Promotion for Railroad Men Shifts Oregon & Washington Leadership
Official reports confirm a promotion within the Oregon & Washington Railroad and Navigation Company. D. W. Campbell becomes general superintendent, William Bollens is promoted to superintendent, and Assistant Engineer Berkeley is expected to move to division engineer. Campbell will operate from Seattle and Bollens has been with the system since 1890 and since 1907 as Oregon division engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Oregon & Washington
Berkeley
Portland
D. W. Campbell
Oregon
William Boldens
Lands of Umitilla reservation granted grazing use patent pending
Frank Pierce, First Assistant Secretary, directs final cash certificate for land purchased before 1906 be issued where the lands are unfit for cultivation or residence and only suitable for grazing. Attorneys Ferguson and Johnson plan to continue battles on related cases, buoyed by this decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umitilla Indian Reservation
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Frank Pierce
Ferguson and Johnson
Washington
Pendleton
Red Men Meeting in Eagle Woodman Hall
Pendleton residents are notified that Amhollis tribe No. 18 of the order of Red Men will meet in Eagle-Woodman hall Tuesday evening. A large initiation class will be followed by a banquet. Thomas Fitzgerald C of R announces this gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amhollis Tribe No. 18
Order of Red Men
Eagle-Woodman Hall
Thomas Fitzgerald
Auto Pilot Here By Mird Lewie Race Journey
Mird Lewie of La Grande piloted the Acme automobile from La Trainde to Walla Walla in the famous ocean to ocean race and was in Pendleton yesterday on the way home. The Acme car runs fourth in the big race, completing La Grande to Walla Walla in four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mird Lewie
la Grande
Acme
la Trainde
Walla Walla
Ocean
Pendleton
Storey Goes to Baptist Convention in Portland
Rev. R. E. Storey pastor of the Baptist church has traveled to Portland to attend the large Baptist convention during the week. He will oversee the reunion of former students of Newton Seminary of Newton Mass. This seminary is the alma mater of the Pendleton pastor.
Famous Water Suit on Trial
After four years of litigation the famous Milton irrigation cases are nearing closure. Some testimony has been taken this morning and the court will likely go to Milton Wednesday afternoon to take additional testimony. Finishing touches are being placed on the big cases and a decision is believed to be forthcoming soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Young Warner Contest Adjourned Without Testimony
Hearing on the Young Warner contest was adjourned after both sides chose not to introduce witnesses. Mrs. Warner and attorney D W Batley decided not to present testimony, with plans to resume next Tuesday in the city.
Phelps Buys Ranch Near Meacham For Summer Home
District Attorney G. W. Phelps has purchased the John Hanna ranch close to Meacham. He took possession with improvements, horses, cows, and ranch equipment including furniture and cooking utensils. The plan is to convert it into a summer home two miles from Meacham, adjoining the Barger ranch where Pendleton residents camp in summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
G. W. Phelps
John Hanna
Meacham
Barger Ranch
Pendleton
A. A. Rader
Walla Walla
Claratce Zumwalt
Oregon City
Misa Nellie Anibal
W.I M. Peterson
George Wall
Rader
Athena
Kenneth Cooper
Bowman
Dalles
Dr Ford Returns from Idaho Tour
Dr Ford returned this morning from Nyssa Oregon and southern Idaho. While away the popular Methodist pastor performed a marriage, delivered a lecture, preached two sermons and helped dedicate a new church. He praised the Snake River Valley and predicted the valley would soon host a series of small cities amid a near continuous settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
T. B. Ford
Nyssa
Ore
Idaho
Methodist Church
Deligree
Snake River Valley
Idatio
Miss Koeppen Visits Here from Bolse Idaho
Miss Genevieve Koeppen of Bolse Idaho visits her Koeppen Brothers and friends, staying with Miss Edith Johnson. She studied voice culture at Pomona College Claremont with Professor Bacon and plans to sail to Berlin August 1 with Professor Bissell. She will briefly visit Pittsburgh and other relatives before departing for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koeppen
Genevieve Koeppen
