East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-10-06
WOMAN WHIPS
HOTEL CLERK
Louie King, Greeter Al
Bowman Roughly
Handled
FEMALE WHITE HOPE
Fair Guest RcscntS Clerks Objection
TO Disturbance OF Peaceful Slum-
bcrs and Accusation that Her Sip
ping Had Reached Indiscrcct Stage.

Adel Pefferle, ex-member of the
Boston Boomers, ex-mascot of the
Pendleton hose team, and an imitator
of men in many other lines, is some
thing of a pugilst also and yesterday
demonstrated her fistic ability much
to the chagrin Of Louis King. popular
night clerk at the Bowman hotel.
with a few right swings and short
arm jabs she resented her aspersion
cast upon her name when the clerk
called her to task for creating a dis
turbance in the hotel, and as a result
she has been obliged to leave the
city
The unique encounter occurred
yesterday afternoon about o'clock.
King, who sleeps in the day time, had
had his peaceful slumbers disturbed
by boisterous laughing, which he de-
clares came from the room occupied
by Miss Pefferle. Upon arising he
called her to task and warned her
not to repeat such conduct. He then
came down stairs and was standing
in the lobby when the masculine fe-
male approached him with a denial
of the charges made against her.
"Thcre with Her Dukes"
Sharp words ensued, King repeat
ing his accusations and the lady en-
phatically denying that she had made
any noise in her room. Finally the
clerk accused her of being drunk and
her answer was swift and forceful.
Her right arm shot out and her fist
caught the unsuspecting man on the
temple. knocking his glasses off and
leaving him more surprised than in
jured.
WAS | drunk" she demanded.
Yes. you were" came the prompt
reply and out shot the avenging arm
again
WAS drunk" again she cried and
again came the answer "You were"
The bellicost Amazon by this time
had warmed up to the fight. Her hat
had fallen to the floor and her hair.
disarranged in her violence. helped
in the general ferocity of her appear
ance. Striking with full armed
swing she forced the clerk TO retreat.
step by step. You can't say that
To my face" she kept repeating and
every word was accompanied by a
blow of damaging intent.
The clerk made no effort to strike
back. his natural courtesy towards
women probably restraining him. but
to defend himself tried to seize and
hold her arm. but the woman's
strength was not at all feminine and
this task was anything but easy. FL
nally Day Clerk Smith came to his
gfgst,
ped. She was then notified to leave
the house, but as she showed no in
clnation to comply with the order
Officer kearney was notified and she
packed her grips and took No. II tc
The Dalles
Has Checllcrcd Career.
Adel Pefferle has been in Pendle.
ton since the Roundup but this wa.
not her first visit to this city. Away
back in 1897 she came here as mascot
for the famed Pendleton hose team
She was a Baker City girl and, wher
the local cart pullers attended tn,
tournament in that city she won theil
admiration by striking a man whc
made a jeering remark about tn,
Pendleton team. She was only Ii
then but she was Immediately adopt
ed by the team as mascot and cam,
back here.
She was a trombone player of con
siderable ability and few year
later became connected with the Ia
dies band which was a star featur
of Erickson's big saloon in Portlan,
for so many years.
Not later than two years ago sh
joined the Boston Boomers an
toured the country with that aggre
cation of female ball tossers. appear
ing at Weston at the Pioneers Pic
mic.
About year ago she got in tn
limelght at Portland when she wa
arrested while masQuerading as
man under the name of Joe Howar
and her other numerous adventure
would make interesting reading.
She appeared in Pendleton agai
during the Roundup and many pee
pie will remember her as the smartl
dressed woman in the bright gree
turban hat who was on the streets $
much. She was evidently about banl
rupt ana finally took position G
waitress in the Bowman hotel dinin
room, which position she gave up Sc,
eral days ago.