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Saturday, December 2, 2017
East Oregonian
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OUT OF THE VAULT
Novel weapon used in Pendleton holdup
A
n East Oregonian employee
walking through Pendleton in
December of 1898 was accosted
by three “holdup” men employing a
very different kind of weapon.
W.L. Shiverick, the secretary and
treasurer of the Pendleton newspaper,
was walking down Webb Street
(Southeast Emigrant Avenue) toward
the newspaper office, then located
on the corner of Webb and Main
streets, around 7 p.m. on Dec. 8,
1898. At a point halfway between the
Pendleton Woolen Mills and the Robert
Forster planing mill and sash factory,
Shiverick noticed three burly men in a
farm wagon “pulled by two fleet footed
plow horses ... dashing up Webb street
at a rate not less than four miles an
hour.”
As the wagon pulled alongside
Shiverick, one of the “highwaymen”
fell out of the wagon, grasping at his
pistol pocket as he hit the ground. He
advanced on his nervous target and
uttered a blood-curdling challenge:
“Who (hic) goes there?”
Shiverick recognized the man
as someone who was behind on his
newspaper subscription payment, and
blustered, “I’ve a bill against you, sir,
for $4.80 for the weekly.”
His challenge silenced the man for a
time, but then, recovering his courage,
the would-be holdup man continued
his attack. “Zhat don’t make (hic) any
(hic) differensh. You got (hic) to take
a drink.” Drawing the pistol from his
pocket, he shoved it into Shiverick’s
face with a command to drink. The
pistol was loaded to the muzzle with
cream whiskey.
To save his skin, Shiverick
complied with the demand, and the
“highwaymen” continued on their way.
The EO employee then hunted up a
policeman and related his harrowing
tale.
Law enforcement immediately
began a search for the trio, having no
clues to their identities except their full
names, addresses, physical and mental
condition at the time of the attack, and
their current whereabouts.
■
Renee Struthers is the Community
Records Editor for the East Oregonian.
See the complete collection of Out of
the Vault columns at eovault.blogspot.
com
DEAR ABBY
Best friend’s long shadow proves difficult to escape
Dear Abby: I’m 22. Ever
romantic interests still magically
since I was 8, I’ve had the best
disappear when I introduce them
friend I could ever have asked
to my best friend. What do I do?
for. “Kylie” stood up for me
— Second Best In Montana
when I was bullied as a child
Dear Second Best: You’re
and hung out with me when I
right. Old habits — not to
had no other friends.
mention attitudes — do die hard.
The problem is, Kylie is
Because this pattern has been
extremely pretty and has always
going on for so long, it may take
Jeanne
been charismatic, too. It’s Phillips the help of a licensed mental
not her fault, but people have
health professional to help you
Advice
always been attracted to her,
gain the tools to change it. It’s
both as a bright personality and
crucial that you realize what fine
as a romantic interest.
qualities YOU have to offer.
All through high school, I fell into
Looks are an asset, but they are only
the role of sidekick. When I became skin deep. If a man you are interested in
romantically interested in someone, is distracted to the point of disappearing
nine times out of 10 he liked her. When by someone else’s good looks, recognize
we were together, people would pop in that he’s interested only in the veneer of
and speak only to her. It made me feel a relationship, not the hardwood. Until
somewhere between shy and invisible.
you get this straight in your head, it
We are adults now, and Kylie is might be wise to distance yourself from
married with four kids. We’re still very Kylie.
Dear Abby: I love my sister “Susan,”
close. The thing is, breaking out of her
shadow has become impossible. I went but her 4-year-old son is completely
to a different college, and my job has out of control. “David” runs around
nothing to do with her, but old habits still restaurants, screaming and throwing
hold me back from making friends, and food and doesn’t listen at all. Susan
keeps wanting to plan trips and outings
with me, but when she brings David,
it’s embarrassing and unpleasant. I
don’t want to take off work and pay for
a trip with my sister if I’m going to be
miserable.
