Digging Clams Along the Seaside
Odd notice mentions people digging clams by the seaside and hints at a vendor offering coffee. The message claims a generous supply and asserts superior quality, urging readers to trust the source.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1905
Page
8
Odd notice mentions people digging clams by the seaside and hints at a vendor offering coffee. The message claims a generous supply and asserts superior quality, urging readers to trust the source.
A quirky note describes Long Beach clams and crabs, a sunturned boy nickname, and a twenty five cent coffee sold in Pendleton by the Owl's Home. The fragment hints at overlooked coffee as a potential good thing, emphasizing odd phrasing and local color.
The LaFontaine family returns from a protracted summer tour of Ocean Park Long Beach Los Angeles and other Southern California resorts praising the climate scenery and affordable living. George their eldest son will attend school in Los Angeles next year. A Portland man George Marshall linked to the Van Dran case confesses to writing extortion letters before his arrest and later admission. A Rynearson Gaunt wedding completes the week, and a lost check for 17 dollars is recovered. The note closes with a brief mention of U S government finances and a large American population.
An advertisement invites wage earners and moderate income earners to deposit as low as 91.00 with the bank, promising 4 percent interest and semi annual compounding for six months. It asserts financial strength and reliability and invites Pendleton residents to inquire.
Peter Corbett, an Indian from the reservation, was jailed after being charged with robbing Allan Patawa of a watch. Patawa traced the piece to a Cottonwood Street pawnshop and identified Corbett as the seller for $1.95. Corbett admits pawning the watch and says his wife found it and gave it to him, denying theft. He awaits examination before a federal grand jury.
Fraser Theater manager K J Taylor announces a winter slate with booked acts including Max Swain Allen Curtis Williams Opera Company May Irwin Uncle Josh Perkins Madame Adelaide Herrmann Patten Parry Marriage of Kitty When Knighthood Was in Flower McEwen hypnotist Jolly American Tramp Human Stave Marie Fontaine Company Hammond Stock Co Polly Primrose Yon Yonson Moonshiner Daughters Albert Gallatin Murray Mack Ole Olsen. Top picks include Alberta Gallatin Von Yon Son Polly Primrose Charles Hanford May Irwin When Knighthood Was In Flower Williams Opera Company and Paul Gilmore. He aims to add more strong acts and expects one of the best years for the theater in Pendleton.
The National Irrigation congress chose Boise City Idaho as the site for its 14th annual meeting with a near unanimous vote after Denver withdrew. Major Frank C. Goudy of Denver announced Boise City by acclamation as Governor Pardee prepared to ballot. The Boise bid gained strong momentum throughout the morning despite Colorado’s efforts to oppose.
Idaho convict Joseph Lawrence leaped from a moving Short Line train at Payette as Deputy Warden James Mills pursued him. Mills followed, leaped after, and leveled a revolver, forcing the prisoner to halt. The train’s speed was insufficient to kill pursuit, and both men waited for No. 1 southbound to Boise. Nearby, P. T. Bolts praised Grangeville district, noting underdeveloped resources and hoped-for railroad impact on local farming and mining.
The R N company has prepared an official directory of industries and businesses along the road in Oregon Washington and Idaho for homeseekers shippers and other interests. The directory highlights book features valuable information about the region and towns along the line and is replete with Northwest area details.
The Eugene Guard reports Glover the Minnesota shopper attempted to buy Jamba in Oregon, while 5000 Jamba from Mt. Adams in Washington were contracted for delivery at The Dall. Lamb meat was bought for feeding use at 2.39 to 2.50 per unit. Taylor, 31, who whipped his father in Philomath last May, faced arrest, then vanished, later returning intoxicated and jailed for 26 days.
Harry Anderson, a workman, was attempting to heat his way to La Grande on a freight train when he was caught between two box cars at North Park yesterday evening. His left foot was badly crushed and he received medical attention.
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