Northwest notes over Valley land sugar beets rise
Sugar beet seedings cover 1200 acres in the valley as 76 000 dollars in real estate transfers set a banner day in Oregon and Washington markets. A 4401 automobile license fee was filed with the Oregon Secretary of State. Claims arise of Sumpter Valley extension contracts to Prairie City awarded to Utah Construction. Rogue River irrigation plans call for 1 600 000 dollars in new development from Spokane backed syndicate. A Dayton cow aimed for a 12 gallon daily record by April 1. Walla Walla approves a chemical fire auto bid and system upgrade after months of debate.
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Big
Prairie City
Baker City
David Eccles
Sumpter Valley
Utah Construction Company
Rogue River Valley
Medford
Ore
Spokane Capitallet
Fish Lake
Talent
Oregon
Walla Walla Wallin Walla
Irrigation Plan Seen for Yakima Valley Reclamation
Washington reports Senator W L Jones will soon issue a statement backing extensive valley reclamation by irrigation at an estimated cost of 25 million dollars. This year would see 3 million dollars spent as part of the program. Aimed at reducing department costs, the plan envisions a general organization to coordinate with the reclamation service. Some 540 000 acres are identified as irrigable in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
Washington
W. L. Jones
Cina
Th's
Reclamation Service
Daytona auto records fall at Florida track meet
The seventh Daytona races opened with a bicycle quarter mile dash won by Fogler of Brooklyn in 015 seconds and a 200 mile stock car event reduced to 100 miles where Louie Strang, newly with Buick, set a world mark at 1 54 01 5. David Brown in a Benz set an amateur mile record of 83 seconds and William Whap Jr on a Simplex lowered his mile record to 45 seconds. Welter Goerke and Robert Stubbs also beat prior marks in the one mile, with Orpheum staging new acts and entertainment changes. William J. Bryan plans to attend a Columbus banquet in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona
Fla
Motorsyste
Fogler
Brooklyn
Louie Strang
Buick
Burman
New Orleans
Wice Sor
Thomas Dewer
David Brown
Benz
William Whap, Jr
New York
Welter Goerke
Robert Stubbs
Electric Company Formed for Portland Light Service
The Oregon Light & Power company has formed with articles filed to supply electric light and power to Portland and nearby towns. Principal incorporators are H. H. Fiddell A. B. Murphy and N. J. Bailey, all of Portland, authorized capital 2 million dollars. The firm plans 1 million for buildings and equipment, aims to begin within 18 months, and seeks future contracts as Portland grows. Backers are described as financiers with resources, intent on improving light and power facilities, while not precluding competition with existing providers. The charter allows using water power from Eagle Creek and other streams, eminent domain rights, and transmission of waters and power to Portland via pipes or flumes.
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Portland
Oregon Light & Power Company
H. H. Fiddell
A. BE. Murphy
N. J. Bailey
Eastern Money
Light and Power
Lberty
Eagle Creek
Oregon
Washington
Cascade Forest Reserve
Columbia River
Engle Creek
Secretary Wilson Holds Steady Post In Taft Cabinet
The Department of Agriculture remains unchanged as Roosevelt’s and Taft’s administrations shift. Secretary Wilson, at his old desk, has no personnel changes and has earned wide praise for lasting beneficial work. He likely serves at least a year in the Taft cabinet.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Not yet endorsed plan to tax corporate dividends
Washington on March 25 Secretary of the treasury McVeagh announced that the administration had not yet endorsed the proposed plan to tax the earnings of corporations through dividend taxation.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McVeagh
Hat chase leads to mistaken identity on street
A well dressed young man recovers his hat after a chase. Another man, breathless, returns the hat then reveals the hat is tied behind the pursuer on a string. The disclosure introduces William C. Bennett.
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William C, Bennett
Pastime pictures and local ads at the Dime theater
Local notices advertise Pastime pictures at the Dime theater with Forshaw The Dime as the new and best venue. Nissen Implement and Penland Bros promote vehicles and bugazy items. Pendleton markets offer fresh fish, groceries, and a Pendleton Cash Market with meat specials. Public notices invite house help, farm land listings in Alberta, and local rental opportunities.
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Nissen Implement Company
Pendleton Dask Market
Penland Bros
Tallman’s Corner
J. B. Hailey
Express
Welch's
Alberta
Pendieton
C. H. Sellers
RE. O
Wilks
Livingston & Co
East Webb Street
Phone Black
Pine Street
Pendleton
Blaine Real Ambition Was Not Presidency Revealed
Mrs. Blaine's letters reveal that James G Blaine's true aim was not the presidency. He sought the State Department, not the chief executive role, with claims of fraud derailing a 1884 win and historians noting his potential in state affairs. Ellhu Root lately concedes Blaine's greatness as secretary.
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Raw
New York
Long Island
New York State
Blaine
State Department
Garfield
Ebenezer
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Ellhu Root
Wanted Hens Offer at Multiple Hotels
G A Robbins seeks 1060 hens, Leghorns preferred, listing St Nicholas Athena March 29 Weston March 80 and Freewater March 61 as meeting points to arrange sale.
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St. Nicholas Hotel
Athena
Weston Hotel
Freewater Hotel
G. A. Robbins
East Oregonian Motto Echoes Local Ethos
A brief note from the East Oregonian asserts that local truth and community identity are guided by consistent reporting. The line emphasizes trust in the paper as a standard of factuality in regional life.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Northwest
la Grande
Salem, Ore
Secretary of State
Dayton
A. L. McCauley
McCauley
Ely
Senate
Stoer
Ty Aly Broshi Wyle
York
Florida
Orpheum
The
Harry Rickrode
Bernard Palissy
Collinss
Second Sight
William J. Bryan
Jefferson Club
Columbus
Ohio
Gist
Koeppen’s
Secretary OF Agriculture
Forshaw the Dime
S. A. Lowell
Johnson St
Une
E. P. Marshall
N. Main Street
Kinley
East Oregonian
Gray Bros. Grogery CO
Byers Blue Ribbon
Folger
Christian Church
Northern Pacific Railway
Pasco
North Bank Road
Tacoma
Seattle
Sound Points
Spokane
W. Adams
A.D. Charlton
Pass
Portland, Oregon
Chas. Rohrman
Umatitla County
E. Court Street
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