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Newspaper
Tillamook Herald
Location
Tillamook, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
1
Salem voters will face a blank ballot at the November 1 primaries as no petitions were filed by the 30 day deadline. City Recorder Vigin discovered a law requiring filing 30 days before the election, and none have been submitted despite petitions circulating.
Crawford to defend the min wage commission in a case brought to restrain enforcement of the order regulating wages of women in factories. He plans to travel to Portland to confer with the municipality about the case testing the constitutionality of the commission’s creation.
State officials and expert rifle shooters led Southern Oregon sportsmen and valley farmers at the Kiddiel Barbecue. Red and Gun Club docks hosted the roast with salmon barbecue. Public schools adjourned at noon so students could join the festivities.
Assistant State Highway Engineer Kittridge s gang found a three foot gold ledge during survey work for a permanent highway over the Siskiyous. The excitement stopped operations for the day as D Walters, a crew member, returned to Medford with ore described by local mining men as high grade.
Eastern Oregon residents protested plans to open about 300000 acres from Paulina and Deschutes national forests to settlement. Representative Sinnott appealed to Land Commissioner Tullman, who said a decision will come in about two weeks and may follow the usual pattern of opening lands with a date for entry 20 days later.
A tomato grown by G W Sheary in Cottage Grove resembles a doughnut with a hole in the center. The fruit contains the seed cavity at its core and shows a seam-like line around its circumference. In Klamath Falls Library debate continues over a remonstrance tied to the Carnegie library project. Dufur reports a bumper apple harvest with high quality and strong color.
Unusual efforts target squirrels and other pests harming crepe trees and young walnut and filbert orchards amid a broader effort to protect crops and reduce damage.
The Oregon Butter and Cheese Makers and the Oregon Dairymen’s Association will hold a four day convention in Tillamook City October 27–30. Delegates will discuss dairy quality, factory inspections, milk yield, and dairy development with speakers from state and national offices. round trip rail rates from Portland up to four dollars. A banquet at Hotel Tillamook on Tuesday evening will feature local fare and speeches.
Washington state that President Wilson’s four native Filipino appointees to the Filipino commission face Senate denial until assurances are given they will combat slavery in the islands. Senator Borah vows to block confirmation without a firm stance. The Philippines responds via Governor General Harrison with a cable resolution affirming the right to freedom and recognizing independence.
F H Newell director of the reclamation service urged Idaho to join Oregon and Washington to finish irrigation projects and direct more immigration to the northwest. Illinois Fifth District Supreme Court results show Craig 17694 votes, Puterbaugh 14056, Shay 9128. Twenty U.S. soldiers die and about 100 injured in a Mobile & Ohio train wreck at Meridian Mississippi with 179 officers and men aboard.
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