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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat -Bluestem milling, $1.22H
@1.25; club, $1.1O; red Russian,
$1.OS; bluestem, shipping, $1.17H ;
valley, $1.10.
Oats-No. l white, $39@4O.
Barley-Feed, $31 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, Willamette valley,
$13@15; Eastern Oregon, $16@1S;
clover, $12@13; alfalfa, $14.5O@l5;
grain hay, $1S@14; cheat, $13.5O@
14.50; vetch, $13. 3.50@14.50.
Apples-65c@$2. so per box.
Potatoes-$1. .40@1.50 per hundred
sweet potatoes, 24@21Sc per pound.
Vegetables-Turnips, 81 per sack
carrots, 90c; parsnips, $1.50; beets,
$1.75; horseradish. 1Oc per pound; ar
tichokes, 75@90c per dozen; aspara-
gus, S@12hc per pound; beans, 25c;
cabbage, S@4c; cauliflower, $3.50;
celery, $4.75 per crate; lettuce, head,
85c per dozen; onions, 40@50c per
dozen; parsley, Soc per dozen; peas,
15c per pound; radishes, 35c per dozen
rhubarb, $1.75@2 per box; spinach,
S1@1.10.
Onions-Oregon, Sl.75 per hundred.
Butter-City creamery, extras, 32c
fancy outside creamery, S0@32c
store, 1S@20c. Butter fat prices aver.
age u cents per pound under regular
butter price.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 20@21c.
Poultry-Hens, 16@16hc; broilers,
24@25c; fryers, 1S@20c; roosters, old,
10@llc; young, 14@15c; ducks, 20@
22kc; geese, l0c; turkeys, 1S@19c
squads, $2.50@S.
veal-Extras, 10@l1c; ordinary, ia
Sc; heavy, sc.
Pork-Fancy, 9K@lOc; large. S@
SIC.
Hops-1909 contracts, 1O@101Sc
1908 crop, 7@7 1Sc; 1907 crop, S@4Hc
1906 crop. 1N@2c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, contracts, II
@lsc: valley, l6M17c; mohair, chioce
23@2Shc.
| Cattle Top steers, s5.25 a $50
fair to good, s4.75@5; common to me.
dium, So. 25@4.50; cows, top. $4.25
fair to good, sS.50@4; common to me
dium, s2.50@3.50; calves, top, $50
$50; heavy. $4,000; bulls and stays
fat, s3@3.5 common, S2@2.75.
Hogs-Best, s7.25@7.50 fair I,
good, s6.75@7; stockers, s5.50@6. so
China fats, S6.75.
Sheep-Top wethers. s5@5.75; fai
to good, 81. .50@4.75; ewes, &c less ol
all grades; lambs, top, $6.50@6. 70
fair to good, S6@6.5c.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
BIG IRRIGATION CONTRACT.
New York Capitalists to Water Large
Tract in Baker County.

Salem-The state land board has
made the most advantageous contract
looking to the reclamation of arid land
in the history of the state. The con-
tract was executed with o. P. Sinklen-
burg. representing Evans, Almirall
& Co., New York, and unless there is
some hitch in the proceedings will lead
to the reclamation of from 80, to
$4,000 acres of arid land in the lower
Powder river valley near Baker City.
Whether the contract is carried
through to fruition or not, there is no
chance for the state to lose. The New
York concern agrees to make topo-
graphic maps of land in the Powder
river valley to locate all necessary
canal lines and prepare plans and spe-
cifcations and estimates of cost of con-
structing great irrigation system in
volving storage in the Thief valley res
ervoir site.
The maps, specifications and esti-
mates are to be submitted to State
Engineer Lewis inside of six months.
One thousand dollars in cash has been
deposited with the state board pending
the execution and delivery to the state
within 80 days of S., bond.
Upon completion of the estimates the
board agrees to consider the application
of the Powder river lands under the
Carey act. If the demands of the COM
pany are reasonable, the board will en-
ter into contract with the concern
which will be required to put up bono
of per cent of the lien allowed to
guarantee the completion of the con.
tract. Reasonableness with respect te
the lien is defined to be profit of moi
to exceed 500 per acre, above the esti
mated cost as approved by the state
engineer, and in no event to exceed
$61 per acre.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
FOR CHILD PROTECTION.
Great Britain Puts Law Into Force to
Correct Many Evils.

