Oregon Valley Feeds Hope For Relief With Imported Barley
Salem dealers import eight rail cars weekly of rolled barley and other feeds from Eastern Oregon to ease oats scarcity. Barley costs 27 dollars a ton versus oats at 30, with farmers buying chop, bran and shorts at 20 to 23 dollars. Local farmers have grain but lack surplus to sell, while fruitgrowers, hopgrowers and stockmen buy heavily as winter approaches.
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Salem
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Portland
Dealera
Benice
Eastern Capital Scared by Prouds
Medford official Harris reports from his East trip on the proposed railroad to the Big Butte country. He cannot give definite information until engineers' estimates and surveys are complete. Estimates will be rushed. Eastern investors show reluctance to back Oregon timber amid press coverage of land frauds.
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Astern
Medford
B.H. Harris
Big Butte
Oregon
Monumental mine development pushes forward in Shelly Creek
Medford reports the Monumental mine in the Shelly Creek district is under rapid development by a San Francisco company led by Colonel T Waln Morgan Draper. They paid $25 000 recently to finalize purchase from J L Hamilton H W Jackson and B Baker of Medford. Forty five men are at work building facilities and preparing a 200 ton amELter installation.
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Medford
T. Waln-Morgan Draper
San Franciso
Monumental
J. L. Hamilton
H. W. Jackson
B. Baker
Shelly Creek
Increased Wheat Shipments Boost La Grande Freight Traffic
Eastern Oregon La Grande division sees heavy traffic as wheat shipments to the East rise and lumber mills resume operations. Extra trains run daily and trainmen endure little rest between trips at terminal stations.
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la Grande
Oregon
Etxra
Sugar factory operates day and night with record yields
The La Grande sugar factory runs around the clock with a full crew. It expects to produce more sugar this year than any previous year. Beet growing season has been ideal, with yields per acre higher than ever, and acreage to expand countywide next year.
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la Grande
Pendleton Mills Introduce New Blouses and Jackets
Pendleton woolen mills debut a season line of working men's blouses and smoking jackets crafted from Indian robes with unique patterns. Though produced since September 1, only three garments are ready due to high demand, with plans to hire more workers to meet orders.
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Pendleton
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Ater
Lighting Plant Installed at McMinnville College
McMinnville College has installed a new vapor gas lighting plant for the main building and laboratories. The cost is about 400 dollars, funded by local subscriptions. The system may be extended to illuminate the gymnasium for evening physical culture classes.
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McMinnville College
McMinnville
Timber land sale in Clatsop county closed
Deeds recorded show Horace Irvine of Minnesota sold to Nehalem Timber Co 5286 acres in the county's contiguent portion for a nominal price of 2 dollars. The gate of a large tract of timber land has been closed recently but the sale price could not be obtained.
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Astoria
Clateap County
Horace Irvine
Minnesota
Nehalem Timber Company
Eontiweet
Ackerman Seeks Change to School Transfer Language
In his annual report Superintendent J H Ackerman urges the legislature to insert the phrase at its discretion after may in subdivision 11 of section 389 to clarify that pupil transfers between districts are discretionary. The attorney general and Judge Hamilton previously construed may as must. the ruling aligns with Ackerman and the judge's decision.
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Ackerman
Attorney General
Hamilton
Appointed Oregon Delegates for National Conventions
Governor Chamberlain named Salem businessman Tom Richardson and Portland officials A B Wood and J W Bailey as delegates to the Trans Mississipp i Commercial Congress in St Louis October 25 to 29. Richardson runs the Portland Commercial Club and Bailey is state food and dairy commissioner.
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Salem
Tom Richardson
Portland
A. B. Wood
Cottage Grove
J. W. Bailey
Ben
Chamberlain
St. Louis
Richardson
Commercial Club
Bailey
Wood
A. N. Solis
Ontario
el Paso
Tex
Potatoes Grow Atop Valley Field Harvest Near Battercreek
Echo-Peter Sheridan of Battercreek area harvests 15 acres of potatoes with 150 sacks per acre. He has disposed of many sacks and may store the rest until spring. Locals note last season yielded 243 sacks per acre without irrigation on a bottomland site by Butter Creek.
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Peter Sheridan
Battercreek
Forest Supervisor Relocates HQ and Reports Fire Outlook
Oregon City supervisor Adolph Aschoff moves Cascade forest reserve headquarters from Hood River to his Marmot area home in Clackamas county and notes telephone connections via andy. He says many fires occurred during summer but few were serious with little green timber lost, confined mainly to dead- timber tracts.
