East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-11


Troutdale-Thc Joke Is on c. A.
Minor.
The office of city marshal was de-.
clared vacant and d. c. Gurdane was
tappointed to fill the vacancy.
Theo. Anderson who was in the
city from Eight Mile yesterday. says
that he thinks wheat will average IL
to 30 bushels per acre and some will
go higher.
Farmers of Morrow county are con-
tracing wheat early this year. w. 5.
Wharton reports a number of contracts
made through him this week at price
of so cents, the latest contracts he re-
ports is the big crops of Carmichael
and Piper.
Gene Noble, while working with his
bees Monday evening was so badly
stung that a physician had to be call
ed to relieve his suffering. The whole
hive appeared to have attacked him
at once. covering his head, face and
reck and even crawled down his shirt
bosom and stung him on he body. II
was very close call, nrompt action
being necessary to have his life
Ordinance No. 10 regulating sa-
loon licenses was read first time. This
is new ordinance and was copied
in the main frcm the city law of PEN
dleton covering licenses. The ordl-
nance provides that after January
1907, applications fer licenses must
he filed at least Is DAYS before the
meeting Of the council. a bond of
$1,000 must accompany the applicu-
tion to guarantee proper conduct
while the applicant must furnish ref
erence as to good character
Martin Anderson. an old pioneer If
Morrow county, died at his cabin in
this city, which he has occupied alone
the past several wears, last Friday
morning, after having been confined
to his room for couple of weeks. He
was "a years of age and the cause of
death is attributed to general debility
Mr. Anderson came to Morrow
county more than 20 years ago, having
come here from California. where ne
had been engaged in mining for
Eumber of years. Before going to Cal
ifornia he had travelled extensively
having visited nearly all ra/ts of tho
world.
He procured a homestead during his
early residence in Morrow county and
improved it some, but the greater part
of his time was devoted to the sheep
business, in the capacity of herder
Several years ago he sold his ranch
to w r. Barratt for a stated rental
per year during his lifetime at his
death the ranch to become the prop
erty of Mr.. Barratt. The annual rem
tai was sufficient to keep him COM
fortably during life and to give his
| remains a decent burial. He left no
relatives that ne had any knowledge
of.
Fairchild & Marlatt received 95
head of beef cattle Monday from the
Hardman country. OF these Dan Rice
and James Wyland furnished As head
and Walter Farrens and Mr.. Ward a.
All excepting 10 head were shipped
to the Portland stockyards Tuesday.
The yearlings will be butchered for
the market here. The prices paid
ranged from $12 for yearlings to 500
a head for steers.
The same day viii Matlock receive 1
a band of So fat cattle from Grant
county which were shipped to Trout
dale Tuesday. This lot was nearIy
all steers in splendid condition for
beef, some of the steers Weighing
1900 pounds and some of the cows as
nigh as 1900 pounds.
There certainly Is a good joke oil
c. A. Minor, the genial manager of
the Penland Land & Livestock COM
pany. Mr.. Miner is a true sportsman
and to be sure that he was right on
the game laws secured a copy of the
laws which he carried with him fo-
ready reference. But the trouble was
he got copy of the law passed prior
to the last session of the legislature
| when II was lawful to shoot grouse
on the 1st of August. Unfortunately
for Mr.. Minor, this law was changed 1
at the last session of the legislature
extending the closed season to the 18th
of August. lie shot couple of grouse
and going up the road with the birds
on exhibition he was confronted by
Game Warden Heath, and to make a
long story short he was fined.
New Bank Building.
| The contract was Lot last Mnndny