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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1902
Page
2
Engineer Thompson of the Texas Commission announces a near completion of a six month report on Texas railroad mileage. The total will exceed 600 miles, breaking the state’s record for railroad construction this year.
A motion for a new trial was filed in Des Moines in the case of Leston Balliet the Eastern Oregon mining operator convicted of using the mails for fraud related to the White Swan Mining Company. In Roseburg William Blalock a Southern Pacific railroad brakeman home in Ashland was thrown from a moving freight car fracturing his right wrist. Bud Brentley 14 was suffocated under a landslide at Big Creek near Kellogg Idaho while trying to free his trapped father. Oregon City leaders consider joining Portland City and Oregon Railway strike efforts to seek a peaceful settlement possibly via arbitration.
A long list of guests and visitors is recorded with names from several cities including San Francisco New York Cosmopolis Chicago Iowa Indiana Athena Salem Detroit Dayton Kalamazoo Adams Denver and Texas alongside accompanying spouses and initials indicating hotel arrivals. The group spans multiple states and regions, suggesting a broad guest register entry.
A long OCR readout lists numerous individuals and couples with their associated towns including Spokane Wil ls, Portland, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Lewiston and other places. Several surnames appear alongside first names and partial initials, indicating a notice of residents or a directory snippet.
One hundred dollars offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Dealers and wholesale druggists referenced. Victoria testimonials promised, price per bottle, and claims of internal action. Notable names include F J Cheney & Co Toledo and other wholesalers.
Wheat raisers in Horse Heaven celebrate a successful water well test. W F Sharp of The Dalles owns a 3200 acre ranch, found water at 169 feet, water rises 70 feet, tests at 250 gallons per hour. Cost $850, enough water for all his land, plans to plant the area to wheat next season. Other large growers plan similar drillings.
From the Browns ville Times comes a humorous account of an elderly Republican, deaf and nearly blind, aided by a judge in his polling booth. When asked how to vote on initiative and referendum, he latched onto the last word and bellowed Referendum who in h I is he in a loud, comic blurt.
Walla Walla and Athena bands will play during a monster forenoon parade on July 4. Two balloon ascensions, a Liberty car with Miss Jessie Musgrove as Goddess of Liberty, and speeches by Hon. W. H. Thompson are planned. A 11-voice chorus will sing the national anthem, with fireworks and two dances to follow at the court house square.
Weston June 28 report says about 200 residents attended the O Hara school district ice cream social at the school house two and a half miles east of Weston. The event ran from evening until after midnight to raise funds for an organ, drawing crowds and cheer. Charles Taylor of the Fair store returned from Spokane where he attended the Cash Buyers Union convention June 23–28 and bought fall goods. Mr and Mrs Norval Bradley returned yesterday from a Bing trip.
A suspicious health note touts warm shampoos and dressings to stop hair loss, clear the scalp, soothe irritation, and stimulate follicles to promote hearty growth. It claims immediate scalp cleansing and overall healthy results, urging use of the unnamed regimen.
New York plans reveal a one story brick stand on a six inch by fourteen inch site on Third Avenue and 149th Street. J Clarence Davies owns the plot and intends to add vault privileges 20 by 23 feet with the basement space and a sign advertising intended uses.
Joaquin Miller recalls Bret Hart despising the Heathen Chinee verse and urging friends to drop it. During breakfast with Lord Houghton in London, Harte asks if guests will quote the poem, Miller winks, and the nobleman tips off many youths to discuss it. Harte quickly tires of the topic and never shows it again.
Martin's Family Grocery and Bakery promotes a deal delivering a free bicycle ticket with every dollar of purchases. The promotion emphasizes value for shoppers, tying grocery buys to a bicycle prize opportunity.
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