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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1906
Page
8
A fragmented OCR style table lists several price figures such as 5.40 3.00 4.75 8.00 3.50 1.50 5.50 2.50 with stray words like nee is plain thina and mentions large items in the cells, suggesting a catalog or price sheet feeding into a newspaper page.
Colbert P Blair a North Carolinian by birth and Oregon pioneer died at Olney Cemetery after a century long life marked by frontier action He fought in the Black Hawk war and Rogue River Meadows and served 30 years as bailiff of the circuit court in Corvallis His wakes and services were conducted by Rev W L Van Nuys with pallbearers named Ben Burroughs Thomas Milarkey Berkeley Halley Sol Baum Willard Bond and Lee Drake He was born in 1806 in Raleigh and moved west with his family later settling in Corvallis where he remained a prominent local figure and survivor of many early American frontier events.
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An elderly Blair man died at 166, leaving eight children four survived, 64 great-grandchildren, and a grandmotherly link to Mrs. Martha N. Sawtelle of this city. The article notes a unique four-generation age gap with son T. J. Blair at 75, granddaughter Sawtelle at 50, and great-grandson Royal Sawtelle at 26. It also describes Clarkston’s steam plant expansion, a 22 600-volt three phase line to Pullman, and plans to power homes and small industries, with the college electric plant to be discontinued.
Lumber on ground for John B Schisler residence. After building completion he will move his family. Veron resigns railroad foreman post to focus on mayoral duties. Hannaford steamer docks near every three nights to load fruits and vegetables from Holbrook ditch. Ditch farmers receive care for produce from north bank workers. Umatilla House to be transformed from old hub to improved facility with lodging and hotel plans. John Matter s plans a European plan hotel bar after obtaining license. A progressive farmer cultivates rubber plant in county. Seed production to expand. irrigation partial and natural moisture harvesting methods tested. Rubber weed yields 9 tons per acre with raw product at $25 per ton and $10 per acre cost. ~19 percent yield rubber gum for manufacturing.
The Moscow Electric Company manager told the Pullman Tribune that Pullman may expect abundant power by July 4. Crews are at work between Pullman and Moscow erecting transmission lines from the Asotin water power plant in Washington.
R Alexander, president of the normal school board of regents, announced funds are available for Weston Normal School and a board meeting will be held this week to act on reopening the school next fall. Alexander returned from Portland after a multi day visit and consulted with Worthington, the board secretary, about scheduling and related matters. The meeting will occur once Worthington travels to eastern Oregon.
The Washington State Grange and state farmers convention push a measure to ban saloons pool rooms and billiard halls within five miles of Washington State College Pullman. A pledge circulates among farmers urging legislators to back the bill in the next session, aiming to remove saloons from Pullman forever.
The Lewiston Teller notes markets in the northwest remain steady after government probes into eastern packing houses. Burns Bros. buyer J C Dehaven says stock quotations for the coming days will reveal coast market impact, while Lewiston merchants report unshaken demand for eastern meat products and no wholesale orders decline. L B Howlard of Lewiston Mercantile says investigations may yield a lasting benefit to trade.
The text reports on meat bans in foreign markets, the expected impact of investigations into packers, and potential benefits if exoneration occurs. It notes temporary adverse local effects, with a belief that U S meat prices and market confidence may improve. A rancher’s gate note and a mine fire incident are also touched.
At Palouse George Williams aged 11 attempted to cross a pond on logs and was drowned when a log rolled beneath him. The accident underscores the dangers of makeshift crossings in rural areas.
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