SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
BAKER CITY HERALD — A5
BAKER COUNTY HISTORY
Royal Cafe:
50 YEARS ON MAIN STREET PART 2 OF 6
By GARY DIELMAN
For the Baker City Herald
Editor’s Note: This is
the second in a six-part
series of articles written by
Gary Dielman, a longtime
Baker County historian, that
explores the vital role that
Chinese immigrants played
in the county’s history. The
series, which started in the
Nov. 6 issue, focuses on the
families who owned the Royal
Cafe on Main Street in Baker
City from 1936 to 1990. The
series will continue over the
next four weeks, publishing in
Saturday issues.
Wedding of Henry Wong
and Annie Huie
Departing from a strictly
chronological history of the
Royal Café, Part 2 of this
series begins with a couple of
photos taken over a decade
after the café’s founding. The
photos introduce the reader to
many of the Chinese residents
who are the subjects of this
series.
On March 20, 1950, Henry
Wong, and Annie Huie were
married in Walla Walla, Wash-
ington, where Annie’s parents
lived at that time and where
she graduated from high
school. Both were born else-
where — Annie in Lewiston,
Idaho, Henry in China, having
come to Baker City at age 14.
More about both of them later
in the series.
Two expertly choreo-
graphed formal wedding pho-
tographs include the fi ve origi-
nal owners of the Royal Café
and many of the extended
Eng family. The second photo
presents the bride and groom,
fl anked by three bride’s maids
and three groomsmen.
People are identifi ed in the photo with numbers 1-22.
Top Middle: 1. Annie Huie (bride), 2. Henry Wong (groom). 3. John Bohn (Baker City businessman, friend of Henry Wong).
Front Row: 8. Unknown; 10. Robert Eng (groomsman and nephew of Allan Eng); 11. Gooey Eng (best man, son of Harry Eng, and cousin of
groom); 15. Faye Eng (wife of Gooey Eng); 14. Mary Lou Eng (infant daughter of Gooey and Faye Eng); 16. Lily Eng (wife of Jimmy Eng); 17.
Jimmy Eng (brother of Harry Eng); 18. Gan Ong (fi rst cousin of Jack Eng, second cousin of Harry Eng); 21. Ken Eng (son of Jack Eng, younger
brother of groom); 22. Harry Eng (father of Gooey Eng).
Back Row: 9. Unknown guest; 12. Gary Eng (son of Jimmy Eng and nephew of Harry Eng); 6. Ing Hai Lim (mother of the bride); 7. W. Gilbert
(offi ciating minister); 5. Ah Toy Huie (father of the bride); 4. Jack Eng (father of the groom, fi rst cousin of Gan Ong, second cousin of Harry
Eng); 19. Marjorie Fong (wife of Allan Eng); 20. Allan Eng (third cousin of Harry Eng).
Wedding of Henry Wong
and Annie Huie in 1950 in
Walla Walla, Washington.
From left to right: Clara
Huie, Marie Huie, Fannie
Huie, (bride’s maids and
sisters of the bride), bride
Annie Huie, groom Henry
Wong, groomsmen Gooey
Eng (Henry’s nephew),
Jim Huie (Annie’s brother),
and Robert Eng (Henry’s
cousin).
MAYOR
Continued from A1
McQuisten has denied
defaming Jason Bland.
In a written response to the
Herald, McQuisten pointed out
that Hughes’ contributions to
her campaign earlier this year,
which include in-kind dona-
tions and donations of items
for sale, as well as two cash
donations totaling $600, do
not qualify as “gifts” under Or-
egon’s government ethics law,
Chapter 244 in the Oregon
Revised Statutes.
According to that law, a
public offi cial who receives
campaign contributions does
not have a confl ict of inter-
est related to the person who
made the contributions.
“I’m aware of the law, which
is why I’m always careful that
nothing illegal or unethical is
ever done by me or my cam-
paign,” McQuisten wrote to
the Herald. “There have been
no quid pro quo, no back door
deal, no behind-the-scenes
discussions.
“These are just more bor-
ing, unfounded accusations
by the usual suspects in an
attempt to get media atten-
tion,” McQuisten wrote. “I
expect to hear lies from haters;
sadly, it’s part of the territory
when you run for offi ce. It’s
pure evil that they are willing
to smear the good name of an
applicant for council, and bring
harm to his family, when all
he did was show a willingness
to serve. Campaign donations
are specifi cally exempt from
gift laws.”
