Morning Democrat newspaper, 19 April 1900, Baker City, Baker County, Oregon ************************************************************************ ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************************************************************************************ Transcribed for use in USGenWeb Project Archives by: W. David Samuelsen - March 2002 - not copyrightable ************************************************************************ The Morning Democrat, Baker City, OR; 19 Apr 1900 - PEOPLE JUST PASSING F. Strong of Eugene, is in the city. David Wilson, of Ontario, is in the city. W. S. Paige, of Seattle, is in the city. J. L. Stafford, of Wardner, Idaho, is in the city. J. W. Dobbins of Spokane, is a visitor in the city. Ed. Kiddle, a Union county cattle buyer, is in the city. C. P. Chandler, a mining man of Denver, is in the city. L. McCleary, of Spokane, is in the city on his way to Sumpter. F. S. Phillips and wife, of Dillon, Montana, are guests at the Sagamore. Circuit Judge Eakin will leave for his home in Union tomorrow morning. T. W. Ayers, jr., of Pendleton, was in the city yesterday on his way to Lawton. L. C. Parker, a mine operator of Butte, Montana, arrived in the city yesterday. W. S. Yemsley and M. E. Galliman, of Spokane, arrived here yesterday and went to Sumpter. C. G. Guernsey and Wm. Farre, prominent citizens of Grant county, arrived in town yesterday from Canyon City. Sloan P. Shutt, editor and publisher of the Granite Gem, is in the city on his way to Granite from a brief visit with his family at Hood River. Mr. Shutt expects to move his family to Granite within a few weeks. - HEALTH IMPROVING Miss Aurilla Sullivan who has been at St. Elizabeth hospital for the past eight weeks, has so far recovered as to be taken to her parents home, but is still under the care of a trained nurse. - PALMER - GELLATLY At noon yesterday Mr. G. Walter Palmer and Miss Ennie Gellatly were united in marrriage at the Presbyterian church by Rev. J. R. N. Bell, the pastor. The bridge arrived on the 11:22 train from her home at Corvallis and was met at the depot by her intended and together they were taken by carriage to the church. After the ceremony mr. Palmer took his bride to the home prepared for her on Fourth street, a neat and new cottage where love should reign forever. The groom is a Baker City raised boy and enjoys the fullest confidence of the business community. The bride is a member of one of Benton county's pioner and most respected families and is herself a most charming and lovable woman. Many friends both in Baker and Benton counties will join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Palmer much joy and prosperity. - CIRCUIT COURT Judge Eakin Opens Adjourned Session Yesterday. The Bowman Case Decided Findings in Favor of Plaintiff and Decree of Foreclosure - Receiver Asked for Sumpter Water Co. Circuit Judge Eakin arrived in the city from Union yesterday and convened an adjourned term of the circuit court. During the afternoon Judge Eakin rendered decisions in the folowing cases: Logan and Darby vs. Bowman - finding in favor of plaintiff and decree of foreclosure. Palmer and Denham vs. Yelton - suit to abdicate water right - findings in favor of plaintiff. J. Canady vs. J. P. Hawley - foreclosure of mechanics lien - argued and submitted and taken under advisement. Crane vs. The Sumpter Water company. The plaintiff applies for a receiver on the ground of the insolvency of the defendants. The question of whether or not the plaintiff is entitled to a received will to tried this afternoon. - ACTIVITY AT LAWTON Many People Locating There and Going Into Business. The town of Lawton, th ecoming city of the Granite section, is going ahead at a rapid pace. New structures are going up and people are arriving there from every direction. Dr. Summerville, president of the Lawton townsite company, will make a business visit to Pendleton within the new few days. C. E. Berkeley, an old employee of the engineering department of O. R. & N. is here from Pendleton to complete the platting of the townsite. He arrived in the city Tuesday. Gus LaFontaine, of Pendleton, arrived here Wednesday to complete arrangements for establishing his large restaurant. Mr. LaFontain's fame as a resauranteur has spread all abroad throughout the northwest and Lawton is to be indeed fortunate in securing him. Tom Ayers, of the firm of Tallman & Co., at Pendleton, cam ein Tuesday. Mr. Ayers is a first-class druggist and a good fellow besides, and will open a large store in his new building on the corner of Spokane avenue and Bonanza street. Mr. Ayers stock of goods will comprise everything in the line of drugs, medicines, toilet articles, paints, oils and glass, and the thousand and one articles found in a well regulated store of this nature. Mr. Ayers' store will be the largest west of baker City. - OREGON ELOPEMENT A Man Living Near Copperfield Runs Off with a Young Girl. It is reported from Copperfield under date of April 16 that William Carter, a man employed on the Vaughan ranch near here, ran off with a 13-year-old ste- daughter of William Parry. The couyple stopped all night and made their way to Cuprum, Idaho, in an old cabin near there and early in the morning they crossed the river. The constable at Cuprum was notified and he arrested them at Huntly's ranch and brought them to Cuprum where they were locked up. Carter has always borne a fair reputation heretofore.