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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
8
A fragment notes a location to bone items for a Tennessee cook house project. The terse line mentions a task area and supplies but lacks clear names, dates, or organizational ties to confirm broader context.
City churches announce reduced or suspended services through September due to heat and travel. Congregational will have no services after tomorrow until Sept 1, Redeemer suspends all August meetings, Christian Church holds only morning services with possible evenings, Baptist shifts to Sunday prayer and Wednesday praise, while Presbyterian and North Methodist keep near normal programs. Also notes a local birds debate among enthusiasts about misidentified species.
Corvallis resident Gene Simpson reports splendid success raising China pheasants this year. He shows a sizable flock with about a hundred young birds. F I Miller and Grover Headrick visited to inspect the flock, but Headrick found that some birds were missing or unaccounted for.
A promotional snippet promising savings and bank deposits with 4 percent interest on all deposits from one dollar, compounded twice yearly, and safety of principal highlighted by a wary consumer tone.
Details of early 1900s reclamation projects across Oregon, Montana, Nebraska, and nearby states. Bids and openings for canals, tunnels, and storage works are noted, with contractors named including Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins, BE. B. & A. L. Stone, A. Warren & Co., and Utah Construction. The report also covers horse shipments and sheriff inspections connected to regional roundup activity.
An early health warning compares plant care to hair health. It claims disease starts at the root, urging destruction of the cause. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide against dandruff and hair loss, urging readers to send ten cents in stamps for a sample to The Herpicide Co. Detroit.
A telegram indicates Renn was not injured after the Bonington disaster near San Diego. Arthur Roun, a crew member, was reported injured at first but later said he was uninjured. reports vary as families awaited word from Honolulu and San Diego. The vessel had been abandoned due to age and unseaworthiness, with 29 killed and 87 injured in the overall catastrophe.
In the Pendleton region wheat remains largely undamaged by extreme heat as harvest proceeds. North and west spring wheat is advanced enough to suffer minimal losses, with rare cases where late seeding caused damage. Meanwhile Evans, a sheep owner, fled after heavy borrowing and mortgage defaults, leaving unpaid groceries and handing sheep care to Herbert Boylen. Charles Carpenter reports 2000 sicker of barley yielding about 120 pounds per sickle, while harvesting wheat for a high grade flour.
August church activities replace regular preaching with prayer and praise sessions on Sunday and Wednesday. Sunday 11 o clock services led by John Chandler A F May W A Harrah Thomas Chandler August 6 13 20 27. Wednesday night speakers listed August 2 Mrs A F May August 9 E C Chandler August 16 Mrs Zella Cheney August 23 Mrs J A Holcomb August 30 Mrs Laurea Lampkin. Sunday school reviews by J A Owenby Frank Welles Mrs Thomas Chandler Superintendent Simmons.
A train of stock cars derailed near the spur to Athena after rails spread, leaving Conductor W A Atkins badly shaken and hospitalized. The wreck blocked the line all day, delaying the passenger train which arrived late and left promptly on its return.
Farmers report wet harvest yet transport ready in their sheds but little wheat sold. Buyers pay 35 cents a bushel for river wheat while many growers hold out for higher prices, noting last year's declines. Prices locally near 61 cents, matching Portland rates, suggesting a sluggish market for weeks ahead.
A party from Pendleton headed to Bingham Springs for a spell of relief from the heat. Mrs T G Hailer with children, Judd and son Charles J Ferguson, and W Burke are noted travelers among others. They expect to stay through Sunday at the resort.
Frank Sherman of Blech Creek tested a drought to find beery evidence after discovering 3000 hokhele of the whale ely. Spies of binestem wWineit Inne may have influenced the investigation as reports of AS testing emerged.
Pollateh Lumber company must pay Latah county taxes totaling 1000 dollars as ordered by the United States court. The decision clarifies the company’s obligation to be on file and comply with tax requirements.
The visiting Pentleton, WW. L. Gibson, discussed plans for a Mule Street butcher shop and mentioned his 100 acre ranch under the big ditch. He noted a heavy harvest with the first crop nearly ready for a second cutting and described ongoing preparations.
Monday Ev Eager staked off land in Wallsburg for excavating the basement of a new Christian church. Officials estimate the finished edifice will cost about $10,000. Dayton Courier-Post.
In police court this morning Peter McCrown received five days for vagrancy while Sam Wallace also got five days for being drunk on the streets.
A marriage license was issued today to John Q. Peebler and Anna Roache, both residents of this county.
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