Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-01-21
OREGON BRIEFLETS

Orcars from klamath county have
located z car OF stolen horses al san
Francisco. shipped recently, and are
now on track OF the men who drove
tie horses 10 the shipping point ano
collected the payment Tor The AM
mails.
Criminal proceedings hive been
brought against Charles Anderson, OF
la Grande, who was recently tried
on a charge Of violating the local
option law. and who is accused OF
having attempted 10 bribe a juror
with box Of cigars.
A great conference Of the timber
trade was held last week in New Zea-
land TO discuss the question OF the
imporrat;on OF Oregon pine. The
press was excluded. but several OF
he delegates asserted after the con-
ference that owing 10 recent whole
sale importation Of pine fully so saw
mills would close down indefinitely.
Governor Chamberlain has issued
a requisirion upon the governor OF
California for the extradition OF
George Diehl, who is under arrest in
that state and who is wanted in Port
land 10 answer 10 a charge Of obtain
ing sI709 from r. P. Ehng5r. last
May, by means Of bogus check for
$500, drawn on the Citizens Nation
al Bank Of Los Angeles and signed
with the name Of c. D. Bush.
The Senate adopted Senator Full
tons concurren. resolutions directing
the secretary Of war 10 survey the
Siuslaw river TO determine what pro-
iect for its Improvement can be COM
pleted with the expenditure Of $780,
000 in addition 10 q like sum 10 be
provided by local residents and also
TO survev the Columbia river for in
provemenI in front of the town o.
Hood River.
klamath county will begin this
year an active campaign Of good-road
construction. The county court has
made q levy that will raise $4,000
for use this year and adopted q reso-
luton pledging levy necessary 10
have S24, 900 each year for Two years
for the construction Of the state high
way via Crater Lake, al any time
the additional funds necessary 70
carry out the project can be made
available
Argument Of the case sgains,
Christ Nielsen has been set for hear
ing before the United States supreme
court on January IS. This is the
case in which the defendant was
fined $50 in the justice court ar As
toria for operating q purse seine IL
the Columbia river. The defendant
held license for his seine from the
state Of Washington, which has Z
special aw which provides for ncens
| ing them
All business organizations OF Bake!
City have united on plan Of actor
TO secure the branch insane asylum
which II is proposed shall be locatet
in Eastern Oregon. Letters hav,
been mailed TO every senator and rep
resentauve in the legislature settin,
| forth many reasons why Baker Cit,
is the proper place for the institution
A lobby Of business men has beel
chosen 10 visit Salem and stay unit
the bill is disposed Of.
a great deal Of importance is al
tached TO the proposition of the Ore
gon Pioneers Association and tn
Oregon Historical Society to estat
hsh itself in permanent location 1,
Portland. The plan is to locate cen
trally tins way in order that all resi-
dents Of the state may have the or
portunity OF availing themselves Q
the advantages OF such an institutio
and make of the enterprise one @
which every citizen of Oregon may b
proud.
Resolutions adopted by the Port
land Chamber Of Commerce TO b
submitted to the legislature, Il adop,
ed. will provide for an appropriate
by the Legislature that will enabl
the Railroad Commission Of the stat
10 contest the rate advances befor
the Interstate Commerce Commi,
sion II is thought that with fund
sufficient 10 carry or any proceet
ings they may think necessary. III
members of the state commissjo
may be able to oppose the increas