City Hall Third Story Plan Faces Funding Hurdles
City officials say adding a third story to the city hall would cost at least $19,000 with the city unable to cover the extra expense. The Commercial Association would need to raise funds, via private subscriptions, to proceed. A council committee and the association’s leadership have not met recently, casting doubt on the project.
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Lowell
C.smith
C. B E. Roosevelt
Fee
T. F. Howard
Staolf le
Plan to finance project faces funding hurdle
The association faces a difficult task to raise the needed funds for the third story rooms. Prominent members are willing to forego the plan. Judge Lowell, committee chairman, says $10,000 is too large to raise, though the committee will revisit the issue when Mayor Feo returns to explore possible options.
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Judge Lowell
Feo
Third Well In Eastern Oregon For OO N Company
Eastern Oregon cities push well drilling as OO N plans a third deep well near Teelocaset between La Grande and Baker City. Huntington completes its own well and begins digging anew after study of the railroad completion.
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Oregon
O. OO. & N. Company
la Grande
Baker City
la Granite Observer
la Cronde
Huntington
Potlatch Ceremony Honors Cayuse Chief Ta-wa-tol
A Potlatch is planned on the reservation to honor Cayuse chief Ta-wa-tol who died Sunday in Thorn Hollow. The two day ceremony aims to pay the ultimate tribute, with several Pendleton whites expected to attend.
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Ta-wa-tol
Ta-iwatol
Thorn Hollow
Pendleton
Eighteen Carloads of Beef Shipments Planned Over Norghory Pacific
Eighteen carloads of beef cattle are ready for shipment this afternoon aboard the Norghory Pacific. They were consigned to Frye-Bruhn of Seattle and bought by J. C. Lonergan from growers in southern Umatilla and Grant counties. Henry Lazinka brought part of the herd to Elgin. Work on the Wallowa extension reaches 11 1/2 miles from Elgin amid slides hindering steel laying. The grade extends into Wallowa county but multiple slides slow progress. two months expected before the steam ratio to Waltown is completed.
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Norghory Pacific
Frye-Bruhn Company
Seattle
J. C. Lonergan
Umatilla
Grant Counties
Henry Lazinka
Camas Prairie
Logisman
Wallowa
Elgin
Wallowa County
Wal- Town
Elgin Recorder
Rug Trade In Northwest Firm Sells Exquisite Piece
Norman Sarkis returns from Portland with a fine rug valued at 100 dollars. The 34 by 24 foot oriental pleat featuring dainty colors and artistic design was secured from Atiyeh Bros in Portland, a leading northwest rug dealer. This marks Sarkis’s second acquisition of such artwork.
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Norman Sarkis
Portland
Suruk Perelady
Barkie
Atiyeh Aros
Northwest
Sarkis
Delayed No 1 Passenger Train Reaches Pendleton Late
Train No 1 Yue in Pendleton will not reach until 6 40 this evening due to delays from late Union Pacific trains. Affected by missed connections with the Oregon Short Line, the delay disrupts schedules. Grant's Pass Commercial Club readies elaborate plans for the upcoming state irrigation convention in mid September at Pendleton.
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Yue
Pen-dleton
Union Pacific
Oreger
Grant's Pass
Week of Oregon Weather Shows Little Rain and Cool Nights
The week brought mainly clear skies with above normal western temperatures and cool final days. Sprinkles occurred only in extreme northwest. frosts were not reported though early morning lows neared freezing in spots. Local forecaster L. Lodholz notes brisk winds at several towns across Umatilla, Baker, Grant, and Crook counties amid mild warmth by day and clear nights.
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Cascade
Columbia River Valley
Ella
Morrow County
Carl F. Troedgen
Heppner
George Whitels
Pendleton
Umatilla County
H. F. Johnson
Weston
Maud M. Baker
Hermiston
Reeves
Plateau District
Baker City
Baker County
Weather Bureau
Haines
J. H. Fisher
Dayville
Grant County
J. Campbell-Martin
Dale
C. Thom
Bend
Crook County
A. H. Grant
Ten Thousand Rooms Reserved for Irrigation Exposition Visitors
Sacramento prepares for September Irrigation Exposition with 16 000 rooms registered and plans for broad visitor comfort. A large housing system ensures guests are well cared for, while logistics, labor, and safety are prioritized to keep the event enjoyable. Meanwhile threshing equipment advances promise efficiency for farmers as new gasoline power engines aim to replace steam labor. Delegates will visit Fresno side trips during the congress. Notable mention of Col. Gransky and George Kidder's fire loss near Madras.
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Sacramento
Claree
Board of Control
Hietor
Bacamento
Fresno
Great American iron master John Fritz celebrated
Aug 21 marks the 44th birthday of John Fritz a Bethlehem iron master and inventor famed for armor plate and the Bessemer process. He rose from a Pennsylvania blacksmith to head engineer at Bethlehem Steel and helped trigger an American steel revolution through three high bloomers and bloomery innovations. He advocates eastern steel revival and foresees a shift back to the east with New York New Jersey and Cuba ore resources and roast concentration.
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John Frits
America
Europe
John Fritz
Merion
Millon Tone
Bethlehem Steel Company
L&u3
Fritz
Pennsylvania
United States
Tron and Steel Institute
Frits
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Cheat
Bethlehem Iron Works
Troy
Mr. Frits
New York
New Jersey
Cuba
Carey Act hand to be at Bowman hotel room 39
Fred W. Jordan representing Idaho Irrigation will meet at the Bowman hotel in room 39 from 10 a.m. to p.m. Monday through Friday this week to discuss land and water valued at 3550 per acre and opportunities for home seekers. The notice also reports a fatal mining accident where Angus Owens and P Harnsteam, laborers for Capital Gravel, were crushed in a high bank cavern at the intersection of Fight and Cherry streets in Seattle, buried by tons of earth.
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Angus J. Owens
P. Harnsteam
Capital Gravel Company
Fighth and
Cherry Streets
Seattle
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