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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1905
Page
8
A character tests a new Excerpta Coffee Pot filled with a finely ground brown blend called Mothers Pride. She ponders if the strange concoction is coffee and wonders if a nectar meant for fairies could be hers, expressing desire and curiosity.
Cattle shippers object to a new brand inspection charge of 23 for each shipment under the recent statute. They argue moving herds cannot be thoroughly inspected, delaying several small consignments ready to leave. Shippers favor inspecting brands at ranches and ranges rather than at stockyards, to prevent theft without crippling commerce.
The city completes a gravity water system costing 16000 dollars, delivering water from springs three miles away. Water is now flowing through the pipes, supplying the city with a secure water source.
The notice touts a season of household pest control with fly paper poison paper and insect powder. It urges housewives to buy the right products to drive out persistent insects and avoid misery. It highlights enticing fly paper and potent poisons as sure destruction for insects.
The notice urges men and women of means to open bank accounts for youths and girls, highlighting a 4 percent interest rate compounded annually. It emphasizes starting small to grow funds and suggests the imprint of the institution on the bank books to encourage continued saving.
The system is deemed adequate to meet demands and adds value to the city. Contractor Miller, builder of the plant, has returned home to Colfax, and the facility has been transferred to city authorities.
Rev J B Oliver of Detroit visits here and claims automobile stocks yield 100 percent annual profits. He cites acquaintances who invested 10000 and drew 10000 in a year. He notes Detroit's large plants, parks, boulevards, river traffic and riches in wheat coal and iron ore.
In the last 36 hours about 860 lunches were served to passengers on delayed trains in the city. Lunch wagons near the depot sold out as tourists arrived and milton watermelons competed for attention during noon train passes. A large fruit trade has grown from trainside sellers, drawing Eastern coins as tourists sample Oregon reading material and train news scrolls.
Pilot Rock Oregon opens September 19 for an eight month term. T P Kendall of Hillsboro becomes principal and Eugenie McAllister returns as assistant principal. The school boasts a new building and substantial improvements, rated among county schools outside Pendleton.
A report describes gamblers in Douglas County Washington dressing in overalls and shirts to blend with farm hands and lure people into gambling. The practice, not new elsewhere, is noted as a recent ruse in the county’s eastern and western divisions.
The article reports on state law enforcing Sunday saloon closures in Pendleton after the repeal of a city ordinance. Deputy McCourt states the state statute remains in force and prosecutions will follow violations, while store openings remain uncertain. District Attorney Phelps and Sheriff Taylor had previously ordered saloons closed.
T. G. Halley reports that about two hundred Ninth Circuit attorneys met in Portland to form the Pacific Coast Bar Association. Delegates from Pendleton included Judge Janes A. Fee and R. J. Slater. Judge George H. Williams of Portland was chosen president. Prominent attendees from across the coast included Attorney General Carson of Pennsylvania and several Idaho and Oregon officials. The federal judgeship appointment is expected within about sixteen days.
A regional report notes Umatilla Indians flocking to Yakima country for hop picking and to Grand Ronde mountains for beet pulling while others harvest apples and plums in Cove orchards. A farmer cites Indians as more reliable than white labor. in Umatilla county whites seldom find steady work though about 400 work fall hops or beets. D L Davis of McKay Creek reports wheat yield averaging 18 bushels per acre with some fields at 24, all of excellent quality.
The west bound No 6 of the O R and N passed through the city with 17 loaded coaches forming what was effectively two trains joined due to delays on the Short Line.
M Le Fix, a Pendleton pioneer returning from Oregon's central and western regions, notes land in Alkali Canyon valued at 16 per acre much cheaper than 100 per acre in western Oregon. He reports higher land prices elsewhere, sees potential in Noor Allall Canyon near Pendleton for hops, and plans to trial the industry next year with a new field.
F. D. Huston from San Francisco claimed two $750 checks, found by Major Moorhouse, were collateral for a San Francisco debt to Fulton. The checks payable to James D. Fulton were unindorsed, and Huston sought to stop payment while Moorhouse verified ownership and paid Huston in full after reporting the find to Western Union.
Isaac Christopher of Christopher Pros arrives on a brief business trip and notes their threshing will continue about 16 days. They have threshed four sections at an average of 25 bushels per acre on their Greasewood ranch near Havana station, in the county's best wheat lands.
Tom Nye, son of Mr and Mrs A W Nye, famed hypnotist and pioneer, arrived from Portland for a short visit. He is now inspector with the Lewis and Clark fair commission, keeping to the trail. He plans to return to Portland tonight. Dr W L Dick and family depart for Columbus Ohio to make their home there, leaving the local practice due to Dr Dick's health.
In town today W Hewitt of Helix notes spring rain turning out fine and Hugh Walker thrashes 66 acres at 2819 bushels about 60 bushels per acre. Preston Parton Milling adds an 80 by 60 foot warehouse addition at Athena to meet heavy business. Harvest ends in Pilot Rock district with wheat 20 to 36 bushels per acre and barley 40 to 50. W L Thompson buys a White Steamer automobile expected tonight. Officer Cameron in Seattle shoots at George Denver, misses, ball hits wall and strikes August Conjich in the shoulder.
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