Weston and surrounding towns in wartime notices and events
A West on and area notices travelers and residents with many names. Milestones include military draft registration for Umatilla County men age twenty one since June 5 1918 due August 24 and a parade of visits from Miss Grace Ray to Camp Lewis. Local farming yields and cattle sales also feature amid weather and bank window accident at Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
T. J. Ray
Weston
Lulu Shields
Vancouver
B.C
Grace Ray
Seattle
Joss Ray
Missoula
Montana
Carl Ray
Camp Lewis
Pust
Lee Ray
Umatilla
Open season declared for Chinese pheasants in Oregon
September 1 sunrise to September 7 sunset permits required from the state warden five bird bag limit issued where licenses sold effective during the first seven days of September farmers may shoot on own property without a license but with a permit George Tonkin district game warden notes enforceable laws prohibit shooting from railroads or public roads and hunting dogs or guns on cultivated land without owner permission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tonkin
Athena
Weston
Oregon
McCormick Harvest Machines Gain Ground in Inland Empire
Prosperous conditions in the West End show cashy elements completed by owners. McCormick combines prove adaptable and efficient on sidehills, solving small farmer harvesting problems. Eleven potential buyers have spoken with Mr. Rogers for next season, with large farmers preferring several units over big combines. Gus Jeschke, an International Harvester expert, assists Rogers and Nesbitt, while other dealers seek his services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westen
Walla Walla
Rogers
George Nesbitt
Gustav Jeschke
International Vester Company
McCormick
Inland Empire
Gus
Chance Rogers
Europe
South America
Weston Man Jose Reeves Dies After Long Illness
Jose Reeves a longtime Weston resident born in 1824 in Tennessee died after a long illness at his home. He served in the Confederate army, lived in Oregon for 40 years, and is survived by his second wife, two sons, two daughters, twenty-one grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church. Barley crops across the area show poor yields due to cool nights and other factors, with some districts reporting very low yields despite fair quality grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Reeves
Weston
Mr. Reeves
Tennessee
Missouri
Oregon
Ukiah
Janes Reeves
Ollie Reeves
Camp Purdy
Arizona
Mary E. Miller
Salem
Xantippe Fennimore
Canyon
Washington
Reeves
Model 90 Shows Low Upkeep from Overland Car
A dealer letter from A J Riding of Mound City Illinois touts the Overland Model 90. It cites fifteen months of delivery service with upkeep under two dollars, seven tire sets, sixty three trips from Hazen Arkansas to Hot Springs Arkansas, and calls the car the most powerful hill climbing vehicle in the county. DR L KENNARD, Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland Automobile Company
St Louis
A. J. Riding
Mound City
Ilinois
Hazen
Ark
L. Kennard
Prince George of Saxony Named King of Lithuania
The Kaiser’s approval of Prince George of Saxony as Lithuania’s king is announced, with dismissal of whether Lithuanians accept the decision as relevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George of Saxony
Lithuania
Unclear OCR Fragment Prompts Reading Difficulties
Fragmentary text mentions explosives and threats but is unreadable. No clear event, names, or locations are established to identify the subject or outcome.
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J. H. Williams
Mortimer Cannon
Milton
W. H. Musselman
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Freewater
Lucy DeMand
Dayton, Wash
J. F. Snider
Loren Maybee
Weston Bay
Uncle Sam
E. E. Zehm
Spokane
Harris
Ralph Kinnear
Couse Creek
H. F. Fanning
Saskatchewan
Uplands
Joe Hodgson
Lester
Jim
Bob Proudfit
John Marvin Price
Earl Lieuallen
Epee
Aes
Salmon River
Henry Barrett
Blue Mountain
Nelson
Jake Narkaus
J. W. Toner
Sim J. Culley
Combine
Mr. Calley
Sam Pambrun
Farmers Bank of Weston
Miss Pambrun
C. F. Bulfinch
Marjorie
Leonard Bulfinch
Bulnfich
Wasco
H. A. Walkers
Lewis
Poe
Pine Creek
G. W. Sprague
Camas
Wash
Frank Hilde
Willamette Cimares
Hermiston
Herald
George Struhm
A.E. Anderson & CO
de Talipring
Chicago
R. L. Reynaud
Seweeel
McCormicks
Dayton
Tukannon
Riveerin
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Our Grocery
Weston Mercantile Co
D Swift
SWS CO
A. Peterson
Peterson & Bishop Lawyers
Pendleton
Proewater
P. T. Harbour
J. C. Baddeley
Athens, Oregon
Homer I. Watts
Sreerpeechall State and
Kederadwarts
Athena, Oreoun
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