Sumpter Road Extension Advances to Prairie City by Fall
Officials confirm the Sumpter Valley railroad extension from Austin to Prairie City will be completed by fall. About 22 miles through rough terrain will employ Grant and Harney counties crews, with 40 sugar beet teams and 40 more from saw mill and logging camps joining the project. Prairie City, Burns, John Day, and Baker City show strong local backing and reduced freight routes are anticipated.
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Prairie City
Grant
Harney Counties
Canyon City
Ore
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Austin
Grant Geddes
Geddes
Baker City
Johny Day Valley
Grant County
Harney County
John Day Valley
Harney Country
Ontario
Mood
Burns
Rattlesnakes Terrorize a Connecticut Town
Seven rattlesnakes on the loose in South Norwalk Connecticut alarm residents. Police wear hip boots. health signs warn pedestrians. Two snakes captured. they were from the Schardticoke Rattlesnake Club annual hunt. A showman suggested a mouse bait, which escaped after the mouse gnawed free.
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Norwalk
Conn
Board of Health
Schardticoke Rattlesnake Club
A. W. Dreyfuse
Secretary Ballinger on Way Westward
Chicago June 28 Secretary Ballinger traveled to the far west to study Interior department irrigation and reclamation projects. He said the president sent him to better know the service needs and to adjust administration. With many projects under way and limited funds, allocations must prioritize emergencies and greatest necessity.
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Chicago
Ballinger
Far West
Interior Department
Reclamation Service
Moon 15 A Captured Planet Claim By Professor Lee
Berkeley astronomer Professor T J J Lee announced to the astronomical society of the Pacific that the moon is a planet captured by the earth from space. He cited a prior report that all planets and satellites are captured bodies whose orbits shrink and round under nebular resistance pervading the atmosphere.
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Berkeley
T. J. J. Lee
Naval Observatory
Mire Island
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
See
Minors Cited Over Cigarette Smoking Incident
A boy underage was seen smoking a cigarette near a tobacconist in Cottage Grove Western Oregon. The piece urges prosecution for anyone who sells or gives tobacco to a minor or allows them to smoke on premises.
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Cottage Grove
Oregon
Chapel cars carry gospel across the nation on rails
Rev. Nell leads six Baptist chapel cars Glad Tidings Evangel Emanuel Good Will Herald of Hope and Messenger of Peace to bring church to mining towns and rail hubs. The cars conduct tract sermons and organize new churches while praising railroad support and noting Catholic wagons in Kentucky mountains.
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Baptiste
American Baptist Publication Society
C. Nell
Portland
Mr. Nell
Emanuel
Grain bags purchase marks Union county farm group progress
La Grande reports the Union county farmers organization ordered 125000 dollars worth of grain bags at a meeting, Kerr Gifford Co. winning the bid from about ten bidders. Details of prices and warehouse plans for Island City remain confidential pending final decisions.
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la Grande
Island City
Star
Big Baptist Convention Begins in Portland
The Northwest Baptist Convention opened in Portland with committee reports read and enthusiasm for a proposal to merge the American Women’s Baptist Home Missionary Society with the Northern Baptist Convention. Tonight speakers included Harold Pattison on The Modern Church and Rev. A Green on Cultural Ideas, with Rev. Maurice Levy addressing Social Details of The Modern Church. Officers for the American Baptist Missionary Union were elected: President S. Woodward of D C, Vice-President W. Parker of Nebraska, G. Whitney of Massachusetts, Recording Secretary H. A. Wilbur of Ohio, Foreign Secretary Rev. Thomas Barbour of Boston, Home Secretary Rev. Frederick P. Haggard of Boston, Treasurer Charles W. Perkins of Boston.
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Portland
Northwest Baptist Convention
Dusiness
American Women's Baptist Home Missionary Anciety
Women’s Society
Harold Pattison
Modern Church
Tdeas
BR. A. Green
Hliness
Maurice A. Levy
Maseschusetts
American Baptist Missionary Union
Woodfard
District of Columbia
W. Parker
Nebriska
George 3. Whitney
Massachusettes
H.A. Wilbur
Ohiny
Thomas
Barbour
D. D
Bostoff
Frederick P. Haggard
D. DB
Boston
Charles W. Perkina
Five acre East Pendleton land known as Frank Rock place
For sale cheap, five acres with good phase and darn, all good garden land in East Pendleton. Known as the Frank Rock place. Apply to Hartman Abstract Co.
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East
Pendleton
Frank Rock Place
Hartman Abstract Co
Elgin County Sees Best Crop Prospects Despite Rain
A Ta Grande deputy says Elgin county is the finest on earth. Rain knocked some fall wheat down, but prospects for a bumper crop are brighter than ever.
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Ta Grande
Elgin
Visiting Dick Hyland Knocks Out Lergh Crosa in Colma Fight
Dick Hyland of San Francisco defeated Lergh Crosa of New York in the 41st round of a scheduled 4 0 round bout at Colma arena on Saturday afternoon. The bout was praised for gameness and recuperative powers by the New York pugilist. Cross was floored fifteen times and fought on the defensive late. the match was poorly attended and a heavy mist chilled spectators and fighters throughout.
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San Francisco
Dick Hyland
Lergh Crosa
New York
Colma
Arena
California
Wanted. Responsible man to take agency in county for life insu
Wanted. Responsible man to take agency in county for life insurance company. Very attractive policies and a splendid contract. Address with references Western Life Indemnity Co. 618-519 Marquam Ride Portland Ore.
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Life Insurance Company
Western Life Indemnity Co
Marquam Ride
Portland
Ore
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