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PERSONAL
MENTION
It
OIL PETE" IS
RELEASED FROM PEN
H. M. S. CYR WELL KNOWN
HERE COMPLETES SENTENCE
Engineer Who Made Remarkable
Records While Here Some Ten
Years Ago Leaves Prison to Accept
Position of Trust Has Had Re
markable Career.
H. M. St. Cyr who was released from
the Idaho state penitentiary at Boise
after having served a ten year sen
tence for murder, is well known In
Peadleton. He was engineer on the
1 O. R. 4 N. for a number of years and
made this city his headquarters, hav
ing rooms in The East Oregonlan
building; He will be remembered as
the artist engineer and to all old
railroad men he Is known as "Hair
oil Pete." While on this division he
made some of the most remarkable
runs ever made by an engineer, one
of them being the time he jumped
onto a locomotive at Meacham and
raced down the mountain to overtake
a train which had been given wrong
orders and was speeding to certain
destruction. He is also remembered
as the engineer, who no matter what
"engine he had, could blow the whistle
in such a manner that all railroaders
who heard it could tell who was at the
throttle and in a manner that could
not be imitated by anyone else.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Tb8 Rind Yon Have Always Bought
Signature of
The following dispatch from BoIse
concerning him will therefore be read
with interest by Pendletoniana:
"A Frenchman by birth, an Ameri
can by choice, graduate of West
Point and once a civil engineer of
prominence, H. M. St. Cyr, who 10
years ago shot and killed Archie Ed
mond in a fit of anger near his home
in Boise county, was released this
week after serving his sentence in the
state penitentiary. He was convicted
of manslaughter June 3. 1903..
"The killing of Edmond took place
at Lardo and provide the tragic end
ing of a quarrel which arose over
Edmond going to the home of ' St.
Cyr and taking a team of horses,
over which there was a dispute in
ownership. The testimony of the case
showed that Edmond took several
shots at St. Cyr, but the latter escap
ed and went into his home, and, re
turning to the yard, shot Edmond,
the bullet striking him in the face.
killing him almost instantly.
"At the penitentiary he was a mod
el prisoner, refined in his tastes and
dress, having, been allowed privileges
not awarded to other termers. He
soon received the confidence of the
officials and held it, never violating
a trust placed in him and, although
his term did not expire until Febru
ary 28, the pardon board granted his
release on probation. As soon as re
leased St. Cyr went to Twin Falls to
accept a position of confidence with
a business house of that city.
"During his Incarceration In the
penal Institution St. Cyr has contin
ued his membership In the Brother
hood (of Locomotive Engineers and
also in the Masonic Lodge at La
Grande, Ore., both orders having
made an investigation of the shoot
ing and .exonerated him. He also
holds a diploma of graduation from
the military school at West Point,
and is credited with completing
courses in mining and locomotive en
gineering. He held the position of
deputy mining inspector f Idaho
under the administration of Presi
dent McKinley, receiving the appoint
ment upon the recommendation of
Senator Shoup.
J. E. Taylor of Echo, Is a Pendleton
business visitor today.
Miss Lillian Stanfteld of Echo la
the guest of Miss Ivy H11L
John Kapellas of Elgin, Is here to
care for business interests,
Blanche Cuayne of Echo, is the
guest of Pendleton friends.
P. J. Bauer of Wallula, Is here for
the transaction of business.
Mrs. W.' H. Klncart of Haines, is
the guest of Pendleton friends.
J. B. Snow of Baker City, is here
for the transaction of business.
Alice Evans of Weston, spent Sun
day as the guest of Pendleton friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cates of Cascade
Locks, are the guests of Pendleton
friends.
Mrs. C. P. Bishop left this morning
for a two week's visit to Portland and
Salem.
J. T. Lieuallen was among those
who came down from Adams this
morning.
H. C. Mack, the well known resi
dent of Ukiah, Is in the city on a
trading trip.
Winn Stewart was a passenger on
the delayed local train from Walla
Walla today. ,
Mrs. Anton Nolte was a passenge
on the incoming Northern Pacific pas
senger today.
City Engineer Geary Kimbrell went
to Pilot Rock tis morning to do
some surveying'.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Molstrom carre
down upon the morning Northern Pa
cific train today.
David L. Johnson, the Cold Springs
rancher, is In the city today for the
transaction of business.
Mrs. W. C. E. Prultt left this morn
ing for Portland where she will visit
friends for a few days.
Dr. M. S. Kern Is spending the day
in the west end of the county in the
Interest of his lumber .business.
F. R. McReynolds' of Pilot Rock,
returned home this morning, after a
brief business visit to this city.
