Pendleton Seeks Regional Growth Through Bridges and Schools
Residents of Umatilla and neighboring counties push for a wagon bridge over the Umatilla River near Umatilla town to boost travel and trade. The plan seeks backing from Morrow and Irrigon, promising benefits to both counties. Pendleton highlights two academies, a thriving public high school, and renewed educational facilities as evidence of regional progress and civic uplift.
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Umatila County
Umatilla
Morrow County
Hite
Irrigan
Hetle
Landing Pines
Whipping Point
Trrngon
Irricer
Pendleton
Willa Walla
Portland
Spokane
Piicem
Inland Empire
Pendleton Promotes Morals and Progressive Taxation
The piece describes efforts in Pendleton and Umatilla county to elevate morals, regulate vice, and pursue higher property assessments across multiple counties. It notes petitions, court actions, and the broad push for economic and civic development, including railroad-related valuation changes and the impact on local advertising and readership. It also covers missionary work in West Africa and a Florence cattle show, highlighting a world record bull.
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Umatilla
P. Sirain
Boards of Equalization
Crowl Court
West
Multnomah County
Clackamas County
Walla Walli County
Washington
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Ameillia
Kwen
Rex Sovilan
Pendlewn
Hoyera
Buainte
Pendleton
East Oregonian
Song of Kansas parody poem by Hayden Carruth
A satirical verse from Harper's Weekly mocks prairie booster culture with playful, tongue tied lines about regional pride and moonshine vigor. The poem references broken Bow Cotton Sock Hurrah Boys and various place names while lampooning boastful rhetoric and communal mobilization.
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Ivern
Hotel St. George Corner Main and Webb 8Ts
Hotel St George corner Main and Webb 8Ts block and twalf from depot.
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Hotel
St. George
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Peachetsa
Oregon
East Oregonian Publishing Company
Mail
Scripps-McRae News Association
B. B. Rich's
Hotel Perkins
San Francisco
Chicago
Washington, D. C
14Th
Advertisens
Tts
Milan
Lonefellow
Busines
National Association of State and Dairy Food Departments
Citien
F. B. Guthrie
Bloat
West Africa
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Titrations
Atlantic
Winton
Guthrietella
Africa
Lolodorf
Neumba
Weat African Missions
A. W. Hulwey
Presbyterian Board
Tilksionarion
Halves
Heminger
White Jean
Chapplik
Moentain
Florence
Italy
Count Parcertol
James Curran
Stark Hotel
Greenw
Gene Reegel
Atlanta, Ga
Kansas
Froxen Man
Little Branch
Poker Park
Trigker Ranch
John D
John
Hayden Carruth
Harper's Weekly
A. T. TD
G. ©. Hatt
Ommend
Cima
Harry Stockisy
Mauch Chunk
Caieln
Bie
Nerat Old Ja Hulk
Etarmped & CO
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
St. Josephs Academy
Slaters of St. Francia
Philadelphia
Olympia
A. Nolte
Murphy
COURT
George Driveau
Bath
Hotel Bickers
Golden Rule
Court Street
I. F. Tickers, Proprietor
Pendleton Tue
W. C. Minnis
Henning'’s
Opp
Peoples Warehouse
The
Columbia
Main Street
Alta
Webbe Streets
F. X. Schempp
White Bros
International Poultry and Stock Food
C.F. Colesworthy
Lee
Tallman & CO
H. M. Hamilton
Portland, Oregon
EH. C. Bowers
Asnota
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Ceaseness
Alliance Assurance Co
London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co
North British & Mercantile
Royal Insurance Co
Frank Bclopton
Hast Court Street
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