Furnish reservoir work advances on Furnish-Coe project
Special correspondence from Stanfield Oregon reports progress on the Furnish-Coe irrigation scheme. A 50 foot high dam will control the 10,000 acres of high grade fruit lands with solid rock spillways and a canal system. The project includes funds, dam construction, and rail improvements by Oregon Railroad and Navigation, costing over 700000 for the curve realignment.
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Stanfield
Ore
Coe
Furnish-Coe
Purniehy
Marble
Dam Project Advances Under Marble Expertise Near Yakima
Mr. Marble leads a yearlong dam construction plan on the Furnish Ditch Co. site with fifteen years Northwest irrigation experience. Funds are available to complete the dam quickly. A concrete weir will be added above and below the reservoir and at the intake. The spillway will handle floods up to four times the highest known, and the railroad will build a stone pier bridge at the reservoir’s upper end.
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Umatilla
Marshall
Marble
Yakima
Furnish Ditch Co
Furnish Ditch
Furnish-Coe Dands
Coe
Lumbermen dispute Weyerhaeuser claim of inexhaustible timber
Spokane lumbermen and officials challenge Frederick Weyerhaeuser's assertion that U S timber supply is inexhaustible noting midwest exhaustion with far fewer sawmills. They cite stumpage values in Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin and warn timber could exhaust within a generation without conservation.
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Spokane
Frederick Weyerhaeusz
Weyerhaeuser Timber Compiany
Seattle
United States
J. Weyerhaeuser
J. A. Tormey
United States Forestry Service
Central West
Michigan
Minnesota
Weyerhaeuser
Forestry Service
A. J. Wilson
Fidelity Lumber Company
Forestry Department
Weyeren
South
Joe Harline
Washington MII
Raffk and File of
Colfax Expects Big Wheat Crops This Year
Colfax reports grain boom with Whitman county aiming for 16 million bushels total. Superintendent Frazer predicts 12 million wheat, 3.1 million oats, and 1 million barley, noting 2.8 million acres seeded and harvest starting within weeks. Quality poised to be No 1. prices opening around 80 to 90 cents per bushel for different varieties. Local grower Phil Cox notes 50 acres of fall sown Jones’ fire near 40 bushels per acre.
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Colfax
Charrles A. Frazer
Pacific Coast Plevator Company
Whitman County
Frazier
Phil Cox
Hay
Fallsown Jones
It's Safe Rivers Brooks Auto Stage Inquiry
A clipped note from the Chicago Tribune references a diplomatic way to address a man, preferring a respectful term and noting an automobile stage to Lehman Springs. It mentions Penditeon Auto Co as the inquiry contact.
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Rivers
Brooks
Chicago ‘Tribune
Lehman Springs
Inquire Penditeon Auto Co
Northwest and Coast League Results From Yesterday
Baseball results from multiple leagues show Northwest League games with Portland beating Tacoma and Spokane defeating Seattle, plus Coast League outcomes in Oakland and Los Angeles. Key players include Anderson, Shea, and Fisher. teams listed include Portland, Tacoma, Spokane, Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles, Vernon, Sacramento, Portland, and Sacramento.
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Portland
Batteries
Northwestern
Tacoma
Hensling
Pierce
Chinault
Fournier
Spokane
Seattle
Anderson
Shea
Jensen
Ostdtek
Oakland
Los Angeles
Vernon
Batteries Coast
Sacramento
Garrett
Fisher
Fitzgerald
Byrnes
San Francisco
Willis
Berry
Willett, Kinkel
Hosp
Orendorff
Botee
la Longe
Eveee
Los Angeles Ee
Wwe Paver
Youll Be Surprised to Tow Young Look Hair Color Restore
Ad claims restoring hair to natural color and youthfulness with a purely vegetable product. Warns against unsightly fading and hair loss, promotes a kit with free books mailed for 2 cents, mentions The Care of the Hair booklet and Philo May Spec. Co. Newark NJ. Pendleton Drug Co. listed.
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Ifey
Philo May Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Ivory Soap Emphasizes Value Purity and Economy
Ivory Soap markets itself as unique for combining three core qualities Good Value Purity and Economy. The claim highlights superior cleansing with emphasis on economical use and high purity compared to rivals.
Rainy record in Wallowa county spans five years
The county has not had a month without rain in five years from 1904 to 1908. Chief tain notes last year was exceptionally dry, with average rainfall 16.07 inches and snowfall about 45 inches.
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Wallowa
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