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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1900
Page
3
Assessment data show the company operates 610.6 miles of Oregon track with 112 locomotives valued at 252000, 1048 freight and reefer cars at 245500, 49 baggage and express cars at 7400, and 8 steam shovels plus ballast gear totaling 680510 in property value.
A short clipping notes Castorta bears the long standing signature of Cons 1 Pierce. The item has been in use for more than thirty years and reflects continued interest in the historic instrument.
The list records arrivals at Hotel Pendleton and other cities with guests including Alex Malcolm Belo C C Cooper Echo M Smith Belo W OR Glendinning Portland G D Galley Portland C G Stavey Portland T J Beaumont Portia EC Carroll Fremont C Mre L Graves Fremont R W Blakley Portland d W Alidis New York T Wice San Francisco J G tall Clevaland Job Scott San Praneien Dditley San Praneaco 13 Borns Portland T W Jackwon Portland JC Mackingon Portland W M Candle Spokane M Terkuley and wife elty Yo Hunseeker Spokane D Fhultw Spokane 10 Kleweknor Spokane Frank Moule elty Bow Sinehelier Portland W McMullen Moston OU Benson New York Martiner Rockard Ue HoT Moonan New York TF Powery jr Mortland Will Moore city
An old advertisement promotes Priv e 25 ote and 50 ota from Tallman & Co. for blood purity and ancestral strength. The odd phrasing reflects historical marketing language from a garbled OCR source.
Notice that all outstanding warrants of School District No. 16 Umatilla County Oregon up to 1261 will be paid on presentation at the clerk's office in Pendleton Oregonian building. Interest ceases from publication date. Clerk Luna Bishop dated April 20 1900. An unrelated line advertises Acker's soap with tablets sold by Brock and McComas.
Train crews from Portland shift schedules abolishing daily back-and-forth layovers. Pendleton crews may make their homes there, while Portland remains their base. The Northern Pacific introduces the North Coast Limited from May 8, a luxuriously equipped day train via Helena with dining cars, observation car, and extensive amenities, running Portland to Chicago route.
The Walla Walla Statesman notes a former Walla Walla resident as a candidate for Umatilla County commissioner. It critiques Benatar McBride as a clean, honorable public servant and ridicules Corbett as senile. It contends Moody lacks qualifications and favors Simeon, urging voters to choose William Smith for office.
Local political turmoil is described as predicted by the Democrat with Joe Chorch taking the Union and Umatilla joint senate nomination. The piece accuses the Simon gang of shaping Chorch’s rise for Corbett and notes union county and panhandle backlash, along with Democratic candidate William Smith’s expected strong vote in June and Idaho GOP activities at Wardner.
A vintage ad touts Electric Mixture as a miraculous cure for stomach liver and kidney troubles. It claims a patient near Kime Ridge was cured after seven bottles avoiding surgery, with a strong sales pitch and a price of 0c.
Tom Nelwn owner of Munn the famous mascot Bummer of the Second Oregon volunteers has prepared a fine picture of the dog by Lowman. The portrait shows Bummer in the foreground with flag and stripes, signed by Colonel Summers and Lieutenant George Lartman. A writer will recount Bummer’s history from the Philippines to Manila and the Oregon regiment.
The passage describes anxious moments for Mrs Burnham of Machine, Maine as doctors warned her husband General Burnham could not live. Lincoln visited during a fearful night, and a medicine called King's New Discovery was praised for aiding consumption and lung ills. Trial bottles were offered by Tallman & Co.
George Van Dran of the Pendleton Hotel confirms the Southern Oregon fruit crop is badly injured after late frosts. Reports from All Way and Willamette Valley orchards indicate widespread damage to peaches and other fruits, with some areas nearly destroyed. Nearby Vancouver Washington also reports severe losses affecting fall harvest prospects.
The Wallowa Chieftain reports a goon from the Sunny South delivered an alligator that later dragged a water dog from the water and swallowed Win during the following night after the creature choked him earlier.
An unclear report notes a local effort by Bold by Drink and MeComus to address a cane of cures, with Vexperience de the beet teacher Une Acker. The text shows the remedy failing to yield prompt protection or refund, referencing contes and a public response.
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