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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1905
Page
5
City notices and ads list businesses, products, and services with prices and contact details. Includes carpet and furniture stores, bread, gasoline engines, butter, real estate offers, second-hand goods, ribbons, clothing, cigars, a restaurant, a hotel, and a church convention travel deal with round-trip tickets for Epworth League in Denver.
A display in Washington showcases the Five Mineral Exhale collection and a handsome building installed by Colonel Frank J. Parker of the Walla Walla Statesman. The exhibit represents over two decades of gathering, with minerals on show from the Lewin and Clark expansion era.
A compact display fills about 160 square feet of shelving with fine ore specimens. Silver City Idaho ore leads a diverse show alongside gold and silver samples from around the world. Notables include a 63 ounce liver specimen, Aubin ite from Japan, and a quartz specimen from Derbyshire.
The council awaits Mayor Matlock’s return to appoint a successor to Walter Wells. Acting Mayor Didwon says he will not appoint and prefers to let the matter rest. A new member would serve only a brief period until Matlock’s time would have ended in December.
A large number of Normal School students traveled from Weston for this afternoon’s rain to perform the play She Stippe to Conquer at the Prayer theater tonight. Among the cast are Toyer and Faye Thoadruck, Thies Makin, Mink Glenn, Stella Horn, Agnew Bullfiieh, and many others including Lillie Kyllopen, Frank Loughridge, George Teunbeck, Frank W. Beatty, I. C. Toney, Theodore Forcier, Word Baker, EM. Ebbert, J. O. Hughes, Etta Woodell, and G. EL Baker.
A store identified as Sullivan and Bond was found closed and locked with a posted notice. Investigators learned stock was handed to the Raph Salee Company to be converted into cash. The door was set to reopen Saturday, according to late notices.
Native Daughters will convene in San Jose on June 15 with four committees reporting to the cruiser California and landmark committee at morning session. Nominations are to be made this afternoon and a grand banquet will be held tonight at the Hotel Vondome.
Members of the W C T U and others interested in temperance will meet tonight at 7 40 at the Christian church. Rev Brooks will address the gathering.
Employers in the Rhenish Westphalian district have discharged 10 600 workers since May 28 claiming they belong to the union.
Charles W Myere returned from Baker City last night. Mrs M H E Gillette of Beto entertained guests at Hotel. Miss Dorothy Layapkin returned from a two week Portland visit. George Ferguson and Ed Livingcot of Teutach visited briefly. J M Spends, noted vacuum, reemployed by A Kinkel in his implement house. Al Stephens, C F N engineer of La Grande, attends circuit court as a witness. Major Moorhouse captured views of the irrigation district for Superintendent Holbrook. J C Appell of K Alexander’s dry goods leaves for Portland. Dave Mitchell and the Bebo ranch stockman in town for the fair. A Giustafson confined to home with rheumatism. Dave Crow of La Grande visiting. Dr Fred Liewallen leaves for Portland to attend the fair. C E B Troutman returned from Bingham. Penland party from La Grande registered at Hotel Pendleton. Julia Hatch to attend Ladies Missionary meeting. Lois Peebles Salem singer among Salem Day attendees. William Ramsey of La Grande travels to Portland to attend to business and fair. Rev G L Tutte conducts county campaign for Anti-Saloon League. Major Hall of the O R N railway with FH Conner in Pendleton for circuit court. Charles J Feredson spending weeks at C C Berkeley’s farm near the city. Mrs Berkeley staying with Ferguson while he cooks at the farm.
Charles J. Gray, a Northwestern Railway freight agent, visits Walla Walla while the Sacajawea statue travels from Chicago to Portland for the Lewis and Clark Fair. The monument moves free of charge along Northwestern lines and Northern Pacific, echoing the Lewia and Clark route. Gray, excited by inland empire activity, has shipped over 200 cattle this year and anticipates heavier wheat movement from northern states this fall.
The United States government dropped a timber land abuse suit against Charlie Bremmer and nine others, ending a long federal case brought May 29, 1890. The defendants, mostly Lassen county mill owners, were accused of cutting 1664 yellow pine trees, yielding about 2,451,600 feet of lumber, on government land in township 70 north, range 11 east Mount Diablo meridian, between 1887 and 1894. The dismissal came after Attorney General instructions to cease prosecution.
Jury returns verdict for plaintiff Price against the Oregon Short Line railroad for 925 in damages after a motion for non-suit by the defense was overruled. Several witnesses testified including county officials and Huntington bondsman E Cartwright as the trial continued in circuit court today.
The home of policeman J OG Williams was dynamited at 3 o clock this morning. Mrs Williams and her eldest son were sleeping upstairs when the explosion occurred. Dynamite placed at the side door ignited by a long fuse shattered the porch and damaged windows and walls. Neighbor G F Swab, who has had trouble with the Williams family, is under arrest charged with the crime. John T Coleman of Spokane, who murdered Edna Hoffman of Portland, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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