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536 151. Information largely from semi-centennial number of Record Chieftain, May 17, 1934.

152. Letter of H. H. Phelps to J. H. Horner, Enterprise, published in Record Chieftain semi-centennial.

153. Called Border Signal in several volumes of Ayer's Directory.

154. Record Chieftain, May 17, 1934, p. 7.

155. Mr. Cheney in personal note.

156. Facts in this chapter largely taken from J. P. Pigney, Portland office of Associated Press, who wrote 50,000 word colorful article reviewing Klamath County journalism history for the Klamath Falls News and Herald while still employed on those papers. The history was issued as a ten-page supplement, January 30, 1937. Other sources are Ayer's Newspaper Manual and the History of Central Oregon, published, Spokane, 1905, by Western Historical Pub. Co.

157. Anyhow, this is Nate Otterbein's version, told to the News and Herald for historical edition. In another version, Mr. Taylor's sister in Ashland was the correspondent.

158. News and Herald historical supplement, page 5.

159. J. O. Hamaker, in News and Herald anniversary edition, 1937, p. 2.

160. Facts largely from history section of Grants Pass Courier, Golden Anniversary number compiled by Rex Tussing.

161. Letter from Douglas Mullarky, of Times-Herald, on information from C.A. Byrd.

162. Oregon Journal, October 17, 1936.

163. Quoted in History of Central Oregon, Illust., 1067.

164. Wheeler county was created five years later.

165. History of Central Oregon, Illustrated, 1068.

166. J. R. Gregg, of San Bernardino, Calif., who a few years later worked, first as reporter, then as editor and publisher, in Ontario, is authority for much of the information given here. Mrs. Dottie Crummett Edwards, newspaper woman and feature writer of long experience in Malheur county, has helped with facts, and valuable files have been lent by Robert D. Lytle, Vale attorney. Files of all these early papers are incomplete.

167. Atlas, November 3, 1888.

168. The Gazette was surveyed in the Malheur Enterprise for July 9, 1936.

169. Story told by Joe D. Thomison, for many years editor of the Glacier.

170. Research in Hood River newspapers, 1937.

171. Information here is taken, in considerable measure, from History of Central Oregon, Illustrated, 1062-1063.

172. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer, Dec. 18, said the paper would appear the next day as the Arlington Times with Orval (Orville) Tucker as editor and proprietor. 173. Times-Mountaineer of The Dalles, Dec. 1.

174. History of Central Oregon, Illustrated.

175. ibid.

176. Bend Bulletin.