Official Report Highlights Umatilla Project Progress
July 1911 report notes Erik T. Erikson named assistant engineer for Umatilla project. water deliveries and storage levels detailed. 4700 acre feet diverted, 41000 acre feet stored, 12000+ acres under water rights, western extension studies underway. local residents and visitors frequent Hermiston as drills, vacations, and land sales spread across the community.
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Hoosiers Bay Land
Our Sprague
Clifford L. Morgan
Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company
Ft Wayne
Ind
Sommers
Ft. Wayne
Hermiston
Umatilla
Remarkable Phoenixville dog Madge mothers chicks
Madge the bull terrier in Phoenixville works as a chicken mother to incubated chicks and appears at Frank Radhel’s photographic studio. She answers telephone calls by dropping the receiver and barking a reply, obeys directions to the studio, and even summons her owners when voices are unfamiliar. The piece also notes a separate crime report involving Alice Brasch and a Nassau dealer, detailing a theft of three $100 bills found after suspecting a crime.
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Alico
Phoenixville
Pac
Frank Radhel
Radel
Madge
Donkey Becomes Local Battle Over Braying Arrests
In Woodbury New Jersey a donkey and owner Andrew Munzenberger and milkman William Joyce clash over the animal. Joyce, set as pound keeper, kept the donkey in his barn and tied its mouth with rope to quiet braying. Joyce was arrested after police learned of the alleged bridle and bite on the rope. Munzenberger and Joyce face hearings with neighbors as witnesses.
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Woodbury
N. J
Andrew Munzenberger
William Joyce
Munszenberger
Joyce Wart
Munzenberger
Joyce
Munxenberger
Cozzens
Squire Monikins
Woman Finds $300 Through Drain in Home
Mrs Louis P Brasch of St Louis Missouri discovers three hundred dollars through a drain in her home. Her husband is arrested in connection with the incident as police investigate a possible theft scheme. Authorities describe the find as a notable recovery linked to the ongoing case.
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St. Louis
Louis P Brasch
Electric Bitters Promised To Purge Disease Germs
The ad claims solid beasts of disease kill many yearly, but electric bitters purify blood by destroying and expelling disease germs from the system. It promises protection from malaria like chills and fever, and offers money back if not satisfied at 59 cents from Koeppens.
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Koeppens
President Till May Speaks at State Fair
Secretary Frank Meredith sent an invitation to L. W. Hill president of the Great Northern railway to deliver an address on the good roads question the last day of the state fair September 16 The invitation was sent from St Paul Minn and explains Mr Hill and his father James J Hill plan to attend the Astoria centennial and inspect central Oregon line
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Frank Meredith
Northern Head
Salem
Ore
L. W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Mr. Hill
St. Paul
Minn
Hill
James J. Hill
Oregon
Astoria
Woman 110 Years Old Threads Needle in Lavonia
Lavonia Georgia a 110 year old resident Caroline Scott of Stephens County is claimed as the oldest inhabitant in the area and perhaps the state. The ne got passe about the house unaided threading her own needle and patching. She has raised many children some living long lives and recalls events from slavery era.
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Lavonia
Stephens County
Caroline Scott
Martin
North Yakima Eyes Commission Plan Transition
North Yakima Washington after a decisive vote adopts commission government. Commissioners to rule the city under the new system will be elected in September following mayor H L H Schett's noon decision. Primary to be held on the second pre- term.
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North Yakima
Wash
Hlh. Sehett
North Yakima adopts commission government plan
In a special election North Yakima voters approve the commission form by 815 votes, with 963 in favor and 184 opposed among all precincts. The measure passes by a clear majority as 52.6 percent of registered voters cast ballots.
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North Yakima
Elven
Mistaken for Cougar Jurist Wounded in Hunting Accident
Telegram from Concrete reports Seattle judge Robert W. Prigmore fatally wounded near Mt. Baker while hunting. Companion R H Evans, former partner, mistook him for a cougar and fired with a high power rifle.
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Prigmore
Bellingham
Robert W. Prigmore
Seattle
Mt. Baker
R. H. Evvans
Testifies at Own Inquest in St Paul Minnesota
In a historic moment a man testified at his own death inquest. L. P. Teegerstrom, wanted on a minor charge, was mortally wounded by Detective Hammergren during the arrest. Teegerstrom was taken to hospital and County Attorney O'Brien secured a phonographic statement from him. He spoke of the shooting and expressed remorse before the inquiry concluded.
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St. Paul Minn
L. P. Teegerstrom
Mammerften
Teegerstrom
O'Brien
Hammergren
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Pendleton Sufferers
Many Pendleton residents endure backache headaches nervousness dizziness weakness and low mood unsure of the cause. The article attributes kidney failure to toxin buildup and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy. Mrs Frank Pike of 101 Greenwood Street testifies that Doan's relieved her family’s kidney pain and weakness after a friend recommended them. Sold by all druggists 66 cents. Foster Milburn Buffalo NY sole agents for US. Remember the name Doan's.
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Assis
Dean
Frank Pike
Greenwood Street
Doan
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Golden Rule
Pendleton
Erik Erikson
Reclamation Service
Erik T. Erikson
Erikson
Chicago
Ill
Hele
M6ob
Achoo
Thom's Grove
Indiana
Ross Loudenslager
U.S. Reclamation Service
West
Henry Hitt
Hitt
Herbert Strohm
Gessie McPherson
Harvey Ainksley
Alfred Franz
Evie
Pennsylvania
Fred Dow
Red Wheat
Morrow County
Tillamook County
Edgar Larson
Spokanese
Swayze
Gladys Avenue
R. W. Hawley
W. W White
Blue Mountains
Emma Nicholes
Chentnut Street
Heenens
Brasen le
Franklin Avenue
Neero
Alice
Briseh
Mrs. Brasch
Nero
Cass Matlock
Hixy
The
First National Bank
Pendleton,oregon
Nortist Varkrima
Mast Oregonian
Pacific Coast
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