Weston News Briefs A jamboree of local and visiting residents
Pendleton visitors attend funerals and visits. Elgin and Freewater figures join in Red Cross efforts. Wheat yields vary from 25 to 35 bushels in local fields. new wheat shipments bound for The Dalles and Seattle. Sidney Murphy trains in California for aerial service. Jack Calder enlists in Portland. John English surveys Nevada. Weston families relocate for farming and Red Cross service continues.
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Merritt A. Baker
Weston
Gilbert
Salt Lake City
Dalles
Seattle
Sidney Murphy
Mather
California
Sidney
Pei
J. H. Ridenour
Jack Calder
Portland
Grand Army Encampment to Held in Portland in August
The National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will meet in Portland August 19 to 24 the first in the Pacific Northwest. Thousands from Washington Idaho and Oregon are expected to attend to honor veterans and celebrate old soldiers from 1861 65. Tickets at one cent per mile require certificates from local G ARL post commanders. A grand parade is set for August 20 with few remaining veterans from Weston and Milton posts likely to attend.
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Northwest
Grand Army of the Republic
Portland
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
France
Grand Army
Woman's Relief Corps
G. Alr
Weston
Milton Post
W. H. Bailey
Baker County Irrigation Projects Approved for Two Reservoirs
Baker County engineer Lewis approves F A Phillipps and others for creating Verse Lake and Echo Lake reservoirs on West Eagle creek. They seek to store water and divert Goone and Weatagle creeks for irrigation of 2321 acres near Keating. Project includes two small reservoirs at about 7000 dollars and a distribution system around 146000 dollars with about 20 miles of main canals.
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Braze
Lewis
F. A. Phillipps
Traverse Lake
Echo Lake
Baker County
West Eagle Creek
Goone Creek
Weatagle Creek
Keating
Books for Weston Readers at Weston Library
Weston Library receives standard works for reading courses including Pride and Prejudice by Austen and The Last of the Mohicans by Cooper. Other titles listed are What Can Literature Do For Me by Smith and Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bae Tem
Weston Library
Jane Aus
Wungle Hawk — Kipling
Last
The
Mohicans
Cooper
Lorna Doone — Blackmarn
George Elliott
Smith
United States Commissioner of Education
Round Up a Red Cross Benefit at Pendleton
Pendleton plans its annual Round Up on September 19 to 21 with the show produced as a welfare effort. Directors decided all profits will go to the Umatilla County American Red Cross after deducting annual costs and the chapter approved the plan in a formal resolution.
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Pentleton
Ore
Penileton
Umatilla County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
German Line Holds North of Oureq River On Aisne Front
The German line remained north of the Oureq river and Fereen Tardenois as French troops entered German supply bases. Allied flanks tighten, pushing the front along Soissons and St The line shows German retreat continues with edge of the front ground down near Fereen Tardenois.
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Aisne-Marne
Oureq River
Fereen-Tardenois
Soissons-Stheims Fallent
Mallent
Fereen Tardenois
Nesta
Community Faire Promotes Boy Scouts Industrial Club Work
August and September events in Douglas county towns including Elkton Smith River Drain Annauf Scotts Valley Yournlia Umpqua Sutherlin Wilbur Roseburg Glide Ten Mile Myrtle Creek Riddle Onnyonythe Glendale aim to support industrial club workers. The effort emphasizes conserving food and promoting a stronger food program.
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Boyw
Douglas County
Elkton
Smith River
Drain
Annauf
Scotts Valley
Yournlia
Umpqua
Sutherlin
Wilbur
Roseburg
Glide
Ten Mile
Myrtle Creek
Riddle
Onnyonythe
Glendale
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Zehm
Robert Wheeler
Pendleton
1. Dawson
Elgin
Delia Winn
Charles Cole
Mr. Cole
O. T. Douglas
J. A. Liewallen
Heppner
Earl
Walla Walla
National
James Kirkpatrick
Weston Leader
New York Herald
F.C. Greer
Helix
Minnie Walker
C. H. Nelson
J. H. McFarland
Buhl
Henry Duran
Eugene
Token Field
Graham
Herman
Orneaeus
Patra
Walter
Newt O'Harra
Home Guard
Freewater
Newt
W. Fehr
Grande Ronde Valley
Little Dry Creek
Fehr
George Ott
E. W. Fehr
Pendleee
George Phillips
George
Fred
Oregon Hills
Jobn R
Nevada
John
Winnemucca
Nev
Humboldt Star
Sehwarts Ranch
Kaine Morrison
W. J. Morrison
Oregon Journal of Tuesday
Edna Morrison
Fred G. Schilke
la Grande
New York
Morrison
Red Crowes
Geer Springs
Jess Gordon
Athena
Rockland
Westonites
J.C
Paul Bulfinch
Athena Press
Will Read
Son Welton
Bingham Springs
Read
R. Proudfit
Mary
Satus, Wash
G. A
Baker County Irrigation
Weston Readers
Kingsley
Grandissines Cable
William Dean Howells
Richard Feveral
Mer
Her
Weston Mercantile Co
Peterson G
Bishoop
Peterson & Bishop Lawyers
Freewater, Ur
T. Harbour
J. C. Baddeley
HFS
Homer I. Watts
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