Alfalfa Boom Aims to Draw Homeseekers to Hermiston
Hermiston Oregon Sept 11 With the Umatilla Irrigated Lands company expanding recruiting and sending agents to lure homeseekers to the Umatilla project a drive to bring cars of buyers is planned. 1000 acres now under government ditch is expected to yield alfalfa by October 1 boosting dairy, fruit, and apiary prospects in the Hermiston valley. Schools have opened with 124 on first day, more teachers may be added.
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Hermiston
Ore
Umatilla
Middle West
C. L. Morgan
J. §. Green
Hermiston Valley
Hermiston Public
Hermiston Misses and Visitors Note Local Change
Local society notes list residents and guests visiting and leaving Hermiston including Bertha Alexander Pendleton guests, Stanfield founder Robert Stanfield visiting, Dr. L. Drake Pendleton critic and investor, J. E. Rose family leaving for Wallula, Lay family Pendleton trip, C. G. King Weston visit, J. R. Means Pendleton trip, Campbell family Seattle relocation, Myrteline Fraker Pendleton guest, Mrs. Reeves and Mrs. Park Iowa and Oregon visit, L. Reader Pendleton trip, Mrs. Sheridan county seat trip, R. W. Hawley Pendleton visit, F. B. Swayze Uma tilla business, Fannie Crawford Straw cottage move, E. G. Hopson Portland project matters, Russian engineer Skerniakoff at irrigation congress.
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C. F. Wilmarth
Vancouver
E. P. Dodd
Pendleton
Anita Kirkpatrick
Hermiston
Weston
J. W. Campbell
W. Hopper
Cincinnati
J. A. McDonald
Seattle
B. F. Boyce
Jessie Williams
Milton
Lee Irwin
Monia Irwin
Elireh Creek
Misten
Idaho
Bertha Alexander
B. P. Dodd
Robert N. Stanfield
Stanfield
L. D. Drake
East Oregonian
Myr. Drake
Northwest
J. EB. Rose
Wallin Walla
L D. Lay
Phillip
C. G. King
J. R. Means
Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell, Jr
Myteline Fraker
W. E. Leathers
R. W. Hawley
F. B. Swayze
First National Bank
Umatila
Fannie Crawford
Gladys Avenue
E. G. Hopson
Portland
RB. Skerniakoff
St. Petersburg
United States
National Irrigation Congress
Adams News and Personal Notes from Adams Oregon
Special correspondence from Adams Oregon reports a busy travel and business week. Farmers note wheat finishing storage with high prices expected. E Marrett’s wheat praised for cleanliness. Residents travel to Pendleton Athena Baker City Corvallis and Baker City for work and visits. A Port Orford youth reportedly killed a cougar en route to a ball as Curry County reports many sightings and slayings of cougars per the Tribune.
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Port Orford
Curry County
Cougars
Exya
New Milton Gymnasium Set to Open Friday
Milton news notes a new gymnasium opening Friday September 17 with public assembly, speeches by civic leaders, and a basketball game against the Walla Walla YMCA. The event follows efforts to connect O R and N and WWV T lines in Milton, details pending court decisions.
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Milton Progressive Association
Bruce Shangle
Lien
Oregon Railroad Commission
E. G. Miller
Walla Walla Y M. C. A
Athena City Council Orders Sidewalk Repairs and Inspections
Athena Oregon city council directed a full sidewalk survey with repairs. New walks are needed in many areas and a roof is being added to the Mosgrove Mercantile store. Rev Geiszler returns from Spokane and will soon move to his new field with Mr A O Hammond succeeding him. Miss Cecil Boyd leaves for Lewiston college to study Latin. Artesian well work paused after a rope break dropped drill to 440 feet. Keefe of Weston High was in town yesterday.
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Ore
Mosgrove Mercantile
Geiszler
First Methodist Church
Spokane
A. 0
Hammond
Michigan
Cecil Boyd
Lewiston
Weston
Boyd
Keefe
Weston High School
Electric Bitters Health Builder Promises Vitality
The ad proclaims Electric Bitters as the greatest health builder, boosting stomach and liver function, purifying blood, and invigorating the body. It claims Vigorous body and keen brain follow use, targeting the weak and run-down, priced at 10 cents with Tallman & Co guarantee.
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Tallman & Co
Notice to Property Owners Pendleton Tree Limb Removal Ordinance
City of Pendleton enforces ordinance 409 requiring property owners to cut limbs over sidewalks and streets to at least nine feet. Recorder Thos Fitzgerald issues the notice on behalf of the common council.
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City of
Pendleton
Common Council
Thos. Fitzgerald
A Narrow Escape
Edgar N. Bayliss of Robinsville Col says he suffered cough and illness for years before using Foley's Honey and Tar. After treatment he stopped coughing, recovered health, and gained twenty eight pounds. KEoeppen Bros.
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Edgar N. Bayliss
Robinsville
Col
Foley
Keoeppen Bros
Milton Wheat Warehouse to Be Enlarged
Milton plans expansion of the wheat warehouse to handle the increased volume of business noted in Sept correspondence. The move reflects growth and seeks to improve storage capacity and efficiency for local trade.
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Milton Wheat Warehouse
Specia
Milton
Grain Storage Expansion Under Farmers' Warehouse Plan
The Farmers' Warehouse union is adding a 40 by 80 feet storage room south of the current building to handle a grain crop expected to reach 62,000 sacks. The old building holds 42,000, and the new addition will provide space for an extra 20,000 sacks. Demand rises due to higher yields and millers and shippers buying only in moderate quantities this year.
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Farmers’ Warehouse Union
Best Treatment for a Burn and Skincare Claims
Best Treatment for a Burn urges Chamberlain's Salve as essential for burns and skin conditions, praising instant pain relief and scarless healing. It also markets the salve for chapped hands and sore nipples at 25 cents. The Bend Bulletin notes demand for $20 acre High Desert homestead tracts, while Dr. Abernethy cautions kidney health and Foley's Kidney Remedy promotes kidney restoration. Koeppen Bros.
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Chamberlain
Hood River to Get a Daily Newspaper Soon
Hood River reports indicate the city will soon receive a daily paper. Interest groups and residents look forward to local news coverage and business impact in Hood River, Oregon.
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Hood River
Ore
Hood River Seen as Good Field for Democratic Paper
An interested party said Hood River would be a strong field for a daily in eastern Oregon due to lack of a local party organ and rising demand for a party paper. The city was noted as a prime advertising market and likely to offer liberal patronage to a daily paper.
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Hood River
Democratic Party
Oregon
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