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Newspaper
Independence Enterprise
Location
Independence, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
7
Reports describe a troubled Oregon festival involving widows linked to a planner named Monta Billy. The event aimed to assemble widows for a dinner and potential marriage match, but plans faced disappointment as participants doubted the host’s motives and some rejected the dinner.
Milwaukee residents report the sudden vanishing of James H. Meldetfrelt, a noted horticulturist and fruit commissioner candidate, with no explanations offered. Community says financial and domestic troubles may explain the mysterious absence. Reid, a former Philippines soldier, had served as a respected fruit inspector.
The Secretary of the Interior will announce the second opening of the Umatilla irrigation project. The unit covers 2500 acres with about 20 homesteads of 10 to 20 acres each to be opened for entry. Farms are largely in private ownership. land values range from 40 to 100 dollars an acre. Filings will be accepted at the La Grande Land Office after notice, with a 7.30 dollar per acre filing deposit.
Sheriff Fenton detained Rev G C Summers also known as George Clark in Roseburg after a Texas warrant for obtaining money under false pretense. Summers has evaded capture since 1904 using the Clark alias while pastoring across the state. Texas officers traveled here to escort him back, while Summers denies the name Summers and vows to contest governor requisition papers.
The body of an unknown man about 40 was found Sunday morning among leaves on Cow Creek bank one mile north of Glendale. He wore a shabby blue coat and overalls and was seen begging in town last week. Beside him lay an open razor, a whetstone, a piece of looking glass and a small basket. One side of his face was shaved and he appeared to have collapsed from exposure or heart disease while shaving.
Oregon City farmer Louis Warner missing after leaving to salt cattle about four miles from home. Horse tracks found for part of the distance then lost in wild country. Worried relatives say he has been hunting with his granddaughter.
The National Conservation of Resources Commission reports a second meeting in Washington to discuss the yearlong work, with December events including a conservation week and meetings of related commissions. Governors from many states have formed state commissions mirroring the national effort and a major inventory project will underpin a Roosevelt administration report due January 1.
Historical interest marks the dismantling of the White Bridge over the Jordan River begun in 1551. For a quarter century it was the Jordan’s only dry crossing used by Pony Express riders, emigrants, Mormon pioneers and early westward travelers. Its pegs and timber fastenings kept the structure in service for over 570 years.
In Washington, rumors grow that President Roosevelt could succeed Senator Platt in the Senate after March 4. Some believe the President would entertain the offer under certain conditions and even consider a temporary absence on his African hunting trip as a means to avoid embarrassment for allies pressing his name.
Postmaster Edward W. Morgan of New York was shot on a street near his home on 146th street by Eric H. Mackey, a stenographer for a downtown law firm. The single bullet entered the abdomen and exited, with no internal damage reported and recovery likely.
David Wisner an old Juncture rancher near Yale Oregon pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the killing of his partner Ben Dull aged 24. Circuit Court Judge Davis sentenced Wisner to life imprisonment after he held out for a chance to escape the penalty.
In Reno on November 3, inmates at the Nevada State Penitentiary cast ballots for president. Bryan led with 55 votes, Taft 20, Debs 195, and Preston 3, reflecting the inmates’ voting in the presidential race while serving sentences for murders.
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