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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1901
Page
3
The article reviews a new school law affecting school board directors and their kinship prohibitions. It details restrictions on contracts and conflicts of interest, outlines a delayed effective date, and notes election results and appointments for district leadership.
A new board of directors held its first meeting with all members present in Judge Foo’s block on lay evening. Jenn ing called the meeting to order. Judge Jama A served as president pro tempore amid noted CO officials.
A promotional notice extols Bro’s Horpicide as the sole hair preparation that destroys the dandruff germ and stops dandruff. It claims the product uniquely targets the dandruff germ and offers a reliable hair remedy based on recent scientific advances.
A compiled roster shows guests arriving in Portland Spokane and other cities including EH Lewis Chenge 12 Ferguson Cincinnati W OA Butler Baker City George Harris Spokang Andrew Nylander Silverstone Wever Abraham M McCandles Ellensburg WAel OC Warren Portia 1 W Sawyer Walla Walla 8 OH Hooper Jane Cunningham 1 DB Powell New York KOT May Portland AS Bennett The Dallon Geo Withrow Arlington Ro Drum Portland OU Clarke Sun Prangines Ed Blackburn Omaha OC W Garlote A Allison Sam Les Spokane D i Richardson Helix H OB Bours N Berkeley and wife Ed Switsler city JT Kreps Walla Walla Clee FF Roberts Portland 1 Lineheimer Portlata J Ralston Boise L Downer Spokane
A mix of testimonials and ads for Ely's Cream Balm claims to cure catarrh with 50 cent sales and mail orders from New York. The letter highlights dramatic relief and urges readers to buy early while noting drudgists carry the product.
In Dillon Montana a 25 year old miner named Jott Bate reportedly suffers a sudden illness and disappears. Authorities begin a search aided by local firms Tallpian Co and Staum while the case remains unresolved amid claims of a mining city manhunt.
Specialists warn Montana and Oregon sheep ranges face deadly forage plants. The Agriculture Department report details poisonous species, remedies using manganate of potash, and practical antidotes to prevent losses worth millions, urging timely distribution to stockmen across the West.
Deputies Dinkley Taylor and Blakley plot playful revenge after John Doyle’s escape from the county jail. Doyle is escorted downtown by Deputy Davie, while the others recount jokes about the incident. A coroner and hospital superintendent witness the staged caper ending with Doyle’s release.
A section four miles east of Castle Rock in Morrow County is fenced for a seed trial by Co. KR. & N. Co. Forty acres have been planted with bunchyrisy browmeseraens and Turkestan clover. C. L. Smith, Oregon cattle expert, reports ground work and seed planting underway. Field will be protected by rabbit-wire fencing and disk soil prep continues. By fall, researchers expect results on arid region suitability along the Colympip river.
The article notes that widespread grazing has wiped out herds of sheep cattle and horses, while discussing fall crop growth costs and benefits. It compares Turkestan clover to alfalfa, thriving in North Central Asia where soil and climate resemble Eastern Oregon, and mentions government land allotment near North Yakima to grow forage for stock.
In Portland court Judge Jestica Fite Wierald ruled for E Pp. Dodd, awarding 90 in damages plus costs and attorney’s fees. The Union Mutual Aid Society faces several similar suits. secretary Raleton Cox returned home after the decision.
An 19th century style drugstore promotion touts Shilohs satin pions cure for a nagging cough and wasting away. The ad claims a money back guarantee if two thirds of the bottle is used and returned to the druggist. It lists prices of 25 cents 60 cents and one dollar. Tallman & Co. is named as leading druggists.
Mrs. C C Van Oradell and Miss Belle Bishop begin a six week inspection tour of 48 California circles of the Pacific Circle Women of Woolcraft. They will visit most circles with eight remote ones skipped, and plan to return to Pendleton by May 2. An unrelated item notes John A. Smith’s reunion with his son after 21 years. Arthur Varney reports $200.01 misappropriated from Griswold's Sumpter store.
Immigrants pass through Pendleton weekly mutely seeking homes. Local voices urge targeted advertising of Umatilla County resources to attract 500 families from central states, outlining farming, cattle, sheep, and hog opportunities and the need for prepared data to influence arrivals.
A. Smyth, a prominent eastern Oregon sheep dealer from Arlington, returned from St Paul and announced selling 25 000 head of sheep in Chicago. He wintered them in Colorado but a stagnant market and high feed costs caused heavy losses, with another blow two years prior.
Winchester resident M. M. Agetin writes that his wife suffered long illness despite doctors, yet was cured by Dr King's New Life Pills sold at Tallman & Co.'s drug store. The testimonial praises the remedy's health benefits.
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