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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
The finely furnished cellar under the Senate saloon on Eighth Street in Boise was a rendezvous for professional gamblers who played stud poker at night, with the grave of "Jack Pot" exposed as the old den is razed to build a new business block at Idaho and Eighth. Locals recall the era when this room offered concealment and a floating city’s gamblers.
A fragmented note from a grocer promises refunds on coffee purchases. It mentions Schib ling’s Best as an alternative for shoppers who refuse to pay for inferior quality and hints at a money-back policy if customers do not like the product.
After the cellar chamber was turned into a store room and used until the building was razed, excavations now underway will likely destroy all trace of the cellar chamber. When finished, nothing will remain to mark the grave of the historic Jack Pot.
The column warns that most appendicitis victims are habitual constipated individuals. It promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a remedy for chronic constipation, describing it as mild and pleasant, not nauseating or griping, and mentions Pendleton Drug Co as a before-substitute source.
Reports from North Yakima quote the Yakima Republic noting conflicting wheat conditions in the lower valley but mantaining hope if rain arrives in the next weeks. Wheat beyond Kennewish shows better status than farther up, following a dry, windy winter with light snowfall and rain. Experts say it is too early to abandon hopes despite damage and moisture loss.
No one is immune from kidney trouble and Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised to stop irregular t itles and cure kidney and bladder trouble not beyond the reach of medicine as promoted by Pendleton Drug Co.
The Eugene Guard reports Wells Fargo Express will soon begin erecting a brick building beside the Southern Pacific passenger depot, under construction. The new structure will be large and match the depot’s architecture, with all company business moved there and the downtown office eliminated, minimizing disruption near the business district. Read the East Oregonian.
Cheyenne reports the McKeen railroad motor car ready for service with 300 horsepower, 60 000 pound weight, six cylinder gas engine and 45 mph speed on the Los Angeles to San Diego run. A red car labeled Los Angrelos and San Diego Beach railway arrived with crew C M Beard A H Fetters Howard Downing and Jack Doddridge. The vehicle made the Omaha to Cheyenne leg in 24 hours, then Cheyenne to Laramie, with Master Mechanic Niland Assistant Superintendent Moe Keown and Conductor Bowen aboard. The car features side passenger entrances circular windows and a water-cooled heating system.
Public notice from Fred Wehreber calling all debtors to call and settle accounts after disposing of his implement store in this city.
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