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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1911
Page
8
The Riding and Driving Club presents its first matinee tomorrow afternoon at Round-Up Park track. Beginning 2:30, events run rapidly until after 4 o'clock with a 2:80 start. Admission is not charged to aid track upkeep, per Frank Frazier, and members seek funds to cover expenses. Hanna, a complainant witness, was discharged for lack of evidence.
A Pendleton man about 45 years old died after admitting he took poison, making the death a self-inflicted case. He lived at the Bert Lovell house on East Court Street after moving from Riverside and had recently appeared in justice court on a charge of assault and battery.
Arthur Denis testified to Governor Dix's Special Commission that during a stint at the New York quarantine station five or six men drank gin rickey from a jar containing Cal Warring's ashes, who died of yellow fever returning from Cuba in 1898. Dr. Doty said Warring was cremated and his ashes were sent to his family.
Mrs. Murr Lytle died after consuming three pieces of colored candy found on her kitchen table. The candy, given to her son by a janitor to control mice, was rat poison and caused hours of agony before her death.
Five year old Ernest Spilliman, unseen behind a dining room door, ordered his father Carl Spilliman to raise his hands and fired. The Kansas City fire department member collapsed from a single shot. the boy did not know the rifle was loaded. The fatal incident occurred last night in Kansas City Kansas.
Newsy notes report the issuing of a license to Jeece James Evans and Lauretta A. Modrel of Photo Rock, a farewell sermon by Ret. Kelp K. Storey at the Methodist church in BerView, and a street scene featuring a blind reader from the Bible. Travey McCullough of Eeho faced a grand jury bound over for grand larceny. funeral set for Mrs. Kate McQuowen of Ukiah tomorrow morning at 11:00 with burial in Olney cemetery.
Mr Chick Humphreys and his wife Mise Cora Pickett have located in Heppner after living in Pendleton. Humphreys is a painter by trade, as reported by the Heppner Times.
Florida report notes jail occupancy resumes as G. Rogers is drawn for three days for drunkenness. Another offender jailed last night forfeits a five dollar hall of five dollars not sent in his name to the judge as John Doe.
Farmers with choice samples of grain fruit and vegetables urged to bring or keep at home for Morrow Umatilla fair in Pendleton this fall. The notice from Heppner Times promotes showcasing local produce to advertise products. A deed recorded shows Helim T. Connell and wife selling land to A. M. Kottmeier for 7865 dollars, covering multiple sections in township 4 range 3 BR 91.
Will Go After Bear describes Clarke Nelson Robert Stott and Jack Keefe of Pendleton along with James Ashworth of Weston planning a two week hunt on Salmon River starting next Friday. The party pledges to shoot any animal they encounter unless prohibited by law.
Louis Campbell, once a Heppner Hoy, has become an expert saddler under FE G Noble. He has crafted the famous saddle to be awarded as first prize in the Pendleton Round-Up bucking contest this fall. The richly engraved piece is stamped and trimmed in gold and silver. The town expresses pride in his achievement.
The joy riders who smashed the Beelye auto last Sunday morning appeared before Justice of the Peace Joe H. Parkes yesterday afternoon. By mutual consent they were bound over to the grand jury and all felonies on their own recognizance except Meongu whose bail was set at $250. Charges list five of eight in the incident: Harry McDonald, Ted Roynton, Dave Hanevan, John Nalte and Mrs. Cynthia James. They face larceny of gasoline charges.
Three youths, ages 13 and 8, face reform school for chronic misbehavior including stealing a watch and hat. A younger brother and a third boy named Howard are implicated. The case before Judge Maloney was postponed for a week as officers seek accountability.
Geneseo man Ernest Schroeder is jailed after neighbor reports elderly man Smith was assaulted by Schroeder’s husband. Smith found dead in bed. an inquest underway. Niece Mrs Schroeder named sole legatee, raising questions about motive and inheritance.
Thomasville area news reports residents of Pave in Unis County attempting to hatch alligator eggs. A local farmer donated three dozen eggs from nearby Adding pond, about ten miles from town. Citizens plan to place eggs in sand, cover with brush and leaves, no incubator needed, to raise young gators for market supply.
In a caston court session Judge Staples of Monroe County admonished a witness for gum chewing. The young man claimed he swallowed the wad when asked to remove it, drawing a rare laugh from the presiding judge and audience.
The Portland Spectator denounces Lafferty, who serves in Congress, accusing him of insulting women and pursuing schoolgirls in Washington. It cites a letter to a schoolgirl and claims many voters in Oregon’s Second District enabled his rise despite public outrage. The piece condemns his conduct and predicts continued insults to women and girls.
A boy warns a plumber he is needed urgently as a household panic grows. The plumber questions the time and a child explains the pipes may be misconnected while an old man sprays as a bathroom tap runs.
The Con don high school water plant is now in operation supplying the building for all purposes and will irrigate the grounds. Read the Want Ads.
A Unitarian weekly piece in the Christian Register lists guidelines for happiness in Boston and suburbs. It urges Puritan ancestors, sheltered youth, Harvard education, Emereton reading, a profession or literary calling, conservative politics and religion, antique tastes, glasses, tombstones, and DAR or SAR affiliation, with social quirks and travel remarks.
A party from the Canadian Society of New York in Ottawa invites Sir Wilfred Laurier the prime minister to the society's annual New York dinner on December. It is expected that President Taft and James Bryce will also be guests at the event.
Conscience stricken, Carey Manker, former bank president from Pearl, Illinois, who wrecked his bank with defalcations totaling 45,900 dollars, surrendered himself to San Francisco police on July 29 and asked to be sent back to Illinois.
Christian Science services are held at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 10 o clock. The Wednesday evening meeting is at 6 o clock. The Reading Room is open from 2 until 4 every afternoon. Corner E Webb and Johnston streets.
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