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Newspaper
Ione Proclaimer
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
5
Lone Oregon June 25 1909 report lists town officers and schedule for monthly meetings. It notes a first Saturday evening gathering and mentions Morgan as a meeting locale or related lodge.
Editor Mrs Archie Cox travels to Junction on Tuesday to see Mere Shambart and return to Rhea Creek. Glenn Burroughs, son of Mr and Mrs French Burroughs, is home from Whitman College in Walla Walla and plans to teach mathematics and sciences after rusticating on the ranch. DH Andrews has Volney Ray and Poke Judy aiding with difalfa cutting. Mrs Burroughs raises 300 little chicks. A chicken dinner with all fixings at the Hotel Sunday. Births and community updates including farmers, trades, and local visits. Shoppers and local errands noted for Laxton McMurry crew, Knopf birth, Knappenberg trip, Sperry trip, and rye samples. Local ads for suits and shoe shines. Walter Becket and Theodore Anderson seen in Zone shopping.
Ed Puller and four brothers in laws of Geo Calkins arrive from Minnesota on Tuesday to establish homes in Ione. FIL Wilson reports wheat yields of about 20 bushels per acre based on a recent sample. A moving picture show runs at Walker's Hall each Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings at 730 with two films shown nightly.
Local residents share daily happenings from Mayor Padberg preparing for a Cascade Mountains trip to families planting strawberries, building homes, and tending farms. The column notes social and domestic activity, travel, cooking, and new purchases around town with vivid, informal details.
The Zone Band invites all to a Friday July 2 basket picnic in Stratton's Grove with tables and seats provided. A forenoon program features speeches songs and music followed by races tug of war sports and a baseball prize event. Evening concert by the band plus fireworks and a dance at the skating rink.
Mrs Jordan shows off porches covered in wire netting and a fresh coat of paint. Mrs Sperry and Mrs Mason admire improvements as Mrs Chick keeps busy around her yard and telephone office duties. RT Perkins handles multiple roles in town while residents prepare for a Grants Pass homestead move and a Sunday ball game between Ione and Eight Mile at the fone diamond.
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