Forest Supervisor recounts Wenaha Reserve fires and funding
Forest Supervisor J. M. Schmitz returned from a two week forest tour reporting four to five inches of snow in the mountains near Dayton. He described the Wenatchee river fire south of Dayton burning 1200 acres and controlled after 13 days with 20 men. A second fire near the Oregon Buttes was contained by trenches dug by Schmitz and Ranger Kendall. Firefighting funds are tight this year, reducing trail work and delaying cabin building for rangers and stockmen. Cattle and sheep conditions are strong, with pasturing restrictions improving grass growth and late summer stock movements planned.
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Dayton
Wenaha
Wenatchee River
Schmitz
The Very Hour Four Cold Start Warns of Delayed Cure
A health advisory urges immediate action at the first signs of illness noting that delays can harden into deeper problems and prolong suffering. Public fatigue and repeated warnings emphasize early treatment to reduce overall illness duration.
New High School Instructor Arrives for Winter Term
F D Carruth, named to head the high school business department, arrived last evening. A Kansan by birth and a University of Oregon graduate, he will prepare for the opening of school next Monday after recent years in Kansas and the West.
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F. D. Carruth
Prof. Carruth
Buffalo Bill's Wild West to Visit City on September 17
Announcement that Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders will come to the city on September 17 following a successful opening engagement at Madison Square Garden New York. The act has triumphed abroad and is set to captivate local audiences.
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Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Congress of Rough Riders of the World
Madleon Square Garden
New York
Buffalo Bill Exhibition Destined for Europe Tour
The Walla Walla Union notes Col. William F. Cody known as Buffalo Bill has been abroad for four years presenting his animated history of the American West to European audiences. The paper calls his show an unmatched educational display of western conquest and pioneer life.
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Walla Walla
Baker City Fiend Cuts Down Orchard
Mrs. L. Ingersoll of 1729 Madison Street found 40 fruit trees destroyed in her garden plots across from home. About a week earlier intruders dug up about twelve rose bushes and tore up others. The vandalism left plants and trees on site. no items were removed, indicating deliberate damage rather than theft.
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L. Ingersoll
Madison Street
Baker City Herald
City Launches First Foreclosure Suit on Franklin Street Lot
The city, through City Attorney Raley, prepared the first in a series of foreclosure suits to collect an $18 assessment and costs. The action targets Mrs. Mary A. Murphy for a Franklin street lot, with separate suits planned for other owned lots. The liens require property owners to cover foreclosure costs.
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Raley
Mary A. Murphy
Franklin Street
Washington Banks Sound in Fall Review
A business review of Washington State notes banks hold ample deposits with modest loan demand, high cash reserves, and reduced gold shipments. Seattle Spokane Tacoma and Portland are key demand centers as inland banks consider currency options under the Vreeland Aldrich act. Overall business is solid, though eastern crop shortages may dampen trade and merchants report fair collections.
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Washington
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Portland
San Francisco
Clearing House
One reason prosperity vexes many is elusive hiding place
A pithy line notes that people struggle with prosperity because its location seems hidden. It reflects a general sentiment about finding tangible benefits when abundance appears scarce. The remark underscores frustration with locating real value amid wealth.
Mysterious blaze destroys Ogg saloon and Queen Chop House
Fire broke out shortly after midnight behind the bar, destroying the Ogg saloon on Main Street and severely damaging the Queen chop house. The blaze, discovered by the chop house cook, was contained by the fire department, with only the Henning cigar store awning scorched. Insurance on the saloon and building covered losses, while speculation about the fire’s origin centered on a dropped match or a mysterious intruder. A private house ad follows.
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Ogg
Main Street
Queen Lodging House
Taylor Hardware Store
Lennox
Henning Cigar Store
Edgar
John Vaughan
Oregon Weather Week Brings Cool Skies and Meager Rain
Reports from multiple Oregon counties detail a cool week with below normal temperatures ranging from six degrees in western interiors to ten in eastern counties. Frosts occurred in plateau regions with no significant damage, showers heavy in the northwest and lighter in the southeast, forest fires extinguished, and sunshine lacking. Noted locales include Yonna, Cascade Locks, Hood River, Dilles, Wasco, Gilliam, Condon, Hermiston, Pendleton, and others.
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Cascade Mountains
Yonna
Cascade Locks
Hood River County
Val. W. Tompkine
Wight
Dilles
Wascoo County
Wasco
Merman County
J. Howell
Mikkaly
Gillam County
J. T. Chandler
Condon
Gilliam County
C. Dodson
Hermiston
Umatilla County
C. W. Kellogg
Minn
Dutch tea culture prompts serious mood in Holland
A historical remark notes Dutch tea drinkers as hearty and untroubled by nerves, while a grocer offers refunds if Schilling's Hest is not used, hinting at consumer remedy or promotional reassurance in the period.
Mrs J W Coppinger and Thene Webb Return from Lehman Springs
Mrs J W Coppinger and her daughter Thene Webb have come back from Lehman Springs after spending the summer there.
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J. W. Coppinger
Thene Webb
Lehman Springs
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Standard Grocery Co
Court St
Golden Rule
Ln Union
Wenaha Reserve
J. M. Schmitz
Blue Mountain
Walla Wal
Mr. Schmitz
Oregon Buttes
Thies
Ranger Kendall
F&s
Tallman & Co
Tade
City Property
Frank B. Clopton & CO
United States Depository
Baker City
Mary Murphy
State of Washington
J. M. Bentley
Pendleton
Josiah Lennox
Lot Livermore
Keller
Oregon
Columbia River Valley
Hood River
H. L
P. Johnson
Roosevelt
Boston
Holland
Schilling
Cornelius
Park and Alder Streets
Europlan
N. K. Clarke, Mgr
C. W.cornelius
Alfred Benjamin
Bond Brothers
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