Sheep on Wheat Ranches Prove Profitable on Larene Farm
Davenport Tribune reports sheep on wheat ranches can be financially rewarding. James Slater tracks 40 head on Larene farm, averaging ten pounds of wool per head at eighteen cents per pound, about $180 per sheep, with weather lambs sold for mutton. Slater notes weed control benefits, rivaling six horse teams, while stock dogs aid protection against coyotes.
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Davenport Tribune
James Slater
Donald McInnis
Slater
China
Ageat
Postal reforms spark debate on new government services
Postmaster General Meyer proposes parcel post, stamp selling machines, and money transmission methods unseen in Europe for over 25 years. Americans worry about new conveniences and political effects while opposing firms fear competition and local merchants resist change. The New York Independent notes the mixed reception.
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Meyer
Goverment
Europe
Surance
England
Germany
Union of Knowledge
Casifieritos
Fiseless
Iorde
Therto. N.Y
Wheat Situation Shows Quiet Market And Weather Risk
The Wheat Situation notes a quiet market with light interior buying and no action from exporters as farmers await harvest progress. Harvest is advancing but completing the crop before October is doubtful due to late season. weather in coming weeks will shape final returns. Crop estimates rise, with state figures near a record yield, while current prices hover near 80c bluestem, 78c club, and 76c bed for ready delivery.
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State Grain Commission
Businese Tc
An Appeal to the Gossips About Young People
A plea to readers to stop condemning youths for harmless fun and to show empathy. The piece argues gossip harms innocent teens and urges gossips to give juniors the benefit of the doubt, avoid snubbing them, and refrain from cruel remarks. It closes with an odd coal-ordering aside.
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Ettemien
Collins-Waterman wedding at The Elms in Grand Rapids
Mattie L Waterman and Charles H Collins of Kennewick Washington wed at The Elms on West Bridge Street Road. Rev John Hamilton and Rev J Forsythe Smith presided. wedding party included Miss Luella Wiley and Charles Waterman. Guests from Kalamazoo and London attended. couple to travel to Denver and Fort Riley en route to Washington.
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Elms
West Bridge Street Road
Fred E.waterman
Mattie L
Charles H. Collins
Kennewick
Wash
John Hamilton
Wallin Congregational Church
J. Forsythe Smith
Philippines
Luella Wiley
Charles Waterman
Herrick
Jemiela Manley
John Nellist
Ellis Maynard
Anne Allen
Lelia Waterman
Alice Luton
Josephine Graham
George T. Bemis
John Edison
William Dole
Kalamazoo
Kate Poulton
London
England
Collins
Washington
Denver
Fort Riley
Kansas
J.C. Waterman
No Increase on Westbound Freight in Transcontinental Tariffs
A note from J. G. Woodworth Traffic Manager of the Northern Pacific Railroad states there is no significant rate rise in the westbound section of the new transcontinental tariffs. The document says the tariff merely updates amendments within the new volume. Nearby, Harry Van Horn’s orchard shows peaches in abundance with the entire crop sold at one dollar per box.
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Henry Burkeley
General Western
Northern Pacific Railroad
J. G. Woodworth
Harry van Horn
van Horn
Advocate
Police Court Fines For Drunkenness In Local Session
Olaf Olsen aged 33 and James McNamara aged 48 were fined five dollars each plus costs for drunkenness. Saturday another pair Fred Wall and Charles Lind faced the municipal tribunal with fines for drunkenness. Wall five dollars and costs, Lind ten dollars and costs as a second offense. All defaults were sent to work detail bagging rocks, improving street appearance. Sanitary Engineer W J Roberts urged a 45000 dollar sewer disposal plant near North Yakima, featuring a one million gallon septic tank costing ten thousand dollars, noting river pollution stems from outside city limits. Grand Fall Millinery opens Friday and Saturday September 6 and 7 at Ashbaughs.
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Olaf Olsen
James McNamara
Fred Wall
Charles Lind
Lind
W. J. Roberts
State Board of Health
North Yakima
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Fairbanks
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Fairbank
Indiana
Hollister
the Cascade
Collins-Waterman
Grand Rapids, Mich
Herald
Grand Fall
Ashbaugh’s
Cascade Lumber CO
W. F. Baker
Shoe Department
Buster Brown
King’s
Kennewick Meat Market
Cates
BIG Department Store
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