Development boom and rail plans sweep Oregon towns
Central Oregon praised for growth as the Great Northern Railway completes a tour through Haines Lake and Malheur counties. Oregon dogwood will be introduced in Teplitz Germany to attract visitors. A 400000 pound Alaska meat shipment opens new regional packing options. Elks gatherings spark extra trains and hotel bookings in Portland for the July reunion. A $1,000,000 water power project on the Coquille River aims to supply Coos County. Southern California Elks visit Portland by train. Fourth of July festivities planned in Astradd. Harmony growers report record strawberry yields near Estacada. Clackamas Southern Railway contracts Archie Mason to build Oregon City to Molalla grade and bridges by September with operation slated for December.
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Oregon
Great Northern Railway
Haines
Lake
Malheur
We Land
Teplitz
Germany
Watts
Alaska
Tacoma
Eastern
Northwestern Railways
Portland
Elks
O.W.R& XN. Co
Great Northern
Northern Pacfic
Sp, & S Rye
Elke
Coquille River
Myrtle Point
Oregon Capital
Coos County
California
Millard
Harmony
Sheriff Johnson Family Puzzle Prompts Genealogy Guesswork
Sheriff Johnson’s East relatives arrive and, through tangled family ties, become two persons. The riddle notes his father and grandfather married sisters, making the grandmother also his aunt and his aunt his cousin. The two guests tied to these relations are Mrs Sally Johnson and Mrs Tina Johnson of Kansasity, visiting for church activities led by W. P. Kirk.
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Sheriff Johnson
Sally Johnson
Tina Johnson
Kansasity
City Council Approves Water Bond Refunding Plan
The council authorized a special election to vote a 1.00 bond issue for water system renewal and approved a 96,000 bond for refunding debt to purchase the waterworks from Pacific Power & Light. The street and water committees received reports on pipe relaying and service box installations, with bids opened for system work.
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Post
Morse
Renee T Lage
Pacific Power & Light Company
Fire and Water Committee
Trade in Hair Goods Offered by Mruge Mercantth Co
Switches and puffs of genuine human hair in the desired shade are available from Mruge Mercantth Co. They will show samples and supply prices. Mrs Eva Woodburn can be reached at phone 104-M.
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Eva Woodburn
Beautifying the Home with Plants and Flowers
The article notes rising interest in beautifying country homes this season. Editor E. O. W. Shepard highlights the profits and pleasure of garden adornment using planted flowers and shrubs. He cites his own home as a model and lists suitable plants for lawns including crocus, jonquil, camellias, roses, and Japanese, German and Oriental varieties to create color and charm.
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Shepard
Better Wralt
Waanimeng
Binaid
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L.H. Huggins
Oregon Lumber
Dee, Oregon
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Phome
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Vantorn Station
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Judiciary Committee
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State Street
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Crandall & Roberts of
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Druseick
K. A. Victoria
Mildred Grant
Margaret Dixon
Viscounters Folkstone
Souveniir de President
Carnot
Franz Deegan
Caroline Testout
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John Laing
Morace Vernet
Marie Bauman
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la France
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Alfred Carriere
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