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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1909
Page
8
A Pendleton city recorder overheard talk of a potential chicken war as residents clash over a new ordinance forbidding chickens to run at large. A complainant, a woman, accuses neighboring owners of letting flocks roam and trespass on her porch. The city attorney will draft the complaint and a warrant may arrest violators.
Miss Monroe of the O R N publicity department visited the city gathering information and illustrations for this year’s state wide summer and health resort booklet. She aims to detail locations costs rates and other facts and plans a more elaborate edition than last year. She collected data on Wenoha Lehman and Hidaway Springs and secured Indian pictures from Major Moorhouse. She left for The Dalles and hopes to have the copy to printers by month end.
A Sunday baseball match is arranged between the Winged P's and the Pendleton Indians. Past scores suggest high interest. Winged P's, mainly juniors, held Plot Rock to 7 to 4. Indians fared only slightly better at 6 to 4. Full details to be announced before Sunday.
A lone drunk identified as James Welsh appeared before Judge FitzGerald this morning and protested his innocence claiming no heavy use of tangle-foot. The court imposed the usual penalty of one dollar or three days in jail.
Police reveal thatRobert C. Watson, a career forger with claims of a $1,000,000 haul over 25 years and 400 aliases, was arrested in Chicago on Boston authorities request. Chief William B. Watts states Watson's real name is Robert Alexander Hawley.
An advertisement urges men to strike at underlying dandruff causes to stop germ growth. It argues that by removing the dandruff germ via Herpicide, hair loss ends and natural beauty returns. The ad invites readers to request a sample from The Herpicide Co. and promises one dollar bottles guaranteed through A. Koeppen & Bros.
Demand for a 112 acre farm dairy and orchard on McKay creek nine miles from Pendleton includes two tone hay and all machinery, horses, cattle, chickens, bees, 15 acres alfalfa, 12 acres orchard and garden, 60 acres wheat. Enquire 612 W Webb street. Phone Red 3762.
F M Conner arrives from Echo for an eventing. Mansfield from Pilot Rock. Myrick from Athena. H F Smith of Athena transacts at the county seat. Hemphill, Pilot Rock stockman, in Pendleton. L W Furnas of Hermiston pursues city business. P S Tillotson of Umatilla visiting. Dr Lynn K Blakeslee on flying trip to Echo. William McCarty and wife from Echo trading. Dave Lavender county road master in city for road work. F G Lucas livestock auctioneer from Athena for county seat business. G M Lewis and wife of Helix visiting Pendleton friends. S J Marquis of Ontario handling business. J W Messner of Western Land & Irrigation guest at Hotel St George, Baker City yesterday.
The Olney cemetery reservoir is full and operating. The cemetery committee and Mayor Murphy conclude testing and will report findings tomorrow evening. An ordinance on water distribution is expected for submission, allowing immediate irrigation water access.
Ex-Governor T. T. Geer, former Pendleton Tribune editor and Oregon governor, starts a real estate business in Portland. He aims to sell homesites, farms, and acreage as population grows, citing his Marion County farming roots and state leadership. He operates from the Abington building.
A Woodmen of the World local camp met last night over a trial in which manager A. Zeuske faced possible expulsion for alleged mistreatment of his deceased son's widow. The trial related to a farm dispute won by the widow and her child, now under appeal to the supreme court, a separate matter from the lodge proceedings.
Armory hall is now in the hands of the paper hangers and everything will be in shape for its re occupancy. The rehabilitated hall will be formally dedicated next Tuesday evening when the boys of Company L will give their biggest hall of the season. The arrangements are in charge of a committee chaired by Second Lieutenant D E Batley W.
A 20 car cattle train passed Pendleton today enroute to Carsteon Brothers from Baker County. The special train, arriving about 9 am from Paseo, was transferred from the C T N to the Northern Pacific after crossing through Pendleton.
Washington reports denial of claims that Interior Secretary Ballinger will drop hundreds of land fraud cases. In several western states hundreds indicted, only 37 convictions so far, officials say prosecutions hampered by legal questions. Big corporations and railroads allegedly profit as witnesses flee, while superintendents and bosses push bogus entries through subisidiaries to seize valuable land.
New York reports a clipping bureau release from the Simplified Spelling Board announcing additions to the original 400 words. The list titled Alphabetic List of Simplifications In Spelling Up to January 25, 1909 includes about 1100 new words in simplified form and 2200 endings reduced to d or t.
The East Oregonian notes a nine point margin in a recent local matchup. Key players and team names are cited along with location and date details from the报道.
A large cake baking contest is planned for next Saturday at Gray Brothers on Main Street. Any person in the city or county may enter, using Cottolene instead of butter. Prizes include a barrel of flour, a ten pound can of Cottolene, and a three pound can of Folger's Baking Powder. Cakes must be labeled with the baker’s name. Proceeds will go to the Christian church building fund.
F G Lucas sues Robert Coppock in circuit court claiming $300 commission from selling a fine horse. Lucas alleges an agreement to pay 300 if he found a buyer at $1060, and that the horse was sold to a Washington buyer for that amount, but the commission was not paid. Messrs Fee and Slater filed the complaint today.
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