2A — BAKER CITY HERALD
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019
B AKER C OUNTY C ALENDAR
HISTORY
Continued from Page 1A
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
■ Live Music by Keith Taylor: Ragtime piano, 4:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, 2020 Auburn
Ave.; no charge; continues most Fridays.
MONDAY, OCT. 21
■ Baker School Board: 6 p.m., Council chambers at City
Hall, 1655 First St.; date moved from usual third Thursday.
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
■ Baker City Council: 7 p.m., City Hall, 1655 First St.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
■ Baker City Farmers Market: 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
Downtown at the Court Avenue Plaza; last market of the
season.
FRIDAY, NOV. 1
■ First Friday Art Shows: Baker City art galleries are open
late to showcase the month’s new artwork; opening times
vary between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Crossroads Carnegie
Art Center, Peterson’s Gallery and others.
MONDAY, NOV. 4
■ Haines Fire Protection District Board: 6 p.m. at the
Haines Library. (New time begins this month.)
T URNING B ACK THE P AGES
50 YEARS AGO
from the Democrat-Herald
October 17, 1969
NEW YORK — The fi lm “Paint Your Wagon” fi lmed on lo-
cation near Baker, Ore., was premiered Wednesday night.
25 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 17, 1994
Baker County will receive $1,429,663.58 as its share of
about $115 million in interim payments from National for-
est lands for fi scal 1994.
10 YEARS AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 16, 2009
Rather than stress about getting the fl u, Pattie Burrows
is encouraging everyone to take steps to prevent getting
sick.
“Prevention’s the key,” said Burrows, the infection con-
trol nurse at St. Elizabeth Health Services in Baker City.
Her advice is simple: Wash your hands a lot, and stay
home if you feel sick.”.
ONE YEAR AGO
from the Baker City Herald
October 17, 2018
About 35 people, including at least nine members of an
opposition group, turned out for an informational meeting
about the proposed Boardman to Hemingway power line
project Tuesday evening at Baker City.
Idaho Power Company has applied for permits to build
the 500-kilovolt line between Boardman, west of Pendle-
ton, and Hemingway in Southern Idaho.
The company, which is working with the Bonneville
Power Administration and Pacifi Corp, received federal
approval last year for a route that would extend the power
line, known as B2H, across 68 miles in Baker County,
including a section crossing Highway 86 on Flagstaff Hill
between Baker Valley and the Oregon Trail Interpretive
Center.
That section would run near Idaho Power’s existing
230-kilovolt transmission line.
Tuesday’s meeting was run by the Oregon Department
of Energy, which is reviewing Idaho Power’s application.
The meeting was not a public hearing and the represen-
tatives from the Department of Energy did not take public
comments.
O REGON L OTTERY
MEGABUCKS, Oct. 14
3 — 10 — 18 — 20 — 41 — 47
Next jackpot: $4.2 million
MEGA MILLIONS, Oct. 15
4 — 12 — 14 — 35 — 70
Mega 2
Next jackpot: $71 million
WIN FOR LIFE, Oct. 14
16 — 64 — 71 — 77
PICK 4, Oct. 15
• 1 p.m.: 1 — 4 — 5 — 1
• 4 p.m.: 2 — 2 — 7 — 2
• 7 p.m.: 7 — 1 — 6 — 4
• 10 p.m.: 6 — 9 — 5 — 7
According to a press release
from OPB, Copperfi eld came
under scrutiny of Gov. Oswald
West in December 1913.
The town, which boomed
as a result of copper mining
nearby, had a population of
about 1,000 by 1907.
But six years later it had
dropped to fewer than 100, and
increasing competition among
Copperfi eld’s saloons led to
problems.
According to a contemporary
newspaper, Copperfi eld was
“the quintessence of all that is
foul and immoral.”
Copperfi eld’s mayor and
some city councilors were in
the saloon business, and they
passed laws granting liquor li-
censes to themselves but deny-
ing them to competitors. Arson
was blamed for one blaze that
destroyed a saloon.
West, who was a fervent
prohibitionist (the Volstead Act,
outlawing the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic beverages,
took effect nationwide six years
later), learned about the situ-
ation in Copperfi eld after local
residents complained about the
mayhem. A petition signed by
half the town’s residents was
sent to Salem seeking help.
West decided to send Hobbs,
whom he hired as his chief
Photo courtesy of John de Ferrari
Baker County Library Historic Photo Collection
Copperfi eld around 1908. The view is to the northwest
from the Oxbow hill of the loop of Snake River.
clerk in 1911 and promoted
to private secretary, across
Oregon in January 1914 to
demand the mayor and some
councilors resign, close the
saloons and, if necessary, to en-
force martial law, which West
had declared.
Hobbs was 30 years old at
the time. She was accompanied
by several National Guards-
men.
The episode, also known as
the “Copperfi eld Affair,” made
headlines across the U.S.
