East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-07

Reports from over tne county are
that the wheat crop was not injured.
No standing grain was knocked down
and the only damage was short de-
lay in harvesting operations.
Harvesting is again in full pro-
gress and the settled appearance of
the weather is encouraging for har-
vesting of the big wheat crop with
out damage.
lseOrganizing the Bank of Heppner.
Mr.. w. S. Whorton, cashier of the
Bank of Heppner, has secured control
of all the stock of this institution and
Is placing the same among the resi-
dents of Heppner and Morrow county
Previously to this time all the stock
except Mr.. Wharton's personal hold
ing has been owned by parties living
outside of the state, and 1t Is gratify-
ing to know that the bank in the fu-
ture is to be owned and controlled by
its patrons and home citizens, which
must necessarily add greatly to its
strength and growing popularity, and
make it worth addition to the finan-
cial institutions of eastern oregon.
1t is the unanimous voice of the
stock already placed that Mr.. w. o.
Minor shall be made president of the
bank and he has consented to accept
the position. There is probably no
man in eastern Oregon who Is better
known than Oscar Minor, nor one who
to as great a degree enjoys the con-
fidence and good will of every per-
son who knows him. His name will
add weight to the bank and secure
added confidence.
Cutting ARRAY at Lexington.
\ serious cutting affray occurred
at Lexington last Thursday after
noon.
The alteration occurred in Dan
Dotherty's saloon and the bartender,
Frank Baxter, was stabbed by o. L.
Davis with a pocket knife.
Davis was arrested by Sheriff Shut
and brought to this city Friday and
given a hearing before Justice Will
| liams.
Several witnesses were examined
and Davis was bound over in the sum
of $500. Being unable to furnish the
| bond he is now in the county Jail to
await the action of the circuit court.
Davis lives in the mountains i
miles this side of Spray. in Wheeler
| county. He was down in the Social
Ridge country working in the har-
vest field. on Thursday he went to
Lexington and becoming intoxicated
caused so much disturbance in Dan
Dohertys saloon that he was ordered
out. Coming back he was ordered
out again, but persisted in coming
back a third time when he threaten
ed Frank Baxter, who was tending
bar. Baxter in attempting to put
him out knocked Davis down. Davis
got up with keen edged pocket knife
with blade about three inches long
in his hand and struck Baxter foui
times with the knife, causing a slight
wound on the left arm and breast and
two dangerous wounds under the
arm.
Baxter was brought to the Heppnei
sanitarium. where he is still in crit.
ical condition, but will probably re.
cover.
Baxter is stranger, having beer
in the county only a short time.
Davis is a man of large family ant
1t is said that when not drinking 1.
not Of a quarrelsome nature.
Roy Gray, the wood and coal deal.
er who went to Portland to see abou
getting fuel, returned Monday.
Mr.. Gray was depending on a sup.
ply Of 1000 tons of coal for thi!
month which had been promised by
the Monarch Coal company of Sheri
dan, wyoming, but was disappointed
in the fact that the company has gont
back on the agreement and will no
furnish pound Of coal, giving as G
reason that everything has gone 81
slow that they cannot furnish it now
Mr.. Gray has been waiting for tn,
past six weeks in order to get a bet
ter freight rate from Spokane an,
now that he succeeded In getting
better date to take effect after tn,
first of September he cannot get tn,
coal from the mines as promised.
Mr.. Gray has made arrangement
! to get supply of Carbon Hill Goa
from British Columbia, the coal t,
he handled through Portland dealer
and can be delivered in Heppner a
s12.25 per ton. He could get Aus
tralian coal, but owing to the fac
that this coal cannot be handled fo
less than s16 per ton makes 1t to,
expensive.
AS usual, Mr.. Gray can get plent
of promises Of wood. but the troub
is in getting cars to haul 1t. He feel
that the matter should be taken III
by the Commercial club.
While in Portland Mr.. Gray wen
to the head of the car service de
partment Of the o. r. & N. and wa!
told that plenty of cars would be fur
nlshed to the mills to haul wood, bu
when he went to the mills TO Sc,
about It the mill people stated tha
they were unable to get cars makinl
the situation very unsatisfactory.
There is every indication now tha
there will be plenty Of Carbon Hi