The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-05-11
NEWS PARAGRAPHS FROM
OTHER CITIES IN OREGON

SEASIDE-As result of spiders
bite J. w. Conn. druggist, is suffer
ing from blood poisoning.
KLAMATH Saturday, May
21, is the date set by the City Coun-
Gil for holding a special election to
vote on the adoption of the new city
charter.
PRAIRIE CITY-The gold mines of
Eastern Oregon are steadily improv-
ing and with the opening of the Sump-
ter smelter this Spring, a very ma.
terial advancement will be made.
ROSEBURG-Rose is about to
undertake its second annual straw.
berry and rose carnival, which will be
held on May 12, 13 and A. 1t will be
on a much larger scale than ever be-
fore. Many special features have
been arranged
HOOD RIVER. A. Epping, we'll
known fruitgrower here, and F. r.,
Bride closed the largest real estate
deal SO far completed at Hood River
by the purchase of 1000 acres of fruit
land from the Stanley-Smith Lumber
Company, for which it is said they
paid 100000.
ROSEBURG-A Douglas County To-
cality that promises to become one of
the busiest and most prominent min
ing camps of the West was the scene
this week of a deal involving the sum
of $4,000. The property that changed
hands consisted of the Biliken Trio
of gold mining claims, situated on
Canyon Creek, four miles south of
Canyonville.
SALEM-Professors Jackson and
Bidwell, of the Oregon Agricultural
College, after an examination of the
Wallace orchard and others where the
bud moth has been at work, state that
the season in which the moth can do
damage is past for this year and that
there is no danger of spread of the
pest.
ROSEBURG-Th some unknown
person deliberately raised" various
items on the tax rolls in the Sheriff's
office in Douglas County is the start
ling information contained in the re.
port of j. w, Ferguson and E. H. Col
Inns, who exported the county's finan.
cial records from July 1. 1908. to
| March l, 1910.
SCAPPOOSE-The Harry West
herd of cattle. the finest herd of high,
class Jerseys in the West. and one OF
the finest in the United States, has
been sold at public sale. The herd
Included some fine animals from the
East and some imported direct from
the Isle Of Jersey. The sale included
about 80 animals and brought s16,S5O
LAFAYETTE-Alfred Reed, 9
year-old boy, lost his life by a shock
ing accident here. The boy was hold
ing grazing horse, and thoughtless
ly fastened the rope around his waist
when in some manner the horse tool
fright and ran When released tn,
boy was dead, his back being broken
neck dislocated and head crushed.
SALEM-Farmers in every direction
from Salem disclose the astonishin;
fact that not enough grain will be ol
hand after harvest to supply th
wants of even the local mills; in 9th
er words, the wheatraising industr,
in Marion County is gradually goin,
out Of existence, due to the larg
farms being cut up in small tracts an
converted into orchards and dairyin
ranches.
SALEM-After comparing lightin
expenses of the state institutions fo
the past year on flat rate and mete
basis, Governor Benson decided to il
stall meters in all the state buildings
by doing which the state will say
5000 per month upon the expiration c
the lighting contract with the Por
land Railway. Light & Power Con
pany.
SALEM--Professo R. L. Kirk, priI
cipal of the Salem High School, ha
written State Labor COMMISSIONS
Hoff, requesting at least half doze
copies of Mr.. Hoff's annual repol
for 1909. The work is used in tn
classroom. and Professor Kirk says
"Our teacher of commercial geograph
finds your report the smost valuabl
text in her collection for basis fC
the study of Commercial Oregon"
ALBANY--One of the greatest col
ventions ever held in Albany will /
that of the Oregon Threshers' ASS
ciation on June 2-3, for which elabo
ate arrangements are now beir
made. Hundreds of threshermen. me
/ interested in the industrial develo
ment of Oregon and prominent spea
ers from various sections of the sta
and of the United States. win be pre-
ent to exchange ideas and formula
| plans for the betterment of industri
II and marketing conditions.