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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1903
Page
8
The season runs from August 1 to November 1 with a limit of 16 birds per day per sportsman. Birds may be sold only during the last 15 days of the season. gifting to friends is allowed without payment but selling before that period is prohibited.
Samples of red chaff from the Zeowski ranch twelve miles northwest of Pendleton were brought in today for Wade Bryson Real Estate. The straw measures twenty inches, with plump well-fired hearts. The 300 acre crop is expected to yield about five bushels per wet, above average quality. Wheat tests at sixty pounds per bushel.
Six Indian lands were sold yesterday under federal trusteeship at the reservation to white bidders. One tract near Athena brought about 8000 dollars, with bids on 340 acres totaling substantial sums. Bids and bidders included Anna Howard’s wheat land and several heirs, with department review and checks required before deeds are issued.
Jesse Spencer of La Grande has created a brake for a cream separator. A spring band with a latch tightens around the rotating cylinder to stop motion gradually with minimal wear. Rubber or asbestos lining reduces wear. the inventor expects many buyers in Grande Ronde valley this year.
The marshal orders an end to all gambling in the city with immediate effect. Any games found operating will be closed and offenders prosecuted. Marshal Scheer has warned venues during rounds this afternoon and tonight.
John Warren leaves this morning for Walla Walla on church business and will stay until Rev. Potwine returns from the coast. Warren then goes to Heppner to assume charge of the cure, while Potwine will likely join Astoria over Sunday to serve at the whorehot church, as desired.
Clarence Bowers, the little son of William Bowers of Col Springs, who was run over by a loaded wagon last week and not expected to live, is improving and may be up in a few weeks. The wagon wheel fault caused the accident, and the boy is steadily recovering with better prospects for full recovery.
Moyrtie Smith plans a one month journey beginning in the morning visiting The Lilies Pert Jered and rations comer yutmia toe siden oftenting the foueim at An Torte. She will then depart for San Francian and later return home to her miatic in iin nits.
A garbled report discusses Thowe G. Halles and Beppier in a preliminary examination of a relow crime relation. The fragment hints at a formal investigatory step, with mention of a date around May 20 and references to an elite party in the probable local matter.
In the morning Lang Beech hosts a gathering with Robert Dive and others as Hing Huby Whitte joins. The Merchants' Cafe, formerly the Masone, invites diners to beat the heat with a hot lunch between 11:30 and 2 p.m.
A cascade of local visitors and residents in the city includes Alex Malewkin of Reho on business, Mise Grave Miller of Elgin visiting friends, Sadie Baum headed to Long Beach for vacation, and J H Burgard of Portland as a guest. Others: Arnold of Farmington Washington, I W Reed of Bingham Springs at Hotel St George, J B Montague pioneer of Umatilla on land business, Horace Walker county commissioner attending county court, Mocguurmy and WR Paxton of Walla Walla en route from the Springs, James Sturgis traveling to Walla Walla for a mountain trip, Dan Dutied and SFP Duffield from La Granite on city business, J J Shull and wife camping in Meacham mountains, A Miller of Pilot Rock homeward from Colfax, Frank O Mara camping near Meacham, J E Miller and daughters visiting Lehman Springs, CEF Roosevelt back from Dictiom Springs, Mrs Rioweved visiting friends in Wallula, Marylu Turner visiting her father Jety Switeter on the Coluntin, Turner family now in Silver City NM, Kiel of Portland visiting his father H A Kine and outings at Hireham Springs, Mr and Mrs W E Garretson en route to California, climate in Umatilla County noted as disagreeable, WR Taylor of Athens visiting en route home from Ritter John Day country, Mrs WD Fletcher returning from Portland and valley visits, Miss Fletcher staying with Cranston family in Waldo Hills for remainder of summer.
Athena resident Charles Gerking arrives in Pendleton to oversee his Ricky-Clove combine. He expects the machine to be finished soon and ready to haul to the field by Thursday, marking the start of harvest activity in the area.
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