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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1910
Page
1
The campaign states motion to proceed with road work and final binding contracts are in place. Objections to old terms are satisfied with current wording while a committee advances work. large land blocks are desired by many supporters and a commit tee outlines the plan.
Farmers start the final campaign for term subscriptions with a satisfactory outcome despite a one week delay caused by bad roads. The yesterday trip was postponed to improve progress, and the road conditions remain imperfect.
Norris a leading county farmer signed for all available land, signaling broad support for the current water contract. A Grande Ronde Irrigation committee led by Holmes Reynolds and Miller launched the drive, aiming to broaden subscriptions beyond the 1180 acres pledged last night, with Bennet of The Dalles expected to sign for 1100 acres.
Alexander Agassiz, president of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co, died today aboard a steamer while en route to Europe, according to a wireless message.
Union County Auditor John Frawley announced that tomorrow he will call for every outstanding county warrant, signaling the county is nearly out of debt. He notes this marks a milestone toward broad prosperity and reflects years of effort to reach fiscal solvency.
In Cairo Roosevelt's party toured bazaars and mosques while a German diplomat attended a reception. Nationalists staged a large demonstration, but no anger toward Roosevelt after his Khartoum speech. In Sicily, authorities ordered 75 000 residents to abandon southern slopes of Mount Etna as vents promise a large eruption. villages will be occupied by troops amid scorched vegetation and widespread ash.
With the municipal prohibition election a week away, the wets and dries of Chicago redouble their efforts. Tonight Mayor Davis Rose of Milwaukee, a leading anti prohibition speaker, addresses Chicago voters about the dangers of a dry regime. The “man on the lance” ignores the oratory, as voters seem firmly aligned already.
Belmore Brown plans to lead a party from Seattle to Mt McKinley to retrieve documents reportedly left on the summit by Dr. Cook. Prof. Parker of Columbia University will share command with Brown.
Ogden Utah March 28 The waters of Great Salt Lake whipped by a heavy wind storm washed away the Eastern and Western approaches of the 8 P trestle crossing the lake and put the line out of commission today All trains are being diverted via Pocatello and Portland.
Trinity College opens the 19th century baseball season in Maryland against Washington College. Anspolle will be played tomorrow and Trinity College of Durham will meet North Carolina before returning home to face Yale next week.
Jurors retired from 2 p.m. to midnight and acquitted Fred Wisdom in a perjury case after a note read by Circuit Judge Knowles. Seven voted for acquittal and five for conviction, with the jurors stressing the defendant’s near-penitentiary risk but benefiting from doubt. Wisdom, cheerful, returned home to Elgin.
In Albany the New York Senate, by 40 to nine, found Senator Jotham P. Allds guilty of taking a $1000 bribe to influence bridge trust legislation. He resigned from the assembly half an hour before the vote, amid weeks of scandal as his bid for the United States Senate drew attention.
In Kansas City on March 29 it emerged that Frances Swope Hyde wife of Dr B C Hyde has borrowed $50 000 from a trust company. Dr Hyde faces trial on April 11 for the alleged murder of Col Swope. The loan is said to fund his defense.
In an Oregonian interview Dr. Withycombe extols the Grande Ronde valley as the richest in the West and praises Union county’s natural productivity. He says he is the best posted man in Oregon on state resources and values outside authority confirming local insight.
New York March 29 stockholders of the American Telephone and Telegraph company approved increasing capital stock from 300 million to 500 million dollars and expanding the board from 18 to 85 members at a special meeting.
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