Various small ads mix in Oregon city brief notes
Local notices list goods and services including dry wood fuel hardware sales and special prices at Goodman Hardware and Oregon Lumber Yard. Housing ads seek furnished rooms and housekeeping work while rental listings cover a five room cottage and store space within the East Oregonian building. A Japanese boy seeks day work and a woman seeks steady housework.
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Water Street
Best Nut
Oregon Lumber Yard
Minnis
Goodman Hardware Company
Goodman Hardware Co
Francis
W. High Street
England seeks 50000 damages against O. R. N.
Charles E. England of La Grande has filed a $50,000 damage suit against the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company in Union County. England, a car repairer, was severely injured after being run over by a box car at the local yards. He spent months in hospitals, including time in Portland, before returning home to recover. Attorneys H. Daniels of Portland and Bennett & Sinnott of The Dalles represent him. The case is expected to lead to extensive litigation and draws interest due to the high amount.
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Union County
Charles E. England
la Grande
England
Charles England
Portland
Big Mill Shuts Down After Strong Season
The Summerville Sawmill company closed last Saturday and 71 men were laid off until spring when operations resume. Since spring, the mill produced about 4,000,000 feet of lumber. Officials will focus on shipments averaging more than one car daily to Idaho, Montana, and Wisconsin. Ambler yards hold 4,000,000 feet on hand.
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Summerville
la Grande
Idaho
Montana
Wisconsin
Imbler
First cement block residency planned in La Grande
The La Grande Observer reports the city will begin construction of a cement block residence on Walnut Street. The 26 by 40 foot structure will be entirely built of cement blocks, a cottage to bungalow sized dwelling introducing a new architectural class, with foundation finished and machinery on the way.
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Saya
la Grande Observer
Roscoe Weston
Tech
It’s easier for a woman to talk than to stop
A brief, pointed remark on communication challenges highlighting gendered perception. The quote contrasts talkativeness with the act of stopping, implying social judgments about women's speech.
Local visitors and travels reach through the region
A parade of residents and visitors from Athena Spokane Portland and Kamela traverse the area. Attendees include Attorney Will M Peterson Dean D Brownell Rev W T Buster and Col J F McNaught with various trips for family visits business and weddings. Royal Sawtelle and Lawrence Whitman travel to Portland for events and holidays while others return from springs and to Tampico environs.
Harvest yields in Culdesac hit multi-year highs
Culdesac farmers report the harvest at the largest yield in several seasons with a favorable market outlook. Fall wheat averages 36 bushels per acre across the district, with fields reaching 45 to 60 bushels. Summer fallow corn shows thrifty growth with ample ears, totaling about 1000 cultivated acres and promising strong feed stock for winter.
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Culdesac
Yakima valley harvest drive faces labor shortage
An Yakima item reports a call for men to harvest crops in the Yakima valley. Labor scarcity has slowed the local market as farmers and fruit growers struggle to secure workers. Rail and irrigation projects have unmet orders, prompting shipments from Seattle. The initial allotment of 60 workers arrives Tuesday for Sanger Fruit in Porter Bottom.
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Yakima Valley
Yakima
Sound Points
Seattle
Sanger Fruit Company
Porter Bottom
Pendleton Faces Power Outage After Flood Delay
Last night Pendleton remained in darkness and by 2 PM the lights were still off. Electric crews expected service to resume soon, but the delay came from drying out flooded machinery at the power plant. The plant itself suffered no damage, yet all equipment must be dried before operation can restart.
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Pendleton
Ternoon
Infant Walter Finneran Dies After Operation
Four month old Walter Finneran son of Mr and Mrs Martin Finneran died at the hospital yesterday after an operation for intestinal trouble. He had recently been brought home from Portland where he was treated. The funeral was held at 2:20 this afternoon at the Rover undertaking parlor with Rev Lewellyn officiating.
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Long Creek
Charles Ballance
Henry H. Davis
Dennis P. King
Allen Porter
Ballance
Mr. Davis
Mr. Ballange
Walter Finneran
Martin Finneran
Portland
Rover Undertaking
Lewellyn
Library books due for schools by October twenty eight
Superintendent Frank K. Welles announces the county will receive 1400 volumes to accompany the 702 on hand for this year. The delivery must arrive not later than October 28, ensuring enough books for the schools.
