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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1909
Page
1
A dozen or more local growers sold over 20 carloads of Grande Ronde apples to Ramsey-Oldenberg Warehouse Co. Prices near or above $1 per box set a season record, with sales ranging from 50 to 1700 boxes per dealer. The bulk conclusion ends this year’s apple harvest locally, with prices steady after a volatile season.
Boise January 6 Governor James H Brady presented the first message to the legislature urging Republicans to enact a redt primary law county local option law and to pledge to re elect W B Heyborn to the U S Senate He also recommends creation of a public utilities commission to regulate corporations and asks for funds to complete the state capitol and Idaho building at a state exposition.
San Francisco January 5. Private William Buwalde sentenced to five years in the military prison at Alcatraz Island for applauding Emma Goldman was pardoned by President Roosevelt. His sentence was reduced to three years on General Funston’s recommendation. Buwalde claimed he attended to take notes but the military court was unconvinced.
Washington officials examine Representative Sims's proposal to make the capital a dry town without a public vote. Committee members foresee voting complications due to mixed residency and a strong Negro vote, arguing suffrage in Washington is difficult to manage and may be impractical.
A Pacific coast delegation of loggers lumber and shingle manufacturers leaves for Washington to press conservation policy and tariff data with Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot. Beattie reports Beattie Jan 5. The group aims to keep lumber and shingles duties and seek strong representation from Oregon with La Grande potential inclusion.
Mrs London announces to Berkeley friends that Jack London is ill and will abandon his world voyage aboard the boat Snark. The famed author recently underwent an operation in Sydney and will return to California.
A youth arrested yesterday afternoon on sodomy charges was arraigned before Justice Stewart this morning. He gave a fictitious name and lives at Kamela where he has long been regarded as a respected local resident. A preliminary hearing was set for Saturday at 10 o clock.
In Everett Washington on January 6 Mayor Jones issues orders to police to halt gambling in all forms. Previously games had been played quietly, but enforcement increases.
Excursionists sought for a January 5 departure from Walla Walla via O R & N to California. The itinerary includes Portland Grants Pass Medford Ashland Shasta Springs Ton San Francisco Santa Barbara Los Angeles and Pasadena with visits to Stanford University and Del Monte. Partial schedule shows daily stops from January 15 to 21 and entertainment arrangements in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Vernon Arena, owned by Jeffries, is for sale amid strong talk of a Jeffries versus Johnson bout. A $60,000 offer to stage the fight is reportedly under serious consideration, with James Coffroth suspected to be the buyer. Jeffries has hinted at a comeback if a $50,000 offer materializes.
Lee Cory, a renowned eastern Montana cattleman and old time scout, sent President Roosevelt a four foot long Irish Blackthorn "big stick" weighing 20 pounds. The staff is adorned with elk horn, elk teeth, and deer skin coverings, resembling cartoon depictions of imperial powers.
The New York Tribune prints Taft's purported final cabinet lineup with Philander Knox as secretary of state and Frank Hitchcock as postmaster general. John J. Mitchell would head treasury and George von Meyer war, with Henry Ballinger interior and John Wilson agriculture. The attorney generalship is not listed.
In Olympia Governor Mead considers a plan to push the legislature to suspend executive duties if Cosgrove resists taking the oath. The move would seek a warranto process to determine the lawful acting governor and avoid a formal power transfer.
A January snowstorm grips the Willamette Valley with six inches at Salem and widespread flurries across Cove Imbler Elgin and Albany. Elgin reports incessant wind while Portland endures a eastern style blizzard as stockmen brace for cold and disruption.
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