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The Washington herald., 1908-08-13
PROPOSALS

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The Washington herald., 1908-08-13
SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE

NURSE WOULD LIKE CARE OF INVALID Or
entire cll--e -f lr5l-r- reference C. B. Wash
lr-rc- Slzlrz-iu-l- Iowa circle
The Washington herald., 1908-08-13
PURE WATER.

CRYSTAL ROCK WATER IS FAMOUS FOR ITS
purity received fresh daily from Chestnut Eil
Va used and 5u51-se5 dv leading p1ysica-S OHce
- I-gL zT- 'Ph-Ee " 15-- a1z51c
The Washington herald., 1908-08-13
COAL

I SPECIAL CASH PRICE his MONTH; FUR
-a-e. $50. scc- stove and rut $50: pea s.
V-AI- 7 HOLMAN. 21L5 7th nv Phone Y 10
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
.s...ss.........
AGED HUNTER HAD
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.

Los Angeles, Aug. 2O.-After hang
ing by his fingers to the walls of
precipice for hours, Louis Lehman,
aged so, is on the verge of nervous
prostration today. His hands are
bruised and swollen and his finger
nails are off.
He crawled down the ledge on the
face of a sheer wall in Wheat canyon
in an attempt to recover a wild dove
he had shot. The ledge crumbled and
the aged hunter was hurled 25 feet
down the cliff but managed to get his
tees on a small ledge and held him.
self by digging his fingers into the
crumbled sandstone Campers rescu-
ed him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

Spokane, Aug. 29.-As the result
OF fire in the home of H. W.
Schultz, two miles west of Palouse,
last night, six children are dead and
two are dying. Four Of the dead are
Schultz's children, two those of W.
W. Fix, Schultz's brother-in-law.
Fix and Schultz, whose families
1--we together, were away with thresh-
ing crews, and the mothers were at
Palouse to see show when the fire
started.
When all the children were asleep
at II o'clock, The Oldest Schultz girl
was awakened by smoke and fire.
She aroused the little tots, who were
too sleepy to realize the danger; she
and the next oldest sister grabbed
the four Fix children and two
Schultz children and attempted to
rescue lheH, Dut tlnally We're FORCED
to abandon the attempt to save their
own lives.
They dropped the sleepy tots and
ran through +Ise Flames. their clothes
burning.
The quartet of Fix children and
two Schultz children were burned to
death before help arrived. The oldest
Schultz girl and her sister who at
the rescue are dying.
It is believed the fire started in the
kitchen pipe. When the mothers re-
turned they were Mortified to finu
the home in ashes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Fire Losses Have Not OisCour-
aged PendIeton's I0ptimiStic
Property Owners.
WILCOX COMPANY AL
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Temporary Offices Opened on the
Scene OF Last Nights Fire-Two
Autos and Roll Top Desk Comprise
the Company's Entire Stock Today
Christian Church VIII Be Re-
built, Perhaps Of Stone-All Are
Optimistic.

Though $4,000 worth of local
property went up in smoke last night
the fire sufferers have not been cast
down by the weight Of their loss, but
instead are already making plans for
the future.
At an early hour this morning the
Wilcox company opened up head
quarters in the old brick paint shop
on the west side of Cottonwood
street opposite the burned store. At
the time of the fire the company had
two automobiles stored in the old
shop and these together with a roll
top desk that was saved constitutes
the firms stock in trade at present.
But the fire had hardly been ex-
tinguished this morning before R. II.
Wilcox, head Of the firm, began wir-
ing for goods to fill orders they had
on hand. According to Mr.. Wilcox,
he will re-establish his business at
the old stand if W. H. Jones will
erect another building for his use.
Mr.. Wilcox places his actual loss at
between $4,000 and $4,000. At the
time Of the fire he had a stock that
would invoice between $4,000 and
$4,000, covered by $4,000 insur-
ance
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
FIRE FIGHTING EXHAUSTED WATER SUPPLY

The nine streams of water that
were turned on the big fire this
morning exhausted the supply Of wa
ter then on hand and once more DEM
onstrated that the present water sys-
tenn Is not adequate.
Had the flames spread as they
threatened to do for a time and
would have done but for the hard
work of the firemen, the shortage Of
water would have been severely felt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
BUY RAISINS NOW.
Prices of Dried Grapes Will Soon BE,
gin 10 Soar.

