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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1904
Page
3
Echo's Underground Currents Forestall City Water Shortage
Echo, August 4. J P Nelson explains how underground water from the Umatilla River feeds Echo's public water system. The well has 22 feet depth, 12 feet diameter, eight feet water. a five horsepower engine pumped to 20 feet. The caveaving gravel aquifer carries water to the river bed, with irrigation underflow. A 10 to 12 horsepower engine will supply the city when river flow is dry. Meantime, alfalfa on The Meadows and Butter Creek yields six to seven and a half tons per acre, about $40 revenue per acre, improving soil texture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Nelson
Umatilla
Echo
J. P. Nelson
Gesavel
Fateh
Andrews
Butter Creek
Fred Lockiley
Butter Creek Alfalfa Mystery and Mayor Esteh Tour
Echo Aug 2 report chronicles Mayor Esteh Beno’s casual tour for a stranger visiting Fred Andrew’s farm a mile west of Echo. The alfalfa field shows eighty acres in bloom knee high with lush leaves and fragrant blooms. The visitor notes yields of 414 tons per acre from two crops and a third culling promising 216 tons per acre, plus fine pasture for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esteh
Echo
la A. Esteh
Beno
Fred Andrew
Acre
Birch Creek Irrigation Company Forms to Equal Water Share
Farmers of lower Birch Creek organize Birch Creek Irrigation Company led by R C Hinton with capital stock unspecified. The plan is to build and operate new ditches drawing water from Birch Creek to ensure equal access among residents, replacing the old ditch and clarifying water rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birch Creek
R. C. Hinton
A. T D. Stillman
Grain bag business boom reported in Walla Walla
Walla Walla August 24 Superintendent Dryden reports a lively grain bag trade as the season nears completion. Details show 1,500,000 sacks delivered, 125,400 orders on file, 850,015 sacks on hand, and jute on hand sufficient to manufacture 490,404 sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Dryden
Barrs and Barrs on Writing and Advertising Payouts
Robert Barr credited as Charlie Barr discusses a Scots origin, noting the top earners in the United States are not fiction writers but advertisement creators. He argues that writing a story is common while crafting effective ads requires genuine talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barr
Charlie Barr
United States
Open Range Deep Snake River Canyons Free of Snow
In Wallowa county the only winter range of its kind in the West lies on the Snake river breaks where large bands of sheep will winter with little or no feed. Jay F. H. Dobbin of Joseph, owner of the Crow creek ranch, plans to run about 6000 sheep on the river, using 50 tons of hay for emergencies, relying on native grain. The range is noted for mild temperatures, light snowfall, and steep, rugged mountain sides that pose risks of cattle and horses sliding in sleet or light snow. Historic few winters saw cattle killed on this range, which sits on high, wind‑sheltered slopes with abundant water and thick alder break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snake River
Harry
Wallowa County
Jay FH
Dobbin
Joseph
Crow Creek
Dobbins
Syako
Pacific Coast
Stovk
Atwood's Never Fall Headache Cure Promoted
An advertisement urges readers to avoid enduring headaches and touts Atwood's Never Fall Headache Cure. It claims fast relief in 15 to 20 minutes from tasteless wafers that go down easily, asserting the product is essential and proven by years of local sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwood
Anda
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