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Newspaper
Heppner Times
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
7
Oregon report notes few emergency clauses as chamber adjourns. Many bills require immediate public safety declaration and take effect 60 days after December 23. Summary lists numerous Senate and House bills amending charters, creating towns, fixing salaries, and appropriating funds across Multnomah and other counties.
The region sees historic wealth with bumper crops high cattle and sheep herds. Farmers and merchants enjoy prosperity as mortgages are paid off and bank deposits rise, signaling readiness for new investments.
Two major complaints proceed before the county board of equalization this week. A. D. Hyland and the Booth Kelly Lumber Company seek lower assessed values for their timber lands. The assessor has valued Hinderlands at about $3 per acre, higher than prior estimates.
Salem reports a 10 percent interest cap on delinquent tax sales delayed until March 28. Sales advertised under 1902 tax rolls are unaffected for now. In some counties auctions may push into March, while most counties expect January sales due to short delinquent lists.
Albany dispatch indicates the Rhodil Station post office in southern Linn County was broken into. A break in was detected at the rear door during the week, with authorities investigating the crime and seeking clues.
La Grande sugar beet factory reports a profitable year with a total beet yield near 12,000 tons versus 9,000 last year and 12,000 in 1902. Profits cited at 144,000 dollars gross, with sugar output about 228,000 hundredweight at 5 cents per pound. Poor cultivation blamed for some crop failures. acreage expected to nearly double in 1904.
The special section of the legislature passes a two year ban on killing Denny pheasants drawing much local comment among sportsmen. Critics say the shooting was not the main cause of decline and the old law if enforced would have sufficed, so the new restriction faces opposition.
A diary of events lists the Northwest fruitgrowers association in Portland from January 11 to 13 and the National woolgrowers association in Portland January 12 to 15. Poultry show in Albany runs January 12 to 15 with Angora goat show January 14 to 15 in Dallas. Whitsman Oregon debate at Eugene January 15. Oregon Christian Endeavor convention set for Pendleton in February 1922.
The election to establish the Little Walla Walla irrigation district under state law failed after heavy property owners near town opposed the plan. An earlier attempt to form the district was likewise voted down. Officials say the district's formation would end ongoing water supply litigation.
Market notes list wheat and flour prices for valley and hard wheats, barley and hay, vegetables like turnips and beets, fruits, butter and dairy, poultry and eggs, wool and mohair, with regional notes for Oregon. Prices are given per ton, per hundredweight, or per crate, reflecting typical market conditions.
A gang of five robbed a Kiowa, Oklahoma bank at 3 am, blasting the safe after dynamiting a rear window. Four men outside exchanged heavy fire with a 60-person posse. two inside worked the safe for three explosions. They escaped with about $2,400 as a U.S. marshal pursuit begins with no injuries to citizens.
In Pekin on December 30, diplomats deem war between Russia and Japan likely though no corroboration came from Tokio dispatches. Reports say the war party in Japan widens influence on the government while China’s board of war seeks full military information. Viceroys report 90,000 troops ready, a likely exaggeration as most foreign trained forces are on paper. The dowager empress, at Prince Ching's request, appoints new heads of army departments including training, instruction, and ammunition.
From earthquake data the crust is under forty miles thick and the earth’s nucleus may be more uniform than thought. Zoological Park trains chimpanzees and orang utans with coaxing and perseverance. Shark fins yield industrial products. laws may affect exports. Lake Rotomahana in New Zealand expanded drastically after a steam event, raising fears of a major eruption. Radium could transform energy, lighting, medicine, and gem differentiation. Mainmot e expedition to the THeans Islands conducted two months of geographic, geological, and biological surveying with local government consent.
An extraordinary privy council meeting in Tokio approved a cabinet emergency ordinance guaranteeing the principal and interest of 10,000,000 yen debentures to finance the Seoul Fusan railway. The measure also covers potential military expenses for protecting the railway and related interests, aiming for a year-end completion.
New York dispatch notes the Russian government closely watches Chinese war preparations guided by many Japanese instructors. The situation is described as serious and moves into Russia’s top concerns, with potential implications for Franco-Russian and Anglo-Japanese treaties.
Cleveland council introduced two ordinances. One would transfer Woodland avenue and Central avenue streetcar franches to a new 5-cent fare company, and the other would standardize all streetcar routes to a 3-cent fare.
Washington December 90 The statement by M Bunan Varilla Panama minister that his government willing to assume portion of the Colombian debt was received at the British embassy and cabled to the London government for consideration.
The scene shows Theodore and boys discussing commandments amid family guidance. The mother explains not to stew on Sundays or fault others, and to keep teeth clean. Jobe and Rotti weigh in as Father confirms the rule that most things are in the mind and following orders leads to right outcomes.
A brief Philadelphia Press snippet notes Mr. Britton laughed when a joke was repeated and explained, contrasting Pokely and Jokely voices as they recount the moment. The item captures local columnist wit and dialogue in a light exchange.
The article notes average railway trip lengths in several nations with the United States at about twenty nine miles, England near ten miles, Germany about fifteen, France twenty one, and Russia sixty five miles, highlighting cross country travel contrasts.
Snatches of banter compare misfortune with a discovered find and joke about matching in the dark. The text references Finnegan, Ally Sloper, and common writerly tropes about poetry, misfortune, and examinations of luck. The passage reads as a collage of amused aside lines with no complete narrative.
The fragmentary report from The Dalles Oregon references figures W Bartlets Me AVOT and O Swackheimer among local contacts. It mentions land office or land matters with unclear details and unusual typography. The item appears as a damaged OCR snippet with limited readable names and institutions.
The Milwaukee, a familiar note for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, promotes its Pioneer Limited trains between St Paul and Chicago and Omaha and Chicago. It touts connections with all Transcontinental lines, luxury coaches, electric lights, and steam heat. Tickets should read via The Milwaukee. agents sell them. For rates and pamphlets, address Portland, Oregon.
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