I do want to spend time with her, so
how do I tell her this? I have kids of my
own, and I work with kids. I am very
tolerant of children, but even for me it’s
too much. — Little Terror In Texas
Dear Little Terror: Assuming that
David does not have an emotional or
developmental disability, I don’t recom-
mend telling your sister any version of
“Your kid is so obnoxious I no longer
want to be exposed to his bad behavior.”
I wish you had mentioned whether
she brings along coloring books, toys
or gadgets to keep her son entertained
while he’s in adult company. (Many
parents do.) If the answer is no, suggest
it. If the answer is yes, then it would
not be out of line to say to your sister
that you prefer your visits be adults-
only because it will enable you both
to concentrate on each other with no
distractions.
ODDS & ENDS
DAYS GONE BY
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 2-3, 1917
Sheriff T.D. Taylor has received
through the Adams Express Co. a picture
of the man arrested and held in Cheyenne
for sending a package marked “canned
fruit” and containing a large quantity of
dynamite from this city to Cheyenne,
and also of the man’s wife to whom
the package was shipped. They gave
the names of Ed Shainard and Marjie
McDonald. They were first picked up
for giving a man knockout drops and
robbing him of a $1000 diamond. Sheriff
Taylor recognizes neither.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 2-3, 1967
Mr. and Mrs. Don Buchanan, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Burke, and Mr. and Mrs.
Evans Kahclamat and family of White
Swan, Wash., returned recently from a
week in Boston, Mass. The occasion
arose when Jordan Marsh, the largest
department store in Boston, asked Pend-
leton Woolen Mills to sponsor an Indian
program for a full week during a “Salute to
America” promotion the store was having.
They felt the Indians could “capture the
whole promotion” as the most colorful
and exciting activity. Buchanan emceed
the program and gave a brief review of the
Pendleton area, Pendleton Woolen Mills,
Pendleton Round-Up, and their rela-
tionship with the Indians in this territory.
He also acted as interpreter for Burke’s
speech of greeting to the Bostonians. The
Kahclamat family of six — the youngest 2
years old — in full Indian dress, sang to the
beat of drums and performed their ancient
tribal dances for the half-hour programs.
An estimated 300 to 500 attended each
performance four times daily and thor-
oughly enjoyed and appreciated the show,
according to Buchanan.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Dec. 2-3, 1992
It’s a tricky job releasing tiny
rainbow trout and then giving them a
good chance at survival. But a group
of Pendleton junior high and Wash-
ington Elementary School students
were successful Wednesday along the
snowy banks of the Umatilla River.
The students, part of Future Farmers
of America at the junior high and
members of the SMILE program at the
elementary school, spent about an hour
introducing the young fish to a new and
hostile environment. Bill Peal, FFA
instructor, said every effort is made to
improve the survival of the fish, but
it’s not as important as what students
can learn. The FFA is part of STEP
— Steelhead and Trout Enhancement
Program — which encourages volun-
teer help in fishery improvements.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Today is the 336th day of
2017. There are 29 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Dec. 2, 1942, an
artificially created, self-sus-
taining
nuclear
chain
reaction was demonstrated
for the first time at the
University of Chicago.
On this date:
In 1697, London’s St.
Paul’s Cathedral, designed
by Sir Christopher Wren,
was consecrated for use
even though the building
was still under construction.
In 1804, Napoleon
crowned himself Emperor
of the French.
In
1859,
militant
abolitionist John Brown
was hanged for his raid on
Harpers Ferry the previous
October. Artist Georg-
es-Pierre Seurat was born in
Paris.
In 1927, Ford Motor
Co. unveiled its Model A
automobile that replaced its
Model T.
In 1939, New York
Municipal
Airport-
LaGuardia Field (later
LaGuardia Airport) went
into operation as an airliner
from Chicago landed at one
minute past midnight.
