Reclamation Report Details Umatilla Project April 1911
Hermiston Oregon reports favorable weather for outdoor work on the Oregon Umatilla project in April 1911. Water diverted reached 212 cfs with about 12,000 acre feet stored and 1,200 acre feet delivered to the distributing system. Stored capacity is about 45,000 acre feet. Water rights filed for 11,000 acres. The fourth unit opened March 22 and govt lands taken. Hermiston Commercial Club promotes project and invites Interior Secretary to visit. cemetery committee forms, sites to be chosen.
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Hermiston
Ore
Oregon Umatilla
Umatilla
Hermist
Demurrer Overruled In Williamson Divorce Suit
Newsy Notes of Pendleton reports Judge G W Phelps overruled the demurrer in the Williamson vs Williamson divorce case. Also noted are the O Connor baby dies news, a marriage license issued to Edward Q Horn and Josephine Picard, six more dead coyotes, a land sale in Echo, a postponed baseball dance, and plans for an aviation meet in Walla Walla with local turnout expectations.
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Demurrer
G. W. Phelps
Edward
Q. Horn
Josephine
Picard
County
Charles Gerking
A. A. Simon
Echo
Divide School District Petition Set For May Action
County School Superintendent Frank K. Welles has filed a petition to divide school district No. 19 near Coe, forming a new district from the southern portion, to be acted on in May alongside a Stanfield petition. The article also notes wool arrivals at Furnish warehouse and local automobile activity, plus birthday reflections on Judge Junge Tite Cor aid.
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Frank K. Welles
Presbyterian Women Hold Forty Fifth Biennial Session
About two hundred delegates gather in Buffalo for the forty fifth biennial session of the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church. The meeting opens tonight and runs through Thursday with proceedings continuing through the next day.
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Presbyterian Women
Buffalo
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of the
Presbyterian Church
Wheel prone to be the meet Inter meeting here today
Mark Cditows Mere and Portia ollore gather with others for a State Pree association event. The first session will be held this evening, with officials encouraging attendance and discussion on the program.
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Mark Cditows Mere
Tatihnewee
Portia Ollore
State Pree
Wisconsin man patents simtee truck invention
A Wisconsin inventor unveils a simtee truck concept using Wide Pellet support instead of small wheels. The device aims to lift and move a plein without tin cans, illustrating an inventive approach to simple mechanical loading.
Four Counties Plan Joint East Oregon Farmers Union Meet
Umatilla Union will supply strawberries Union county sugar Wallowa cream and Baker cake for a menu at a joint meeting of four eastern Oregon county unions at Wallowa Lake on June 7 8 and 9. W. W. Harrah proposed the plan which was quickly adopted. J. W. McAllister La Grande state president visited on Farmers Union Insurance business.
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Umatilla County
Union County
Wallowa County
Baker County
Farmers’ Union
Wallowa Lake
Oregon
W. W. Harrah
J. W. McAllister
la Grande
Farmers Union Insurance Company
Vancouver jail bare is remembered
In Vancouver Washington April 25 the mother of Sibyl Wolfe’s five pound son Couver Clark Wolfe has drawn sympathy from many. A sender in Portland delivered carnations and roses for the mother awaiting Governor Hay’s pardon. Wolfe was sentenced from six months to 16 years for stealing jewelry to cover hospital costs. A refuge home offered help if parole is granted. Judge McMaster lamented he would parole if possible but age prevented release.
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Vancouver
Wash
Couver Clark Wolfe
Sibyl Wolfe
Hay
Portland
Wowen
Mane
Sirk
Hor Qoardon
Remarkable Miss 41 Offered for Auction in New York
One of the most remarkable manuscripts dating to the fifteenth century is offered at an estimated £2,000,000 at Hoebrary in New York. The Colomissal made for Charles VI of France was intended for Henry V of England and has passed through Henry VI, VII, the monastic Ton gerlie, and Didot before joining J. P. Morgan as a bidder. The Pembroke Totus, a thirteenth century manuscript, also features in the sale and carries a lineage through Will iam Merbert to the Morgenese family before joining the Hoe collection.
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New York
Henry
Catherine of Yale
Charles VI
Henry VI
Vii
Tongerlie
M. Didot
Marlsgeok
Balzac
J. P. Morgan
Willian Merbert
Earl of Pembroke
Richard VI
Carte
Tome
Peace Negotiations Progress Amid Reform Signals
report from Chihuahua notes slow advances in peace talks while reformist sentiment grows. President Ding advocates freer opinion and less fear of prosecution, claiming six months ago open discussion was dangerous. A key moment shows 2400 federal soldiers marching in silence as American prisoners are moved to the penitentiary from Casas Grandes.
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Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Walla Walla Anglers Claim Injustice Over Oregon License Fees
Washington residents contend they stock and fish in Walla Walla streams but Oregon demands steep licenses to angle there. Local anglers cite reciprocity, noting Washington plants half a million fish annually into Mill Creek and Walla Walla River, and seek Oregon-Washington fishing rights harmony. Oregon authorities say laws apply evenly and poaching concerns persist as legislators contemplate action.
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Walla Walla
Garden City
Washington
Oregon Territory
Orinnees
Walla Walla Union
Oregon
Walle Willa
Ouppsi TV
Walla
Mild Creek
Walla Walla River
Coiallia County
Ofregen
Millcreek
Oregon Line
Mill Creek
Walter Brookins Arrives in Walla Walla With Wright Machines
Walter Brookins, famed aviator, arrived in Walla Walla yesterday with two Wright aircraft. The machines were moved to Muir grounds for planned flights this week. Willard and curling machine to arrive Thursday morning, aeroplane details noted, hotels filling as county fair excitement grows.
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Walter Brookins
Fuer
Walla Walla
Willard
Curtiss
le Newbie
Tair Brom
Contmercll Mub
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al Tillahhe
Nu Barrain
E. T. Wade
Ane
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Dale Rothwell
Pendleton Dye Works
E. Alta
Capps Clothing
Wonder Store
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