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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
8
An 19th century Pendleton Oregon garbage law imposes fines from five to fifty dollars and jail terms up to twenty days for leaving decaying substances rubbish or waste in yards streets or premises. Violators may face immediate abatement by the street committee with costs placed as liens on the property.
Deputy Game Warden Turner leads government effort to release 100000 brook trout into the county rivers within months. Earlier petition asked 50000 for Umatilla river 25000 for Meacham creek and the remainder for McKay creek. Commission approves and delivery will occur as the car passes through In pee spring. Rainbow trout will be used.
American newspaper profile of Congressman Julius Kahn of California who opposes Japanese invasion and exclusion policies. Born in the Grand Duchy of Puden on February 28, 1461, Kahn rose from acting to public life after moving to California with his parents.
The passage outlines a man born a few years ago who trained in San Francisco public schools, pursued theatre with notable figures like Elwin Booth and Clara Morris, and then left the stage in 1890 to study law. He entered politics, first elected to the state legislature, and later served as representative of the Fourth California District, with re elections through 1905.
General Manager J P O'Brien of the Oregon Railroad and Western had a startling night in his private car when an inexperienced water tender filled an upper vent pipe instead of a tank. Water sprayed into O'Brien's bedroom, soaking the floor as he awoke to a foot of water.
Assistant Engineer H A Brandon reports the La Crosse to Connell line suffered unprecedented flood damage, with a 1000 foot washed roadbed section and a 100 by 40 foot cut. Repair requires trestle work and a month before service resumes, water level control essential to safe roadbed. Work on the Pilot Rock branch proceeds with caution to prevent future washouts. branch line progress is 7 1/2 percent complete.
Governor Chamberlin vetoed the bill raising the Twmatuila-Morrow county fair appropriation from 1500 to 2000. He argued the move would set a precedent and that public funds should not push recurring rallying of agricultural societies each session.
James Strother a West Virginia legislator and lawyer aged 27 told how after William Bywater wed Viola Strothers he and his brothers tried to force the marriage. Bywater allegedly refused and attempted to escape across the roof as firing occurred, ending with his fall through an upper window.
Portland reports Wm Walker the missing bank cashier from New Britain Connecticut has been located in Ontario Oregon. Pinkerton detective has proceeded there to arrest him.
Washington February 28 report says Ross Holliday United States consul at Santiago de Cuba has been killed by Cubans. The vague dispatch notes Holliday’s death in the Cuban capital area amid ongoing unrest.
Al Bunker veteran pioneer scout and stage driver died at his Chewelah home after a long illness. The 62-year-old Illinois native spent much of his life in eastern Oregon. He survived a 1878 Cayuse hill incident when messengers Fred Poster and George Coggan were attacked by Umatilla hosts. Coggan was killed and Bunker seriously wounded before being aided to safety by Poster. The attack, later learned to be a mistaken firing on Umatilla scouts during the Nez Perce era, followed the killings of other freighters on Cayuse hill earlier that summer. Bunker was remembered as brave and companionable, who later moved to Washington.
Ram Hoy, a Pendleton resident and Cook at Hotel Pendleton, died yesterday afternoon in Walla Walla hospital. He was a Free Mason and prominent among the Chinese community there. He leaves a wife in China and several relatives in this country. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o clock from Cockerly undertaking parlors with interment in the Chinese cemetery of this city.
A marriage license has been issued by the clerk to Edward J. Kilgore and Carrie Cho lifoe. The certificate records the couple’s legal union as sanctioned by local authorities.
Ladies with thinning hair can prevent shedding and thicken growth with Newbro's Herptelde. The remedy targets the dandruff germ and promises roots that stay strong, with visible results after use. Sold by druggists. samples offered by The Herpicide Co in Detroit, Michigan.
The Salem Statesman reports speculation on who will be the new state bank examiner under the private bank law. The board of commissioners will appoint the examiner with a Salem residence and office at the capitol. Expected pick is William F. Vawter of Jackson County Bank Medford, with others mentioned. The job pays $2000 yearly, includes annual checks, and examinations cost banks $20 to $200. Also noted, Union County pioneer and former sheriff O Swackhaemmer is visiting the city.
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