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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
8
Pendleton reports city recorder Rinerson of Pilot Rock was jailed after a drunken Thursday night incident. He fought in a hotel, kicked a window light, and swore to duel any challenger before a mayor imposed a $15 fine. The episode ends a chaotic sequence amid frontier town governance.
Buffalo Bill Cody announces his Wild West show here on August 20. He is famed for his army scout work and heroic frontier performances, attracting broad public regard for his energy and leadership.
La Grande plans a Sunday baseball trip to Pendleton with a 2.50 round trip fare on regular trains. About 200 fans rode a special train last week despite defeats, and Pendleton supporters are urged to return the favor with a strong turnout in Beers Pullers town. Trains depart 5:40 am and return 11:20 pm to provide a full day in La Grande.
Mike Gratz and daughter Miss Sophie return from an extended eastern trip. He notes Iowa Illinois corn crops and flood damage on bottom lands. Chicago was very hot and rainy. mud in Chicago not acceptable to him. He observes a westward rush of well-to-do eastern and middle state travelers seeking homes and predicts growth.
The article notes St James Day honoring the apostle and martyr who was a fisherman and brother of St John, the first apostle martyred, and the patron saint of Spain famed in legends. It also reports over 720 tons of flowers exported from the Sicily Isles last season.
Local residents question heat of talk on the Rome Mellmann electric railroad and demand tangible outcomes. Mellmann argues the route will shift through Fruitdale, with depot land donated by Chastain, promising cheaper power and rapid progress. He cites support from farmers, power sites secured, and plans to extend to Pomeroy and Lewiston, while noting minimal grading and new customers in the Fruitdale district. A separate brief notes a robbery attempt near The Dalles involving a Omaha traveler who carried $500 in cash, later deposited in a bank.
Mayor J H Robbins arrives from Sumpter. Doug Helts the sheep man from Pilot Rock. Miss Ollie Hutchins returns from La Grange. Deputies from Portland Mays and Al Roberts in town. Judd family at Hingham Springs for a week. Mrs Peters and daughter Margaret to Aurora for the summer. J S Hughes leaves for Comer Grant county to oversee mine interests. St George restaurant group back from Teal Springs. L B Reeder elected great sachem of the Oregon Redding Red Men in Portland. Various families travel to Lehman Springs for sea breeze. Joe Connelly faces blood poisoning from mosquito bite. finger swelling improving. Charles Bond of People's Warehouse to Chicago then Salt Lake City for Elk’s lodge. Luther Hasbrouck and wife visit Pendleton. 18 years apart from son H L Hasbrouck. Mr Hasbrouck 77. Mil ton power station surveying finished. plans in Portland. Possible Dayton light plant purchase from A Roth. wires usable to boost capacity. Assurances farmers will not have stream water robbed. water returned after power needs.
Andy Yarbough, about 60, weighing 225 pounds, was crushed when a limb struck him while cutting timber at Fletcher's saw mill above Weston. He died en route to hospital in Walla Walla after being removed from Weston. Parents and brother live in Weston.
The Walla Walla Statesman reports Perry West son of Peter West has appeared in the city with his young daughter and cousin and confirms a Chicago legacy claim. He has received part of a $50 legacy and will collect the rest soon, plans a return to the O R N grand picnic at Kine's grove with dancing starting at 2 pm and Kirkman's orchestra providing music on Saturdays and Sundays.
Two men were detained at the O. R. & N. depot Thursday evening by Sheriff Taylor and Deputy Davis on information from The.
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