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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
2
Readers denounce fake sales and hype as Pendleton merchants push square deals. A letter praises dependable goods, low prices, and honest window displays, urging shoppers to visit stores offering sale items like satin fabrics, waist patterns, and dress goods at the best values.
A partial business section fire at Covelo, California caused $97,000 loss with little insurance. Reports show 5265 American burial and benevolent associations totaling 2,631,046 members in the U.S. Other notes include a Missouri Grain Co. elevator fire at Moberly with $209,000 loss, and various political and social items across cities such as Chicago gambling raids and federal figures in Japan.
A clipped Spokane post office note mentions only one clerk born in Washington. Tacoma lists 400 Japanese laborers for Northern Pacific rail workers. Grangeville Idaho votes 22,000 bond for waterworks. Mining accident at Burts kills Don Crowley and Ed York in Minnie Healey shaft. John McLaren of Havre loses 2,500 dollars in contraband claim. Remains found near St Joe Idaho suspected as Fred Tyler murdered last year. Idaho wool harvest totals 60,040 pounds at 18 cents. buyers E H Clarke. Brine and Davis from Paw Paw purchase Morning Register in Hag en s. Gilstrap to stay as editor. Unknown man’s body found in Tuslathin river near Hillsboro. tied use of axes and plowshares, possibly farmer Bower, suspected murder.
A crowded hotel arrivals listing shows guests from Seattle Omaha New York Spokane Walla Walla Portland Pendleton San Francisco and Chicago among others. Names include L Mandel J Werlgon J Currie W Roberta Clyde E K Gray Fred Rogers and many more with multiple spouses and accompanying parties.
Hyomel is promoted as a physician prescribed liquid treatment for catarrh with a pocket inhaler. The ad claims a germ killing effect, no secret formula, and broad physician use. Tallman & Co. offer a money back guarantee, outfit priced at $1 with extra bottles priced at 60 cents, marketed from Browning Montana near the Great Northern line.
A San Francisco attorney witnessed the sale of Alaska tin mines for 5 million dollars. The deal transfers joint ownership from R. Mau and others to York region investors. Mines lie along Lopp Lagoon and streams feeding York Alaska in groups named Arlington Myrtle Wonder Buychanan Lincoln and others. Aiming to boost US export capacity, developers foresee a San Francisco smelter and national output rising from 43 percent of world supply. The report also notes tin and gold yields and future refinery plans.
Clerks held an interest ing session last night installing officers elected at the last June meeting. Officers for the coming term include C. Bonney as president, Miss Josie Danner first vice president, Miss Byhel Newquist second vice president, Carl Conley corresponding secretary, F. J. Macy financial secretary and treasurer, Mrs Yelman Neewquist culde, Miss Elizabeth Walker guardian, and a learnant. A party may be planned to your stomach and liver by Dr King’s New Life Pills for relief and cure of headache dizziness and constipation advertised at Tallman & Co.
The First National Bank of Pendleton Oregon offers noncharge cashing of drafts drawn on any bank in the United States or Canada and negotiates them on any city in the world without presenting the check for payment.
J. W. Young shot and killed ten Morris in Warren Idaho after a quarrel over two women. The men were gamblers and partners in the business.
Carr of the Pacific States Telephone company reports new instruments to be installed at Behe to handle growing calls. The old lines will be reorganized with additional switchboard capacity as daily new phones are added. Total tolls from Heapner will arrive today enabling direct communication between Behe and Heapner once wires are attached.
Twenty five applications for homestead entry on Pull Creek in Elmore county Idaho are paused by the U S land office pending investigation into entries marked squatters rights. Two townships near 2 north 9 east were opened to public entry yesterday, while 4400 acres remain tied up in cases that have started.
Two enlarged Indian women photographs by Lot Moorhouse are shown in his shop window. Cloud effects and artistic merit mark the works, hailed as among his best. A separate report mentions a fire near Withelt in Clackamas County and concerns over wind spreading damage.
Miller of Racing Why handed $2000 to a stranger claiming to be G. N. Pratt cashing a Racine bank note. The con man obtained about $19,000 in bogus mortgages, leading to a local financial scandal and legal action.
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