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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1906)
DAILY KAST OREGON IAS, PENDLETON, OREGON, 11F-SDAY, Jl'LY 31, I1M). EIGHT PAGES. Hotel St. George J. H. KOONTZ Wood GEORGE DARYKAC Proprietor. - PIONEERS QFIUMATILLA AD MRS i European plan. Everything first class. All modern conveniences. Steam heat throughout. Rooms en suite wit bath. Large, new sample room Th ..Hotel St. George Is pronounced one of the most up-to-date hotels of t". Northwest. Telephone and fire . iarm connections to office, and hot an.' cold running wat r in all rooms. , ROOMS: $1.00 and $1.50 Block and a Half From Depot. See the big electric sign. The Hotel Pendleton BOLLOXS ft BROV7N, Proprietors. The Hotel Pendleton has been re fitted and refurnished throughout Telephone and fire alarm connec tions with all rooms. Baths en suite and single rooms. Headquarters for Traveling Men. commodious Sample Rooms. FREE 'BUS. Rates, $2, $2.50 and $3 Special Rates by the week or month. Excellent Cuisine. Prompt dining room service. Par and Billiard Room In Connection. Only Three Block f.um Depot. ARIi YOC TAKING CHANCES with your life by ri. :ig In a rl.ket carriage? Life Is too sweet to risk losing It when for a reasonable sum you can have your carriage repalreJ at Neagk- Eros'. Use the Wlnia Buggy and tl WINONA only. It Is to well bu that It's safer to ride than walk. See us about Gasoline Engines. We sell inona Wagnps, Hacks an Buggies. Easy running anil mad from bone-dry material. Gu'aji teed to give satlsfac" m In this cli mate. See us abo t Gasoline Engines W are agents for the Falrbanks-Morsr Gasoline Engines for Irrigating anc. mining machinery. Estimates giver on Irrigating plants Call and ge sui price. , f . Neagle Bros. ' , IBS I.1CKMI Ts. Campers' Outfits Everybody to the mountains to find a cool spot To make your vacation VACATION, you should have things handy. See me for outfits, finest Una of cooking utensils ever on dis play for the price you pay her. V. Stroble Cl ica pent Price Store In the City JACK BROWN Dealer in HIDES, WOOL AND JINK j 212 West Webb St. The following sketch of Mr. and Xlrft. J. H. Koonta. the respected pio neers of Echo, was written for th Porttanl Oregonlan by Bert Huffman, editor cf the East Oregonlan,' and appeared, . with photographs In the Oregonlan of July SO. The article Is as follows: .!.' Forty-three years ago. In the spring of 1S63, a young man fresh from the new state of Iowa, set up A news stand In Umatilla Innding. on the Columbia river, and "began selling the Portland Oregonlan to the hordes of prospectors. Immigrants, adventurer and argonauts which surged along the troll? of the west at that time. Owing to the fact that the Oregon lan was the only newspaper of any consequence published In the north west, and to the farther fact that the hungry argonauts were always anx ious for the news, this thrifty young man handled 150 to 200 Oregonlans each day In his little shed In the old river town. That was the beginning of a for tune now valued at almost $100,000, accumulated by thrift, good manage ment and hard labor In Echo and rmatllla InHdlng. J. H. Koontr. this young lowan crossed the plains with his wife and two small children In the summer ot 1S62, going first to Portland, where he followed the trade of a carpenter for a year, and In the spring of 1S63 he moved to Umatilla. He was the only regular news agent In the town at that time, and his place was the rendezvous of all newcomers who had been Inst to the world In the wilder ness of the west, and who were starv ing for a sight of a home paper and the news of the "states." Papers from the east came by the long route around the Horn or by the staseconch across the plains, and were weeks and even months old by the time they reached Umatilla land ing. But the river boats, six or seven of which plied upon the Columbia river at that time, brought out the Portland Oregonlan, fresh from the presses, only two days old, and a ver itable rtnrehoufe of news. Ik-came a Merchant. By dint of hard labor and good management, Mr. Koontz started a small store in Umatilla landing In 164. and In that year was appointed postmaster, which position he held for 17 years, during all of which period he conducted one of the larg est mercantile establishments In Uma tilla landing. He paid $25 a front foot for 10 feet of ground beside the store, run by a man named Wilkin son .and built a shed or "lean-to," as It Is called, and put his stock into this space at first. Fortunes Waxed and Waned. At times the streets of the old town were filled full of pack trains going to and fro from the mines, the rlvei boats were loaded to the limit and the Immigrant wagons, the white winged messengers of civilization, thronged down the trails, and busi ness flourished. Gold dust was the principal coin of the realm at that time. The mines of eastern Oregon and Idaho were thriving, and every miner carried his buckskin