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Frank K. Welles
City Council to Extend Fire Limits Tonight
At the council meeting tonight an ordinance will be introduced to extend the fire limits to include all of the block burned last week, and is expected to pass.
Mrs Fite Gerald in ill health at Lehman Springs
Mrs Fite Gerald was brought in from Lehman Springs last evening and was ill. Her condition has since become serious and she is confined to bed today.
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G. W. Grey
Walla Walla
Mrs. D| Brusha
Lehman Springs
Progress on Grand Trunk Pacific near Edmonton and Spokane
RUSHING WORK ON The Railroad Age Gazette reports progress on the Grand Trunk Pacific through northern Canada. Collingwood Schrieber says the line is finished 675 miles west of Winnipeg to Battle River awaiting the big bridge, with 112 miles to Clover Bar. Track to Edmonton expected by November 15. About 2000 men work west of Edmonton on the Edmonton-Wolf River 119 mile stretch, with the first 70 miles due to finish this year. Contract for 70 miles of the 100 mile east section from Prince Rupert sublet to contractors. In the west unions push the next national convention toward Walla Walla, Washington, while Spokane and the Commercial club square for possible hosting with local support from Walla Walla delegates.
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Railroad Age Gazette
Grand Trunk Pacific
Northern Canada
Collingwood Schrieber
Winnipeg
Battle River
Clover Bar
Edmonton
Edmonton-Wolf River
Prince Rupert
Will Fight for Farmers at Fort Worth Convention
H. D. G. Cox of Walla Walla and F. A. Sikes of Milton depart with local Farmers union delegates for the national Farmers Educational and Cooperative union conference in Fort Worth Texas convening next week. They will work with representatives.
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H. D. G. Cox
Walla Walla
A. Sikes
Milton
Fort Worth
Texas
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union
Thoroughbred Rams Arrive for Sale by Cunningham Sheep & Land
J. M. Keeney of Cunningham Sheep and Land Co will bring 1000 head of Cotswold and Lincoln rams from the Willamette valley. They will spend Thursday August 27 at O R & N Stockyards inviting sheepmen to inspect the young thoroughbreds, offering a chance to improve Umatilla county herds.
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J. M. Keeney
Cunningham Sheep & Land Company
Cotswold
Lincoln
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F. E. Livengood
Teutsch’s
Goodman Hardware
Oregon Lumber
East Oregonian
Stansberry & Milne
Cave
Louis Hunziker
Jewelery and Optician
Main
LA Grande Machinist
H. Daniels
Bennett’ & Sinnot
The
Dalles
RL &N
Kobppens
Will M. Peterson
Athena
Joseph Basler
Island
G. F. Kimball
Umatilla
Mrs. Stevens
Norvill
Helix Hardware
T. H. Carpenter
John Adams
Tustim
California
W. T. Buster
Methodist Church
Spokane
D. C. Brownell
Bert Wilson
0. K. Swafford
William Hilton
Royal Sawtelle
Hays-Bond
Lawrence Whitman
John Niesen
R. T. Brown
Hidaway Springs
Gus la Fontaine
Los Angeles
Justice of the Peace
Joe H. Parkes
Meacham
Eagles
Glenn Shull
Western Union
la Crosse
Wash
F. B. Redd
City
Kahlotus
J. A. Carleon
Kamela
Bert Hufman
Col
J. F. McNaught
Hermiston
Hotel
St. George
T. EF. McGinntie
William McGaffie
Weston
Corning
Iowa
J. H. O'Neill
Baker City
M. H. Rice
Freewater
Cime
Christian Church
Rice
Oregon Fire Relief Association
W. M. Pennington
C. C. Pennington
Albany
Mr. Pennington
8. R. Thompson
Thelma
Mr. Thompson
Aberdeen
C. E. Troutman
Pioneer
Sal
Finneran
New Library Books
Fite Gerald
Thomas Fite Gerald
Pendleton Cloak
Suit House
West
Washington
A. C. Moore
Commercial Club
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Falls City
Garden City
Farmers’ Convention
Congress
FT. Worth
Workingmen’s
Webb
Old Hunt Depot
Foleys
Pendleton Drug Company
Bright's
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