Twohy Bros Begin Work on Deschutes Railroad Line
Construction has started on the Deschutes Railroad's first 40 miles into Central Oregon. Twohy Bros of Spokane are operating under force account with crews and heavy equipment along the line from the river mouth to Sherar's Bridge. Contracts for the full route await right-of-way approval, with initial work costing about 1.5 million dollars.
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Deschutes
Oregon
Sherar's Bridge
Twohy Bros
Bpokane
North Bank
O’brien
Twoby Bros
Deechates Canyon
O'Brien
Dalles
O. R. & N. Company
Deschutes Railroad
Deschutes Canyon
Grase Valley
Dispatches
Central Oregon Railroad
Twohy
Secretary of the Interior
Foundations Bad Under New Court House
Prineville reports bulging foundation walls of the Crook county court house four to five inches spurring county officials to act. Causes vary from foundation settlement to wall construction weakness. temporary bolts are used to pull walls inward while officials decide corrective measures.
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NEW Court House
Prineville
Walla
Prineville Review
Crook County
Auto Wreck on Trail Crossing Involving Ragsdale Party
W. H. Ragsdale and Sherman County men traveling through the region last week met an auto wreck at Trail Crossing on a graded descent. Striking a bank to prevent a runaway, the front axle broke and wheels were wrecked. They moved the car to a nearby farm, borrowed a team, and continued to Sisters. Ragsdale plans to repair and replace wheels, noting the brakes might have failed on the steep grade.
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W. H. Ragsdale
Sherman County
Trail Croszing
Sisters
Ragedale
Wheat grower refuses 90 cents for 1909 crop in Culver country
Grain farmer Henry Windom, a progressive Culver county grower, refused an offer of 90 cents per bushel for his 1909 wheat. He suspects prices may rise to a dollar or more later in the season and plans to hold the crop. Windom recently returned from Corvallis with his family after visiting Oregon Agricultural College.
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Henry Windom
Culver Country
Prineville
Sayale
Window
Windom
Roby
Secretary Ballinger to Visit Oregon for Reclamation Talks
Secretary Ballinger of the Interior Department will meet with leading engineers of the Reclamation Service in Portland in late July to discuss plans for the coming year and current work. About 7.7 million dollars from land sale receipts will fund reclamation. unexpended funds stood at 4 million in January. The visit will focus on the Crooked River project and related efforts.
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Ballinger
Interior Department
Portland
Public Lunde
Bailinger
Oregon
Sete Te Ae
Harriman Eyes Oregon Trunk Survey Rivalry in Central Oregon
Rumors claim Harriman and the Oregon Trunk Line bid for survey data and rights along the Deschutes corridor from Madras to Willow Creek. Portland Telegram notes engineers pressed into interior work as both sides study grades and curves, eyeing possible cable agreement and peace terms amid competing line plans.
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Veschptes Railroad
Madras
Trout Creek
Oregon Trunk Line
Harriman
Deschutes
Trant Creek
Porter Spring Canyon
Willow Creek
Harriman Line
Willow Creek Gorge
Deschutes Canyon
Portland Telegram
Hoschka
Boschke
Oregon
Bouchke
Wrorth
Trout
Willow Creeks
Warm Springs
Matolee
Porter Broad
North Bank
Two by Bros establish base and work camps in Grasa Valley
The Two by Bros railroad contractors set up headquarters at Grasa Valley Oregon renting six offices and a warehouse filled with supplies for men and teams. They built a powder cellar and a large wagon shed for teams and now house 90 head of cattle and 50 men at a Deschutes bill camp, aiming to grade a wagon road with estimated wage costs around 97000.
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Grasa Valley
Twoby Bros
Fipekane
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Madras Market
J. B, Campbell
Hancox
EB. H, Pannen
J.C. Fowsin
Cobr
Intecon Banking GO
Foreign Exchange
Shaniko, Oregon
A. E. Crosby
DRUGS
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The
Eastman
Kodak Company
Rochester
A, E
Crosby
J. Harver
Howard W. Turner
U. 8
Cuulver
Jastion
Pesos Culver
Culver
W. H. Brook
Max Lueddemann
Piro Insurance
First National Bank
Prineville, Oregon
BF. Allen
T. M. Banowin
Cashier
Wit Wuatwei
A. Batwers
Adt
A. M. Williams & CO
Orecon
B. S. Larkin
Madras, Ore
Robinson’s Big Store
J. C. & M. A. Robinson General Merchants
Madras, Oregon
Deschutes Road
Cen
Tral
Oregon Line
Crade
Oregon Trunk Survey
Regehytes Mailroad
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