Northwest Notes 30 Year Suit Lost
Salem Oregon Judge Burnett ruled against the Parkersville drainage district ending a 20 year feud over district formation. In Marshfield Oregon Mrs J F McIndoe rescued her 7 year old son James from Coos River after he fell into deep water. In Portland Oregon convict Henry E Roberts, escaped from the state prison, was found with cayenne pepper and a .38 revolver aimed to hinder bloodhounds on capture.
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Salem
Ore
Burnett
Parkersville
Marshfield
Mra
J. F McIndoe
Major McIndoe
James
Coos River
Portland
Beatty
Henry E. Roberts
Cornell President and Grubb Visit Hood River Valley
L. M. Bailey president of Cornell University New York and H E Grubb of Carbondale Colorado arrived in Hood River yesterday. They were hosted by the Commercial club and toured the valley interviewing leading orchardists and noting conditions. Grubb is described as the potato king.
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Cornell
Hood River
Ore
L. M. Bailey
Cornell University
New York
HE. H. Grubb
Carbondale
Colo
Commercial Club
Grubb
Roseburg Population Surges in Nine Years
Roseburg Oregon reports a population rise from 1690 in 1900 to 6323 by F.8. Bynon publisher of the new city directory. Bynon completed his work yesterday showing the city grew more than three times in nine years, a gain of nearly 315 percent.
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Roseburg
Ore
Bynon
New City Directory
Packers Organize Union Hood River
Fifty expert apple packers of Hood River met at EK of P hall last night and organized a union to represent workers’ interests and address wage and working conditions.
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Packers
Hood River
P, Hall
Apple Packers Union Elects Temporary Leaders
An apple packers' union elected Charlie Stranshaw as temporary chairman and Howard Hoover as temporary secretary. A five-member committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws and report next Saturday evening when a permanent officers will be elected.
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Apple Packers’ Union
Charlie Stranshaw
Howard Hoover
Maniac Leaps into Columbia River near Vancouver Wash
Brush Prairie farmer Joseph Littleton, age 40, jumped into the Columbia River this morning to swim toward the center to escape pursuers. Officer Adams rescued him. Littleton said people were after him and he aimed to hide underwater. He likely faces transfer to an insane asylum.
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Maniac
Vancover
Wash
Joseph Littleton
Brush Prairie
Columbia River
Adams
Littleton
Insane Asylum
One-armed man performs ten instruments in Oregon City
W. C. Williams from Jamestown New York wowed Oregon City yesterday afternoon by playing ten instruments with a single arm. He used his mouth to play a harmonica strapped to his right knee, his left hand to pluck and fret a guitar, his left foot to beat a triangle bass drum and cymbal, and his right foot to strike four bells and a snare drum.
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Oregon City
W. C. Williams
Jamestown
N. Y
Palone Swept by Fire Near Diamond Palouse Grain Losses
A massive grain field fire three miles north of Diamond, Palouse country, destroyed 3000 bushels of John Kirkman’s wheat and 1500 bushels on Jack Stuart’s stacked grain. The blaze started from embers left by a threshing engine and spread despite efforts of 100 workers. the grain was insured.
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Palone
Colfax
Wash
Palouse
Diamond
John Kirkman
Jack Stuart
Kirkman Place
Stuart
Youngest Climbers Reach Mount St Helens Summit
A Kelso family journeyed to St Helens with Attorney Hubble guiding his six year old daughters and companions Miss Eaton and Miss Lamburg. After starting August 21 they ascended in ten hours to the summit, recording their names in the Mazama record and posing for photos at Butte Camp.
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Mazama
Trudgefield
Wash
Washington
Attorney Hubble
Cowlitz County
Kelso
Butte Camp
St. Helens
Eaton
Lamburg
Notice to Partners Pigs for Sale at Maxwell Land & Irrigation
Notice to partners that 20 Snet spring pigs Berkshire and Poland China will be sold. Pigs are healthy thrifty and in good condition. Address Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co Hermiston Oregon.
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Berkshire
Poland
China
Maxwell Land & Irrigation Co
Hermiston, Ore
Mauretania To Land London Mail At Fishguard
The giant Cunarder Mauretania sails from New York to shorten the London run to about five days. For the first time mail and passengers will land at Fishguard Pembrokeshire South Wales. Captain Pritchard aims for a record break if weather holds. The return voyage will also visit Fishguard for late London mails.
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New York
London
Fishguard
Pembrokeshire
South Wales
Pritchard
Mauretania
Lusitania
Campania
Lucania
America
Great Western Railway
Ailway Company
Cunriders
Pisheuar
Queenstown
Daunt’s Rock
Mare Island praised by naval affairs committee
Three members of the house committee on naval affairs, A F Dawson of Iowa W Aubrey Thomas of Ohio and L P Padgett of Tennessee, hailed Mare Island navy yard in San Francisco Bay as the nation s most efficient aside from Pearl Harbor during an inspection. The lawmakers, en route to Honolulu with a large congressional party, were accompanied by E S Theall, clerk of the committee.
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San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco Bay
Pearl Tsland Yard
Hawaii
House Committee On Naval Affairs
A. F. Dawson
Iowa
W. Aubrey Thomas
Ohio
L. P. Padgett
Tennessee
Honolulu
Saljla
E. 8
Theall
Caase
Naval Affairs
Mare Taland
Navy yard tour endorses Mare Island as top coast facility
A congressional visit to the docks and machine shops emphasized channel depth and planned improvements to ease access for the largest ships. Congressman Dawson warned against moving the yard, noting that the cost of one battleship could fund all upgrades. Congressman Thomas praised Mare Island as the finest navy yard seen on either coast.
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Dawson
Thomas
Mare Island
Navy Yard
Confederate Monument Unveiled in Tappahannock Virginia
Fredericksburg Va August 26 A monument to Confederate soldiers of Essex county was unveiled at Tappahannock Addresses were made by Governor Swanson Senator Daniel Colonel R B Lee and Governor Noel of Mississippi The monument stands twenty seven feet tall features a Confederate soldier statue and lists nearly a thousand names of dead and living Confederates
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Fredericksburg
Essex County
Tappahannock
Swanson
Daniel
R. BE. Lee
Noel
Mississippi
Saddle Horse Breeders Meet in Mexico Missouri
Mexico Mo Aug 26 An important meeting of the Missouri Saddle Horse Breeders association was called here today.
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Saddle Horse
Mexico
Missouri Saddle Horse Breeders
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Cyrus Noble
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P.O Addon
Mmrshguard
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta, Ga
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
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Milton
W.H. Martin
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Oregon State Fair
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