Fresno, Cal, Aug. 2O.-Better buy
your raisins now. Pickers here say
that the price will soon begin to soar
and that the dried grapes will soon be
beyond the reach of all but well-to-do
people. Several advances in price
have already been made, and more
are to follow, according to the fruit
brokers.
The extreme hot weather, which
has carried an estimated damage to
the crop of from % to 80 per cent, is
given as the reason for the shortage
and the consequent high price. Esti-
mates place the 1S0S crop at not more
than $4,000 tons. Last years crop
was about 10000 tons.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
BANNER YIELDS Of UMAT|LLA COUNTY

SO far as the East Oregonian has
been able to learn, the crop of wheat
raised by Samuel Banister near Yves,
ton, is the banner yield of Umatilla
county this year, although other fine
yields on small tracts have been re-
ported
Mr.. Banister harvested 81 acres on
his farm near Weston which yielded
40 bushels per acre and his entire
140 acres yielded 40 bushels per
acre. The wheat harvested by Mr..
was OF the red chaff variety
and was sold for 81 II cents per BUSH
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Commission VIII Return.

London, Aug, 20.-The Aldrich,
Vreeland financial commission. com
posed of United States senators and
representatives, announced today that
it had obtained sufficient data regard
ing the monetary system of foreign
countries and would return to Amer
lea without further investigation. 1t
was the original plan to tour all the
European capitals.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
CH|LD'S BODY
INTO BIC S|PHON
SUCKED THROUGH 600
FOOT PIPE AT CHICO.
Seven Year Old Floyd Kitch Ketchum
Ventured Too Near Swirling Eddy
of Hydraulic Siphon and Was
Drawn Through Pipe Line Into Su>
gar Factory - Strangest Drowning
on Record-Child Died Two Hours
After Being Rescued.

Chico, Cal, Aug. eO,-After being
sucked by a swirling eddy into the
mouth of 6OO-foot hydraulic syphon
at Hamilton City, Floyd Ketchum.
aged Z, is dead, the victim of one of
the strangest drownings on record.
The boy was swimming and ventur-
ed too near the mouth of the big
tube carrying water to the sugar beet
factory. He was sucked through 600
feet to the mill, where he was eject,
ed He died two hours later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

el, making the grower a handsome in.
come from his crop. His crop
amounted to S6451.
Another good yield is reported by
F. A. Skies of Milton, who harvested
$50 acres Of red chaff near Milton,
which yielded SO bushels per acre,
and which was sold at so cents per
bushel by Mr.. Skies.
Other excellent yields have been
reported but these two seem to stand
at the head OF the list. The East Or
egonian cordially invites farmers hav,
ing good yields to report them and
proper credit will be given.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

Had a really "big" fire occurred the
firemen would have been rendered
powerless by lack of water.
After the fire this morning Mayor
Murphy reported that the reservoir
was empty and the water people
were asked to do everything possible
to renew the surplus supply. The
sprinkler wagons were not operated
during the forenoon and the electric
pumping plant at the water works
was operated to the limit.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

