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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1900
Page
3
A list enumerates deputies selected to assess property across the county. The text mixes names from various towns, plus a medical ad and local weather data. The piece reflects early 1900s reporting style with scattered unrelated items.
Pendleton church members express sorrow over the death of Mrs. Margaret O. McKay and extend condolences to her family. The bulletin notes resolutions of sympathy and a copy to the bereaved, signed by MES. S A. Lowell, chairman. Also includes an ad for Hicksen’s Arnica Salve claiming pile cures.
In March the conditions showed a variable pattern with average highs around 57 and lows near 43. The period included a high near 74 and a low around 28 with a mean close to 49. Observer notes indicate the month featured fluctuating temperatures and unusual weather contrasts.
A roster lists numerous individuals visiting or residing in cities including San Francisco Portland Spokane Seattle and Chicago. Names include W Barrett G Siebold Wm Dunn WW Smith DM Hill Ra Breen Robi Branden Sam Lee F B Newell Walla Walla and many others with affiliations to hotels and transportation hubs across the West.
Father L Conrardy, long connected with Molokai and the Damien legacy, aims to lead a mission to a major leper colony. His university studies focus on improving care and alleviating suffering among lepers despite age and rugged conditions.
An old advertisement notes Shilohs Hand Consumption Cure offered by Tallman & Co Loading Druggists with a price around 260 0c and a refund guarantee if not effective. It claims a fifty year sales history and promises a small payment to obtain the remedy.
Richard Lambrecht offers a cottage on lot 14 block 264 Reserve addition Pendleton for sale. The ad promotes a herbal Moki tea remedy for sleep indigestion and general health with a guaranteed money back offer priced at 25 and 60 cents. Sold by Sa & Mo Comas.
Land transfers listed include W S Buel and heirs to Adame tract in Adams, Smith to Crom for 225 dollars in Kirk’s addition Athena, Pinkerton to Pinkerton for 2800 in United States to Hamilton patent areas, Cockburn to Frank and to C T Cockburn for 3000 and 5000, Fisch to Smith for 100, Fielding to Ayers for 2400, Hagen to John Hagen for half interest, Wipsma and Kershaw Grain Co to Smith for 26000 across Umatilla and Wallin Walla counties, Pendleton Hotel Co to Halloray for 10000 with 12500 mortgage, and several other deeds including Reserve add Pendleton, 7 acres NW, and Freewater block 82 transfers.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh and throat ailments. It offers a $100 reward for proof of a cure, claims internal action and constitutional benefits, and lists Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the address.
Preparations for the 1900 season list C A Eppinger as manager and Frank Ulrich as assistant with no captain yet chosen. A new rule invites late arrivals who prove better than current players, while current roster includes Morin Venlund Carl Turner Bloan Measel Shockey Dupuie Pointer and Marin praised for Phil ppine exploits. A promotional cough remedy ad follows.
A fragment recalls Castoria bears the signature of Cus H Puercema and a mention of a longtime motto The Mind You Mam Always Somgad, highlighting an old product labeling and catchphrase.
C. D. Gibson of Brohn & Henry packers visited cattle raisers in the county and purchased a fine lot of corn fed cattle from the Bergevins of Athena. The cattle brought a price above the market for alfalfa fed stock and are described as a desirable, high quality lot. They reflect the better beef from corn fed cattle of the middle western and western states.
In Eeho country the Butter orceek region has 2000 head of cattle fit for market after winter feeding on alfalfa. Portland buyers quote four cents for fat beef with Sound bidders likely higher. Some producers delivered already, and demand may spur a regional push to grow corn, though only minimal planting has occurred near Athena. A single corn shipment has gone from Athena to the Sound, the only such shipment from Eastern Oregon.
On the opening day many anglers fished Soundlay but catches were generally light and streams remained muddy. The Oregon Fish and Game Association began stocking with brook trout eggs to boost propagation. A few reports, however, described notably large catches that astonished listeners. The streams are expected to clear soon and provide better fishing.
The Heppner Republicans elected delegates BF Freeland Fran Natter William CollinsHF Vaughn J B Disey Wayne Howard Mat Hugher Albert Osmin W E Tryon Alec Thompon A M Gunn D A Hamilton R C Wills O P Rob incon I SN Crater W W Smead Joapel Rector J Devins G W Thompson Ed RK Bishop. The Salem Statesman threatens to oppose the county clerk candidate until a more competent choice is nominated, naming W Hall of Woolburn. The Oregon Republican State Convention will not meet before the Puerto Rico bill vote in the Senate.
Charles Hicks of Pendleton plans a new Shaniko newspaper called the Shaniko Illahee, aiming to rival the Oregonian. Chief Joseph favors resettlement in Oregon, but the Indian Affairs commissioner doubts Wallowa district capacity. Craig & Gilliam dissolve. Elvin Craig remains in business. A reader credits Dyspepsia Cure for relief after twenty years. A horse accident injures Robert Watkins’ nephew, who was aided after a long ride.
Report cites strong authority that Admiral and Mrs. Towe will tour the West this spring, cruising via Detroit to Minneapolis and St. Paul then west to North Dakota and Montana with stops on the Pacific coast. President McKinley and likely cabinet members may visit California and other West Coast states this summer, aiming to be in San Francisco for the launching of the battleship Obie, then proceed north to Portland and Seattle before returning east through Minneapolis and St. Paul.
A British torpedo-boat destroyer Viper, fitted with Parkes steam turbines, reportedly achieves forty miles per hour on land, surpassing earlier fistfights and rivaling the Urbinia. The note mentions hull dimensions, horsepower, and the novelty of turbine-powered warships in naval reviews.
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