Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-14

IN charge OF the auditing branch.
The Nasco County Poultry Asso-
citation is making preparations &c
hold its second annual poultry show
at The Dalles January 2l, 22 aud 23.
Representative S. A. Hughes. of
Marion county. will propose an
amendment to the state constitution
at the next legislative session proyid.
ing for tax exemption OF $500.
The Albany Socialist Local has
adopted resolutions bitterly con.
demning the decision of Commission.
er Foote, of Chicago. in the Chris.
tian Rudowitz case.
The fruitgrowers of Salem are go.
Ing to organize fruitgrowers' union
on the plan of the Puyallup organt.
cation. The union will handle fresh
fruits and probably operate a cooler
Senator c. w. Fulton expects to
include in the omnibus claims bill an
appropriation of 100000 that the
court of claims has decided is due
Oregon for equipping troops during
the Civil War.
Grants Pass win soon have COM
peting telephone system, a new COM
pany having Incorporated with a cap-
ital of $4,000. 1t will ask for a
franchise from the city and county
for an up-to-date telephone system.
The First Presbyterian Church of
Corvallis have decided to erect a new
edifice to cost from $4,000 to $25,-
OOO. The church building now used
by the Presbyterian church was built
In 1856
Improvements of a public nature,
including new residences, water
works and sidewalks in La Grande
for 1908 came close to the $1,000
600 mark. The coming year will see
an expenditure of 100000 for irri-
cation alone.
One day after they conceived a ca
reer of highway robbery, AL Miller
and Charles Braun, young men un-
der 25 years, were sent to the peni-
tentiary They held up a Portland
street-car and secured few dollars
from the conductor.
Roseburg will pay the heaviest
tax In its history for 1909. This will
be from 80 to 35 mills. The alb
sence of the saloons, which have
heretofore contributed several thou
9and dollars to the city, is one of
the reasons for the heavy city tax.
BY the arrest of two boys peddling
knives in Portland, a recent robbery
at Scio, Linn county, has been un-
covered and George Brown, Scio
printer, is in the Linn county jail
awaiting prosecution on a burglary
charge.
Judge Bronaugh, of the state cir
cult court at Portland. Saturday sem
fenced James A. Finch, convicted of
the murder of Ralph B. Fisher. late
prosecutor for the Oregon Bar Asso-
ciation, to be hanged February s.
Finch displayed little emotion while
the sentence was being passed.
Fifteen hundred dollars for an
acre for IL acres is the record price
for Rogue River Valley orchard
lands. The IL acres are set to New
town and Spitzenberg apple trees. 10
years old, and from this particular
tract was harvested In 1907 crop
OF apples which netted the owner
$6336.
Multnomah County Commissioners
and County Court have decided to
erect modern courthouse. An
nouncement has been made that as
soon as a levy can be made the prem
arations for construction work on n
steel building to cost 100000 will
be undertaken
notwithstanding no briefs have
been filed by attorneys on either side
OF the Hembree murder case, the su-
preme court has set case for hear
Ing on January IA. Under the pres
ent rules of the court criminal cases
will be set for trial without deav
when the prescribed time has expired
unless the attorneys secure an extern
sion of time to file briefs,
Four thousand acres of first class
agricultural land are to be settled
prior TO the opening OF spring by
practical horticulturists In the VIII
low Creek Valley The land Is now
being divided into 10, 20 and 40
acre tracts and will be irrigated. The
land is to be sold on condition that
the work of setting out fruit trees is
commenced by each buyer In earnest
this spring. The land is located near
Vale.
George Cochran, 10-year old boy.
was caught Saturday night in the
Station A postoiIice, Portland, In the
act OF rifling the registered mail. He
gained entrance to the room by
crawling through the chute provided
for papers and large packages. On
the night of December 81 a pearl
brooch valued at $40 was stolen
from this Office. Young Cochran con-
fessed to the theft and took the Off
GERS to the place where he had Sc
9reted it.
The people Of Eastern Oregon are
going to demand the enactment OF a
scalp bounty law by the legislature
this winter The coyote is the worst
enemy Of the cattle industry and the
determination of this animal should
be encouraged by state aid, they ar
que. Next of importance to the
people of the eastern part Of the