Correct Many Evils.
London, April What is termed
the "children's charter" became effect
i've in Great Britain today. The law
is source of keen satisfaction to all
classes of society. "Baby farming"
is subjected to strict supervision, and
no child may be kept on premises that
are overcrowded, dangerous or unsani-
tary. Foster parents found to be neg
ligent, ignorant, drunken, immoral or
criminal will be deprived of their
charges.
Insurance companies are forbidden
to insure the life of a nursing child,
and any person convicted of cruelty re-
sulting in the death of child in which
the person is financially interested may
be fined 200 pounds Isl, ,0OO) with five
years penal servitude. Severe punish
ment is provided for death by overl y
ing while the parents are under the in
fluence of drink.
Children under Z years may not be
left in room containing an open fire
insufficiently protected. Begging OF
receiving aims on the streets and juve-
nile smoking are suppressed. Police.
men must confscate cigarettes ano
cigarette papers found in the posses
sion of persons under 16 years of age,
and tobacconists selling such property
to them are liable to a fine.
Throughout the country the authori
ties are busy arranging to enforce the
law.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Money in 2-cent Fares.

jefferson, City, Mo-, April 3.-Two-
cent fares have earned more money for
the railroads than the three-cent rates
DID, according to statement made by
Attorney General Elliott Major, of
Missouri, who is on record TODAY as
favoring the lower figures. Major de-
clared that if the railroad carried out
their announced plan of putting into
effect on April 10 the three-cent fare.
the Missouri legislature would receive.
on April IL, bill compelling the cor
porations to publish itemized state
ments of their receipts.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
CONvICTS SEE DAYLIGHT.
Georgia Abolishes Lease System, to
Their uoY.

Atlanta, Ca, April AT sunrise
today Georgia shook off the last rag of
her convict lease system. The 1000
human beings were led from the mines,
choking kilns and damp factories into
the sunlight, from the control of harsh
and often brutal taskmasters into the
service of the state. Georgia has no
state penitentiary. For years her con-
victs have been sold to those who
would buy.
The prisoners, most of them negroes,
now will work on the public roads.
Though shackled and ironed, the con-
victs greeted the change with shouts
of joy. Negro preachers were at most
of the stockades and led the blacks in
the impromptu praise services. Some
convicts wept at leaving scenes which
had been part of their daily life for
years.
The new system, it is believed, will
not only improve the health of the con-
victs, but will assure Georgia the finest
turnpikes in the South.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
FIRE AT FIT. WORTH.
Large Section of 1exas City Burned
and Thousands Homeless.

and Thousands Homeless.
Fort Worth, Tex, April Start
ing in barn, presumably from a care
lessly thrown cigarette, fire Saturday
afternoon destroyed property in the
southern portion of Fort Worth conser-
vatively valued at $2,500,000, caused
the death of one person, ]. j. Newton,
of Krum, Tex, and rendered several
thousand persons homeless.
The fire originated at Jennings aven-
ue and Peter Smith street, in the CEN
ter of fashionable residence district,
and, famed by stiff wind, was be-
yond control in 15 minutes. Spreading
to the south, it burned its way through
32 blocks and continued until it had
swept through the yards of the Texas
& Pacific railroad, burning the railroad
buildings and large amount of rolling
stock, where the fire practically burned
itself out.
Three church buildings, the Broad
way Baptist and Presbyterian and the
Swedish chapel, were among the build
ings burned, as was the Presbyterian
sanitarium. The patients of the latter
institution were all removed in safety.
The Texas & Pacific railroad suffered
the largest Individual loss. Fourteen
locomotives We're reduced to twisted
masses of steel and iron and several
hundred boxcars, besides the round
house and other buildings of the road
were destroyed.
The Texas & Pacific estimates the
loss to the road at $160, 900, while the
damage to the church property is esti-
mated at 5000, 900.
The fire swept area was patrolled by
armed guards to prevent looting, while
the owners of the burned buildings
gathered what they could of their
household effects and sought shelter
for the night wherever it could be
found. The livestock building and au-
ditorium at the fair grounds provided a
temporary abode for many, while
others slept in vacant houses or accept
ed the hospitality of Dallas and nearby
cities.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
FORTS BASE is SINKING,
Artillery Officers Alarmed at Condi-
tons at Fort Stevens.

