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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
8
Milton Freewater reports demand for a September 1 season extension. Pendleton manager Clark Nelson weighs fan support and summer absences as Walla Walla and Milton plan a four team league with Athena. Decision hinges on confirmed local enthusiasm and potential profitability.
Creston police report T Madura alias Gobble a jailed Italian man being transported to Nelson jail escaped by leaping from a moving westbound passenger near Goat River Canyon. He vanished from sight as the train ran, leaving only a cigarette package behind. Constable Andy halted the train and searched the track but found no trace of the fugitive.
Reports from Japan via the Canada Mary describe a May festival at Asamahkasamea volcano summit. After a column of lava and smoke rose thousands of feet, pilgrims returning were struck by molten lava. Several bodies were found at the summit, others located by searching parties as villages nearby were blanketed with ash.
The War Department redivides the U S Army into three divisions instead of nine. Vancouver barracks receive orders dividing posts in Montana Alaska Washington Oregon Idaho under the Western Division headquartered in San Francisco. Officers will move from offices to field work under the new plan.
A note seeks a weather programist to forecast a full year with certainty. The appeal calls for precise seasonal patterns, bold predictions, and a demonstrated track record in meteorology. The ad frames the project as a high stakes, forward looking challenge.
The Northern Pacific train will stay in Pendleton tomorrow from 10 am to 6 pm to accommodate circus patrons. Harry McNell and wife, who managed Lehman Springs last summer, are in Pendleton en route back to prepare it for visitors leaving the hot season.
The ladles of the Presbyterian church will serve a large dinner to the hungry crowd in the vacant room next door to Koeppath's Drug Store tomorrow. They spent today cooking a large quantity of wholesome vegetables for the meal. EB T Wade opened the sealed bid on lots 1 2 and 3 of block 28 Raley addition with highest bid 710 lowest 400 C P Barnett was declared purchaser. May pave Webb Street council weighs paving one block between Cottonwood and Malin Street at the St George Hotel proprietor George Piv eau is the biggest property holder in the district and if approved Webb Street would join the Cattonwood Street district.
John Cowe left for Wal la Walla after telegrams announced the death of Lewis Crowe. At Blue creek near that city a blasting accident injured Crowe and KE. D. McGee while two dynamite holes were prepared. Crowe died from a fractured skull and scalp wounds. McGee was hurt.
Eugene June 1 Governor Oswald Weat announced penitentiary reform as part of a broad economy drive to fund higher education. He has pardoned 60 convicts and plans to pardon about 50 more of the remaining 500 within two years. He proposes brickyards run by convicts to build university facilities and clothing them, with wages paid to the state.
Baker Oregon June 1 North Powder is chosen by Armour and Company for a new packing plant employing 1800 men to handle the firm's livestock and packing business in the northwest. A letter from Armour cites access to hay, feed, water and a recent visit by Mr Armour as key reasons. The plant, costing about 600000 dollars, will be among the nation’s most modern slaughtering and meat packing facilities.
Salem Oregon June 1 The State School for Feeble Minded faces a funding shortfall after a cut from 100000 to 90000 dollars. Superintendent Smith reports 20 patients housed with about 50 more applications awaiting approval or rejection as deficits loom. The board may reject new admissions if no extra funds are found.
Dr Emil Enna Portland musician gathers motifs from Indian berry pickers in Hood River valley to craft dances for an opera about Astors arrival and the English American struggle along the Columbia River. The production aims to be a major historical feature with a large chorus and strong Native roles. Enna compares Hood River valley to the Rhine region.
London June 1 Andrew Carnegie dismissed Gates testimony as mere scandal and said he would respond if the remarks merit it when he appears before the congressional committee investigating the steel trust. He asserted no dealings with Gates and criticized the accusations as baseless.
The Southwestern Development league held its fifth quarterly session in Chehalls Washington on June 1. Delegates and representatives from the coast cities attended as trade and commerce topics dominated discussions. The conference will run three days with numerous sessions and exchanges among delegates.
Washington news reports a concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Pomorene of Ohio demanding prosecution of officers of oil and tobacco trusts. The measure would require the attorney general to begin proceedings when sufficient evidence is found.
Beginning today June 1 manufacturers in Chicago will cut furniture output by one third and raise prices slightly through September. The move stems from adverse trade conditions and was agreed by the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers.
Everett reports a major fire in Snohomish wiping out thirty five businesses. Most structures were old frame buildings. The telephone office Western Union telegraph office post office and Penobscot hotel were burned. Guests fled via rear stairs as the front of the hotel burned. Snohomish, nine miles southeast of Everett, is the county seat.
Democrats from North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Iowa Montana Washington Oregon attend a St Paul conference to discuss plans and projects for scoring a victory in next year’s state and national elections. Speakers include W. J. Bryan Judge Alton B. Parker Gov Norris of Montana and Governor Burke of North Dakota.
Soft feature reports a preliminary outcome in Tulea Oklahoma with a note about a boxer nicknamed White Hope. The item hints at an upcoming match sequence and local interest in the sport without detailing full results.
A local optical shop reports customers received eye examinations, glasses fitted, lens duplications completed, and frames repaired, with emphasis on preserving vision and comfort. The service highlights include precise lens matching and frame restoration for home or work use.
The Oklahoma white hope Carl Morris is to fight Jack Geyer of Denver in a sapulpa sparring style bout here tomorrow. Morris is tipped to win, with the match billed as a bloody 15 round affair. In a separate note New York reports nearly all demands by commercial telegraphers in 1907 strike met by Western Union. The eight hour day starts now and top wages rise to 100 a month for the best workers.
Washington reports returns from the corporation tax are complete except for a few delays, with treasury officials estimating $26,000,000 by the start of next month. Internal revenue receipts hit records in the past fiscal year, boosted by higher tobacco taxes about $800,000 monthly and increased beer consumption.
Transpacific steamship lines today end the months long rate war by restoring old rites on wheat and flock from North Pacific points to the orient. Regular rates are 3 dollars to Japanese ports and Hong Kong and 4 dollars to Shanghai.
Toronto June 1 The distribution of checks today shows an increase in the Bank of Toronto dividend to 11 percent per annum.
The Princess Shachayos, with 500000 in bank notes and gold hidden in her room, starved herself in two rooms of her Moscow palace after a lover’s death ended their planned wedding. Her isolation lasted two decades as a hermit receiving meals from an old attendant.
In a Moscow palace a reclusive princess lived in isolation for 20 years paying for meals herself. The governor named Countess Tournay guardian, with a legal adviser managing affairs. She died of starvation. $600,000 was found hidden in the inner room mattress and corners.
City council in Lebanon Oregon reviewed bids for a new sewer project after opening thirteen bids at last night’s meeting. Officials will hold a special session in a day or two to decide which bidder receives the contract and announce awards.
Mrs Bowman receives ticket 4667 from The Peoples Warehouse for a free round trip to the Portland Rose Carnival. Ticket 3624 remains unreturned. party hosting it may obtain a free ticket by presenting it at The Peoples Warehouse.
A fragment notes a thinker who can claim only a mite of philosophy as he frets about the weather. The line suggests modest metaphysical concern amid climate uncertainty.
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