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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
7
Lieutenant Vertrees announces the appointment of an attorney to defend Secretary Ballinger in multiple land dispute cases. The move follows ongoing inquiries into public lands and mineral rights, with the defense focusing on legal precedents and administrative actions.
At Eureka California representatives from nearly all redwood shingle mills agreed to form a selling association to expand the Pacific Coast market. The Northwest Corporation has been sold to H M Byllesby Co of Chicago, a major promotion house. Death by self inflicted shooting claimed Thomas M Laughlin brother in law of Mrs Taft. Live hog prices climbed to 11 dollars in Chicago last week. Annie Lowe of Butte Montana located her son William Vaughn in a hospital in El Paso Texas after a 25 year search.
Salem reports at least 19 proposed measures for the coming election under initiative and referendum. The slate includes constitutional amendments on taxation and railroads, a separate district for state legislative seats, and a branch insane asylum, plus five initiative measures not yet filed. The Women’s taxpaying suffrage proposal would extend voting rights to taxpayers regardless of sex. The Progressive Government League adds five items including statewide prohibition and several U'Ren amendments.
A group of Salem men filed with the State Land Board to buy swamp lands totaling 7229 acres tied to the State vs Warner Valley Stock Co case. The board rejected the applications and rumors say a test case will be filed to compel sale at the legal swamp land price of 2 per acre.
A Federal grand jury indicted three officers of the Oregon Lumber Company and the Sumpter Valley Railroad of Baker City for alleged violations of U S land laws. The case ties to David Eccles, Salt Lake financier, in a broader timberland acquisition inquiry covering about 100000 acres in Baker County Oregon.
Prineville Commercial Club forms a committee to gather data and negotiate with lines under construction to place Prineville on the state railroad map. Active steps are planned to connect the town to the main line.
By unanimous vote the university student body revived a long standing custom requiring all male students to touch their caps when meeting the president or faculty members. The practice had lapsed for some time but is now restored.
Wide sweep of items from Albany to Pendleton covers court suits over Roseburg land titles, jail break attempts in Umatilla, steamboat plans on Willamette, electric rail proposals in Hood River, and state wide liquor prohibition efforts. Notices include water rights hearings and charter changes. Local officials report on fisheries, land claims, and Siletz land entry rulings.
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