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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1902
Page
8
In Judge McCourt's court Judd Hart a young carpenter fined 25 dollars after an evening of drinking ended with indecent proposals to several women in the east end. Police reported the affair, Hart was arrested, and the judge noted the issue as a menace to the community.
Judge Fitz Gerald warns August is the worst criminal month. He notes more justice court cases this August than in the prior four months, citing 16 criminals sent to the penitentiary last August. He explains harvest season attracts both workers and deceptive offenders exploiting the harvesters.
F. and S. Compound Syrup of Sarsaparilla with burdock mandrake prickly ash dandelion stillingia iodide of potassium and iron is promoted as a powerful alterative tonic invigorator and blood purifier. Sold only by local proprietary distributors.
J R Spulock arraigned before Judge Fitz Gerald on a charge of stealing a pistol from Geo Glaze on the reservation. The pistol belonged to another man who left it under Glaze's pillow. Spulock allegedly demanded $5 for return and fled to Walla Walla before being arrested. The hearing is set for 10 o'clock tomorrow.
There is widespread Catarrh described as a constitutional disease. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 for any failure and is sold by druggists along with Hall's Family Pills as the best option.
A playful advertisement extols a woman's sprightly step and rosy glow claiming Dr Kings New Life Pills enhance organ activity and digestion, banish headaches and blues, with a sales pitch to try them for 25 cents at Tallman & Co.
The Northern Pacific's North Coast Limited trains carry 140 volumes of the best literature in each car. These are the only trains in the West fully lighted by electricity.
Prosperity noted as tomatoes ripen and cabbage grows large enough for harvest with roasting cars soon to enter the market, per the Wallowa Chieftain.
W H Morton from Ukiah James Walker from Helix C Henkle from Lakeview and others in town mingle with hotel guests and locals. Mrs C S Jackson and Mrs Will Chapman head to Portland for short visits as George Hartman Jr notes Indians at Baker City. Various marriages travels and business moves fill a busy day in Pendleton with doctors, lawyers, and traders en route or planning stays.
Northern Pacific releases a new game book with live wildlife illustrations and four pages from Seton. Thompson provides drawings for the work. Send six cents and address to Charles S. Fee, G P. T. A., St. Paul, Minnesota, to receive the mailed book.
Yakima county in Washington state officially endorses McBride for governor, signaling regional support ahead of the state race. The endorsement highlights McBride as the preferred candidate among county leaders and party affiliates.
Sheriff T D Taylor of Urmatilla county issues postal notices offering 650 dollars each for the capture of Alf Cofer and an unknown accomplice for the Freewater saloon raid and the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Ritchie. Descriptions include ages 26 and 25, heights 5'7" and 5'10"-5'11", weights 150 and 155-160 pounds, distinctive marks, and prior penitentiary time. Warrant for robbery and assault still in effect.
Last Sunday Dayton's Nilson Bros kiosk displayed a labeled dispenser marked Closed by the W C T U after the pump handle was removed from the plunger. The item's display suggested the city was a closed town on that day and noted local temperance action.
La Grande street fair committee allocates fifteen hundred dollars for agricultural exhibits matching the annual state fair sum for the Eastern Oregon district agricultural society. The Chronicle notes this amount should yield a good exhibit.
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