East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-30

SettleO IN ALLENTOWN, fd., IN loff-
More than 100000 damage was
done at the Des Moines fair by a wind
and rain storm which blew up unex-
pectedly Roy Knabenshue's air
ship, the captive balloon, the interna-
tional harvester and many other ex-
hibits were ruined by the storm.
Frank Armstrong, employed in
Berkey's sawmill southeast of Candy
Ore, had a hand cut off while al
work. A short time ago he had an
eye injured while working at the same
place, finally losing the eye. He hat
wife and several children living al
Barlow.
The Florida limited train, south
bound on the Queen & Crescent rail-
road, collided with a switch engine
mile north of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and Engineer Charles Carter was
killed and the fireman fatally injured.
The coaches kept the track and the
passengers were uninjured.
Albert Stermel, bookkeeper for the
Wesson estate at Detroit, Mich, be-
came insane and taking his 3-year-old
daughter went to the Belle Isle
bridge and threw her into the river
and watched her drown, after which
he went to police headquarters and
announced what he had done.
on the morning of August Rev.
Otto Nooij was ordained to the priest
hood by Right Rev. Charles ]. O'Reil-
ly in the Catholic chapel in Baker
City. The young priest is a native OF
Amsterdam, Holland. He received
his education in one Of the old uni
versities of Holland and took his semi
nary course in Saint Paul university.
Mckinley Richmond, a negro aged
10 years, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree at Clarion, Penn
sylvania. On account of his age the
Judge ordered him sent to a reform
institute for an indefinite period. He
shot and killed his younger sister
with rifle after she had struck him
with a stone.
Earl d. Douglas. who was employed
as a carpenter on the dock at Creek
Brothers new mill, fell into the river
at Raymond, Wash, and drowned be-
fore assistance could be rendered him.
Douglass with a fellow workman. was
Gaping piles for u new dock. when
the staging upon which he was
standing gave way.
Two Indian girls, IA years old, were
sold at a potlatch held at Alert bay
last week, according to advices re-
ceived at Vancouver, B.. c. One of
the girls was sold to old Chief Tail Of
the Coast tribe for $1,000. The other
girl brought s7O0 and was sold into
the service OF another tribe. The
provincial authorities may take ac-
ton against the Indians.
Guy j.. Moore, son of Mrs. S. f.
Moore widow of 29i Eugene street,
Portland, died as result of his ex-
ertions in saving three companions
from drowning when their boat cap
sized near Muskegon, Mich, on Au-
gust 20. He swan for another boat
and, brought them "A shore. He was a
medical student aged 25.
Rev. Leslie NJ. Burwell, ]. T. 'Tay-
Tor, r. d. Williams ana II. S. Hail,
after spending the night In Jail, at
Reno, Nevada, appeared before Judge
Bell and were found guilty of disturb
ing the peace by holding n
street temperance meeting. They
were sentenced to pay $40 apiece as
fine. They will appeal their case
to the district court.
For the II months ending August
81 there were 700 foreigners who filed
with the county clerk their declara-
tions OF intention to become citizens
at Portland. 1t is the largest number
that has ever filed intentions within
that space of time. Until this period
there was an average Of declarations
of between so and 60 month. The
number has never before, within a
period of II months, been as high as
roo.
l.. II. Carter, son of Brigadier Gem
eral Carter, commander of the de-
partment of the lakes, was killed in
stantly at Chicago by an electric
shock I'm the dairy room Cf the Uni
versity of Illinois at Champaign. Car
ter was working in the agricultural
department and was shocked while
standing up in small stationary en-
gine where he reached up to clean
the electrically lighted chandeliers.
H. S. Allen of Chicago, representing
the Berry Coal & Coke company has
been in Boise the past few days talk
ing with the dealers about fuel. He
promises Boise more than the man
from Arkansas did. He says he Is
prepared to contract with dealers for
all the coal needed for storage for
winter and furnish all the cars re-
quired to haul the coal west. The
Boise commercial club has taken the
matter IN with him