sack filled with the shining dust fresh from the hidden canyons of the great mountain ranges of the Inland empire. As Umatilla landing waxed and 1: r lid The "Portable" .Mansion of NEW FRUIT PEST. Broun Insect DevoHtalcH BusIich In . Yuklnui County. The following letter concerning a new and destructive fruit pest has Just been received by the Taklma Re public: Editor Republic: We have found a new pest on our fruit trees and shrubs In our locality. It seems to b of the aphla specie, only It la brown or near ly red In color, and very small In size, hardly visible to the eye. It Is very quick In action, resembling a race horse when looked at under the glass. The little newcomer seems to take up Its abode on the sunny side of the fruit trees and shrubs, but does not confine Itself to this one location, however; It may be found on all parts of the tree. It seems ' to live and propagate on the upper glossy side of the leaves, covering Itself with a fuzz or texture which Is very thin. On first noticing this pest In the orchards, you will at once think the trees have been sud Ject to an excessive dust bath, or are In need of Irrigation. But upon closo Inspection you will see the small In sect as described above sucking the life from the leaves thus changing the beautiful green color to a brown- iHh green, then gradually a dead brown follows. Xn,.f IUiIa Annmv la mailt, tn migrate to greener pastures. Anyone may see this little pest In the orchards waned, and the fortunes of the town ebbed and flowed with the undulat Ing tide of Immigration, J. H. Koontz thrived and prospered and branched out. Tlic "Father" of Ehco. In 1882 ho came to Echo and be. came the "f'ther" of this now growing town. He purchased a quarter sec tion of sagebrush land on which the town now stands and built his own house, being a carpenter. When he came here the sagebrush on the pres. ent townsite was as high as a man's head on horseback. Hut that was a small matter. He opened a branch Btore here and be gan laying out a town on the site ot old Fort Henrietta, built by the gov' ernment and the settlers as a protec tion from the Indians. Major Lee Moorhouse, then a sur veyor, now the most famous pho tographer of Indian life In the coun try, surveyed the town for Mr. Koontz, and It was named for Echo Koontz, the baby girl, then but a few months old. Thnt was the beginning of Echo. Long and Active Career. For IS years Mr. Koontz conducted a store at this place, retiring from the business in 1900, and is now living in the peaceful twilight ot a long and active life which has been blessed with prosperity and contentment. With his wife, who for the past half a century has been his constant com panion and helpmeet, he lives In his elegant home In Echo, surrounded by hosts of friends In their declining vears and contented with the work they have done. For more than 60 years Mr. and Mrs. Koontz have been members of the Methodist Episcopal church and also active temperance workers. They have three daughters Mrs. Fred Hendley, of Pendleton, and Mrs. Charles H. Miller and Mrs. Alex Mal comb, of Echo. Gnvc Dorni'tory to Academy. Recently Ma and Mrs. Koontz gave a $5000 residence In Pendleton to Pendleton academy for a girls' dor mitory for that Institution. The res idence is elegantly equipped for the purpose, and gives the school a much-needed appurtenance. This dormitory has been named Koontz Hall. In honor of the donors, and' will he fitted up by the academy for the purposes Intended for the opening of the next school year. This splendid charity Is the first of the kind shown In, Umatilla county. It Is the first large gift for such a pur pose ever made In this county, and sets a landmark beside the path of hu man charity which will stand as long as the Institution lasts, and which will be reflected In the noble lives which will find shelter and encouragement and Inspiration In Koontz Hall In the years to come. Mr. Koontz has always taken an active part In public affairs, and his mark has been left upon the commu nity In every way. He has always been a fearless, sterling citizen, daring to do the right and defend morality and decency In politics, even when politics and public life have been tainted with the modern spirit of compromise. In the 43 years which this noble couple of pioneers have spent In Umatilla county, this section of Ore gon has been transformed from a wilderness to a country of homes. the Inlund Empire. In or about Zlllah. We have currant bushes that are as brown as If they were visited by a November frost. Anyone that knows any remedy or methods of combating this pest will greatly aid the fruit Interest sof our county. Yours for relief, HERBERT K. ROWLAND. Repairs Cause Delays. The repairs to the track on the Blue mountains cause many delays to passenger trains now, on account of the block signal system. The track Is raised during the day and In dls turblng It In this way the circuit of the block signal system Is broken and the lights show danger. Trains must flag through the entire block while the signal Is In danger position. This causes considerable delay as a brake man1 must walk ahead of the train to be certain that no other train Is In the block. A Hard Lot of troubles to contend with, spring from a torpid liver and blockaded bowels, unless you awaken them to their proper action wltn Dr. King's New Life Pills; the pleasantest and most effective cure for Constipation. They prevent Appendicitis and tone up the system. 