Changes in Education and Farm Machinery Emphasis
State Superintendent Ackerman reports eastern education moving toward practical work. Schools stress home economics, farm machinery, breading, stock judging, and farm science with hands on training, apprenticeships, and shop experience for both girls and boys. Whitman College outlines a new constitution and a board of overseers to improve governance while remaining non sectarian and Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Ackerman
Washington, D. C
Hoy
Whitman College
Wella Walla
Wash
Whitman
Roosevelt Downed as Congress Admits Bills Won’t Pass
A Washington dispatch reports congressional leaders told President Roosevelt that several key laws he seeks will not pass this session. Measures include curbing federal courts in labor disputes, amending the Sherman Act, creating federal licenses for interstate corporations, rail rate stability, anti blacklisting of union workers, and larger naval construction, among others. Also listed are elastic currency, compensation for government workers, child labor limits in DC, tariff hearing prerogatives, and funding for the Inland Waterways commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
District of Columbia
Ways and Means Committee
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Inland Waterways Commission
Guardian to Sell Off Estate of Maggie Given in Oregon
The guardian of Maggie Given, true name Margaret Given, an alleged insane person, by order of Union County Court Oregon, will offer for sale the reversionary interest in a described parcel in section 20 township 4 south range 40 east, with water rights and ditches, upon court confirmation, for cash in hand. Sale set after April 11 1904 at La Grande Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Margaret
County Court
Union County
Oregon
W. AL
Mintle Oetrander
Crantoy
la Grande
Given
Notice for Public Land Sale by Interior Department
The United States Land Office in La Grands announces a public sale directed by the General Land Office. On May 18 at 10 a.m. the tract NW 1/4 of Section 24, T68, R95, Will BM will be offered to the highest bidder. Claimants must file objections by sale time. officials Bramwell and Roberts sign and oversee the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
la Grands
General Land Office
NW Bey
F. c. Bramwell
Register
A. A. Moberts
Inspectors Survey Oregon Flocks Under Dr McClure
About a dozen federal inspectors under Dr McClure are inspecting Oregon flocks and expect to examine every band in the state by mid next month. Of the Cirat 200,000 sheep inspected only two bands were found to have scab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
Oregon
Cirat
Five Hogs Held for Owners in Cove Oregon
Notice declares possession of five hogs taken up for protection of owners rights. Descriptions include two sows marked swallow fork, two unmirked hogs, one sow marked spilt and underbit. Hogs located at the old Frank Mitchell place Cove Oregon April 6 1908.
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A. V. Oliver
Slater
The
Eastern Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
FM. Ryreit
WM. Miller
GEO
J. L. Roberts
C. J. Richards
Little Gem
la Grande Investment Co
Heacoge’s Old Stand
Woody Coal
Rock Spring
G. E. Fowler
ED Stringham
Salon
Oregon Stoute No
A. E. Brunson
Portland Livestock Insurance Association
Sommer Hotel
George Palmer
Petals Department
Ackerman
Kaswerno
York
Mort Widerprendt
Stormer
New College Constitution
Evening Observer
Guardian Sale
Farmers and Traders National Bank OF LA Grande
W. Sopirer
G.E. McSully, A.C
Joseph Palmer
LA Grande Sugar
Grande Ronde Lumber CO
Perry, Oregon
W. E. Bean
Red
B. Conley
Cove
Ore
Union
C. F. Siemson
Bramwell, Cc
J. Black
SHORT
Amo Hnion Dacre
la Geanile
Portland
Pissenger
Mall Land
Duparte
Chicago
J. J. Keeney
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