Notes From Echo Water System Progress and Local Happenings
McNaught Ditech Company advances irrigation and land development near Maxwell while surveys reshape townsite ownership. A bee keeper, a Coyot e merchant, and local residents report weather, fruit yields, and minor misfortunes. Cherries and smoked hare experiments draw attention to farm practices and markets.
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McNaught Ditect Company
Coyote
O. F. Thompson
Buttercreek
H. C. Willis
O. D Tee
Pendleton
R. EB. Thom
Hinkle Ditch Company
Newport Construction Company
Spike
Tur
H. G. Newport
J. B. Hoffman
Making His Fruit Pay Successful Orchard Methods
A Walla Walla, Washington farmer named McMinn yields higher returns from prunes by soil shading and shaking trees when ripe, avoiding bruising on soft ground. He rejects poor fruit, accepting more work for better prices, illustrating how extra effort yields better revenue and market demand. Examples show cherries sold cracked or damaged reduce price.
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Walla Walla
McMinn
Wash
Wheat yields soar in Pendleton to Umatilla county
Local grain dealer E. W. McComas reports wheat output between Pendleton and Umatilla will be 16 times higher than last year due to excellent crops. North of Pendleton yields were light last season, but M. J. Foster’s 1000 acre farm expects about 10,000 sacks this year, and farmers anticipate high prices prompting farm improvements and new ranch dwellings this fall.
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E W. McComas
Pendleton
Umatilla
E. W. McComas
Perci¢ton
M. J. Foster
Miss Lura Richards Buys Pendleton Home on West Court
Miss Lura Richards, Postmistress at Pilot Rock, purchased the Harold Stewart residence on West Court Street in Pendleton for 2750 dollars. The one and a half story property sits near the business center. Richards leaves Pilot Rock tomorrow to finalize the deal and will move by mid October. Her departure is deeply regretted by many friends.
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Lura ‘Richards
Pilot Rock
Harold Stewart
West Court Street
Pendleton
Wikehane
Aliss Richards
Pilot Berk
Pilot Hock
Weston Wheat Sells Well in Local Market
Weston Leader reports Henry Pinkerton sold 2250 bushels last Wednesday to the local elevator agent at 6744gc. The market was off a cent or so yesterday. Pinkerton earned 955 by delaying one day per guidance from the town's top wheat expert, unnamed. The proceeds help fund his fall trip back to the States.
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Weston
Henry Pinkerton
Weston Hay Prices and Shipments Signal Strong Demand
Five carloads of baled timothy hay from Weston Mountain were shipped to Walla Walla with 100 tons more on the way. The hay was purchased by R. A. Dogler and Sim J. Culley and netted $11.50 per ton at the platform to the growers, signaling robust regional demand.
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Weston
Weston Mountain
Walla Walla
R. A. Dogler
Sim J. Culley
Weston Leader
The Death Penalty and Buckien’s Arnica Salve Ad
A facetious notice promotes Buckien’s Arnica Salve as a preventive remedy for burns sores ulcers and boils. It claims the salve averts fatal outcomes and advertises a 26 cent price at Tallman & Co. drug store.
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Buckien
Tallman & Co
Bought New Separator at Roosevelts Place Thresher Sale
Bought new separator to replace the burned unit. Threshing at the Fred place twelve miles north of town. Douglas and Hanan shoes at Roosevelt's store.
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B Elder
Fred Place
Douglas and Hanan
Roosevelt
The Breakers Hotel at Breakers Station Long Beach Wash
The Breakers offers 350 carpeted rooms four stories high with ocean frontage of 100 feet and 76 feet wide. It features electrified lighting, private baths, extensive public spaces, a real orchestra, and daily musical entertainment. Guests enjoy seasfood, dairy from the hotel herd, farm eggs, baths, and a host of resort amenities including golf, tennis, boats, and launches. Train access is direct to Breakers, Wash, with telegraph and telephone services.
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Breakers Hotel Ts
and i
Pacific Coast
California
Breakers
Jersey
Breakers Station
Long Head
Long Beach
Wash
One Hundred Dollars Reward Contest in Oregon
A 1904 notice from the East Oregonian proposes a subscription contest offering up to one hundred dollars. New subscribers earn guesses on the Oregon presidential vote, with the prize awarded to the nearest estimate for the winning candidate in Oregon. The draw closes November 4, and totals from June 1904 are cited for past voting.
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J. E Strode
Waitsburg
Wash
Gortray
Oregonian
Metita
East Oregonian
Oink
Roosevelt
Oregon
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Echo
F. Thompson
Fred Lackley
Suys Pendleton Property
North Beach
Webb and Cottonwood Streets
Frazer Theatre
K. Jd. Taylor
Monda
Joshua Simpkin
Joshua Simpkins
Gosman and Landis
Chicago
United States
England
Washington, D. C
Front of Opera
Brock & Men
Oragon Fe
East Oregonian Publishing Co
Pendistod
Haviland
OWL Tea
OWL
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