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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1903
Page
5
Plentiful brief items parade the Boston Store and nearby shops offering chocolates soaps shoes restorations and millinery. Mentions include Get Sunny at Leutech’s Wateler Golden Rule quarter sizes and a West Court Street candy stand. Also notes piano organs ads and local fraternal society funds and a Portland trip parallel to shopping.
John Wilson once a feared dope addict is saved by Salvation Army help. A letter revealed his wife and children were alive in Washington state and a reunion was arranged after Wilson recovered at a Portland sanitarium from morphine craving. The Seattle Star notes his transformation and hopeful future. Rick headache absolutely and permanently cured by using Moki Tea is advertised nearby.
A stream of visitors and local business travelers bustle Pendleton, including Dave Ingram and JB Saylor on business, Charles E. Barile from Richmond, J. G. Scott and Mrs. W. H. Catherman in town, and Pendleton guests Mrs PD Penman and Mrs OC Smith. Others include H. Connell from Umatilla, JJeser Cohen from Victoria visiting with relatives, Storie en route to Portland for department business, Major Lear Moorhouse returning from Portland, Mrs. ROP Birevan of Walla Walla, and J S Corby returning to Seattle after a Pendleton visit. Witten, a farmer near Pendleton, met contacts in town seeking supplies for Wile ranch.
William Follows reports ballast work complete for 25 miles of track east of Pendleton with wet weather delaying finishing touches. Roadbed now matches conditions east of Pendleton to Huron. Next year ballast will extend to restore the entire system as new steel bridges on Burn River and other improvements indicate plans to build toward Soake River and abandon the Bwe mountain route.
A West-era notice reports the La Grande Laundry, the citys oldest in the business run by Din Brothers, destroyed by a fire started near the city outskirts around midnight. The Hot Lake Sanitarium and Hotel Foley suffered heavy losses, with linens, sheets, and other laundry stock valued in the thousands. Many families were left without their weekly washing.
Miss Smith, long employed at the telephone company, vanished with only $30 in money. Her father, after discovery of her absence, obtained a warrant alleging incorrigibility. The case spurred rumors and various theories among friends as investigators search for her whereabouts.
Spokane reports a movement to enlarge the Washington State Grocers Association to include British Columbia and parts of Northeastern Oregon. Corey, the state secretary, has engaged with provincial officials and the byron band of directors. Walla Walla canvassers urge organizing Pendleton Milton Athena and nearby towns into the association. Members adopt an agreement with American Mercantile agency to report customer requests and enforce credit limits among members.
In Walla Walla on December 22 the Washington stockmen organized a state livestock association and elected officers for the year. Oliver T. Cornwell of Walla Walla is president, Pan Compton of Newville vice president, Grany Copeland of Walla Walla secretary, and M Mcdonald of Walla Walla treasurer. Colonel ROC Jailwan of the Ontario & NL spoke on organization benefits. The state will send a small delegation to the National Association meeting in Portland January 12 to 15.
Washington dispatch questions whether Perry Heath attributed a McKinley remark to a White House interview. Heath reportedly said McKinley told him shortly before his assassination that a world event would unfold. The timeline inconsistencies connect to McKinley’s White House days and the Buffalo shooting.
The Clarke Oil Company of Cleveland sues the Cincinnati, Columbus and St. Louis railway over demurrage charges on two private refrigerator cars. The case, heard in Washington, aims to settle a long disputed point on demurrage fees for private cars and rail freight.
A West Point Virginia post office robbery report states three bandits bound gagged and marched the watchman to the post office where the safe was blown. They escaped with 2100 dollars. The incident occurred on December 24 as per local dispatches.
Major Lee Moorhouse of Pendleton contributes to the American Annual of Photography on Indian photography in the United States. Six of his best photographs accompany the article, highlighting Indian scenes from Oregon and Umatilla county as the work gains national attention in a leading art journal.
Washington Teachers association in Tacoma December 28 90 National Livestock convention in Portland January 12 18 14 and 16 Oregon Christian Endeavor at Pendleton February 19 22 Tad Whitman Oregon debate in Eugene January 15 1904 TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxatise Bromo tablets Offers ad style notes about a variety of regional gatherings and a medicine promotion referencing a 1904 date.
A brief public notice highlights concern that others are selling shoes for the specified brand, urging buyers to notice the stamp on the sole as proof of authenticity and discourage counterfeit offerings.
Reports say L. M. Huson of Helix is in critical condition at home after a paralysis attack. He has long been a county pioneer with deep local ties. Friends recall his past civic activity and his band that played at the carnival years ago.
Spokane readers learn Deeta Smith, a runaway girl from Spokane, has been found in Heppner Oregon after leaving home with vague plans to go to Portland. The report notes uncertainty about her intent and family concerns, with details dispersed in a fragmentary account.
Missona Ganson of Detroit Michigan writes that after six weeks of Lydia E. B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered from months of general weakness and fatigue. She urges other women suffering from female weakness to try the remedy and notes the broad admiration for Mrs Pinkham's medicine reflected in ongoing newspaper testimonials.
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