Electric Cars to Stretch From Garden City to Spokane
A Walla Walla traction plan envisions an electric line from Garden City to Milton Freewater then Pendleton and Athena, extending through irrigated government projects to the Columbia River and on to Spokane. Proponents say it will bring rapid transit, farm development, and revived county growth, with construction hoped by January 1, 1907.
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Walla Walla Traction Company
Milton
Freewater
Pendistonia
Athena
Dietrich
Pendleton
Columba River
Umatitle
Cold Springs
Columbia River
Walla Walla
Spokane
Inland Empire
Umatilla Junction
Umatilla County
Umatilla Morrow County Fair Promises Bright Prospects
Daily prospects rise for the Umatilla Morrow county fair with plans for larger exhibitor participation. Farm entrants will showcase mules horses cows calves and other stock while ample shed space and substantial premiums are promised. The pavilion will feature evergreens ferns tinting grains and other decor to create a welcoming display.
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Umatilla- Morrow
Art fair marks county welcome event for residents
An organized county gathering featured exhibits and activities aimed at engaging locals. The turnout appeared strong and attendees praised the event as enjoyable for the community, with plans hinted for future years.
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Gistefelly
Geli
Coun
Press and post costs spark editorials in The Whiengo World
The Whiengo Livestock World runs an editorial opposing the trust move to curb newspaper expansion. It argues increased post rates and distribution costs threaten hundreds of papers seen as valuable by readers. Publishers face higher costs from supply and postage, while rail and mail rates cited push readers to demand cheaper access.
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Hue National
Whiengo Livestock World
Meneses
Chicago
Philadelphia
Wwilmer Atkineni
Corryiig
Cliss Mutter
Senator Balloy
Out of Tile Joking Stage Aims for Spelling Reform
The East Oregonian argues against joking stage spelling and predicts widespread adoption of simplified spelling. It mocks editors clinging to old forms and urges reformers to push marked changes such as transforming s and ph letters to standard forms. It questions book trusts and advocates progress toward a unified English alphabet.
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East Oregonian
Morning Tribune
Hickensdorfee
American Book Trust
Pendleton Poised for Growth as Dormitories Fill and Districts Open
Traveling men establish Pendleton as a hub while students arrive from afar to occupy dormitories. Ongoing street improvements and the opening of a leading irrigated district boost prospects. A steady influx of farmers from surrounding areas signals a promising future beyond past prosperity.
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Pendleton
No New Changes From The Associated Press Newsroom
The passage argues the AP will not adopt new spellings unless it guarantees monopoly. It dismisses simplified spelling as pointless for readers, asserting the public would gain nothing if the new form were used in its news dispatch.
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Associated Pres
Women En Australia Help Change Queensland Suffrage
A Queensland man recalls women guiding reform during push for voting rights. He notes entrenched power blocked employment, blacklists like George Ryland for five years, while women kept families afloat through sewing and cooking. The labor movement gained strength, suffrage reform passed, and the Labor Party took state government.
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Queensland
Australia
Charles Edward Buel
Everybody's Magazine
George Ryland
Waltn
Labor Party
Queenshand
The Old Rail Fence by Adella Wisher
A reflective poem about an orchard edge where a weathered rail fence shelters wild grapevines butternuts and berries. The fence frames a meadow watched by a bright bird and bobolinks, aging with rain and lichens, yet its changing beauty leaves a lasting, vivid image.
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Cue Mount
Mall
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Thican Hitwan
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Penti
Treet
H.W
Mais
Som Ou
Ation
Uding, Mn
Frazier’s Book Store
Lydia E.pinkham
Dean Mes
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. M. Musueusa
East
Ind
Women EN
Adella
National Bank
Oregon
U.S
G. M. Rice
G.M. Rice
C. K. Cranston
Rock Spring
Oregon Lumber Yard
Alta ST
St. George George Darveau
Proprh
Bath
St. George
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Prom
Northwestern Gas and Electric Co
Corner Court and Garden
Bollons & Brown
Par
Hilliard Room
Deneta
Alta House
the Working Man and Farmers Hotel
Cor. Alta and Mill Sts
Mes
Mabel Warner
Proprietriss
Webb and
Cottonwood Streets
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Fies
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