East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-03-29
MAN IS INSANE
At STAAF|ELD
HIS PECULIAR ACTIONS
CAUSES HIS ARREST
Sheep Shcaring Is I'm Full Blast-Re-
ceptiOn Is Given Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Conner by Ladies Aid Society
Other Breezy Notes Personal
Mention.
Especial Correspondence.D

Stanfield, Ore, March 2S.-A man
giving the name of Carl Fisher and
claiming to have lived in San Fran
cisco was arrested here Sunday eve
ming because of his peculiar actions
and was confined in the city Jail over
night. Marshal Hodges took him to
Pendleton yesterday morning where
he will be examined as to his sanity.
He expressed great fear that the
Masons and the church people were
united for the purpose of destroying
him.
Sheep shearing has been in full
blast here for some time and yester-
day the shearers finished clipping the
wool from a large number of r. n.
Stanfield's sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Conner of Mi
not. North Dakota. were the recipients
of a farewell reception rendered them
by the Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church, in which society
Mrs. Conner has been very active
during their sojourn here. About
sixty of the church people assembled
at the residence of Mrs. z. n. Wheel
er, where Mr.. and Mrs Conner had
been invited and the evening was very
pleasantly passed with music. after
which delicious refreshments were
served. Piano solos were rendered by
Prof. Sidney Archer and Mrs. ]. L.
Parker; piano duets, Miss May Con-
nelly and Miss Helen Wheeler; vocal
solos, Mrs f. n. Wheeler and Prof.
Archer; humorous reading, NJ. c.
Baragar. Mr.. and Mrs. Conner have
been spending several months in
Stanfield looking after their fruit
land which they are improving near
here and win return to their home
in Minot tomorrow with the inten-
ton of coming back to Stanfield,
probably next fall. to make their
home here. While here they have
made many friends and they will be
gladly received as permanent resi-
dents OF this community.
John Gutenberg of Barlow, Ore,
and James ireland of Portland, were
looking over this section of the coun-
try Sunday and expressed themselves
more than pleased with the conditions
and prospects here.
Chas Marchand and Geo. w. Lilly
of Portland have been looking over
their land near here which they have
been improving and planting 10 or
chard.
w ]. Furnish returned yesterday
morning after spending Saturday and
Sunday in Pendleton.
r. l.. Hunt representing Clarke
woodard CO. of Portland, was in
Stanfleld Sunday.
P. C. Holland, the land man. was
up from Hermiston Monday.
Or. c.. f. Watts of Portland. who
has new orchard Of 100 acres under
the Furnish ditch, is here looking af-
ter business interests in connection
with his tract.
r. NJ Tuttle and DR.. A. ]. Apple
white of Portland, arrived here yes
/ terday. Mr.. Tuttle is looking after
the planting OF his lands, a consider
able acreage being put into orchard.
]. C. Barks OF Waitsburg is spend
ing the day here looking over busi-
ness conditions.
Mayor Kyle was a Hermiston vis-
itor today.
]. L. Parker, formerly engaged in
/ the general merchandise business
here and now going into the raising
of chickens on an extensive scale, is
/ completing a cozy cottage on his lots
/ in town, which will be ready to move
/ into in a few days.