The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-06
OREGON BRIEFLETS

IOI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TcpOItS are noM
coming in from the Oregon hop yards
and unless there is improvement
soon Oregon may not have over half
crop.
Portland-The recall is to be in
voked against all the holdover mem
bers Of the council who voted for the
Portland Railway Light & Power
Company's franchise at the last
council meeting
Albany-Albany's big tabernacle
is completed and in readiness for
the six weeks revival services which
will open May T. The building will
seat $500 people and will have
platform 80 by 80 feet for the speak
er and big chorus choir
Portland-Before he could reach
drowning girl whom he had
jumped into the river to save, Mer-
ril Lindsey, aged "a, sank in the
waters of the Willamette Saturday
night and was drowned. Gladys
Jacobsen, aged nine, whom he tried
to help met death at the same time.
Salem-Governor Benson has re-
appointed the following members Of
the state board of optometry, upon
the recommendation Of the State OPP
teal Association: E. 0. Mattern,
Portland, one year; Herman Barr.
Salem, two years: C. ". Lowe, Eu-
gene, three years.
Portland-Senator Bourne hopes
to secure the establishment OF mail
service between Portland and Eu-
reka, Cal, by steamer Officials of
the postoffice department are going
into the matter and say they are dis
posed to grant the request II condt-
tons make 1t possible.
Lebanon-Lebanon Will hold
strawberry fair in June, which, II 1t
proves successful. will become an an
nual event. The Lebanon Business
Mems League recently adopted the
strawberry as an emblem for its
booster" literature, and In view Of
this fact an annual strawberry fair
will be very apropos.
La Grande-The La Grande water
system is being put on the meter
basis and hereafter fat rates will be
abandoned. Since the installation Of
the system people have been allowed
to use all the water they wanted at
a certain rate per month. The abuse
of the system has caused the install
lation OF meters,
Salem. H. Alderman. state SUI
perintendent of schools and director
OF the National Educational Assocla-
ton for Oregon has issued circular
letter to the teachers Of Oregon, re-
lating to the annual convention Of
the association, which convenes in
Denver, July 5, and holds four days.
IN which he states that the railway
lines have made reduced round-trip
fares which will be in effect on July
first.
Albany--Local merchants are now
forced to adopt the almost unprece-
denied expediens for shipping out
side potatoes here for consumption
In the local market. Practically ali
OF the potatoes of Linn county have
been sold and shipped and the small
supply now in Albany is being care
fully held by the purchasers. Pota-
toes are now selling at 81 to s120
bushel.
Central Point--Fruit men Of this
section are indignant over reports
circulated to the effect that the crops
In many of the orchards in this juris-
diction are totally ruined. These
gentlemen declare emphatically that
the story is without foundation, and
that It has had the effect of damag-
ing their properties in the most i'm
portant section of the Rogue river
valley.
Milton-Word has been received
from H. S. Shangle, financial secre-
tary of Columbia College, who is now
In the East representing the claims
of the Milton College before the edu-
cational board of the NJ. E. church.
South, in session in Richmond, Va.
that his plea for $4,000 appro-
priation for the Milton school had
been passed upon favorably and this
amount given. This now makes the
total subscription toward greater
Columbia College $4,000.
Salem-The supreme court has de-
creed that the standard of examina
lions for admission to the bar in
this state shall be raised and here
after candidates will be required to
answer all questions regardless OF
how long the examination may take. |
There will be an examination held In |
Salem June s, and the prospects are
that a large class will be examined