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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1906
Page
5
Fragmentary city briefs list sales and specials at Teutsch's including lace and embroidery at half price, dresses and coats at Teutsch's, piano ads, rental rooms on Court Street and Thompson Street, meals at Teutsch's, fabric and clothing items, and miscellaneous notices. Also mentions Weston area mail address and rail fare hints, plus hay and wheat land sales in Oregon and Washington regions.
An old advertisement claims Kodo Dyspepsia Cure will digest foods and enable digestive organs to assimilate and transform all meals into durable blood. It alleges relief from stomach upset belching heartburn and indigestion, calling the product palatable and strengthening. Sold by Tallman & Co.
Pendleton merchants prepare for spring with the largest stocks ever brought to the city. The East Oregonian urges readers to study advertisements in daily weekly and semi weekly issues and notes its large circulation in eastern Oregon.
Detectives trace L. J. Simpking, executive board member of the Western Federation of Miners, to the city amid reports of his involvement in the Steunenberg Idaho murder and recent Colorado disturbances.
The Ladies' Aid of the First Congregational Church will meet tomorrow afternoon in the church parlor. All ladies of the congregation are invited. A brief business session is planned, with attendees asked to gather promptly at 2:30.
County Superintendent Welles reports that the school district No 7 near Pilot Rock has been closed for the year. The text also references health and patent medicine advertisements by DeWitt's and Tallman & Co.
Will Moore visited Echo on business. Mrs C EB Redfield left for home in Heppner. Weston attorney W Knos visited on business. John Silvester of Pilot Rock on business and trading trip. JL W McAdam of Echo returned home after a visit. BR Lisle proprietor of the Fidho hotel in the city for business. Carl Kupers of Helix visited from there. W W Caviness, formerly of this city, now in Malheur county visiting relatives. W J Sharp of Kent paid a late-night pass through on the delayed east train. Mrs E F Redd departed for Kahlotus after months with relatives. H G Hurlburt left for home after days of city business. James McCool of Walla Walla Union now with Pendleton Tribune. Mr and Mrs H J Curtis of Umatilla passed through en route home from Walla Walla. Dr M K Hall of La Grande visiting patient Mrs John Hampton who recently underwent surgery at St Anthony’s. Abe Miller of Pilot Rock on trading trip. Roads between city and Pilot Rock in good winter condition. Stock in good shape in Pilot Rock district. Dion Keefe contractor who built Tum Tum River bridge reported to county court. final settlement of 2222 77 reached. Joseph F Nibley in Pendleton on business. Pendleton more active than eastern Oregon towns. Reports a big blizzard and snow storm at La Grande and Perry yesterday.
Ex congressman Williamson takes over the interest of his partner in the sheep and land holdings of the firm William son and Gesner near Crooked River, Crook County. The transfer includes about 12 000 sheep and 16 000 acres, with final papers yet to be filed and details pending. Dr Geaner plans to move to Portland with family but will stay locally through lambing and shearing season as arrangements finalize. The Williamson-Gesner firm has operated since 1901 and recently set county records in sheep sales.
The Lewiston Sweetwater Irrigation Co buys the Goleorm mill and moves it two and a half miles above Sweetwater Creek junction. It already owns 250,000 feet of timber and has contracted one million more. Four engineers work on the canal as reservoir construction begins soon. A ride for the reservoir construction will likely be called.
The company plans to put land on sale around April 1 after completing water supply plans. Construction is about 75 percent finished with heavy rock work and costly deep cuts. Pipe for the siphon across the Sweetwater draw is on site. A bow camp with 40 men began yesterday, and another camp will start as crews become available. About 250 men and many teams are now at work on the canal.
The Oregonian notes Senator Fulton’s bill to buy the Oregon City locks for the federal government to open the river. It argues that 60 cents per ton on freight and 50 cents per passenger would vanish, reducing indirect costs built into river and railroad freight for about ten years totaling around $200,000 paid by Willamette valley users, and it suggests only Southern Pacific records can fully quantify the tolls.
Baker County records a remarkable winter with early cold start before Thanksgiving and continuing mild severity. Mountain snow provides irrigation and mining water, valleys stay reasonably supplied, and roads remain good for travel. Livestock look strong, feed is plentiful and cheap, and a spring outlook favors marketable stock. A. C. Ruby & Co. expects a carload of 17 thoroughbred jacks arriving soon after shipment.
A brief note explores how obtaining figures when needed in Amber ties to chance and uncertainty, suggesting practical steps to assess availability and reliability amid shifting conditions. It emphasizes timely data access and cautious interpretation in uncertain contexts.
Major J J McKoin formerly Umatilla agent is in the city from Olathe Kansas on a short visit. He will stay several days on business before returning to his post at Owyhee Nevada where he serves as an agent on the Shoshone Indian Reservation.
The Lewiston Tribune notes December's weather was marked by persistently low temperatures and no thawing, leading to dry, brittle snow and less drifting. Observers split on whether overall conditions were above average or unusually wet, as the Weather Bureau Bulletin reports uneven regional effects.
Mrs. Lynn K. Blakeslee is expected to arrive from Los Angeles in about six weeks to join her husband Dr. Blakeslee in this city. They will occupy a Water Street home, and their son and daughter will join after school ends in June in San Angeles.
A physician, G. M. Fisher, M. D., testifies in a 1908 letter that the Cuticura Remedies cured his eczema after other formulas failed. He states sixteen years of practice and endorses publishing the letter in full or in part, praising Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap.
Advertising copy for Cuticura The Set priced at $1 promises complete treatment for pimples scrofula and various skin conditions. It instructs bathing with hot water washing with Cuticura Soap applying Cuticura Ointment and taking Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cleanse and soothe skin and blood.
The Portland in Portland Oregon advertises American plan at $8 per day with attractive rates for families and single gentlemen. Management Bowers invites guests to view rooms and rates and promises courteous service.
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