The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-20
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON

PORTLAND-Inco of the
Coos Bay & Oregon Central Railroad
Company is believed to be the first
actual step towards the building of
line across the state of Oregon from
west to east by the Hill interests.
RAINIER-Chan Wilson has re-
ceived two bloodhounds for the pur-
pose OF tracking down the man who
attacked his daughter, Alice, last
week on her way home from the Of
flee.
RTLAND-Crusades against the
housefly and the work of aiding in
making the second Saturday in May
housecleaning day for the city, are
among the plans agreed upon at the
annual meeting of the Portland Fros-
bel Association.
WALLOWA-Wallowa County is
becoming dairy country rapidly
Within the last four weeks five car
loads of high-grade Jerseys have been
shipped to this county from various
points in the Willamette Valley and
sold at auction to local dairymen.
PORTLAND-The ninth annivers-
airy of the erection of the monument
in commemoration of the Champoeg
convention Of May 2, 1843, will be
celebrated by Oregon pioneers under
the auspices of the Oregon Historical
Society at Champoeg Monday, May 2.
MARSHFIELD-The Port of Coos
Bay Commission has decided to ex-
tend the harbor lines in Coos Bay
so that the channel will be 1400 feet
wide. This action is taken so that
the mud flats will not be occupied by
buildings and wharfs and prevent the
channel being made wider at some
future time when it is necessary
SALEM-On April 2S, a delegation
consisting of representatives from ev-
cry commercial body in the state will
appear before the Railroad Commits
sion to ascertain the correct data on
all local freight rates by rail- This
was a motion adopted by the Albany
Open River convention recently.
.WALLOWA-John G. Wray, has
the record for small hen eggs. Re-
Gently he collected 18 so small that
they could be packed conveniently in
four-inch cylinder phonograph rec
ord box. The hens are large and
healthy and eat the same food as
other hens of the same breed which
lay ordinary eggs.
OREGON CITY-Directors of the
| Mclaughlin Memorial Association are
planning the complete restoration of
the interior of the historic McLaugh-
lin home before June, when the an
nual meeting of the Oregon Pioneer
| Association will be held at Portland.
| PORTLAND-Senator Dick, of
| Ohio, has introduced a resolution in
| the Senate proposing to pay William
B. Turner, of Oregon, late printing
clerk of the Senate, six months sal
| airy from contingent fund. Tur-
ner was forced out of office because
of alleged improper connection with
old postoffice claims bills, but it is
| generally believed in Washington that
Turner was made scapegoat to
shield others higher up.
PENDLETON-The projected dam
across the Umatilla River at Coe for
| the purpose of conserving flood
waters of winter to be used in re-
claiming 10000 acres contained in the
Furnish-Coe project west of Pendle.
ton, 10 to be constructed this summer.
The contract has been signed and
| bonds given for commencement of
work within 80 days and completion
by October 1.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Norton, aged
| 20, made a half-hearted attempt at
suicide by swallowing small guam
tity of diluted carbolic acid. Prompt
HiFiYot VI Phy oiSioA ooVco hOi iioih
nothing more severe than burns of
the throat and stomach. Before the
attempt she wrote q note to her
mother saying she was hopelessly i'll.
| A love affair is believed to be the real
cause.
ALBANY-Complete organization
OF the new Open River Association of
the Willamette Valley will be per-
| fected in the ensuing two weeks. A
constitution and bylaws will be
worked out by the committee on per-
manent organization and will be pre-.
scented for adoption at the meeting at
Oregon City Wednesday. April 27. No
name has been selected for the per-
manept association. but suggestions
| will be made during the next two
| weeks and name will be chosen at
| the Oregon City gathering.
President TAFT has informed sena.
tor Jones that he believed the House
II Representatives, before adjourn.