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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1906
Page
2
The new pavement, smoother than asphalt and easier to repair, reduces haulage noise and pavement gaps. Workmen lay it from Vesey Street to Bowling Green day and night to ease Broadway traffic as business owners seek relief from years of noise despite suspicions of graft.
A mixed batch of statistics and local items: U S car totals and costs, Philippine sugar output, imports to the United States, a dying church leader in Rome, a New York aeroplane inventor injured in a crash, a Chicago bank opening with labor union backing, shifting Los Angeles population estimates, a Pennsylvania mine wage agreement, Hawaiian labor recruitment for the islands, a fatal train accident near Bequ tle, Oregon paper mills sale, Idaho county book export work, Washington river pollution fears, and Tacoma city official appointments with one new face.
The notice advertises productive wheat lands and stock ranch property for sale near the railroad. It lists sample offers such as 160 germ at 4 per acre, 60 acres broken, and potential yields of 12,000 bushels yearly at 37.60 per acre, inviting any business proposition.
An advertisement notes E T Wade and Son P O Box 384 and references Balding and Penneton in Oregon. The fragment lists addresses or firms, suggesting a dealer or service listing in a periodical. No clear event or outcome is provided beyond entity names and locations.
A New York letter reports eleven thousand immigrants arriving in one day and discusses rents, evictions, and housing shortages on the East Side. It notes evictions by Pennsylvania Railroad and graft affecting workers, plus revival activity among various social groups. The piece also mentions fashionable society meetings at St Regis hotel and paving improvements in the city.
A tale of horror recounts human blood marks in the home of J. W. Willaames, a well known merchant of Fae Kentucky. He claims Dr. King's New Discovery cured a near fatal lung hemorrhage twenty years ago and praises it as a remedy for hemorrhages chronic coughs settled cold bronchitis and weak lungs. It is sold by Tallman Co and Pendleton Drug Co with trial bottles free.
In Yakima readers debate Rainier smoke after Mart Schicht and locals report witnessing smoke plumes from Mount Rainier. Some recall heat near the summit making ascent difficult while others see steam but no confirmed fire. The discussion mirrors 1883 inquiries about volcanic activity in the region.
A long guest roster lists visitors including C. L. Mead, W. R. Glen deniog, W. M. Murray and wife, TR. M. Hall and wife, BEB Collins, James F. Walsh, M. G. Pol lem, A. Gray, Frank Howe, EL A. Nelcom, William Maher, A. W. Cameron, William Service, C. C. Slimmson, T. G. Halley, Thomas Nester, W. W. Gane, A. Roberts, Pauline Le derle, A. B. McEwen, Miss Burke, HH. Co. Pauline, E. Burke, May Stevens, T. J. Kirk, F. T. Wagner, Bell Hager, Zetta Hamer, Zelpha Hager, W. Schroeder, John Ledore, J. A. Pivdeley, Walter Wil- Name.
Provident J. H. Morrow of the Columbia and Walla Walla Traction Company returned from the Bearer camp near Walla Walla Island Nine Mile bridge nine miles from Wraltburn. The line is advancing at about a mile and a half daily and is expected to reach Walla Walla soon. Morrow is satisfied with progress. Indian Marriage Recognized in Court Dismissal. The case of Simon Matthews charged with rape was dismissed after he pleaded marriage with the girl under Indian custom. the judge approved the marriage.
Purely vegetable wafers claim to fire nature's reduct and aid digestion promoting health in every home. Tallman & Co. at 624 Main St Pendleton Oregon offer 100 wafers for 25 cents with cautions about constipation and stomach liver and bowel disorders.
Rt Rev A J Glorieux bishop of Boise diocese is a Belgium native. He studied at Courtrai and theology, ordained in 1867, came to America settling in Oregon. He guided missions in Oregon City and French Prairie before Idaho, rising to vicar apostolic in 1844 and consecrated in Baltimore in 1895. Under his leadership Idaho’s Catholic church grew from 100 to about 2500 members with over 50 churches and several schools and hospitals including Lapwai Indian school St Teres, St Joseph’s, St Alphonsus hospital and a cathedral cost over 1000000 pounds.
In a district court witness, Chief Engineer Sumner for the Denver Northwestern Pacific Railway testified that the line will not stop at Salt Lake City but extend to the Pacific coast. He said about 1000 workers are building toward Salt Lake, with contracts in place to reach the coast. The firm has strong financial backing, and Sumner is closely allied with President Moffat. A New York obituary notes Josef Krutzky’s $12 million fortune earmarked for Franz Krutzky of Vienna.
A fragmented ad style line touts Schilling's Best as proof that quality products reward business. The phrasing emphasizes strength and purity with emphasis on the Putl brand label.
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