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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
7
Portland hog prices rose 10 cents with tops at 8.10 as buyers remained active. Hogs 319 head at North Portland. cattle offerings 150 head with best steers around 7.10, cows 6.25 to 7.00. sheep market holding with sheared wethers near 5.50 and yearlings around 7.76. Grain and mill products listed with producer prices and Chicago futures ranges.
Olive Barnett a Petersburg Indiana girl about to wed a suitor at Winslow killed herself by taking strychnine after her mother objected to the marriage. The girl, daughter of Carl Barnett, was found dying in a barn where she had gone to milk cows, having made all arrangements for the act.
An 1910 testimonial purports Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured eczema after failures with doctors and other remedies. Miss Mattie J. Shaffer from Dancy Mississippi describes years of pain and disfigurement healed by Cuticura, and Mrs F L Marberger of Dreheraville Pennsylvania reports relief for four years. The ad offers free samples and a booklet through Potter Drug & Chemical Corp.
A historical ad-style explanation claims skin diseases stem from acids and impurities in the blood. It promotes S. S. S. as a universal cure, asserting it neutralizes acids, purifies the blood, and nourishes the skin, with a free book offer from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
The mother is prostrated with grief after the wedding incident, with neighbors noting the深 impact on families and the somber mood at the ceremony site. Police report details remain limited as investigators review what happened and express condolences to those affected.
Sealed bids due by 6 p.m. on the th day of May 1912 at Pendleton City Hall for purchase of Alta street improvement bonds. Total value 19259.60 dollars in twenty six 500-dollar bonds and one 259.60-dollar bond, dated May 1 1912, 6 percent interest, semiannual, ten years to maturity, redeemable after one year at city option. Bid earnest money 500 dollars to the mayor, forfeited if awarded and bidder refuses to take bonds. Dated Pendleton Oregon April ard 1912. Thomas Fitzgerald City Recorder.
City of Pendleton Umatilla County Oregon schedules sale of improvement bonds totaling 10 683 35 dollars issued for Cottonwood Street from Water Street to Railroad Street and Webb Street from Main Street to Cottonwood Street bonds in twenty one of 500 dollars and one of 189 25 dollars dated May 1 1912 bearing six percent interest payable semi annually redeemable after one year at city option bids must be 500 dollars payable to the mayor with forfeit if awarded but bidder refuses and returned if unsuccessful City Recorder dates April 3 1912
The Pendleton Common Council on April 17 1912 adopted resolutions to improve Johnson street from Water to Court streets with bitulithic pavement on a bituminous base 26 feet wide plus curbs and gutters. An Assessment District No 18 will levy costs on benefited lots and parcels, with notices published in the East Oregonian for ten days and the surveyor’s estimates on file.
City Council resolutions propose improving College street from Court to Alta with bitulithic pavement on a bituminous base. The plan includes curbs gutters and a district known as Assessment District No 15. Property owners in the district will bear the costs via specified assessments.
A historical notice lists 1910 and 1911 economic figures including $526,655,892 in 1910 clearing house returns and $14,962,000 value of imported livestock. It also advertises North Coast Land Co. Ltd. in Vancouver with $1.5 million capital, hair work by Madam Kennedy, and a Pendleton Oregon restaurant opportunity offering a leased building, 22 rooms, for $150 monthly and $500 price, urging interested operators to act.
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