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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1901
Page
3
A fragmentary report describes the arrival of Kemper in Lett on a Saturday night and plans to visit his brother in South Dakota. The piece includes hotel arrivals and mentions travel to Moorhead, Groene, and Silverton with stops and names of attendees.
A scrambled local update covers Mrs. John Binder Hinn moving a creamery plant near Alba, notes on snow, school district 7 director elections, local remedies and ads, sheep numbers in Morrow County, and a pending nickel machine license by the Astoria police commission.
James Sharon was discharged by Justice Fite Gerald after a Monday preliminary hearing for larceny of a horse, buggy, and harness owned by Mrs. Nancy Ehrhart near Pendleton. Eyewitnesses testified Sharon had consumed alcohol, borrowed the rig, and returned it after drinking, with arrest following. The judge ruled evidence insufficient for a circuit court trial, narrowly avoiding a grand larceny charge. The report also notes Pendleton’s improving cityscape and Knights Templar activities in the region.
Pendleton March 12 101 To the East Oregonians you will stop printing subscription to the Barberonian and take my name from your list and send any bill owed for enrollment to Ukloh Oregon and oblige me T FP Gilliland. He wanted print for his own face and envelope charged to the county but was refused printing for personal use. The envelope matter involved county accounts and potential misuse of county funds.
Captain Cheever at Walla Walla plans to buy 500 cavalry horses. By February 1 he had 175 procured, with 100 at Walla Walla and 75 at Lewiston. Additional purchases to Lind Tugday and Pomeroy Dayton and other points are planned.
Whitman College Glenchan opens its first annual spring tour with a Wednesday, March 13 visit to Pendleton and an Fraser's Opera House entertainment. The program features woollen and light classical works, vaudeville tones, and a polished ensemble. Accompanists include Bridgard Fischer and Prof. Otto A. Tinnerbach, with Havertach acclaimed for English classics and Laura Jamis as pianist and vocalist.
Ke Yatew and his wife marked their 0th wedding anniversary and his 1st birthday with a small gathering near St. Joseph Academy attended by H Parke and wife and Mrs Yates’ parents from Peoria Illinois. The event followed a day of relatives visiting and a family observance at Pendleton.
Report recounts a violent incident in the county jail during dinner time. John Fitzgerald, recent highway robbery suspect, allegedly assaulted Frank Sharon, causing facial injury and prompting others to view the conduct as intolerable in polite society.
M. M. Atetin of Winehewt er Indiana writes that his wife was long ill despite doctors care but was cured by Dr King's New Life Milta. The advertisement notes Tallman & Cote drag store as the place to buy the remedy.
The two new assessment and taxation laws have been approved but will not apply to 1901 assessments. They address apportionment and defects in older statutes and require forms and printing before they take effect in 1902, with county clerks preparing rolls and officials learning the new requirements.
La Grande delegation from Eastern Oregon commandery No. 6 Knights Templar attended the Pendleton gathering to form a new lodge. Participants included Turner Oliver, John TT Mathioeon, William J. Church and L. Hunter, who reported a cordial reception and successful involvement in the organization efforts.
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