The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-18
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON

ring the famous Hartman property
known as Pelican Bay Lodge to the
Southern Pacific Company.
MILTON-The annual strawberry
festival will be held June 8. In con
junction with the Milton Strawberry
day exercises the Farmers Union OF
Umatilla County will hold the annual
picnic.
MARSHFIELD-It is reported that
the sale of the Oregon Coal Naviga
ton Company property, consisting OF
over 5000 acres of land, the Libby
mine and the steamer NJ F. Plant, has
practically been closed.
LAKEVIEW-The Louis w. Hill
party, now touring Central Oregon
made haste for 80 miles of its journey
to save the life of Mrs. George Gibbs
wife of raficher in an isolated sec |
ton north Of Warner Lake, who was
bitten by rattlesnake.
HILLSBORO-Mr Ernest w. Foord
took carbolic acid in an attempt to
commit suicide in the presence of her
husband. DR.. F. A. Bailey was sum.
moned and administered alcohol and
saved the woman's life, although hei
condition is still critical.
MARSHFIELD-The county com
loci inparc haua JaniAad thot oil ,.,.is
oners in the county Jail must work
on the county roads. The men will
be required to put in eight hours
day under the same plan as is carried
| out in other counties.
OAKLAND-The Odd Fellows new
temple will be dedicated June 2, on
which date fair will be opened, tc
run three days. An Odd Fellows Fair
| Association has been organized to
carry on the work of arranging the
fair.
ST. HELENS-The grand jury for
Columbia County was discharged after
returning three true bills and recon
mending that the books of county Of
ficers be exported. The trial Of the
+ State VS.. ]. Randall Blakesley, owing
to an accident to the mother Of c. w
Fulton, who will appear for the de.
tense, will not take place until the
last of June.
OREGON CITY-The Commercial
Club has named committee to make
an investigation of the proposition tc
construct an armory at Oregon City
r There is money lying idle in the STATE
! treasury for the construction Of ar
mories, and the state will give $1,000,
or more to any city with company o
National Guardsmen that will rails,
similar amount.
= KLAMATH FALLS-Work looking
( toward the reclaiming of what
g known as the klamath Marsh, on tn
Klamath Indian Reservation, in tn
: Fort klamath country, So miles nortf
!. east of here, has been taken up agai
n by the Government officials and it
it said will be prosecuted this Summer
e This will put $4,000 acres of the bes
d tillable land in the country under i
u rigation.
:, FOREST GROVE-Farmers mort
a of town are plowing their wheat crc
n. because the Hessian fly, or an inse
lr resembling it. is working at the roo
'e of the plant The wheat looks thri
10 ing, green and healthy, but where
emerges from the ground the plant
slightly yellow. In pulling the whe
r. out of the ground two or three bul
ne are seen gnawing at the tender stel
yn BAKER CITY-Judge Smith han
n ed down a decision in the case of L
- Baker Mutual Irrigation Compal
'st against Baker City, making perpetu
~ the injunction restraining the ci
~, from interfering in any way with t
ou bitches of the company. and orderi
wv the city to remove the obstructio
rd which have been placed on FIJI
sss street by the construction of stol
res sewer. and giving the ditch compa
W, vested property right.
PORTLAND--If the majority OF
voters of Oregon cast their ballots
proposed amendment to the con
MIA tuition and for proposed law to ?
in hibit the manufacture. shipment. s
he and gift of intoxicating liquors. ev'
uc- brewery and saloon in the state '
- be put out of commission July l. 1!
The campaign to make Oregon I'd
,or. is growing hotter every day. 1t pr
uc- ises to be an important issue in
political battle. which will end
vas vember s when the voters cast Il
ballots.
PORTLAND-Oregon Represel
tives have introduced bill autho
= OF ing the Secretary of the Treasur,
VT settle all unpaid claims for serv
lice Of volunteers who rendered servic'
you the Casuse Indian War in Oregon
iine is47 and 1s4s. at the same rates
'''' paid to those whose claims have