Slow Cattle Sales Amid Berry Season Markets
Cattleman J. C. Lonergan reports slow meat trade in cities during berry season as many cattle remain on pasture and unfit for market. Prices hover near 3.75 per hundred, with a July 1 improvement expected as stock reach better condition and demand shifts. Lull benefits both growers and buyers as supply tightens and markets await the usual seasonal surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Lonergan
Echo
Mr. Lonergan
Seattle
Annual Round-Up on McKay Creek Reservation
The Indians conduct their annual spring round-up on the north fork of McKay creek. Young stock is cut out and branded, with many horses on the reservation this year. White residents with possible stock near the reserve are invited to attend, feed, and brand their colts. Unclaimed foals will be advertised and kept by the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKay Creek
Children’s Day Exercises at Methodist Church
Children’s Day will be observed at the M E church next Sunday morning and evening. Rev Robert Warner will address the children at the morning service and bap tize those desiring baptism. In the evening a regular Children’s Day program will be rendered. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
M. E
Robert Warner
New Bank Building Plans for Four John Day
Architect C E Troutman completes plans for a new bank to be built in John Day at an estimated cost of 3500 dollars or more. Clarence Johnson of John Day named manager of the Grant County Bank. Bishop Bishop Satterlee Episcopal suffers a severe typhoid fever attack in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Troutman
John Day
Clarence Johnson
Grant County Bank
Satterlee
Episcopal
Washington, D. C
Wool sale reaches high prices as 167487 pounds sold
Seventeen thousand pounds of wool sold at the salon day, with prices around 14 cents and a high of 16? cents. O Frankenstein bought 16998 pounds for Hecht Liebman & Co, and shipments will go to the East. Major buyers include Livingston and Kuhn, with several consignments totaling 167,487 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cunningham
O. Frankenstein
Isaac Knotts
Boston
Hecht, Liebman & Co
A. H. Sunderman
Smith & Campbell
Livingston
Guiliford Bros
Kuhn
George H. McDonald
A. HW. Sunderman
C. G. Horn
Brigham
N. C. Nelson
Iquace Knolls
Frankenstein
Chas
Ely
George Rader
D. W. Chapman
Conductor Patton Robbed In Odd Morning Prank
Conductor M. H. Patton of the O N and N line between Pendleton and Spokane awoke to find his trousers missing with about $30 in the pocket. The pants reappeared in a barn after being tossed through a window by a burglar who gained entry with a bent key and nippers, astonishing Patton and his son who shared the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Patton
Pendleton
Spokane
Walla Wallin Union
Patton
Mr. Patton
Four-Year Terms Begin for County Officials
The article notes PF Birain will assume office January first for a four-year term, with Horace Walker and Frank K. Welles also serving four years as county commissioner and county superintendent of schools. Most elected officers start two-year terms, except Assessor Strain whose term begins January first next year. The transition between old and new officials will occur at turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PF. Birain
Lye
Horace Walker
Frank K. Welles
Schoolu-Elect
Strain
Baumgardners Return from Missouri and Illinois Visit
J J Baumgardner and wife have returned from a weeks visit in Illinois Missouri and Nebraska. They attended the St Louis fair and enjoyed time with relatives in Montgomery county Illinois and with Mrs Baumgardners people in Nebraska. Crops in the central states are backward but should be good. It rained at several stops including St Louis. They found the exposition interesting and noted the Oregon exhibit was incomplete but discovered new features of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Baumgardner
Missouri
Illnois
J. J. Baumgardner
Haven
Iltnois
Nebraska
St. Louis
St. Loui
Oregon
Baumgardner
Expenses high at exposition grounds prompt frugal nearby stays
The report notes that expenses are very high at the exposition grounds yet nearby quarters can be found at moderate rates. It advises visitors to take time to select an appropriate stopping place to avoid unnecessary costs.
Bank Opens June at Commercial National Bank HQ
Front windows of the new institution display lettering and fixtures are en route for quick installation. The bank is slated to open June 20 with two managers W J Thompson and Mark Moorhouse, and a Lewiston director may send additional help if needed to ensure smooth operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
W. J. Thompson
Mark Moorhouse
Lewiston
Saloon Boxes to Be Removed Amid Women Complaints
Police marshal Carney announces enforcement of an ordinance banning women from saloon back rooms and bars the sale of drinks to them. Saloon owners pledge to remove the boxes entirely after widespread complaints that young women frequent the rooms nightly with men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Carney
Planting Trout by Local Sportsmen Assist Officials
Local anglers H J Stillman William Hoch and Frank Howe returned from McKay creek after planting 10 000 young trout shipped by the Clackamag hatchery for county streams. The group aided government employees in transferring the fish to fresh water without chilling them, a task requiring care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Stillman
William Hoch
Frank Howe
McKay Creek
Sportsmen's Association
Clackamag
Butter Creek Water and Construction Company Formed
Articles of Incorporation filed naming R B Stanfield R B Saylor and Aga B Thompson as founders. Capital stock 31000 divided into 100 shares of 10 each. Principal office at Beho. Object irrigation water from Five Mile creek and tributaries, plus telephone lines and electric power manufacture. Baker City Fair Grounds hosts, and local news notes on weather, personnel moves, and a police chiefs convention set for 1905 in San Francisco San Francisco and St Louis dates noted.
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R. B. Stanfield
R. B. Saylor
Aga B. Thompson
Tthe
Butter Creek Water & Construction Company
Ecompany
Beho
Five Mile Creek
Alem ɢOnatrer
Louis Huoxiker Installs Heavy Safe at Jewelry Store
Louis Huoxiker expands his jewelry store with a new safe weighing 4800 pounds replacing the former smaller depot. The move enhances security and storage capacity as the business grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Huoxiker
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Neuman
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Vic
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Cunningham
Mr. Thompson
NEW Water Company
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Saylor
Thompson
Baker City
Baker County Falc
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Levin
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Athena
J. J. Hughes
Milton
Jack McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Sam Franccisco
Police Chiefs’ Convention
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Richard Sylvester
Washington
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Johnson Gross
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Pendleton Steam Laundry
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