Freeman pass bill pits Oregon lawmakers against mileage claims
Special correspondence from Salem reports the Freeman compulsory pass bill passing the lower house and facing senate scrutiny. Gov veto highlights officials riding free passes then claiming mileage, with examples from R. A. Booth, B. M. Monrs, A. L. Mills, and others. Pending suit to enjoin state secretary from paying mileage appears possible.
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Salem
Ore
House
Secretary of State
R. A. Booth
Lane
Representatives
M. Monrs
A. L. Mills
BR. Linthicum of
Portland
Oregon
Capitol
Hotel Arrivals and notices from multiple cities
A lengthy hotel arrivals list shows guests at Hotel St. George and Hotel Pendleton, naming a wide array of individuals from New York to Portland and Hermiston. The piece also notes Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy and a forest service experiment on dead lodgepole pine. An auction bale announces sale of Frank B. Clapton ranch personal property at Alta House on a Saturday in March.
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Forest Service
Henrys Lake
Idaho
Frank B. Clapton
Alta House
Freewater Lands Sell Big Ranch at Muddy Creek
F. M. Lockwood of Walla Walla purchased a 240 acre Muddy creek ranch from W. A. Ferguman for 18000 dollars, a major local sale. The property features springs, orchards, a fine grove and is near the Walla Walla Traction line, with plans to build a fine home and attract regional settlers. The Whitman College glee club gave a well received performance. The community looks forward to new rail service reaching Pendleton, while the Whitman College event energized locals. The Judson Bay Ditch Company elected F. W. Payne, William Hodges, F. B. Smith, E. B. Goodman, and W. T. Shaw as directors and voted a six dollar per member assessment to fund flood repairs.
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Freewater
F. M. Lockwood
Walla Walla
Helix
W. A. Ferguma
Muddy Creek
Lock.wood
Walla Wella Traction Company
Whit- Min College Glee Club
Huds Bay Ditch Company
Annus
F. W. Payne
William Hodges
F. BR. Smith
EB. B. Goodman
W. T. Shaw
This May Interest You From Foley’s Kidney Cure Ad
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder troubles. It promises to stop irregularities and cure many cases within reach of medicine, available at Koeppen's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Koeppen
Return Limit Extended for California Excursion Tickets
The winter excursion return limit to California is extended to six months with a $5 fare rise. For information inquire of E. C. Smith, agent O. Ht. & N. Pendleton.
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California
E. C. Smith
Hyomel Catarrh Cure Promise from Tallman Co
Tallman Co promotes Hyomel claiming a full guarantee: if the remedy fails to cure catarrh or bronchial troubles there is a refund. The kit costs $1 with extra bottles at 50 cents. Describes pine oils and gums offered for home use to treat nasal and throat conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr King
Eva Uncapher
Grovertown
Stark Co
Ind
Tallman & Co
Drumgista
Rell
Hyomel
Adirondacks
Umatilla Water Users Plan Experimental Farm
Hermiston Feb 22 The Umatilla Water Users association directors plan an experimental farm under the project benefiting local irrigators. Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co reports 250 men with teams on the feed canal with strong progress. Newport Land Construction and Jaques & Co with crews at various contracts, Kimbrell advances county road surveys. Thirteen roads (602-614) lie within the government project. One chief goal is the approaching reservoir dam. The first steam engine in America arrived from England in 1763.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
Hermiston
Umatilla Water Useto Association
Lk. St. Johnson
Water Users’ Association
Echo
J.T. Whistler
Portland
Puget Sound Bridge
Newport Land & Construction Company
Jaques & Co
Harvey & Morton
Skinner
Kimbrell
Local Ad Blurb for Dutch Henry and Henneman’s Cigars
An old classifieds fragment lists Dutch Henry fice and Pendonin Ter & Co with contact phones Main 178 and Main 4, noting a cigar store at Henneman's opposite the Great Eastern store and its phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fice
Pendonin Ter & Co) Company
Henneman
Great Eastern
Phone
Cottolene Promotes Vegetable Cooking Fat
An advertisement extols Cottolene as a world superior cooking fat, a vegetable product to lard, claiming health benefits for the stomach. It markets Cottolene as sold only in sealed white tin pails with a red label, featuring a steer head in a cotton plant wreath, urging consumers to take no substitute.
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Alexander
Oregon Legislature
Golden Rule Hotel
E. Court St
Am’seeds
E. Court, S.t
Leeds
St. George
G. P. Miller
New York
J. A. Mucke
Spokane
H. Kollmorgen
St. Louis
Mre
H. M. Gillett
Eefo
W. L. Riddig
Rufus Fullerton
Kennewick
P. A. Bergman
J. A. Bryant
Seattle
W. W. Russell
J. W. Mamee
Lewiston
Ben Mitchell
Charles H. Ranen
G. Harris
San Francisco
J. F. McNaught
H. Jacobson
F. C. Strong
Grand Rapids
E. G. Johnson
P. 5
Esterday
Walla
J. B. Savior
L. L. Osborn
C. M. Hollingsworth
W. P. Prindle
Feelny
I. Nelson
Charles Holman
Koepten
Freewater Advices
Judson Bay Ditch Company
Whitman College Glee Club
Afsaair— Catholic
Tallman & Cofs Paith
America
England
WEBER
Boston
Moritz Rosenthal
Plano
Ihs
the Chickering
Main Street
Pendleton, Oregon
G. Rogers
Henry
N. K. Fairbanks
Alfal Farm Dairy
Columbia Bar
Rooming House
F. X. Schempp
Proprietress
Connectio
Pendleton
Polydore Moons Own Proprietor
Central Meat Co
Carney, Ramsdell & Co
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