Free library sale at Kjos store closes after week
The sale was run by the ladies of the club for a week with five percent of cash sales to be donated to the free library fund. The public embraced the idea and aggregate sales showed a neat increase for the library fund. In Kansas, Nelson Bros. of Tammany finished harvesting Tuesday, with 500 acres of wheat and barley. Barley yields about 42 bushels per acre and wheat about 31 1/2 bushels. Farmers across Tammany are busy with a notably good harvest and yield.
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Kjos
Kincaid
Tammany
Nelson Bros
Inland Empire and Pacific Coast cited in rivers and harbors talk
The congressional committee on rivers and harbors completed Pacific Coast inspections. Burton and Reeves of Illinois and New York member Alexander describe the Columbia Snake rivers and the Inland Empire as vital, urging careful funding and noting future improvements. They tour Seattle Lewiston Portland and Alaska, emphasize trade with Japan and the need for navigation projects with cost limits and phased allocations.
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Congressional Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Columbia Basin
Portland
Oregonian
Burton
Columbia River
Pacific Coast
Congress
Pacific
Japan
China
Walter Reeves
Illinois
Mobile
Ala
San Diego
Cal
Seattle
Alaska
Lewiston
Snake
Columbia
Dalles
de Alva S. Alexander
New York
United States
Inland Empire
Cascades
East
Dakotas
Michigan Peninsula
California
Mohawk Valley
Chicago
No Claim for $500 in Bee Hive Lottery Drawing
A month has passed since the Bee Hive drew the winning ticket No 11988 and no duplicate was presented to claim the $500 prize offered by M Beach. A second drawing will occur August 5 1901 at the Bee Hive with ten $20 prizes, ten $10 prizes, and forty $5 prizes, totaling sixty winners.
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M. Beach
Oil mill to be built in Spokane by eastern capital
Eastern capital shows interest in establishing an oil mill plant at Spokane. The project would buy local flax from reservation farmers who claim they do not realize sufficient earnings from western dealers.
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Eastern Capital
Flax Growers Eye New Spokane Mill With Midland Co
B G Peters of Kendrick Idaho has rallied Midland Linseed Oil Co of Minneapolis to back a 50000 dollar linseed oil mill project in Spokane. The firm plans to enter the western field with ample capital, challenging Pacific Coast competition. Peters cites price differentials between Chicago and the coast, noting dockage and sacking losses reduce flax profits. Nez Perce reservation growers expect 485000 bushels this year with two thirds already contracted to western manufacturers. Lewiston Commercial Club reports seven new members and thirteen candidates at a recent meeting as local business ties strengthen.
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B. G. Peters
Kendrick
Idaho
Midland Linseed Oil Company
Minneapolis
Spokane
Midland Linseed Oil I Co
Pacific Coast
Peters
Chicago
Nez L’erce
Lewiston Commercial Club
City Business Leaders Elected This Week
A vigorous push for city betterment continues as a broad slate of active businessmen joins the roll. Elected at this week’s meeting were Er. A. White, W. A. White, Frank Thompson, F. B Bartlett, W. E. Timberlake, Arthur Stacy, John Ponting and Er. O Neill. Postings list additional names including Mathew Scully, Dennis Holland, 9D, Needham, Ray Walker, W. H. Skinner, Win Schuldt, Frank Cole, Henry Grostein, Ben Dill, Bert Smith, J. D. C. Mhiessen, Harry Dowd and Dr. FL J. Boston.
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Er. A. White
W. A. White
Frank Thompson
F. B Bartlett
W. E. Timberlake
Arthur Stacy
John Ponting
Er. O Neill
Mathew Scully
Dennis Holland
Needham
Ray Walker
W. H. Skinner
Win, Schuldt
Frank Cole
Henry Grostein
Ben Dill
Bert Smith
J. D. C. Mhiessen
Harry Dowd
FL J. Boston
Rose Tea in Honor of Miss Vollmer at Leeper Home
A rose tea hosted by Mrs. Leeper and Mrs. W. C. Fritter honored Miss Bessie Vollmer on her engagement to Mr. Arthur Clark of New York. About sixty guests attended the afternoon, with decorations of yellow and black, sunflowers, sweet peas, and pastel festoons. A musical program, piano solos, and a delectable menu accompanied circulating guests, including Miss Vollmer in pink and white. J. B. Perkins returned from the Seven Devils mining district where he worked on the Idaho claim with partners Wm. Kruger and C. W. Colby.
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W. W. Leeper
Miss Vollmer
Mesdames F. W. Kettenbach
C. A. Foresman
Eben Mounce
C. W. Shaff
Duncan McGilvery
Misses Kennedy
Genevieve Vollmer
Miss Saux
Orcutt
Binnar
Arthur Stacy
H. K. Barnett
Williams
Asotin
J. B. Perkins
Seven Devils
Idaho
Wm. Kruger
C. W. Colby
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Studebaker
Fletcher Hardware CO
O. A. Kjos
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Kansas
Prise
Vollmer
Hastings
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