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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1909
Page
8
A blaze at the Uma tilla Indian Agency burned the barn and granary on Saturday night, killing eight horses and destroying 1000 bushels of wheat and hay. The loss, estimated over five thousand dollars, is uninsured. Firefighters saved three outbuildings as wind fanned embers and prevented spread. Cause remains unknown.
Carl Livingstone and his brother, Tulsa natives, left Oklahoma to travel to Seattle and back within six months to earn 1000 dollars each. They plan varied travels and earnings, including vaudeville stunts and selling patent suspenders. So far two and a half months in, they have given 125 dollars each and aim to reach 500 more within the period. If successful, they receive 1000 dollars each from Producers Supply Co of Tulsa. if not, they owe 600 dollars each.
Governor Shallenberger announces a Pacific coast tour with staff and wives. The 50 member party travels by special cars attached to regular trains, stopping in Spokane Seattle Tacoma Portland and a Seattle British Columbia side trip, returning home after two weeks.
After fourteen years of toil with scant returns, Pete Mitchell hit a rich vein within a mile and a half of Can yon City, taking out four thousand dollars in gold in a single Werk.
Pendleton hosts the first Tuesday meeting of the Commerce association with a brief business session. Uncle Tom's Cabin company advance agent Sinrry Pusenbark arrives in the city for a big tent show to be staged August 13 with performances in the afternoon and evening. Judge Fitz Gerald and Recorder Thomas Fitz Gerald have returned to city hall after a two week trip. Mrs Fitz Gerald and children stay until summer ends. Express Company officials J W Rogers of Salt Lake and J B Burch from Portland were in Pendleton in an official capacity this morning, with Burch serving as route agent for the Rocky Mountain division.
Mrs Minnie Kempendorf of New Hampton Iowa arrived Saturday night on train No 5 for a visit at her sister Mrs L F Lampkin in this city. After Pendleton she will travel to Portland and Seattle for an exposition visit.
Louis and Orlando Hodgen, proprietors of a stationary threshing outfit, finished a successful run on the Tutuika flat and will move to the Adams vicinity tomorrow morning. They averaged 20 to 25 bushels per acre, a light yield but high in quality.
Henry Collins, Umatilla county manager for Balfour-Guthrie, is now in the automobile brigade. He owns a Maxwell automobile sent by his company for field use. His grain work requires extensive travel, so he will use the car for official duties.
Dr. W H Bleakney and wife with his brother in law Dr J M Patton from Vandergriff Pennsylvania spent yesterday at the Tutulla mission on the reservation. William Mickelsen and A M Cornwall of Fargo South Dakota also visited the mission during a broader tour of the reservation. Both men are on their first western tour.
The primary department celebrated Cradle Roll day with mothers bringing babies and the children singing songs. Will Baldwin played violin and Miss Welthelhiller joined in song. attendance was good and the exercises were suited for the youngest attendees.
Mrs M K Dodd and daughter Miss Edith Dodd from Nashua lows travel toward the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition visiting their uncle Peter West of this city. They have stayed in Haines Oregon with their son and brother N E B Dodd a druggist and expect to reach their home in the East by September first. Mrs Dodd is a music teacher and Miss Edith a language teacher who taught Latin and German the past two years.
Small provocation seems needed for ringing a fire bell. Saturday evening the bell near Field school sent residents fleeing after sparks from a five wire over a board fence near West Webb street taxi dermist shop. The wall was barely scorched but a woman and her young son thought the whole building was on fire. Yesterday afternoon the railroad yard bell drew a small crowd as rubbish in the yard was burned.
Western senators on the Irrigation committee have nearly decided against a post adjournment two month trip to inspect government recreation projects. Senator Jonta of Washington proposed using subcommittees for state level oversight, while Senator Borah doubted the tour’s benefits and blamed Washington for lack of legislation.
Local notices record numerous visitors and residents in Pendleton. H B Gillette arrives from Echo for business while BH Humsaker of Baker City registers at Hotel Bowman. Many others, including Miss Trullie Thomas of Portland and Julius Beeman of Portland, visit Pendleton or travel to Spokane and Weho on various errands.
The city announces completion of graded streets totaling 7640 feet and wood sidewalks of 9860 feet plus 650 feet of cement sidewalk plus a fully paid $10000 water system funded by the city, with payment handled by the Register.
All members of the Farmers Union are requested to meet at Eagles halt Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bus. Inews of Importance, J T Lebuallen, Pres.
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