Real Estate Gambit Boosts Grande Ronde Valley Wealth
George H. Currey sold the C. R. Beckley farm near Imbler to C. Welch, illustrating rising valley land values. Welch arrived 20 years ago with nothing and now owns 320 acres of prime land. Beckley bought three years ago at 65 dollars per acre, netting 4500 dollars from this year’s crop after sale.
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George H. Currey
C. R. Beckley
Imbler
C. Welch
Mr. Welch
Grande Ronde
Vic. Welch
Sandridge
Beckley
Opportunities and Limits in a Practical Education
A reflective piece on how opportunities vary with effort and education. It argues that practical study can yield gains for those with limited schooling, while broader general and technical education opens higher prospects for the industrious and loyal. The author cites K. O. Graduate Magnaine.
Footprints of Glaciers Threaten Future Generations
William B. Simmons discusses glacial marks on Manhattan rocks such as striae in Central and Riverside parks as evidence of past ice. He explores uncertainty about how long ago glaciers covered New York and warns of possible future glaciation impacting cities, while noting warming trends and Earth's axis changes. The piece ends with a caution that posterity may face a serious condition.
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New York City
Manhattan Island
Central
Riverside Park
Alaska
Henry Gannett
Dellenbaner
Amelia
North Pole
X. Elow Jong
Greenland
William BE. Simmons
New York World
Deathwatch Beetles Tap For Courtship Not Warning
A Scientific American note explains deathwatch tapping as a beetle courtship behavior by Xestobium species that damages wood and misled past generations into fearing inevitable death. The piece contrasts legends with natural causes and notes the tapping occurs in quiet rooms, while a legal summons in La Grande Evening Observer announces a divorce proceeding with six week response required.
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Scientific American
Anobium
Columon
Naturalista
Brownell Defendants Summons In Oregon Court
The Circuit Court of The State of Oregon Fer Union County issues a summons to Milan Brownell and Ella L Brownell. The defendant Ella L Brownell is required to appear as directed by the court summons.
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Circuit Court
State of
Oregon
Union County
Ella Ll. Brownell
Suit for Divorce in Oregon Circuitt Court
Maude St Johns sues Frank St Johns in Union County Oregon for divorce. Respondent must answer within six weeks from June 14 1910 publication date. If no answer the court may grant an absolute divorce. Published in La Grande Evening Observer per Judge J W Knowles order dated June 11 1910.
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la Grande Evening Observer
J. W. Knowles
Circuit Court
State of Oregon
Union County
Maude St. Johns
Frank St. Johns
State of
Oregon
la Grande
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Chas. K. Henry
Chas. K. Henry Co
Henry Bld
Frank F. Mead
Seaboard Sec. Co
Seattle
Paul C. Murphy
Bankers Trust Co
Tacoma
Y. P. Laurelhurst Co
J. B. Linthicum
Williams,Wood & Linthicum
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Seattle Chamber of Commerce
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Ladd & Tilton Bank
L. A. Lewis
Allen & Lewis
St. R. Burke
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Royal Insurance Co
Chas
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Morris Bros
Bonds
Henry Fries
Wakefield, Fries & Co
Robert H. Strong
Corbett Estate
George J. Dekum
K. Henry Co
Gladden
Deathwatch
K. A
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Milan
Brownell
North Beach
Queen of the Northwest Resorts
Columbia River
Washington Coas
Wash
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co
City Ticket Office, Ltd
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