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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
8
Hot weather prompt from a three store outfit offering one pound of Iced Tea Bien at 60c per pound. Special blend with Japanese-sourced stock and refined cup qualities. This week only customers receive a pair of fancy china salt and pepper shakers with each pound, order by phone.
Health officials urge immediate boiling of all city and well drinking water due to river contamination from silt and refuse. Germs in heated beds along the Uma river threaten the water supply, with guidance that continued boiling builds resistance to unboiled water and reduces illness risk.
Miss Mary Quick has been employed by the school board as principal of North Side School to fill the vacancy caused by Miss Clara G Hall's resignation. A special meeting of the board will close the past year’s business. In Clarkston Ward W M Huddleston injured by a skyrocket that exploded in his hand.
Police arrested two men for gambling on the Fourth, W. A. Wambaugh and William Redford. Redford was sent to jail awaiting trial, while Wambaugh posted bail of 168 dollars. Roy Stewart, proprietor of the Barber Beer Hall, was arrested for all of the same offense in his saloon. He appeared in police court at 325 Ball. A street cleaning worker who had been with the gang escaped yesterday and has not been seen since.
The Organization of the Oregon and the Children's Home Society reports new appointments. Miss Isadora E. Dowden remains superintendent, Mrs. A. M. Devine leads Lewiston district, and Mrs. Marie Hunt is appointed manager of Roseville in southwestern Oregon. The society directs orphan care from its city headquarters and operates across Oregon and Idaho.
Local postoffice activity is strong with good business and four years of growth. A Tribune report overstated office wealth, citing Pendleton Savings Bank figures for deposits and loans as the post office’s own results. The improvement belongs to the bank, not the post office.
The Boise Statesman reports a forthcoming National Irrigation congress exposition as a monster event drawing letters from Idaho Oregon and Washington. Prominent farmer groups promise regional representation with Hood River fruit and other crops planned for display. Oregon delegates from The Dalles Medford and Hood River coordinate exhibits while Montana? readers note spring in cattle country.
Balloonist Paul failed in an attempted ascent last night as the balloon collapsed near the depot grounds. He blamed a faulty craft and said he would shorten the balloon by about 10 feet before another attempt, likely on a Sunday in July. The craft drifted to the west end, hitting a roof and tearing the parachute as bystanders watched.
The O K & N company will erect a 500 foot turntable at Kamela with an air operated attachment to move the table. It will be the largest on the system near Cheyenne and operated by all. The project aims to ease heavy freight handling over the Blue Mountain route where multiple helper engines now require frequent turning at Kamela daily. Snowfall in winter hampers turning at Kane and other depots, making the Kamela improvement necessary. The air for the table will be supplied by the electric machinery powering the block system. Byron on CMe connects to be the station for the entire system of signals on the mountains.
Health officers and physicians urge boiling all drinking water to prevent typhoid and germ-related illness. They describe making artificial ice from cane and swam, purifying water by steam distillation, and suggest melting ice for pure water as a cheaper alternative to boiling.
Su An POVETICLIS reports a paving contract likely will be drawn and signed within 24 hours. Warren company representative Archabeau traveled from Walla Walla to prepare papers, with City Attorney McCourt notifying him the contract would be ready for signing tomorrow. The street committee, empowered by city council, will finalize payment and council ratification follows.
A morning party including Mr and Mrs W H Harrison Mrs Frank Perham Iloyd Perham and Mr and Mrs Fred Gordon departed for Lehman Springs in the Gordon route as residents flee the heat. The East Oregonian is Eastern Oregon's representative paper and sought after by readers who support its advertising.
The Salem Journal reports a master warden ledger showing $1017.86 collected and $7044.59 expended, most went to hatcheries. A credit of $16.96 notes a charge against Joe Fink for allowing refuse into Myrtle Creek. Local drownings and an July 4 incident near Paseo are mentioned, plus Prohibition actions in Lane County as Booth Kelly Lumber workers quit.
Carlisle Center New York resident G Th Burhams testifies that four years after using Foley's Kidney Cure to treat a severe kidney trouble, brick dust sediment and pain have not returned. He endorses the remedy for kidney or bladder issues as effective and lasting. Koeppen Drug Store distributes Daily East Oregonian via carrier for 16 cents weekly.
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