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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1904
Page
8
Government irrigation proposal promises to flood enough water to irrigate a vast tract for three drought years without rainfall. Engineers would aid communities, urging condemnation or purchase of existing water rights. private rights not recognized. Livermore, longtime county official and postmaster, connected to George Pearce, revisited Polk county kin during a family reunion near Rola.
Lot Livermore of Pendleton visited his old Oregon home in Polk County and shared memories of his long career, arriving in 1851 and living near Eola, then moving through Umatilla Landing to Pendleton in 1869 where he served as postmaster for 13 years. He previously worked for Harker Brow in Portland and has remained a Pendleton resident.
In the morning at the police court, 18 prisoners appeared before Justice Hailey as trials proceeded. Henry Puller Harricks and Pow Inghe admitted drunkenness and paid $1 fines. Charles Teaser Woodruff Kilburg and G Peterson pleaded guilty to drunkenness and assault on an officer, receiving $6 fines. J Wahl and RK Leonard were fined $5 for fighting, while John Dow and Richart Ree forfeited bonds of $5 each.
Saturday brought a steady wheat market as 10 000 bushels of club and bluestem wheat sold at 62 cents for ell and 4 cents for bluestem. After a brief rise to 62 and 66 cents the local market stayed firm, aided by strong New York and Chicago markets.
A Kingston Express item from July 15, 1804 notes Daniel Sully, famed for last season’s lead in The Chief Justice, greeting Judge Parker in Esopus. Sully, flanked by Rev. Burteell and Senator Lingon, shares a handshake with Parker as John E Kraft is introduced. Sully jokes about being in good company with Parker and the audience.
County teachers will undergo regular tests in state, county, and primary certificates. Examinations occur at the courthouse starting Wednesday morning August 10 at 9, ending Saturday afternoon at 4. Schedule lists state and county papers with subjects, and notes questions are sealed until examiner opens with the date of the examination.
W E Temple, a Des Chutes country traveler and insurance agent, predicts Bend or Cline's Falls will become Central Oregon's metropolis. He notes elevation near 3500 feet, sage brush and juniper, and believes water diversions can unlock vast potential. Cline's Falls offers powerful water origin 28 miles southwest of Prineville.
Librarian A W Nye renovates the Commercial Association rooms by removing and dusting thousands of books and shelves. A new classification system will reorganize the collection, including hundreds of unpacked volumes still boxed. A 26 cent monthly reading member plan will then let subscribers borrow one book for two weeks or two books per month.
In Unating county Pendleton reports the heaviest test wheat weighed 275 pounds from John A. Gross of Helix with exceedingly good quality. Second best goes to L C Rothrock whose farm near Eastland yielded 200 grain per acre with a weight around 62 pounds per bushel. Over 40 bushels per acre were achieved from 20 acres with red chaff and club mixed grain.
C B Sampson, advertiser at the East Oregonian, returned from a five weeks east trip including a visit with relatives in Defines and a stop at the St. Louis fair. He enjoyed the trip though noted very hot weather in St Louis and only intense heat upon reaching Colfax in eastern Washington.
The report observes Inland Empire reactions to a St Louis tram display praised by Ile le well pleased, with critique that excess exposure requires a longer wait to reach. The Oregon building stands as a curiosity with ample advertising of Oregon.
Local Observer H F Johnson notes average temperature for the first six days of August in Pendleton reached 104 degrees with an especially hot night. News briefs report Walla Walla visitors Mrs Dibblee and Mr Dibblee planning a two month trip including the World's Fair, Jacob Betz returning from the East, blue stem wheat topping crops, J D Barnes and wife returning from California, and Mrs Carrier traveling to Chicago to buy fall millinery goods.
Last night a sizable audience attended the union meeting at the Methoidlia Church. Rev W. L. Van Nuys presided and Rev Gr. Hall delivered an evangelistic sermon that attracted keen interest.
The long connecting area between the two anchors at Peoples Warehouse nears completion with a width of about 1 foot and height of 12 feet. This morning new flooring at the store entrance was installed.
A. L. Swaggart of Athena is in town reporting his wheat yielded sixty bushels per acre. The field suffered from a hard knock by the wind and other weather effects, with some heads knocked down and damaged.
The Beston Quicksilver Mining Company of Boston suspended operations after spending about $40,000. It could not resume production in time to repay stockholders without further expense, which they refused to fund. In the past year the United States produced 100,461,387 barrels of petroleum valued at $94,054,060, with California up 10,000,000 barrels and Texas down 1,000,000.
W D Keyes, osteopath, erstwhile Pendleton resident, reports to J Greenmwald from Chillicothe Ohio, where he and his wife enjoy a thriving private practice. Both are well, daughter is healthy, and professional prospects are favorable, though Pendleton curiosity remains high about town and people.
Will Locate in Walla Walla E K Lorimer and wife who have been visiting Mrs Hilton Mrs William Hilton left this morning for Walla Walla where Mr Lorimer will engage in buying and shipping a pine of fruit for the Eastern markets a business in which he has had much experience The Lorimers recently came from Grant's Pang
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