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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
5
Miscellany of small ads and notices including lost pocketbook inquiries, furniture for sale, rooms for rent, horse listings, stage carpenters, shoe repair ads, department store discounts, and travel excursion rates. Highlights include a lost pocketbook, sale of house furniture, rentals, and a 260 man state constabulary deployment with eastern excursion prices and dates.
A Ranger editorial recounts widespread praise for the East Oregonian for its stand against saloons and gambling. It notes support from diverse readers and from Pendleton’s Tribune, while critiquing other papers for failing to back reform and claiming similar moral authority.
The Sunshine sank this afternoon on the White River backwater near Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, with 140 aboard. All but one passenger were men. one woman survived. Five people were injured, with William Walton and Dennis Milden among the hurt. Rescue boats and canoes plucked many from the water as the upper deck stayed afloat.
The supreme council of the Royal Arcanum meets August 20 at Pot-in-Bay to discuss endorsement of new rates. If a check is drawn on another bank you need not present it there. we will cash it without charge. We cash drafts in any US city or Canada and handle items worldwide. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Pendleton, Oregon.
Black and Whipkey advertise buying a carload of horses at the Oregon Feed Yard from August to 20. They seek fat well broken horses weighing 900 to 1100 pounds. Antone Ferreira’s Oakland home burned by lamp explosion. Three Terci las children ages 6, 4, and years buried in the fire.
Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines face a threatened walkout as inexperienced operators rush to key stations. Conductor F Harbaugh cites dangerous conditions, potential protests by trainmen and enginemen, and possible extended strikes without improved crew and equipment. Pending settlement hinges on chief point demands and safer operations.
A string of visitors and locals are listed with origins spanning Clarendon Texas Caldwell Idaho Oakdale California and Los Angeles. Among those noted are Miss Dora Myrick heading to Portland for the fair and vacationers to Portland and the Lewis and Clark Fair. Several residents depart for Hunts and trips, including J D Kirk and daughter to Ukiah and Fr G Lucas on business in Athens.
A drunken man named Dan Foster was found lying on the Hopper Junction depot platform as eastbound train No. 2 pulled out. He grabbed the steps and was pulled under the wheels, his right leg being severed above the knee. He was taken to Heppner for treatment. no blame attached to the train crew.
Real estate transfers listed include John B. Irons to H. B. Oliver for parts of sections in townships 7 and 4, with deed amounts and warrants noted. J. B. Rooney to E. Rooney for half of a section and other blocks in township 4. Madison Jones patent for part of section 10 and adjacent areas. Sulut seeking divorce from Edward Culp on grounds of non support cruelty and slander with one cited child and request for separation. Also notes plans for attendance at the Grand Aerie Eagles meeting next Friday with delegates traveling from multiple towns, expected attendance around 1100.
John Town of Cut Bank Montana, a noted eastern Oregon buyer, plans to purchase sheep in Tinatina county while already having sold shipments earlier this year. In Oyster Bay the president meets with Loomis and Dr Hollender about Santo Domingo. Meanwhile strikes in Baku and Batoum disrupt trade and threaten bread supply in New York Jewish districts amid wider unrest.
Edward F. Simon and family begin a 3300 mile auto journey from Syracuse to Portland aiming to be the first family to cross the continent by car. They plan two months on the road visiting Chicago Omaha Cheyenne Salt Lake City Pendleton and Portland. The trip studies country roads costs and highway needs and may end by train if fatigue or delays occur. They expect to view wheat harvest and possibly stay in Pendleton several days before continuing to San Francisco and back to Syracuse by next winter.
United States engineers in Portland report river conditions may prevent movement of a large wheat crop. About 40 000 bushels were slated to move from Asotin Washington to Udewater, but low water threatens the shipment this season.
Port Arthur reports drifting floating mines threatening ships near port. Attempts to explode and tow a mine failed. one mine exploded at close range after prolonged rifle firing. Another mine sighted 29 miles from Howsh Inland with rifle shots and debris on deck. Spokane notes a cholera infantum epidemic not subsiding soon.
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