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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1909
Page
8
The trial nears verdict with final arguments looming after yesterday’s testimony. Chief Gurden Officer Kearney and District Attorney Phelps testified about conditions surrounding the detective’s employment and the necessity of the expense. The DA led the exam and faced cross examination, turning into a spirited debate before a small audience.
Special correspondence from Grass Valley Oregon reports M J Colback asserting coal discovery along the disputed Deschutes canyon right of way between the O R N and Oregon Trunk railroads. Critics call it black slate with only surface material tested. The site lies on a steep cliff about 75 miles from the Deschutes mouth, near White Horse rapids, in a barren, hard to access area. Colback, a New York native and former foreman, travels with his family to file on the land.
A parade of residents and guests navigates Pendleton daily activity with names like Charles Lehman D J Kirk Jesse Powers S F Wilson and E H Brown among others visiting from Milton Echo Athena and Pilot Rock. Train arrivals and business trips mark the day as Colleagues from North Yakima Spokane Pasco and Seattle stop in while locals such as Alan Thomson and Miss Lizzie Jakes engage in official duties or teaching appointments.
Sheriff T D Taylor faces crossfire as District Attorney Phelps probes the detective billing case. County officials including Saling Walker Lee Gilliland testify on bill presentation and indebtedness while presiding judge backs the district attorney's action. Detective Whitne y and officers from Pilot Rock to Echo describe law violations. trial argues local officers fail to evidence violations and need an outsider.
A Seattle man, Scott Allen, was killed by an electric shock at the Snoqualmie Power Company plant and declared dead for about 15 seconds. A subsequent shock revived him, and he awoke at Seattle General Hospital. Doctors say he was clinically dead for a short period before his heart restarted.
A carload of 40 prospective buyers from North Dakota will visit the Hermiston site on September 20 to view land offered by the company led by P. C. Holland. The firm, which recently assumed Maxwell Land holdings, plans further Midwest outreach as John S. Hughes reports strong interest in Oregon and smooth prospects for homeseekers. R. L. Tarbet serves as Pendleton manager for the Hermiston venture.
Manchester officials report the federation of cotton spinners decided to keep mills running with American cotton for four days a week until November, extending beyond the original plan. An unrelated classified notice offers training in massage and chiropody at 618 Main Street room 2, with inquiries accepted between 8 and 4.
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