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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1906
Page
8
In a promotional pitch a store offers free fire crackers to any boy or girl under 1¢ who buys worth of coffees teals baking powder extracts and spices. The ad touts fresh toasted stock and claims Empire Teas and Coffees provide better flavor and strength than stale coffee.
An ornate notice from L. Hunziker, jeweler and optician, touts Cupid's Jewelry as carefully selected gifts. It promises dependable items and satisfying purchases, framing the shop as a trusted source for attractive presents.
District Attorney Phelps filed charges against Sharon and Eddings after two young boys Temple and Evans sold a stolen horse harness taken from Jesse Farling’s stable. The harness valued at $20 was sold for $1.75, prompting a crackdown on second-hand stores cashing stolen goods. The boys, though very young, were not charged due to their ages. the district attorney aims to end such trades.
Pendleton residents are reported to be resting peacefully and in perfect comfort under supervision at B. M. C. E. Nuff sed, with U C Rader credited for care and oversight.
A pleasant agreeable laxative prescribed by physicians and recommended by druggists as an invaluable substitute for mineral pills and castor. Each package contains 100 wafers priced at 25 cents.
If you were a druggist you would find a thorough inspection of our estate. It praises the utility of drugs the assortment and the methods of caring for stock and the facilities of every kind. It asserts that you would be pleased with what you found.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota laments the Senate and President yielding to the beef trust as conference reports pass. Beveridge hopes to curb greed. Simmons denounces surrender to Standard Oil and other trusts. McCumber argues packers avoid paying inspection costs, while critics say producers and consumers bear the burden.
Elaborate preparations for Helixs Fourth of July celebration include a 10 oclock Main street parade from the east end to the pavilion with A B Montgomery as marshal. Exercises feature music by the Helix City band an address by Will M Peterson and several patriotic songs and readings.
Bids for a 100000 addition to Hot Lake sanitarium were opened in Baker City. Olden & Jolynwon of Wallace Idaho won the superstructure contract and Shockley & McMurren of Baker City the mill work. Walter Pierce and Prof W M Phy represented Hot Lake and awarded the contracts. Work starts immediately. The new wing will raise capacity about 46 percent to 120 rooms and finish within eight months.
Pendleton Postmaster Livermore has overseen growth in revenue from 147? to 17,057.64 and an increase in staff from six to thirteen, with payroll rising to 700.108 monthly. Only new postmaster J. T. Brown will join, while most staff remain under civil service rules. The four-year period includes a profit to the government of 7,454.36 over the past year and a salary increase for the postmaster to 2,600 annually.
Novice hereby given that tin fire crackers bomb or cannon crackers will be allowed to be fired off in the following territory Malin street from Bult street to bridge Court street from Carden street to court hose and Alta street from Main to Cotton wood.
Wood yards in Pendleton are cleaned out since the railroad arrived. Only about two carloads remain in the city, with mountains supplying the rest. Residents report reduced mountain cutting this year, risking winter wood supply unless new stock is secured. Coal and locust wood use rise as supply tightens. Hood River raises the caldon scene from 600 to 1000 and plans to line the Wren to 2000, cutting most autos.
J N Wilton was fined 10 in police court for creating a disturbance in a Cottonwood Street house yesterday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty as two women testified. Judge FitzGerald found him guilty after the evidence. Eagles invite Pendleton district members to the Fourth of July parade at Eagles hall. Walla Walla seeks a collector and solicitor at Room 403 Ransom Building.
Captain William Driver of the brig Charles Doggett in Salem is credited with naming the American flag Old Glory. He carried it through perilous years, later moved to Nashville in 1857, and kept the flag safely hidden during Civil War hostilities before presenting it to General Nelson in 1862. The flag is now at the Salem May Institute.
Councilman J. M. Ferguson of the First ward has signaled a possible resignation from the city council. He reportedly told friends of his intent to quit during the winter but did not present a formal notice at the latest meeting. If he resigns, the mayor will appoint a replacement from the same ward to fill the vacancy.
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