Farmers to Fight Storage Charges in Walla Walla
Farmers in Washington assemble at the Commercial club to oppose warehouse storage price hikes from 59 to 76 cents per ton. A five member committee and legal adviser Otto B. Rupp will pursue possible criminal or anti trust action, referencing Sherman Act, while farmers plan to store wheat on their own platforms to avoid fees.
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Walla Walla
State of Washington
Farmers Union
Commercial Club
William Scott
Grain Growers’ Association
A. G. Avery
U. S
Spokane
Capes
Committee of Five
Neglect Ruins 100 Watches
A note urges handing a dirty watch to the repair department after neglect ruins 100 watches. The brief item highlights maintenance neglect and a call to action for service.
Missing La Grande man sought after by telegraph
A telegram from Lee Hoffman alerts Al Roberts of the La Grande land office that Henry Ho hen is missing and believed to be in or near the area. Relatives are anxious for any information on Hoehen's whereabouts after a message said his wife is dying.
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la Grande
Hoehen
Lee Hoffman
Hult Funeral Tonight for Oscar E Hult at Rader Parlors
Funeral services for Oscar E. Hult will be held at 7 o'clock this evening from the Rader undertaking parlors and the body interred in Olney cemetery. Rev Quinney of the Church of the Redeemer will conduct the service, with Knights of Pythias burial rites at the cemetery. John Hult and Gus R Hult, his father and brother, arrived from Burlington this morning.
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Oscar E. Hult
Rader Undertaking
Olney
Rev
Quinney
Church of the Redeemer
Knights of Pythias
John Hult
Gus R. Hult
Burlington
Deceased Man Reported While Family Reaches Portland
The son and another relative left town for Portland after learning the man was critically ill. They did not learn of his death until they reached Portland yesterday.
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Portland
Ritner's Trousers Stolen Then Recovered on Train
Roy Ritner grandchief of records of the Redmen and Savings Bank recipient had trousers stolen from his Pullman berth while approaching Newport from Portland. A hobo grabbed the garments but escaped up the car. The porter later found the trousers on a lower step, ending the chase with the theft resolved.
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Roy Ritner
Redmen
Savings Bank
Newport
Ritner
Portland
Pullman
Mr. Ritner
Returned from Indiana Visit Recounts Gas Belt Depression
H L Ballenger, recently back from a ten week stay with his mother in Anderson Indiana, notes the Indiana gas belt collapse led to widespread factory closures and industrial migration to southern Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. He plans to stay in the northwest, possibly Pendleton, for a time or permanently.
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H. L. Ballenger
Anderson
Indiana
Ballenger
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Indiana Gas Belt
Northwest
Pendleton
New Pendleton Roadmaster Appointed for O R R N
H Jurgens, formerly of Medford Oregon, named roadmaster for the Pendleton division replacing G H Sullivan who resigned. Jurgens has worked on the Oregon division of the Southern Pacific and is a capable popular railroad man. He will move his family to Pendleton to make it his home and headquarters while G H Sullivan relocates to Seattle.
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O. RR
H. Jurgens
Medford
Oregon
Pendleton
G. H. Sullivan
Mr. Jurgens
Southern Pacific
Seattle
Range Horses Shipped to Saint Louis by Rail
F C Sikes yesterday shipped four carloads of wild range horses over the O R N to Saint Louis markets. Demand in Saint Louis and eastern markets for small range horses and Indian ponies is reported high. Telia Bailey Goes 80 Tuskels. H F Richmond of Helix uses a combined harvester to cut barley, yielding about 80 bushels per acre as grain is heavy and cutting is limited to half a pass.
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St. Louis
F.C. Sikes
Telia Bailey
H. FW
Richmond
Helix
Moscow council values saloon licenses at 1200 dollars
The Moscow Idaho city council votes a special ordinance setting saloon license values at 1200 dollars, likely forcing three or four of the seven dram shops to close or relocate their business due to the higher fee.
