Advertisements Highlight Local Business Openings and Services
A broad column of local ads notes sheep leasing by O D Rider & Son, millinery openings, announcements from Mrs Hurley and Miss Squire, a note on Speltz hog feed, a busines locals shift for R M Wade & Co, piano tuning, watch repair by Kramer & Co, jewelry savings, Horat Bros picnic, plow discounts by Friszer & Rice, and furniture discounts by Bice. Also shoemaker Hughes, Red Front Livery in Salem, Monmouth dry goods sale, a September shoe sale at E K Paddock, Salem Woolen Mills bargains, Mrs E J Hosler moving to Olympia, and Opening Day at State Normal School with 80 students and faculty updates.
Big Time Expected at McLaughlin Yard Picnic
The annual hop-pickers picnic is announced for next Sunday at the Mc Laughlin yard. Indian and free-for-all races, base ball, trick bicycle riding, and other attractions are planned. Preparations are underway for a large crowd with a big dance both afternoon and evening.
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McLaughlin's
Disappointed Buena Vieja Farmers Expect Mixed Harvest
Special correspondence notes Buena Vieja farmers facing a disappointing harvest with talk of an off year. Some predict a rebound next year while others express strong discontent and foresee a bleak season ahead.
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Farmera
Buena Vieja
Farmer shifts to dairying hogs as wheat prices fall
The report notes farmers must diversify into dairying and hog raising to profit from ranch labor. Wheat prices drop to zero, leaving producers with little comfort after a season of effort. Evane threshing reports high satisfaction and widespread praise for the outfit. Evane averages about 125 acres threshed per day, earning a solid local reputation and promising a larger run next year.
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Evane
Mr. Evane
Calvary Hop Yard Report Highlights Local Hoppicking
Calvary notes wrap up with Hoppicking at the hop yard in progress. Pearl Alexander moves to Taylor & Scott yard to work. Rudolph Simon prepares his house for occupancy. Grandma Helmick visits from Albany. E. Evans completed a 28 days threshing last Saturday. Bert Harper’s crew finishes picking in the Helmick yards and relocates to Suver for a new camp as three continue operations.
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Pearl Alexander
Taylor & Scott Hop Yard
Bert Harper
Hoppickers
Helmick
Suver
Hops Fairly Good as Harlem Yard Picks Proceed
In the yard at that place, Mr. Harper paid 45 cent per box picked by weight and there was no strike. Hops were fairly good.
Forest Fires Ravage Portland and Southern Washington
The fires have caused property losses reaching millions and claimed up to forty lives. An estimated hundred or more are missing in the Lewis river district, with mills villages farms and timber lands burned across the past week. Prompt relief from Portland and nearby towns has prevented starvation for many survivors.
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Portland
Washington
Lewis River District
Falls City Leaders Plan Move to Dallas Rail Work
Falls City leader J.8. Talbott and his wife plan to relocate to Dallas for railroad work. Dallas will receive waterworks after a Monday bond election. H. V. Gates of Hillsboro intends to install the water plant. Frank Butler works on the Dallas water system project.
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Talbott
Dallas
H. V. Gates
Hillsboro
Frank Butler
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Polk County
Raven
Lisle Finish
WS Scho
S. M. Daniel
Oregon
O.D. Rider & Son
Speltz
D. J. Whiteaker
R. M. Wade & Co
Thie
Kramer & Co
Horat Bros
Hop Yard
Friszer & Rice
Bice
Hughes
Salem
E. EK. Paddock
Salem Woolen Mille Store
E. J. Hosler
Olympia
Wash
Hosler
Independence
State Normal School
Tuesaday
Ressler
Laat
L. A. Robinson
Pullman
Ellen M. Pennell
Chicago
Grace A. Higgins
Boston
Manuel
Hope Pickers
Calvary
Rudolph Simon
E. Evans
Clarence Tedrow
Harper & Reuf Hoppickers
Falls City Leader
F. A. Wolf
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