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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1901
Page
4
Cleaver Bros promotes a mountain friendly footwear sale with practical boots and shoes offered at marked down prices. The ad highlights durable options for outdoor use and everyday wear aimed at value seeking customers.
Fragmented advertisements and notices list sales on dry goods, window shades, wallpapers, and fabrics. hardware prices. a warehouse closingout of steel ranges. bicycle installments. and mentions of local businesses Hawleys Murphys Standard Grocery Cleaver Bros. Plus a medical testimonial and railway accident note.
Framing services offered with new styles. endorsements for DeWitt's Little Early Risers claim to purify blood and aid digestion. Governor John A Kralh to speak at Walla Walla Valley Fruit Fair on September 24, invitation pending. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertised as best digestant with natural enzymes. Tallman & Co and Taliman & Co named in notices.
A grain field in Weston narrowly escaped destruction when a fire spread from dry grass. Joe Warner and locals fought the blaze near the Prine pasture on the foothills east of town Tuesday afternoon to protect the adjacent field.
James Casey, a Walla Walla saloonman, was found guilty of violating the Banday closing law by a jury in the justice court. He seeks to avoid paying the fine claiming a justice of the peace cannot set a fine in a case tried before a jury. The prosecution says the fine stands and will seek collection. Casey refuses to pay. if jailed, habeas corpus will be used to seek release.
The rivers and harbors committee of the House plans a July 22 to Portland itinerary after returning from Alaska. They will visit Lewiston Idaho July 23 and Wallula by boat, then ride to The Dalles for river inspection, arriving in Portland July 25. Portland businessmen will accompany from Lewiston to Portland. Three Portland committee members are A. L. Mobler H. W. Scott and R. B. Wilcox.
A compact promotional note touts Dewitt's Little Early Risers as a bowel regularity aid. It claims the pills promote easy action and never strip, attributing the endorsement to Tall Man & Co. through a brief, period-voice line.
J. M. Stevens county attorney of Bingham County arrived to secure rag pore Allender, chief of the bales, as the Idaho Talesman notes work on the Houston branch of the Short Line railroad proceeds. About 1000 men employed, traffic resumed, laying of rails near a bridge expected to hasten completion.
The note references DeWitt's witch product for outs and healing effects with Tallman noted. the text is fragmentary and mentions applying a remedy.
A charity baseball game Sunday at 5 pm on Alta Street grounds pairs Woodmen of the World and Knights of Pythias. Proceeds aim to improve the road to Olney cemetery amid Pendleton civic support and band music. Tickets expected to sell well as businessmen back the effort.
The Empire Stock Company actors at the later opera house receive a benefit tomorrow night organized by Manager Baker and house staff. Proceeds will aid the actors in paying hotel bills and leaving town after contractual difficulties, with a vaudeville and dramatic program expected to be both artistically notable and financially helpful.
Mr and Mrs Frank O Harra left for Lehman Springs on Wednesday. Mrs Mary Spore of Pendleton registered at the Summer. Mrs HH J Stillman and children returned from a month’s visit to relatives in North Yakima. B G Griffin of Pendleton lumber yard returned from Madison, Wisconsin. Mrs Shirley was brought to Dr J Smith’s hospital from Chas McBee’s place on Hutter creek. Miss Means started Thursday on a visit to Butter creek. J F Robinson purchased the Lindaay place on Jackson street and will remodel it. Dan Swears of Toro, Iowa visits his brothers Dows and Tom Swearingen. J H Williams of Pendleton at Clatop Beach. Geo Linaner leaves for Bear Creek ranch. appointed administrator of Edward Linaner’s estate. City Marshal John Heathman to Hot Lake and Baker City for Red Men grand lodge. Mr and Mrs C E Roosevelt travel to Walla Walla. Mrs Roosevelt visits relatives while Mr Roosevelt goes east on business. Catherine LaBarree appointed to Weston normal school. E C Green leaves for Weiser Idaho. finishes fish rack project on Umatilla river. to explore Snake River by boat. J B Keeney ex-county clerk of Umatilla in town from Elgin. proprietor of stage line Elgin to Joseph. Mrs Levi Ankeny arrives from Walla Walla and leaves on westbound train. visits by sister Mrs Moueon and others. Ankeny guest of Mr and Mrs PF Judd between trains.
Biddy Bishop Toby Irwin and Perry Biddy Biches arrive Sunday as Big Manager of Toby vows to prep in Wornton Port Renano all next week for a July 27 fight between Jim Popp of Canada and Toby Irwin at Fraser Opera House. Irwin is noted as clever and a strong hitter. Popp recently defeated Randy King in three rounds.
Two prominent Grande Ronde farmers arrived in town from a trip exploring Umatilla Walla Walla and the valley. The men were observed side by side in the crowd and appeared confident in their own views on the region’s prospects.
Friends and neighbors of the couple visited Weston area near the river and expressed pleasure with the locality. Mr Claake said about 20 families or more may move across to the area and buy homes, drawn by fertile country and wheat-growing lands described as in the richest part of the empire.
A young man employed by H. Sutherland company was struck by an Oregon Railway train at Valley Grove and left with a portion of his left foot injured. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment after being aided by a passerby.
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