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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
6
A brief item notes three new shade options for Old Dutch Linen stationery and mentions Premier envelopes pairing with a tablet style format. The text emphasizes design updates and product pairing for mailing needs.
A German newspaper reports European population increased about 31,000,000 in the last decade with Russia adding 14,000,000 and France under 140,000. Other items note Bodine conversion in Oakland and a man’s confession to a Fort Fairfield murder, a Chicago judge’s dismissal of a self defense case, Roosevelt extra session talk, a New York acrobat escaping a streetcar wreck, oil loan rumors to Japan, and labor leader Warren H. Wilson seeking union membership in Brooklyn.
The Northwest news notes 20 000 telephones in Seattle paying two dollars monthly per line. Astoria approves a 25 year franchise for gas electric and telephone systems. Tacoma wins bid to supply 1742 doors for Fort McKinley at 3554 79 dollars. Baker City grand jury discharges A D Barnard in John Brown murder case. Spokane petitions over 1720 residents urge charter amendment votes. John Hayde 11 1 2 years confessed to starting several fires in Spokane. D G Corbin plans 1500 acres of sugar beets near Tekoa this spring. Waverly sugar factory expects 4600 acres produced. Hood River council secures option on five mile water supply with 60 inches of water and a 10000 dollar pipeline, signaling municipal water works.
Nine quarter sections fine Reserva on wheat land lying in one body Eight miles from Pendleton half now in fine stand of wheat Well improved with houses barns or chards and fences Abundance of water Will sell all or half section at 6000 each quarter 80 Acres half creek bottom land anter irrigation no miles from Pendleton 2606
Ta-Kip-Se, an Indian man on the reservation, refused medical treatment after frostbite left him with missing toes. Doctors warn blood poisoning could endanger him and propose amputation, but he resists any procedure, clinging to traditional medicine.
A long list of names and destinations appears under arrivals, listing individuals and spouses from Portland Spokane Seattle Walla Walla San Francisco and other locales. The roster includes Mowe Meyer Ogilve Conner Chant Robbing Moore and wife Mora Sam P. Jones and many more with cities of origin such as Moscow Cascade Locks Spokane Portland Seattle San Francisco Boston Detroit and Chicago. The exact purpose of the list is not provided but resembles a passenger or guest register published in a local paper.
Judge Samuel White, newly appointed to Baker County Judicial District, is lauded by H. F. Conner for his midnight study sessions and earnest effort to issue just intelligent decisions. Conner discussed a separate case where a farmer sued the O. R. & N. over grain losses blamed on a locomotive. a jury awarded $534, slightly above a $576 settlement offer, with costs to be paid.
The Hood River area faced a water crisis when the reservoir failed and the overflow creek flooded the town's west end. Homes lacked cooking water while lawns and gardens were submerged. In New York, Alexander Bege, noted for histories of British Columbia and the Canadian Northwest, died. He proposed settling 10,000 Scots on Vancouver Island shores.
A promotional piece extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and related female ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs M E Shotwell praising improved health after trying the remedy and urges women to trust the product to restore vitality and mood.
American Consul Gottschalk reports Peru’s guano industry rules. A December 25 1904 decree fines diggers $1.96 per ton for guano mined February through November and may seize vessels on repeat offenses. Major deposits include Lobos Islands off Eten and Chincha Islands off Pisco. Islay near Mollendo is a noted minor site. A January 1890 contract grants a British syndicate exclusive export rights until 9,000,000 tons. Peru may dig for national agriculture. about one third of 3,000,000 tons reportedly exported by the Peruvian company.
An old advertisement promises druggists refund money if the remedy fails to cure. The notice mentions a signature by HE. W. Grerve on each bottle and implies a money-back guarantee for the Larative Bromo Quinine Tablet.
The Congregational church will hold events on March 20 and 31 with appointed committees for the spring sale. Domestic booth led by Mrs T R Eperton and others. Fanery booth headed by Mr Ella P F Lowell and others. Refreshment booth under Mrs Grace Ingram and colleagues. Candy booth with multiple organizers. Committee on entertainment chaired by Mrs Glenn Winslow and others from Windsor.
The 45 member committee met at the Hall of Records to ensure an adequate county display. They recommended a $4000 appropriation for the county exhibit, $1000 for the school exhibit, and $2000 for a race meet and county fair.
An 19th century advertisement claims Dr. King's New Life Pills cure appendicitis peritonitis and other disorders. It presents the pills as the sole remedy to prevent and cure painful ailments, touting their efficacy for constipation and biliousness. Published by Tallman & Co. druggists, Chicago.
A Tillamook editor printed the ten commandments at readers’ request and soon lost about half of his subscribers before he could explain that the piece was not a personal reflection. The Astorian notes the editor’s clarification following the controversy.
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