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Oregon City
Adolph Aschoff
Cascade Forest Reserve
Hood River
Marmot
Clackamas County
Andy
Aschoff
Wheat Market Notes From Pendleton Mills
Pendleton reports the wheat market near 72 cents for clab with no recent sales. Grain shipments continue as barley and wheat flow to feed and chop mills. Mills repeatedly receive wheat while much of the crop remains under shelter and warehouses along the railroad are so full that wheat piles on the platform.
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Pendleton
Ander
Indians Hidden From Pendleton Streets Amid Harvests
Pendleton residents report very few Indians in town as most reservation residents work in the Grand Ronde valley beet harvest the Yakima valley hop picking or remain in the mountains to hunt and fish until severe weather drives them home.
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Pendleton
Reservation
Grand Ronde Valley
Yakima Valley
Taking of Chinook Eggs Finished at Umpqua Hatchery
A report to the fish warden states the taking of spring chinook eggs at the Umpqua hatchery is finished with 2 500 000 eggs secured. The superintendent expects many silverside eggs later. Coastal advices indicate a very light fish run so far this season.
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Astoria
Umpqua
Heirs of Francia Hood File Timber Land Deed in Oregon
A deed of record shows the heirs of Francia Hood of Saginaw Michigan transferring 1760.3 acres of timber land near Westport and Knappa in the county to William M. Bray of Portland for 44000 dollars or 25 dollars per acre.
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Astoria
Francia Hood
Saginaw, Mich
William M. Bray
Portland
Westport
Knappa
Northwest Wheat Markets Reported in Portland Star
Northwest wheat markets list quotes Portland Walla Walla bids at 81 82 cents with bl blue stem and 850 valley 85 cents to Bluestem S60 club 82 cents Colfax Club 70 cents bluestem 75 cents.
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Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Coma
Kuropatkin’s Defeat Highlighted by Allied Dispatches
The Daily Telegraph and other papers cast General Kuropatkin’s campaign as a failed gamble. They credit Japan’s forces under Oyama with prowess and warn that Russia faces a turning point as Port Arthur’s fate looms and strategic reserves may be stretched.
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The
Daily Telegraph
Kuropatkin
Japan
Chronicle of War
Oyama
Alexieff
Spencer Wilkinsou
Morning Post
Russia
Army Subsistence Costs Reduced. Weston Urges Reform
The annual report by Brigadier General J. F. Weston shows the army fed at a total cost of 8 821 760 for the past fiscal year with losses of 418 650 in the Philippines 7 467 on transport and 129 853 in the U S Alaska Porto Rico and elsewhere. He calls for legal authority to hold subsistence funds in personal possession and for public auctions of surplus stores. He notes improved subsistence management in the Philippines and a 140 000 annual saving from a fresh beef contract plus over 40 000 saved in civilian wages.
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Washington
J. F. Weaton
Philippines
United States
Alaska
Porto Rico
Weston
Congress
Echo of Gotama Reports Wreckage From Kinshin Maru
The Gotama, arriving from Kurile Island, reports float wreckage 40 miles SSE of Cape Curat on August 4. It includes a mast and entangled headless trunks. Kinshin Maru was sunk by Russians last April with 200 people lost. Captain Macomber verified the find.
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San Franciso
Kurlie Island
Cape Curat
Parteoia
Macomber
Manchuria War Prediction Cited From Li Hung Chang Letter
The Times reports a letter alleged to be by Li Hung Chang before his death predicting that Russians would hold Manchuria and that this would trigger a war among Russia Japan and China. The columnist suggests China could recover Manchuria by backing the victorious side.
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London
The
Times Today
Li Hung Chang
Manchuria
Russia
Japan
China
Great Dockworkers Strike Ends in Marseille
The coal heavers on the Marseille docks end a nearly two month walkout and will resume work under the employers' conditions. The strike concludes with an agreement to return to duties.
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Marseilles
Wahkiacus to Goldendale Reach Across Klickitat Valley
For Wahkiacus Daly Centerville Goldendale and all Klickitat Valley points the note outlines a regional travel route and outreach to nearby communities. The item emphasizes inter town connections and local travel corridors within the Klickitat Valley area.
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Wahkiacus
Daly
Centerville
Goldendale
Klickitat Valley
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