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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
2
Salem secretary of state announced the two thousandth automobile license issued today. Daily applications average about ten, with steady growth noted as the program continues across the state.
The crop is expected to be among the largest ever harvested due to unusually expansive acreage a high percentage of full sown grain and an exceptionally heavy stand Harvest is projected to run from 14 days to two weeks later than usual resulting in a late season yield note.
Deputy Sheriff McLean reported from Wenatchee that Bill Allen, a notorious Indian outlaw with two state penitentiary terms, was killed by Little Tom on the Indian reservation opposite the city. The incident occurred Monday night in the upper country.
In Okanogan during a large roundup a fight broke out as Bill Allen attacked an opponent with a knife. Little Tom struggled and grabbed the weapon, inflicting a fatal throat wound that killed Allen within minutes.
William Cronin killed his turkeys and prize White Leghorns after a $350 diamond disappeared from his ring. He crumbled the lawn and sifted soil, suspecting a gull or hen, then hypothesized a beach gull carried the gem toward Honduras. He continues the search.
Montie B Guinn, president of the Oregon State Bankers Association, thanks members for the honor of the presidency. He notes growth in membership, deposits rising by seven and a half million and loans by over four and a half million, and urges uniform laws, frequent examinations, and active stockholder involvement to strengthen banks and protect depositors.
Harriman representative W. H. Holabird reviews Miller & Low holdings in Harney County. The Island ranch, part of the P. L. 8 properties, spans about two townships of hay and grain land and could host a townsite. Located in Harney valley near Slivien river, it offers water and irrigation, with Wright's Point a mile away on a nearby bluff 200 feet high. If purchased, it could become Harney valley's principal city, a notion echoed by founder John Devine over two decades ago.
The Insurance Gasoline Store promotes lawn care gear including mowers hose grass catchers and the citys only lawn trimmer touted to save knees and back LaDow and Peterson advertise the sale highlighting dependable prices and durable equipment.
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