Forecast of frost and global events from August 13 1902
Frost harms Iowa corn while trusts seize Delaware shipyard for 1.5 million dollars. Global dreary drought hits sheep in New South Wales and Queensland. Oklahoma cattlemen face murder charges. Denver Library ostracizes Mark Twain. Chicago killer hunted. Shenandoah strikers raid. London colonists push free trade. International union meets in Cincinnati. Justice Gray resigns. Holmes named Massachusetts chief justice. Kenniffs outlaw saga ends in New Zealand with costly pursuit. One outlaw surrenders. the other falls and surrenders.
Hotel Arrivals in Palouse and Nearby Cities
Hotel arrivals list includes Mrs. Cecil in Palouse Mise Flora Mound Richard St. Clair from Michigan J T Shea Albany F F Hamerton St Louis A Nylander Portland Fred S Rodgers Portland J E Martin Seattle R G Shaw Cc E Laike New York E 8 Blackburn J A Linkle Portland M Meyer Portland A D Chase Portland C G Houser Portland G A Hartman city E L Tatum city W H Herman Portland J G Conrad Chicago R B May Portland T A Rhea Heppner E C Abbott Walla Walla George Stevens Portland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cecil
Palouse
Richard St. Clair
Michigan
J. T. Shea
Albany
F. F. Hamerton
St. Louis
A. Nylander
Portland
Fred S. Rodgers
J. E. Martin
Seattle
R. G. Shaw
E. Laike
New York
Blackburn
J. A. Linkle
M. Meyer
A. D. Chase
C. G. Houser
G. A. Hartman
City
E. L. Tatum
W. H .Herman
J. G. Conrad
Chicago
R. B. May
T. A. Rhea
Heppner
E. C. Abbott
Walla Walla
George Stevens
Elk popularity contest stirs Pacific Northwest followers
The Pacific Northwest news notes excitement over the Elk order popular vote and a Portland Elk carnival opening in about two weeks. A separate internal revenue district for Washington and Alaska replaces the former Oregon district with Portland headquarters, impacting clerk allocations. State Senator C W Fulton met US Senator Mitchell at the Portland Hotel to seek Mitchells pledge for support in the next US Senate race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Internal Revenue
Washington
Alaska
Oregon
C. W. Fulton
United States
Mitchell
Fulton
United States Senate
Local residents listed by city and name in survey
A long list enumerates individuals with affiliations to multiple towns including Walla Walla Helix Weston Spokane Dubuque Starbuck Milton Freewater and others. Names include H Heathman J J Graham J E Ringle Noah Anspauch Lucy Anspauch Mamie Ringle Mrs R Black A J Burrows Bert Mays Anna Maxwell Maude Maxwell Ethel Winans L Volrath H C Adams W W Stone Anna Mortenson C Davis Mrs GC Davis Mary Davis Dr M A Nelson Stella O Hara Edna Morleton A W Davis G W Hewit W M Scott H Vaughn A J Hall F Beuge John Caplinger Walter Ely T H Lundenberg J E Hunsucker George Edwards Henry Miller and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Heathman
City
J. J. Graham
Genoa
J. E. Ringle
Helix
Noah Anspauch
Walla Walla
Noah Ryker
Lucy Anspauch
Mamie Ringle
Mrs. R. Black
la Grande
A. J. Burrows
Bert Mays
Elgin
Anna Maxwell
Walla Wall
Maude Maxwell
Ethel E. Winans
L. Volrath
Boise
H. C. Adams
Weston
W. W. Stone
St. Paul
Anna Mortenson
Freewater
C. Davis
Dubuque
GC. C. Davis
Mary Davis
M. A. Nelson
Stella O'Hara
Edna Morleton
A. W. Davis
Spokane
Work Progress on Umatilla River Steel Bridge
Work on the $60,000 W. C. R. steel bridge across the Umatilla River east of town advances. Piers began last winter with delays from spring high water, but contractor Schoor has completed both end piers and the center pier is over halfway done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla River
Schoor
Lonergan Injured Boardin a Moving Train
J. C. Lonergan cattle buyer for Pacific Meat Company Tacoma slipped while boarding a moving freight at Hilgard and fell injuring his right hand. He is a heavy man whose tendons were strained keeping him from use for days. the accident could have been worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Lonergan
Mr. Lonergan
Pacific Meat Company
Tacoma
Hilgard
Pendleton
Removal Notice By J R Dickson
J R Dickson announces removal of his office to Court street one door east of First National Bank building and will continue the same line of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
First National Bank
J. R. Dickson
Reduction in grain rates hailed by farmers at Colfax meet
Walla Walla August 18 S P Calderhead reports new combined tariff cuts by three railroads lowering wheat rates to Eastern terminals by 3 cents per bushel and barley by 5 cents per hundredweight. Other reductions apply to grain millstuffs and hay on Washington & Columbia River railway routes with August 15 effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington & Columbia River Railway
Dayton
Tidewater
Hunt's Junction
Summit
Pleasant View
Turner
Calderhead
Interstate Commerce Commission
Telegraph
Walla Walla
Milton
Washington & Oregon Electric Railway, Light and Power Company
Fast Oregonian
Melimann
Kipling Sees Rifle Training in English Schools
The piece reports Rudyard Kipling urging England to teach rifle shooting in schools, replacing cricket with the Krag Jorgenson and Remington. He promotes fast, accurate shooting, with weekly teacher notes listing marksmanship alongside reading and math. A sample report mocks Johnny Snooks showing a child’s “drop” on classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Old England
Mr. Kipling
ABC
Kipling
Krag-Jorgenson
Johnny Snooks
Johnny
Man's a Fool Poem Quotation Reflects Frustration
A compact verse observing human folly as desire shifts with temperature and situation. The speaker notes that people constantly want the opposite of what they have, labeling it a universal foolishness.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harvest
One Price Clothiers, Furnishers and Hatters
Main Street
Rogomary
General News
Iowa
Delaware Shipbuilding
Wilmington, del
New South Wales
Queensland
Oklahoma
The
Public Library
Denver, Col
Mark Twain
William J. Bartholin
Shenandoah
United States Cavalry
London
International Sterotypers’ and Electrotypers’ Union
Cincinnati
Canada
Justice Gray
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Kenniffs
New Zealand
Woos
Pacific Northwest News
W. & C. R. Steel
Mahin’s
Mahin’s Magazine
F.w.schmidt & Co
Smerathe
Neagle Brothers Water
East Oregonian
Knox
Boston Star
Taylor
the Hardware Ma
Jesse
Byers
Pendleton Roller
W. S. Byers
Proprietor
Polydore Moons
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