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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
5
Large audience greets Commercial Association benefit performance at the Oregon theater. The amateur show pleased spectators with entertaining features including The Merry Widows scene and a well managed, first class presentation by participants and organizers.
Detailed returns show candidates for recorder of conveyance and assessor with party tallies, school superintendent and county commissioner nominees, and vote counts on prohibition. Republican and Democratic candidates listed with figures. prohibition defeated by 187 to 136.
The Pastime and Dime theaters unveil fresh lineups with new attractions including Baby Class at Lunch Amateur Champion Two Fowls Square Deal Signs of the Times and the illustrated song Somebody's Waking Beneath Southern Skies. The Eagle show shop on Court Street also debuts new pleasures with clever entertaining pictures and songs expected to draw large crowds.
The Commercial association holds its regular monthly meeting this evening to discuss monthly reports and other business. With the first meeting after the election, planners for the publicity bureau are expected to be discussed and President Alexander urges a large attendance.
In Umatilla county the year’s shearing season ended with unsatisfactory results and no high records. About 100 local shearers have moved to Montana where the season runs from about June 10 to July 15. Montana pays nine cents per head for hand shearing and relies less on machines due to cleaner Montana sheep and ample hand work.
In a morning criminal session Judge Benn sentenced Ralph McCumber to an indeterminate penitentiary term for robbing a Greek outfitter car at Amatil la. Albert Murray received the same penalty for robbing the Corner saloon at Athena. W E Freeman was given 90 days in the county jail for robbing a house at Meacham. Behrenson, Weston swamper, awaits arraignment for alleged criminal assault and denies guilt.
The Amalgamated Copper re elected officers and named three new directors in New York on June 2. Benjamin Thayer, John B. Ryan, and John Gushell were chosen to replace Joseph Stillman, George H. Church, and J. E. Judson. Pincules claimed to relieve kidney and back ailments with rapid effect, sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
In the National League first game St Louis lost to Cincinnati three two. Second game Cincinnati won one nothing over St Louis. Chicago beat Pittsburg six to. Philadelphia beat Brooklyn two to one. New York swept Boston four to zero. Detroit defeated Cleveland nine to one. New York beat Boston two to zero. St Louis blanked Chicago nine to zero. Philadelphia topped Washington six to one.
Advertisement states that an operation for piles will not be necessary if using Manzan Pile Remedy guaranteed. Priced at 50 cents and sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
Local paper lists business visitors in the city including Charlies Bott of Helix Attorney D. Peterson from Milton Frank T. OConnell of Umatilla and D. C. Browner of Umatilla with election returns. Others travel to Portland Walla Walla and Tacoma for brief trips and sales pitches as local figures share notes on irrigation land and dry county changes.
Across Oregon counties on June 2 at 2 pm Cake leads Chamberlain in multiple counties with varying margins. Results show anti statement No. 1 winners in several locales while in Clackamas and Douglas counties three statement No. 1 men are elected and several counties report dry status or mixed outcomes.
Trials for Charles W. Morse F Augustus Heinze and Alfred H. Curtis will begin in October on charges tied to their management of New York banks. All pleaded not guilty. Curtis formerly led the National Bank of North America with Morse as vice president. Accused of conspiring to mislead bank examiners by false entries to hide loans used to propel stock market speculation in American Tee and Consolidated Steamship. Heinze faces over-certifying checks totaling 437000 for Otto Heinze & Co.
A description notes credit becoming excessive as a metaphorical force that rebounds to strike a man on the head. The statement implies financial overreach and personal impact without detailing events or individuals.
Board of Open River Transportation and Columbia River Transportation Company in Portland outlines fundraising to place two or more steamers on the Columbia from Portland to Priest Rapids. Expect to raise 100000 to 125000 dollars this fall with subscriptions from banks and business leaders.
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure fully cures catarrh as a constitutional disease taken internally affecting blood and surfaces. It offers one hundred dollars to any case not cured and invites testimonials, with Toledo address for F J Cheney & Co and mentions Rowland's Family Pills for constipation.
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