Rainier hosts third annual sweet pea show and Oregon notes
Oregon notes report Rainier held its third annual sweet pea show. Linn county has 18 branches of the Red Crow society. Albany opens a fruit juice plant press loganberries. Portland to hire a motorcycle cop to enforce speed laws. Southern Oregon chautauqua opens in Ashland with large crowd. Forest fires threaten timber in Columbia and Tillamook counties. Drownings near Estacada and a Silverton woman found dead in the Willamette. Coos Bay to host United Swedish Singers. Oregon National Guard mobilization planned. Pacific Coast Linen Mills organized in Portland. Horticulture professor investigates potato disease. Bend rod and gun club planned. Highway bids exceed $500,000. Supreme court appeals in Benson & Hyde cases. Powder valley irrigation permit applied for. Eastern Oregon swelters as wheat harvest nears. Astoria harbor night curfew for small craft. $400,000 state bonds for highway funds. Seaweed and mussels studied as food. Linn county dairymen face loss under new inspection law. Six steel steamers built for France. Grants Pass to host rural constable training.
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Progon State Pioneers
Portland
Yamhill County
Oregon
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Mabel
Senate
Marry Lane
Columbia County
Tillamook
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Evert
Estacada
Clackamas
Elise Widmer
Silverton
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Coos Bay
United Swedish Singers
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Oregon National Guard
Robert Booth
HR. A. Booth
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Pacific Coast Linen Mills
M. B. McKay
Oregon Agricultural College
Bend
State Highway Commission
Supreme Court
Benson & Hyde
A. C. Shaw
Powder Valley
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Lewis
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Hassel Ingle
A. N. Ingle
Astoria
Navy Department
Highway Commission
State Board of Control
University of Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Republic of France
Northwest Steel Company
Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation
Chamber of Commerce of
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State Industrial Accident Commission
Nnal
Jasper Howell
Avetin
Aawreill
Bert ‘Manning
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Eawanitl
Oregon & California Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Public Service Commission
Oregon & California Grant Lands
General Land Office
Attorney General
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State Game and Fish Commission
Hoo River
Herman Creek
Olentz
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Lane County
Oregon Electric Railroad
Béaulde
A. Skelton
United States Rubber Co
W. J. Ferdon
San Francisco
A. W. Allen
F Association
Glen D. Hart
Sawyer
Long Tam
C. FE
Stewart County Truit
Benton County
Long Tom
Highway work planned in Hood River county project
Oregon highway plans outline Hood River county work for the year while 323 industrial accidents were reported last week, including three fatal cases. Other items cover Oregon State Editorial association officers, forest fire warnings, railroad income, and proposed routes for the Pacific highway near Junction City and Eugene.
Beware of crippled peddlers yell in Kaneso
Authorities warn residents against suspicious peddlers described as crippled and yelling in the district of Kaneso. The notice claims enemy agents are spreading foul disease and urges vigilance and reporting of unusual behavior to local officials.
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Kaneso
Chattering Pests and City Quotes Narrow War News
The piece satirically critiques editorials and public chatter about wartime topics. It notes Oregon and Pendleton sentiment, weather records, and civic actions, while lampooning public discourse and media habits in 1917 era Weston and nearby towns. It references General Chang Haun, Walter Poteet, and local officials as context.
Odd Fellows See Hoss Race At Indian Celebration
West attendees at the Umatilla river near Cayupe station watched a half mile horse race between Hill Hall and Tom Shiall on a brown horse and Dick Pierce on a gray. The brown won by a neck amid a scene of Indian poker and betting as whites observed forbidden by law. A wrestling match featured Doc Heat defeating Al Carden at the Odd Fellows picnic.
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Umatilla
Cayupe Station
Hill Hall
Tom Shiall
Dick Pierce
Gray
Doc Heat
al Carden
Odd Fellows
Beathe Sues for Divorce in Oregon Case
Mrs Artie M Beathe of Basket Mountain sues C C Beathe for divorce alleging threats against her father W H Cave of Weston and her brother, plus abandonment in May with their 15 year old daughter. She seeks custody while Carter Smythe represents her.
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Artie M. Beathe
Basket Mountain
C. C. Beathe
Eaat Oregonian
W. H. Cave
Weston
Carter & Smythe
Church services and events at Brethren church July 22 1917
The Church of the Brethren lists Sunday July 22 1917 activities with time slots for Sunday school preaching mission study C W B Life of Christ and Bible study led by Elder OHN BONEWITZ. Pianos tuned and repaired by A W Lundell offering reasonable prices and guaranteed service.
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Church of the Brethren Order of Services
C. W
A.W. Lundell
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Regen
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Oregonian
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Seorius
Germany
Uncle Sam
Wallowa Lake
Sim Barnes
China
Hyman H. Cohen
Washington
Idaho
Kower
Sirnlly Et
Manance
Ohn Bonewitz, Elder
Wwe
Fan” Weston Milling Company
Alec Weston
Remus
Peoples Theatre
Athena
Jack London
Paramount Picture
Weston Meat Market
A.P. Perry
Weston Leader Shop
A. F. Sempert
Watts Building
P. T. Harbour
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Wattsburg, Wash
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Northwest
Weston Mercantile Company
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