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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1904
Page
7
Governor Chamberlain ordered the Oregon penitentiary to discontinue sending peace officers pictures and descriptions of discharged prisoners. The policy change, made weeks ago, aimed to help ex convicts rebuild honest lives by ending the practice urged by police chiefs who wanted to track offenders after release.
The Walla Walla river near Milton will seek a levee solution after high water risks. The O B N trestle will be rebuilt with a 108% feet span supported by stone piers. Counties will share costs to confine the stream and protect the land on both sides.
Pendleton-Seven and eight cents per head with board included, sheep shearers to earn enough to avoid starvation. A good shearer can process about 100 head daily, while faster workers will remove fleeces more quickly. Shearing expected to be swift this season due to good conditions for sheep and wool. Local shearers active around Echo. about a dozen have left for towns along the Northern Pacific in Franklin and Lincoln counties, Washington. Most outside shearers to arrive in about 10 days, then proceed north and east after finishing in Umatilla and nearby Eastern Oregon counties, heading toward Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.
A list of political and organizational events in Oregon with dates and locations: Republican conventions in First and Second districts in April, state convention in Portland in mid April, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association in Portland mid April, Democratic state convention in Portland, state federation of labor in Oregon City May 2 6, State Grange in Corvallis May 24, general election June 4, and the annual reunion of the Department of Oregon G A R Hood River June 15 17.
Articles of incorporation filed by Grand Ronde Creamery company as successor to Cove Creamery. It plans creamery operations in La Grande and Union for butter, cream, cheese and other dairy products. Skimming stations will be at Cove and Medical Springs. La Grande plant to be a brick building on Elm Street. F. Harper serves as president.
The state land office collected 947,470.56 in March an unusually large total. A one time board order required holders of land warrants with small balances to pay and take deeds, yielding over 200 deeds during the month.
The C. D. Wade herd of thoroughbreds sold at the defunct Union county stock sale have again been dipped and can now be shipped out of the state. The entire herd was dipped the first time, while only those wheel purchasers intending to ship out of state underwent the last operation. The herd was slightly infected with mange.
A slate of articles of incorporation was filed with the secretary of state listing firms and capitals: Smith-Premier Typewriter Company Byrause N. U. S. 100000 Woodey Inland Fishing Co Portland 6000 Orpheum Amusement Co Portland 25000 Butte Falla Engar Pine Lumber Co Medford 70000 Northwestern Logging Co Cottage Grove 10000 Lost Valley Land and Lumber Co Lost Valley 800 Cantle Rock Land Association The Dalles 20000 Medford Athletic Club Medford 1 Express Telephone and Telegraph Co Durkes Baker County 1600 Oregon Lumber Wood and Light Co Fallh City 10000 Bridal Veil Box Factory Bridal Veil 25000 White Rock Irrigation and Power Co Tetheron Bridge Crook County 26000 Grande Ronde Creamery Co Union 10000 Clatekanie Lumber Co Clate kanie 20000
In two weeks of extreme cold and heavy mountain snow Ukiah reported 17 inches and Meacham and Blue Mountain points saw heavy fall. Warmer rains and chinook melted the snow, swelling Umatilla tributaries at the mountain base. Fears rise that a too high river will flood Pendleton as riprap work on the levee remains incomplete after a council order.
Residents in West Oregon City find rich iron ore deposit near Willamette Falls with about 64 percent metallic iron. The ore extends across ravines and side hills. Oregon Iron & Steel Company owns the land and funds assess the find’s extent and value.
Reports from the interior ministry say precautions to prevent anti Jewish disturbances during Easter week aim to avert trouble. A Odessa telegram cites nervous Jews but confidence in Governor Eichardt and Baron Kaulbars, with authorities ready to suppress riots. Public warnings promise severe punishment for any disturbance.
London dispatches report skirmishes along the Yalu river with little reliable detail. The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post correspondents say Port Arthur defences are weakened and a rapid Japanese capture is possible. Russians have removed 12 inch guns to strengthen old and new fortifications.
The Lewis and Clark exposition appropriation won a large House majority but failed to achieve the necessary two thirds to suspend rules. Speaker Cannon supports the measure and hopes a special rule will be granted, while three Rules Committee members opposed it. If blocked, the bill could ride on the sundry civil bill with Senate backing, as Oregon delegates rally behind government participation.
An Associated Press reporter in Harbin describes rapid troop influx with the railroad station turned into a barracks and almost every house occupied. Nearby Pristan grows into a city with temporary military buildings and commerce, while merchants are accused of extortion as prices stay cheap.
A warehouse at Saver near Independence burned to the ground destroying the building and contents. About 12,000 bushels of wheat and 1,600 bushels of corn were lost, with 500 bushels of oats owned by Mr McClain surviving. Insurance may cover most grain losses as the farm laws are expected to be light.
Ambassador McCormick is negotiating with the Russian foreign office for a treaty to grant U S corporations the right to sue in Russian courts and allow Russian firms to sue in U S courts. The talks seek broader privileges equal to those enjoyed by foreign competitors, with Germany Greece Bulgaria and Italy the only others currently granted similar advantages.
Market listing from Portland records shows Wheat Walla Walla prices, barley feed at 25 per ton, flour Valley 3.90 to 4.06 per barrel with various hard wheat products. Butter creamery 22 to 24 cents, eggs at 17 to 18 cents per dozen, poultry and vegetables with crate and per pound rates, apples and potatoes priced per box or per cwt, and wool values for Valley and Oregon at 12 to 16 cents per pound.
Niu Chwang April 6. In connection with Russian fortification plans for Niu Chwang and the harbor defenses, 12 junks laden with stones will be anchored at the water edge to block any entry or exit. The river between here and Yinkow is heavily mined.
A Port Arthur correspondent reports the Chinese are quiet and the peninsula remains calm. A coal deposit resembling Cardiff ore has been found nearby, offering a timely fuel supply for the fleet amid tensions and blocked channels.
A high Russian official, back from a Trans-Siberian tour, contradicts reports of heavy traffic on the line. He says ten trains daily in each direction reach Irkutak and nine freight trains plus many passenger trains run from beyond Lake Baikal to Harbin. He asserts the line is safe and well guarded, especially at bridges.
A familiar name for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, called the Great Railway, runs the Pioneer Limited daily between St Paul and Chicago and Omaha and Chicago with connections to All Transcontinental lines. It offers luxurious cars, electric lights, steam heat, and the best service, urging travelers to buy tickets via The Milwaukee through agents nationwide.
Irkutsk reports the ice road across Lake Baikal ceased after breakup of the ice. Officials note that from March 2 to March 28 about 1,028 freight cars or 65 passenger coaches carried officers, with 65 locomotives involved. The operation cost reached 250000 dollars.
From London and Tokio reports eight weeks into the war with Corea. Japanese-correspondent observers note notable gains and improved discipline in the Japanese army over the past decade, despite limited frontline fighting.
Paria April 6 The 8th Petersburg correspondent of the Figaro reports Rosia has ordered 250 cannon in England for the Manchurian army.
Russian officers admit another bombardment of Port Arthur by the Japanese on Sunday April 3. No authentic particulars of the engagement are obtainable.
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