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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1906
Page
8
H E Bickers, former reform school superintendent, seeks appointment to the Oregon reform school job. He has strong endorsements from Pendleton and Umatilla County voters and faces a board with governor, state treasurer, and secretary of state to decide after January 1.
Beach and Bowers minstrels performed at Frazer theater Saturday evening delivering a lively, crowd-pleasing show. The act included quick, snappy comedy and a well-timed joke about Noahs ark landing near Pendleton. J B Smith, manager, accompanied the troupe and plans repeat visits, aiming to entertain indoors as well as on the street.
J A Gavitt an Oregon pioneer died from paralysis at his Portland home Thursday night. Funeral services were held at Holman’s funeral parlors under Odd Fellows orders and Masonic lodge took charge at the grave in Walla Walla. Born October 20 1838 in Rochester New York he lived in Walla Walla 1862 1888 later moving to Oregon and Washington. He was married to Minta Zehrung in 1865 and six children were born two surviving Minta Zehrung of Portland and George F Gavitt of Seattle. The body was shipped to Walla Walla for burial. he had resided in Portland the last two years.
William Wattenburger of Butter Creek buys a fine English Shire stallion from A C FR Ruby for his Butter Creek ranch. The horse is Montford Othello No, with Willard Wattenburger noted as the stockman involved.
A garbled report notes city stones and a planned occlusion near Wild Horse, with references to a tower and an observed shutdown of a crusher engine due to fuel supply issues. Officials indicate no fuel will arrive before tomorrow, delaying plant operations and shore drive work.
S470 and cest $3300. He 4 a fine onloal, having taken first prizes in the laire at Salem, Walla Walle and Pendleton, Mr. Wattenburger will leave for his home. Mr. Ruby will dispose of a number of Percherons and Shires in this county during the fall, a number of stockmen having signified their intention to engage in the fine horse business extensively, owing to the sharp demand for good horses every where. First Corn Crib in Grand Ronde. Last week the Chronicle had a report of the first alfalfa seed to be threshed out in this valley, and now comes the report of the building of the fret corn crib in Grand Ronde, says the La Grande Chronicle. George Pierce, a farmer of the Lower Cove, hie 15 acres of corn and hele building a crib in which to house the crop. It ’4 said the corn will run about 35 bushels to the acre, which would not be classed as a failure even on a Kan- San bottom, and is exceptionally good for this country. The extent of the crop and the crib are both novelties -especially the crib-as there are a large portion of eastern Oregon people who would hardly know how to give such a contrivance a name if they were to so one.
The Coast Magazine edited by H. L. Wilhelm of Seattle publishes a November article on Pendleton and Umatilla county with charming local scenes from the Euset Orepon. Wilhelm recently visited the city to collect data, praising Pendleton as a fine Northwest advertisement.
Servicing Postponent Co. McLellan, a well known farmer of Juniper Canyon, is in the city and reports that dry weather has halted sending north of Cold Springs District. Farmers fear that seeding now will cause grain to rot before sprouting, forcing reseeding in many areas.
Sheriff James Blakeley of Wallowa County escorted the murderer to the Oregon penitentiary in Salem on Saturday night. The prisoner, linked to the killing of "Brick" Johnson in Enterprise six months prior, faces a lengthy term. Blakeley is related to Willinen and Joseph Blakeley of the city and is serving his second term.
W H Nebergall arrived from Nampa Idaho where he began a 20 horsepower eight can steam plow for A Kunkel. The plow matches the size of the one sold last year to Grand Ronde valley residents. Nebergall departed Unie morning for Newport Washington.
William J Davis Tuck and Miss Susan Davie wed at 8 30 this morning in the city recorder's office with Judge Thomas Fitzgorald officiating. They left Walla Walla on the 9 oclock train after the ceremony.
Mrs. C. Van Ordall grand guardian of the Women of Woodcraft was seen in the city from Portland for a few days on business.
A marriage license was issued today to Helen Fairfax McNaught Sayer and Edward Hamilton Geary, both of the county.
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