Reservation Lands Offer to Settlers on Unsold Umatilla Land
Washington report says Rep Moody moves to sell remaining unsold Umatilla reservation lands with a 90 day preference purchase for settlers already on site. Lands near McKay Creek total about 25 000 acres offered in 40 to 640 acre tracts at not less than 1 25 per acre. The amendment favors those who have labored on the land. Commencement at the normal school opens with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr Beattie.
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Washington
Moody
Oregon Second District
Committee On Indian Affairs
Umatilla
McKay Creek
Strawberry output downbeat but shipments rise in Milton
Milton June 6 local growers report cold late spring reduced berry yield and later crop than usual yet shipments are growing daily. Wheat prospects look better than several years, with early advance noted east of the county. Camp meeting in Nichols grove draws a steady attendance as Rev. J. T. Eshelman and Prof. B. Sanderson lead Bible studies. Real estate activity continues with L. G. Barron selling 70 acres to George Coulter for 3000. Fren Lorenzen operates a pump and raises water on beach land east of town. F. M. Kent improves his residence with a stone cellar. Lane's Medicine ad promotes a herbal laxative in 26c and 60c sizes via Tallman & Co.
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Milton
Freewater
The
Christian Church
Nichols’ Grove
J. T. Eshelman
Tacoma
B. Sanderson
Divinity School
Eugene
L. G. Barron
George Coulter
Fren Lorenzen
F. M. Kent
Government Surveyor Visit Weston Ends With Short Absence
D W Kinniard United States examiner of surveys and a five man crew checked into Marshall House Weston today. They will survey from the head of the Umatilla river east and south through Wallowa and Union counties and expect to be away about two months. William Deardorff mashed the third finger of his right hand while backing a wagon into his barn and will wear it for a short time. Charles Pierce, a Weston native, recently returned from California.
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Visite Weston
Willam Deardorff
Weston
D. W. Kinniard
United States
Marshall House
Kinniard
Umatilla
Wallowa
Union
William Deardorff
Charles Pierce
Califor
O U W Picnic Draws Hundreds To Waltshire Washington
The Ancient Order of United Workmen of Eastern Washington hosts its annual picnic in a grove near Waltshire with hundreds of excursionists from Walla Walla and Columbia counties. A full program features speeches by Webb McNall, WH Allen, and M H Marvin, plus sports and a vaudeville show by the Coeur d Alene Theater Company from Spokane.
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Webb McNall
Kansas
WH. W. Allen
Spokane
M. H. Marvin
Walla Walla
Coeur d'Alene Theater Company
Ellis Hudson Wins Cushman Prize Essay Selection
Ellis Hudson a seventh grade pupil at Haker school and 11 years old, born in Japan, had his essay chosen by the eighth grade exam board of Walla Walla county for the Cushman prize of 100 dollars for the best article on the state of Washington. The essay will go to the state board of education with other county winners, and the final prize will be awarded to the most creditable paper. Examiners call Hudsons work an extraordinary production for a child of any age.
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Ellis Hudson
Haker School
Japan
Walla Walls County
Cushman
Washington
State Board of Education
Examiners
W A Eberly Shot While Hunting in Alaska
W A Eberly brother of Dr J C Eberly of Walla Walla and longtime Northwest resident was accidentally shot while hunting in Alaska. A rifle bullet passed through both legs between the knees and hips without breaking bone. He is seriously injured but hopes for recovery as details remain unclear. Eberly was a well known Northwest sportsman who enjoyed hunting.
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W. A. Eberly
J. C. Eberly
Walla Walla
Alaska
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Walter 8. Payne
United Brethren Church
United Brethren Conference
J. A Beattie
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Tallman & Co
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Mies Snyder
Brooklyn East End Art Club
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McEtree
Cardus
Thedford
Miss Snyder
Thediont
Cardit
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Carduii
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