East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-26
People Here and There

ers is In Pendleton on a combined
business and pleasure visit. He Is thi
guest of his daughter. Mrs. Herman
| Claussenius, while In the city.
He was heap sick man." was Chief
Tall Pine. after undergoing an opera
tlon for apepndicitis about holiday
time Since he was released from the
hospital he has been roughing 1t in the
hills near the head waters of the
Walla Walla river. Looking more ro-
bust than I'm long time, Chief Tall
Pine Is once again in Pendleton. He
/ Is starting work on his Indian cos
tunes preparatory to leading num-
ber of genuine Indians in the parade
at the Shrine convention in Portland
in June. Chief Tall Pine, by the way.
cannot be told from a genuine abo-
rigine when he Is in their costume. In
his native state, that of white man
very familiar with the habits of In
dians, he Is just MS good an example
1 OF pale face" so much for Glen
l Bushee, who with Mrs. Bushee. Is
again In Pendleton.
Some years ago I'm Ourimiah, Persia,
! lived Elijah Koshaba, maker OF Per-
lsian rugs and owner OF vineyards.
sheep and cattle. Today the Koshaba
holdings in Persia are deserted and
Koshaba and his wife are dead. vic
Tins OF disease contracted when flee
ing from the ravaging Turks. Their
son, Elisha Koshaba, is In Pendleton
today and among the soft-toned
Oriental rugs he sells are some made
by his father. The native Persian,
who has been here since 1905, tells
vivid stories of the hunger and suffer-
ing OF his people, and OF how he is at
tempting to get a passport home. He
wishes to visit his uncle. Joseph
kashaba. who sold rugs in the United
states in 1902. 1903 and 1905, and who
is doctor at the Presbyterian mission
In Tabriz, Persia. He graduated from
college in st. Paul after completing
his studies in Persia. In letters to his
i'ephew the uncle says that the AM
orleans are dying of hunger and that
the American dollar, once worth IL
kerns. is now worth only I. Rugs are
hard to get because of such conditions.
The rug seller says that his grand
other relatives, are all Presbyterians.
His Headquarters are at Salt Lake and
his brother Is in business with him.
What the wheat belt needs now is.
some growing weather" according
to Sam Pambrun, we'll l-known Athena
farmer, who is in town today on bust
ness The wind and the cold are not
conducive to the best results and rains.
with plenty of sunshine interspersed
would help considerably. Snow is COW
ering the wheatfields nearly to Adams.
Mr.. Pambrun says. and II is now too
wet for blowing in that part of the
county. There is no lack of moisture
in the soil OF the Athena Weston sec
tion at this time.
w. l. Thompson will return to
Portland tonight after short business
visit in Pendleton.
Al Larson. of the First National
Bank of Hermiston, was a Pendleton
visitor yesterday.
For two weeks ]. T. Richardson has |
been unable to perform his duties as
conductor on train No. 20. because of |
blood poisoning in his right hand. The
poisoning began when Mr.. Richard
son broke his fingernail Today he re-
snmed his run, as his hand has recov-
cred.
Owner of a chain of grocery stores
Is James Beard. the links being 1ocat-
ed in Pendieton and Nolin. Mr.. Beard
divides his time and Is sometimes at
Nolin and sometimes in this city. He
arrived from Nolin this morning.
L. c. Lens, manager of FIGURING
mills in Seattle. and Spokane. ana of
he Pendleton Roller Mills, was n PEN
ileton business visitor yesterday from
spokane.
J. b. McCook. vice president of the
american National Bank. left on No