East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-22

tearing out the wires. He received
sufficient voltage to cause his death.
He was formerly lineman for the
Bell Telephone company and was on
strike.
Following a small blaze at Spokane
in the McKoldock Lumber company's
yard at Spokane, Edward G. Hunter,
a timekeeper, who had hastily haul
ed out hosecart at the first cry of
fire, fell dead. After pulling the cart
to the blazing shed he fell to the
ground and died Immediately.
Because Of the state law that goes
into effect September /. forbidding
the sale Of cigarettes, thousands OF
the little pills are being sold daily at
Bcllingham, Wash. So great is the
demand from those who are laying In
r supply of the smokes, that there
will be a cigarette famine in that city
in few days
The deputy sheriff of Lewis coun-
| ty. Washington, has served notice on
| the Weyerhaenser Timber company,
and other big concerns. notifying them
of the increase In assessments made
by the Lewis. county commissioners.
The raisesayeraged nearly 400 per
cent in the case OF the Weyerhaeuser
company. and was more than doubl-
ed in the other cases.
La Grande is facing a serious prob
lem In the way of securing sufficient
fuel to run the pumping station for
the water supply in the city. The ir-
rigation hours have been shortened,
and the sprinkling service has been
cut down so per cent. Some fuel has
been bargained for, and 1t is thought
that matters will be better.
Reports that another step toward
making butter higher has been taken
in Portland. The top price, whole
sale. viii be advanced from 20 to 75
cents a roll which means a price of
S5 cents in the retail markets This
advance will be made by the Hazle-
wood Cream company, and was de-
cided upon at meeting of the Off
GERS of the company.
] w. Gouaher of Sites, Idaho,
fears that his son has met with foul
play. He has been employed in va
rious parts of Idaho and Montana
| for the past year as a surveyor by
the Milwaukee road, and on May Is
wrote his father at that place that he
was coming home on visit and
would be there July 4. Since that
time nothing whatever has been
heard of him.
One of the biggest mining deals In
the history of Colorado, which has
been pending for a year or more, is
the sale of the leading mines on
| Quartz Hill to the Newhouse tunnel
people. Upward of $4,000 is in
volved. These properties comprise
the main portion of Quartz Hill and
have combined record of more
than s1O,OOo,oOO.
AS a result of a dispute over rent
at Globe, Ariz., Ellen Jasper, col
| ored woman, threw lighted lamp at
| Birdie Lee, negress, while the lat
ter's back was turned. The burning
| oil enveloped her and set fire to the
house. which was destroyed. The
woman was fearfully burned and
died. The Jasper woman was arrestew
and charged with murder.
Pan-American canal construction
work is proceeding faster than was
calculated in the estimate presented
to congress. This years work will
cost $S,000,000 more than the appro-
priation, owing to the rapidity of the
construction. Colonel Goethals, how
ever, will continue to work in advance
of the appropriation, expecting that
congress will make good.
The examination for teachers at
klamath Falls has just been complet-
ed. and but five applicants were sue
cessful in getting papers. This will
leave great scarcity Of teachers I'm
this county There are no less than
eight districts and possibly many more
that will have no teacher, and as q
result may lose their apportionment
of the school fund, THESE districts are
paying from $50 to $50 per month
and have made every effort to get
teachers.