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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1908
Page
7
If you are unsure where to send your vehicle for repair this shop offers inducements for prompt work and easy payments. They repair carriages, paint for spring, and refresh old rigs. They feature a Gasoline Engine, Hacks Winona Wagons and Buggies, with expert painting at reasonable prices.
Revised plans for the government canal between The Dalles and Celilo are sent to Washington for approval. Colonel Roessler says land exchanges and new curves slow construction, with completion possibly in four to five years if funds are provided. The project spans eight and a half miles from Big Eddy to Celilo and aims to ease transport from the Columbia basin to Portland.
Oregon Audubon Society plans permanent nesting and breeding grounds in tule lakes and eastern and southern Oregon on government and state lands. Governor Chamberlain and President Roosevelt back the effort. a state-wide committee will locate ideal sites and raise funds. The society also notes strides against market hunting and praises President Roosevelt’s designation of Three Arch Rocks as a sea bird reserve.
Dorsey M. Hill announces Republican bid for state senator from the Eleventh District, including north Walla Walla County, Franklin and Adams counties. Present county clerk, Hill is a popular eastern Washington figure allied with farming, owning ranches on Eureka Flat and near Alton, and a Willamette University graduate.
The battleship Missouri, entering port today, blew a cylinder head but no one was harmed. It will take three weeks to repair due to awaiting drawings held at Washington. The ship will continue in line without the cylinder in use and likely stay with the fleet after brief maneuvering.
Astoria defeated Baker City to reach the May final at Eugene for the state high school debating championship. The Astoria finalists include Jennie Jeffers Birdie Wise and Carl Thomas, who argued the affirmative on proportional representation. Baker City’s team was William Hermesen Frank McCullough and Ray Barton. Judges were L R Alderman F G Young and C C Horick. A banquet for 60 followed at the Occident hotel. The May 16 final in Eugene will award a silver cup.
The Elgin Recorder reports 65 000 ties lost along Looking Glass creek after high water. Seven thousand were removed before the surge, saving remaining ties worth about 1600 dollars. Earlier, 18 000 ties were washed away in November 1907 near Graves, with losses near 4500 dollars. Also, four box car rustling suspects were jailed in Pendleton and Walla Walla. A model farm project in Roslin, Washington, plans 20 acres for diversified farming per agricultural college experts.
Legal blanks and notices from East Oregonian listing sale descriptions for court and real estate, with offices at 117 E Alta and services for furnished housekeeping rooms. Wording advertises premium subscriber offers for daily weekly and semi weekly editions, and notes classifieds as the best market for used articles.
Be A Mann dentist advertises an office on Main Street next to Commercial Association rooms with office and residence phone numbers. Vy Stroble, dealer in secondhand goods, offers new and used furniture stoves vanityware and crockery at 212 Court Street with his pricing.
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