Industry lifter impacts economy of Independence
A representative for Nusumer Boots argues a beet factory and related industries will boost Independence by creating jobs and circulating money. He warns the hop industry’s decline harms prosperity and urges diversification and farming development to prevent the town from remaining a “fly speck.” He notes Fort Morgan’s growth from beet processing and predicts local farmers could become Oregon’s most prosperous in ten years.
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Nusumer Boots
Independence
Fort Morgan
Colo Findo
Ap Eoon Ag
Besea
Oregon
Portland Nurs eries Proposal Faces Public School Backlash
A Portland paper argues against mandating kindergartens in all schools via petitions from twenty five parents within a mile. It warns of rapid expansion into nurseries and a tenfold cost rise over 18 years, urging compromise with parental funding.
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School Board of
Portland
Eee Amoctation
What Is the Matter with Oregon
A Portland discussion argues Oregon needs cheap capital and more jobs while rejecting land speculation parlor schemes and Sunday distaste for rail rounds. The piece warns against political experiments and social betterment plans that could burden settlers and investors, ending with a warning to dog owners of city limits.
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Hubert H. War
Portland
Oregon
Wives of Fred Carpenter Named in Tacoma Jail Case
A Tacoma county jail case centers on six women alleged to be wives of Fred A Carpenter and others under trial for perjury. Correspondence with the women and jail records are with Prosecutor Remant. dates span 1900s to 1912 with wives in Denver San Diego Tacoma Fern Hill and other locales. Carpenter denies multiple marriages and claims only three.
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Mary Zimmerman
Lue A. Hawkins
Denver
Mary Pilgrim
Alice Retz
San Diego
Cal
Ma. Kisaler
Fern Hill
Wash
Mire
Mary G. Cranmer
Tacoma
Fred A Carpenter
Allan Earnest E. Carpenter
Fred B. Roton
Earnest Bowen
Fritz Zimmerman
Washington
Carpenter
Remant
Os Lars
Othe
Eix
Mary C. Craemer
Seven Days Calendar Moral Guidance and Death Notice
The passage outlines a Sunday to Saturday moral calendar urging repentance and virtue, ending with a death notice for Mrs. H. L. Mitchard's favorite aunt Sister Mary Ridee in New York State, described as a member of a large Catholic sisterhood.
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H. L. Mitchard
New York State
New York
Mary Ridee
Water and Yard Care Advocate Urges Public Action
A civic column urges readers to invest in yearly yard upkeep and home painting to benefit the town and state. It extols drinking more water for health, claiming water improves digestion and longevity, and urges readers to “get on the water wagon” to improve community welfare.
Jack House Dies A Trusted Beaver Hotel Clerk
Jack House, born 1854 in Nebraska and aged 64, long served as a clerk at Beaver Hotel and was beloved by locals and children for his friendly nature. He left a son in Seattle and daughters in Oakdale California and Ocean View Oregon, all attending the Presbyterian church funeral service conducted by Dr. H. Chas Dunsmore.
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Jack
Mr. House
Eet ‘Beaver Hotel
Nebraska
Seattle
Oakdale
California
Ocean View
Oregon
Presbyterian Church
A Good Measure in Public Utilities Debate
The piece argues that public utilities should be shielded from unwarranted competition when state regulation ensures stable rates and service. It cites California and Wisconsin as examples and endorses protective policy to attract investment in large power enterprises. Also notes H. L. Fitchard promoting Deleo Electric Lighting Plants and a sales position at Donald Nursery Co in Donald, Oregon.
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Publc
Wisconsin
California
Illinois
Califfornia
Oreg Eon
Card of Thanks for Father’s Sickness and Death
Family expresses sincere thanks to friends for support during illness and after the passing of their father. Names mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sneibert Mrs Jona Hayes B N House for assistance and kindness.
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W. W. Sneibert
Jona Hayes
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E. Clemens Horst
A. L. Stevenson
Old
Wes
Christ
Heaven
Terror
Enterprise
State of
Jack” House
H. L. Fitchard
Deleo Electric
Donald Nursery Co
Donald
Dickson Bros. ¢. Sweet
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