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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
8
The text urges immediate attention at the first signs of cold to prevent deepseated illness. Delaying care increases the risk and can worsen outcomes, stressing that every hour lost may extend suffering and complicate recovery.
Pendleton postoffice reports May receipts at 1546.74 dollars, up 25 percent from May 1906 933.60 dollars. Assistant postmaster Harry Rees notes increased mailings of campaign literature likely boosted figures, though the jump may not be solely due to that.
The Ideal club plans a social at John Myrick's residence 908 Locust Hill Friday. Members praise recent growth and social work for youths, offering monthly socials with literary and musical programs. Each event features a new variety of refreshments.
Asa B. Thomson, chairman of the republican county central committee, plans to depart Saturday for Chicago with the other seven members of the Oregon delegation to attend the national Republican convention.
A fragmented adage notes that good tea earns a second cup, poor tea yields a refund. It mentions a grocer returning money and a promise to pay Schilling if the Beat tea isn’t liked. The wording is garbled but reflects shopper expectations and supplier refunds.
Prohibition votes across Sherman Gilliam Morrow Umatilla Union counties shut 49 saloons on the O R and N line from Deschutes to North Powder. Baker County adds dry precincts, hinting at full county prohibition next election. Little liquor will be served on dining cars as rail travel turns dry.
John Schmidt, Louvre saloon proprietor on Malin street and early Pendleton liquor dealer, will move to a wheat farm north of the city to farm permanently. He has built wealth from liquor and owns a large Main street building and other property, but he will not depart Pendleton or Umatilla County.
The Maze saloon on Court street is closed by an attachment suit against owners Hansen and Olsen by George Brewer for 1260. The sheriff will sell fixtures and liquor stock to satisfy the debt, with note transferred to the plaintiff and attorneys Carter and Smythe handling the case.
Shaniko wool growers refused to part with their clips at offered prices as buyers returned to the city. Prices at the sale ranged from 96 8 to 137 8, and heavy growers plan to hold until the next sale set for June 16. The following sale will be held at Vaile on June 6.
Deputy Grand President J. E. Brink of St Johns will visit Pendleton Aerie for a fraternal event. Brink, renowned for leadership in the Fraternal Order of Eagles, aims to address members and discuss upcoming programs and community service efforts.
Oregon voters backed recall and campaign expenditure limits and supported proportional representation. They also instructed lawmakers to vote for the U S senator winner and approved the university appropriation while rejecting a pay raise for legislators and a judges’ pay increase. Measures on woman suffrage and single tax failed. elections may move to November. sheriffs to receive feeding allowances. Hood River county creation and Portland port powers were approved.
Pioneer resident R F Johnson of Briggson Weston mountains arrives in the city on a trading trip and expresses optimism for his district. This year a larger acreage of potatoes will be planted and more produce will be shipped next fall than ever before. A Seattle market for Weston mountain potatoes has encouraged growth and promises immense shipments.
Prof J L Lehr arrives in the city to promote a German music instruction method described as a scientific chart with 116 vital points. The system, already successful elsewhere, aims to establish a local agency and bring practical instruction to students.
The body of C. H. Bland, brother of C. B. Bland the Hermiston merchant, will be sent east this evening to Kalispell Montana for interment. The father and brother arrived yesterday and will accompany the casket to Kalispell.
The Well informed favor a simple pleasant laxative made from Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. The California Fig Syrup Co. markets a trusted formula for family use, recommended by physicians. Buy only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists at a price per bottle of cents.
Bert McMillin, once a Dalton gang member, shot his wife and two children at a ranch near Labelle Missouri and killed himself to avoid past crimes being exposed. Witnessed by two farm hands, the tragedy follows his withdrawal from neighbors since last October. He was 30, wife 27, married ten years.
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