Oregon City Seeks High Power Plant and Rail Extension
Portland engineers begin preliminary work on a Willamette River power plant in Oregon City with an expected 45 000 horsepower capacity and nine months of year-round operation. A rail extension survey from Cazadero to the new station is nearly finished as work continues on the Upper Clackamas plant. The article also notes a divorce suit in Circuit Court and a name change for a baseball player Bacigalupo to Bacigalupo-Bassey.
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Portland
Corps of
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Willamette River
Pacific Northwest
Willamette
Clackamas
Cazadero
Oregon & Water Power Electric
Cazedero
Ida Bacigalupo
Clayton
Bassey
Bacigalupo
Oregon City
Fred C. Baker
Fred Metaner
Vincendent Ofie Weaving
The
Woolen Mills
Fred Warner
Third
Center Streets
Wilson & White
Pitth
Shively Opera House
Michel Mootinke
Dix Bros
Mountain View
W. H. Klep
Toore
W. L. Block
Wm. Robison
W. Harris
Gus Maglebrecht
Seventeenth
Washington Street
William Krueger
Wisconsin
Fred Schwartz
Bowie Vista
Mita
Thomas O'Niell
Edward Johson
Mr. Mulligan
J. G. Finucane
Beuta Vista
M. Howell
J. Schwartz
A. B. Buckles
Eleventh
Malhakeeta
Buckles
Woodard Brothers
Greenpaint Hose Company
No. 6
Greenpoint
Growing housing boom in Oregon City dominates news
Widespread building activity reshapes Oregon City with new bungalows and homes under construction. Rents rise as residents like Fred C. Baker and Fred Warner advance projects, while streets in the north end see new houses, remodels, and a reworked park setting amid extensive conservation commentary.
John Bacigalupo Sues Over Garden File Handing Claim
John Bacigalupo known as John Bassey who handles files in Pearl Casey's Colts left garden in the North West League has filed a complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bacigalupo
John Bassey
Pearl Casey
Colts
Firemen to Hold Fourth Annual Picnic in Schnaers Park
The Clackamas County volunteer fire department plans a Sunday picnic and barbecue at Schnaers Park near Willamette. Led by committee teams, events include speechmaking, a noon barbecue, athletic and aquatic contests, a ball game, and music by the Oregon City Band. St Johns fire department members are invited to attend.
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Fire Department
Schnaer's Park
Willamette
Clackamas County
Oregon City Band
St. Johns
Trial of Wayne of Oak Grove Ends in Acquittal
The trial of Wayne of Oak Grove, arrested on complaint by his brother indaw, charged with assault and battery, was held Wednesday before Justice Kelso of Milwaukie. After hearing the evidence, the court rendered a verdict acquitting the defendant. Bunnell was represented by Dimick and Dimick of this city.
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Wayne
Oak Grove
Indaw
Justice of the Peaces
Kelso
Milwaukie
Molalla Church Services and Local Events
Services at Molalla M. E. church will be held at the usual hours Sunday morning and evening. Miss Stella Powell spent Saturday in Oregon City. H Trullinger Hubbard Optician will be at Molalla Saturday August 21.
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Molalla M. E
Stella Powell
Oregon City
H. Trullinger
Hubbard Optician
Molalla
Woman Dies From Burns After Fire Destroys Home
Mrs. Rastall, a long‑time Molalla settler, died after suffering severe burns while trying to save family possessions from a blaze caused by a defective flue. The house burned noon Saturday, the structure and contents total losses. She, about 65, is survived by a husband and five children in Oregon and California. Funeral was held in Molalla Monday.
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James Ristall
Dickey Prairie
Rasta
Réstall
Moreleg
Molalla
Harry
Molilia
George and Bammel
Portland
Charles
Oakland
Cal
Ha Maud Brown
Vancouver
Kept Him Busy During Sightseeing Trip
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Mr Campos saying his mother and daughters did the sightseeing while he policed his time locating places to cash letters of credit.
