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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
6
The Hotel St George run by George Darvf al offers European plan rooms with bath en suite and steam heat. Modern conveniences include hot and cold running water, telephone and fire connections to the office, and a large new sample room. Located a block and a half from the depot with an electric sign.
The Hotel Pendleton has been refurbished throughout with new telephone and fire alarm connections in all rooms. En suite baths and single rooms updated. Serves as a headquarters for traveling men with sample rooms and complimentary business facilities.
Local ad touts Winona Wagons and gasoline engines for irrigation mining machinery. Promises safer rides, cheaper carriage repairs, and guaranteed satisfaction. Call for estimates on irrigation plans and pricing.
The Athena region reports top wheat yields with Gerking place near five miles west showing 64 bushels per acre on 140 acres. Pinkerton farm near the city averages near 40 bushels, while mill buyers purchased several loads at about 0 cents per bushel. Harvest advances amid good grain quality and low smut. local buyers include Preston-Par ton Milling company. An ice shortage is averted as Pendleton Ice & Cold Storage supplies Athena Truck, with rising wholesale prices ahead. A sock-pile fire near Pushman field destroys part of barley. cause early man minutes not clear. Death claims Joseph Hastings in a wagon crash aftermath. Henry Wood notes losses of two work horses. Farmers anticipate pink eye easing with upcoming camps. fruit inspector reports scale pest on trees prompting treatment guidance.
The Yakima Indian Reservation lands, about 400000 acres of timber and grazing areas, will be opened for settlement after surveys classification and appraisal. A federal commission led by W E Casson and including Jay Lynch T A Noble and W H Redman will survey and report before final approval to the Interior Department. Prices will range from 26 cents to 5 per acre with no irrigation projects involved and a proclamation to open follow. Congressman Wesley L Jones secured passage of the enabling bill.
Yakima County health officer Dr. Thomas Tetreau reports July typhoid cases at 15, similar city and county split to 1906, with many linked to well and undrained water. One measles, one diphtheria outside city, one scarlet fever outside. Since August, six typhoid cases mostly outside city, warning residents to protect water supply and remove filth. Farmlands near Fruitvale involved in contamination risk. Health officer to enforce sanitation laws and abate nuisances around wells and irrigation ditches.
Washington Aug. The recruit for the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry must pass the standard physical fitness exam used for regular army recruits with exceptions. Minimum height 62 inches and no first-time entrants over 30. Weight and chest measures vary by height, mobility two inches. Exam requirements for second lieutenant follow the same standards as the regular army.
A large Pendleton colored colony thrives with over 50 residents, many employed as porters and in laundry work. The community plans dances and concerts, boasts thrifty, industrious residents, and sees growth as families connect with relatives in the East. Two colored porters from Spokane-Run call Pendleton home each visit. The article notes local businesses and a revival of activity in the region, despite a series of regional agricultural events such as a threshing machine fire in nearby Linn county.
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