25c at Tallman & Co.'s drug store, If you mr It In the East Oregonlan Its true. i Jnmea II. Gwlnn, orgnnlzt-r IniHiend SALOONS MAY OPEN. Wallowa County .May Take Advantage of Now Law. H. B. Royce. nrnnrletor of the Owl saloon In Jostnh. nm i in tvA for a few days, says the Walla Walla- union, air. Koycs says nil the sa loons In Wallowa eovintv hnv n)r.n,i but It Is expected that they will open again soon, regardless of the fact that the county went dry at the recent ei. tlon. By the initiative nrnrperllno-a nnjinr the laws of Oreiron. thn vdImp, nf that state passed a law In June giving the power to incorporated cities and towns Of amendlllir their own rhnrtara Tt Is now argued by the liquor men that under this law a city or town may amend Its dharter and grant license to sell liquor and that the saloons may do business under such license with out being subject to punlsnment. By this method the saloon men ex pect to be able to defeat the local op tion law and onen lin fnr Hnalnnau In the cities that will amend their char ters and grant licenses. Try a little KODOL FOR DYSPEP SIA after your meals. See the effect it will produce on your general feel ing by digesting your food and helping your stomach to get Itself l..to shape. Many stomachs are overworked to the poi'lt where they refuse to o further Kodol digests your food and gives your stomach the rest It needs, while Its reconstructive properties get the stomach back Into working order. Kodol relieves flatulence, sour stom ach, palpitation of the heart, belch ing, etc. Sold by Tallman & Co. That is Up-to-date, Both Jofrand Commercial ,Jkl ' ' i ; e cut PiicliliiR Coinpnny. REBUILDING 'FRISCO. Union Kqiuire in Known Throughout t tlio World. Union Square, San Francisco, Is known In London and Hongkong, In Paris and Cairo. It Is always beauti ful with its tropical shrubs. Its palms and velvet lawns and the slender, graceful column of the Manila Bay monument rising from Its center, says Progress, published In San Francisco. Forty-five days ago one might have noticed that some of the bushes were somewhat sqorched and the grass here and there was burned brown, but It was still an oasts of delight amid a wilderness of burned brick. Today the artistic home of the Cal ifornia Promotion committee, con structed of California redwood In Its natural color Is found qiv one lawn, while the St. Francis annex, contain ing 200 rooms. Is grouped around the Dewey monument. Entering the broad, handsome por tico, with Its Corinthian columns, one finds a fine, large lounging room or office tastefully decorated In dark RiVen nnd brown and filled with com fortable, solid Mission furniture. Spacious corridors lead to the vari ous rooms, all on the ground floor, and all looking upon some section of the beautiful park. Every accessory of the modern hotel Is here and look ing about, at the furniture, the electric lights, the telephones, the thousand little details which' make for the com fort of the traveler, one repeats al most Incredulously, "And this was ac complished In 45 days!" All the news ull the time In the East Oresonlan. 9 BY ordering your stationery now for the busy season, you save money, time and many inconveniences when the Holiday rush is here the time you wish to attend to business and not bother with keeping watch of your office stationery. Besides you get the reduction given on all large orders of .printing. You know money saved is money made. If you want to make it little easy money,, ring us up .. PHONE, MAIN 1 i ' and Coal . : ' : i j , ( - : tO Burn and dhat will burn ; try a ; phone order and be con- : vinced: that ( 'handle the ; good kind only. Dutch Henry Office, Pendleton Ice A Cold Rtorags ; vumpany. , i-none 178. , , Also at Henneman's cigar stoi ., op posite Great - Eastern store. 'Phou main 4. , Pretty i: Paper Poorly i: Hung You are particular about hav- Ing nl. e wall , aper. ' But are you particular about It being well hungT The beat wall paper, if poor ly put on the wall, will never satisfy you. Come here and select a pat ter" and let us hang it fi yon you will then km w you havs th best results obtainable. t Pendleton Paint Store X Ed. Murphy Prop. X r FRESH MEAT DAILY Our one crfort Is to handle only frosti and appetizing meat, hams, ba con and lard, and to deliver It to your kitchen on time. We keT your meat bonks for yon, by giving you sales slips with each purchase. Central Market CARNEY. RAMSDELL & CO. 'Phone Main 83.