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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1906
Page
8
A fragment from an ad urges readers to use their telephone to access drug store services and advantages, implying phone order or inquiry options when drug store needs arise. The text repeats the idea of using a phone to obtain goods and services from a local drug store.
In Pendleton police court Judge Fite Gerald dealt with eight men charged with vagrancy. Five faced charges. one man, found with a telegram seeking money, was released. The others offered weak explanations. three received two hour suspensions for leaving town, while Fred Hanle got a three day jail term for vagrancy and hat theft. The remaining defendants, Fred Thompson Henry Cook and Albert Filshmhy, received drunkenness sentences.
The Gilbert Hunt company, Walla Walla's leading threshing machine maker, considers relocating to a larger northwest city for better terminal rates. President Gilbert Hunt said offers from several cities are under review, a move that would erase a major payroll from Walla Walla during hard times.
A new railroad from Meacham by the O R N company for Grand Rene Lumber is promised to provide access to prime pine timber along Blue Mountain. The route will run north from Meacham then northwest toward North Fork, crossing a smoother grade that should ease fuel and timber transport. Thousands of cords of wood and lumber will be cut and sawed, with much of the supply contracted by the Cyamt Ronde Lumber company at Perry, likely not affecting the local market.
Two petitions presented to County Judge Gilliland urge abandoning temporary repairs and replacing 440 feet of west end trestle with gravel and rip-rap to restore the river channel. Echo residents and surrounding residents sign. Joseph Cunha offers $500 toward changes. Court to decide at Saturday meeting. proposed fill and riprap would cost thousands.
Delegates and yielders attend the fourteenth session at Boise from September 3. The exposition will feature fruits, crabs, grasses, sugar beets and other crops from 16 states and territories. Demonstrations include emulation of irrigation methods and tours of irrigation districts to show practical results.
A new fraud theory emerges in Nebraska with forgery allegations added to prior charges. The first prosecution under the new charge targets J. H. Edmiston of Lincoln, a known politician and state inspector for Governor Halcomb. A true bill based on forged signatures related to a homestead affidavit was returned.
Ty Lareio Texas July 13 A group of Mexican laborers on the San Tyulo Potosi mine threaten a September 16 strike demanding parity with foreign workers and ordering all Americans to depart.
Prices for dressed meats have again increased by about one cent per pound at Kane Karisaa City, with the second rise in ten days. Fresh pork remains unchanged. Ham prices also rose as packers elevated costs for consumers.
Assistant Attorney General Tagin arrived in Chicago this morning and proceeded with District Attorney Morrison to begin an investigation in the city of Standard Online.
Senator Allison is reported seriously ill with Bright's disease, a condition considered more grave than commonly perceived, per a Sioux City notice dated July 18.
The grand lodge for Bike selected Philadelphia for the next convention. Secretary Wilson inspects at packing plants, then heads to Washington. the trip affects Omaha plans. The timing centers on mid July events and travel notes from Denver and Philadelphia.
Only thirty three of105 districts have recommended librarians under the law. County Superintendent Welles will appoint the librarians and fund books via a 10 cent per child tax. A list of appointed librarians across districts is provided, with duties during vacations and school terms under teachers’ care.
A long summary notes extreme heat through most regions with only coast counties seeing a single hot day. Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees in several localities, little rainfall, and scattered thundershowers in the Cascade and Pine mountains. Winds were light to northwest, with some east and northeast shifts. Multiple towns including Hood River Wasco and Umatilla report continued warmth and dry conditions. The cruiser Columbia departed San Juan with 100 sailors aboard for Basson amid molar illness concerns from Panama.
W F Johnson a Santa Fe switchman collapsed and died in Kansas City while opening a letter from his sister Mrs W J Hammer of Greensburg Pa revealing he had fallen heir to $20 000 He had endured heart trouble for years in early reports from the wire service.
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