Open land sale on arid California tract debated
The government will open 220 by 20 mile arid tract along the Santa Fe line in Southern California for entry next May or June. Despite low value, a rush is expected as settlers seek prime sites for irrigation and possible private irrigation companies form. Lehman Springs advertised as a summer retreat with 25 cabins hotel and camping facilities.
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Washington
Interior Department
California
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Atlantic and Pacific
Atantic & Pacific Company
Land Office
Shearing Machines at Work Near Pleasant Valley
Baker City reports M B R Guinn prepares a new sheep shearing plant located mid way between the Virtue mine and Pleasant Valley. Twenty machines are planned, each capable of 100 to 125 sheep per day, at a cost of 12 percent. In other news, James G. Lee of Hillsboro is arrested on cattle stealing charges.
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Baker City
Improvements at Stokes Oregon Land and Water surveys
F H Holbrook superintendent for Oregon Land and Water Company based at Stokes seven miles west of Umatilla spent hours in Pendleton. He returns from Washington with plans for a 6.5 mile ditch next season. A new 42 by 80 foot store is rising and a schoolhouse is planned for summer. A J Craig and A B McKinney toured irrigation works and praised water use on the sagebrush plain.
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Oregon Land and Water Company
F. H. Holbrook
Oregon Land & Water Company
Stokes
Umatilla
Holbrook
Enastorm
Washington
A. J. Craig
OO KR. & N
A. HB. McKinney
Harriman
Sage Brush
Roosevelt visit draws crowds to Walla Walla on May 25
The O R N Company plans To run no trains from Pendleton as a large crowd gathers for President Roosevelt's appearance in Walla Walla on May 25. Trains will depart at 8 15 and 10 15 a.m. Return departures from Walla Walla are at 4 and 10 p.m. Round trip fare covers transport with tickets valid to May 26, allowing two full days in the city.
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Teddy
Walla Walla
Roosevelt
Pendleton
Characteristic Speech of Kittridge at Sioux Falls
A fragmentary report highlights Kittridge's noted oratory as he introduced the president at Sioux Falls. The piece references his remarks and catalogues admiration from the era, noting Cardinal Lavigerieta and a Mahometan marabout figure in North Africa as cultural placeholders.
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Kittridge
Benater Kittridge
Sioux Falla
Cardinal Lavigerieta
North Africa
Sea
One Brick Short in a Western City
An architect recalls a Cork arrival who took a hod carrying job during brick building work. Told to always haul 14 bricks, he could only manage 12 when bricks ran short. A mason on the sixth story yelled up and Pat asked for one brick to “make me number good,” humorously conveying the request.
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Cork
Pat
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