/ that nothing whatever was saved from
the building The church itself, the
/ furniture and about $1,000 worth OF
books belonging to the pastor, Rev.
Meldrum, were entirely lost.
Thompson House Threatened.
How the w. H. Jones house, occu-
pied by Tom Thompson and family,
escaped destruction is a mystery. AL
most from the start 1t was regarded
as doomed and willing helpers as
sisted the family in carrying the
household goods to places of safety.
Practically everything within the
house, including even the carpets,
was taken out.
But just as the danger was great
est and the house was considered a
"goner" the wind changed and the
flames and cinders were turned in a
northeasterly direction.
The change in the wind saved the
Jones house and lessened the danger
to the Alexander and Sturgis houses
across the street. but ii was deadly to
the houses farther ur the street.
Fine Homes Endangered.
The scorching flames from the
church reached nearly across the
street to the Strahon and O'Gara
homes. Time and again each of those
places caught fire. but each time the
firemen were equal TO the emergency
and saved both houses. But both
homes were soaked with water and
much of the furniture was damaged
Most of the household goods from the
Strahorn place were taken out and
carried up the street. The O'Gara
home suffered a heavy loss from wa
ter.
When the wind changed the Fur |
nish, Thompson and Vincent places |
on Water street were menaced. Sew
eral times the fine residence of w. |
j. Furnish was in great danger, but
small streams of water were kept |
playing on the house and 1t was saw
ed.
Burning shingles and monster Gin
lers from the burning church we're
carried over the house and several
fires were started in the grass on the
north side of the river.
For half hour burning cinders
rom the church were a serious mem
ice to that entire portion of town and
llso to the north side residences in
he wake Of the wind, Had 1t not
'een for good precautionary work on
he part of individual householders ;
everal dwellings would surely have |
urned. s
Narrow Escape for Hotel.
All during the fire the Golden Rule I
otel was in grave danger and 1t is v
lmost a miracle how the hostelry t
scaped destruction. Nearly all the s
'indows on the north side of the $
uilding were broken by the heat or b
Y hose streams and the burning a
nders blew directly into the bed
ooms. G
Six or eight times fires were dis
lvered in different rooms, but they
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Debs at Portland September IL.

Chicago, Aug 20-According to
the western itinerary of the socialist
special bearing Eugene b. Debs. the
presidential candidate, on a speak
ing tour, the train will reach Port
land September ~, Seattle Septem-
ber II, and Spokane September IS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

HAVE JAPS INSULTE'
AMERICAS

San Francisco, Aue o. Z
United States Attorney Devlin 9
is today preparing to act against .
the proprietors Of japanese tea Q
gardens for desecrating the .
. American flag by distributing .
. handkerchiefs representing it .
. with the words, Japan tea" .
. printed thereon. .
. The Japanese-Korean Exclu- .
. sion league called attention to .
. the matter asking that the pro- .
. prietors be punished under the .
. federal law. .
. This repeated contempt and .
. disrespect shown the flag by .
. the japanese is in accord with .
Nipponese diplomacy" said .
, Devlin. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
FOREST FIRES RAGE AT
VANCOUvER's BORDERS

Vancouver, B, c., Aug. 90 .
A heavy pal of smoke caused .
by approaching forest fires is .
overhanging the city today. The .
air Is oppressive and the fires .
are the worst in 10 years and .
dangerously near the city lin .
its. All efforts to extinguish .
. them have failed so far. A .
. large force is fighting the .
. flames. 1t is consuming hun .
. dreds of thousands of dollars .
. worth of valuable timber. The
. worst fire is in the Squamish
. valley. between the Island and
. point Grey in Capitano valley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

Medford. Aug. 20.-E. H. Harri-
man, Governor Chamberlain and j.
p. O'Brien, superintendent of the
southern Pacific in Oregon, arrived
at Crater Lake this morning, and
spent the day in viewing its wonders.
They were met by a delegation OF
Medford citizens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
HALF A BLOCK IN RUINS;
PROPERTY LOSS 100000.
Early Morning Fire Destroys First Christian Church. Wilcox
Implement Store Hotel Barn and Did Other Damage

