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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1905
Page
9
Officials from the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company tour the Palouse irrigation region amid talks with the government. They contend a $450000 removal cost plus higher operating expenses if the track moves to the north bank are offset by future business, while government and irrigation engineers estimate different figures and benefits.
An eastern stage dialogue in northern Colorado frames temperance with a farmer’s memory. A driver and an elderly passenger exchange views. the man recounts saving money to buy government land after refusing a drink, then watches that land grow into a town block. The speaker deems the idea “horrible” as a warning about alcohol.
By mutual consent of District Attorney J H McNary and defense counsel, the murder in the first degree case of Harry Wright and Charles Monte is continued to the regular July term of the circuit court. Judge Tiurnett ordered jurors discharged after the adjourned session. jurors drawn April term are excused until May 22 with no further use. James Rummett of Roxy Ann precinct Jackson county is said to have killed 78 bears while a resident there.
The Interior Department will set aside 21,000,000 to reclaim 300000 acres in the Milk River valley signaling early great development. Irrigation has proven productive. soil is rich and crops flourish with moisture. Cheat Northern railway provides transport. government operations will spur settlement and home seekers. About 146,400 acres lie in Oregon and 90,000 in California under the Klamath project.
Holt Brothers advertise the Sidehill Combined Harvester claiming low cost under one dollar per acre for harvesting on slopes. The machine supposedly handles grain on hills as easily as level land with a simple draft, offering labor savings of four men and an improved 1905 model. Send for Bulletin H-25 and arrange a representative visit.
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