Riverside Happenings Roundup from Our Sister City
City marshal Fegles is ill this week. Merl Scovell of Eugene visits relatives here. George Murdock passed through Independence. Glen Ireland from Portland in town. Mart Graves and wife return from Newport. Several Portland and Dallas visitors spend time here. Local dances, fishing trips, and summer travels noted among Independence residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fegles
Merl Scovell
Eugene
George Murdock
Independence
Glen Ireland
Portland
Mart Graves
Newport
Dean Walker
Clint Moore
Slab Creek
Corwin Townsend
Seattle
Monmouth
Grant McLaughlin
Claude Johnson
Bessie Copeland
Los Angeles
Harvey Copeland
W. W. Percival
Dallas Woman Grieves After Cave Death of Husband
Frank Ellis of Dallas was killed in Jose phine county last Sunday when his revolver fired in a cave. His wife and four others were present. She crawled out to a camp to summon help as the party fled in fear. Ellis died after four hours, while his wife was left with him in darkness. The couple had been newly married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ellis
Dallas
Josephine County
Ellis
Grants Pass
Northwest agricultural conventions to convene in Portland
Portland hosts three major regional gatherings mid August with speakers on scientific farming and improved methods. Attendees from across the U S will tour Willamette Valley and Hood River orchards after sessions at the Commercial Club. Hog prices reach new highs fueling Northwest farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Northwest
American Association of Farmers Institute Workers
Association For the Promotion of Agricultural Science
Association of American Agricultural Colleges
United States
Commercial Club
Willamette Valley
Corvallis
Hood River
England
Germany
Oregon
Western Pine Manufacturers’ Association
Spokane
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forester
Local notes from Monmouth Heights and surrounding towns
A compilation of brief visits, sales, and work calls across Monmouth Heights, Rickreall, Cochrane, and nearby towns. Notable items include Jay Clark selling a horse to H. T. Cartmell of Monmouth, Will Morrison selling eighty acres to Mr Emerson, and Hattie Whitman visiting daughter in Portland. References to trades, threshing crews, and summer events appear throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Lehman
Falls City
Jay Clark
H. T. Cartmell
Monmouth
Grant Heffley
Talmage
Clarence Bruce
J. H. Mulkey
Cochrane
Dave Olin
Independence
Levi Lehman
Arthur Grounds
Heights
Will Burns
Bridgeport
Herald City
Clem Fishback
Archie Parker
Linnie Shipley
Frank Obenchain
Howe
Public and High School Use of Normal Building Declared
The district will use the garret of the Normal School building for public and high school needs with eleven grades planned and five teachers. The Monmouth High School will have superior equipment and the highest paid principal of its size in the state, with gym use and manual training facilities provided. The aim is to make this the best school in the west and a model for other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Normal Regents
Monmouth High School
Board of Regents
Department of
Floyd
Log train with fourteen cars passes Monmouth ads timber
The largest log train since spring passed Wednesday evening through Monmouth, consisting of fourteen cars with three to five logs on most cars. The sight serves as a strong advertisement of nearby timber resources for shipment east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Independence News Budget
Riverside
M. Mervin
Chas. Rice and Wife
Lynn Davidson
Dr. Starbuck
Our City
Mark Hayter
W. S. Linville
W. B. Lee
Junction City
Duganne
Geneva Wilcox
Long Beach, Wash
Harry Wagoner
Oren Byers
Rickreall
Edd Wallace
F. Y. Mulkey
Here
Susan Jones
F. E. Chambers
Minnie Chambers
Ford Parker
Garlin Hill
Washington
Jess Mattison
Topsy
Albany
Lebanon
Dee Davidson
Lottie Dorris
C. G. Long
Belknap Springs
Mary Schlecht
Monroe
South Dakota
Gertie Dickinson
Mrs. Clodfelter
Seaside
G. W. Wilcox
Clive Owen
North Dakota
Cleve Robinson
McMinnville
Asa Robinson
Frank Coquillette
Salem Hospital
Dr. Butler
J. B. V. Butler
Momouth
Cascades
L. A. Kitchen
Centralia
R. H. Taylor
Johnie Quiry
Willamette
Jacob Kamm
Willamette River
Upper
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Norma
Celilo
Lewiston
Monmouth Heights
Allie Griffith
Robert Fishback
Will Morrison
Mr. Emerson
A.J. Shipley
Linnie
Susie Bennett
Perrydale
Belle Sullivan
Bessie
E. Clark
S. W. Atkinson
Springhill Farm
Newberg
Ore
Atkinson
W. O. Morrow
Oregon Agriculturist
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