Doings of the Inhabitants of That Lively Little Burg
East Oregonian notes from Weston Leader report Pendleton representative J H Gwinn in town Tuesday. Ad Rothrock from Adams extols wheat prospects. Billy Williams returns to barber chair after pleurisy days. Mrs H Kittredge leaves for Corvallis to tend father, absent until September. Miss Marie Fletcher undergoes appendicitis operation at St Marys hospital Walla Walla. mother Mrs H Key at bedside. N C Clark of Santa Cruz visits son in Spokane, considers city delightful. Mr Clack to visit daughter Mrs H B Nelson until September then return to California. Isham J Davis sheriff of Franklin county Washington visits his father John C Davis, paralyzed and worsening. Lodges invited to join Walla Walla Woodmen for picnic. Pendleton representation expected small. Freewater band and Walla Walla group provide music.
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East Oregonian
Weston
J. H. Gwinn
Pendleton
New York Life
Ad Rothrock
Adams
Billy Williams
H. Kittredge
Corvallis
Marie Fletcher
St Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
H. Key
Santa Cruz
Cal
Spokane
Mr. Clack
H. B. Nelson
California
Isham J. Davis
Franklin County
Washington
Pasco
John C. Davis
Modern Woodmen Picnic At Freewater Draws Large Crowd
The Modern Woodmen of Walla Walla hold their annual picnic at Freewater on July 11. A glorious time is reported with a large turnout from Walla Walla and many members traveling from Athena and other points south to attend.
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Freewater
Woodmen
Walla Walla
Order
Athena
No License Rebate and City Business Ledger
City council declines license rebate for advance payment and approves liquor licenses for Frank Schemp George Darveaun Polydore Moons and Damian Bros. They refuse Kine Co application for 12 day July use without license. Sprinkling wagon setup approved. five wagons at 100 dollars each. Judge Hartman controversy over Arthur Holmes bill ends with payment stance. Dayton site and Milton power station discussed. Milton chosen as preferred site with substation planned and road work to proceed.
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East Oregonian
Frank Schemp
George Darveaun
Polydore Moons
Damian Bros
Kine & Co
Judge Hartman
Arthur Holmes
Hartman
Holmes
Council
Power Plant Contention in Milton for Major Electric Line
Milton July 1 Milton residents rally over a proposed Mellmann Romo power station and whether it should be built here or in Dayton Wash Consulting engineer Fred Hesse of Washington & Oregon Power Company studies terrain to determine the best site Five sites along the Walla Walla river near Milton have been offered but the firm seeks a central location for economical distribution Local officials and citizens debate routing and capacity as the process moves forward
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Mellmann
Milton
Dayton
Pendleton
Clark
Wash
Fred Hesse
Washington & Oregon
Compe
Hesse
Walla Walla
Weston Visitors Report Wheat Rise and Harvard Plans
Mr and Mrs C Shumway, Westonites, visited friends near Helix where wheat looks fine compared with Weston. Threshing has begun on Dry Creek and will soon extend to Weston. Prof and Mrs R E B Story stayed with Mrs Story's sister Mrs Frank Richmond and plan eastward travel as Mr Story enters Harvard for a three year course.
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Helix
C Shumway
Athena Editor Builds New Home After Sale of King Residence
News from Athena reports Editor Boyd of the Athena Press has purchased the King residence. White, a stage driver between Gibbon station and Bingham Springs, is quarantined with a light smallpox case. Mrs. J. F. Zerba and eight children are ill, and their infant died recently.
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Athena
Boyd
Athena Press
King
White
Gibbon Station
Bingham Springs
J. F. Zerba
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