Heavy Losses Strike Wheat Grain Trade Along W C R R
Nearly half a million bushels of wheat remain stored along the W and C R R as two elevator firms own most of the stock. High interest and insurance costs plus demurrage claim losses while cars are scarce. Puget Sound and Balfour Guthrie holdings suffer multi month delays harming farmers and warehouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W &cC
Montgomery
Puget Sound Warehouse Company
Balfour- Guthrie Company
Mexico
T. G. Montgomery
Puget Sound Company
Cutler
Fulton, Myrick
Helix
Stanton
Vangycle
Cayuse Station
Jes
Wheat glut and looming rail strike threaten farmers
Farmers face a glut as buyers cannot ship and buy four to six cents less than wheat value. A looming railroad strike could block transcontinental lines, delaying recovery of business for weeks and worsening the market squeeze.
Pioneer wheat farmer John W McCormmach dies at 72
John W McCormmach longtime Pendleton resident and pioneering wheat farmer died at his Garden street home at 8 15 last evening following a paralytic stroke suffered last Sunday He was 72 born in 1836 in Tennessee later moving to Missouri California Oregon and finally Umatilla county Survived by wife Mary J Henley and three children W H McCormmach Gideon Brown and J W McCormmach Jr funeral set for 2 PM tomorrow at the Garden Street home with Rev G L Hall in charge Interment at Olney cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiaon
Pendleton
John W. McCormmach
Garden Street
J. W. McCormmach
Tennessee
Tenahewee
Webster County
Missouri
California
Pentley
Mary J. Henley
Stockton
Umatilla County
Wheat
McCormmach
Claresholm
Alberta
W. H
The
Baptist Church
W. H. MecCormmach
North Side
Gideon Brown
J. W. McCormmach, Jr
Favern
G. L. Hall
Olney Cemetery
Home From The East By J H Gwinn Back From Two Weeks Visit
J H Gwinn returns from a two week tour through Kansas Texas and Oklahoma. He notes warm weather in those states and compares it with Oregon crisp mornings and cool breezes. He traveled to Kansas City and found crops growing rapidly while farmers stay busy. Oklahoma appears especially fertile and prosperous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gwinn
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
J. A. Gwinn
Oregon
Kansas City
Umatilla
Vacation on the Mediterranean by J. B. Horner
J. B. Horner, Latin and history teacher at Oregon Agricultural College, published a charming volume titled Vacation on the Mediterranean. It collects six letters by him on famous pyramids and historical topics from Rome, Greece, and Egypt, richly described from his travels last year in the Oregon Sunday Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Horner
Oregon Agricultural College
Mediterranean
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Laat
Oregon Sunday Journal
Coan Named Manager of Harras Meat Market
A. L. Coan, noted book keeper, has been appointed manager of Harras Meat Company which has just opened a large meat market on Main Street. Mr. Harrie, former head of Garden City Packing, will supervise and oversee external work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. 1
Coan
A A. L. Coan
Harras Meat Company
Main Street
Harrie
Garden City Packing Company
Harras Company
Contractor G. T. La Dowe Rushing New Residence
Construction on the north side home of Mrs. Lina H. Sturgis progresses with plastering completed and interior finishing underway. The dwelling is expected to be ready for occupancy in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. la Dowe
Lina H. Sturgis
Derailed wheel delays O R & N freight near Barnhart
A wheel derailment on an O R and N freight train near Barnhart tore up track bolts for about 1600 feet. The derailment delayed No 6 eastbound trains overnight, with sections held until repairs were completed. No other damage beyond the bolt heads being torn off was reported.
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Barnhart
Timber Land Sold Near Hudson Summit County Ohio
J P Medernach of this city sold 320 acres of timber land in Clearwater country. The property lies within a four by four mile area centered on Hudson Ohio and reportedly produced four times as much maple sugar as any comparable area, marking an outstanding price advance in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Medernach
Hudson
Summit County
Ohio
Vermont
Lecture program for next year announced
A conference between A F Bradahaw of the Western Lyceum bureau and Prof J B Landers outlined a five program lecture course for next year. Noted speakers include Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina and Admiral Richmond Hobson with Dr John Merritt Driver, the Jubilee Singers, and the Hruby Brow quartet. The season would open in September with Tillman and conclude with Hobson, dates to be set, and ticket sales planned for fall.
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A. F. Bradahaw
Western Lyceum Bureau
Salt Lake
J. 8. Landers
Neve
Benjamin F. Tillman
South Carolina
Richmond P. Hobson
Merrimac
Ranka
John Merritt Driver
Tillman
Dr. Driver
Hobson
Prof. Landers
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Empire
Empire Tea
Crockery Co., Inc
Main & Alta Sts
Schmidt
T. S. Pringle
Mgr
Winslow Bros
Jewelers
Carrier Millinery
JW. McOrmimach
Mediterra
Boston
L. Adler Bros. & Co
America
Max Baer
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