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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
8
A local mill offers the Excerpta coffee pot designed for pulverized coffee. It claims to preserve aroma and essence to deliver a delicious flavor unmatched by other pots, preventing loss of the best part of the coffee.
Society notes mark a flurry of ante nuptial events for Hartman Meyers with a large Thursday card party at Mrs J F Robinson’s home. About 100 friends attended as prizes went to Mrs G A Hartman senior and junior, with Miss Jessie Hartman honored at a Friday shower hosted by Mrs William Shulte and Mrs Locklan Mac Cleay.
Edith Dick hosts gifts and games for June wedding guests as Mrs Ralph Watson and Miss Eva Froome win prizes in a Progressive 600. A long list of attendees includes Gay Campbell Edith Dick Jessie Hartman Frieda Roesch and Sydney Sommerville. James W Benedict weds Aurora Verette at L. H. Kohn home. Social calendar notes dances visits and forthcoming weddings across Pendleton with local and visiting notables.
Colbert P. Blair died just before noon at the home of his granddaughter Mrs. Martha N. Sawtelle 620 Cosble Street Pendleton. Interment will be in Olney cemetery. Blair born Raleigh NC December 27 1805 lived in Corvallis and Pendleton and left three sons T J Flair John Blair and James H Blair and a daughter Mrs Meekle Trapp plus granddaughter Mrs Martha M Sawtelle and great grandchildren Royal and Miss Rema Sawtelle. He left no living brothers or sisters.
In a Huntington case today defense moved to take the bond from the jury and the record to force a non suit. Judge Ellis overruled the motion after lengthy argument by Greene and Smith. Huntington arrived from Edmonton delayed by flood notices. testimony halted around noon awaiting further rulings and a possible night session.
In 1965 Wenatchee valley Washington apples are sold in New York at 20 cents each. The high price reflects scarcity of high grade fruit this season. Poor quality apples reach New York earlier, while premium Washington fruit holds longer and tastes better, justifying the cost.
The report notes more than 100,000 enslaved people in western Pennsylvania, forming the bulk of workers in the anthracite region. It records a fire at Kennewick in June, destroying a stable and contents belonging to EB FR Webel, with a loss of about 450 dollars.
An old promotional piece argues stomach issues cause bad blood and describes Dr. Meren's Golden Medical Discovery as an alcohol free remedy. It touts glycerine as a key ingredient and cites physicians praising its effects on indigestion and feeble stomachs, promising digestion support and blood purification.
A L Craig, longtime general passenger agent of O R & N, leaves to become general passenger traffic manager of Great Northern with headquarters in Saint Paul. The move doubles his salary and places him in a prominent role in the passenger business, ending a decade with Harriman lines.
The Oregon statewide school election is set for Monday June 18 with A V Tallman the only named candidate to succeed Walter Pierce as director. John Halley Jr seeks the clerk role as a routine election unfolds with little local interest. The piece notes US camera production last year reached 300000 units worth about 26000000 dollars. Read the East Oregonian.
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