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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
2
Train timetables show daily departures from Independence and Monmouth to Dallas and Airlie with arrival times. Notable services include early morning trains from Independence at 6:00 and 6:14 am, and evening departures at 6:15 and 6:30 pm. Some lines indicate connections at Monmouth for Airlie.
The notice lists an Independence schedule with a 7:30 a m departure to reach the McNary crossing for east bound trains and an evening 3:30 p m departure returning at 4:49. Fare is 50 cents per trip.
H V Reed, representative of 233 Alder Street in Portland Oregon, will be in Independence every month, likely to meet constituents and discuss issues.
Will practice in all courts of the State. Probate matters and collections given prompt attention. Office, Cooper Building, Independence, Oregon.
A proposed armistice from Washington reached the Mexican Foreign Relations Department. Minister de la Barra replied with minor terms likely acceptable to both sides. Negotiations proceed with Francisco Madero Jr. and rebel leaders aiming to draft permanent peace once the armistice is in place.
Danville reports sensational charges that William Randolph Hearst heads a plan to unseat Joseph G. Cannon in Congress. The Commercial News claims Hearst subsidized the Vermilion County electorate inquiry and has spent about $15,000 in the eighteenth district, with many detectives in the field.
Tacoma voters recall Mayor A V Fawcett in a fierce race with W W Seymour winning the mayor elect post. A recall of four city commissioners is planned for May 3.
Denver predictions say the stalemate for the United States senator seat will last, as the legislature nears adjournment without electing a successor to the late C. J. Hughes Jr. The Pueblo Democratic county convention reinstructed the delegation for ex Governor Alva Adams and opposed further caucuses, ending hopes for an election this session.
In Astoria the Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union fixed the season rates at 64 cents a pound for small or cannery salmon and 84 cents for large or cold storage fish weighing 25 pounds or more. The new rates are one cent higher per pound than last season.
Victo ria B C inquest returns verdict of man slaughter against Captain A A Sears master of the steamer Iroquois which foundered off Sydney last week. Evidence shows he deserted the ship while passengers remained aboard and did not fully attempt rescue. Sears to be arraigned Thursday.
San Francisco customs officials destroyed about 70000 dollars worth of contraband opium found on the liner Korea. It is described as the largest seizure ever made in San Francisco.
In the Lower Rogue River Valley preparatory work for water delivery continues. A 30 cubic yard a day pump is being readied and a diver has been contracted to locate a sunken pump. Water may reach High land ditches on both sides of the river this season, benefiting Fruitdale and the northeast valley.
The Angora Goat and Mohair Industry of the Pacific Northwest by Alva L. McDonald covers the Portland convention with woolgrowers in January. It notes A Cantral brought the first Angora goats to Oregon in 1867 and cites Oregon Mohair’s growing value.
Portland plans a Shower of Roses as part of the Rose Festival in early June. A train of six cars will carry 100 young women in white, showering roses across more than 50 city blocks in the central business district. Special cars will improve observation from the street.
Portland fraternal organizations and secret societies plan to send representatives in the Rose Festival demonstration. Several groups with uniform ranks and trained drill teams will march during the festival period June 5 to June 10.
Albany News reports a donation to Albany College endowment fund. Ellen H. James of New York contributed 5000 dollars, joining the 1000 dollar gift to total six thousand. The announcement highlights a sizable philanthropic gift and its impact on the college’s finances.
Frosts threaten orchards with temperatures down to 26 degrees in parts of the Rogue River valley but frost protection using smudge pots is maintained. Milton reports no frost damage this season while La Grande notes recent cooling has slowed storm damage and aided buds. Valley-wide surveys show strong confidence in a large crop despite conditions.
Pendleton Dan P Smythe secretary of the Oregon Woolgrowers Association asks 1000 Northwest sheepmen to telegraph Senators Bourne and Chamberlain to oppose any change in the wool tariff. He warns reductions would hurt the industry and asks growers to prepare data on costs and profits for the tariff commission.
Portland paid top prices for cattle with grain-fed stock from La Grande at seven dollars per hundred pounds and hay-fed stock from Central Oregon at six ninety, the highest for the season. The Central Oregon hay-fed lot was first shipment via the new Harriman line from Gateway. A Pullman excursion from St Paul and Minneapolis will tour to the Rose Festival over the Northern Pacific and North Bank routes, arriving in Portland on carnival’s second day.
Mayor Hartwig announces city will enforce state weed law after urging the council to act. The move targets eliminating noxious weeds and standards for compliance across Hood River.
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