Hermiston Area News Highlights Alfalfa and School Plans
Special correspondence from Hermiston notes bids to build a new schoolhouse at about 8000 dollars after plans gain school board approval. Second alfalfa crop yields well, with likely two more cuttings. Baptist church foundation underway and expected ready in fall. Echo reports harvest at peak with grain yields 25 to 40 bushels per acre, alfalfa thriving, and bridge over Umatilla near failure awaiting county review. Residents note travel to Pendleton for labor, fruit shows, and local business activity amid ongoing reclamation work.
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Hermiston
A. C. Crawford
Tacoma
Spokane
Yellowstone Park
W. &. Yates
Payette
Idaho
Echo
Pendleton
Umatilla
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company
Seattle
Reclamation Service
Cmatilla
Fred Andrews
Wmatuila Ranch Company
Rose Dauphin
Kicked in the Mead by a Milton Fruit Horse
Report from Waltsburg near Milton states Mr. Bennett, a prominent fruitraiser, was kicked in the head by a horse at a livery stable after slipping on wet boards. He suffered a scalp wound and bruising but has returned home with no serious effects.
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Waltsburg
Milton
Mr. Bennett
Bennett
Death of F W Vondeahe Freewater July 29
F W Vondeahe, a mountain farmer well known in the region, died suddenly of heart failure Friday night. Funeral held Sunday. He had been ill for two weeks and called for a drink of water before passing away. He leaves a wife and several children. he was about 60 years old.
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F. W. Vondeahe
Freewater
Perfect Phonograph Records At Guernsey Music Store
The Guernsey Music Store sells Maroon phonograph records praised for rich human voice tones and no metallic scratching. A new selection arrived in the city described as among the best heard, inviting mus lovers to call and hear them.
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Guernsey
Maroon
Echo Summer Health and Umatilla Project Progress
The article notes less sickness around Echo this summer and predicts no typhoid, while the Umatilla project thrives with many men and teams employed along the ditch, reflecting increased acreage and steady work on the land.
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Umatilla
Ths End
Rancher Duped of 6950 Doe Certificate by Portland Agent
A Gilliam county rancher, Thomas Dillon, was bilked of a Ladd and Tilton bank certificate for 6950 by a Portland con artist named Fisher. Fisher claimed to be part of a financial agents group in the Marquam building and convinced Dillon to endorse the certificate and hand over a receipt. The man vanished with the receipt, and Dillon traveled to Portland to investigate, fearing a loss around $7000 with no new developments reported.
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Condon Globe
Gilliam County
Thomas Dillon
Ladd & Tilton’s
Portland
Fisher
Marquam
Mr. Dillon
Ladd & Tilton
FR. L. Stevens
Multnomah County
Dillon
Indian man killed in whisky quarrel near Toppenish
The Yakima Republic reports Charlie Latermanachopart a Columbia Indian was killed after a dispute over a bottle of whisky at Unitaki's place near Toppeniah. James Siveowatt a Yakima Indian is likely to be charged with manslaughter. Coroner Frenk said a hay fork was used in the fight and Charlie died four days later after crawling to the creek.
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Unituki
Toppeniah
Charlie Latermanachopart
James Siveowatt
Lkely
Yakima Republic
Philip Frenk
Unitaki
Charlie
James
Frank Saya
Frank
Inquest planned after self defense injury case
James Siveowat admits causing head injury to Charlie in self defense. Dr. Frank orders immediate burial. an inquest will determine actions. If verdict supports it, the prosecuting attorney’s office will be notified and Siveowat may be arrested. Charlie, nicknamed Buffalo Bit, is described as a strong middle aged man weighing about 220 pounds.
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Dr. Frank
James Siveowat
James
Charlie
For sale cheap runabout buggy overhaul completed
For sale is a single runabout buggy offered cheaply. Thoroughly overhauled and in good condition. Contact F. L. or address J. M. Cornellson, Pendleton.
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F. L. A8
J. M. Cornellson
Pendleton
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