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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
2
Railway details show trains between Independence Monmouth and Dal as well as Airlie. Mentions daily departures from Independence and Monmouth with varied arrival times and durations. The legibility is partial but notes several trains with specific times in the morning and afternoon.
Salem Republicans plan an anti Dom Teeeday gathering on November 17 to celebrate Taft victory. The Oregon and Idaho Development Congram meets in Yale on November 17 18 and 19. Ashland claims the title of oldest city near a Temple of the Ancient Arable Order. A Shattuck safe crime at Gresham nets 150 dollars. Bidders for a Eugene public building range from 54500 to 66925 with no award yet. Nathaniel Silvey acquitted of manslaughter in Jordan Valley case. Condon National and Gilliam County banks buy First National Bank of Condon building and assets. Justice of the peace in Portland to surrender all collected funds to county treasury. Grant’s Pass farmer reports deer eating a whole onion patch after dog-led scare. Juvenile court case Reed brothers murder verdict may send boy to reform school or guardians. Blaisdell orders 65 men to abstain from saloons. Supreme court liquor ruling may affect Estacada blind pig case. Professor Mary Farnham adds herbarium from South Africa with 225 specimens. Hood River turbine wheel disappears. powers switch to backup plant. mystery unsolved.
Roosevelt era piece notes a Riverside youth joining a group accompanying the president on a voyage into Asia and the Americas. It mentions Heller’s extensive travels through Mexico, Central and South America, Alaska, and other lands.
In Lincoln on November 10, reports suggest W. J. Bryan could be offered the University of Nebraska chancellorship as the January 1 vacancy arises from Dr. FE Benjamin Andrews resignation. The Republican Board of Regents could be swayed by politics if Bryan seeks the position.
Mayor George Rae of South Vancouver seized alderman Timms by the neck and threw him out the front door after a heated exchange over the report on a new electric line. Timms had objected to Rae casting the deciding vote and criticized Rae's understanding of procedure.
Prices listed for wheat categories Club 88e red Russian 6c bluestem 93¢ Valley 91e Barley-Feed 26 rolled 27 Oats No 1 white 31 gray 30 Hay Timothy Willamette Valley fancy 15 do ordinary 12 Eastern Oregon mixed 16 fancy 17 50 alfalfa 12 Butter Extra 6c fancy 33 4 ¢ choice 27 store 18c Eggs Extra 35 38c Hastern 28 32c Hops 1908 choice S MS%0 prime 7 7%c medium 5% 6c 1907 3a 4c Wool Valley 14 15%4c the Hastern Oregon 8 16c shrinkage Mohair Cholece 13 19c
An office in the Cooper Building provides hours from 9 4 or 9 4? to 2 00 pm with calls answered day and night. The text notes rooms 2 and 3 and references continuous phone service.
Prices listed include Wheat Bluestem at 9 cents, Oats 20 dollars per 31 (?), Barley 26 dollars, Hay from Eastern Washington 10 per ton, Puget Sound 10.11 per ton, Wheat hay 12 per ton, Alfalfa 9.50 to 10 per ton. Butter Washington Creamery 4 dollars per pound, Ranch 21 2 percent per something, Oregon 28 cents per item, Eyes Selected local 4.20 to 4.44 per dozen, Eastern 3.24 to 3.36 per dozen, Oregon ranch 34 cents per dozen.
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