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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1905
Page
5
Fragmented city notices show services and shops from Rader Carpets to Duttons wagon daily deliveries and a parish strawberry social. Listings include sales, rentals, employment, and store hours with multiple names and addresses, many misspelled or garbled.
The grand jury labors throughout the day with several matters before it. Indictments remain scarce as Kershaw case and a murder inquiry involving Grover Martin proceed slowly. Witnesses include A. Kunkel and James Snyder while Hoard and Guenette cases await later trial. Memorial addresses for Judge J. J. Balleray to follow in a special session, with Judge James A. Fee slated to speak.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation will offer a round trip ticket for 50 dollars to Denver Colorado for the seventh annual Epworth League convention July 5 to 9. Sale dates are June 26 and July 1 with a guiding return limit of 30 days.
The county clerk issued four marriage licenses today naming Seth Catlin and Ida Thompson, W. P. Jane and Kate Kubler, Cat C. Henderson and Maggie G. Patton, and A. W. Cooper and Charlote E. Balish.
Smoke Good Cigars outlines 18 Pendleton brands sold at Model Bakery on Court Street. Robert T. Lincoln refused involvement with the offered presidency of the Reustable.
A string of locals and visitors head to Portland and nearby towns for fairs business and visits. A. Zouske and Fred Keen join the morning exodus to Portland while Roy Fottey and J. W. Anderson travel through town. Local officials like Sheriff Taylor and Judge Bean depart for duties and personal trips as Walla Walla and Baker City figures pass through on various assignments and social calls.
East End Grocery moved from near Sisters' school to Alta street and now offers a remodeled store with a complete stock of first class goods. Owners John Dyer and Joe Cox invite the public to visit or call in orders to be filled and delivered by the store’s wagons. Fancy china and cut glass priced at department store rates at Peoples Warehouse.
The Merbie Bible of Burma holds the world’s largest labor claim for Bible pages. The Kathodaw near Mandalay features 700 temples with marble slabs engraving over 8 million syllables in Burmese script molded into a vast square. erected in 1457 by Mindon-min, last but one Burmese king, centering a dominant central temple.
A fragment from Westminster Gazette and other sources recounts odd laws in the Cook Islands, including a death sentence for dogs on Manibik, curfews after 9 PM, and prohibition on debts owed to natives. The piece notes Scottish and English customs of death bed rituals and references Bret Harte’s consulship, plus tales of dialects and nursery taunts about whipping posts.
A Chicago News quip contrasts a stingy father with a son who laments lack of funds for pleasures. The son proudly claims a more aristocratic lineage, prompting a humorous clash between generations over money and taste.
A Chicago Tribune item notes concern over Alfred's college progress and rising debt as his letters home become less hopeful, implying financial strain and ongoing worry for his family. The terse exchange hints at exam results or setbacks to come.
An osteopathy advertisement extols the value of osteopathic treatment for preventing disease and maintaining wellness. It claims treatment does not force but clears barriers in nature’s pathway, helps hay fever and asthma, protects kidneys and heart, and prevents dropsy, constipation, and rheumatism. It cites twelve years of successful application transforming nervous systems and urges avoiding internal drugs.
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