Winifred Faces Farewell From Ballroom Intrigue
Winifred returns to Badon Vale then attends a grand ball hosted by Miss Douglas. Hastings admires her while Flora Champion schemes with Lord Harold Erskine and Mr Maxwell, and Winifred struggles with pride and love as Erskine departs.
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Sir Clayton
Grace Farquhar
Miss Hyre
Eaton Square
Douglas
Harold Piskine
Lady Grace
Winifred
Mr. Hastings
Lord Harold
Erskine
Flora Champion
Gray
Miss Wentworth
Lord Harold Erskine
Flora
Maxwell
Parol
Miss Douglas
Entangled Hearts at a London Garden Party
In high London society, Mrs. Clayton endures a troubled marriage while Col d Aguilar returns after four days. She hopes for a sympathetic reunion as the event entails a lavish garden party by Mrs. Vivian Lynedon with fireworks and dancing.
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London
Col. d’ Aguilar
Col. d’Aguilar
Fee
Vivian Lynedon
Mephistopheles
Col. d'Aguilar
The Sacrifice of Love and a Shattered Marriage
Fee and Mr. Clayton confront a doomed arrangement as passion conflicts with duty. He declares his love and readiness to sacrifice for her happiness while she laments a life chained to brutality and money. After a tense farewell, Fee collapses faint and fears a mental breakdown as the drama continues.
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Fee
Hberself
Carridge
Pay as you go or you won’t go very
A fragment notes a warning about payment terms and participation, citing a pay as you go approach. The readable text hints at consequences for nonpayment and the need to settle dues to access services. The piece reads like a brief public notice or advertorial snippet.
Oregon records reveal 1850 Clackamas county wages and lumber plans
County Clerk Sleight uncovers early Clackamas county statistics from 1850 showing real estate and personal property values, farm and day labor wages, carpenters’ pay, and two weekly papers. The piece also notes a Douglas county franchise for the Oregon Boom and Timber Co to clear North Umpqua obstructions and float logs, with a $200,000 cost, a 60 cent per thousand feet toll, and plans for a 100,000 ft daily sawmill at Winchester backed by New York capital.
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Sleight
Clackamas County
Joseph T. Meek
Oregon Spectator
Territorial
Western Star
Multnomah
Benjamin Simpson
Douglas County
Oregon Boom & Timber Company
North
Umpqua River
West Boundary
Cascade Forest Reserve
Southern Pacific Railroad
Wainchester
Roseburg
New York
F. J. Blakely
Columbia County Filling Up With New Residents
Returns from the recent special election show Columbia County’s voting slate rising by several hundred since the last general state election. The uptick reflects more mill and mine workers and many single men, plus a large influx of families becoming permanent residents. School land reports near full participation, with about 250 more school age children than last year’s census, and newcomers from the East arriving across the county.
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Columbia County
Ee Land
Heavy fall sale of sheep cattle and horses in Oregon
C J Millis head of the stock department for the O R & N predicts a heavy fall sale of sheep cattle and horses from Oregon ranges due to anticipated feed scarcity. He notes large cattle shipments last spring and expects even larger shipments this fall with much stock likely pushed out of the country to balance feed shortages caused by rainless conditions.
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Oregon
C. J. Millis
Wool Prices Climb Amid Montana Utah Shortage
Wool prices rise in Eastern Oregon due to Montana and Utah shortages. At Ontario sale prices moved from 13 to 14 cents, with some lots selling at 15 cents. Drought and scant rainfall have dried pasture, risking large losses for sheep and wool men if rain does not come soon.
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Montana
Utah
Oregon
Ontario
Quarrying Rock for the Jetty at Rugby Progresses
Work on opening the Rugby rock quarry advances rapidly with 100 additional men employed. Labor bottlenecks persist as many workers quit after earning a few dollars and loaf. Two rock trains run daily on the railway, each making two round trips to the jetty, but rock delivery remains limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rugby
Ontario Bridge Contract Lets for $4100
The Malheur river steel bridge near its Snake river mouth two miles below Ontario has been awarded for 4100 dollars. It will serve Dead Ox Flat residents and travelers to Ontario by reducing travel to the Halliday bridge ten miles away.
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Great Boos
Ontario
Malheur River
Snake River
Halliday Bridge
Surveying Soil of Baker County
Charles A. Jensen of the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Soils is sent to survey Baker County soils. He has established headquarters at Haines and is actively engaged in the work. The effort is viewed as a preliminary step toward federal irrigation programs.
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Baker County
Charles A. Jensen
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Soils
Haines
Public Land Still Open in Oregon City District
The United States land office at Oregon City completes its annual report showing 14 counties in the district with 596,738 total acres unappropriated and unreserved this year, up from 898,469 last year. Total area appropriated falls to 5,629,846 from 5,676,115 previously.
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United States Land Office
Oregon City
En City Land District
Ben‘lackamas
Clatsop
Columbia
Crook
Lincoln
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Tillamook
Wasco
Yamhill
Washington
Cherry Crop Prospects Update in Union County
Union County reports indicate the cherry crop should near average this season with an expected harvest around 15 000 boxes. Early worries of a very short crop have faded as harvest nears and other county products show improving prospects.
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CIA
Union County
Lane County Electric Company Starts Springfield Power Plant
Lane County Electric Company begins construction of a new power station at Springfield with boilers arriving and foundations nearly complete. The plant aims to be one of the finest in the state and will generate and sell current for Eugene and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane County
Lane County Electric Company
Springfield
Eugene
Call for Union County Warrants Issued Before January 12
County Treasurer John Frawley issues a call for all Union County warrants issued prior to January 12. The notice seeks to clear old outstanding obligations and ensure proper accounting.
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Union County
John Frawley
Regional Market Prices Of Grains and Livestock
Wheat prices range from 70 to 74 cents with 77 cents on valley delivery. Barley feed at 20 dollars per ton, flour grades 3.96 to 4.30 per 100 pounds, millstuff bran 23 dollars per ton. Potatoes best Burpanks 50 to 65 cents per sack, common 36 to 46 cents per cental. Poultry prices list various ages and weights, butter 20 to 22 cents per pound, cheese 15 to 16 cents, wool and mohair with mixed regional quotes, beef and veal prices per pound, mutton and lambs also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Wool—Valley
Oregon
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Nily
Mrs. Forrester
Mrs. Clayton
Clayton
North Umpqua
Pranchise
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