Weston County News Highlights Barley Wheat Berries and Dormitory Addition
Special Correspondence from Weston notes Badgett barley yields of about 50 bushels per acre on 1300 bushels packed, Price Brothers threshing 68 bushels per acre from 96 acres, and R F Johnson selling berries worth over 700 dollars from under three acres. A 20 room girls dormitory addition is approved, with construction to begin. Additional items include a boy injured while chopping wood, mountaineer guests, and favorable wheat reports.
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Badgett
Lee
Price Brothers
Weston
Lowell Hyatt
Joseph Hyatt
Cashatt
George W. Badgett
Luther Shellenberger
Hood River
J. D. Sommer
Elgin
Fletcher Camp
Walla Walla
L. &. Wood
California
Dry Creek
Dale Glory
Weston Normal
Dey Winn
New Camping Resort Opens Near Milton Site Chosen for $15,000 Hotel
Milton Aug 8 A growing camp area near the tollgate renders Ed Smith’s mountain property a popular camp site with over 100 campers from Walla Walla and nearby towns. A new hotel project seeks a Main and William street corner site as the post office moves location. Vernon Williams, 6, burned his feet in ashes near the back fence, remaining in pain yet improving. Lydia Nell resigns from Central exchange. Mrs. McQuarry returns from Kansas visit.
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Milton
Vernon Williams
Grant Williams
Lydia Nell
Central Exchange
McQuarry
Kansas
Christian Endeavor Society of the Christian Church
Ed Smith
Mies
Tollgate
Walla Walla
Miton
Main and
Wiliamstreet
Bank of Milton
Lapwal Reserve Improvements and Road Change Authorized
H. Lipps, superintendent of the Lapwal Indian agency, reports government authority to spend 1000 in ditch construction at Lapwal to replace a washout from July storm. The plan also authorizes moving the Fort Lapwal road to the east edge of the reserve to connect with Sweetwater, benefiting the school by preserving pasture and farm land. The old 40 year route lacks official county road status. land for the new road and fences will be supplied by the government with no citizen expense.
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Lapwal Reserve
H. Lipps
Lapwal
Rota
Sweetwater
Department
Hap
Lipps
Secretary of the Interior
Lippa
Fort Lapwal School to Undergo Major Repairs
Lewiston Tribune reports Fort Lapwal school to receive about 4000 in labor for general repairs and improvements. Planned work includes new roofing, structural repairs and painting, modern dormitory bathing facilities, upgraded water and sewer systems, and new sidewalks and fences.
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Fort Lapwal
Lewlaton Tribune
Rich Diggings on Poor Man's Creek Alaska Draw Attention
Report from Seward shows seven men cleaning up 100 ounces every two days on Poor Man's Creek upper Kahiltna. Miners from the region say pay streak may end this season, with Nugget also yielding well. Other creeks offer good pay but no equivalent find yet this year. In 1906, US steamboat service carried 600 million passengers. deaths were 1 in 2,990,438, worsening to 1 in 1,760,000 due to Valencia wreck and Lake Superior disasters.
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Herndon
Jacoba
United States
Uhler
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
Valencia
Vancouver Island
Lake Superior
Portland Shooting Victim William Stephens Dies at Hospital
William Stephens, accidentally shot about ten days ago in Portland by Policeman Griffith Roberts, died at Good Samaritan hospital. The bullet passed through nearly the entire head, lodging near the ear on the opposite side, with frequent hemorrhages but a brief period of apparent recovery before a sudden collapse.
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William Stephens
Portland
Griffith Roberts
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pineules Claim Kidney and Bladder Relief in 30 Days
Pineules are advertised to ease backache rheumatism lumbago and fatigue by stimulating kidney function. A 30 days treatment costs $1.00 with money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Churches and services at Redeemer and Christian Church
The Church of the Redeemer holds divine service with holy communion at 11 am and an evening sermon at 8 pm with public invited. The Christian Church will suspend public services after tomorrow until Lord's Day the 26th, with no discontinuation of work, and pastor reachable via the paper offices. Lee Ferguson reports from Hagle building.
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the Church of the Redeemer
Charles Quinney
Christian Church
Henry
Lee Ferguson
Woodmen Chamber Debate Alaska Jurisdiction
Alaska may join the Woodmen of the World Pacific jurisdiction as the head camp discusses health conditions and regional comparisons. Chairman Reynolds argues Alaska is as healthy as Washington and other northwest states, with a decision delayed for further information from Alaska sources.
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Pacific
Alaska
Woodmen of the World
Seattle News
Reynolds
Amska
Washington
Northwest
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Walla Walla Traction Company
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Bright
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Hinghamton
N.Y
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Binghamton, N. Y
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Cor, Court and Cottonwood
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