Stockmen of Grant County Protest Forest Service Policy
The advisory board of Grant County stockmen writes A R Potter detailing grievances with the Blue Mountain forest range division. They cite past influx of outside sheep overgrazing, reduced local flocks, and biased allotments favoring outsiders. They urge returning the range to prior local users and warn against further reductions.
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A. R. Potter
Forest Service
The
Stock Association
Canyon City
Grant County
Potter
Blue Mountain National Forest
John Day
Blue Mountain Forest
John Day River
Prairie City
Mount Vernon
Department of the Forest Reserve
Posseasion
Wallowa Reserve Opens for Settlement Next Monday
The La Grande Observer reports that after the Heppner tract sale, settlers will again be allowed to settle on the Wallowa reserve next Monday. Many La Grande residents, including railroad workers, have already traveled to Wallowa County to scout the land. Preempted tracts saved before designation will receive preference and may file undisturbed, while isolated settlements formed after designation may be annulled. Seven townships are included, spread across the county from western to eastern Wallowa.
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Wallowa Reserve
Heppner
la Grande Observer
la Grande
Wallowa County
Wallowa
Eagles Hall Invitation for Friday Evening Event
All vielting Eagles are invited to Eagle hall this Friday evening and Pendleton Aerte members are requested to attend after Initiation. A social mood will be indulged in and the committee on entertainment oversees the event.
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Eagle Hall
Pendleton Aerte
Committee ON Intertainment
Spalding to Butte Rail Line Readied by Union Pacific
Lewiston notices report that bond sales in New York finance a new Lewiston to Butte Montana railroad via Spalding and Missoula. Plans include a holding company to own joint lines and right of way from Lewiston to Moscow, with routes shaping a Spokane connection and a steel bridge at Spalding. Capital rose from 259000 to 400000 with a 260 mile line.
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The
Lewiston Tribune
Northwest
J. BH. Weat
New York
Spalding
Idaho
Ee. Mont
Union Pacific
Tribune
Salem
Hill and Harriman
Lewiston
Culdesac-Grangeville
Northern Pacific
Moscow
Clearwater
Peck
Mirties
Missoula
Lolo Pass
Milwaukee
Butte
Portland
the Tribune
Spalding-Butte
Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company
Butte, Mont
Vegetables Thrive in Seward Alaska Gardens
The Seward Gateway reports productive soils and lush vegetation around Seward at latitude 60 North three miles north of town. Market gardens grow potatoes, turnips, carrots, rutabagas, peas, beans, cauliflower, cabbage, and lettuce in large sizes despite cool rainy summers. Local families also garden, and northern flowers reach impressive size and color.
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Seward
Alaska
Vegetables Thrive in Sparse Ground on Kenal Peninsula
A Mis sizalpp valley resident marvels at rank growth of vegetables in gravelly ground with little soil, noting Illinois and Iowa do not produce better crops in their black loam than Kenal peninsula does in its sparse grovel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missizalpp
Tllinois
Iowa
Kenal Peninsula
Evergreen Blackberry Gains Popularity Across Regions
Praise for the evergreen blackberry notes its rising popularity from humble country origins to cultivated garden patches. Salem Statesman cites admiration from housewives for jelly variety, while Washington fruitgrowers demonstrate its commercial value in the Willamette valley as a profitable crop.
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Salem Statesman
Washington
Willamette Valley
Cummings' Nurseries Displays Stock at Umatilla Booth
High grade nursery stock including fruit shade and ornamental trees shrubs and hardy roses offered by Harry Cummings Heppner Oregon. Stock claimed clean true to name with best varieties. Sample tiny trees and a box of Gravenstein apples shown at the Morrow county booth during the week.
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Morrow County
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G. & L. Smith
L. V. Stewar
R. Danby
J. L. Deardorff
Folger’s Golden Gate Teas
Certon
Japan
Oolong
Ceylon
J. A. Folger & Co
An Francisco
Union Pacific Contem
Northwest Railroad
Bil
Pendleton
Alfred Benjamin
Bond Bros
Harry Cummings
Ore
Cummings’ Nurseries
Bond
Umatilla
Northwestern
GAS @ ELECTRIC CO
Matlock Building
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