A Farmer's Daughter Conflicts and Escapes in Paris
Mrs. Clayton endures suspicion and a tyrant husband in Paris as Fee's secrets with Col d Aguilar and Mr. Hastings surface. Francis confronts betrayal and threats of ruin, while Flora Champion faces unrequited love and a reborn role in family schemes. Winifred Eyre finds support at Endon Vale after hardship.
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Francis
Madame de St. Geran
Paris
Francis Clayton
Madame
Duchess de Beauour
Fee
Mr. Hastings
Col. d’Aguilar
Hero Hastings
Mr. Clayton
Gou
Clayton
Flora Champion Vows to Marry Wealth for Love
A woman named Flora Champion gazes into a long mirror and declares she will marry well if needed. She admits loving only Evelyn and asserts she can buy love with beauty if an older, wealthier suitor such as a grandfather figure offers rank and wealth.
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Flora
Evelyn
Flora Champion
Endon Vale Encounter Sparks Hope And Pride
In a manor drawing room Winifred Eyre spurns Hastings with cold pride after a confession of love. Hastings longs to marry her and atone for past wrongs. Lady Grace hosts plans as Miss Eyre joins a new social circle, riding with care and tense chords of affection. The scene sets future tiffs and entanglements as the pair move toward town and reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Winifred
Mr. Hastings
Europe
Lady Grace
Miss Eyre
Hastings
Errol
Sir Clayton
Mason
Harold Erskine
Clayton
Oregon Road Law Demands Guide Boards at Highway Forks
Happenings Here in Oregon notes a strict road law requirement that supervisors must erect guide boards at every road junction and crossing. The statute compels signs showing directions and distances to the next town, with pay withheld until compliance is proven to the county court.
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Oregon
Arid Land Reclamations Approved Amid Dwindling Interest
The Interior Department approved two arid land reclamation applications as interest wanes. Portland company seeks 8,000 acres northeast of Malheur Lake, within a region withdrawn for large irrigation studies. Oregon Development, Three Sisters, Pilot Butte, and Harney Valley firms seek tens of thousands of acres near Deschutes and Malheur Lake, though part of Oregon Development’s claim was rejected for timbered land.
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Interior
Portland Company
W. E. Burke
Malheur Lake
Pilot Butte
Oregon Development Company
Deschutes
Three Sisters Company
Harvest Prospects Excellent For Linn County Farmers
Linn county farmers report excellent crop prospects after recent cool weather and rain. A few days of heat damage was overcome and a fall harvest is likely though apples and pears may be light. Hay suffers some from rain but clover hay is being cut and prunes are expected to yield unusually high.
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Linn County
Tasto Gronion
Aeston
Ada
Lands In a Tangle Over Oregon Land Selections
A large stack of disapprovals on Oregon state land selections sits on the state land agent desk as the general land office and interior department deny many selections. Thousands of acres once approved locally and sold are rejected, with appeals to the secretary of the interior facing a rigid policy and a long road to correction.
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State Land Agent
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Oregon
General Landee
Secretary of the Interior
State Land Department
Capitol Building Contractors Drive Brick Demand
The state board of capitol building commissioners has awarded contracts for three brick buildings an addition to the prison a new industrial building at the reform school and a closed cottage at the asylum. This creates an immediate demand for brick with the prison brickyard kept at full capacity for nearly two months to meet the needs. All contractors wish to start work immediately and each seeks brick first.
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State Board of Capitol Building Commissioners
Reform School
Asylum
Oregon Ends Coyotes Bounty System After Deficiency Funds
The 1902 legislature appropriated 35,805 to cover outstanding deficiency claims under coyote scalp bounty laws repealed by the last session. Total bounty expenditure will reach about 212,000, reduced from 260,000 as some counties ended bounty when funds ran out early in 1902.
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Oregon
Two Companies File Articles of Incorporation
Two new firms filed articles in the secretary of state's office last week. Davis Lake Irrigation Company based in Roseburg is capitalized at $25,000 and Suitro Lumber Company of Linnton is listed with $25,000 in capital.
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Davis Lake Irrigation Company
Roseburg
Suitro Lumber Company
Linnton
Baker to pay taxes on state printing plant sale
Sheriff Colbath of Marion county reports ex State Printer Frank Baker will settle the taxes due on the state printing plant. The sheriff had advertised a sale of the property for this week.
Oregon federation of women’s clubs elects officers at Astoria session
The Oregon federation of women's club completed a three day session at Astoria by electing officers for the coming year. President Mrs. T. T. Geer of Salem. first vice president Mrs. Samuel Elmore of Astoria. second vice president Mrs. A. Bernstein of Portland. recording secretary Mrs. Hattie Young of Yer Pass. corresponding secretary Samuel White of Baker City. treasurer Olive Slater of La Grande. auditor Mrs. Florence Sheldon of men. The federation will meet at Olty next year.
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Oregon Federation of Women’s Clube
Astoria
T. T. Geer
Salem
Samuel Elmore
Mra
A. Bernstein
Portland
Hattie Young
In Yer Pass
Re. Samuel White
Baker City
Mise Olive Slater
la Grande
Florence Sheldon
Olty
Horses Sent to Canada From La Grande Shipment
A 23 car shipment of about 700 horses was sent from La Grande last week. They travel via Spokane to Oat Bank Montana and north to Shahee Alberta, with purchase around $21 000 and $17 000 paid to Eastern Oregon growers. Freight and 20 percent duty push total toward $30 000, with plans to sell to local dealers if the venture pays. Prices ranged from $10 to $126 per horse.
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la Grande
Spokane
Oat Bank
Mont
Shahee
Alberta
Oregon
Christians Convention a Success in Turner Oregon
The Christian churches of Oregon held a Turner convention last week with nearly 40 ministers in attendance and many visitors. The event showcased broad church leadership and community engagement across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Churches of Oregon
Turner
Market prices for farm produce and livestock listed in detail
A dense slate of agricultural values appears with Wheat barley flour and date prices, hay and potatoes per ton or per sack, poultry live and dressed prices, cheese butter egg values, wool and mohair rates, beef veal mutton and hog prices per pound, and related regional tags such as Valley and Eastern Oregon.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Wool—Valley
Oregon
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Mrs. Forrester
Mr. Champion
Sir Howard
Winifred Eyre
Mr. Eyre
Endon Vale
Madame de Montolieui
Madame de Montolieu
Mr. Vane
Canada
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