Weston News Highlights Local Happenings and Ventures
Frank Saling visits Echo to tend sheep interests. Miss Emma Beathe returns from Seattle for a two month stay in Weston. Mrs. George Badgett arrives from St. Mary's hospital at Walla Walla. J. M. Banister sells 500 sacks of new wheat to Dave Taylor at 500 cents. W. FE Potwine and Mrs. Parsons visit from Pendleton. Downs finishes strawberry sale on Weston mountain. receipts total 280 dollars. Fred Pinkerton completes wheat binding for 75 acres. fall yield projected at 40 bu/acre, spring 20 bu/acre. Weston’s new concrete fountain operates as a point of pride. Pearle Wills and Mamie Wilson study teaching at UC Berkeley. Carpenters add 50-foot extension to Kerr-Gifford warehouse at Weston station. Lillian Fredericks leaves for Pendleton, Tacoma, and Shanghai to teach at St Mary’s School for Girls. focus on Chinese language. J. C. Turner reports a remarkable hay crop on foothill farm, seven to eight tons per acre. alfalfa about four tons. total near 100 tons. William Krassig and Mrs Krassig from Pendleton plan a 15-day Wallowa county camping trip with hunting and fishing gear.
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Frank Saling
Echo
Emma Beathe
Seattle
Weston
George Badgett
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
J. M. Banister
Dave Taylor
Athena
W. FE. Potwine
William. Parsons
Pendleton
Lillian Fredericks
J. M. Downs
Weston Mountain
Fred Pinkerton
Pearle Wills
Mamie Wilson
Berkeley
Cal
University of California
Kerr-Gifford Company
Weston Station
Tacoma
Margaret Proebster
Orient
St Mary's School For Girls
Shanghai
China
Turner
William Krassig
Swedes in America Immigrant Survey by Swedish Agent
Sundebeck, a Swedish government agent, surveys conditions of Swedes and descendants in the United States from New York to Minnesota and Illinois. He aims to report findings to Stockholm for future emigrants and plans to sail home in September. He notes large Scandinavian populations in Minnesota and Illinois and a combined Swedish Norwegian population around 3.5 million in America. The report may be published and broadcast in both kingdoms. Thunder mountain wool from Montana sheep shows heavy fleece and sand trapped in some. some farmers seek lean sheep due to rising demand. James R. Allison of Missouri says there is a strong demand for thin sheep. Cooper county could feed 10,000 to 25,000 sheep this fall if prices meet expectations.
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Car
Sundebeck
Pacific
Sweden
United States
New York
Delaware
Atlantic States
Washington, D C
Lake States
Jlsre
Sutebeck
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinots
Rock Island
Ill
Minneapolis
America
Norway
Thunder Mountain
Montana
James R. Allison
Bunceton
Missouri
Cooper County
Keeping Their Eyes on Sheep Boom in Montana and Kansas City
Floyd of Cooper county Missouri now in Kansas City reports from Billings Montana that stock sheep are unavailable as ranchers refuse to part with ewes. Growers plan to sell their fat western flocks this fall to eastern markets for slaughter amid a speculative sheep boom. The Crow reservation holdings range from 20 000 to 60 000 sheep and buyers fear shortages continue.
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A. Floyd
Cooper County
Missouri
Kansas City
Billings
Mont
Montana
Great Britain completes Nile dam to boost irrigation
The Nile dam at Assouan, finished after a long project begun in 1898, stores waters for irrigation to enable two crops yearly and reclaim wasteland. costing about £4.5 million, it underscores Britain’s long focus on developing Egypt’s resources and prosperity, as noted by the Walla Walla Union.
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United States
Great Britain
Nile
West
Assouan
Egypt
Walla Walla Union
Cascade red fir and Gray's Harbor Gemmberclad Co
A clipped item mentions Cascade red fir and Gray's Harbor Gemmberclad Company with a phone line for the main office. Tentative reference to contact details appears in a brief catalog-like notice from a regional lumber or industrial listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Red Fir
Gray's Harbor Gemmberclad Company
Mrs Frank B Woodruff Dies at Pendleton Home
Mrs Frank B Woodruff aged 30 dies at her parents home at Cola Springs ten miles north of Pendleton after a prolonged illness. She and her husband sought health in Arizona but worsened. funeral held at the Church of the Redeemer with Rev W F Potwine, burial at Olney cemetery beside a large circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Woodruff
James Jones
Cola Springs
Eigct
Pendleton
NO RAILROADERS VISIT PENDLETON CANCELLED
Great Northern president James J. Hill and Northern Pacific president Mellen did not visit Pendleton as planned last night. The magnates spent time in Walla Walla and, after learning they would be delayed, deferred a Pendleton stop.
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Pendleton
James J. Hii
Great Northern
Mellen
Northern Pacific
Walla Walla
Photographer C C Harlan Finds Relief At Last
Fa ton Ohio photographer C C Harlan had long suffered from severe indigestion and failed to respond to all remedies. He credits Electric Bitters with restoring his health, calling them a godsend for dyspepsia and stomach troubles. They strengthen the stomach liver and kidneys and renew overall vitality. Only 60 cents guaranteed by Tallman Co. druggists.
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C. C. Harlan
Faton, O
Tallman & Co
Atlantic City's Floral Parade Dazzles 60,000+ Visitors
The floral fete in Atlantic City New Jersey drew more than 60 000 visitors. Aboard the boardwalk parade featured over 2000 decorated wheelchairs and a profusion of flowers and hunting designs. Prizes were awarded and a floral dance closed the event.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Secret of health from Dr Kings New Life Pills
A vintage testimonial touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a cure all boosting energy and digestion. The ad claims improved mood and no headaches with all organs active and encourages readers to buy for 26 cents at Tallman and Co.
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Dr. King
Tallman & Co.'s
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