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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
2
Henry Clews voices cautious optimism on the financial scene noting improved money markets, rising bank reserves, and lower rates as hoarded currency returns and foreign gold influx ease strain. He warns recovery will be slow, markets volatile, and money scarce, but the outlook turns toward a safer, more normal level with time.
The U S Forest Service invites tentative bids to build trails through sheep and cattle ranges starting at Diamond Fork head, north over Darling Mountain into the Tieton Basin, then across Bethel Ridge to the Mel country, with additional routes to follow From the fragment reads as an early 20th century public works notice seeking bids for trail construction across multiple ranges and ridges.
Interesting information from Colburn the Kansas Farm Wizard in his Book of Alfalfa. He lists many alfalfa culture don’ts including sowing without nurse crops and avoiding freshly plowed ground. Also warns against weed growth, wet clipping, and poor drainage while stressing proper seeding rates and field management.
The secretary announced that William Turner of Oregon will continue as senate printing clerk. The move blocks a bid by Senator Bourne for another candidate.
Major G W Menzies urged as Indiana governor candidate is son in law of late Governor Hovey. Alabama movement against Bryan delegation grows. Walter Percy and Senator Kittridge lead. If convention held now, South Dakota would send solid Taft delegation. War Secretary likely to be nominated. Nine cities bid for Democratic National Convention: Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Denver St Paul Milwaukee Louisville Atlantic City Long Branch. Jeff Davis, new Arkansas senator and former governor, draws attention for plain people stance and lively Senate presence. Leon Jastremski, Louisiana governor candidate, suffered paralysis. 65, born in France, Polish lineage, father first settled in Louisiana after 1830s revolt.
Oregon residents are urged to submit articles on the state for a Portland Commercial club contest distributing 5000 in 80 prizes. The top prize is 1000 with 500, 250, 200 and 175 dollars in descending amounts to 10 dollars. No entrance fee and full articles must be submitted. The contest closes December 31, 1907. Also a theft report notes a 200 theft of clothing and lodge emblems from an O R & N train between Colfax and La Crosse on Sunday.
Oregon holds the nation’s largest standing timber stock with about 600,000,000 feet and one sixth of U S supply. At $12 per thousand feet the value is around 3.6 billion dollars, supporting 16,000 mill workers and 7,000 in logging camps. Federal reserves and state laws aim to prolong timber as a key revenue source while the claim of enough lumber to fence the U S border underscores conservation efforts. Also brief ads note King’s Life Pills and Hiawatha tonic offerings by local druggists.
An old advertisement extols Newbro s Herpicide as the sole test of effectiveness against dandruff and hair loss. It claims the product reaches the root to kill the germ causing scalp trouble, praising its purity and non greasiness, and notes it is sold by druggists with samples available from The Herpicide Co Detroit Michigan.
A Philadelphia area school offers resident and day pupils under the Sisters of St Francis. Special emphasis on music and elocution with students prepared for county and state teachers examinations. For particulars address.
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