Gopher Eye Target Sparks Caution for Hunters
A gopher sighting ends with a warning to hunters to calm nerves and confirm a clear shot before firing. Officials urge patience to prevent careless acts and protect wildlife.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
3
A gopher sighting ends with a warning to hunters to calm nerves and confirm a clear shot before firing. Officials urge patience to prevent careless acts and protect wildlife.
Oregon observes Arbor Day with school and university involvement. A tree will be planted near Pendleton by lower grades while a program unfolds at Division Academy and in the public schools. The day centers on tree planting and related ceremonies with singing and district activities planned. The notice also includes an unrelated advertisement for a patent medicine claiming cures for catarrh.
The Downeys of Pendleton hillside report a near miss while gopher hunting with a 22 rifle. A stray bullet struck close to their party during Sunday excursion, prompting a hasty retreat and concern over who fired.
Umatilla County will be represented at the state convention of the Societies of Christian Endeavor in Salem on May 16 10 inclusive. Dr Francis Clark known as Father Clark will be present Friday May 17 and remain through the remainder of the convention delivering several addresses likely drawing many Endeavorers. Delegates from local societies are expected though names are not yet fixed. The program is not finalized but Dr W H G Temple of Seattle will deliver the convention sermon May 16 and Professor I Seley will lead music. Salem entertainment committees are appointed with day services planned in the Presbyterian church and evening services in the Christian church. Preparations are extensive and the gathering may be the largest Endeavor convention in the state with 250 to 300 delegates anticipated.
A list of arrivals includes Arnett from Saint Paul 85 Youngman of Portland E and Conan from Portland FE D Briggs from Ashland Harry D Fiedlander from Chicago L E Cochran from Boston WD Allard from Portland Alpeares from Portland L L Forrest from Granta Oregon KK Mekenslé from The Dalles J RK Yates from Eugene Louie Talbot from Spokane Grant Maye from The Dalles Wm Maher from Spokane Canto CM Smith Thede Davie from San Francisco Wa PR Reed from Heppner.
The ad claims Bhilloh's Cure is recommended for Coughs, Cols, Whooping Cough, Croup and Consumption with an active guarantee. Money back if it fails. Sold in 25¢, 50¢, and $1 bottles by Tallman & Co.
Sealed bids for Blair stock of merchandise and fixtures and for Blair flouring mill at Weaton Oregon close March 20 at 12 noon. Separate bids requested for mill property and stock and fixtures. bids may be rejected in whole or part. Inspection by agent Wi Macbeth in Weaton. R L Sabin Portland Oregon March 20 1900s.
An 19th century advertisement urges readers with a nagging cough to visit a drug store and buy Shilohs Consumption Cure. It claims two thirds of the bottle should heal, otherwise the druggist refunds the price. Tallman & Co. advertise as leading druggists.
R. Martin proprietor invites customers to call for current prices before placing spring orders. Stock includes top brands of groceries and a strong bakery department.
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for itching eczema and related skin sores. It claims to heal raw sores, reduce inflammation, and leave no scar, praising its cleanliness fragrance and low 25 cent price at Tallman & Co.
The first Pendleton water commission meeting set Jones as permanent chair after secretaries and clerks were elected. Brown named superintendent pro tem as Clapton was chosen clerk. New bonds and meters discussed, rates set at 25 cents per 1000 gallons up to 2000, with further charges planned. The city transfers the waterworks and funds to the commission with a sinking fund and separate accounting. The group toured the pumping station to inspect the new pump and consider a new boiler and station.
Barton Hill employed Modjeska who surprised a San Francisco audience during her visit to the region. Count Bozenta and his wife and child had moved to Southern California years earlier to farm and raise livestock, then Modjeska sought a theatre engagement in San Francisco. She impressed when given a chance at the old California theatre, starting with a modest reception that grew as her English performance drew praise.
A sweeping scheme outlines a new model industrial town in the east uniting diverse manufacturers and a large workforce under modern business methods while prioritizing residents welfare. It recalls Hostetter's Stomach Bitters founded fifty years earlier noted for addressing digestion, constipation, insomnia, and malaria.
Willamette Valley sheepmen report severe losses from a leech infestation killing about one third of flocks with some farmers estimating up to half. Leeches attack bottom land grazing areas draining the liver and causing quick death. hill lands remain uninfested. No cure exists and pasture shifts to higher ground are advised to reduce further losses.
Crescent agency offers 1901 bicycles with spring and coaster brakes, Crescent wheels, Dunlap tires, and easy terms with no interest. Catalogs free. East Oregonian building location noted. Field mentions W. F. Matlock’s expected April return to Pendleton and business conditions, plus local sports ground ties.
Edward Everett Young purchases the Evening Republican from B F Alley at Baker City including the mechanical plant, the subscription list and the paper's good will. He already owns the Sumpter Blue Mountain American and will continue to publish it. He has eight years of experience in the newspaper business.
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy to expel poisons from the bowels, ease constipation and bowel discomfort, and claim relief from headaches fevers and liver kidney issues. The copy mentions beating Tallman.
Pendleton residents urge a local greenhouse as Walla Walla and La Grande establish florists. A Pendleton caller notes high flower prices and express charges, while La Grande opens a greenhouse under L Kaley. Community leaders discuss inviting an OKR and N Co. agent to start a local venture.
James Rice sold 240 acre farm and 24 horses to James Davis of McKay Creek for 2000. Davis has taken possession. Rice bought 80 acres from Davis for 100 and taken possession. Ogle family recovering from la grippe after two months. Farming shows promise as crops improve.
An advertisement offers Seab’s Concom Cure at 61 000 bottles seized and resold by Tallman & Co., druggists, with a request to write for a frustrated book and a free offer to deliver to readers. The notice mentions BC Welle Cat Kay in New York.
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