Stock Notice Urges Call and Examination in City
In the city, officials invite the public to call and inspect the stock described as large and up to date, encouraging timely examination and inquiry.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1901
Page
4
In the city, officials invite the public to call and inspect the stock described as large and up to date, encouraging timely examination and inquiry.
Local storefronts in Pendleton advertise groceries clothing and household items at Hawley's Murphy's and Le Roy's with new wallpaper designs and framed pictures. The St Joe Store leads in Pendleton with cheap stock while Crescent bicycles and Duttons ice cream advertise products. Jobs and property offered, including a room in East Oregon building and a livestock buy in May.
Rader's furniture offers rage and matting lines with bargains at Big Jon and St. Jo stores. Four room rental near Main and Mlaff street. inquire J H Young. Pendleton camp Woodmen of the World urges attendance for short lectures and notices. Marschal Heathian cites a Stockton letter seeking Whittier Hamilton once born in Truro Nova Scotia and believed dead. family connections listed with Luke Liamil ton and Jane E H Hamilton.
La Loie Fuller appears Wednesday night at the Vraner venue with a company of excellent specialists. She continues to win encomiums along her tour of the west for her marvelous dance famed worldwide in America and Europe.
Deputy Joe Hinkley and Turner arrested Jon Alexander at his East Birch Creek residence twelve miles from Pilot Rock on Sunday May 5 after maneuvering. He was brought to Pendleton and placed in the county jail. Alexander will be examined by County Physician Vincent and County Judge Hartman as to his sanity. Neighbors feared he might threaten others if not watched.
In Pendleton Baker County pursues a mandamus action against Union County clerk Henson after a law transferring the Anhandle area to Baker was enacted but opposed by Union. Judge W R Ellis presides in a case viewed as highly significant as Baker seeks the slice of territory for its business needs with T E Crawford for defense and Bam White and I M Saxton for Baker.
Pendleton city waterworks official f=r Pendleton city connects and waterworks committee member f r Pendleton visited Walla Walla to compare operations. The report notes Pendleton’s lower rates and gravity system arguing Pendleton offers a stronger value and efficiency.
Dr H W Kellowe of Portland presents a lecture at the Presbyterian Church this evening with 125 stereoptical views. The lecturer, pastor of the Tavore Street M E B Church, is known for lively phrasing and humor. Admission is 1 cent.
H A8 Car returns from Ashland with Dr Clarke seen at Hotel Pendleton. Hoppner and Phelps attend supreme court. Dalform Higwe of Burns arrives on business before the court. Turner Oliver of La Grande also seeks court matters. Senator William Smith of Baker City attends session. Miss Kina Carson visits Spokane for a month. Several lawyers including Courtney and Saxton from Poker City register at Hotel St Georges. Mrs Thompson of Weston recovers from cancer operation. Baker City Democrat notes H H Jones of Careon plans move to Pendleton for a new position.
The Crown Point Mining Company sues C Crismon and F J McCarve seeking 400 damages and a permanent injunction to prevent entry on Crown Point property to mine ore. Attorneys from Baker County argue for the plaintiff and for the defense in the morning session.
H M Wells a Portland Ore based manager for Towcett Macking company and general commission merchant vanished from his New York City home. Relatives say he disappeared nine days ago while his wife visited Clinton Springs New York. Mrs Wells returned home and has pursued leads without success. A relative notes Wells had worried over their affairs recently.
Laura Morgan who disappeared March 12 was found Monday afternoon on a dammed bar in the Palaus river four miles west of Colfax. A searching party in boats and on foot scoured the river while Mrs Morgan drove along the river in a hack. The body was found by Mr Broneberger and was described as lying on the back with a calm expression. The incident follows Laura being suspended from school for a minor infraction and leaving with two books.
A girl died near a riverbank near a bridge amid speculation on her cause of death. Some think she fell in while others say she despondently entered the water. The body was taken to the Morgan residence for funeral arrangements as the community mourns.
In Bristol Rhode Island on May 7 the yacht Constitution was christened by Mrs. Butler Duncan with a wine bottle breaking on the bow as sailors filled the deck. The vessel will carry about 14 500 square feet of sail versus the Colombia at 15 140 feet.
A boy humorously surveys editors and newspapers, noting editors as liars and the press as a poor paper kept mainly on pantry shelves. He cites a few memorable editors, mocks their pretensions, and jests about readers and subscriptions in a small town. The piece reads as playful social commentary rather than factual reporting.
In Washington Tim Murphy confronts editor Henry Watterdon about the spread of stories. Watterdon rails against telegraph operators who broadcast rumors, saying a fresh story quickly becomes public property from New York to San Francisco.
Consul Makhin reports Russia has built a large butter export trade. In 1897 exports reached 1,081,000 pounds and in the first ten months of the following year doubled to 57,720,220 pounds. Siberia's butter gains lead, aided by refrigerating butter trains. Two weekly trains carried 25 cars each to the Baltic port, delivering 1,428,000 pounds in four months.
English law forbids tobacco cultivation due to a high land tax making it unaffordable for most growers. The prohibition dates to Charles II’s reign when Parliament outlawed tobacco farming to promote trade with the Virginia colony.
Actors and chorus girls form anti trust groups protesting syndicate control. The White Gate and White Mice booking factions refuse commissions, establish rival agencies, and aim to secure engagements away from the trust. Indiana managers join in, threatening to promote independent attractions to fill seasons.
A fragmentary advertisement lists porcelain items including tureens platters and ladles at low prices. It mentions Sugar and Pin Maker Teayote sets and bakerware with notes about a prior bargain purchase and urging readers to buy.
A San Francisco physician Dr Sawger authored Nerve Waste described as helpful and wise against loneliness and nervous impairment. The Pacific Publishing Co offers the $1 postpaid edition with additional Nervines and Nerve Topics chapters available separately.
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