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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
10
Farmers and orchardists across the southwest push to hold farm labor wages to one dollar per day and board. They warn higher wages may not be sustained as fruit prices soften and labor demand rises with harvest. Baker county hopes to return to old lower wage norms, though that risks lowered produce prices and profits.
About midnight in North Powder, George W. Hewitt was robbed of a pocketbook containing $40. J F Byrnes and Frank Dudley were jailed in Baker County on related charges after two men allegedly diverted Hewitt’s money. The pocketbook was discarded in a water closet, a $20 bill missing, and a $5 gold piece found on a suspect. Police say the two men were arrested as witnesses identified them.
Mumbled fragments describe midwinter mud hindering travel in Wallawa county. Authorities or witnesses are reticent about the incident while villagers recall good Samaritans and a town visit amid difficult roads.
A special meeting of the W O W lodge is held this evening in La Grande. Organizer Ormaniser a G Saunders is visiting eastern Oregon, and all members are urged to attend.
L. Given guardian announces sale of Maggie Given’s estate and water rights in Union County Oregon by private sale after March 4 1908 court order. Sale starts April 18 1908 with cash in hand and court confirmation required. Property includes a specified portion of Sec 20 T4S R40E and connected water rights and ditches in La Grande area.
At Pendleton meeting of the board of sheep commissioners the spring 1908 dipping deemed unnecessary and not required. State Sheep Inspector Lytle and Dr W McClure report Oregon largely free of scab with few winter cases in the Willamette valley. A bounty law for Oregon sheep protection is endorsed for next legislative session.
A party led by Polack, including traveling men, walked from Wallowa County after an afternoon constitutional. To ease the stage horses climbing the Wallowa hill they stopped briefly, then continued on their journey.
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