In 1954, the U.S. Senate
passed, 67-22, a resolution
condemning Sen. Joseph R.
McCarthy, R-Wis., saying
he had “acted contrary to
senatorial ethics and tended
to bring the Senate into
dishonor and disrepute.”
In 1957, the Shipping-
port Atomic Power Station
in Pennsylvania, the first
full-scale
commercial
nuclear facility in the U.S.,
began operations. (The
reactor ceased operating in
1982.)
In 1967, Cardinal Francis
Spellman died in New York
at age 78.
In 1970, the newly
created
Environmental
Protection Agency opened
its doors under its first
director, William D. Ruck-
elshaus.
In 1982, in the first oper-
ation of its kind, doctors
at the University of Utah
Medical Center implanted
a permanent artificial heart
in the chest of retired dentist
Dr. Barney Clark, who lived
112 days with the device.
In 1997, the film drama
“Good Will Hunting” star-
ring Robin Williams, Matt
Damon and Ben Affleck
was released by Miramax
Films.
In 2015, a couple loyal to
Islamic State opened fire at
a holiday banquet for public
employees in San Bernardino,
California, killing 14 people
and wounding 21 others
before dying in a shootout
Making Lasting
Memories...
BURNS
MORTUARY
of Hermiston
&
Hermiston
Crematory
with police.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Former Attorney General
Edwin Meese III is 86.
Former Sen. Harry Reid,
D-Nev., is 78. Actress
Cathy Lee Crosby is 73.
Movie director Penelope
Spheeris is 72. Actor Ron
Raines is 68. Country singer
John Wesley Ryles is 67.
Actor Keith Szarabajka
is 65. Actor Dan Butler is
63. Broadcast journalist
Stone Phillips is 63. Actor
Dennis Christopher is 62.
Actor Steven Bauer is 61.
Country singer Joe Henry
is 57. Rock musician Rick
Savage (Def Leppard) is
57. Actor Brendan Coyle
is 54. Rock musician Nate
Mendel (Foo Fighters) is
49. Actress Suzy Nakamura
is 49. Actress Rena Sofer is
49. Rock singer Jimi HaHa
(Jimmie’s Chicken Shack)
is 49. Actress Lucy Liu is
49. Rapper Treach (Naughty
By Nature) is 47. Actor Joe
Lo Truglio is 47. Interna-
tional Tennis Hall of Famer
Monica Seles is 44. Singer
Nelly Furtado is 39. Pop
singer Britney Spears is 36.
Actress-singer Jana Kramer
is 34. Actress Yvonne Orji is
34. Actress Daniela Ruah is
34. NFL quarterback Aaron
Rodgers is 34. Actor Alfred
Enoch is 29. Pop sing-
er-songwriter Charlie Puth
is 26. Actresses Deanna and
Daniella Canterman are 25.
Thought for Today:
“Misery loves company,
but company does not
reciprocate.” — Addison
Mizner, American architect
(1872-1933).
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PLACENTIA,
Calif.
(AP) — Authorities say
someone left a hand grenade
inside a box of donations
that was dropped off by a
woman at a Goodwill store
in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Times
reports an unidentified
woman dropped off the box
Wednesday at the store in
the city of Placentia near Los
Angeles.
The Placentia Police
Department says store
workers discovered the
grenade as they sifted
through donations.
Officers
evacuated
neighboring businesses and
a bomb squad was sent to
safely retrieve the grenade.
TRAVERSE
CITY,
Mich. (AP) — A man
suspected of breaking into
a northern Michigan home
left a big clue: The toilet
seat was down.
Police say a Traverse
City man who lives alone
figured something wasn’t
right last Saturday. Why?
He told investigators that he
typically keeps the seat up.
Police
Chief
Jeff
O’Brien says a 26-year-old
man was found passed
out in the man’s garage.
O’Brien tells the Traverse
City Record-Eagle that the
intruder appeared to be
intoxicated and had taken
prescription drugs from the
home.
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