Open River Question Drives Northwest River Improvements
The rivers and harbors committee faces the open river question in the winter appropriation bill. Oregon, Washington, and Idaho push petitions and memorials urging rapid completion of the Dalles Celilo canal and upper Columbia and Snake river improvements. The Lewiston Commercial Club endorses Capt. W. W. Harts plan and calls for immediate funding and a portage railway to aid navigation by 1905, with support requested from regional senators and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Congress
Columbia Basin
Lewiston Commercial Club
Dalles- Celilo Canal
Columbia River Basin
Dalles-Celilo Canal
Portland
Chamber of Commerce
Lewiston
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Idaho
W. W. Harts
House of Representatives
Columbia River
Dalles
Celilo
Dales
Columbia
Shake Rivers
Snake River
Washington
Snake Rivers
Ranch Man Stall-Feeds Beef Cattle for Eastern Markets
Hank Trimble keeps about one hundred head at his Tammany ranch this winter feeding Hereford and Durham cattle. The fattened cattle will be sold in eastern markets and Trimble plans to use a barley crop of about 60,000 bushels for stall feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Trimble
Tammany
Durham
February Shipment Of 400 Head Of Steers Planned
About 400 head of choice four year old steers weighing 1400 to 1500 pounds will be shipped in February. Mr. Trimble showcases that even with broken ranges there is money in cattle and a sound way to market grain when direct sales to grain dealers are not profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Water in Northwest Brings Hope of Irrigation Expansion
The article reviews arid western lands with scant rainfall yet fertile basins ready for irrigation. It cites US Geological Survey work by Israel C. Russell in southern Idaho near Nampa and Caldwell and F H Newell in northern Oregon. The studies highlight artesian basins along the Snake River system and potential development in central and eastern Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
Northwest
Israel C. Russell
Idaho
Nampa
Caldwell
Oregon
Snake River
Bruneau Valley
Snake
Shoshone
Russell
F. H. Newell
Division of Hydrography
Geological Survey
Deschutes River
Great Harney
Malheur
Land Office News Reports Record Yearly Receipts
The Land Office in Lewiston processed the largest yearly business to date with twelve timber and stone proofs, two homestead proofs, two homestead filings, and one contest. Net receipts reached 4975 dollars for final proofs, with last Saturday yielding about 3750 dollars. The year’s activity, boosted by reservation homestead proofs and pine land timber proofs, will set a new high, aided by the largest clerical force yet kept busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Woodmen Jubilee Initiation and Banquet Report
W O W 111 Woodmen of the World Jubilee Grand Initiation last night reports 16 initiates and 127 names secured. Insurance coverage totaling 186000 dollars was obtained.
Order Gridles The Globe and the Tibet Cross Legend
A compact historical notice describes the I H N symbol seen across nations, its display in Ladies Home Journal, and the Order of Daughters and Sons led by Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis. It notes the society’s charitable works and travels, plus local Lewiston city cases on a new water system bonds bid opening and a court ruling on damages over a defective sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Feu
Isabella Charles Davis
Canada
Steele
J. A. Lean
Lewiston
Supreme Court
Woodmen Jubilee seals 116 new Lewiston members
Last night at Odd Fellows hall the Woodmen of the World closed a jubilee campaign with 116 initiates and 180 banquet seats. Louis Edwards and Chas Hendrickson chosen for initiation. New certificates insure 186000 more for the local lodge. Poplar Camp No. 205 now 230 members, banner in District No. 22. Dowd Brothers to develop artesian well with expected gushers at 600 to 1000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Hall
Woodmen of the World
Lewiston
Louis Edwards
Chas
Hendrickson
Poplar Camp No
Idaho
Washington
Messrs Bell & Bollinger
Bollinger House
Geo. E. Erb
Jubilee Association
L. L. Haynes
P. E. Stookey
Daniel Needham
James E. Babb
Woodcraft
I. N. Smith
Order
Woodmen of
Pacific Northwest
Drill reaches new fissures as expected vein moment Looms
The drill cuts into fresh fissures with the greatest flow anticipated when the t vein is encountered. The current apparatus can reach 1000 feet, and the well will be lowered to that depth unless a gusher is obtained sooner.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gunther’s
Stea
Universals
O. A. Kjos
Lewiston Bakery and Grocery
Battenberg
Great Artesian Basin
Land Office News
Tion
Dewd Brothers of
U. S. Geological Survey
Dowdwells
Ey H. F. Alps
Obseever
U. S. Department of Iton
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