Justice of the Peace Joe . Parkes
expects to go to Portland tomorrow,
where he will transact business.
Charles Matthews, the Pilot Rock
sheepman, returned home this morn
ing after a brief visit to this city.
E. E. Cleaver of Chlcago'left this
morning for a visit to the project of
the Western Land & Irrigation company.
Deputy District Attorney Steiwer
left this morning for Echo to partici
pate in the water suit hearing in pro
gress there today.
Mr. Sam Tllden and family, who
have been visiting friends on the res
ervation, have returned to their home
near Lapwal, Idaho.
Col. J. H. Raley went to Echo this
morning to represent the Interests of
his clients in the water suit hearing
in progress there today.
T. Boynton of Stanfield, returned
home this morning, after attending
the funeral of his father, William
Boynton, in this city yesterday.
Dr. E. B. Waffle, assistant surgeon
The Apples That Made Oregon Famous
Genuine Hood River
For Sale Here
Exclusively
$2.50 -a Box
Store Will Be Closed All Day Tomorrow, Washington's Birthday
INGRAM'S GROCERY b,cgethAn ever
Removd Sal
You never saw Furniture so cheap in Pendleton as it
will be here during the next 2 days.
We must reduce our Stock to fit our new Store Room
' On March 1st we will move to the store room formerly occupied by
Ingram's grocery. We have too large a stock for the room and to reduce
it will supply your needs at any old price Come in and help us. For 2
days we intend selling regardless of cost prices. No bumfoozle bargains,
but. the real article.
Pendleton Furniture Co.
W. R. GRAHAM,
Manager.
for the O. R. & N. arrived last night
from an offlcfal visit to ut Grande
and left for the west this morning.
C. F. Van de Water, traveling
f freight agent for the O. R, & N.
company, is In the city today from
his headquarters In Walla Walla,
Editor John P. McManus of the Pi
lot Rock Record, returned home this
morning after transacting business In
this city since Saturday afternoon.
Charles Hill has returned from
Portland and the Willamette valley,
where he had been for several days
on business for the Farmers' Union.
William ' HIatt, formerly news edi
tor of the Semi-Weekly Tribune, left
this morning for Pilot Rock to ac
cept a similar position on the Pilot
Rock Record,
J. N. Burgess returned to the Cun
ningham Sheep and Land company's
ranph at Pilot Rock, this morning,
after spending Sunday with his fam
ily in this city.
Attorney Harrison Allen of Port
land, arrived In Pendleton this morn
ing and returned as far as Echo on
the local where the taking of testi
mony in the water suit, is now in pro
gress. Major E. A. McFatrldge, former
agent of the Umatilla Indian reserva
tion and later a member of the Ham-ley-McFatrldge
Harness company, re
turned this morning from a visit to
the east.
Jack Keefe, who established a repu
tation In this city as an entertainer
by his performance In the "Sunny
South Minstrels," returned to Weston
yesterday morning, after a two days'
visit in the city.
J. W. Messner, president of the
Western Land & Irrigation company
who has been in the city for a few
days on business in connection with
the company, left for Echo on the
morning train.
J. Merrill Blanchard, who recently
resigned his position as Instructor of
athletics at Whitman college, passed
through this city Saturday night en
route to Salt Lake city, where he may
locate permanently.
W. H. Daughtrey, president of the
Union Stock Yards company and a
member of the Henrietta Milling
company of Echo, came up from the
metropolis yesterday and left this
morning for Echo.
Circuit Judge H. J. Bean left this
morning for Echo where he will pre
side at an lampromptu session of the
equity department of his court for
the purpose of taking testimony In the
famous Echo water suits.
Attorney Charles Sternberg of
Portland, who has been spending the
past six weeks in the Wallowa can
yon while engaged in literary work,
stopped over In Pendleton this morn
ing for a brief visit with local friends.
R. C. Stanley, representing the In
ternational Contracting company, ar
rived in Pendleton this morning and
wet out to Cayuse where his company
has the contract for erecting the new
steel bridge being constructed across
the Umatilla river.
-right off the
reel. Just in
by express,
-drop in and
we'll show you
Busy Boston Store
BILL COLLECTORS WORRY
SULTAN OF ZANZIBAR
Paris. Even a royal ruler some
times finds himself In hot water if he
does not pay his debts. The Sultan
of Zanzibar Is the latest Individual to
discover the truth of this statement.
The sultan sent his big motor car
to a Paris firm for repairs, but left
here without paying the bill, going to
London and later to Nice.
