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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1906
Page
5
A compact listing of local notices and classifieds including plumbing offers by Morrow, piano purchases, furniture promotions, rental notices, employment ads, and vermin dog sales. It highlights service calls for Leathers Transfer, hotel rates at Hotel Oregon, and job postings for salesmen with Dept 42 Chicago.
The Oregon Daily Journal reports that 2000 men ready to quit construction or roiks would be immediately employed in 24 hours by employment agents if they arrived in Portland today. The piece argues such a move would clear the labor market. the man willing to take railroad construction work would be among those placed.
L Hunziker, jeweler and optician, emphasizes quality and right fricks as top store features. He claims no rival jewelry offers better deaf end and guarantees close prices, inviting customers to shop for value and value-oriented deals.
Oregon employment agents and railroad contractors report a tight labor market in Portland with common workers earning 2.25 to 2.75 dollars per day and up to ten more days’ work in Alaska. Skilled roles like bridge builders and carpenters demand higher pay. Employment agencies charge little to secure work, and transportation plus meals are provided at reasonable rates. Millmen and timbermen note a shortage of workers and wages rising above recent years.
J. W. Duvel of the federal bureau of plant industry reports 4 exhaustive seed corn studies. About 15,000,000 bushels of corn are needed annually. vitality of seed dictates yield. From 3022 ears tested, 190% failed as seed. Strong vitality seed promises higher yields and potential gains of hundreds of millions in value. Also notes a church shower event and a note about Kaiser’s dog found at Fergy’s.
Mayor and Mrs L A Esteb of Echo are in the city on business. William Plitzroeder, now of Conrad, arrived from Alberta to visit his father EF Sommerville, a sheriff candidate. ER A Kelsay of Cunningham Sheep & Land co guest at Hotel Pendleton. Richard Nye from Horese Heaven ranch heads to Cambridge Idaho tonight. R Osborn of Athena with wife and child passes through en route to Portland. W R Campbell candidate for treasurer and J F Fl candidate for recorder travel to east end for several days of campaigning. Rev N H Brooks evangelist leaves for Milton to attend Northern Oregon Missionary association meeting. W L Guerrant of Holdman in town on a trading trip. rains improve county crops after showers.
The Spokane branch of the O R & N will eliminate dust by laying tracks between Pendleton and Alto Hill. An appropriation for oil work has been approved and construction will start within weeks. The company plans to ballast the Washington division next year but cannot this season due to heavy main line work between Baker City and Huntington.
A call is issued for a Wednesday 6 pm gathering of the Law Enforcement League of Umatilla County at the Christian church to discuss the sheriff’s office situation. Only members may attend.
Reynolds Barris, manager of Garden City Produce, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Acting Chief Sheer for disturbing the peace. He argued with officers outside his shop, then asked to move inside. He calmed, was released, and his case set for 3 pm. A complaint was sworn by Officer Sheer. Jurist FitzGerald overruled a demurrer and continued the case.
The Denver Post lists world championship holders and times across events. Notable names include H M Johnson in sprint distances, P Cannon in long events, Deerfoot as N Hennett, and performances from Johnson, Hewitt, Richards, George, Lang, White, Howitt, Cummings, Musgrove, Duffy, Carroll, Ross, and Gi in various track and field disciplines.
Royal Sawtelle's Jewelry displays a silver cup to be awarded to the team that wins two of the next three Meld and track meets among Pendleton Baker City and La Grande nations. The cup stays with the winner after Dan oralion Day and is contested again next year. A smaller trophy is offered for the winner of the eleventh leerite contest at the oral fell meet on Saturday May 24.
During a matinee Read and Corbin of the Destruction of San Francisco suffered a shock when Read touched an iron pillar as the foot rested on its base. The incident also set the Kinetoscope on fire, forcing the company to remove the machine and end the show.
The Past Oregonian notes a patron’s letter criticizing Fra zer theater owners for poor repairs and shabby upkeep, fueling calls for a modern larger venue. Public sentiment backs building a new theater, with several projects discussed to shape a safer, more stylish venue before the theater reopens, amid broader civic discussions. Portland undertakers and physicians claim the city has one of the nation’s lowest death rates, rivaled only by Kansas City, Missouri, amid similar claims.
About 110 students are enrolled in the commercial department of the public schools with 25 in shorthand 36 in bookkeeping and 50 in typewriting. Despite high school students leaving for the country the department remains well patronized and all currently enrolled will finish the course. They are pleased with the program and the department’s value is evident.
Governor Chamberlain addressed a large Democratic crowd in Union County while touring Ta Grande yesterday evening despite bad weather. He plans to campaign in Baker County for several days visiting Sumpter Austin Prairie City John Day Canyon City and nearby interior points amid strong encouragement.
Lewiston May 15 news details the Crow Creek system with six mile main canals and fourteen miles of laterals, a 40 foot dam, and an October completion target. It notes 2000 acres irrigable this year, 5500 acres of Bromus grass, crops including oats Canadian peas and sugar beets on 160 acres under Mr Perkins, and 5000 foot altitude. It also covers the Wild Horse project with an 11,000 acre irrigation plan fed by a 40 foot reservoir, construction start pending crew, and optimistic growth of Camas Prairie settlements. Nebraska interests W E Reen and John Horst of Madison echo the prospect. Progress on road from Fold er to Gooding set for completion in six days.
Contractor 5 B Kolb tells Lewiston Teller the Lewiston Riparia camps close due to heat and labor scarcity. He says summer work along the Snake River will proceed only if white workers can be secured, noting the great demand for labor makes progress difficult.
Fragmentary note discusses importing Italian labor from Chicago. It argues against opening camps before October due to labor abundance and favorable weather. Warns that continuing summer camps risks entompting mismanagement and safety issues.
Mrs Seth Jones a prominent pioneer of central Idaho died at her home in Idaho City at 7 PM after a paralytic stroke. Born in Kingston New York she came to Idaho in 1861 and was among the first white women in Idaho County during the Florence placer gold excitement. Survived by husband five sons and three daughters.
Hawley Bros owners of 208 feet on East Alder street at the corner Spokane plan a two story brick and stone business block for next year. The Hawley tract, held by P B W H and L R Hawley, is the finest unleased property in the district and a modern structure is planned with a ground floor shop and upper floor offices or living quarters.
Supreme Judge T. G. Halley returns from Ta Grande birthplace with Governor Chamberlain and reports growing sentiment for a nonpartisan judiciary. He believes his prospects are excellent, even in Judge Eakin's home county, as sentiment across the state shifts toward impartial judges.
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