Irrigation Boom Spreads Across Echo Oregon Region
Echo, Oregon emerges as a hub for irrigation expansion with many new companies forming such as Marwell Irrigation, Berthel Ditch, Minnehaha, Oregon Land & Water, Three Mile Falls and more. Private schemes also advance as land is watered to turn desert sage into a thriving fruit belt and alfalfa meadows feeding a sugar beet era.
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Bebo
Oregon
Unim Ula
Pendleton
Umatilila
Columbia River
Marwell Irrigation Company
Berthel Ditch Company
Minnehaha Irrigation Company
Oregon Land & Water Company
Plata
How Chemawa Has Grown Chemawa Indian School
Chemawa Indian School celebrated its twenty fourth anniversary with a half holiday and an auditorium program of addresses and music. Started by Captain Wilkinson at Forest Grove, it moved to Chemawa and expanded from 25 pupils to 600, with 37 buildings on 345 acres. It is now the fourth largest industrial school in the United States, drawing pupils from California Oregon Washington Nevada Idaho Montana and Alaska.
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Chemawa
Wilkinson
United States Army
Forest Gove
Condensed Milk Plant Headed for Marshfield
A condensed milk plant is planned for Marshfield at the terminus of the Coos Bay & Roseburg line. A. J. Seely of Newberg Oregon is visiting to inaugurate the project. The Marshfield board of trade offers incentives and railroad manager Chandler provides a central site, promising daily milk intake from surrounding towns.
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Marshfield
Thin City
Roseburg
A. J. Seely
Newberg
Will Quarry Belgian Blocks Supply City Paving Needs
The city plans awarding a 640000 Belgian block contract to be quarried locally. Two quarries will operate Milton Creek and the Sisters' quarry below town with wages from 250 to 8 per day. Blocks will be barged to Portland, crushed and used on streets.
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St. Helena
Milton Creek
Sisters
Portland
Mineral Exhibit Prepared for St Louis Exposition
State Commissioners Raffety and Williams of the Lewis and Clark Commission visit Baker City to review minerals exhibit prepared by Superintendent Fred Mellis. They find a carefully arranged collection of ores and minerals and an extensive set secured from mines, soon ready for transport. It promises to be the most complete mineral display yet shown from the state.
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Baker City
Raffety and Williams
Lewis and Clark Commission
Fred Mellis
Drop In the Price of Hay at Penderton
The open winter causes hay prices to fall. Wheat hay, once at 18 per ton, now 11, with further declines likely. Timothy hay remains 22 per ton but is expected to drop soon. Supplies are ample, and the season saw less grain compared with other winters.
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Penderton
Timothy
Lawmaker to push bill banning insurers joining forces
Thon, M. A. Miller plans to introduce a bill at the next session of the state legislature to forbid insurance firms from consolidating their operations. He argues that insurance companies increasingly form partnerships, reducing competition and harming consumers. The move targets combinations among insurers.
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Lebanone
M. A. Miller
From Cattle to Sheep in Local Valley Economy
Eugene reports a shift among cattlemen toward sheep due to mild winter costs. Cattle require heavy wintering expenses, with rough estimates of 18 dollars per ton feed and per head, while sheep rely on range grazing and offer wool revenue that covers keep and leaves mutton as profit. The trend reflects broader economic pressures in farming communities.
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Eugene
Ruling on land laws in Salem clarifies reparation for indented timber sales
The Attorney General states that buyers of indemnity land who timber the state and cannot receive valid title may be refunded their purchase price under code sections 3210 and 4311. If timber is removed and title lies with the United States, the remover repays the government but the state bears no liability to the government. only one known case exists, with timber still on land due to transport issues.
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Salem
State Land Board
G. G. Brown
Crawford
United States
Pendleton Horse Trade Draws High Prices
John Michaels of North Yakima shipped a carload of craft horses to his Washington ranch last week paying from 200 to 9200 per team. He bought most from B F McElroy five miles from Pendleton as Seattle buyers also purchased many Washington horses. Good draft horses remain in high demand locally.
Oregon Potatoes Ship East From Walla Walla
Milton The Blalock Fruit Company loads one or two cars daily at this station for Minneapolis and Missouri River points. It has shipped ten cars in recent days and expects about sixteen more from the vicinity. Farmers receive about 75 cents per pack, and the soil here is highly suited to fruit and vegetable raising, with most farmers relying on this industry.
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Oregon
Milton
Blalock Fruit Company
Walla Walla
Minneapolis
Missouri River
Market Prices From Wheat to Wool and Produce
A dense list of prices across commodities including Wheat, Barley, Flour, Millatuffs, Hay, Turnips, Carrots, Beets, Cabbage, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Celery, Cucumbers, Onions, Apples, Butter, Cheese, Poultry, Eggs, and Wool. Entries specify varieties, grades, and per unit costs such as dollars per ton, per sack, per dozen, or per pound. The fragment shows regional items typical of a fresh-market page with fluctuating price points.
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Baldwine
Spheenbergy
Oregon
Fire at Wisconsin Capitol Sparks Talks of Move to Milwaukee
A February fire at the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison caused about 800000 in damage destroying the east and wings housing the senate and assembly chambers and many departments. The blaze, started by defective wiring, imperiled priceless records while most assets were saved. Governor La Follette assisted in keeping order as Chief Bernard was injured by smoke. The structure’s original cost and subsequent additions put the building total near 900000.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wincopain State Capitol
Epecia
Milwaukee
Senate
Assembly
Tax Commission
Board of Agriculture
State Normal School
State Board of Pharmacy
State Land Office
iGmiminaioner of
State Board of Control and Insurance Commission
Supreme Court, Law Library
State Library Commission
Schofield
Hes
Capitol Building
la Follette
Grand Army Room
Charles Bernard
State Capitol
Japanese Advance Report From Corean Front
A wireless report from Seoul to Wel Hal Wel describes Japanese progress in Corea. About 20 000 troops have landed since the invasion began, including all of the Twelfth division and part of the Second. 4500 ponies transport supplies and artillery. Five ponies move each gun. six batteries with rapid fire mountain guns are in use as troops land along the coast south of Wiju toward Pekin road and Ping Yang with 50 scouts encamped.
