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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1905
Page
3
Postmaster Lou Livermore in an old tale recounts his house overrun by rats. To catch a pest he set a trap beside an open fruit jar. A large rat was caught and surprisingly found to have swallowed eyeglasses, the lenses and frame lodged inside its stomach.
North Yakima dispatch reports federal troops may be called to protect the Yakima valley from crop destruction as irrigation disputes threaten water from the Yakima River. Superintendent Way Laneh condemns urgent suits to block federal water takings, while irrigation companies push for access amid unprecedented drought and crop losses valued in the millions.
Russell Smith and Chester Cox, two Salém youths, returned from an 11 day canoe trip described in the Salem Journal. They built and shipped their own canoe with supplies to Walker's Station above Eugene, traveled down the Willamette, and praised the scenery as indescribable. The boys expect to repeat the journey when possible.
Dispatches from Denver and Cheyenne indicate a Colorado Wyoming and Idaho railroad from Denver to Seattle is moving toward construction. The line, to be built by the International Trust Company of Boston, would run Denver to Fort Collins then through North Park to the Northwest, linking with Walcott and the Pacific Northwest via several spur lines. The project promises a short cut to the coast and claims to open rich livestock, agriculture, and mining regions in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming.
A fragmented jumble recounts the life of a dwarf named Remarkatte and mentions Sir Jeffrey Tolson, with notes on court life under Charles I and various curious anecdotes. It weaves in travelers from Syria, donkeys shaved for fashion, hotel cashiers, and a boastful pianist, all framed as curious tales from bygone days.
The fire that destroyed the mill of Rianne Nose enraged the Wil lameth valley linen industry, with accusations pointing to a man hired by competing firms to prevent the Oregon Woman's Flax Fibre Association from expanding. Mrs. Wo and Mrs. Lard recount experiences as investigators weigh motives and the plausibility of arson, while Mr. Beewie at Chehalis hears of the loss from his own mill.
The Lehman Springs stage departs from Lindsay's stable on Cottonwood street starting Saturday June 30 and runs through October 1 carrying passengers and the mall. Senator Clark of Montana is recovering from surgery in New York and sailed today.
A. A. Boschek, an engineer, devised the only topographic map of the District of Columbia during the Civil War. General Wise tried to bribe him to surrender the map, which was hidden and later seized by troops. Boschek, nicknamed the Flying Dutchman, rode unnamed routes to complete the map before fortifications. The article details his later obscurity and his dredge plans for the Cape Cod canal and projects on both Atlantic and Pacific harbors.
In Wiibarber and Shoatwater bays oyster beds face teredo damage as pests multiply. Experts including Bishop Doane seek exact injury extent while debates over remedies spark talk of hiring Japanese divers. Warnings of ongoing destruction threaten local oyster supply and fishery operations. An unrelated note highlights health remedies and seaside travel offerings.
A man named H Ss Bunta of Mate to Mohawk valley Jane county had a metal splinter penetrate his right eyeball three years ago. The fragment, about half an inch by a quarter inch, remained hidden until recently when it surfaced and irritated the eyelid. He sought medical advice in Eugene where the object was removed without further eye trouble.
The new St Vincent church in Heatty Pa completed at over half a million dollars was dedicated with ceremony this morning. Visitors from Pittsburgh and other parts attended the event. St Vincent’s Abbey church of the Benedictine monastery, the largest in the area, though not very large, is exquisitely decorated and features nine altars of Carrara marble. The edifice was dedicated by Bishop Canevin and Bishop McFaul of Trenton. SNJ preached the sermon.
National Buffers and Polishers open their convention in St Louis on August 24 with large attendance nearly every state represented. Wages and hours of labor are among the major issues to be discussed.
In Topeka Kansas the second annual convention of the rural mail carriers opened with over 1000 members and spouses in attendance. The statewide total exceeds 1500 and grows, with practitioners noting continued expansion. A separate local alert mentions a pendant missing in Pendleton around August 16 or 17, offering a reward if recovered at the local post or office under W. Rainwater.
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