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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1907
Page
3
Senator Fulton writes stockman J. D. Combs urging rebellion against forest reserve management. He asserts no law forbids turning stock onto reserves and that officials can only drive stock off, not arrest or seize owners, urging verification if anyone claims otherwise.
Naches the renowned Piute chief of Nevada’s Pyramid Lake Reservation died Saturday at his ranch. He was about 70, long feeble in recent years, brother to Sarah Winnemucca and cousin to Howard Winnemucca. A respected elder, he aided whites in the Indian wars and for two decades managed his lands and stock. His death marks a historic link to Winnemucca and the tribe’s legacy.
Fragmentary note reflects on the early history of Humboldt County and Winnemucca with a blessing for peace and prosperity in the afterlife. It preserves a reverent tone and references the region’s memory.
Portland’s population estimate for 1906 stands at 175000 based on stamp sales data and federal inquiry. Postmaster Minto provided figures to the Treasury Department linking census trends with revenue from stamp sales amid plans for a new federal building in Portland.
A Grovertown reader praises Dr Kings New Recovery for a cough cure and credits neighbors with support during illness. Meanwhile the Oregon Lumber company advances a sawmill project at Austin, seeking 40 000 feet daily output to cut shipping costs and replace distant log hauls to Baker City.
Fe H Harriman expands his Northwest holdings by purchasing the Corvallis and Eastern railroad, 142 miles from Yaquina to Detroit. The deal, arranged by H E Huntington, may place stock with Southern Pacific or Oregon Short Line, with A B Hammond as president and part owner. The line, once built by French capital, has not been a large dividend earner but has paid in recent years.
W L Watts of Truth Construction, building the Snake River line for Oregon Short Line, says the project will greatly benefit Baker City. The crew runs from Huntington to Homestead with camps along the river. They offer $2.25 daily for common labor and 85 cents a day for cord, provide free transport, and seek skilled labor and supervisors amid booming Huntington.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh and constitutional disease. The ad asserts internal use clears blood from mucous surfaces and strengthens the patient, offering $1000 if it fails. Cheney & Co. of Toledo distribute the remedy with testimonials and mail order details.
Stockmen of Ritter county met at Paul Gruppe's last Thursday and formed the Ritter Stock association with 17 members. F. Senn elected president and W. G. Hughes secretary and treasurer. Members own 135 cattle, 292 horses, and 287 hogs. T. L. Mariii, Henry Schoene, and Paul Gruppe chosen to represent at the Heppner forest reserve meeting.
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