East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-07-15
YOUNG Thief At
UMAT|LLA CAUGHT
" INTER- IN RESTAURANT
STEALS GOLD WATCH
Engineer Lays il Down While Wash
ing and Thief Picks 1t Up-Brought
To Pendleton-Cleanup Day Is Or
dcred-Othcr Short Notes.
Especial Correspondence }

Especial correspondence.
Cmatilla. ore. July 14-Young
Morris, a former waiter in Chung's
restaurant, was arrested by Marshal
Stevens tonight on the charge of hav-
ing stolen a watch left on the side
board IN the restaurant by Engineer
Sutton, of The Dalles. Sutton laid
the watch, which Is a valuable one,
down while he had a wash and after
ward sat down to lunch, leaving the
timepiece When he looked for it he
found it was gone and suspicion at
once pointed TO the young waiter, who
denied any knowledge Of it. But the
marshal and Deputy Sheriff Sweet
man We're on the lookout for the stol-
en- property and also kept their eyes
on the young mans movements. He
had the watch and had given it to
railway employe to keep for him
ana the latter in turn informed the
marshal and the arrest of Morris fol-
lowed. He was taken to Pendleton
on No 6 today by Deputy Sheriff
SWeetman TO answer to the charge.
The living apartments of T. H.
Chung We're entered on Wednesday,
night and thoroughly ransacked. The
thief evidently was well acquainted
with his surroundings and was in
search of money, yet luckily for Mr..
Chung he had deposited in the after
noon 50 that all the thief got was a
razor ana a number of small articles.
The long looked for cleanup day
ordered by the council some weeks
ago has been slated for Wednesday,
July 20.
New sidewalks will shortly be put
down on the principal streets and also
the old ones will be repaired. Sew
eral new walks will also be put down
on some of the cross streets.
]. B. Switzler is now installing a
new pumping and power plant and
has sunk another we'll and proposes to
supply water to private parties as well
as for himself.
The temperature for the past few
days has been high, yet 1o3 in the
shade was the highest recorded at the
government station here. Today with
a cool breeze blowing it registered 1O2
at p. m. and was SO at 6 p. m.
Mrs. Trowbridge of Portland pass
ed through here today from ColfaX,
Wash, where she was visiting her
son Mr.. Trowbridge. She will now
visit a daughter. Mrs. F. r. Reeves
of Hermiston
r r. Reeves Of the Hermiston Her
aid. is a visitor here today.
=. ]. Weaver of Portland has been
appointed w. L. battery man to sue
ceed Mr.. McCasedy, VINO has gone to
Portland.
F. E. Bishop of Portland P. c.
johnson Of Oaksdale Wash. Z. r.
Busch Of Pendleton and ]. w. Glib
son We're visitors here today
The material for the new bridge has
arrived and the contractors will short
" begin work on the same.
The second cut Of alfalfa is COM
pleted and on some Of the ranches
it is much heavier than the first and
it is going about IL tons to the
acre.
The L. :. and A club has recently
been organized and has made plans
for both summer and winter enjoy
ment Two new bath houses have
been added 20 the quarters Of the
club for the use Of ladies and gentle
men members \ rowing team Will
form another source of amusement.
Tonight an ice cream social will
mark the formal opening of the club
under its new officers