Inter-Mountain Oil and Gas Company Formed in Weiser
The Inter-Mountain O and Gas Company Ltd established in Weiser with $300,000 capital split into 200,000 shares. Articles filed with the secretary of state, stock largely sold, and development plans underway on about 2500 acres of oil lands between Welser and Crystal along the Snake River. Negotiations with eastern parties for initial development are near completion with activity expected within 50 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiser
Inter-Mountain O & Gas Company, Ltd
Welser
Crystal
Snake River
Tragic Drowning Near McKay Creek Home
Three year old Forrest Eldridge drowned in a pool formed by backwater from a McKay creek branch near the Eldridge home about 20 miles from Pilot Rock. Dr. Parker could not revive him. funeral planned for Saturday at Olney Cemetery with AM A. Rader and Reverend Hayes officiating. The clipping also lists names of advertised letters.
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McKay Crook
Levi Eldrige
Forrest
Parker
Pilot Rock
McKay Creek
Eldridge Place
Pilot Hook
Olney Cemetery
AM. A. Rader
Hayes
Bhilekitai County
Wash
Pendleton En
Oregonian
Mall Order Victim Letter Targets Sears and Fraud
A Merchants' Trade Journal extract purports to address Sears Roebuck & Co. and blasts the mail order house as “progressive” rivals threaten western merchants. The missive ridicules the catalog and catalog buyers, cites anecdotes of gambling and crude frontier prices, and ends with a rambling rebuttal of goods received versus ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Merchants’ Trade Journal
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Mesurs
Monkey Roderick & Co
Munnekoge
Plat Filed for February 1908 Land Entry in Wenaha Reserve
Notice in the United States Land Office La Grande Oregon states the approved plat of survey of T N RB 128 EW M will be filed February 10 1908 at 9 o clock am. After that date applications for land entry in the township will be received. Township lies in the Wenaha forest reserve created by presidential proclamation March 1 1907. RE W DAVIS Register A A ROBERTS Receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
la Grande
Oregon
T. N
E.W. M
Said Township
Wenaha Forest Reserve
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Tam
J. H. Peare
U. S. Land Office
of la Grande
Staples
Fine
W. H. Bohnenkamp & CO
GEO. Krieger
la Grande, Oregon
the City Grocery and Bakery
E. Polack
Propr
Cluld
McKay Ciek
Ealing
Olive
Walist
el Capuiedia
Montana
Adola
Paul Born
Goss Hutchinson
E. B. Borey
Sarah Yardley
Tom Anderson
Geo
F. Bailey
Kay Barnes
T. & Brumbly
E. Bennett
D. W. Dawson
W. S&s. Dyer
Lawrence Busy
Willard Evans
Peter Fotsatun
David Gorrie
Anton Holdahi
Rn. Hansen
A. Lewis
Jack Morell
Wii McVeigh
Whitney McCollum
H. J. McGrath
J. BE Moore
Lee Oguin
T. Oliver
N. A. Smith
B.C. Wellman
G. W. Wood
Bart Wilson
Z. H. Wella
H.C. Walker
G. M. Tichey
Canada
Observer
Clearing House
Fourth Street
Taquire
Farmers & Tindery National Bank
Enamies
Quire Kira
Jackson
Asec
Seventh Street
New Harris Building
Adams Avenue
Mra. Mason
Mra. W
R. B. Smith
West
Adama Ave
Phone Farmera
Walla
Wala
W. C. Vent
Ronde Valley House
Elgin
Hox
J. A. Cates
Third Street
RE. W. Davis
Register
A. A. Roberts
Julius Roesch
Ghildrens
Ghildrens Gashimere
Ile Ladies
Jersey
la Grande, Ore
Mason
D, Fitzgerald
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