Telephone line to Suver and Corvallia area project
Disjointed notes describe a proposed telegraph or telephone line from Corvallis via Monmouth, Airlie, Palle City and Seville to Monmouth with a branch to Wells and Soap Creek. Stock purchases, monthly charges, and possible auction of the line are mentioned along with local social events and a sermon at Monmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikien Ie
Corvallis
Monmouth
Organization of Pompans
Wells
Wells F
Corvallia
Teachers Meeting Set for Independence
Fragments indicate a next teachers meeting will be held at Independence on a stated date. The fragmentary note lacks a precise day or time but confirms the event location and intention of gathering.
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Independence
Sthinst
April kickoff for the contest with city participation
The organizers plan the first issue in April to gather suggestions from every correspondent and implement small changes. They invite local residents in the city to visit and discuss the plan, aiming for a whirlwind start once ready.
Match factory on Coos Bay urged by Marshfield paper
The Marshfield Daily Mail laments scarce sulphur matches and urges starting a local factory to produce reliable matches in full-count packaging. It argues a Coos Bay plant could meet strong demand and boost commerce, while advertising roles seek credible applicants for a distant business house offering weekly pay and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bay
Marshfield Daily Mail
Falls City braces for April election and new city leadership
Local booster Frank Butler notes his son Arthur Butler in Washington DC as a DC bar admittee. Falls City faces an April 6 vote to elect four council members a mayor a recorder who serves as police judge and a marshal amid a push to shift from complacency to active growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Butler
Arthur Butler
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Falls City
Watkins
Raymond
Improvement League plans exhibit and rural phone network
The Independence Improvement League convened led by D Calbreath. Dr Butler chairs an exhibit committee to showcase Polk County resources inviting farmers to contribute. Mr Merrill of Pacific States Telephone Co discussed rural routes, proposing three lines connecting Independence to surrounding farms, with 90 local phones and free switching to Monmouth, expected to reach over 160 phones.
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Independence Improvement League
D. Calbreath
Oregon Information Bureau
Butler
Polk County
Merrill
Pacific States Telephone Company
Independence
Barnett Ma
Brunk
Oak Point
Parker
Buena Vista
Monmouth
Damon and Pythias Premier at Covent Garden
The drama Damon and Pythias debuted on May 28 1821 at Covent Garden Theatre, authored by Ireland’s John Banim.
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Damon
Pythias
Convent Garden Theatre
John Banim
Ireland
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KR. M.wade & CO
Pello, Soap Creek
Suver
Addrose
Moorn
KB. C. Wigmore
Epworth League
M. E. Parsonage
Fern Raymond
Tom
Admiral Dewey
Senator Fulton
Washington
Busines House
Colonial Co
Dearborn St
Chicago
Bkemember
East Side
Main Street
Locke’s Drug Store
Wm. Barnett
Regalia
Improvement League
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