The Normal Schools in the Western States
The article defends state funded normal schools in California and Oregon, noting five California campuses Chico San Francisco San Jose Los Angeles and San Diego, with substantial appropriations and public pride. It cites Spokane and Cheney examples, praises Monmouth graduates, and urges Oregon voters to decide on continuing a single normal school and funding for expansion at Ashland Weston or other sites.
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California
Chico
San Francisco
San Jose
Los Angeles
San Diego
Butte County
San Diego County
Oregon
California Normals
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Cheney
H. C. Simpson
Washington
Monmouth School
Ashland
Weston
Friends of the
Monmouth Institution
Flour Mill Opens in Monmouth with Modern Equipment
The Monmouth Flour Mill operated by G. H. Stone began last week using a thirty horsepower electric motor. The plant features three ball bearing rolls and a unique wheat whisker removal device, with a capacity of about fifty barrels daily on full production. The new mill adds employment and supports town growth as Monmouth expands its industrial base.
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Monmouth
G. H. Stone
Stone
Oregon
Corvallis
Pranks and Storm Damage Strike Local Telegraph and Club
A Sunday storm snapped a live 2300 volt wire at Lindsay & Company, burning out fifteen main lines and disrupting phones citywide. The Pacific Telephone Company restored main lines while private-home service remains incomplete. The Commercial Club re elected officers T A Riggs P O Powell P H Johnson W E Smith and set initiation at $1. Subscriptions urged for the Herald.
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Lindsay & Company
Pacific Telephone Company
Exchange Board
Commercial Club
T. A. Riggs
P. O. Powell
P. H. Johnson
W. E. Smith
Columbia River improvements eyed by Congress and Oregon college centennial
Portland reports outline federal river work totaling about 2.16 million dollars from Wenachee to the mouth, aiming to boost upper river navigation and lower Columbia channel, with Great Northern Railway plans for Central Oregon growth, plus Oregon Agricultural College preparing a landmark quarter century observance.
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Portland
Columbia River
Congress
Wenachee
Bridgeport
Kettle Falls
Celilo
Snake River
Dalles
Cascades Canal
Vancouver
Willamette River
Mouth of Columbia
Columbia
Pacific Northwest
Inland Empire
Northwestern States
Northwest States
Great Northern Railway
Oregon
Deschutes River
Deschutes
St. Paul
Great Northern
Philadelphia
Boston
Oregon Agricultural College
W. J. Kerr
McAllister
Estate and property transfers amid local court actions
The notice lists multiple estates with inventories, final discharges, and administrator actions, plus numerous real estate transfers to various individuals and companies in Dallas, Willamina, Independence, Falls City, and West Salem. The week also saw streets heated by rumors of an oil well strike, with initial reports indicating promising prospects.
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George W Cone
Willamette Valley Lumber Co
Maggie J Ellis
J D Beyens
Dallas
James Il Morrisofi
Florence F Grant
William Ellis
Philip Gottfried
United States
Ulysses Thompson
B Tarter
Retha Simpson
D Bevens
Lizzie A Caughey
Airlie
W Bullard
F Swope
Independence
G O Butler
John N Hulett
George E Lowe
Esther Courter
Alex Courter
Falls City
Edward Tye
Fred R Elliott
E Warden
John R Shetterly
R J Drown
Polk
Willamina
John R_ Shetterly
L R Drown
Nancy C Fowler
W D Calkins
Royal H Plank
Vera Mixter
Dee Parker
Salem
Falls City & Western Ry Co
Orchard Company
West Salem
H H Jasperson
William _A Seaman
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the Normal Schools
Hayter
THE
Pook County
the Herald
Oo. A. C
William Tice
Ray McMurphy
Cal Cramer
Mrs. G. Parker
T. E. Dwire
William Hinshaw
Violet Brown
Roseburg
Cabb
LaDow
R. N. Leezer
C. J. Pugh
Elmer Russell
Grandma Courter
J. E. Dunton
Miss Byers
Oscar Ellis
W. B. Graham
H. Good
Chapin
Mrs. Good
N. A. Emmett
Court House Notes
Henri Alexander
George W Billings
Gust Peterson
Anna Johnson
Eva Peterson
James T McClain
Thomas H Denny
L B Denny
Owen E Smith and
Flossie Jrooms
William Warren
Julia Smith
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