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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1905
Page
8
The North Coast Limited derailed three miles east of Ellensburg after a freight train failed to clear the main track. Engineer likely asleep or misjudged clearance. Passenger Mia Ellis fractured shoulder and other injuries to Mrs Hodges. rest of the car steadied after the collision.
About 25 German Lutherans met Sunday at the Thompson Street Methodist church to organize a church in Pendleton. Rev. Spraddile of Warren Station spoke. further arrangements likely this week. Meetings planned every other Sunday at 2 p.m. if a German pastor can attend, with several local members named among organizers.
Part of the Lewis and Clark Exhibit at Pendleton Academy is destroyed. Exhibits from county districts are being sent to Superintendent Welles, with the Lewis and Clark fair display affected by the fire.
Arrival will be arranged in cabinets by a committer chosen by the superintendent. The displays are described as very creditable. One room at Pendleton academy must collect another exhibit after the janitor burned the collection mistaking it for trash in the academy furnace.
Work has begun on a colonial bungalow planned for Dr D J McFaul on Madison Street. The eight room two story residence is estimated at 3000 dollars with plans by Architect Troutman. Construction was delayed from fall to spring.
The Great Eastern Department Store will open Thermsver Millinery next Saturday from seven to eight in the evening. Chic new creations will be shown for Pendleton ladies and nearby residents with a cordial invitation to attend. Each visitor to the millinery department will receive a handsome souvenir.
The No. 1 westbound O R and N passenger train carried 43 people on 21 tickets, three Virginia families occupying a coach. The passengers appeared poor and sickly with careworn women and indolent men, the car heavy with a stench of disease. They were headed to Portland to reside.
A uniformed baseball team from Hot Lake in Union County plans to challenge for the Tinton County championship, aiming to prevail in the title race.
The article extols hair softness and gloss from healthy human hair, attributes all hair trouble to dandruff caused by a germ, and promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only remedy. It claims dandruff eradication leads to lustrous hair growth, with endorsements of cosmetic benefits and distribution by druggists and agents in Detroit and Milwaukee.
A bank notice explains its service policy and interest rate of four percent with semiannual compounding. It invites in person or by mail inquiries, claiming to accommodate both small and large customers and to explain matters to interested inquirers.
Indians refuse to permit sheep crossing the reservation for summer range. Sheepmen estimate 190,000 animals must travel 75 miles out of their way, raising costs and delaying movement. Efforts to secure a federal road across the reservation are unlikely to help this season.
Helix plans a new 100000 gallon reservoir fed from a local well. Pendleton contractors to estimate costs while A B Montgomery, a councilman, discussed the matter with parties here. The system will serve most homes, replacing private wells and opposing private franchise efforts by Eastern capitalists.
Farmers near North Powder organize a strong cooperative mercantile firm to begin business next Monday April 23. The new venture has capital stock of 10,000 dollars, a large hardware and general merchandise store is secured, and the enterprise aims for a favorable start in Eastern Oregon.
Colonel RK C Judson of the Industrial department, O R and N, is in the city for the day. He praises Echo area improvements and says the country may rival California fruit districts. He cites climate and soil as suited to semi tropical fruits and expects diversified farming to grow there.
The East Oregonian boasts a unique list in Eastern Oregon with several full blood Indian subscribers. These graduates of Uma Ulla agency school are constant readers, with some working as interpreters for Pendleton attorneys in a large Indian legal practice and others farming on allotments.
Five stock cars of ore from Coeur d Alene mines pass this afternoon via the R N to the Pueblo smelter. The ore, not usually shipped in stock cars, goes by common stock cars due to high boxcar demand for shingles on the sound. Mrs Mattie N Graves national organizer for the WCTU addresses women at Thompson Street M E church tonight at 7 30 on temperance.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation system assigns Portland agents to manage lodging for the Lewis and Clark fair. EB C Smith, the local agent, will oversee arrangements at this place with the GO R N passenger department coordinating lodging partnerships.
The Columbia Produce company of thin city began storing 1000 dozen eggs this spring but receipts remain light. Most shipments come from Weston and Adam. It is expected to secure enough supply for storage by late June.
Whitman College breekwall team defeated Wallan Walla High School yesterday afternoon by 6 to 0. North Powder Incorporates Farmers and Merchants State Bank with capital of 25000 dollars.
Dr. Crider, acting with steady nerve, treated injuries after a car collision Monday evening near Ricki ton. Jenn Koeime fled in fright as the vehicle veered toward a fence. a line snapped and the hack overturned, Crider struck by wire fence but showed no immediate distress.
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