Ferry Question Dominates City Ballot in St Johns
Citizens vote on ferry purchase and charter amendments next Monday as the town weighs the cost and value of the St Johns Transportation Co assets. A street program on Fessenden, plus a proposed 70 foot uniform width, macadamized steps, and improved access, aims to stimulate northern city growth and urban progress.
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Fessenden Street
Thin Street
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co
Fe In
Willamette
Pascal Hill
Cook
H. KB. Collier
St. Johns
Fire at Oak Park Tests Chemical Engine on Wheels
The Oak Park blaze showed the chemical engine's value when mounted on four wheels allowing rapid access and protection of property valued in the thousands. Dr Mary MacLachlan bought a first class automobile to visit patients quickly, while investors show growing interest as Real estate remains brisk.
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Oak Park
Mary macLachlan
In &J. Jobus
Election preview outlines compromise ticket support
The piece describes broad support for a compromise slate in the impending mayoral and city offices race. It highlights incumbents re-nominated for mayor, recorder, city attorney, and council seats, plus independents H. Greene and A. T. Bolden challenging. It calls the ticket strong, united, and capable of guiding municipal affairs.
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H. Greene
A. T. Bolden
City Council Updates on Stafford Street Work and Dock Plans
The city council met in regular session on Monday with all members present. An ordinance to fix the price of crushed rock and to time payments was held over for minor changes. The bid by Thos Cochran for Stafford Street improvements was accepted and work will begin anew. An ordinance reestablishing the curb on Philadelphia Street passed. The council authorized the building committee to provide more water and enclose the table with railing in the council chamber. The recorder was directed to copy the council ferry bill for the records. The engineer was directed to collect the price of palatine ballast for the city dock.
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OR & N
Thos. Cochran
Stafford Street
Philadelphia Street
Cruahed Rock
Couch Ferry
Lechalanun
Connellman Dolin
Couneil
Davie
Erieal Fund
Ely
Palatine
Ety Dock
Pretty St Johns Rose Carnival Float Design
A design of the St Johns float for the Rose Carnival is in the J F Hendricks store window. It was created by the Carnival’s official designer and seen as a beauty but may change per citizen suggestions. The piece favors professional design over home talent, as no capable local designer has been found yet.
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St. Johns
J. F. Hendricks
A Few Hard Nuts for City Council to Crack
Six major issues confront the new city council including quarry and crusher operation to cut rock costs, paving and walkways with cement and crushed rock, widening a street to the river, gas franchise decisions, dock revenue leasing, and spurs for railroads. Additional street projects and routine city services must be managed despite no rockpile superintendent yet chosen. The county road franchise allows free rock transport by rail.
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Philadelphia Street
Foasenden Street
New City Dock
Kelly Butte
New Kelly Butte quarry named for county project
County commissioners choose Helen's Quarry as the label for a new county subsite on the Map of the United Railways just south of Linnton. A 60 day operation plan includes 10 workers clearing land and a 150 cord wood yield. A rock crusher and lumber for buildings ordered to start a rockpile with 80 to 60 workers, expanding as labor increases.
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T, Helen's
United Railways
Linnton
Kelly Butte
Ines Pant
Parnt Institution
Pleasant Fr enes at Stucker Home in French Block
Miss Grace Stucker entertained a group of young friends at her French Block home Friday evening. W HB Dyerlee won first prize in a guessing contest and A C Genter took the booby prize. Delicious refreshments were served and the guests left well cared for, with Mrs Stucker and Mr and Mrs A C Genter chaperoning.
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Grace Stucker
W. HB. Dyerlee
Prise
A. C. Genter
Mra
Stucker
A. C
Genter
Notable Recovery Claim in Local Notice
Norman Seales declares full recovery from serious Mines illness and plans to resume public mingling. The statement, reported in Wier Trom Arwona tw reli ven here, reflects optimism about return to community life after illness.
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Norman Seales
Oil Fields Reportedly Rich In Malheur County Prospects
A veteran geologist reports extensive oil and gas shows across the Malheur field in Ontario Vale and surrounding areas. He notes abundant evidence of oil gas in sands, hot springs near Vale, and gas wells ignitable at the spouts, with open prospects across 7680 acres and 500 discovery holes.
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Mathour
Oregon
Deaumont
Texas
Kerr River
California
Oklahoma
Walt
Pacific Coast
R. We Kamen
Pennsylvania
Mammoth
Ontario
Boyer
Hoyer Maya
Vale
County Court House
Local Couple Marry Amid Odd Wedding Parade
Local couple Muckioe and Slew Craen Katey wed Monday afternoon at Grace M Baptist Church. Guests from the community attended as a mishap with a backcoat prank distracted the crowd, the ceremony proceeding with friends and family cheering the couple as they begin married life.
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Muckioe
Craen Katey
Pueien
M.behurch
Portien
Roeldeute
Sory Tauoh
Wade
Henderson Ie
Unclear Weather Clash Prompts Mixed Climate Talk
Fragmentary text discusses weather and climate, mentioning named places and vague conditions. The passage reflects confusion over forecasts and general remarks about the season without clear facts or outcomes.
Ride for the improvement of Hi mond and Bout Hayes
A route will be opened next Tuesday night and, if the captraeie is awarded, work will proceed. The project will improve walks and be welcomed by pedestrians who use the thoroughfares regularly once finished.
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Himond
Bout Hayes
Botti
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