Department Perhaps
DeruconSti Breeze Famed the Flames
Big hmchC Hour-Enire Stock Of Impe
Destoyed-Fine Times
Good Work Saved Them-Golden Rule Hotel oregon
Properties
Carried Butts $4,000 Insuranc on Property
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

guests in the hotel were gotten out
quickly and they assisted Landlord
Popejoy protect the building and con-
tents.
Several streams from the fire hy-
drants were played on the building
and these, together with streams on
the second and third floors of the
hotel saved the day for the Golden
Rule
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Consolation From Abroad.
White Mans Ballot for Klamaths.

klamath Falls, Ore, Aug, 90
The Australian ballot will be employ
ed by the Indians of the Klamath
in an election to choose
- new chiefs. 1t is the first time
the Indians voted in a modern way.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Will Rebuild Church.

Up to this time the Christian
church people have not worked out
any definite plans for the future, but
they are unanimous in saying their
church will be rebuilt. The location
may be changed if they can dispose
OF their present property and secure
a desirable location. When the new
church is built it will be of stone.
The old church was painted but few
months ago at an expense of $500.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
ACCEPTS NOMINATION

Minneapolis, Aug. 2O.-Governor
Johnson today decided to accept the
nomination for reelection by the
state convention. He had declared
he would not accept He will issue
a statement later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

Born at Spokane, Wash, on Au-
gust IS, to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Snyder,
a son. The mother was formerly
Miss Dixie Todd and was a student
at the Pendleon high school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

The biggest fire that Pendleton has
seen in years occurred between 1880
and o'clock this morning and dam
age to the extent OF $4,000 or $780,
900 was inflicted. Had 1t not been
for brave and persistent work on the
part Of the fire department, aided by
b favorable change in the wind, the
fire flend would have gotten entire
ly beyond control and third Of the
town might have been burned.
Started in Stable.
At 1925 this morning George Hayes,
the bus driver for the Golden Rule
hotel had just returned from meet
ing train No. and he left the bus
standing in front OF the hotel while
he went inside to eat a lunch.
As he entered the place he saw
that the old stable at the rear of the
hotel was on fire and he gave the
alarm How the fire started is
mystery It apparently began at the
front end Of the stable and presum-
ably from the careless dropping of
match or cigar by some one.
According to the bus driver he
struck matches to light the bus
lamps on leaving the barn, hut says
he is positive that the fire was not
started by him.
General Alarm Sounded.
When the alarm was given the old
wooden stable was all aflame and a
general alarm was sounded. Almost
Immediately the local bells in all
parts of the town were sounded and
the different companies turned out
quickly.
Wilcox Implement Store.
From the Golden Rule stable the |
fire spread to the Wilcox implement
store and within a few minutes the
long corrugated iron building was a
blazing furnace. The building ex-
tended the entire length OF the block
and was filled with farming imple-
ments. The flames spread from one
end to the other with startling ra-
pidity and the Christian church and
the Jones house, occupied by Tom
Thompson, became threatened.
Christian Church Destroyed.
At an early stage of the fire it
could be seen that the big wooden
church was in serious danger, for it
was directly against the implement
building and the church building it. {
self was dry as pitch. {
The church caught fire on the south '
side and with the wind driving the |
flames northward the whole building |
was mass of flames within a few c
Within less than half an r
hour the church had burned to the
ground. C
So quickly did the church burn Il
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

The Loss.
r II. Wilcox & Co. 5000.
Christian church. $4,000.
W. II. Jones implement building),
$4,000.
Golden Rule Hotel, $500.
Damage to surrounding property,
$4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
SIX CHILDREN
DIE IN FLAMES
Burning of Farm Home Near
PaIouSe City Snuffed Out
Half a Dozen Lives.
PARENTS AWAY, CHILDREN
BURNED IN THE HOUSE.

Two Elder Girlh Tried Desperately
to Drag Sleeping Tots From the
Flames But Were Forced TO Aban-
don Them-FOur Little Children of
One Family and Two of Another
Met Horrible Death-MOthers at
Show, Fathers With Threshing
Crews.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20

Ever notice how narrow minded
most people are who argue with you?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
T'heaeer Was Aflre.

