Government to reclaim desert lands along Colorado River
Congress authorized subdividing Indian lands along the Colorado River and the interior secretary may build canals under the reclamation law. Each Indian family would receive five acres with water, enabling multiple crops annually. Unused lands open to white settlers with payments in installments. Southern California and Arizona to benefit from new influx of settlers.
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Congress
Bard
Reclamation Service
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado River
California
Indiana
Berg Regrets Over Walla Walla Youth Missed in Tournament
Attendees from Walla Walla and nearby regions lament that Charlie Berg, an 18 year old from Walla Walla, failed to qualify. Known as a top marksman with skill on the range and in off-hand shooting, he faces family opposition to competing or displaying his talents publicly.
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Walla Wala
Charlie Berg
Walla Walla
Northwest
New Pharmacist joins Schmidt’s in Pendleton
A. T. Van Cleve, formerly with John Wreth & Bro Philadelphia, becomes practical pharmacist with F. W. Schmidt. He has 14 years in the business and will make Pendleton his home. Sheep to Wyoming: 1000 Rambouillet ducks in stockyards await shipment to Casper for range grazing, to be sold by W. H. Colwell of Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt
A. T. van Clev
John Wreth & Bro
Philadelphia
F. W. Schmidt
van Cleve
Pendleton
Cunningham
Casper
Wyo
W. H. Colwell
Arlington
Miss Julia Holler to Visit Sister in Spokane This Summer
Miss Julia Holler left this morning for Spokane to spend the summer with her sister Mrs Doug Bailey. Mr Bailey and wife recently moved from Portland to Spokane. Mr Bailey is an attorney and was once a partner of Judge Balleray.
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Julia Holler
Spokane
Doug , Bailey
Bailey
Pendleton
Portland
Judge Balleray
Pendleton Friends Visit Spokane Inspector and Family
Visiting Pendleton residents Mr. and Mrs. C. BE. Carey of Spokane have spent several days in the city. They have toured with Rev. Jonathan Edwards and family. Mr. Carey works as a boiler inspector and writes insurance on boilers.
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Pendleton
C. BE. Carey
Spokame
City
Jonathan Edwards
Carey
Oregon Contests for Writers by Portland Club
Portland Commercial Club offers two gold medals and 200 in cash prizes for articles on Oregon. Rules allow entries from outside Oregon, exclude use of Webfoot, set 1000 word target, limit 5000 words, and assign prizes to top five, plus Portland residents. Contest closes October 1, 1904.
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Oregon
Portland Commercial Association
Jetter
Oreron
Gregson
Portland Commercial Club
Cty
Portland
United States
Canada
Mexico
Pacific Northwest
H. M. Cake
Theo
BE. Wilcox
Port and Commercial Club
Excruciating Effort Highlights Long Baseball Game
Fans and managers call yesterday’s Alta street game excruciating with King's 18 strikeouts as the lone bright spot in a 16 to 10 loss for the State. The Wonders won in the last two innings after an eight to seven lead in favor of the State through seven innings.
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Alta Street
King
Rstop
Menmce
Jones
Sho
Alexander
Hartman
Mathews
Livingstone
Feld
Foster
Stare
Bryson
Hutchinson
Bogard
Drake
Castle
Downey
Sens
Beacham
Frost Devastates Crops Across Union County Foothills
Severe three day frosts in Union County foothills have badly damaged wheat crops and killed many fruit trees and gardens. In La Grande, gardens were destroyed and some wheat damaged as farmers assess losses and seek remedies.
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Union
Foothill
Union County
la Grande
Damage across foothills leaves frostbitten crops
The frost struck along the foothills between Union and La Grande driving crops to ruin. Wheat in the effected areas is frostbitten beyond recovery and will be cut for hay. Potatoes were killed throughout foothill districts, threatening a potato famine in that state region.
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Union
la Grande
Atate
Galaxy of Imbibers in Police Court
Long police court session centered on drunkenness with many familiar locals among those charged. Gilbert Murray paid a fine of 4.50 for plain drunkenness. several others faced three to seven day sentences for drunkenness or disorderly conduct. A fire-site incident saw two suspects jailed for five days each after stealing food amid the commotion. A nearby cold storage plant project involves William Ferguson of Havana Station and local builders, with a large 12 000 gallon reservoir to be housed in a shared basement. A mistaken identity case, Thomas Delaney, clarifies the jailed man is a stranger to Pendleton.
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Gilbert Murray
Ed Ward
Henry Gardner
Joby Ellis
Ward
Dave Oscar Hanson
A. Welch
Sven Nelson
Thomas Myere
John Doe
Roy Casey
Joe Hulen
Joe Albright
Will
William Ferguson
Havana 5
Lewis Rhodes
James Brink
Harry Collins
Bryson Named Commercial Club Candidate for Fair Trip
R. 8. Bryson chosen by the Commercial Club as the candidate to be voted for in the merchants contest for the World's fair trip. If selected, he will receive promotional literature about the town and county to aid the campaign.
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Bryson
Commercial Club
Merchants
Eugene Ua
Homer Carpenter to Wed Edyth Ransom in Portland
Invitations issued for the wedding of Homer W. Carpenter formerly of this city to Miss Edyth Ransom of Portland at the bride’s home on July 23 at 11 North Eleventh Street Portland Oregon.
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Homer Carpenter
Homer W. Carpenter
Edyth Ransom
Portland
North Eleventh Street
Portland Or
Luper Returns From Willamette Visit
Mrs G W Luper returns from a three weeks visit in the Willamette valley visiting daughter Mrs J M Goar in Portland and friends in Albany and Stayton. Huntington defeats La Grande in a 6 to 5 game with about five attendees.
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Willamette
G. W. Luper
Willamette Valley
J. M. Goar
Portland
Albany
Stayton
Picnic excursion draws Pendleton crowd to Meacham Creek
More than one hundred residents from Pendleton joined a picnic at Bingham Springs and North Fork along Meacham Creek. They returned home on the 11 o'clock train, ending a day of outdoor leisure and group travel coordinated by local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Bingham Springs
North Fork
Pendleton Post Office Post Resignation Noted
Miss Edith Isaacs resigns from the Pendleton post office effective August 1. The notice records her turn in a local postal service posting with official confirmation of the date.
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Mise Leance
Edith Isaacs
Pendleton
Aes Dias
Rigby Sells Athens Residence to J Robinson
G W Rigby sold a residence in Athens to J Robinson of Athens for one thousand dollars. The transaction details the transfer of ownership and the purchaser’s identity.
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G. W. Rigby
Athens
J. Robinson
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Utah
Tallman @ Co
Wyoming
Frost
Galaxy OF Imbibers
Delaney
Thomas Delaney
Pendleton City
Huntington
Owl Tea
Boston Stort
BAER @ DALEY
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Pendleton Steam Leos
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