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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1904
Page
2
A fragment shows an address 851 Main and references the Sheen Pear property block. Details are limited but the readable portion points to a property or construction item at that location with no clear action or date.
Reports show multiple heat related deaths in New York, damage across the Midwest, and unrest linked to temperance and labor actions. Chicago advances a theater amendment set to open September 1, with widespread attendance required at events. A vast enlistment in women’s labor and a large gathering of Lady Maccabees in Detroit emphasize ongoing social strain.
The column reports the salmon run on the lower Columbia starting as expected and Idaho primaries leaning toward Morrison. Albany mayor Davies secures divorce over intemperance. A counterfeit cache of $10 and $20 gold pieces found near Oregon City. The Divide Creek bandit death is not Harry Morgan. Vancouver Island missionary Rev N Swarioul drowned after lifeboat overturn. Idaho militia train crew stranded between Pendleton and Huntington. Portland gambling club owners Nate Solomon Harvey Dale Eugene Blaxier and August Erickson arrested again for operating games. Salem saloon keeper J P Rogers convicted for Sunday opening. A jail escape attempt by Harry Kelso using a saw clock-spring. Linn county cut actuated expenses from 87064 to 77619 due to economy.
A Portland report details the campaign for the direct primary nominations measure. It lists expenses totaling about $1710.63 with subscriptions of $1580 and a $130.52 deficit to raise, notes a 39,851 to 16,354 vote in favor, credits contributions from many named Oregon figures, and thanks editors for their role in the campaign. The league aims to settle bills by August first and acknowledges broad newspaper support.
A long list of hotel arrivals includes guests from Portland and Seattle to San Francisco and Denver. Names such as J. W. Moran, C. E. Hays, Lain Beardsley, A. Leeds, and Miss Lat Ray appear among travelers. The item reads like a society column and notes visitors staying at the St. George, The Pendleton, Hotel Bickers, and other Ontario hotels.
Spokane July 21 The Gold & N files a schedule of refrigerator service rates to eastern points for shipments including perishable fruits. Rates cover initial line charges and return, with destinations Helena Montana St Paul Kansas City Winnipeg Chicago St Louis New York Boston Montreal Toronto Detroit Baltimore and more. Applies from all O B R N points via Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific. rival lines add ten dollars.
Sulphur Oklahoma hosts Chickasaw Brigade reunion events with Undel Confederate Veterans in session. Sons of Confederate Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy participate as a weeklong celebration unfolds with planned activities and social gatherings.
Grand Forks North Carolina hosts a large throng as the Hed river valley exposition opens for a three day run. Committees for months prepared one of the region’s most comprehensive displays of farm factory and ranch products in this section.
The thirteenth annual session of the Battleground Camp Meeting Association began today at the Tippecanoe battle site seven miles north of Lafayette and will run for 10 days. Rev. Henry Ostrom of Greencastle leads the event with John Hillis directing the program, featuring a series of talks and lectures by notable speakers.
Information from a reliable source reports the Sumpter smelter will start up July 31. They are buying ores steadily and paying cash at the smelter for the same. Business and mining men in the region recognize the move’s importance and hope mines produce enough ore to keep the smelter running steadily. It is believed the effort can be done with cooperative work.
Former Walla Walla resident G Green sells a Sumpter district mining claim to Oregon Free Mining Company. Five miles southeast of Dirks, ore samples show free milling ore averaging around 20 per ton. W Hughes presides, J L Hughes oversees. a stamp mill will replace the roller mill. First shipment to Sumpter next week as seven men work and more are hired. Green closes three claims near the company property for a sum of …
A list of meetings and conferences appears with the Oregon Development League in Portland on August 2 and 22 27, the American Mining Congress in Portland, Inland Empire Teachers Association in Pendleton on October 19 40 and Ht, the National Irrigation Association in El Paso Texas on November 165 18, plus an old medical advertisement offering Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims of deafness tied to a blocked Eustachian tube and a money-back promise.
Joe Ciohalick of Colusa California says persistent rheumatism tormented him for years until he found Electric Bitters. He reports complete relief after a few bottles and praises it for liver and kidney troubles and general debility. Sold by Tullman & Co druggists with satisfaction guaranteed.
Notice to water consumers calls all persons with water meters to repair meters immediately and clean out tie box areas to allow reading. If owners or lessees fail, the water superintendent will take steps to have it done. T. I. Brown, Water Superintendent.
An old pulp advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as the busiest aid, claiming they convert weakness into strength and leanness into energy. It promises mental power and health benefits, offered at 260 per box and sold by Tallman & Co.
Spokane July 21 The Northern Pacific removed the special rate of 52 4 cents per cwt on wheat from Spokane to Chicago for common points in Washington and the Columbia River area. The Spokane to Chicago rate from Walla Walla remains 65 cents per cwt unless Union Pacific adjusts. Round trip rates between Missouri river points and Spokane rise $5. Spokane to St Paul or Kansas City increases to 75 from 70. Wenatchee also adjusts to 75.
Hilly Leathers announces the express wagon is at Howard's cigar store. Phone main 2641. Residence red 983.
Piles upon piles are cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve made by EB DeWitt & Co of Chicago. A Summerton, S. C. man reports two years of piles ended by the salve after other methods failed. Sold by Tallman & Co.
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