Ashland Meat Co-op Plan Aims To Sell Wholesale Here
A cooperative meat packing venture launched in Ashland Oregon plans to supply meat and by products at wholesale to stockholders in Portland and San Francisco. Capitalization set at 800000 with 5000 shares of 100 each. plant cost projected at 300000 and shipments to begin by fall. Depots in Portland and San Francisco will offer fresh meats daily. Promoters include Benton Bowers George Owen and W A Shoemaker with Ashland as plant site due to cattle ranges nearby. Oregon Agricultural College reports two students George McFarland and John Franklin achieving a record indoor tomato crop with 20 ounce fruits and several varieties under study with pollination methods and fertilizer tests.
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Portland
San Francisco
Ashland
Oregon
Benton Bowers
George Owen
Rogue River Valley
W. A. Shoemaker
Possibe
California
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
George McFarland
Sitka
Alaska
John Franklin
Seattle
Professor Bouquet
Benny Best
Stead
Jewell
Lorillard
Comet
Early Anna
Timber Boom Forecast for Oregon Coast Region
Klamath Falls timbermen predict record activity this summer as major players, including former Weyerhaeuser executives, anticipate a postconvention lift in timber development. Observers say national politics delay moves, but soon the industry will target available timber acreage across the county and delta regions.
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Klamath Falls
Oregon
Mike Dowher
Dooher
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
United States
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Klamath
Klamath County
Columbia River Praised by Harvard Professor
Harvard Professor Albert Bushnell, visiting in Hood River, calls the Columbia from Portland to Hood River incomparable and worth four Rhines and two Hudsons. He highlights the river’s powerful flow, its mountain setting, and nearby Three Sisters Jefferson and Hood as grand volcanic peaks. The same item notes Gearhart fair plans with L. G. Rees naming superintendents and preparations for September events.
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Hood River
Berne
Switzerland
Albert Bushnell
Robert T. Newhall
Bushnell
Harvard
Know
Grinnell
Beloit
University of Colorado
Europe
America
Columbia
Portland
Oregon
Jefferson
Hood
Coman Expects Big Crop In Northwest
Portland official North Bank road and Hill Lines agent Coman reports from an Oregon Washington tour that wheat belts show superb prospects and fruit districts foresee a record apple yield. He says railroads will need hundreds of cars and new rolling stock to handle the coming crop movement.
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Portland
W. E. Coman
North Bank Road
Hill Lines
Oregon
Washington
Puget Sound
Willamette Valley
Northwest
St Johns Plans for Portland Woolen Mills Expansion
Plans prepared by architect L. I. Thompson of Portland call for a two story addition 85 by 200 feet adjoining the present woolen plant. The lower story will store goods and the upper story will house a room with capacity for 20 or more machines.
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St. Johns
Portland Woolen Mills
L. I. Thompson
Portland
Hood River Council Imposes $50 Fine for Running Hydrants
Hood River action by the Board of Aldermen imposes a $50 fine on citizens who leave hydrants running. The measure reflects concerns over the water system's adequacy in serious fires.
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Hood River
Board of Aldermen
Hig Hydrant
Klamath Falls Eyes Electric Rail Line After Capitalists Trip
Capitalists return from Bonanza country with plans for an electric railroad linking Klamath Falls Bonanza Poe and Yonna valleys and part of the Klamath basin. Projections claim the valleys yield enough iron ore and other resources to justify the line with potential annual shipments valued at about 35000 for a railroad. State Law Bounty Is Limit Set. Salem rules the state board of fish and game commissioners cannot grant a bounty for cougar scalps beyond the regular state law, funded by county and state. The commission sought guidance on giving an extra 10 from its funds to J B Hill for five skins.
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Klamath Falls
Bonanza
Bonanza Valley
Poe Valley
Yonna Valley
Klamath Basin
Salem
State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners
van Winkle
J. B. Hill
Motorboats Bring Fresh Pleasures to Hood River
In Hood River over the past week the first motor boats have appeared on the White Salmon and Hood rivers. The small launches used by ferries between Hood River and Washington bank points have become popular pleasure craft on summer evenings after four, when ferry schedules end.
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Hood River
White Salmon
Hood Rivers
Washington
Fancy costumes in Russia spark police ejectments at theater
Reported in a Russian city police removed two people from a local theater ball for wearing improper outfits. One outfit depicted a monk with alleged symbolic inscriptions while another costume referenced broader political themes, reflecting strict social policing of attire.
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Liodor
Ilfamed
Novel Experiment For Boys Tricks With a Board and Paper
A simple demonstration uses a bread board protruding from a table edge covered by a newspaper. When the end is struck the board lifts the far end, creating a momentary vacuum under the paper that with air pressure above holds the board down. The trick entertains at parties and serves as a school experiment.
Origin of an Ancient Game Dominoes
The article recounts two Monte Cassino monks in Italy devising a pastime to pass leisure moments without breaking silence. They used square stone pieces with marks, agreed on rules, and the winner silently announced the vespera lines, starting with Dixit Dominus domino meo. The game spread beyond the monastery, retaining the name domino from a Latin phrase simplified by laylearners.
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Monte Casino
Italy
Monkeys aid census in London school district
A London district used a novel ruse to count children by parading two dressed monkeys in a wagon with a brass band. Crowds gathered as candles and forms were distributed to identify children, revealing that over sixty parents kept their kids from school and adding about 200 children to the roll.
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Saya
London
Chas. D. Smiley Contractor and Builder Ad
Chas D Smiley contractor and builder offers plans and estimates on short notice. Dwelling houses a specialty. Bell phone 524.
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Bell
Funeral Director and Embalmer Services in Independence
Independent Oregon obituary and funeral services notice for W. R. Allin D.D. and a local dentist operate from Cooper Building offering round the clock call attendance with embalming and funeral director credentials in Independence Oregon.
Probate and Collections Practice in State Courts
Will practice in all courts of the State. Probate matters and collections given prompt attention. Office, Cooper Ride.
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Cooper Ride
Independence
Oregon
Barred Plymouth Rocks Egg Offer
Advertisement for Barred Plymouth Rocks Pure Bred Eggs priced at 91.00 per 13 or six dollars per 100 eggs. Home phone contact listed as 7521.
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Otis D, Butler
OUR Grocery
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Independence Shoe Shop
O. Floyd
Polk County
Main Street
Independence, Ore
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O. A. CG
Studentsa
Weyarhieuser
Columbia River
Astoria
Lower Columbia Agricultural Company
Gearbert
L. G. Rees
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Fred Pool
C. S. Dow
A. Jonhson
Addie Pool
H. F. Hurlburt
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Independenty
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Alrile
Independece
Weat Salem
West Salem
Weat
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Chas. D. Smiley
Hinkle
Aailetant
W. R. Allin
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Cooper Bldg
B. F. Swope
Homer Lodge
Castle Hall
M. Moran
C. C. J. W. Richardson, JR
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Harry Norton
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