The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909, 1909-06-18
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE


peared two weeks ago, was found In
the Umpqua river last week.
arshfield-Claude Stutsman and
Miss Alice Rehleld. two well known
young Marshtield people, elopod to
Coquille and were married.
Salem The laws passed by the
special session of the legislature and
not bearing the emergency clause
became effective Tuesday morning.
Jun1 Is.
Astoria-Excellent progress is be-
Ing made on salving oil barge No.
81. and 1t is now certain the vessel
will be saved. About 1900 bar
rels Of oil have been pumped from
the barge's tanks.
Salem--Action has been started In
the circuit court for this county to
condemn over $500 acres of land
lying southeast of Gervais for drain
age bitches.
La Grande-Elmer Christianson,
indicted by the grand jury several
weeks ago on a charge of passing
raised check on an Elgin bank. was
acquitted by a jury.
wallowa-The Bales-Jones Com
pany of Grangeville. Idaho. shipped
$40 head of cattle from Wallowa to
the Red Rock, Mont. ranges for the
summer The price is said to have
averaged better than $25 per head.
Salem-without waiting for an
order of the state railroad commits
sion. which has been investigating
the matter. the o. r. & n. and the
s. P. have filed notice of substantial
reductions in wool rates.
La Grande-The La Grande horse
and live stock show. held Saturday,
was a splendid success. DR.. ].
Withycombe. OF the Oregon Agri-
cultural College, judged the stock
and awarded prizes In the different
classes.
Salem--The warm weather the
past week having ripened the cher
ries faster than anticipated. 1t was
decided by the cherry fair committee
to change the date of the cherry fair
from July Is, 16 and II to July 5,
and 10.
Astoria-Three Japanese women.
in appearance young girls, have been
arrested by immigration Inspector
Bonham on a charge of their being
illegally in the country. The spe-
cific charge Is that they were i'm
ported for immoral purposes. They
will be given a hearing as to their
right to be in this country.
Portland - The annual Sunday
School Convention of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Oregon opened
at the Taylor-Street Church Sunday
night with addresses by Bishop C.
w. Smith. DR.. Daniel RAIDER. editor
of the Pacific Christian Advocate,
and DR.. Edgar Blake, assistant sec
rotary of the Board Of Sunday
Schools.
Portland-The Oregon state build
ing at the Alaska a-Yukon-Paciiic Ex-
position will be formally dedicated
Friday, June IS, when Governor
Benson. Mrs. Benson and number
OF prominent Oregon men and wo-
me- will be present. Mrs. Benson
is TO be the hostess at the afternoon
reception and her attendants are
women prominent socially In state
society.
Warrenton-The d. l.. Kelly
Lumber Company has completed
railroad spur for the purpose Of un-
loading logs In Skipanon creek. The
contract for logs consists OF about
10000, 900 feet OF spruce. cedar and
fir. to be furnished by the Moore
Logging Company. A large dredge
is now at work at an expense of $50
per day improving the channel OF
Skipanon creek.
Portland-A meeting of pioneers
and other citizens interested in the
matter was held in the city hall Sat
urday afternoon TO take the prelim-
mary steps towards perfecting
an for providing the ways and
means to create a state park at
Champoeg in order to perpetuate the
organization OF the provisional gov
ernment at that place on May 2,
1S43.
Salem-Attorney-General Craw-
ford has commenced condemnation
proceedings in the circuit court for
Benton county to condemn and ac-
quire for the use Of the Agricultural
College lots 20 to "a OF OF Avery &
Mills addition 10 the city of Cor
wallis. The land adjoins that al
ready owned BY the college and as
the interested parties could not
agree on the price the condemnation
proceedings became necessary.
Portland-It took barely 10 min