Irrigation Talk Planned as Mead May Visit Portland
Oregon delegates to a convention praised irrigation expert Elwood Mead chief of the US Bureau of Irrigation who plans a Portland stop May 10 on his California to Washington trip. Mead may address the public on arid West government improvements urged by Portland delegates and local promotion groups with plans finalized by the board of trade and commercial bodies.
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Oregon
Elwood Mead
Bureau of Investigations of Irrigation
United States
Portland
California
Washington
Mead
Colorado Springs
Berkeley University
A. King Wilson
Mr. Mead
King
Board of Trade
Book by O R N brakeman Thomas Jackson
Thomas W. Jackson, veteran Pendleton to Spokane brakeman, publishes On a Slow Train Through Arkan saw, a collection of railroad stories, minstrel jokes, and humor. The volume, soon on sale aboard Oregon Railroad and Navigation trains and in Pendleton, reflects his eight years between Pendleton and Portland and Pendleton to Huntington. Jackson plans to tour Northwest cities to promote the book.
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Portland
J. J. Burns
Pendleton
Huntington
O RL & N
Jackson
Northwest
Finnigan's Ball Tonight at Fraver Theatre
Finnigan's Ball lights up Fraver with new satire and updated farce for the orebit year. Ike Barrett Galla gery and a chorus of clever performers promise fresh specialties and a rewritten plot that keeps even returning audiences guessing.
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Barrett
Memphis Shape All Ready for Milness Central Shops
The Milness Central shops in South Memphis costing over 400000 are completed and ready for operation. They are the largest of their kind in the South and will handle repair work but will mainly build locomotives. Since the announcement last year, the company has spent about 7000000 in Memphis. The Oregon Daily Journal is sold at Frazier's book store.
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Memphis
Tenn
Milness Central
South
Miinolxs Menoot
Memphia
Thought It Was Murder Laughable Episode in Walla Walla
Early morning alarm near Jones and Fourth streets caused residents to fear a murder. Police traced sounds to a frightened wife firing at a white horse that had wandered into a neighbor’s yard as the couple’s story unraveled into a comic misunderstanding in Walla Walla.
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Walla Walla
Jones and
Fourth Streets
Comergent
Jooge
Buckiin’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing
An old advertisement touts Buckiin’s Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for burns, sores, bruises, cuts, boils, ice burns, and skin eruptions. Sold for 26 cents by Tallman & Co druggists, with a guaranteed effect claim.
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Buckiin
Tallman & Co
Missing Private Park er from Thirtieth Battery
A missing soldier, Private Park er of the Thirtieth Battery field artillery, reportedly left quarters yesterday. A search by police and military authorities found no trace. He is described as recently melancholic, homeward bound, and recently discharged from hospital. His parents live in Indiana.
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Parker
Field Artillery
Statesman
Hind
Yowt
Indiana
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Tompkina County
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