“Fern Hobbs and the Snake
River Showdown” written and
produced by Jelsing and edited
by Lisa Suinn Kallem, features
archival fi lm and photographs,
City seeks
candidates for
community
Christmas tree
The Baker City Community Development Depart-
ment and Baker City Downtown are in search of this
year’s 2019 Community Christmas Tree. Candidates
must meet the following criteria:
• Within 3 miles of Court Plaza (downtown Baker
City on Court Avenue between Main and Resort streets)
• Maximum height of 40 feet
If you would like to submit your tree for consideration
contact Robin Nudd at 541-524-2036 or rnudd@baker-
city.com by Nov. 1.
The Community Christmas Tree is lighted after the
annual downtown Christmas parade in early December.
New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals
Fundraising Banquet
Saturday, October 26th
Community Connection
2810 Cedar Street, Baker City
Spaghetti Dinner at 6 pm, followed by Auction
Tickets $15 adults, $12 youth age 12 & under
Tickets available at Betty’s Books
Proceeds benefi t Powder Pals dog &
Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Programs
Questions? Call 541-403-2710
LUCKY LINES, Oct. 15
3-7-10-16-20-22-25-32
and an interview with John
DeFerrari, Hobbs’ great-neph-
ew, who lives in Washington,
D.C.
Dielman said he collabo-
rated with De Ferrari several
years ago for an article about
Fern Hobbs published in the
online Oregon Encyclopedia.
Dielman also wrote two oth-
er articles about Copperfi eld
for the online encyclopedia. All
are available at oregonencyclo-
pedia.org
Other people featured in
the documentary are Finn J.D.
John, instructor at Oregon
State University, and Heather
Mayer, historian at Portland
Community College.
Fern Hobbs,
1883-1964
Hobbs was born on
May 8, 1883, on a sheep
ranch near Bloomington,
Nebraska. Her family
moved to Portland in
1904.
In 1959, 45 years after
the Copperfi eld Affair,
she visited the former
town site. Hobbs died
in Portland on April 10,
1964.
— From Gary Dielman’s
Oregon Encyclopedia
article about Fern Hobbs
BURNING
west of Baker City
• Webfoot hand piles: 21
Continued from Page 1A
acres of pile burning off Denny
• Rooster Combs: 245 acres Creek Road, 14 miles south of
of pile burning off Clarks Creek Baker City
Road, 22 miles southeast of
• Auburn Canyon: 98 acres
Baker City
of machine pile burning near
• Spirit Hill: 812 acres of pile the elk feeding station 8 miles
burning in Mormon Basin, 30 southeast of Baker City
miles southeast of Baker City
• Baker Salvage Landing
• Blue Poker: 120 acres of
Piles: 525 acres of logging slash
machine pile burning in the
piles, 8 to 15 miles southeast of
Elk Creek area, 7 miles south- Baker City
N EWS OF R ECORD
DEATHS
Gilbert L. “Gib”Marvin: 91,
of Baker City, died Oct. 14, 2019,
at Meadowbrook Place in Baker
City. At his request, cremation
will be held. Coles Tribute Center
is in charge of arrangements. To
light a candle in memory of Gib,
go to www.colestributecenter.
com
Josephine Skidmore: 88, a
resident of the Pine Creek area
west of Baker City, died Oct. 10,
2019, at St. Alphonsus Regional
Medical Center in Boise. At her
request, cremation was held.
Inurnment will take place later
at Mount Hope Cemetery. Coles
Tribute Center is in charge of
arrangements. To light a candle
in memory of Jo, go to www.
colestributecenter.com
FUNERALS PENDING
W. Franklin Road in Boise, with
a reception to follow. Memorial
contributions can be made to a
charity of one’s choice through
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Service, P.O. Box
543, Halfway, OR 97834.
Andy Dean Dennis: There
will be a celebration of his life
Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. at
the Elkhorn Baptist Church, 3520
Birch St. To light a candle for
Andy or to leave a condolence
for the family, go to www.grays
westco.com.
POLICE LOG
Baker City Police
STRANGULATION, ASSAULT
IV, HARASSMENT and DISOR-
DERLY CONDUCT II: Jimmie Lee
Hall Jr., 46, of 2575 Oak St., 5:24
p.m. Tuesday, in the 2400 block
of Balm Street; jailed and later
released on bail.
Casey Ingalls: A celebration
of Casey’s life and memorial ser-
Baker County Sheriff’s
vice will take place Saturday, Oct.
Offi ce
19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLU-
at the Maxgiving Center, 7225
ENCE OF INTOXICANTS (Baker
County warrant): Allen Dean
Stevenson, 66, 18062 Western
Heights, 12:08 p.m. Tuesday, at
the Sheriff’s Offi ce; cited and
released.
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S ENIOR M ENUS
■ THURSDAY: Spaghetti with meat sauce, caulifl ower, garlic
breadstick, cornbread, green salad, cheesecake
■ FRIDAY: Barbecued ribs, au gratin potatoes, roll, coleslaw,
cheesecake
Public luncheon at the Senior Center, 2810 Cedar St., 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $4.50 donation (60 and older), $6.75 for
those under 60.
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Fern Hobbs, photographed
around 1903.
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