chinese gardener weds white girl amid rustic celebration
A ceremony at Mr Fuller’s fruit ranch joined Charles Lom the Chinese gardener and Dottie Miner the white woman in a quiet, candlelit wedding attended by a few guests. The bride expressed happiness with Charley, no kiss shared, and the couple planned a Portland visit after the busy season while neighbors and local youths added to the scene with music and beer.
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Walla
Pho Onlon
Charles Lom
Dottie Miner
Statesman
McKenzie
Mr. Fancher
M. . Church South
Charles
Tom
Stapleton
Stapleton’s
Charley
Portland
Fancher
Ott McKenzie
Mr. Fuller
Washington grain commission completes grade rules
The Washington state grain commission has nearly finished creating grain grades and inspection rules. Bluestem No 1 must be dry sound plump and clean with limited mixture not exceeding 15 percent of other varieties. if over 15 percent it cannot grade higher than No 2. No 2 requires fair color and reasonable cleanliness with modest waviness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Grain Commission
Washington State Grain Commission
Hen Mothered Kitten by Farmlands Hen Care
A hen near the woodshed has adopted a kitten, treating it as her chick. The bird feeds, warms, and guards the kitten at night, while the kitten coexists as a featherless member of the small farm group, showing attachment to its unlikely guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Hendley
Saya
Olive
A Timely Reminder of Fall Health Perils
A timeless note warns that fall weakens strength and vigor and stresses the stomach bowels nervous system and exposure to typhoid malaria. Wood's Sarsaparilla is praised as a safeguard and hair tonic promising to nourish tissues stimulate the scalp and keep hair healthy and glossy.
Uma County Road Notices Tighten Petition Rules
Uma tilla county court prompts stricter road business handling and posting rules for road petitions. Notices must be publicly posted and affidavits show exact posting details including location and distances from starting points. Omission of any paper invalidates the petition per the court directives.
Northwest journal offers free year for advance payments
Northwest proposes a one year prepaid subscription deal for new and existing subscribers. All cash in advance yields a free year of the Northwest journal, touted as the beat and cheapest newspaper in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
United States
Tar
Presa
Great Northwest Journal
Out of the strong box adds value to Kendall estate
In Corvallis the Kendall estate strong box yielded overdue papers and a wealth of old documents. A 300 dollar 1890 county order, a 500 dollar bank certificate, a colonel’s commission from 1854, and a liquor license were found, boosting the estate by 18. The report notes Oregon white winter wheat grown near Farmington with unusually tall stubble and high header settings in the harvest season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Corvallis
Oregon Volunteers
John W. Davis
Oregon
First National Bank
Farmington
Benson
Judge warns administrators to file reports on time
County Judge Martin issues a notice to administrators and executors to observe state law on filing reports. He criticizes careless neglect and delays in rendering accounts and cautions that derelict officers may be cited to show cause for their failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
New Lumber Yard Opens in Athena by Oregon Lumber Co
Oregon Lumber Company opens a lumber yard in Athena with J M McCrue as agent. The yard sits south of the Pacific Coast Elevator near the Ru & N tracks, extending the company’s regional operations.
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Oregon Lumber Company
Athena
J. M. McCrue
Nebraska
Ru & N
Pacific Coast
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