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Campos
Washington Star
Engual Man Killed After Being Overtaken by Train
An Engual paper reports a man was overtaken by a passenger train and killed. He had been injured in a similar incident about three years ago.
Noted Men to Attend First National Conservation Congress
The First National Conservation Congress will be held in Ben tle Washington from August 26 to 28 at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Auditorium. Delegates from forty conservation commissions across the United States and Hawaii will attend to plan protection and sustainable use of land and water resources.
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Washington
First
National Conservation Congress
William H. Taft
RK. A. Hallinger
the Interior
Gifford Pinchott
Joint
Committee On Conservation
States
S Newell
The
Reclamation Service
Reed Smoot
Utah
Paths Gibson
Montana
United States Senate
House of Representatives
W. T. Freer
Hawaii
Ralph Hosmer
Hawaiian Conservation Commission
Eliic
Washington Consergation Association
Dasivt
Miret National Conservation Congress
United States
Bentle
Wash
Mostelndy
National Conservation Cea Gion
Washington Conservative Association
Dam project eyed on Clackamas river surveyors arrive
Portland survey crew visits the Clackamas region to study dam sites for a manufacturing plant and electric power house and to explore a railroad link from Portland. The Christian Confederation began work three years ago and Burney and Co plan to clear ground and estimate dam height and costs. The Gibson Mfg Company operates from Portland with offices in East Chay at rivet.
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Stone
Mumpower
Arkansas
Inet
Portland
Clackamas
Christan Confederation
Concord
Clackamis
Burney
Ine
Faal Ag
Gibson Mfg. Company
Rivet
Harvest notes from the countryside in mid harvest rush
Reports from Liberal and nearby farms show rapid threshing of fall wheat yielding 90 to 10 bushels per acre and oats around 40. Growth in crops like Pielcorti is promising while fall harvests press on with barns and stock moves noted in Bellwood and Oregon City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Bro
Mackeburg
Nonresident Captain Files Suit Over City Street Improvement
Captain John Apperson sues the city of Ore ton City and several officials to block the Eleventh Street improvement. He owns block 60 and faces a 1400 dollar assessment, fearing loss of half his property. He contends notice was not properly published and remonstrance was filed, while he was barred from addressing the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Apperson
Oreton City
Carnellhen Knapp
Bethel
Cooke
Anderath
Meyer
Pope
Sheahan
Strinkland
Apperson
Parkplace
Council Delays Action On Water Street, Southern Pacific Franchise
The city council held a special meeting on Wednesday with limited business. The Water Street improvement assessment was read and postponed. A franchise for Southern Pacific to place a switch in Greenpoint was discussed, with a site visit planned and action deferred until August. The lumbermen’s salt case influenced shipping facilities, and Councilman Meyer acted as recorder in Dimick’s absence.
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Southern Pacific
Greenpoint
AURIS
Southern Pacifs
Swift Railway
8, P
Dimick
Meyer
Missing clothes found by Burns in local theft case
A city incident reports a thief stealing lingerie during a mischievous spree called cherrying. Police, led by Burns, recovered the clothing in a bundle under a platform near Fourth Street, aiding the street cleaning department and prompting calls for the owner’s identity.
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Wileh
Burns
Fourth Street
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Green Point
Per
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Eastham School
William Moehnke
Shules
Hkastham School
Do Dix Brothers
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Seventh Street
Walter Dimick
H. L. Kelly
Eleventh Street
Adams
A. Brown
Thomas Blanchard
Twelfth Street
William Kruger
Kansas City Bridge
William Lang
Twelfth
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C.T. Tooxe
Gladstone
Main Street
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Fourteenth
W. A. Dimick
Tooze
Schnaer's
Bunnell
Justice Kelso
Portland Railway Light & Power Company
Elliott's Prairie
Rastall
First Conservation Congress
Taft
Ballinger Pinchot
Newell
Seattle
Pielcorti
Fred KL Burta
Bellwood
A. Clark
Kaylor
Herman Lover
Hullér
Stipp
Mina Aliee Moore
Melalla
Mise Maud
Arthur Farr
Wright
R. A. Wright
James F. Nelson
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