Branka Bench Year Dead Ox Flat Recounts Nebraska to Oregon
The writer describes the Branka Bench area from Nebraska toward Oregon along the Snake River. Dry weather, dust, and crossing the river hampered farming, but places are improving with cultivation, and over seven hundred acres of small grain are reported. Fall grain looks fine and spring grain is thriving. land once dismissed as property flat shows potential with better management. Success to the Signal.
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Nebraska
Oregon
Weiser
County court urged on Malheur bridge choice
Malheur County newspaper urges Dead Ox Flat residents to decide funding for a Malheur river bridge or a Snake River crossing. The editorial argues the people should determine the bridge location and funding, proposing 3000 dollars for whichever option the community prefers and questioning spending if locals won’t use it.
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Malheur
Dead Ox Flat
Malheur Bridge
Snake River
Snake River Bridge
Fine Eo bulls for sale and new goods at Morria Sommers
May 17 near Hawthorn's addition plans and sale offers. Miller opens a new line of goods two doors from Sommercamp's store with half price on some items. Genny Snow, R C McKinney advertise loans and photos, urging trust in reliable service and fresh news from Weekly Signal.
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Men Nou
Genny Snow
Miller
Morria Sommers
Aji Grate
Sommercamp
Bea
Fifty One Hundred in Bullion From Black Lake Mine
Washington County mining delivers first nine day return from Black Lake cyanide mill. Ford brothers with Salters Platzs and eastern investors oversaw roads tunnels houses and mills. First trial clean up yielded 5100 in gold. daily output 566 if sustained, mint shipped bullion, signaling steady growth for mining prospects.
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Washington County
Ford Brothers
Salter's
Platz’s
Black Lake
Weiser
Building Boom Begins in Weiser
Weiser reports a flowering building boom as streets fill with houses moved to make way for new brick structures. Rock is hauled for a 30 by 100 foot Ayers brick foundation, with brick laying planned in two weeks after Gordons kiln opens. B Phettiplace drafts a 4 story structure adjoining the I O O F Hall, to house business on the ground floor and living quarters above, plus two front offices. A 2 story brick building is planned beside Cordelle’s furniture store on the former Fosselman site, with the old telephone office potentially expanded.
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Ayers
Gordons First
I. Lo. O
Cordelle
Fosselman
Real Estate Sales Reported by Gooding & Foscelman
Real estate sales list by Gooding and Foscelman shows Cora E Kline purchasing 10 acres of the B I Straw tract for 750 dollars. Aston J Mow acquired 20 acres of the A Noble tract for 8775 dollars. D Creigler, G J Hilier, and Egbert Waldo bought a lot each in the Watlington addition.
Bryan on Good Roads at St Louis Convention
Wim J Bryan spoke at the St Louis Good Roads Convention endorsing permanent road improvement. He argued expenditures are just for country residents, beneficial for nonresidents, and essential to align country life with city comforts.
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St. Louis
Wim. J. Bryan
A Good Find on Rapid River
Prospecting on Rapid River near West Fork yields a rich gold and copper bearing fissure vein. The Gold Bug group of claims, led by Frank Irwin, covers multiple sites with deep tunneling potential and ample water power for milling. Irwin, after years of search, reports strong surface showings and plans summer development along 150 feet of vein.
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Rapid River
West Fork
Frank Irwin
Lrwie
Gold Bug Group
Irwin
Mr. Irwin
Cory
Meadows Eagle
Black Lake
Paradise Flat
Wm Rhea
Weiser
Rhea
Death of J. K McCulley Saloon Hotel Proprietor
J K McCulley, proprietor of a saloon and hotel at Grouse creek mouth, 12 miles SW of Warren, arrived aboard the Overland, grew ill after months away sailing, sought treatment in Council, worsened and died Sunday evening. Personal effects included $128,180 in cash and checks and a gold watch with photos of two little girls. no identification of the girls or relatives was found. The body was buried at Keseler cemetery Monday at 2 o'clock.
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J. KE. McCulley
Grouse Creek
Warren
Overland
M. W. Addington
Keseler
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Branka
BUR Gazette
Oregon County
Hawthorn
Leity
R. C. McKinney
Marsh
Rides &¢ Dickerson Shearing Plane
Gibbs & Dickerson
Sage Creek
D. Marsh
Ashton
Phettiplace
Ture
I. O. O. F. Hall
Bill Bryan
J. K McCulley
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