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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
2
Grover Maron, 18, died in Russia ville Indiana from injuries suffered three weeks earlier during a football game. The period also notes at least 215 Great Lakes fatalities from the season, including 116 in recent storms.
Portland lamp company reports a strong truck route to Burns with excellent flow. Miss Jeanie Brooks, a Tacoma singer, inherits 200000 from her divorced husband Boyd Thompson who died recently in South Africa. Snow blankets Tuxville as heavy storms and cold follow. Spokane fans doubt Spokane will host in Northwestern Pageball League next year due to throwing and foul play. A T Spotswood, 74, dies suddenly in Moscow Idaho without warning.
A quirky notice notes pillions of dollars lost by not using Schilling's Best breaking powder and related flavoring extracts, claiming no other product matches. The fragmentary text critiques competing brands and promotes Schilling's Best offerings.
Latah County residents and local officials are cited in a report noting that Colfax Washington county commissioners unanimously refuse convict labor for road improvement and reject any statewide program under recent legislative action. The piece references local wealth and ties to the region, with broader notes on public works policy and regional conditions.
Snow over a foot deep piles up in Kamen and Kameth with good sledding and scarce games nearby. Residents report scant fox sightings this winter, while hunting for health shifts to Dr. King’s New Life Pills offering quick relief for liver and stomach troubles. Local ads push 25¢ pills at Tallman & Co and Brook & McComas’ drugstores.
The Mehé¢ham dumps hold about 3090 cords of piled wood as shipments extend. The market shows slower activity with coal demand’s rise noted in this city and Walla Walla, dampening brisk trade and affecting prices.
A vegetable compound sold by Tallan & Co at 60 cents a bottle in Pendleton Oregon purports to cure scalding urine backache nervousness rheumatism and diabetes related kidney issues. It claims to strengthen the system and purify the urinary organs.
County clerk presents the annual financial report covering November 1, 1904, to November 1, 1905. It details revenue sources including Peay and sale of farm products, and expenditures by department such as county court, sheriff, treasurer, and road work. The report notes large items like courthouse repairs and road equipment costs, with totals and warrants issued accounting for the period.
McCollum returns from Europe with 20 head of Belgian and Percheron mares for the Ruby stables in this city. Horses were selected by McCollum at breeding ranches in Belgium and near Brussels and will be distributed to Ruby’s extensive northern trade. They are in excellent condition after the voyage. Visitors to the West Web Street stables are invited to inspect. Midwinter revivals set for Moody Church starting December 27 led by Rev. St. A. Torrey after four years abroad. Pearl Howard, Frank Smith, and Charles Wilson denied a new trial for the 1904 Moxee bridge robbery case. appeal still pending in Olympia. Yakima Republic notes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments and piles. Cattle are being auctioned from northern Idaho to Wyoming.
Advertises Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, bladder and urinary issues. Claims sediment in water signals trouble and promises relief from back pain and frequent urination. Includes offer of sample bottle and book, with address in Binghamton New York.
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