Bolse
Idaho
Koeppen Brothers
Edith Johnson
Mise Koeppen
Bacon
Pomona, College
Claremont
California
Bissel
Pomona
Berlin
Germany
Pittsburg
Clarke Nelson Takes Over Pendleton Book Store
Cook and Perry’s book and stationers, Pendleton’s largest, change hands to Clarke Nelson. The shop closes for invoices and will reopen around July 1 or 2 under new management. Nelson, a popular local figure, plans to expand with an art department and more departments. Morris Cook and Perry remain undecided about their plans but will likely stay in Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook & Perry
Clarke Nelson
Nelson
Morris Cook
Perry
Pendleton
Pendleton Welcomes Wide Circle of Visitors and Locals
A tide of visitors and residents were in Pendleton today including Attebury of Echo, J. W. Hire of Condon, Sam Oldaker of Mermiston and many others. Business and social calls crossed paths as professionals, traders, and relatives drifted through the city, with stops in Hermiston, Walla Walla, and Echo noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Huston
Prineville
N. D. Surtzer
Valery Pendleton
J. W. Hire
Condon Ia
Sam R. Oldaker
Mermiston
Pendleton
E. FP. Dodd
Hermiston
J. D. Casey
Hilgard
PD. H. Hildebrand
Condon
W. J. Furnish
Wenaha
Railroads to Coast Organized in Willamette Valley
Three railroad companies formed in the past week to build lines from Willamette valley towns to the Pacific coast. Coos Bay & Inland Railroad plans a Coos Bay to Roseburg route with later transcontinental expansion and a $1,000,000 capital. Oakland & Tidewater Railway aims from Oakland to Empire City with $1,000,000 capital. Independence Siletz & Pacific Railroad seeks a $60,000 line from Simpson in Polk County toward Cape Foul Weather in Lincoln County through Silette lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Or
Willamette Valley
Pacific Coast
Coos Bay Country
Lincoln County
Coos Bay
Jacob Haas
George 8. Taylor
Charles Eingler
Portland
Oakland & Tidewater Railway Company
Oakland
Douglas County
Empire City
Coos County
Independence, Siletz & Pacific Hillroad Campang
Bet Monday
Independence Capitallers
Simpson
Rolk County
Cape Foulweather
Silete Reservation
Chicago to have world’s largest hall amphitheater plans
Chicago plans a massive elliptical amphitheater modeled on Rome with seating for over 45,000, a 600 by 840 by 100 foot footprint, steel and cement construction, and more than 200,000 square feet of exhibit space. The project, announced by Harlow N. Higinbotham, would cost about 3.0 million dollars, with ground cost around 400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Madison Squire Garden
New York
Chicago Coliseum
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Rome
Special Daphne Circle meeting to initiate candidates
Notice to members of Daphne Circle No 2 of a special meeting at Secret Society hall on June 25, 1900 at 7:00 PM for initiating and ballot on candidates by order of Sarah F Hale Guardian Neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne Circle No. 2
Secret Society Hall
Sarah F. Hale
Antelope Doctor Reports Ill Man Improves After Grave Digging
An Antelope physician stated an elderly patient in poor health would likely die soon. Neighbors dug four graves as a precaution, but the man unexpectedly recovered, defying expectations and prompting curiosity about the miraculous turn of events.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Standard Grocery Co
William Bollens
Weddin
Wm. E. Hanscom
Uncle Sam
Pendleton Dye Works
Barbers Hoch
Miss Batterson
Miss Hoch
Brary Board
Clark Nelson
R, Attebury of
Echo
G. W. Coutts
Pilot Rock
F. L. Myers
R. R. Johnson
Col
J. F. McNaught
William H. Daughtry
Union Stock Yards Company
M. C. Wells
E. ¢. Antbal
Lila Swafford
Salem
E. F. Averill
Cornucopia
William Sutherland
Balfour Tiathiie Company
Colfax
Wash
J. W. Fox
The
Fox Realty Company
G. J. Dixon
R. Holderman
D. R. Brownell
Umatilla
Russell Brownell
A. W. Nye
Verna Waddell
Pendeton
Halsey
Linn County
Arnold
H. 8
Shangle
Columbia College
Oliver P. Morton
Okanogan Country
Charles H Carter
P. B. Anthony
Baker City
C. J. Ferguson
Clarke Wood
Weston Leader
Eva L. Wood
Mary Loundale
Seattle Fair
J. L. Kingsbury
Hexter-May Hardware Company
Jack Wohlenberg
Rose Fletcher
Peoples Warehouse
Mrs. Wohlenberg
Percival Bonney
8. A. Lowell
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Leter
Boston
Valley
Pacific
Tallman & Co
Libbey
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