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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
3
Cleaver Bros Dry Goods Co reports a humorous scene where a customer asks how much he owes McManus for courtesy. McManus declines free address, then states a year’s charge for a stock journal. The buyer pays a dollar and obtains the journal. McManus thrives in a new location once used by E W McQo mas, the grain buyer.
News from Milton reports Eagle mill and Peacock mill consider consolidation under A M Blame led group. The move follows years of attempts to absorb Northwest milling assets with Blame ownership expanding daily, affecting local properties and barrel capacity.
In a Friday afternoon move, Mellanus of the Livestock Journal relocates to a new office on Main Street. The event draws local editors and business officials as he discusses editorial directions and future coverage of regional trade and agricultural topics.
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from catarrh and touts a product called Hall's Catarrh Cure. It promises a cure with a $100 reward for unrelieved cases, urging readers to send for a circular and noting availability from Chesney in Toledo and Mail's Family Pills as top remedies.
Captain Joseph Dunn, a well known Nome broker, receives two gold nuggets from his sons Joe and Jack now in Nome Alaska. One nugget is shaped as a water charm wand and the other as a secure pin. The nuggets come from Anvil creek and Cariboo district. The captain is greatly pleased. Joe and father once mined in John Day country but moved to easier gold where chunks could be found.
The advertisement claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cleanse the body by stimulating the liver and bowels to expel toxins. It promises relief from constipation and sick headache and notes a price of 25 cents at Tallman & Co. drug store.
On account of departure offer for sale or a private house at the corner Johneon and Webb street eight room dwelling plus a four room cottage and two late near school hallse J Sheurrmarn Sale advertises urgent private sale of multiple residences with details readable in local notice.
Reports from harvesters in Helix show wheat turning out better and of higher grade than expected. Hilly Kil gore of near Athena reportedly harvested 1100 bushels, beating the 700-bushel forecast, renewing exporters’ yield estimates for Umatilla county.
Pendleton eyes top spot in primary wool markets, potentially ranking first ahead of The Dalles as wool shipments exceed six million pounds for 1901. Gains stem from reallocated flows to Portland and Arlington, plus local mills expanding to handle increased wool, with Oregon and Idaho origins boosting Pendleton’s growl.
A Tuesday afternoon incident in the White House saloon near Weston left W. K. Howe of Poodieton badly beaten by proprietor El Llewsel after a dispute over a roulette wheel rigged for a larger win by Rose or a confederate. Howe fled post assault as public sentiment calls for an end to open gambling in Weston.
The Washington DD C reports Pacific coast wheat growth with annual harvested area about 4,345,501 acres and average yields of 16 bushels per acre. Oregon averages 17.7 bushels, Washington 20.8, Idaho 22.8, with irrigation and urban shifts influencing practices shaping future outputs.
Dr W R Campbell of Stone reports wheat north of Pon fete shows unusual damage and heat effect. He warns of a peculiar damage pattern among fields and plans threshing to begin Monday August 6 for assessment and management.
The Weston Leader notes a corner stone ceremony set for August 15 with regents directing work by the grand lodge of Marons of Oregon and local lodges. A full program is hoped to be published beforehand.
Reports from ranches across the district show yields well above expectations with many farmers citing 30 to 40 bushels per acre. Thomas Thompson notes no ranch reporting less than 50 bushels per acre, and B Shaffer reports 2700 sacks from 140 acres averaging over forty bushels. Martin markets groceries with a large stock, bakery department.
An old item describes dandruff on a gentleman in full dress and promotes Herpicide as a germ killer for baldness, claiming it eliminates dandruff, nourishes hair growth, keeps hair soft, and provides a pleasant scent and scalp cooling experience.
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