Beverly Calder, a former
city councilor, also attended
Tuesday’s meeting and ad-
dressed the issue related to
Hughes’ campaign contribu-
tions.
“Whether it’s cash or
in-kind, I don’t think that
matters,” Calder said. “I think
that the fact that someone is
actively supporting your cam-
paign and is getting votes from
you in this position needs to
be questioned by this council.
Most importantly, this council
needs to fi ll that position. This
council needs to recognize that
the community needs that seat
fi lled. It’s been too long.”
Calder said she has written
to each of the council mem-
bers asking them to support
Daugherty, saying he would
bring an “incredible amount of
expertise.”
She asked them to appoint
Daugherty and to consider
asking McQuisten to recuse
herself from future votes on
fi lling the vacancy.
According to campaign
fi nance reports that the
Kerry McQuisten for Governor
committee has fi led with the
Oregon Secretary of State’s
Offi ce, Hughes has made these
contributions to the committee:
• Sept. 25, in-kind contri-
bution of $200, described as a
coffee basket
• Sept. 25, item sold at fair
market value, described as
chest freezer, amount of $500
• Sept. 25 — in-kind con-
tribution of food for banquet,
amount of $1,000
• Sept. 16 — items sold at
fair market value, described
as banquet tickets, amount of
$100
• Aug. 31 — cash contribu-
tion of $100
• June 29 — cash contribu-
tion of $500
Councilor Joanna Dixon,
who also serves as treasurer
for McQuisten’s campaign
committee, said Hughes made
contributions after he ap-
plied to fi ll the vacancy. The
fi nance reports, however, show
that Hughes made both cash
contributions prior to his ap-
plication letter, which is dated
Sept. 1.
Dixon, who like McQuisten
voted for Hughes at the Sept.
14 meeting and against the
motion to appoint Daugherty
on Sept. 28, said she would
rather have a person who is
going to tell her to her face
what he thinks than somebody
who talks to others about cur-
rent councilors.
That was a reference to an
earlier allegation that Daugh-
erty had made comments criti-
cal of the councilors to others, a
charge Daugherty denied.
“So that’s why I support Mr.
Hughes,” Dixon said.
Councilor Jason Spriet,
who along with Alderson
and Heather Spriet voted for
Daugherty at the Sept. 14 and
Sept. 28 meetings, said that
regardless of when Hughes
donated to McQuisten’s
campaign, it looks improper
to have the mayor voting for
someone who has contributed
“fairly signifi cantly” to her
campaign.
Spriet said he wasn’t alleg-
ing any illegal activity.
Sells asked her fellow coun-
cilors about ways to overcome
the voting deadlock that has
stymied efforts to replace
Perry.
“It makes me nervous that
we’re going to continue to have
an open seat and I will agree
that we need the seat fi lled,”
Sells said.
McQuisten said claims that
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“really a business owner.”
“I wanted a regular person.
I don’t care if they’re retired, I
don’t care if they work at the
truck stop per se,” Waggoner
said. “I just wanted a regular
person that has been living the
same thing ... the reason why
we all ran, you know, because
we want to make change and
I didn’t want somebody that
already kind of like had their
chance.”
Vacancy will continue to be
advertised
Councilors instructed
Cannon to continue advertis-
ing the vacancy and to accept
applications.
McQuisten said that based
on the previous 3-3 votes, she
thinks inviting new applica-
tions is a good idea.
“I don’t want to continue
dragging those two applicants
through this and the commu-
nity,” McQuisten said.
Councilors apparently had
overcome their impasse on
Oct. 26, when they voted 5-1 to
appoint Koby Myer to fi ll the
vacancy.
But Myer declined the offer.
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she has a personal problem
with Daugherty “has never
been true.”
“This whole thing is insane
at this point,” McQuisten said.
“I’ve told Randy very directly
that I thought he’s a strong
asset on the budget committee.
But he has been very critical
of Jon in particular. I’ve been
getting emails from him since
February, March, very critical
of everything that he’s trying
to clean up.”
McQuisten cited the city’s
struggles several years ago to
collect ambulance bills, after
a previous City Council voted
to hire a collection company
that failed to meet its goals for
increasing revenue.
“That prevents me from
wanting to move forward to
recycle anyone from that past
group,” she said. “I think we
need to move on with a clean
slate and go forward.”
Councilor Johnny Waggon-
er Sr., who voted for Hughes
on Sept. 14 and against ap-
pointing Daugherty on Sept.
28, said he wants somebody
to fi ll the vacancy who is not
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