Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-07
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oats that measures an average OF
feet inches in height
Definite plans are being carried out
for the Wallowa hospital, and before
August l it will be ready to receive
patients.
In a report prepared by the state
land department it is shown that the
department has paid over to the state
treasurer s33,OS9.S7 for June.
Walter Mallory, charged with steal,
ing horses in Asotin county, Wash, is
being sought in the Businesses of the
lower Grande Ronde river by officers,
who believe that he is hiding there.
Miss Alice L. Webb, for the last five
years assistant editor OF the news. bu-
reau of the University of Wisconsin,
has been appointed editor for the news
bureau of the state agricultural col
lege of Oregon.
Within less than five months, say
the promoters, Marshfield and North
Bend will be connected by an electric
road now in actual course of construc-
ton. The distance is 5h miles. Next
year it is planned to extend the line
TO Empire.
Chester w. Washburne. graduate
of the University of Oregon, class of
1905, has been placed in charge of the
United States geological survey on
the lower Columbia river, to ascertain,
definitely, whether or not the country
has deposits of oil, gas and coal.
The general opinion that Attorney
General A NJ. Crawford was a candi-
date for the gubernatorial chair was
| overturned when he filed his declara-
ton of intention with the secretary
of state to become a candidate for re-
election to the office of attorney-gen-
eral.
AS a result of statements charged
to memtWs of the Umpqua Valley
Horticultural Society and Fruitgrow-
ers' Association, in which they accus-
| ed members of the Roseberg Mer-
chants Protective association of un-
fairness in buying farm products, a
war between the organizations is rag
| ing.
NIThf1o of h hal c+r cd
with him trying to seize the revolver
with which he had threatened to kill
himself, George Bennett, a prominent
dairy man of T'llamook county, finally
wrested the weapon away and shot
himself through the head. Death was
instantaneous.
Articles of incorporation are in the
course of preparation for a company
to build and equip a large modern no
tel to be built in the center of the
business district at Klamath Falls.
The hotel complete is to cost approx
imately $4,000. Much of the stock
has already been subscribed and the
undertaking is sure to be a success.
An initiative petition favoring the
creation of an employees indemnity
commission has been filed with the
secretary Of state state The petition
asks that the commission be empower.
ed to secure data on the framing of a
comprehensive law or system of laws
treating the subject of employees in
demnity and to present recommends
tons to the legislature.
State Printer w. S. Duniway is now
doubtful as to the possibility of com
pleting the codification of state stat
utes, as provided by the last legisla-
ture, by November l, the time stipu-
lated in the law In addition to this,
the initiative work is expected to
swamp the state printer about August
l, and IT will keep his offices busy for
five weeks
State Attorney-General Crawford
mas hObiiCu klt ldildul-GNdHI TdChluS
company, lessee of disputed Troyer
Island, that the state lays claim to the
property. The notice was issued at
the direction of the state land board
shortly after the United States su-
preme court decided that the bound
AIRY line between the states of Oregon
and Washington is defined by the mid
die of the main channel of navigation.
The o. R. & ~ has filed reply
with the state railroad commission to
the complaint of A. c. Ruby against
the present rates for shipping horses
in less than car lots. The company
contends that this rate is according to
the Western classification and is
made as a charge a; so much per
head, taking into consideration chance
OF loss and space used by the animals.
The road says the rate is used on all
roads west of the Mississippi river and
is in no way discriminatory.
In appreciation of his efforts in the
arrangement of the japanese exhibit