No Cars for Wheat Hurts Inland Empire Market
Rail car shortage blocks loading and shipping of millions of bushels across the Inland Empire. A Portland milling firm struggles to expand purchases as funds are tied up by stalled grain movement, with 300 cars needed in Umatilla County to move wheat from three warehouses. A new Stanley Davenport Ranch venture plans 2000 acres of sheep-rich land near Bend, with a $50,000 company capital and $30,000 seasonal investment to clear build and stock the ranch.
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Inland Empire
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Umatilla County
Bend
Stanley
Davenport Brothers
Hood River
Stanley-Davenport Ranch Company
Madras Mail Service to Use Shaniko Lock Sack
Postmaster Davis reports the Heisler post office will discontinue today and Madras mail will be routed through Shaniko in a lock sack. The change delays Prineville area mail by one day but maintains rail service. A direct Shaniko to Bend route is sought with about a thousand signatures, aiming for operation by February 15.
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Davis
Heisler
Madras
Shanika
Prineville
Shaniko
Bend
May Settle Differences Over Bend Irrigation Fight
Settlers in the Bend country may hear good news as a long standing dispute between D L P Company and Pilot Butte Development Company owners nears amicable settlement. A sale option for all P B D holdings in the Bend area is rumored to be pursued, which could end costly litigation and speed development. Bend hopes to regain prosperity after D L P moved headquarters to Redmond, shifting payroll and business activity.
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Bend
D. I. & P. Company
Pilot Butte
P. B. D. Company
D. L & P. Company
Desert
Redmond
Deschutes River
Oregon
Large land clearing contract awarded to D I P official
Mr. F. B. Stanley of the D I P Company was reported to have set a contract for clearing and plowing a large area of land. The announcement came several weeks ago.
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F. 8. Stanley
D. I. & P. Company
Pardon Petition for John Dell Before Governor Chamberlain
A petition seeking the pardon of John Dell, convicted of manslaughter at the Prineville circuit court, has been filed with Governor Chamberlain. A remonstrance opposing clemency, with ninety signers, argues Dell’s actions since residence do not serve community welfare.
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Chamberlain
John Dell
Prineville
Dell
Tallest and shortest sheriffs meet in Oregon tale
The Dalles Chronicle reports Crook County Sheriff Elkins and Linn County Sheriff Smith, visiting Albany, joked about height as Smith towered six feet three inches over the 5 feet 1 inch Elkins. The piece notes Elkins’s height shrinkage since election and mentions four prisoners destined for the state asylum, while hinting at statute distinctions for serious crimes.
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Elkins
Crook County
Dalles
State Insane Asylum
Albany
Oregon
Frank
Hitchcock to retire as Interior Secretary next March
The Interior Department announces E A Hitchcock will retire in March due to age and burden of duties. Appointed by McKinley in 1898 he served through McKinley and Roosevelt administrations and spurred land fraud investigations. James R Garfield to replace him as Secretary of the Interior.
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E. A. Hitchcock
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Interior
McKinley
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Homesteaders on Agency Plains Advertise Proving Up
Twenty homesteaders announce intent to prove up on Agency Plains. Several plan to commute due to granger troubles hot winds and sage rats. Skeptics from river counties urged to note farming pays.
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Gsstonal
Larke
Pyatat
Priges III
Pracr
McTer
Potary Furl
Hondas
Giswa Coores
Wwe Ing
Oregor
Premann
Srewnaite
WY Public and
I. Matowim
Caabiler
Matern
Avot Crahtor
1St National Bank
Rineville, Oregon
Lena M. Lamb
C. E. Roush
UW. & M. A. Robinson & Company
EAL Merchants
Woras-Heisler
J. H. Lockard
Ind Bape Mae
Naike
Moaggart & Bye's
A. M. Williams & CO
Booth
Sheniko
Smith
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