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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
1
Forty Chicago business men toured Umatilla county wheat fields as their special train moved from Athena to Walla Walla. W. E. Brock A L Knight and James Gwinn organized the visit with Pendleton merchants. Frederick H. Rawson praised the Northwest as a future granary and pledged investment interest. Continue on page eight.
Shawmut, leading in the auto race to New York exposition, stalls near Oakley Kon due to rain. Driver hopes to reach Denver tomorrow morning, with the remaining four cars expected to arrive later the same day.
Bar A Williams, Milton contractor, secured the Milton school district contract beating five rivals. The bid totals: Bannister and Johnson 23,500. Williams 21,000. Wormington 72,866. Shriner and Bolts 33,600. Cox and Robertson 24,600. Samuel Agnew 35,150. Williams heads to Ring station to start a barn job.
Chief Engineer FP A Haines of the Coos Bay Idaho railway reports twenty miles surveyed with two summits. He can cross the range at under a one percent grade and expects smoother passage to Douglas County. A second surveying party will be sent out and fundraising will continue to hasten progress.
Lawrence Kan June 11 Colonel George Harvey of Harper's Weekly called Bryan's head a breakfast food receptacle at a journalism class banquet in Kansas. He said a London meeting convinced him a Democrat should lead, yet the Madison Square speech and local remarks changed his view.
On June 11 at the Seattle exposition Yakima residents gathered from eastern Washington. A special train brought several hundred visitors for the event. The day began at 10 o'clock with a parade featuring Yakima people and local exhibitors.
Weston witnesses testify of family tensions around J W Young and Mrs Warner while Mrs Caroline Phillips describes ill will toward Warner. Testimony on 8 V Knox character continues with witnesses including Jameson Rogers and the Hiatts forthcoming.
New York June 11 foundations for Gould counter charges against his wife were laid as attorney Nicoll resumed cross examination of Mrs Gould in a suit for separate maintenance. The crowded court heard her answer most questions though she refused to reveal her age. She admitted meeting Farnum at various places and inviting him to her apartments where he stayed only a short time.
Deputy Assessor S K Yates narrowly escaped being shot by a farmer who mistook him for a coyote while surveying a 40 acre tract north of the city. The rifle bullet struck the ground before him, and the farmer fled in fear. Yates warns he will verify occupants on farms before continuing property assessments.
Floating in the bay off Fort Point, the corpse of a about 35 year old woman was found today by fisherman W F Gambert. The suit was green with a neat tailored outfit and silk stockings, a gold watch bore the initials T C 8 and a wedding ring engraved E to C 1898. Decomposition makes ID unlikely.
San Jose June 11 George Wieland deputy from Scranton Pa came to arrest J W Morrill on fraud claim in mining deal. Wieland himself was arrested on charge of embezzling stock in Monjar Mining valued at 41500. Released on 10000 bond. Morrill filed civil suit to recover funds he says Wieland embezzled. Both cases to be heard when they return.
A large mob is forming to lynch a prisoner described as the murderer of Anni Poltera. Sheriff Hammel and Marshal Martin report crowds outside the jail in Imperial county, with locals intent on taking the law into their own hands as authorities struggle to maintain order.
Chicago on June 11 a woman aged 40 was stabbed twice by alleged Black Hand members after she refused to place five hundred dollars in a hidden spot near her home. She survived due to a steel ribbed corset worn after threatening letters. The attack occurred at her door when she answered the bell.
Boston June 11. Fight promoters offered a 25000 purs e for a Johnson versus Kauffman bout on Labor Day. Johnson demands 20000 to take the fight, Coldfield New today.
Aberdeen June 11 Jeff Holcomb a Toomer in a lodging house was burned to death and two others are missing as fire swept the second floor of the Zelaska block in the ship candlery area. A total loss of twenty thousand dollars. Holcomb woke amid flames but could not escape and investigators fear others are trapped in the ruins.
City Auditor J. A. Koster was served with a writ demanding he appear in court to show cause why he should not audit the May payroll for Detective W. J. Burns and assistants totaling 2650 dollars. District Attorney Langdon filed the petition claiming Koster refused to act after threats from W. H. Matson, attorney for United Railways, against his bondsmen.
Salem June 11 The railroad commission took up the reasonableness of wool rates by Southern Pacific and O R & N. Three new tariffs filed by the two companies propose substantial reductions. If no further complaints arise, the wool tariff case will be discontinued. Wool moves from class to commodity rate on the O R & N.
William R. Hickey, a Woodmen of the World candidate in San Francisco, was ejected from the lodge after refusing to salute the Stars and Stripes. He reportedly called the flag a rag and cited past beatings by the New York militia as the reason for his stance.
Two hundred Radnor College female students from Nashville arrived in San Francisco for a sight seeing tour as part of the curriculum and will depart for Seattle to visit the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition. President A N Eshman leads the party which has already toured New York Washington and Philadelphia aboard blue uniforms and mortar board caps.
San Francisco June 11 Within four days the majority of the stock of the seven publications owned by the Calkins newspaper syndicate will be sold at auction by order of Judge Green referee The properties are Orchard and Farm Pacific Miner Wholesalers and Retailers Weekly Trade Journal Pythian Chronicle Panda of the Presa and Truckee Republican
San Francisco June 11 The announcement is made that F J Heney will be a candidate for district attorney in the coming election He has consented to enter the fight to continue the graft prosecutions now underway It is generally understood he will run as a Republican
In Constantinople on June 11 reports say several officers were killed while attempting to remove Abdul Hamid from the Splineion palace where he is held prisoner. No details of the massacre are available.
Her excellency the Countess of Aberdeen president of the International Council of Women and the delegates to the quinquennial congress, to be held soon in Toronto, will be guests of the Montreal council from today until next Tuesday in hospital in Montreal on June 11.
Atlantic City June 11 The American Medical Association adopted a resolution through its house of delegates opposing benzoate of soda and any preservative in food products. Dr. A L Reed of Cincinnati will take the resolution to Washington to seek legislation and present it to President Taft.
June 11 report states thousands of New York public school children will be examined by health authorities to verify the claim by Dr. T and Nicholl before the American Meidloni association at Atlantic City that 78 percent of pupils are victims of the alcohol habit.
Washington lumbermen report a revived demand with orders totaling over twelve million feet. Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee manufacturers seek lumber for refrigerator cars and other freight equipment, signaling a potential return to prewar activity and a quarter of a million dollars in new Northwest business.
Four women depart New York on a 4000 mile drive to San Francisco led by Mrs. Alice R. Ramsey president of the Women's Motoring Club of New York. The group includes Mrs. N. R. Powell Mrs. W. A. Atwood and Mrs. H. Johns. They plan extensive sightseeing and expect to reach San Francisco around July 15 with Mrs. Ramsey performing any needed car repairs along the way.
In a furlong six round bout aboard the transport Thomas en route to San Francisco Demon Martin of the U S cavalry said to be Denver Ed Martin's brother faced Messboy Edward Conklin. The boat declared a draw and Conklin sustained two broken ribs.
In Boston a supreme court verdict favored the defense in ex Judge Henry M. Dewey’s libel action against five members of the Good Government Association. Damages of 76.44 million were sought for statements from the 1905 mayoral campaign when Dewey ran for mayor.
This afternoon St Josephs Academy held commencement exercises at the Oregon theatre. The graduating class includes Elizabeth K Benson and Eleanor E Clouse. The program featured a class drama Joan of Arc, music by the orchestra and piano solos, a violin solo by Master Joseph Payant, and a diploma ceremony by Bishop J O Reilly.
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