Few Revenue Bills Pass as Legislature Closes
The recent legislature closed with only a handful of revenue measures likely to boost state funds. The McKinney auto registration bill would raise about 75 000 over two years for cars up to 50 horsepower and 5 for higher ratings, with 10 for multiple vehicles. Other modest measures add a few thousand dollars. the overall total appropriations reached 4 809 460.43, up over 60 percent from two years ago.
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Twenty-Sixth Legislative Assembly
Hunter Seeks Cougar Threat to Blue Mountain Stock
Dispatch from Dayton reports Oregon and Washington stockmen gain relief as cougars reduce losses. O B Ordish of Libby Mont signals pursuit of stock-killers in the mountain country. Estimated losses total 3500 dollars in cattle horses sheep and swine this winter as the cougar population grows. Ordish claims 92 lions this winter and 88 in four seasons with two top lion dogs. Prominent cattlemen say ridding the Blue Ridges of cougars would be worth 5000 dollars.
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Dayton
Blue Mountain
Oregoo
Washington
West
O. B. Ordish
Libby, Mont
Ordiah
Church Financial Statement for 1910 Treasurer Report
The church treasurer Joseph N. Scott presents the 1910 financial statement. It lists receipts 8268.96 and disbursements 2263.86 with notes on omissions for Mimiona and Benevolence, fuel donations, and a pastor salary of 25 dollars weekly plus parsonage, noting a 40.67 debt on January 1, 1911 and a period without a pastor after January resignation.
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Martin Mootiog
Martin Destiny
Mimiona
Billo B. Barris
Joseph N. Scott
Geer Plans Oregon Reminiscences Aiding Public Affairs Book
Former Oregon governor T. T. Geer announces a memoir project titled Bitty Yours in Oregon. He has signed a contract with an Easton publishing house for a 150000 word volume covering state public affairs and policemen of the last half century. Geer says materials are being assembled and writing has not begun, with a market release expected in under a year.
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Mr. Geer
Jury Decided For Pinkerton In Complex Ownership Suit
A one day trial in Todge Rickarde court resolved the Baudster v Pinkerton matter over ownership of a horus with Homer I. Watta for the plaintiff and Wilson for the defendant. The jury awarded Pinkerton the lordy, taxing a pasture bill and costs to Bannister. The piece also notes a bill creating a prosecuting attorney for each county, approved by both houses and awaiting the governor's signature, effective in two years. Umatilla county attorney to earn 2000 annually, and the current district attorney post covering Umatilla and Morrow counties valued at 3000 per year.
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Todge Richarda
Baudster Ve. Pinkerton
Homer I. Watta
Wilson
Todge Rickarde
Umatilla
Morrow
Pendleton Ball Club Names Officers in League Election
Pendleton fans elected J. Roy Raley president of the Pendleton club in the Blue Mountain league. Henry Colling became vice president, John Dickson secretary, and Fred Lampkin treasurer. A meeting will select a team manager with Clark Nabon as favored candidate per the East Oregonian.
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John Dickson
Sod Fred Lampkin
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East Oregonian
Advertising $1,250,000 by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific passenger reps in Chicago approve a $1,250,000 yearlong advertising push to promote railroad facilities and industrial opportunities across their systems and allied lines. They note other major corporations also maintain large annual ad budgets as part of national prosperity efforts.
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Southern Pacific
United States
Union and
Oregon Short Line
Chicago
National Biscuit Company
Standard Oil Company
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Coca Cola Company
There Is Money In Poultry Says Swaggart At Meadow Brook
J M Swaggart proprietor of Meadow Brook poultry farm says there is money in eggs and poultry based on three years with pure bred Barred Plymouth Rocks. He notes egg prices from 16 to 20 cents a dozen, profits from his flock of 80 birds, and sales of eggs cockearls and overall $273 from March to February while aiming to improve his stock with top strains from Pendleton and Corvallia.
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Meadow Brook Poultry Farm
Elas
United States
Plymouth Books
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Blue Ribbon
Corvallia
Oregon
Mrs Barrett Improving After Pneumonia Battle
News from Salem reports Mrs Barrett, long critically ill with pneumonia, showing gradual improvement. Her son Henry and Mrs Plamondon visited at bedside, and a slight positive change noted Monday followed by steady progress since.
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Mra. Barrett
Salem
A. Barrett
Henry
Mra Plamondon
Meat Syndicate Plans Daily Sheep Shipments to Portland
Louis Calvos representing a Greek and Blavovian restaurant syndicate in Portland has arranged to butcher sheep cattle and hogs at Stanfield for shipment to Portland for restaurant use. They intend to ship an average of 25 to 40 head of sheep daily, or several head of cattle and hogs.
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Portland
Louis Calvos
Stanfield
Pendleton Start Sets Stage for Regional Build
Work is to begin at unes on the brapob eaylom at Pendleton. Engineer Murphy of the arylum at Salem is now in Pendleton to supervise the preliminary work.
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Unes
Pendleton
Murphy
Salem
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