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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
7
Graham the Furniture Man offers to purchase your old furniture and pay cash or give new goods in exchange. There is no charge to visit him at the Postoffice block in Pendleton.
A dynamite accident on the north bank road near the Rorick barn kills K. Polik, a laborer about 80 years old. Only a left foot and brief skin fragment are recovered, with the rest reportedly thrown into the river. Others nearby survive, though stunned, and small sums found on the victim are traced to post office orders and cash.
Idaho woolgrowers clash over forest reserve policy with Governor Gooding and Jude Stockelager leading from one side. A committee report favored government reserve plans while a minority report passed. The adopted resolution praised Senator Heyburn for his stance against forest reserves in Idaho and condemned government reserve policy. Several members refused to vote as Governor Gooding protested at six or seven span.
An old advertorial warns that most appendicitis victims are constipated and promotes Ortno Laxative Fruit Syrup from Koeppen Drug Co. It claims the syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores natural bowel action without nausea or griping.
Harold Simpson, a young clerk at Hines Utter company, barely survived last night when an oil heater burned and melted onto the wick in his Cottage hotel room. The room filled with smoke and odor, he awoke suffocated, broke the window, and staggered to safety as smoke hung over the room.
A person who disrupted the congregation last Sunday by coughing is urged to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar from Koeppen Drug Co. Authorities seek discretion to maintain order during services.
The Chicago Livestock World reports Western lambs sold up to 7.65 with most good ones between 7.50 and 7.65. Medium lambs at 7.40 to 7.72, 70-pound Tunis lambs sold at 6.90 though not fat. Choice lambs quoted at 7.75 but actual prices varied as shipments required empty runs. Yearlings around 6.95. The Rankin Western sold 5.75 to 6.40 with fat sheep around 6.50 and pelts worth 2. Recent conditions reflect a slumpy market with demoralization from oversupply. lambs up to 7.95, sheep to 6, ewes to 5.75.
A card asserting druggists may refund money if Foley’s Honey and Tar fails to cure coughs or colds. It claims the product stops coughing heals lungs and prevents serious outcomes including pneumonia. The genuine is in a yellow package and substitutes are refused. Heavy snows in Baker County cheer ranchers in Powder Valley as W H Coulton notes the season’s snows sustain ranching.
An insidious disease, kidney trouble, can be fatal before symptoms are clear. Take Foley's Kidney Cure at the first sign of trouble to correct irregularities and help prevent Bright's disease and diabetes. Koeppen Drug Co.
Kansas cattle shipped to Chicago fetched $7.10, with choice steers earning about a dollar more in Chicago than Kansas City. A lot of good steers from Kansas sold at $7.10 in Chicago after selling at $6.10 locally in Kansas City, then picked up by an Irona man for $6.25 and shipped to Chicago. The trend suggests persistent Chicago premium as demand for long fed steers remains strong.
An old two sentence ad notes Foley's Honey and Tar to stop coughs and expel a cold, claiming mild laxative effects. Warns to refuse imitations and directs Koeppen Drug Co as the source.
The winter excursion ticket return limit to California has been extended to six months and ticket prices increased by five dollars. For information contact BE C. Smith, agent for O R & N, Pendleton.
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