Fort Stevens, Or, April 3.-Recent
surveys have made it apparent that
land adjoining Battery Russell, the
most modern and best equipped battery
at Fort Stevens, in fact, on this coast,
is rapidly sinking. In places it is at
least one foot lower than formerly.
Various hypotheses.are advanced to
account for this unusual occurrence.
Some advance the theory that earth
quakes, so prevalent on this coast, are
the active cause; others, that the land
on which this battery is located, being
OF such swampy nature, sinks from
the enormous pressure exerted by such
unusual weight. The cost of this bat
terry approximates S1,5OO, 900; hence
considerable interest and some alarm
are manifested as to the ultimate out
come of most unusual condition.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
FARM SELLS FOR $4,000,
lafollette Orchard on Snake River
Sold to lewiston Firm.

Spokane, Wash, April 3.-w. L.
Lafollette, "the fruit king" of Wawa-
wal, has given an option on his fruit
farm at Wawawai, IA miles south of
Pullman, on the Snake river. The con-
slderation is placed at $95, 900. White
Bros. & Crum, of Lewiston, Idaho,
fruit buyers and shippers, are the pur-
chasers. They have made a payment
to hold the option.
The land consists of about $50 acres.
OF OF which ESQ acres are in bearing fruit.
This is the largest fruit orchard on
Snake river, and one of the largest in
the Inland Empire. Shipments from
this orchard run from so to 100 car
loads annually.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
AHEAD OF STEEL TRUST.
Independent Steel Men Pay $50, ,ooo,-
for Coal Land.

Pittsburg,. April 2. - Anticipating
the United States Steel corporation,
which, it is said, had been intending
to procure the property, a deal was
closed today by independent steel con-
Germs for 100, 900 acres of Pittsburg
coking coal land lying in Greene, Fay
cite and Washington counties, Penn
sylvania, at cost of $50, 900, 900.
The property was held by ]. V. Thomp-
son, of Uniontown, Pa, and associ-
ates.
The sale was made to holding COM
pany, representing, it is said, every
important independent steel company
in the country except Jones & Laugh
Inns, of Pittsburg, who are said not to
be interested in the deal. Charles M.
Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel COM
pany, is said to be at the head of the
new concern and it is rumored that
John W. Gates was behind the deal.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Run Trackless Trolley.

santa Barbara, CAL, April 3.-The
racifc Improvement company petition
eo the city council tonight for the right
10 construct power line to the Hope
ranch, four miles west of the city. The
company announced its intention of in
staiiing "trackless trolley" system
on the ranch. This is new Australian
invention, never before tried in Amer
lea. An overhead wire supplies power
70 motor, the same as with other
trolley cars, but the cars use no track.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
American Rule All Over.

Havana, April 2.-The last emblem
of American domination over Cuba dis
appeared at noon today when the gar
rision flag at Camp Columbia fluttered
down the pole and was replaced mo-
ment later by the lone star red banner
of the Cuban republic. The ceremon-
les took place in the presence of the
garrison of Camp Columbia, consisting
of two battalions of the Twenty-sev.
enth infantry and three companies of
engineers and one battalion of Cubans.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
c. p, r, Officials Adamant.

