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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
2
Train timetables show daily departures from Independence and Monmouth to Dallas Airlie and Airlie return paths. Key trains include No 64 68 and 70 operating mornings and evenings from Independence with Monmouth connections, plus outbound from Dallas and Airlie routes.
Time schedule shows morning trip at 7:80 a m from Independence to McNary crossing for eastbound trains. Evening trip departs Independence at 3:30 p m returns at 4:49 pm with connections both ways. Fare is 50 cents per trip.
A Nevada scientist reports a new rodent species. Chicago heat kills twenty as temperatures hit 101 to 110. A toy pistol in San Francisco causes a death. Meat prices spike amid fat cattle shortages for Chicago. A Norwegian steamer sinks off Iceland with 56 believed lost. A Pittsburg jet car accident kills two. San Francisco drivers avert a strike with shorter hours. Salem prison fires cause damage. Mrs Jenkins testifies about jewels and unpaid duties. A Idaho sheep herder defends against a bear. A 43 mile run to aid a dying father from Morton to Centralia. A Mitchell, S D furniture fire causes $25,000 damage. A Chicago couple’s at home day coincides with a bride’s death. Tuotle bank robbery yields $10,000 and a cashier bound. motorcyclist escapes with funds.
Oregon area market notes list varied prices for wheat track barley and corn feed oats and bran, hay timothy alfalfa and mixed hays, poultry and eggs, dairy butter cheese and meats. It includes per ton and per pound figures for rice fruit vegetables and hops with cattle hogs sheep and wool price ranges across grades and weights.
Hundreds die and many prostrate as extreme Fourth of July heat grips the Midwest from Kansas to the Atlantic coast. Chicago reports 102 high temperature, plus citywide deaths and prostrations. cities like New York Philadelphia and Pittsburgh also face heat casualties. Emergency aid and reduced ice use aim to ease strain as outdoor celebrations are scaled back.
A Montana militia company halted an angry crowd of cowboys intent on throwing an airship into the Yellowstone River after it failed to fly. Major Dr. J. Donohue ordered bayonets fixed as soldiers charged, securing the airship and ending the confrontation amid several thousand spectators.
Ad Wolgast defeated Owen Moran in the 13th round to win the lightweight championship in San Francisco. A right uppercut to the stomach and a left hook to the jaw delivered a clean knockout as Walsh’s arm swung fatally in the final seconds.
W. T. Stead, editor and author, presided at Browning Hall’s Fourth of July celebration for Civil War veterans. He credited George Washington as “the greatest English man of the 18th century,” saying Washington indirectly taught Britain how to extend and maintain its empire.
On July 4 Eugene Ely soared above the Truckee River in a Curtiss biplane. After skimming a clump of trees and fighting cold and hot air layers, an alarming grinding noise told of a crippled machine yet he completed a five mile Heavent flight near Reno.
Oregon land agents for the Willamette Pacific Railway Company began 30 and 60 day land options near Junction City as surveyors above Eugene complete a preliminary route to Elmira. The company, recently incorporated, counts timber owners from the Sluslaw country among its corporators led by Thomas G. X Wentling of San Francisco. A sawmill and waterfront assets were acquired. historic tensions with Nez Perce groups are noted, including reports of Chief Sunny Eye and Umapine figures tied to Pendleton events centuries ago.
Merrill announces rapid work on the Modoc Northern Line from Altaras to Kiwmach Falla with Southern Pacific to extend construction over the next year. The company expects early work on the Modoc Northern Willto project due to Merrill's bonus to accelerate start before September 14 amid Northwest development.
Ive M Morola a Japanese arborist acquires 12 acres adjoining his home and plans immediate clearing. He reports 40 acres under trees and plants with five acres to bear next year. Through Oregon Lumber Co a new big flume will bring abundant water, aiding harvests. He has marketed 150 crates of strawberries this year and will plant more than fall.
Plans are under way to build a first class trail from Kerby west to the headwaters of the Clute River and Babyfoot Creek in the Higetne region near Higetne's Golden Dream mine. The Government has contributed 400 and local residents will donate more. The trail will open the rich western mineral region to miners and prospectors, benefiting the county mining industry. It crosses the Illinois River Josephine Creek and Canyon Creek with bridges over the latter two.
Lake County residents await the State Land Board visit and final decision on thousands of acres held from settlement under the Portland Irrigation and Power Company's Chewaneno project. The lands border the George Conn Honee farm at Paisley and include some of the county’s finest soil.
Metolius owner F A Baldwin of a 1100 acre ranch four miles southeast of Metolius received from Missouri two carloads of registered brood sows with two more airloads expected soon. This marks the first large hog shipment in Central Oregon and a new era for Crook County farming.
In the first wool sales, 1 035 000 pounds offered and 1 025 000 sold in the valley. Enterprise sold 600 000 pounds while the balance sold at St Joseph. Wet weather slowed shearing, about 25 000 head remain to be shorn and will be offered at the next sales day.
Fifteen prominent wool borers from Heston Wononsock Providence and other eastern cities passed through La Grande en route to the Joseph Enter prise and Wallowa wool sales. It is said 1 000 000 pounds will be offered for sale there in the next two days.
In Astoria Harbor cold storage plants report heavy salmon catches by local fishermen. Several boats landed over 600 pounds each, with total daily pack exceeding last year as larger mesh gear is used. Most catches were small, but a few fish weighed 20 pounds or more and were pickled. markets show weak demand for larger cold storage packs.
A second major storm in a week brought rainfall including .7 of an inch and a touch more, reviving late planted crops. Fall grain looks excellent and spring wheat has advanced, lifting expectations for near average yields after a tense period for farmers and merchants.
The report notes pressures on Klamath County growth as new residents move in and farm laborers compete for homes near Stikel Bridge. A quintet of babies was born to Mr and Mrs A Bunnell, three girls and a boy. The boy died later that day while the girls remain healthy. Doctor Patterson reports the quadruplet weighed 324 and a half pounds combined.
A muddled but cheerful scene shows Mr. Brot addressing Misa Chucalaw Cake in a delivery morning. The narrative mentions bread and cake found in Mr. Gied Lever’s cakery larder, with bakery storefronts and appetizing aromas described.
Attorney General Crawfor states Salem Oregon school directors cannot be recalled until proper laws are passed. He notes police officers are subject to recall amendments but school elections require special provisions. He warns that unless voter qualifications at school elections are changed, women will be eligible to sign petitions to recall school officers.
The Port Orford Land and Development Company prepares a new planing and shingle mill at Port Orford to replace a burned facility. Equipment has arrived at Bandon for testing, with operations to begin soon. The firm also owns a sawmill on Fel River producing about 10,000 feet of lumber daily.
Southern Pacific photographer Grants Pasa A arrives to photograph the cherry crop at its height and captures truck gardens berry patches and apple orchards under the lens. The effort yields handsome photographs of fruit scenes in a rural landscape.
The Miocene Oil Company reports its Bandon well has reached 1160 feet. The team remains hopeful of striking oil this summer.
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