Hermiston Notes on Reclamation Work and Town Growth
Hermiston reports large crews moving a 70 ton steam shovel toward the reservoir site five miles away with an improvised railroad. Over 300 men on ditch work plus new hotels, banks, stores, and depots planned as J Williams builds a hotel, O R N & W builds a depot, and several firms expand. An attempted burglary at Hermiston Mercantile ends with a gunshot near Christmas. Co F Van Allen plans hops and fruit ventures, with hop experiments promising strong yields.
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John Williams
Hermiston
J. T. Whistler
la Grande
United States Land Office
A. C. Crawford
Umatilla Water Usore Association
Skinner
Skinner-Newport Company
Lewiston
E. P. Dodd
Bland
Hermiston Mercantile Company
John Fritz
Maxwell Company
J. D. Rice
A. R B. Laughlin
E. 0. Kelly
Newport
Wash
Hermiston Bank & Trust Company
Bank & Hardware
Maxwell
Portland
Morgan
Naught
California
Ruth Taylor
Palo Alto
Cal
Peter Freeman
Freeman
F. van Allen
Silverton
Ore
Yakima
Weston Lodge Elects Officers and Christmas Festivities
Weston lodge No.5 A F and A M elected B B Hall worshipful master and other officers for the year. Christmas events in Weston featured successful mountain entertainment, church and school activities, plus a New Year basketball game between Oregon Agricultural College and Weston Normal at the opera house. Also reported are illnesses, travel, market notes, and a telephone company directorate vote along with estate and wheat sale items.
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ALF
A. M
J. H. Baker
Tyler
J. S
Nellie
J. H. Key
Margaret Proebster
Palo Alto
Cal
A. Kinnear
John McKinnon
Weston
Nanton
Weeaton Mountain
Skivington and Hall
Weston Young Pople
Opera House
Oregon Agricultural College
Weston Normal
Webster
Sill
Stanford
N. Laughridge
Costelin
Porter
Stricklin
Weston Mountain Telephone Company
J. W. Hyatt
James Jones
BR. Caplinger
L. H. Dowd
A. Barnes
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
J. D. McIntyre
Athena
A. J. McIintyre
Alex Walker
Downing Station
Comfort Rocker Promises Home Comfort At Great Price
A bold ad extols a large, portable rocker with ornamental design offered at $9.95 to $10.00. It touts sturdy golden oak frame and open steel spring seat for comfort, claiming unmatched value and home fitting style for porch, parlor, or dining room. It invites readers to compare price and quality.
Alba News Notes and Festive Winter Travel
Alba notes a rainy spell with snow melted, muddy roads delaying travel. A grand masquerade ball under Oliver Reeves drew many attendees. Jinks Howard, James Roses, and Mildred Quant performed music. Charles Futter travels to Idaho to visit relatives while Dilea Minky from the Palouse visits kin. Festive trees dot homes with gifts for Santa. Also reports Miss Halle Erminie Rives and Post Wheeler, both prominent writers, to wed in Tokyo, with embassy announcements. Judge Franz grants Mary Fredriksen a divorce in Seattle after eight years of marriage. Read the East Oregonian.
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Idaho
Alba
Oliver Reeves
Jinks Howard
Jamee Roses
Mise Mildred Quant
Charles Futter
Dilea Minky
Palouse
Santa Claus
Halle Erminie Rives
Post Wheeler
Tovlo
Japan
Washington
Miss Rives
Rives
Virginia
Troubetzkoy of
Rusa
Amelia Rives
Mr. Wheeler
Mr. Wheeler Comes From the State of Washington
Sierras
Ke Joaquin Miller
American Eminemy
Senate
Mill
Tokio
State Department
Mise Rives
Wright
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Willl
Newiteh
Swayze
First
Bank of Hermiston
Hermiston Trust Company
Hermiston Realty Company
Carl McNaught
J. F. Mc
Alexander Price
Columbia County
Dayton
The
East Oregonian
Here
Chicago
Cains
Ayvyny
S Roecker
Nuff
U. C. Rader
Alba News
Mies Ft
Beattle
Franz
Mary Fredriksen
Olds
Taylor Pendleton
Oregon
Umatilla County
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