Union Assessed at 37 000 000 in County Valuation Rise
The La Grande Observer reports a 1908 county assessment approaching 37 million, up about half a million from last year due to increased values in timber land and especially improved property. Many districts not yet assessed, but deputy assessors note widespread improvements boosting wealth while notes and household goods show smaller gains. A reader letter complains about lack of overnight depot options in Portland for travelers with limited funds, urging cheaper lodging.
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Union County
la Grande
Land value surge in Walla Walla inland empire shows large gains
A 40 year trend illustrates escalating land prices as Allen and Lattles Reynolds sell one third of a block at Spokane and Malin for 20400, after ancestors owned it for 100 dollars. The lot fronts 162 feet on Mary street and 86 feet on Spokane Street, signaling rapid capital appreciation and potential future business block development on nearby Math Street.
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Allen and Lattles J. Reynolds
Mary Street
Spokane Street
Walla Walla
Joseph Tachi
Glock
Inhospital Portland contrasts with depots rule
A San Francisco traveler, short of funds, recalls being denied entry to Portland’s depot after noon and forced into the cold, while in Paseo and Umatilla depots he was allowed to stay. The letter to the editor paints Portland as unwelcoming to outsiders arriving with little money.
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Journal
San Francisco
Oregon
Portland
Sol
Paseo
Umatilla
Port
Japs Buy Land Around Hood River and The Dalles
A Hood River real estate firm run by Mr Yasui reports Japanese buyers increasing in Oregon. Many countrymen plan to stay, purchase ranches at Hood River and The Dalles, grow apples and vegetables, and form a 1400 acre project near The Dalles. Japanese merchants open stores in Hood River and a Japanese baby was born in Mount Hood country.
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Yasul
Hood River
Oregon
Mem
Japan
Mr. Yasui
Dalles
Mul ¢Reck
Jonge
Mount Hood
Indians Get Booze From Portland Saloon Dealers
Federal authorities suspect Portland saloon keepers of furnishing whiskey to Indians on the Silet reservation and may arrest dealers after an investigation. Warris Brainard, an Indian, is charged with unlawful carrying whiskey on the Silet reservation. A Hillsboro item notes best wheat yield from George R. Bagley ranch, while Silet irrigation trials are cited. Winter wheat yields across the county average about 25 bushels per acre.
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Portland
Silet
Save the
Oregonian
Butht Ie
Toledo
United States
Evins
United Sutes
Cannon
Warris Brainard
Ion
Lincoln County
Brainard
Thin City
Washington County
George R. Bagley
A. P. Stover
Government Lavigation Department
O Fay
Roosevelt Town Advances With School Groundbreaking
The new Roosevelt town on the North Bank road is forging ahead rapidly with ground broken for a schoolhouse. Prohibition prevails in the area.
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Roosevelt
North Bank Road
Coffee drives a grocer’s sales and refunds
A concise ad style note extols coffee as a key seller for grocers. It claims nothing else moves customers like coffee and notes a money back guarantee if customers are unhappy, referencing a trade phrase and a pay policy.
Japan and China Tense in Boycott View by Shanghai Expert
T W Kingsmill of Shanghai, with 47 years in China work, warns Japan faces a dire financial state due to a quiet boycott and suspect intrigues. He says Japan could be ousted from China, notes Chinese resilience, and predicts Britain’s lending could collapse Japan’s finances. He asserts Japan’s deceit has soured Chinese opinion, and Beijing would resist war while modernizing defense. The piece also advertises Hickory Bark Cough Remedy from Salem, Oregon, sold by Pendleton Drug Co.
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China
T. W. Kingsmill
Shanghai
Orient
Kingsmill
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Hickory Bark Cough Remedy Company
Salem
Ore
Pendleton Drug Co
State Board reports 30 percent rise in valuations this year
Abstracts from 18 of 23 counties show a 30 percent increase over last year. If the belated counties catch up, total state property valuation for taxation may reach 125 million dollars, up from 97 million in 1907, per Boyd dispatch. The board will adjourn daily until all returns are in. A cough remedy ad follows.
For Sale One of the Best Saloons In The Dalles
The Dalles Oregon saloon on a prime corner with thriving business. Owner seeks European trip and will sell cheap on reasonable terms. Cheap rent and long lease. Call or write C. P. Johannsen, owner, The Dalles, Oregon for full particulars.
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Dalles
Ore
Europe
C. P. Johannsen
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Matilii
Hie Paretts
Harry HW. Reynolds Yestersday
Spokane
Malin Streets
Bulletin
Union Depot
Mig
Oregon Daily Journal
Hood
Plie
Siletz
Schillirte
Dan
Pacific
Pany
State Board of Equalization
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Denver
Omaha
Kansas
St. Louis
Chicago
Telegra
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
New York
F. J. Quinlan
Pendleton
Wm. McMurray
Byers
Pendleton Roller Mills
East Oregonian
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