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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
3
Short items note Paul Alta House offering dry firewood and Minnis wood, Campbell’s Millinery renting unfurnished rooms, East Oregonian office handling inquiries and transfers, and notices seeking second hand furniture and a hired bookkeeper. Also reports Senator Fulton’s attempt to register by telephone oath amid legal questions on the legitimacy of telephonic oath under state law.
The Oregon Daily Journal questions whether Senator Fulton met the registration law by taking the oath by telephone. It asks if his primary petition will comply with the spirit of the law and whether an opponent could enjoin the secretary of state from placing his name on the ballot. The article notes legal experts debating the procedure after his return from Oregon.
The O. R. & N. fleet on the Snake River carried 230000 bushels of grain from Lewiston Spokane and Yakima warehouses in December. Wheat accounted for 140000 bushels and barley 90000. This marks the largest river shipment in the Lewiston area for a similar period. Remaining warehouses hold 750000 bushels of wheat and 370000 of barley. Steamboats continue delivering large cargoes daily.
The Thornton music store reports strong holiday trade on its famous piano standards, prompting a rush order for another car to arrive in a few days. The public’s desire for high grade instruments is evident, and readers are urged to inspect the new arrivals upon their arrival.
Public notice states that Mollie Ernat left by bed and board without cause and that George J Ernst will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her. Pendleton Oregon January 1908.
At Lynn Massachusetts George Munroe thought a stage treatment of the heroine by the villain was real he rushed the stage four policemen restrained him and he vowed to shield the heroine from danger.
A concise summary of the East Oregonian daily briefings highlights key events across politics crime weather and local sports with named organizations and places. The items reflect regional concerns and feature prominent local figures and facilities from the area.
Representative Humphreys of Washington introduced House Resolution 11,722 calling for a government commissioner to erect permanent granite monuments along the Oregon trail from the Missouri River to Puget Sound. The measure authorizes route marking, inscriptions, funding up to 60,000 and a 2,500 per year salary limit for the commissioner.
A brief report notes that this evening the visiting party concluded their duties in the Grande Ronde valley after finishing the scheduled visit and related transactions.
White Bluff Han ford area residents prepare a grant demonstration on April 1 as the Hanford Verification company redirects water into a power canal and irrigation system. Six or seven carloads of plant machinery arrive weekly at Priest Rapids and will be installed soon. Between 3000 and 4000 acres of Amal fruit will be planted around Hanford this season with strawberries and berries ripening earlier than elsewhere in central Washington, signaling strong profit for the new industry.
The Idaho Scimitar reports heavy Mormon missionary effort in Twin Falls county Idaho where Gentiles are in the majority and local government follows the American plan. The piece accuses Mormon workers of seeking political economic and moral control under the veil of religious teaching. It urges reservation of the productive lands for non Mormon settlers.
Cal Coomes of Camas Prairie Uma Ulla county visits Dr. and Mrs. Charlton. The La Grande Observer profiles him as a true Westerner with a cheerful disposition who recalls eastern Oregon life, hunting, and early days. He remains active, plans future trips, and intends to stay on his Camas mountain ranch.
The park board envisions a major recreation complex in Walla Walla centered on East Alder street with Wildwood to be beautified. A boulevard along the creek will link the two areas and a rustic bridge will connect to the city park. The 40 acre site features streams springs and near surface water requiring no irrigation. Lakes drives and scenic vistas are planned.
At the Wallowa county woolgrowers meeting held in the court house, representatives urged deferring range dues to August 1 due to money scarcity from the panic. The meeting adopted resolutions from the state association, endorsed locally, and discussed coyote control and increased bounty. About 146000 sheep expected wintering in the county, with 6000 horses and cattle. dues projected over $14,000 for the coming year. Dobbin reelected president with Graves as VP and Morgan as secretary. Twenty-two joined the state association, paying $2 yearly dues plus $2 per thousand sheep shorn, with $257.15 sent to the state secretary.
A forestry bulletin urges industry to cut waste and boost efficiency amid rapid forest depletion. It highlights modern band saws reducing waste to one eighth inch, new milling practices, and using smaller logs for posts, ties, and other products, with the US Forest Service aiding research and dissemination.
An 18-year-old Sherman Howard of Sublimity Oregon becomes Columbia Steelworks newest prize seeker offering $100 for discovering silica sand in Oregon. He sent a stone sample and a letter to Portland Commercial Club claiming large white rock bluffs may yield suitable sand. Publication sparks activity across the Pacific Northwest as letters arrive from Oregon Washington Idaho and California.
A brief quip from Browning’s Magazine appears in the East Oregonian, asking how Santa can be kept busy and answering that he comes to good boys, framed as a light, seasonal item.
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