Weather Scarcity Persists in Eastern Wheat Regions
Eastern Oregon and eastern Washington wheat areas endure drought with rain hoped for in the coming weeks. The Evening Observer lists a 65 cent monthly subscription.
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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
2
Eastern Oregon and eastern Washington wheat areas endure drought with rain hoped for in the coming weeks. The Evening Observer lists a 65 cent monthly subscription.
A new and unique entertainment by the Lyle Teasday Musicale will be held tomorrow at the muditorium in the New Blid Building. Prominent society people will be posed for Gibson pictures as excellent music is prepared. Proceeds will aid wards for the State Federation of Clubs, meeting in October. Admission 25 cents.
Spring rains blessed Oregon fields and orchards and spurred farmers to vote in primaries. The 1907 crop across Oregon Washington and Idaho totaled 68 million bushels of wheat, 16 million barley, and 12 million oats with farmers earning about 50 million dollars. More than half the crop was shipped from Portland. The Oregon Development League plans publicity drives with J C Veatch as secretary from McMinnville. Fort Klamath Chamber joins the league as a new member. A $100 prize from Columbia Steel for sand testing attracted wide interest across multiple states. Young Women’s Christian Association building in Portland was dedicated with modern facilities. Public meetings will promote advertising and settlement work, and the capital prize article by Rev John Roach Stratton will be widely circulated as part of a Portland club campaign.
The exhibit and crowd judged the Enterprise horse show as equal to and surpassing last year. The weather was perfect Saturday. Visitors filled the town for the Enterprise concert band music and the splendid equine show in the public square.
Notice declares a public sale of a NW SEM in Section 24, T58, R35 West of the W. M. at 10 a.m. May 18 by the U S Land Office La Grande Oregon. Claimants must file claims by sale time. Officials F C Bramwell, Register, A A Robuts, Receiver. Additional local items promote patent medicine and farm supplies from nearby businesses.
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