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Moscow, Idaho
Buslnear
Milson Surveyor Charles L Swain Dies in Drug Store
Charles L Swain of Milton died about 9 this morning in the rear of Tallman drug store from heart trouble after a street attack. He had recently led hydrographic survey work for a contested water salt case and was a key witness for the Pea cock mill side. Survived by a wife and children. his oldest son, also an engineer, will arrive to supervise remans.
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Charles L. Swain
Milton
Tallman
J. Smith
R. E. Ringo
Peacock Mill
Heavy storm delays O R N trains near Durkee
A severe rainstorm in eastern Baker County caused a cloudburst in Burnt River Canyon near Durkee. It damaged R and N tracks and delayed No. 6, the O B R N westbound, which was due here last night at 12 15 and remained held until about 6 30 today. Crop damage was reported in river bottoms.
Ritner Reappointed Grand Chief of Records at Newport
W Ritner, teller at the Savings Bank, returned home after attending the grand lodge of Redmen in Newport. He was re elected grand chief of records for the fifth consecutive year. He stayed several days post session for a week of vacation. Also Milton farmer F A Sikes harvests wheat with expected yields around 50 to 60 bushels per acre on about one section using a 32 horse combine.
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A. W. Ritner
R. W. Ritner
the Savings Bank
Grand Lodge of Redmen
Newport
Ritner
Grand Chief
Grand Lodge
Milton
F. A. Sikes
Sikes
Mrs Louisa Taft Seriously Ill in Massachusetts
Mrs Louisa M Taft mother of Secretary of War Taft is seriously ill at Millbury Massachusetts with inflammation of the gall bladder.
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Louisa M. Taft
War Taft
Millbury
Masa
Good Remedy For a Bad Stomach Promoted
An advertisement claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a pure remedy for stomach troubles. It asserts a 54 year reputation and guarantees effectiveness with one bottle convincing readers of its truth.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Utility for Various Ailments
The text asserts that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is a friend to men and women with poor appetite headaches insomnia liver troubles stomach distress dyspepsia cramps diarrhea and malaria, implying broad medicinal use and benefits.
Enjoying Life in Camp at Pendleton Meacham Trip
Dan Bowman reports Pendleton campers near Meacham enjoying life with huckleberry picking and hunting. Col J H Raley killed a large deer, joining two other deer sightings nearby. Despite pleasures, poor train service upset travelers as the westbound night train to Mandleton was cancelled after delaying all day.
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Dan Bowman
Meacham
Pendleton
Col
J. H. Raley
Hochman
Mandleton
Card of Thanks and Local Tragedy in Van Fleet
Card of thanks from Mrs Henry Shockey and family for kindness during the illness and death of son Daniel Shockey. Myra Park has died and 80 others, nearly the entire population of Van Fleet Mississippi, fall ill after eating poisoned pork likely due to heat.
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Henry Shockey
Familly
Daniel Shockey
Myra Park
van Fleet
Vicksburg
Mina
Socialist Picnic Unites Regions at Freewater
Southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon socialists plan a joint picnic at Freewater on Sunday August 4. The event invites the public for a day of old fashioned recreation with dinner, refreshments, and a program of music singing speaking and recitations. An illustrated evening lecture will discuss conditions among urban laborers. Grounds are free and near the car line with ample water.
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Washington
Oregon
Freewater
Advertising Pays Off In Oregonian Notice
A reward ad led to the recovery of lost items belonging to E. H. Collins of Washtucna. Walter Adams of Northern Pacific identified the goods at the depot and arranged return, declining the reward. Separately in London, Annie Blount was convicted of fraud using J Pierpont Morgan’s name and sentenced to five years.
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Enat Oregonian
E. H. Collins
Washtucna
Wansh
Walter Adams
East Oregonian
Colling
Northern Pacific
Adama
Collins
Josephine Seallo
London
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Empire Tea & Crockery Co., Inc
E. Court
W. Campbell
Mgr
Rupp
Crimi
Winslow Bros
Jewelers
Main Street
Hendricks Hasement
Malin and
Webb Streets
Tarry Hoehen
Hult
Wildbury
F. &. S. Bitters
Tallman & Co
Busines
Chas. L
Swain
Iron Street
Baker
Hostetter
Boston
Max Baer
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