County Court Asked to Aid Dyke Project Near Freewater
A deputation from Freewater led by D C Sanderson W F Korts and S J Campbell asked the Hak County court to appropriate funds to finish a dyking project along the Walla Walla river to protect county roads and farms near Freewater. About 3500 has been raised locally and spent but two vulnerable spots remain. the court had not yet replied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freewater
D. C. Sanderson
Freewater Times
W. F. Korts
J. Campbell
Walla Walla
BD. Co
Sanderon
Party to Camp in Wallowa Mountains for Hunt
A party led by Rev. W. T. Foster with Jack Houston Mert Smith of Lewiston and Willie Easter plans to leave next week for the mountains in the east end of Wallowa county to camp and hunt for a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
W. T. Foster
Jack Houston
Mert Smith
Lewiston
Willie Easter
Wallowa County
Ice Cream Plant Opens in Monrovia Africa
Consul General Ernest Lyon reports a new ice-cream manufactory in Monrovia operated by a Liberian commission attaché. An American made New Brunswick Refrigerator machine yields 600 pounds of ice and 10 gallons of ice cream daily. The venture aims to expand with cold storage, addressing fever care needs for foreign-born Invalids. ice costs four cents per pound and ice cream $2.40 per gallon.
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Ernest Lyon
Monrovia
United States
New Brunswick Refrigerator Company
Siberia
City Brevities at East Oregonian
Local notices list services and ads including ice cream at Hohbachs, dry wood from Minnie, dressed chickens from Stark Poultry House, unfurnished rooms for rent, transfer work by Stansberry & Milne, harvest cook job, store room for rent, Japanese cook and houseworker wanted, lost keys on Walla Walla ring, sale of lodging house, Hotel Bowman Cafe hours and menu, Strawv berries and ice cream, lost Elgin watch on West Webb Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark Poultry House
East Oregonian
Malin Street
Water Street
Walla Walla
Main Street
Bowman Cafe
Andrew Fair Fatally Injured in San Jose Car Crash
Andrew Fair brother of James G. Fair and Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbilt was fatally injured Sunday in San Jose while driving home from church when his rig was struck by a streetcar.
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Andrew Fair
James G. Fair
Willie K. Vanderbilt
San Jose
Company L Preparing for Yearly Outing and Army Training
The Company L inspection showed a strong turnout despite many men at work in the country. Encampment at American Lake is a month away with plans for a large outing, over 6000 troops, and troops from Washington Oregon Idaho. Recruits are being sought through Dan P. Smythe and other officers. New members are elected by secret ballot. Attending guardsmen receive pay with officers at regular Army rates. Transportation and equipment are provided by the government, enabling a cost-free outing for enlisted men.
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L Ras
American Lake
Dan P. Smythe
Seaside
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
U. S.army
Black girl who passed for white to return to race
Christian Woodyear, raised as a white child by Mrs. Elizabeth Grannis, will soon rejoin her racial group as a student at Booker Washington's Tuckeyte Institute. The effort to blend social equality with white playmates failed, and Christian will live thereafter as a person of color. Her rise to national attention followed disruptive antics during a church service attended by Mrs. Grannis.
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Christian Woodyear
Elizabeth Grannis
National League For Christian Purity
Booker Washington
Tuckeyte Institute
Ideal Club Social At A J Owen Home
The Ideal club will hold a social gathering at A J Owen's home at 405 Thompson Street on Friday night. Fireworks have been provided by the young ladies for the occasion. Special entertainment and refreshments are planned as features for the young people.
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The
Ideal Club
A. J. Owen
Thompson Street
U. I. & N. Train Delayed By Minor Wreck
Westbound U. R. N. passenger No. 1 delayed about three hours near Hilgard after a freight car derailed on No. 23. Inspectors cleared the line and repairs were made to restore service.
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Hilgard
Record cold seals Nome voyage halts
The Bering ice pack is described as the worst in living memory. The first vessel bound for Nome was blocked for a full week, with the ice delaying arrivals as late as June 7.
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Bering
Nome
Personal mentions fill city trading trip round up
A parade of names visits and departures fills the city today. Parker of Huron Gilbert of Pilot Rock and DPD Peterton of Milton attend legal and trading business, with Abe Miller Pilot Rock and Levi Johnson guiding Sunday school work and various trips to Portland Seattle and California noted.
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FS. Parker
Huron
J. M. Gilbert
Pilot Rock
D. Peterson
Milton
H. G. Newport
Hermiston
Peterton
Circuit Court
Abe Miller
Levi Johnson
Umatilla
Ray Crystal
California
M. H. Gillette
Echo
A. C. Henderson
A. B. Noble
John P. McManus
Mise Belts
Dell Sarone
T. J. Tweedy
Willl
Portland
Linn Sturgis
Cress Sturgis
Seattle
Canadian Pacific doubles track progress to Winnipeg
Grading for the Winnipeg Manitoba to Fort William Ontario Canadian Pacific double tracking nears completion with about 250 miles laid of the 420 mile line. Work aims for September traffic, to move grain east to the lakes. A Toronto Sudbury branch opened June 15, with the first direct Toronto to Winnipeg train via Sudbury. The line cost about 11 million dollars, roughly 45 thousand per mile, and shortens Toronto to Winnipeg by about 60 miles and saves eight hours.
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Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Man
Fort William
Ont
Lakes
Toronto
Sudbury
Public Auction to Sell Reclamation Equipment at Cold Springs Dam
The United States Reclamation Service will auction at Cold Springs Dam six miles from Hermiston Oregon starting 10 a m on Saturday July 11. Items include work horses scrapers railroad plows disc barrows cultivators dump wagons harness buildings tents track tools office furniture commissary supplies heavy timbers gasoline engines power pumps water tank oil tanks and miscellaneous tools. Rank Pierce Acting Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department OF the Interior
United States Reclamation Service
Washington
D. C
Cold Springs Dam
Hermiston
Oregon
S Rank Pierce
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Teutsch
F. E. Livengood ® CO
Teutsch’s Old Stand
Hak County
Freewater Committee
Will
Wallowa
Louis Hunziker
Africa
Negro Colony
Liberia
Hohbach's
Minnie
Stansberry & Milne
Koeppens
Cal
John Vert
Polite Gurdane
South Hill
Officer Sheer
Abe Jones
Hood River
George Alfred Ferguson
Alexander
C. H. Wallace
Colorado
W. C. Kennedy
Puyallup, Wash
George B. Smith
Crescent Saloon
Samuel George
Genevieve Fish
Chicago
Mrs
Judd Fish
Hotel
Bowman
S. A. Lowell
Joseph
Lowell
Rita Howland
Ellensburg Normal School
Lavill
Epple
M. C. Fitz Maurice
Garfield County Standard
Columbia County Sentinel
Wood Pasley
Vacaon
Passey
Arkansus
Jenny Perry
University of Oregon
Eugene
J. B. Perry
Diana MacLain
Alaska
St. Paul‘s
Pendleton Cloak
Suit House
First National Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
Robert Fenner
Saltair Palace
Salt Lake
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