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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
8
Government to build a ten thousand dollar bridge over the Umatilla river at Cayuse. The 194 foot structure will carry 20 tons and allow any combine harvester to cross. Bids advertised with opening in Washington on September 23. Project aids river road toward Wenaha Springs and farmers expect earlier use.
George Smith an attorney in the claims department of the O R N was down from Portland yesterday on business likely tied to a large damage suit recently filed against the company.
Messrs Stewart and Brown of Spokane have bought Jarman’s large Main street department store in Athena Oregon. They plan to begin business next Saturday after completing inventory and expect to be ready for customers by August 28. The present stock will be enlarged for the fall trade as they take over. Attorney F Wilson travels to Spokane then North Yakima on legal work. Tom Kirk and wife return from a week’s camp and fishing at the Umatilla river. Ed Koontz and wife joined them. J E Cherry of Milton, manager for Bankers Reserve Life, was in Athena on business.
At McKees Rock a funeral ceremony for strike casualties occurred with a standing truce with employers. No shots or arrests were reported. Eugene V. Debs failed to reach the strikers as the riot toll rose to 11 dead and two more wounded likely to die. Three additional bodies found by troopers bring the total dead from Sunday’s disorders to eleven.
Seattle Aug 25 The final program for the first national conservation congress which opens tomorrow excludes Ballinger. It is unclear if he will attend though he said he would be present if possible. There is talk of appointing former California Governor Pardes as chairman of the resolutions committee amid expected opposition to Ballinger.
An earthquake in Singa Italy today caused many injuries as tremors toppled chimneys and debris. Officials fear numerous fatalities as details emerge about the province of 200000 residents spanning fifteen hundred square miles.
New York on August 25 reports Harriman's commission as the cause of a general stock market decline. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific dip a few points amid the slump affecting investors and trading sentiment.
New York Aug 25 The condition of Harriman caused a low mood in the stock market today Union Pacific declined steadily and stood five points below yesterday’s closing price.
A. F. Stotler, recently appointed division engineer and now known as the Resistant Superintendent of the O. BR. é& Ni, was in the city last evening.
A string of Pendleton area residents and visitors are listed arriving or meeting contacts today. Names include W Duffy, Paul Bullfiich, Mae Crank, William McPherson, Dr Thomas Vaughan, Mrs Carl Brownell, Sam Thompson, J F Barker, D C Brownell, Hazel Wyrick, Ed Stansberry, Mrs Elvin Craig, Miss Helen Moussy, T E McGinnie, Miss Grace Crockett, Harry Huffman, Guy Huffman, Hert Huffman, Bert Huffman, Mrs Cora Swafford, T E McGinile, Mrs J M Scarborough, J Rauletone, and families from Athena, Echo, Duncan, and Wenaha areas. Health notes report Miss Wyrick with typhoid fever and Mrs Owen McLoughlin seriously ill at St Anthony’s Hospital with her sons James and Martin beside her. Measles illness affects Rev and Mrs John Reeves’ son in West Webb Street.
Rheims France Aug 26 A complaint about landlords raising prices. Hotels ask two to three hundred dollars a week for rooms as Americans pay. Butchers double meat prices and other shops follow. Peruier injured when plane wing buckled causing a summersault and fall from height.
Bakersfield, Cal., Aug. 25. Three were killed and six injured when the west bound Santa Fe freight ran away near Cameron, down a grade, and crashed into a switch engine near Mojava. Thirty five cars and the caboose were piled up. The dead are: brakeman Malloy, fireman L. N. Harris, brakeman R. R. Roth, all of Bakersville. Injured include locomotive engineer W. F. Magee, switch engine engineer H. B. Eldon, and three unnamed strangers.
St. Petersburg reports from Constantinople indicate the dangerous phase in the Greece Turkey dispute over the rete fact on ending. The Turkish minister at Athens will not be recalled, as conveyed to ambassadors by the Porte.
Nihiliat to Fond Socialists. Paterburg August 26 Hink Bay gergen, once chief leader of the dnarehiat faction of the Young Social ism, has been deposed for inactivity. His successor is a University student named Lindberg, a nihilist, and trouble is anticipated.
Pueblo reports Doc Miller, last night the Western league batting leader at .286, being sold to the San Frances club of the Pacific Coast league, marking a major transfer for both leagues and a shift in the outfield lineup.
Dispatches from Acapulco report locals believe Clipperton Island vanished into the sea after a late earthquake. No official word has arrived from the island and officials urge a search by the gunboat General Guerrero. Mexico’s claim is being presented in Europe and France also asserts discovery rights.
Washington reports prosperity harming army recruitment as Taft seeks a smaller standing force. Authorized strength stands at 84,600 troops plus 3,500 ship crew, with reductions saving about $1,000 per man annually. By July 1, annual savings reach 8 million dollars.
President Faunce of Brown University decries the decline of English in the United States. He criticizes colleges for producing many illiterates and urges reform to restore proper writing and speech as a national intellectual heritage.
Washington reports a bureau of fisheries program recommended by Senator Bourne to stock streams in Oregon with 2000 brook trout for Spring Creek Hilgard Ore and 2000 Rainbow trout for Meadow Brook Hilgard Ore through to 3000 Rainbow trout for Downey Lake Baker City Ore and 6000 Rainbow trout for North Fork Burnt River Baker City Ore among others revealing a broad stocking plan across multiple watercourses in Oregon during the period.
Olympia Aug 25 The Cane against Insurance Commissioner Schively on trial for alleged illegal collection of fees from insurance companies will close this evening. It is expected the jury will decide guilt or innocence tomorrow. The state presented its argument this morning.
Pittsburg August 26 Judge Mc Farlin denied a petition by five thousand Pressed Steel Car strikers to compel arbitration. The court ruled the 1893 act under which the petition was filed unconstitutional. The strike zone is quiet today.
In Luzon Washington on August 25 the town and visitors gathered to try croquet after dark. A croquet ground has been prepared and electric lights installed to continue play at night as well as in daylight.
In St. Louis on August 25 twelve people were injured and two feared fatally when a work car carrying thirty passengers was hit by a moving van. Authorities investigate the cause as emergency crews respond to the scene and transport the injured.
A reflective line notes that losing calm to a robbing influence can lead to further dwindling peace as one seeks to regain footing. It frames peace as scarce and fragile, urging restraint and clarity in response to intrusion.
A historical note estimates statewide automobile licensing and operating costs in Oregon. From 1905 to January 1909 licenses issued total 2,237, with fees and upkeep projected at about 7.1 million dollars for machines, licenses, repairs, and running costs. The piece jokes on guessing the final total and asks how much the answer is.
Charles Henry Gilbert of Stanford University, representing the international fish commission, with W. W. Kurtz of the Hoquiam Packing Company, departed yesterday for Taholah to inspect the Quinault River and prepare a report on establishing a hatchery on the stream.
A concise remark notes that deceit often meets a strong start when a man boasts of his diplomacy, suggesting rhetoric may precede actions in such cases.
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