The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-07-20
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON


last year, show greater percentage
gain than those of all other cities OF
the West, except Los Angeles,
The Vesuvius mine in the Bohemia
district has resumed work. after hay-
ing been Idle for nearly year, and
the large 80 stamp mill will be in
operation within another week.
Peach day will be celebrated in
Freewater this year on August IL,
and preparations are under way for
the biggest occasion of the kind that
has ever been held in the Walla Wal
la valley.
Mayor Straw of Marshfield has sent
to the mayors of all of the cities in
oregon invitations. to some to Coos
Bay during the week of August 15 TO
organize state association of
mayors.
The preliminary survey work has
all been done on the Cottonwood irri-
cation project. small one, located
near Westfall. The project, when
completed, will irrigale about 10000
acres of land.
Portland rounded out the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1910, with heay-
Ter wheat exports than any other city
or customs district in the United
States, except New York, according to
figures made public by the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
John S. Coke, circuit Judge in the
second judicial district, has filed his
declaration of intention to be can
didate to succeed himself. Coke was
appointed by Governor Chamberlain
when the office was created by the
legislature last winter.
Word has been received from Bos-
ton, that all papers necessary to con.
struction of the railroad from Union
by way of Elgin to Walla Walla have
been signed and the dream of years
OF competitive road and one across
the mountains will soon be realized.
The state treasurer filed his semi
annual statement for the six months
ending June 80. The balance on hand.
held by the state January 1, 1910,
amounted to $821,S2O.55, while the re.
ceipts derived from different sources
swelled this amount 70 $2,764, ,4S4.O2.
Harvey Lambert, who murdered his
wife by firing three bullets into her
body while she held their 6-months-
Old babe in her arms, on July 2, at
Portland, and then fired bullet into
his own breast in an attempt to end
his own life, is thought to be dying.
| At special meeting of the city
council of Medford, resolution was
adopted for the submission to the
people at special election called for
August on the question of amending
the city charter, so as to authorize
the levy Of special tax for the pur-
pose of maintaining a Carnegie Ii
brary
Fifty-five thousand acres of the
Rogue River Valley will be irrigated,
at an expenditure of at least S2,OOO,.
900, within the next few years, as the
result of the closing of deal where.
by the Rogue River Valley Canal
company, composed of a party of Spo.
kane capitalist, headed by P. Welch
acquires ownership of the property OF
the Fish Lake Water company.
The railroad laborers employed on
the new Natron extension east ol
Eugene, encountered large vein OF
coal near Natron. The coal seems to
be of good quality, and steps will b.
taken by several men interested in
property in that vicinity to trace the
vein and open it further to ascertain
its extent.
Three Japanese on the hill near the
wireless station we're observed taking
pictures of the mouth of the river
especially in the direction of For
Stevens. From that point with strong
glasses a view can be had directly
into the forts. What attracted par
ticular attention was the peculiar
camera they were using, as the len.
was in what looked like an extension
telescope.
In regard to the establishing of ;
state trout hatchery on the McKenzi,
river east of Eugene. H. c. McAlister
former state fish warden, has writer
the Eugene Commercial club that i
the legislature at its coming session
in January will make some provision
whereby the game fisheries can b,
put under the supervision of the mas
ter fish warden, 1t will not be neces
sary to go TO the expense of building
an additional hatchery on the Nc
Kenzie. as the one now used TO
Matching salmon can be utilized TO
trout as we'll
On August 1, when the annual ar
portionment of the common schoo
fund interest is made between tn
ys,vnfsoo tha sAota tran rurar will how