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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
2
Forty miners died in the Hanna Wyoming No 1 mine last March after an explosion and fire. Union Pacific Coal officials plan another attempt to recover bodies and equipment, then abandon the mine as gas and danger render further operation unprofitable.
A fragment notes coffee at 10 cents per pound with 3000 miles of railroad freight from the roaster. It warns against careless spending and mentions Mike Tchilling’s Boston, implying a payment offer or charge related to the purchase.
A report by W. N. White catalogs apple and pear trees across states and territories as of June 30. Missouri leads apple trees, California tops pear trees, with New York second in both. North Dakota has the fewest pear trees, while totals imply over five million acres and large employment, though apples and pears trail grains in value. MecCormmach and Brown to start water delivery August 24 from drilled wells in Pendleton.
Reports from the Department of Agriculture recount inquiries about a new Alaska wheat variety said to yield up to 2232 bushels per acre. Experts doubt its merit for flour and urge caution. officials will verify claims with Abraham Adams of Julinetta, Idaho, while Washington notes another strain called Home Alaska is advertised for 700 bushels per acre.
The Spokane County irrigation effort aims to host the irrigation congress in fall 1900 in Seattle as Spokane vies for the seat. A moving pictures contract was signed with James McConahey for exhibits tied to the county, with filming planned in the Palouse harvest region and outreach to Washington to California agencies. The Spokane chamber seeks regional support, facing Denver as a rival, and notes Spokane lies en route to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair in Seattle.
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