Winnipeg, April 2.-Officials of the
Canadian Pacific railroad told the
roads mechanics at conference today
that they would insist on a separate
schedule for the east and west divis-
ions of the road. The firemen Joined
the mechanics at the conference. Talk
of the possibility of strike is heard
on all sides. 1t is expected that the
miners will quit tomorrow. Today all
all the miners had holiday celebrat-
ing their eight-hour day anniversary.
1t is expected that 1000 men will 90
out at Lethbridge, Alberta, in the
morning.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Methuselah Dead a, ,ooo

New York, April 3.-Methuselah
died here today at his home in the
Bronx zoo. He was 1000 years old.
his death is ascribed to ills incidental
70 OLD age. Methuselah. also known
as Rameses ii, was toad which was
discovered in a rock pocket in a mine
ooo feet below the surface at Butte,
mont, two years ago. His age was
carefully computed by the biologists
and geologists.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
"varmints" Going Rapidly

Rosehurg-The records in the office
of the Douglas county clerk show that
the wild animals, such as cougar, pam
ther, coyotes, wolves and wild cats,
are being exterminated at rapid rate
in this county. Numerous trappers
have been spending the winter at
Peel, and other mountain towns, catch
ing the animals, and in most cases the
trappers have made good thing finan-
cially of their winters work besides
killing the animals.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
School Funds Apportioned.

Albany-Superintendent jackson, of
Linn county, has. completed the appor-
tionment of school funds for April.
The Albany district receives s5.444,
the largest amount Of any district in
the county. Lebanon comes next, re-
ceiving S1,99S. The per capita is
S4. 40 for each child, and S5 for each
teacher attending the annual institute.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Wants Gun From Battleship.

Pendleton-The city, the commercial
organization and the local organizations
of the G. A. R. and Spanish War vet
Grams are cooperating in an effort to
secure for this city one of the cannon
being removed from the battleship Ore
gon. A telegram signed by the heads
of these organizations was sent to the
Oregon delegation and formal applica-
tion will also be made to the War de
partment. The cost of transporting
the gun, if secured, from the navy yard
to this city will be borne by public
subscription.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Strawberry Outlook Good.

Roseburg-The Douglas county fruit
growers are making special effort
this season to break all previous re-
cords for early strawberries. There is
great rivalry between this section and
the growers of Riddle, and several of
the most enthusiastic growers are 60
ing to make an extra effort this season
to see who can have the first shipment
of ripe Strawberries to the Portland
markets. Prospects for big crops are
good.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
High Cattle Prices.

Burns-Large cattle sales are report
ed daily. Buyers, local as we'll as out
side people, are buying all grades of
cattle and paying better prices than
have been paid for long time. Many
stockmen are selling their entire herds.
The Pacific Livestock company is buy
ing for home range and for outside peo-
pie to ship to other feeding grounds.
Interior Oregon is experiencing an era
of prosperity, the like of which has
never been before. Horses, sheep and
cattle are at top prices and growers
are jubilant.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
seventeen Year Case Settled.

Albany-The final account in the es-
tate of Richard C. Finley has just been
probated here. The case has been run
ming for the past n years and could not
be settled until the death of Mrs. Fin
ley. The estate comprises several
thousand acres Of land, located in this
county; also some realty in Crawfords-
Vile.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Carries Long Petition.

Ontario-Walter Griffiths will leave
for Washington in day or two to put
the petition of the landholders under
the Malheur project before the Re-
clamation department. He will take
with him petitions of over 80 per cent
of landholders under the project or ap-
proximately involving 100000 acres
of land. With the signing up of the
land companies the success of Mr..
Griffith's mission seems almost as
sured.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Rsxes Faces Revolution.

Willemstad, April 5.-Rumors have
reached here Of a revolutionary out
break against the administration Of
President Reyes, of Columbia, in the
vicinity of Rio Hacha, seaport on the
caribbean.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Texas Negro lynched. !.

Waco, Tex. April because he
was accused of writing an insulting
letter to the wife of young farmer
near Dawson, Joe Reddy, a negro 20
years of age, was hanged yesterday by
q mob Of 800 men.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
oregon STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
BIG FUND FOR UMATILLA.
Plan to Raise $4,000 FOR Publicity
is Adopted.

