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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1903
Page
8
Subscribers urged to report delivery irregularities and place a box at their gate to prevent loss. East Oregonian Pub Co requests cooperation to ensure prompt correction and reliable service.
A panel of fifty jurors summoned for the November term of the United States District Court will convene in Portland on November 16. Two Umatilla county men were named E L Barnett banker of Athena and RH Graves stockman of Gibbon. They will hear cases including forgery charges against Mark L Ware Horace G McKinley and B Puter for dummy filings in the Eugene land office and a misconduct case against Asa B Thompson as receiver of the La Grande land office.
A total of 48 convicts are now at the Walla Walla penitentiary, increased by 18 from King Lincoln Okanagan and Snohomish counties. Sixteen guards ensured their safe arrival, including a woman, Edna Forrest from King county, who faces a year for grand larceny.
Last evening the council approved the monthly salary list, issued liquor licenses to Tex Langiver H A Kilng and John Schmidt, and ordered warrants for sewer freight. Deeds for park lots were prepared. an ordinance on sidewalk widths was proposed. a mill race bridge near Sisters' School was approved. Ann street sidewalk completion was urged with penalties if property owners neglect to install missing walks.
James Irwin returns from the Northwest circuit with a successful string including Ovita Ollie M Donner NB and Teavidl Harum. He plans to move stock to Wallan Walla for winter and urges Pendleton to establish a permanent track and annual races to retain owners and attract a county fair.
The advertisement promotes a trial of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for loss of appetite belching heartburn nausea cramps indigestion dyspepsia and constipation. It claims many have testified to its efficacy and urges buyers to obtain the genuine bottle with the private stamp over the neck.
The Pendleton tributary district offers many resources and the city possesses advantages that could make a fall effort successful. A wide appeal would benefit the city and local business men by drawing attendees from across the county and beyond.
Pendleton crowds swell nightly as Park theater showcases a high class comedy company led by Manager Nelson. Dissolving views and Mrs Bronson songs dazzle, with Miss Thatcher as the Irish lady drawing applause. A matinee Saturday offers candy for children and a prize drawing, with Brock & McComas selling seats and M A Raders window displaying prizes.
Last evening near Weston a Spokane bound train struck a flock of about 1,000 sheep at the curve bottom. Nineteen animals were killed and the engineer managed to check the motion to keep the train from going into the ditch. The owner of the sheep is not known.
Mrs Wallace and Mrs Adolph Newkom with daughter Hilda and Mr George Nattkemper and children from Terre Haute Indiana visit Coshocton guests of Mr and Mrs Henry E Laats on Coshocton street. They toured San Francisco and will travel southward returning home. Miss Lizzie Shonefelt accompanied them to Los Angeles to visit her sister.
Trajan Tucker and Carrie Tucker sell east half of southeast quarter section 14 township 4 north range 35 east Kelner area near Weston for 3250 to cheese J. Mart. Elisa Leezer and husband sell lot 3 block 17 in Pendleton city eastern district for 2200 to William M. Caldwell.
Hale and Waltz plan a large shipment of 3 50 head to Blockton, California, with sale to occur at the market there. Sheep were purchased from PB Dougherty Ed Campbell and other county owners.
Work on the Matlock Building shows the large plate glass windows in place and interior finishing near completion in a couple of days. After that the car side will be turned over to the Telephone Company for a central office, with crews ready to finalize the job once space is prepared.
Taken to the asylum VC Taylor transported Mrs George Dougherty who has been adjudged insane and ordered committed to the asylum at Salem. She was escorted by her sister and an extra guard for the journey.
Local resident Pete Palmattur, a well known figure, reportedly found a rich lead near a mine about eight miles from Oran ite and is rapidly extracting yellow metal.
Claude Crow plans to ship a carload of workhorses to Davenport this evening via the W C R. Crow runs a large nearby ranch and will use the horses for farm work. Deeds filed today record transfers from Jeage Vert and John Vert and from Stroble to the city, transferring their interest in land bought for a public park, filed in the county recorder's office.
John Heathman went up the river on a duck hunting trip but saw only two distant ducks. Both were out of reach, so he returned empty handed.
J C Hibbard suffered a bruised foot when a wood stick fell yesterday and will rest for a couple of days. In other news, Hotel Pendleton seeks chambermaids to fill current openings.
In Flooh vs Stockman the circuit court awarded the plaintiff 660 dollars after a trial over an assault in which Finch was knocked insensible by a large blow. The defendant had pleaded guilty at a prior proceeding and paid 60 dollars plus costs. Judge Ellis adjourned jurors until November 11 due to their four week attendance and noted pending equity matters and other trials ahead.
Attorney Will Peterson, representing Athena, was in the city for a whore viewt. He recently returned from Jewiston where an important case faced the court. After the session he proceeded to Boise and Spokane for an extended trip on business here.
Yesterday afternoon a Jay warle man injured himself while rabbit hunting at Umatilla, shooting through the foot with a .22 rifle. He was brought to town, where Dr. W. Vincent dressed the wound, and he returned to Umatilla on the morning train.
Walter Wells and a crew worked to remove the standpipes used by water wagone wagons this morning. The piper will be stored until next spring, reflecting seasonal adjustments in street maintenance and water logistics.
The list includes meetings of the Oregon Irrigation Association in Pendleton on Nov 10, Washington Teachers in Tacoma on Dec 28-30, Washington Sportsmen in Seattle on Oct 21-91, Lewiston Interstate on Oct 26-21, Lewiston gun tourney on Nov 46, Prineville Assembly, the Umatilla County Teachers Institute in Weston on Nov 4-6. The Chicago city council voted unanimously to place the Mueller law for municipal streetcar ownership on the next April 1904 election ballot.
The Merchants' Cafe lists imported Weberwur t Frankfurters ham burgers crawfish crabs and assorted cheeses with a daily hot lunch from 11 20 a m to 2 p m The piece notes the Bast is wild over P 1 BR.
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