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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1906
Page
6
A brief notice touts the Hotel St George as one of the region’s most up to date establishments. Proprietor George Darveau advertises European plan rooms with bath en suites, steam heat, air rooms, and both hot and cold running water, plus telephone and fire connections to the office.
Rooms offered at $1.00 and $1.50 with a bold electric sign drawing attention to The Pot. The display promises affordable lodging or space, with emphasis on easy viewing from the street.
The Hotel Pendleton has been refitted and refurnished throughout with tele phone and fire alarm connections to all rooms. Baths en suite and single rooms. Headquarters for traveling men with commodious sample rooms and free bus.
Rates listed as $2, $2.50 and $3 per week or month. The venue offers excellent cuisine with prompt dining room service and a bar and billiard room in connection. Located three blocks from the depot.
Milton notes report Thomas F. Cockburn died from injuries after a fall at a Grand Army encampment event in Walla Walla. Funeral held at LO. C. P. E. cemetery with G A R rites. The page also records marriages, travels, and local social visits in College Place and Alba, plus extreme heat impacts on activity and horse training for fall races.
The Salem Statesman notes major improvements at the state fair grounds including whitewashed fences along the railroad and Silverton road, a larger auditorium seating 1400 with stage facilities, modernized amenities, and an emphasis on cleanliness and comfort made possible by new funding. The Oregon State Exhibit aims for metropolitan standards to display state products to residents and visitors with pride.
The piece notes sharp labor shortages in British Columbia and the prairie, driven by the $500 head tax on Chinese immigrants. With few Chinese and Japanese workers available and most already employed at canneries during peak season, farmers face scarce labor for farming duties such as land clearing, planting, orchard work, and fruit picking, risking serious industry impact.
Martin Macumber, a Union county sheepman, found the body of John Prel, a sheepherder, near the Little Salmon river. Officials were notified. cause of death undetermined, whether murder or suicide. The body lay beside a log with a rifle on the opposite side, indicating uncertainty about natural causes. The scene is about 20 miles from the tollgate and local authorities planned to inspect the area tomorrow.
Cuban congress approved a bill authorizing up to 1 million to encourage immigration. About 80 percent will fund bringing families from Europe and the Canary Islands, with the rest for laborers from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and northern Italy. Opponents note 64,000 immigrants arrived voluntarily last year. Also, Habana Bank, formed by New York and European bankers, plans July start with 5 million authorized capital to aid foreign trade growth, especially with the United States.
The Walla Walla Bulletin reports a wide teacher shortage in nearly every county except Walla Walla. Lewis County expects about 60 fewer meritorious teachers when schools reopen. Pierce County also foresees a shortage despite raises in monthly salaries. Klickitat and Lincoln counties seek 12 first class primary teachers each.
A Beatrice Nebraska letter recounts Sioux Chief Little Cloud and warriors seeking Lost Bird, his daughter taken at Wounded Knee in 1891. General Colby found her, later lived with his wife in Portland, and the Sioux return to demand the child. The piece recalls the killings and the courtship of Colby.
I Gray, long in the sheep business at Alberta Canada, has sold his interests and moved to Rupert. He claims Alberta is a fake, with valuable irrigation lacking and water insufficient to irrigate. Hundreds of families are stranded and unable to leave.
The ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and prevents consumption, urging readers not to risk health with unknown preparations. The genuine product is in a yellow package, available at Koeppen Drug Store. General Kodama, Oyama's former field marshal chief of staff, has died in Tokyo.
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