The Paris firm, despairing of col
lecting Its bill by other means, sent
an employe to Nice. The employe,
after a round of the garages, discov
ered the sultan's car. When the sul
tan called for his machine,, thinking
to enjoy a spin around the municipal
ity, he found to his astonishment and
chagrin that it had been legally siez
ed. Seeing that he had been fairly
caught, the Zanzibar monarch took
the only sensible course left open to
him; he made a quick settlement In
full for the amount due the Paris
firm, the machine was released, and a
moment later he and his driver were
speeding away.
KAISER'S ACTION BEING
APPLAUDED IN GERMANY
Berlin. All of Germany heartily
applauded the action of the kaiser tn
sanctioning the betrothal of his con
sin, Prince Frederick William of Prus
sia, to Princess Agatha of Ratlbor
Hohenohe, grand niece of the second
Imperial chancellor.
This culminates a beautiful romance
of long standing, the engagement
having been delayed thus far by op
position to the fact that the-prlnceas,
not of royal birth, desired to wed a
Hohenzollera.
The prince is a son of the late re
gent of Brunswick.
Women say as mean thing of the
men as they can think of, in pub'ie,
but In public men are always com
plimenting the women.
NEW POSTMASTER FOR
TOWN OF STANFIELD
Edith M. Bell of Stanfield has Just
been appointed postmaster for that
town. Her appointment was made to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of R. B. Stanfield, who has
been postmaster since the post office
was established, several months ago.
RATTLESHIP VIRGINIA
PROVES HER METTLE
Washington, D. C, Feb. 21. A bet
ter ship than she was In her Infant
days, the battleship Virginia main
tained an average speed of 19.54 knots
an hour In a four-hour trial that Rear
Admiral Schroeder, In command of
the Atlantic fleet, put her through oft
Guantanamo, Cuba, according to a
cablegram received today at the navy
department.
The speed is better than that made
In the contractors' trials, when the
ship was put into service, and were
conducted with a displacement of 1,
000 tons more than was the case when
the contractor took the ship out.t
FANATIC USES A GUN.
Boutres Pacha Chall, Egyptian Pre-
inter Shot and Seriously Wonndcd
Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 21: Boutres Pa
cha, Egyptian premier and minister
of foreign affairs, was shot and se
riously wounded tJday by a student
who was arrested. The student fired
five shots, three bullets lodging In the
premier's body.
Two of them, however, Inflicted
only superficial wounds. The bullets
were extracted, and It Is thought that
the premier, will recover.
The crime was entirely of a pollti
cal nature; the would-be assassin Is
said to be a nationalist. He declared
that his motive was the desire to av
enge various acts of the government
which the nationalists attribute per
sonally to Boutres Pacha.
O. M. HEACOCK, Ey1st
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ments for determining and measuring the defects of the eye, a4
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I Grind My Own Glasses.
ALMOST ANY LENSES DUPLICATED IN SO MINUTES.
During the
"Fireside Season"
you feel the need of heavier cletkinc
yet hesitate to purchase Witter
weight. Not necessary sen last
Spring's Butt here for renovation
cleaning and pressing and we'll pat
It in shape to wear aad please year
eyes however orltlcal you may be.
Pendleton Dye Works
206 Vt E. Alta 8t. Phone Maine lit.
I
.ut0 Race for $5000. !
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 21. Atlanta's au- i
tomobile speedway will be the scene '.
tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, j
of a race which Is expected to devel
op hair-raising qualities. George
Robertson and Lewis Strang will be
the contesting driven.
The conditions of the race call for
Robertson to drive a 100 horse power
Benz car and Strang a 200 horse pow
er Flat car three heats of ten miles
each for a purse and plat of the value
of $5000. One heat will be decided
on each day, unless one car should
capture two heats In succession,
which would decide the race. ,
Order or Il'Nal B'rlth in Session.
San Francisco Feb. 21. The 67th
annual session of District Grand
Lodge No. 4, Independent Order of
B'Nai B'rlth, was called to order In
King Solomon's Temple this morning
by Grand President Edmund Tausz
ky of San Francisco.
We all like to brag of our ances
tors, but sometimes forget to live so
that our descendants can do the
crime thing.
Cet Beady for Baseball, Boys!
New Athletic Goods ol
Every Description
We have Just received a large shipment of athletic goods in
Base Balls.
Body Protectors,
Catchers Mitts.
In fielders Gloves,
First Base Gloves,
Masks,
Bats,
Boxing Gloves,
Punching Bags.
Tennis Supplies,
Athletic Supporters,
Bog Swivels,
Shoe Plates, etc.
Spring will soon be here, come In now and pick ont the athletio
goods yon will need.
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