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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1904
Page
5
Brief follows local shop notes. Sunny the Delta specials at Withea's and Martin's. Roosevelt's features Stetson hats and a line of women’s clothing. How ley Bros. provide fresh produce. Ads announce clothing cleaners, bed and furniture items, and a 636 acre farm yield report. Local personnel changes include court actions, property sales, and a note on the East Pendleton real estate offerings.
B E Kennedy returned yesterday from McKay and Squaw creeks after a three week grouse hunting trip. He said birds are plentiful this year. He bagged one bird during the three days he was out.
Fred Greenizer, once in critical condition weeks ago, has returned to Pomeroy and started working again. He credits treatment at Mr. Leach's sanitarium for his recovery and believes he is nearly as good as ever.
A flurry of notices lists individuals visiting towns, traveling for business or leisure, or leaving for trips. Surnames include Troutman Muir Steele Edmeston McBean Michaels Parham Winters Ayres Gustafson Rupp Robbins Koothby Craiston Lavinke Peebles Ball Hand and others. Activities cover trips to Athena Hood River Walla Walla Meacham Baker’s Camp and Lehman Springs, with a few health and work notes.
August Stangler died on the operating table at St Vincent's hospital in Portland after a stomach ailment. A telegram to Joseph Basler confirmed the death. He was about 44, a German-born Pendleton resident and former proprietor of the Brewery saloon. He leaves a wife and five children and is survived by his brother Satie and other relatives. The Bogies order will handle funeral arrangements at a Catholic church with expected arrival of relatives tonight.
Gulliford Brothers by L. Stubblefield sell 3000 head of sheep to Corstens Packing Co of Seattle and Tacoma. Dipping rule delays export and halts further deals as Western weth ern stock ready for slaughter. Stubblefield notes cattle market disruption would have allowed 500 head from Umatilla County to ship soon.
Dr. G W Biggers, Union County’s oldest practicing physician, and his son Dr GO W Stegerd Jr visited Pendleton on a brief stop en route to Lake Pend d Oreille. The elder recalled adventures with pioneer merchant R Alexander and old friends during the city’s recollections.
Port of origin Portland to Eastern Oregon, about twenty years past, Dr Biggers a longtime Democrat opposed to Bryan movement and Bold standard ticket. He endorses Judge Parker and expects his election, citing reports from Eastern states.
Mrs. Terpening will teach at the Columbia school in Dayton next year. Terpening left for Walla Walla with Prof. J. W. Hungate and family to join them for a mountain outing and plan to camp until schools reopen in Dayton.
The Joca wheat market was quiet today with Club wheat at 65 cents and bluestem at 70 cents. Sales yesterday in the county were noted but details are unclear in fragments.
Forty three people used the one dollar ninety cent round trip rate to Walla Walla yesterday and today aboard the On. N. railroad line, according to conductor reports.
Fire reports from Aug 17 describe the McKenzie valley and coast range burning out of control. Forty square miles are devastated as flames threaten timber stands and a timber mill at Timber Kink Hyland's holdings while settlers flee toward the railway line for safety.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 17 four members of the Dowling family perished in a lightning struck and burned farm house near Peh B A Dowling Mrs Dowling Ben Dowling 14 and Fannie Dowling 9 among the deceased also a Walla Walla pickpocket was arrested in the act at the circus grounds today in a separate note the late Asa LeGrow’s will was filed for probate in superior court detailing equal division among three children with Faye LeGrow Athens as male executor without bonds.
Charles Patnese is held in the county jail on assault with intent to commit murder. Arthur Carter lies in Walla Walla hospital with a knife wound to the left side after a saloon fight Saturday. W. L. Bird of Goldfield killed Jack Madigan and fatally wounded John Hamilton in a saloon fight Monday morning.
W H Reeder will rent his fine home to his son Claude with wife and daughter Miss Ava and move to Tacoma for the winter and possible permanent residence Athena Press notes the family has contributed to the city's religious social and business life and wishes them peace and contentment in their future home whether away or returning to Athena.
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