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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1905
Page
2
A fragment notes purchasing blank books before a recent period with unspecified details. The readable text suggests a routine transaction by a local buyer or business, but exact names, places, and dates are not present to specify parties or outcomes. Further context is needed to finalize facts.
General news item notes Bob Fiteimmons presenting President Roosevelt with a paperweight and being invited to dinner via autograph letter. Also mentions Hawaii governor backing immigration law changes for Chinese and Portuguese laborers, New York politics retirement by David B. Hill, Times building move, and various state and national statistics and opinions.
A moral wave in Vancouver leads saloons to close on Sundays. Annie Erickson, 27, of Waterville Cal, died by suicide by standing on her head in a barrel of rain water. Spokane reports officials at Lewiston land office face possible government action. The Queen of the West owner plans to invest 95000 to 75000 in Cro nuck property development this season. Whitman county totaled 2768560 in receipts and 3345 in expenditures in 1904, with 29 divorces and 232 marriages. Harriman seeks rate cuts to push rivals from coast shipping. Floodwaters raise river levels along the Snake and Columbia. Boundary mining district lacks water, stalling industry. Ket t e river nearly dries up.
Forty acres on the river bottom with running water and alfalfa fields. Four hundred acres total with sixty acres set to alfalfa, well improved and good harbor. One among the best in the county. Price attractive. More good propositions available in smaller sizes.
The 4 R. & N. Co. will enlarge No. 4 tunnel west of Meacham replacing timbers with durable framing. A temporary track around the hill failed due to sharp curvature. Engineers examined surveys but no practical solution yet. historic notes attribute the original design to Engineer Mb and reflect on locomotive evolution.
Floyd Thomas and Thomas Hump Reyes bought the Slogum drug stock and will operate it. Mr and Mrs George Noble return to Heppner from Missoula to reside, with Noble purchasing property formerly owned by Eimer Mortiton. The high school team lost to The Dalles 11 to 8 in a recent game played at home. E J Slocum plans permanent residence in Eugene after moving with family. Revival services continue at M E Church South with evangelistic sermons and praise. Congregational Church revivals boost attendance with plain gospel preaching and nightly 7:40 services. Christian Church meetings feature Victor Dorrin and a theme on God with music and a male quartet.
The Fraser theatre will show Uncle Tom's Cabin on January and Pur Mother's Sake on January 11. Charles B. Hanford and Daniel Bulley are slated for appearances later in the year with dates to be announced. Temperature on New Year’s Day registered a low reading.
A crowded hotel arrivals log lists guests and origins including Milwaukee La Grande Portland Seattle Spokane Walla Walla and New York among others. Names such as George Mason Fy Crawford Cochran Harris McGlivery McEvoy and many more appear with numerous towns and states.
Rev Tra D Deliver drew large audience with a bold analysis of Yankee origins and American liberty. The event highlighted ongoing Epworth League initiatives and previews of a forthcoming lecture on The Eachetenou of God and the Natural Knowledge of Revelation From Him. The piece also notes Huntley praised King's New Discovery for consumption and reports a fire in La Grande with property loss and insurance details.
Community notes from Gurdane cover school events, family news, and social life. Highlights include dances with about 80 attendees, prize winners Kate Brop han and Frank Chatman, hobby drive victors Atle Norm Chatman and Sammy Neason, and travels of Misa Aliph and Tene Cate. Also mention telephone line progress to Prineville, a new house move, births, illnesses, and local visits. A weathered collection of names, marriages, and upcoming winter plans in the region.
Listing of events from January through July 1905 including Oregon legislature sessions in Salem, Historia Soulhty in Portland, National Livestock Convention in Denver, the Bacajewea baby anniversary at Port Mandan linked to Lewis and Clark, opening of the Lewis and Clark exposition, and the American Medical Association meeting in Portland. Also notes the Wellington embezzlement trial of James A. M. Watson, former district government clerk, for alleged theft of 74,000 from the Auditor Petty office.
A vintage ad touts Scott’s Emulsion as a cure beyond a simple cough, claiming it heals inflamed tissues from a cold and prevents relapse by addressing the underlying illness rather than just the coughing.
An early 20th century notice listing Scott and Mowne at Pearl Street New York in connection with a local business matter or advertisement. The fragment mentions Pearl Steen and references a New York location in a concise card style.
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