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Corea
Seoul
Chemuplo
Times
Imperial Guard
Wiju
Pekin Road
Rusiang
Chemuipo
Ping Yang
Russians Route Japanese Across the Yalu River
A dispatch from Lian Yang dated February 28 reports Chinese on the Yalu river saying a Russian cavalry advance guard crossed into Corea about 200 voratsa, fought a Japanese detachment, and forced a retreat. Cossacks then seized the Japanese ponies as General Linovitch sent cavalry and infantry to pursue and occupy northern Corea.
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St. Petersburg
Lian Yang
Yalu
Corea
Linovitch
Blockade of Vladivostok Reported by Hakodate Dispatch
A Daily Mall dispatch from Hakodate says Vladivostok has been blockaded by a Japanese fleet since Thursday with steamers reporting a Russian cruiser near Kingwasean in the Bay of Sondel. Japanese warships are said to be nearby though the blockade remains unconfirmed by other sources.
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Vladivostok
London
Mall
Hakodate
Kingwasean
Bay of Sondel
Japan
Vladivoutok
Bay of Sendai
Theorthern
Nippon
Chinese Troops to the Front Headed for Frontier
Pekin March 1. Balance of four troop trains have left Pao Ting Wu for the Northwestern frontier. The Inez contingent leaves today on two trains, completing a force of 10,000 troops. These troops are all regulars with excellent equipment. They will be replaced by troops from Shan Tung province.
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Pekin
Pao Ting Wu
Inez
Shan Tung
General Dragomireff summoned to aid in war plan talks
In St Petersburg on March 4 General Dragomireff ex Governor General of Kiev and noted Russian miltary expert was summoned by the Czar to join deliberations on war conduct and to assist in drafting the campaign plan. He had harshly criticized Admiral Alexieff claiming evacuation of Port Arthur would have avoided trapping the Japanese and prevented further Russian disasters.
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St. Petersburg
Dragomreff
Kieff
Dragomireff
Alexieff
Kouropatkin
Admiral Alexief
Port Arthur
Siberian
Vladivostok
Russia
Darlington Hotel Collapse Kills Several in New York
Fourteen are believed dead as the steel skeleton of the Hotel Darlington at 57 West Forty-sixth street collapsed during construction. Only five bodies recovered. about twenty injured and several missing. The 12 story structure had reached the 11th floor when upper beams sagged and the building fell with a crash. Nearby Iris Brown residence and a boys school escaped damage as beams pierced walls and fire escapes were torn.
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New York
Darlington
West Forty-sixth Street
Harold Brown
I Bovrersd
Gatnjared
A. Walpole Cragie
Walla
Patterson
The Milwaukee Pioneer Limited trains linking St Paul and Chicago
The Milwaukee is a famous railway known nationwide for the Pioneer Limited service between St Paul and Chicago and between Omaha and Chicago. It offers connections with all Transcontinental lines, luxurious coaches, electric lights, and steam heat. Tickets should read via The Milwaukee to any point in the U S or Canada. All ticket agents sell them.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union
the Great
St. Paul
Omaha
Milwaukee
United States
Canada
pamphlet on rates and addresses in Portland Oregon
Information listing addresses for J W Caner and H B Rown in Trev Treasurer Agent General Agent in Portland Oregon. Includes contact points for rates and pamphlets.
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J. W. Caner
H. 8. Rown
Pes
Portland
Oregon
Harbin Hardship Report Warns of Hunger and Japanese Advance
A dispatch from Harbin notes dire conditions for Russian troops in Manchuria with scarce supplies and hunger among arrivals. The Vladivostok line is expected to fall to Japan, while Chunchuzes occupy the region between Harbin and Vladivostok, preventing reinforcements to the beleaguered port.
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Rome
Agenzia
Liberia
Ths
Harbin
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Belengured
Treaty Confirming Cuba Isle of Pines Title Signed
Secretary Hay and Cuban Minister Queanda signed a treaty confirming Cuba's title to the Isle of Pines. The document avoids a fixed ratification period and will be sent to the Senate and Havana for Cuban approval.
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Washington
Hay
Senor Queanda
Cuba
Isle of Pines
Senate
State Department
Havana
Port Arthur defense dwindles as hunger pressure grows
From London the Express correspondent reports that repeated attacks on Port Arthur have demoralized troops and reduced expectations for a prolonged defense. Hunger effects are already severe, and capitulation may follow once the town is fully invested.
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New York
London
Tlentum
The
Express
Port Arthur
Senate panel to report Cuban treaty without amendment
Washington March 4 The senate committee on foreign relations today agreed to report without amendment the treaty on relations with Cuba. The provisions include the Platt amendment.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Egceed
Cuba
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Deema Alexieff
Duluth
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Sweethelmer
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Heppner School District
T.J. Matlock
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L. W. Briggs
Jeatice of the Peace
P. Willieme
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M. B. Metzler
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Asofield & van Vactor
Attorneys-At-Law
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Denver
Attorney-At-Law
Odd Fellows New Building
Heppner
Frank B. Kistner
Patterson's Drug Store
ODD Fellows’ Building
Henry Johnson
Heppoer, Oregon
Conan
Omee Ons Duct
Font Jotelis Ass
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C. E. Woodson
Myer
Mirren Bast
Weet
Palace Hotel
Heppner, Oregon
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Astoria
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Morrow County
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