Plan to Raise $4,000 FOR Publicity
is Adopted.
Pendleton-Business men from all
parts of the county, with the excep-
tion of the east end, met in Pendleton
recently to form a county publicity
bureau and partake of a banquet pre-
pared by the Pendleton Commercial
association. Arrangements were made
for raising $4,000 to carry on the
work of the bureau for year. This
is to include the salary of secretary,
who is to conduct press bureau SINH
lar to those used in exploiting exposi-
tions.
Half of this sum is to be raised in
Pendleton and half in the county out
side. A certain portion is to be allot-
ted to each section, and committees
were appointed to see that the asses
ments are raised.
Enthusiasm prevailed and there is no
doubt the desired amounts will be
raised in the 10 days allowed. 1t was
practically decided to discontinue the
promiscuous sending out of pamphlets
and to spend more money in newspaper
advertising and the expenses of pub
licity agent. who will take care of in
quiries, sending information and per-
sonal letters when requested.
Frank L. Merrick, of Portland, who
has been connected with the publicity
departments of the Portland and Seat
tie fairs, is being considered for pub.
licity agent. He was present at the
meeting.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1909-04-07
Uncle Sam to Aid Crater Road.

Notwithstanding to letters re-
ceived by Will G. Steel, the Crater
Lake road enthusiast, the government
will send as soon as the Crater Lake
road commission is appointed by the
governor, engineers from the Depart
ment of Agriculture to take charge of
the construction of the boulevard to the
lake. These men will be in the employ
of the United States, the only expense
to the commission being the livery
service to enable the men to be in the
field. Their other expenses will be
paid by the department as we'll as their
salaries.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-10

Extraordinary conduct on the part Of
two mon upon seeing the body of n
woman I'm the water Wns disclosed Mt
nm inquest held at the Victory inn on
the Hogs Back Surrey. 4 farm labor,
or named Sidney Smith missed hls
mother on" morning and on searching
found her lying face upward in n road
SIDE pond He ran on, md another Ia.
borer named Matthews. who pissed
the pond, MISC ran away. neither tnak-
ing my effort 90 pull her out Nj?
thcw5 told the coroner he did not do
so, as he did not know r. he would be
doing right
The Coroncr-Thc poor creature
might hrvc not been dead AZ that time
You could easily have got her ont. I
suppose?
Il Should have had 10 go NJ 10 my
knees fin the water. london Mall.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-10
SOUNDING OF THE CLuIs.
The Intellinent Cnnanr-

Some years ago young man Of st
Petersburg. Ivan Fedowski, qunrrcled
with his sweetheart md then took his
grief out of the country. About year
after he wrote TO the girl asking her TO
make up" and telling her II she for.
gave him to insert a personal 10 that
effect I'm st. Petersburg paper not
Eater than certain date. The girl was
repcntant. too. and she promptly got
the personal" ready, and all would
have been we'll had It not been for the
lynx eyed c'lnsar, who believed It 10 be
some sort OF nihnist message andre
fused 10 allow its publication. After
awhile, however, the, stern official was
convinced that the personal" was
harmless. and It wns printed four days
late. II was little while after when
the girl received word that her lover.
having failed 10 sec tho message en-
print on the day he had sct, had shot
himself two days before It saw the
light.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-10
Goldnn Hnr,orhn.n

Roman writer's inform us that Com.
modus cnuscd The hoofs ~ hi. horse 10
30 E'Icod. Nero when ne undertook
short Journeys was always drnp .p bv
mules that had silver shoes and thooo
'f DIS wife. poppaco. had shoes OF
gold From Iussago in "D'o Cagsiu.'
'H.ro IS rc'ean 90 think Tint The upper
o1r- ONLY was foFmod NJ thos" noble
h'.a.s ~ That thcy wore perhaps plat
'd out ~ thiu slips WHOM Bonifncc.
.rIH.t ~ Tuscany ono ~ The richest
princes ~ h.a time. wont 20 Bontrix,
''-H tho car lOee bic Whole train
VoH 'oa,1Ifoont'y decorated TINT
a.7 horses were ehof with FLYER rhc
v~r" even ~ tHo auo mofrI.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-10

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