At later stage in the fire flames
broke out in the corrugated property
room of the oregon theater and for
a half hour the playhouse as well as
the entire business block was in peril.
AS it was, the big Six dry goods store,
owned by Mr.. Cobb, was damaged by
water and minor losses were suffered
by the other business establishments
in that block. The Hohbach bakery
was somewhat injured by water, as
line of hose was taken through the
building in order to fight the fire in
the rear.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Baseball Scores.

Portland Z, Oakland 0.
Los Angeles 8, San Francisco 0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Will Extend Fire Limits.

A move is now on foot to have the
burned district included within the
fire limits and action to that effect
will very likely be taken at the next
meeting of the council. Mayor Muir
ply Fire Chief Vaughan and several
members of the council are known
to favor extending the fire limits.
Consolation From Abroad.
This morning the sufferers from
the fire have received many messages
of sympathy from outside parties.
During the forenoon the Wilcox
company received many messages of
coincidence from manufacturers
agents with whom they have been
dealing. One from Wilson & Math-
ews, representatives. of the Oliver
Plow company said: "We mourn
your loss, but congratulate you on
saving your nerve"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Loss Nearly $50 900.

Naturally the heaviest losers by the
fire are the Wilcox Implement COM
pany and the Christian church peo-
pie, the most severe loss being suf-
fered by the church. The Wilcox
implement stock was valued at Rp-
proximately $4,000 and upon the
stock insurance to the amount OF $751;
was carried,
The church with its contents was
valued at $4,000 and 1t was insured
for but $4,000, thus making the loss
heavy. Inside the church at the
time of the fire was a valuable IL
brary which Pastor Medium had
just received from Australia.
The implement store building was
owned by w, H. Jones, now Of Sc
attle and its value is estimated at
$4,000. II is said to have been entire
ly without insurance, Mr.. Jones re-
the structure as fireproof,
OF the private homes in that sec
lion the O'Gara and Strahorn places
we're the worth damaged. The loss
10 those places will probably reach
$1,000 or more, but it is covered by in
,urance. The Jones house, occupied
,y the Thompson family was dam
lged but little.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-08-20
Firemen Fought Well.

among lHOSe WHO saw lue IRE last
night there is universal praise for
the gallant work of the firemen. To
Fire Chief John Vaughan and the
men in the eight companies compris-
ing the department, medals Of honor
are due for the way in which they
did their work.
All during the fire they fought
hard and without fear TO check the
flames and they won out. Had it not
been for their good work all the ad-
joining residences, the business block |
between Cottonwood and Johnson 1
streets and possibly a third of the
town would have been destroyed.
At the outset of the fire it was diff
ficult work for the department The
flames were spreading so rapidly and |
the streams of water were needed at
so many points that it was hard work
to handle the situation. But no
blunders were made and in less time
than it takes to tell it nine streams of
water were brought into action.
In spite of the burning heat and |
other disadvantages under which they
the firemen held persistently
to the job until they took the life out
of the burning pile and left it moth
ing but a biackened ruin.
Shortly after the fire started DR. F.
W. Vincent manager for the North
western Gas & Electric company, be-
ing unable to get the substation by
phone, ran to the station and had
he electric current shut off from
hat portion of the city. By this pre-
'aution danger from live electric
wires was done away with.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-11-19
Testing the Lights.
stipation

For the purpose of testing the can
die power of the arc lamps used tc
light the streets, the city has install
ed two ammeters, one on each OF
the two circuits conveying current
to the arc lamps These anime
ters will be read each night for a
month, and at the expiration of that
period Mr.. Hunt, an experienced cleo
trfcian, who has been placed in
charge of the work, will make a re-
port to the council showing the
strength of the current furnished
nightly. In the opinion of Mayor
Donnell and members of the council
the current furnished is not equal
to contract stipulations, and the am
meters have been installed for the
purpose of definitely determining the
question.