Oregon Hop Crop Values Rise and State Fair Ahead
Oregon hops yield a top quality crop with prices rising daily as European buyers lead demand. The annual State Fair at Salem promises keen premiums and cash prizes across divisions including Jersey cattle and textile exhibits. A nine year old at Wilsonville won 31 prizes at the juvenile fair, with top honors in fruits vegetables and chicken display.
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Porrtland
Ore
Oregon
Europe
Salem
Frank EK. Lynn
Oregon Jersey Cattle Club
Textile Department
Pacific
British Columbia
Panama
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Albany Commercial Club
Willamette Valley
Lane
Linn
Marion
Polk
Benton
Yamhill
San Francisco
Wilsonville
High School Opens with 31 Pupils in First Day
The new high school started Monday with 31 registrants, a number expected to rise to 50 next week. Seventeen freshmen have registered, aided by a new card system that speeds study selection and schedules. Five courses are offered Mathematics History Latin Industry Science with English as a major and two to three additional studies. Freshmen favor English Mathematics History and Science while avoiding Latin Bookkeeping or Agriculture. Outside work in music earns credit. seven old students and seven freshmen seek music credit. Classes convened Tuesday with regular recitations Wednesday.
Winter Winds Hit Four States As First Snow Arrives
Winter arrives in Colorado Wyoming Utah and parts of New Mexico and Arizona with snow or rain across the region. Freezing temperatures reported in Wyoming Colorado Arizona and Utah.
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Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
State Normal School Notes New Piano Expected To Be Installed
The article reports that a new piano is expected to be installed in the chapel of the state normal school. Details mention the instrument arriving soon and planned placement within the worship space.
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State Normal School
Butler
Panama Canal
Grace Williams
Balboa
Arbuthnot
Miss Hoham
Miss Brenton
Art
Miss Butler
Brenton
Hoham
Department of
Portland
Enrollment and School Activities Highlight 1918
Enrollment reaches two hundred one as bids for a new gymnasium open October 7 in the governor’s office. The report covers student meetings, senior reception plans, faculty exhibits at the Polk County Fair, and remarks on new teachers and facilities across Monmouth schools.
Fleet Prisoner Escapes In Front Of Sheriff And Court
Sheriff Jonn Grant allowed John Doe an alleged professional gambler to slip away while returning three Independence suspects to jail after a gambling arrest. Henry Scott and Charles Taylor were fined eight dollars plus costs each. Doe fled the scene near the courthouse, marking a rare escape in the case.
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Jonn Grant
John Doe
Henry Scott
Charles 5. Taylor
Justice Court
Independence
Grant
Main Street
Sheriff's Office
Doe
Court House
Scott
Taylor
Dallas Observer
Fire destroys new campus building at Eugene
Fire discovered at 2 15 this morning gutted a 600 dollar wooden structure on the university campus in Eugene. Firemen battled flames that spread to nearby chemical and explosives outbuildings as McClure Hall faced danger. Cause traced to spontaneous combustion of painter materials. Dormitory students aided the effort.
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Eugene
University
University Chemical and Explosives
McClure Hall
City council approves charter amendment to form road district
The council, lacking a quorum Tuesday, adjourned to Wednesday and then passed a charter amendment to create a separate road district within the city limits. A street crossing request was referred to the street committee and the recorder was authorized to order voter registration supplies. The next meeting is set for October 14, 1913 at 8 p.m.
Double hop yard wedding ties couples by harvest end
In Chemawa Oregon on September 24 a double wedding closed the hop harvest at the Simon yard. Lillian Baker and E B Baker wed Richard N Reed while Mary Peterman married another groom. Rev C H Barker officiated as an arch of hop baskets framed the ceremony with about 300 hoppickers and Warm Spring Indians in attendance.
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Chemawa
Simon Yard
Here
Lillian Baker
E. B. Baker
Tillamook
Richard N. Reed
Salem
Mary Peterman
Hood River
C. H. Barker
Brown and Sibley Attorneys and Abstractors
Brown and Sibley operate as attorneys and abstractors at 610 Mill Street in Dallas Oregon offering legal and property title services.
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Brown & Sibley
Mill Street
Dallas
Oregon
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Wilsonville, Oregon
Governor's
Polk County
Pres. Ackerman
Turner
Monmouth
Keezer
the Normal
FLEET
Gambier
Clever Trick
Sheriff Grant
the City Council
J. W. White
J. A. Sturkin
Frank Moreland
D. E. Stitt
Winegar & Lorence
Perkin’s Pharmacy
E. Stewart
C. Daniel
Labor
E. White
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