Bark on timbers shipped to reproduce Fort Clatsop in St Louis
Four railcar loads from Wilson Case lumber Co reach St Louis for Oregon state building at the fair. Bark remains on one side of each log, some 40 feet long with specific face dimensions. Palisade timbers seven to eleven feet long, sap up early due to mild winter. Weather contrasts between Oregon and St Louis noted with sap timing and temperatures.
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Rainier
Wilson Case Lumber Company
St. Louis
Grain and Woes If Rogue River Valley Faces Short Wheat Supply
The Rogue River valley expects a wheat shortage this year due to ongoing supply limits. Hay remains scarce with prices at 15 to 16 dollars per ton as stockmen brace for a hard winter. Alfalfa seedings may rise 20 percent while fruit trees and vineyards show strong yields and a 15 percent expansion in plantings.
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Rogue River Valley
Rogue River
Love and Roses in a Phyllis Poem’s Dream
A fragmentary verse expresses a poet’s longing for Phyllis and a waking love. The speaker invokes Saint Valentine and romantic imagery to urge Phyllis to awaken her heart from slumber. The lines reflect a yearning for reciprocation amid a lush, springlike mood and a New York Independent reference.
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New York Independent
Linen mill delays hinge on flax fibre supply in Willamette Valley
Eugene Bosse operates a flax establishment threshing and rotting 200 tons of straw on 60 acres to yield clean fiber for a future linen mill. He notes a valley mill requires 4,000 acres of flax to run year round and urges expansion to 1,000 then 4,000 acres. Local growers lease 260 acres, with about 100 more to be added this season.
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Salem
Eugene Bosse
Willamette Valley
Bosse
Beese
Albany Mills Start Up After Idle Period
The Bannockburn woolen mill in Albany has begun operation resuming work on fine cloth for suiting. The plant, idle previously, had caused job losses before being acquired and leased to Oregon City, which closed it after three months. Albany residents fear slow return to production.
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Albany Mills
Albany
Bannockburn Woolen Mill Company
Bannockburn Company
Oregon City Company
Largest condensed milk plant to receive new machinery
Hillsboro C. T. Rogers of Detroit arrives to supervise installation at the Hillsboro plant. Rogers says the facility will be the largest west of the Mississippi, with four more modern pieces of equipment than any other plant worldwide.
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Hillsboro
C. T. Rogers
Detroit
Mich
S Rogers
Mississippi River
Nugget Worth Forty Dollars From Oscar Creek Placer
A $40 nugget was brought in from the Jewell Moore and Hayes placer on Oscar creek. The mine ranks among the district’s most noted producers of heavy pieces and Oscar creek has gained fame for its nuggets.
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Grants Pass
Jewell, Moore & Hayes
Placer
Oscar Creek
Opp Mine Resumes Operations Near Jacksonville
The Opp mine two miles west of Jacksonville, idle over a year, was restarted by owner J. W. Opp last week. The mill is running day and night, ore is being fed, and good values are being produced.
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Jacksonville
J. W. Opp
Stockmen celebrate wintering success in Baker County
Baker City stockmen praise a favorable winter with no severe storms. Ranchers wintering sheep horses and cattle report abundant feed though hay costs rise. Those owning their own hay land fare best while buyers of feed hay face higher expenses.
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Baker City
Mile of Macadam Road Promised by Jacksonville Group
The Jacksonville board of trade plans a mile long macadam road along the Jacksonville Medford route from Jacksonville to the Medford Central junction. A 20 foot wide turnpike will be built using gravel from Jackson creek. The creek channel will be straightened to prevent future floods from damaging the roadway.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville Board of Trade
Portland Markets Grain and Produce Prices Across Staples
Market rundown from Portland shows wheat at 74 75c for Walla Walla and 79 80c for valley, barley at $20 per ton feed and up to $21 for rolled. Flour priced per barrel between $3.55 and $4.50, oats around $10.73 per cwt, hay several bids from $12 to $18 per ton, butter from 20 to 32 cents per lb, cheese up to 15c, poultry values by weight and kind, vegetables with varied per sack or per dozen rates, and fruits and other staples with multiple regional quotes.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Young America
Trace Ranch
Wool—Valley
Oregon
Aunt Madeline’s Ultimatum Forces Choice on Kitty
Kitty Price faces a family ultimatum as Aunt Madeline demands she choose between marrying for money or seeing her siblings, while Mrs. Price pleads for selfless sacrifice and a stable future. The elder sister’s plea hinges on Kitty’s loyalty to her late father’s wishes and her love for Herbert Huntley.
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Rufus Clark
Madeline
Mrs. Price
Kitty Price
Kitty
Mr. Price
Jack
Herbert Huntley
Herbert
Rufus
Joyce
Manly Herbert
Henry Joyce
Motherdy
Jim
Minnie
Valentine Day Resolution and a Family Reunion
Kitty renounces a rushed marriage to Rufus Clark after a talk with Aunt Madeline. A faded valentine from a past love stirs memories as Kitty and Aunt Madeline reconcile. The wedding proceeds on St Valentine’s Day with Minnie in a long dress and Herbert proved loving, while Aunt Madeline keeps one keepsake valentine.
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Madeline
Rufus
Minnie
Herbert
Aunt Madeline
Rufus Clark
Kitty
Harry
Valentine
Henry Joyce
Rufus Clerk
Aunty
Motherdy
St. Valentine
Mr. Clark
Lincoln’s Law Partner Beckwith Dies at 72 in Chicago
Hiram W. Beckwith long time partner of Abraham Lincoln died at St. Luke’s hospital Chicago aged 72. His father helped found Danville Illinois in 1819. Beckwith studied under Ward Lamon and was Lincoln’s Danville resident partner. He led the State Historical Society as president from 1897 to 1902 before illness forced his resignation, leaving a widow and two sons.
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Hiram W. Beckwith
Abraham Lincoln
St. Luke's Hospital
Chicago
Mr. Beckwith
Illinois
Danville
Young Beckwith
Ward T
Lamon
District of Columbia
Lincoln
Beckwith
State Historical Society
Unnoticed Wedding Witness Sparks Uneasy Moment
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a missed mention of an encounter at a recent wedding. One speaker recalls seeing the sister, another questions the omission, and the exchange ends abruptly with an incomplete statement.
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Saint Va
Ming
Rose
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Thornes
Phyllis Young
Baker County
Macadam Road
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Hardin County
Kentucky
Washington, D. C
Lincoln’s
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