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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1909
Page
7
In the Union Stockyards market report, cattle prices slide from 26 to 60 cents as buyers reach capacity and advise shippers to hold back stock. Hog prices steady with strong demand for first class, calves and sheep lightly received, ranges for cattle and hogs listed, indicating potential recovery if shipments pause to clear corrals.
Portland leads Pacific coast shipments with 2,308,676 bushels in October and 3,713,549 bushels year to date. Europe receives 1,907,533 bushels. California 97,677. Orient 465. Puget Sound totals show diverse destinations. In Chicago, wheat opens weak with December and May futures both down about half a cent, despite a reactive attempt to hold gains after a renewed selling surge.
James Donnelly a half breed Indian is jailed in Alameda County on murder indictment. The Humboldt county Indian feud has killed ten, including whites and Indians, with Donnelly the first to face trial. The feud began after a drowning incident and demands for compensation led to a series of killings by mountain gunmen. U.S. Marshal Prentice tracked Donnelly to Eureka and had him arrested after subpoenaing him to testify.
Honolulu reports the examining board may allow about fifty members of the Molokai leper colony to return to their homes after tests show they are not afflicted with leprosy. The board found 40 percent of the first hundred examined were not sufferers, prompting renewed calls for broad reconsideration of others in the settlement as examinations continue.
Edwardeville center fielder George Meng was struck by a flying ball that hit an electric wire, snapping the line and shocking him unconscious. He was revived after about ten minutes by teammates and later treated at home. doctors said his condition was not serious. The accident broke up the game played on a vacant lot.
Washington officials reject removing the phrase from oaths used in the District of Columbia courts. B F Moore had urged omitting the words, but district commissioners see no reason for change and will not ask Congress. Chief Justice Sheppard noted the need is not changing the oath but ensuring it is observed after taking it.
Palouse Power and Irrigation Co applied to Whitman County commissioners for dam construction across Rock Creek at the lake’s foot. Denied permission earlier, the firm has secured a private site and begun water works to irrigate thousands of acres of Palouse wheat belt orchard land, signaling a shift in plans.
A Washington proposal outlines nocturnal entries into the homes of the poor to inspect conditions for religious, moral, and sanitary uplift. Rev. Reed M Copp, a district probation officer, with police and a health inspector, would use a flashlight camera to document conditions for the juvenile court, newspapers, and public enlightenment.
Reuben Hunter, a University of Washington freshman, was bound hand and foot to railroad rails by three unknown men in Edmonds at night. He was freed two hours later by a track walker and sent a warning note to leave town. The sheriff is investigating. Hunter is recovering from shock.
Marshfield Oregon resident C A Smith Mafils offered promoters of the Oakland and Tidewater railway $10000 for a railway ticket from Oakland to Coos Bay if the line is built and operable within 18 months. Promoter Mr Purdy and Oakland vice president Mr Dregua acknowledged the proposal and interest in the project.
Atlanta. The head of L. W. Smith, an avid Atlanta fan, was shaved after Pittsburg failed to win the world series in five games. With two losses for the Pirates, Smith endured a public head shave at a barber shop as the crowd watched, and now regrets the winter bet.
Gaunt and hungry men carry placards reading we want work as London braces for a harsh winter. Central London unemployment figures shockingly high with 10 874 placed on registers in nine days, Camberwell and Poplar near 1000 each. Many skilled artisans join the ranks of the unemployed, forced to abandon homes and endure poverty while seeking sustenance.
Los Angeles reports Van Lewis Geiger, linked to no Denver family, died by self-inflicted poison after failing to coax his wife into a death pact. Mrs Geiger was in precarious condition after hysterical collapse as he desponded over inability to secure employment.
At least nine people died or were killed trying to escape when the Citizens Bank building burned in St Johnsbury on October 30. Dozens were injured and several nearby structures damaged. Names of the dead include Charles Ranlett J E Darling Mia Rose Massey Stephen Cushman Bering Cushman Herbert Tanner and Mrs May Sleeper. Rescue efforts were hindered by the rapid spread of the fire.
Los Angeles dated Oct 30 reports Robert W. Lawson of Springfield Mass. was thrown from a motorcycle at 70 mph during a training run. The machine veered out of control, catapulting him into a board fence. A two by forty inch splinter penetrated his leg below the groin and near the spine base. He is hospitalized in critical condition and likely to lose use of one leg.
John 58. Works, former California Supreme Court judge, will serve as chief advisory counsel for De Lara in his deportation fight. He will work with Attorneys Melly and Holston. Inspector Ridgeway has not set a hearing date, but it is expected late next week.
J M Bentley is noted as representing the oldest and most reliable fire and accident insurance companies, operating from an office with Hartman Abstract Co.
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