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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1909
Page
8
Traveling Agent Jack ONeill of the O R and N reports the colonist rush will continue into tomorrow night with about 850 homeseekers still along the line in eastern Oregon and southern Idaho. He predicts March and April travel will surpass all of last year and notes settlers appear prosperous, not a drifting emigrant group.
The article outlines advance arrangements for travelers and notes every person or family is moving together toward a shared destination. It emphasizes coordinated journeys and orderly progression through checkpoints.
Rev J M Cornelison reports the revival at Tutulula mission will close Thursday morning. Rev George Water of North Yakima and Rev E J Lindsey from Poplar Mont have departed after participating. Basil Red Door accompanied Lindsey as Montana visitors invite local tribes to join Sioux revival. a delegation may visit. A social session is held in the big tent this afternoon.
Attorney M A Stafford of Walla Walla visits to defend James Ratolas a Greek indicted for larceny by bailee in swindling a countryman. Ratclay allegedly took 180 dollars refunded for two unused tickets. He was brought from Walla Walla last night by Sheriff Maylor after arrest in Garden City.
Oscar Strauss former secretary of commerce and labor has been chosen as ambassador to Turkey and W W Rockhill named ambassador to Russia Rockhill previously served as assistant secretary of state and was minister to China Strauss has twice before been minister to Turkey and succeeds Ambassador Laishman who moves to Rome to replace Lloyd Griscom Rockhill succeeds Ambassador Riddle of St Petersburg
A comic exchange shows a village grocer scolding Aaron for placing large apples atop the bar while an honest farmer defends his long shoot of hair combing over a bald spot, as quoted by Puck.
Ellis B Harris and wife of Athena spent last night in Pendleton. several businessmen and visitors from Milton Starbuck Arlington Day ton and Athena arrived for court sessions and county business. Notables include Col G Newport Fr B Powers E P Marshall J N Burgess H G Green and many others stopping at Hotel St George or traveling through for Supreme Court sessions and county duties.
Weser Idaho report states a Cascade mountains pass under 4000 feet was surveyed in 1871 with field notes held by Oregon Railroad and Navigation. Civil engineer TR HU Hurlburt, visiting from Hermiston for development congress, explains pass on Umpqua River reachable by a maximum 1 percent grade from the west and a half percent from the east.
The pass lies in the direct line of the proposed Coos Bay Boise road and would offer a cheap east west route. Few snowfalls occur in the area and the forest is very dense. Mr Hurlburt plans to return to Hermiston in a few days.
Indians of the Klamath reservation in Klamath Falls Oregon have petitioned the secretary of the interior asking for the removal of Superintendent H G Wilson. Eight signers allege negligence and permit drunkenness and illicit deals on the reservation with hunting and trapping violations. There are about 300 families on the reservation and the department is not expected to seriously consider the complaint. Wilson has led the reservation for years and is well regarded in the Indian service.
Washington report notes serious strain between national conservation leaders and Secretary Ballinger after he restored 1,500,000 acres of western lands. Lands had been withdrawn by Roosevelt to block power companies and prevent creation of a national power trust. Roosevelt favored leasing over fee simple ownership for future power sites. Congress did not act on safety measures.
Portland. Paul Wersinger president of Weinhard Brewing Company asked police to arrest a circulator of the Gothenberg petition for forging his name. The alleged forgery was found when A Walter Wolfe checked signatures at City Hall. Wersinger said he had not signed and called the signature a palpable forgery.
A mongrel dog owned by Scott Sanderson of the Hub cigar store completed a 82 mile trek in 14 hours. She traveled by train to Ellensburg and by wagon to a homestead east of town, returning dusty and tired after the long crossing of sagebrush hills and streams. Sanderson says he will keep the dog.
The public hailed Newbro's Herpicide as a killer of herpes microbial causing itching scalp and hair loss. The ad claims it destroys the microbe behind dandruff and falling hair, with promises of hair regrowth. Sample bottles offered by The Nerpicide Co. Detroit Michigan for one dollar plus stamps.
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