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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1906
Page
8
The advertiser states a major cut glass line will be changed for new mood shifts and announces closing out the entire line at cost this week to prepare for updated assortments. Strong entities include the brandless cut glass line and the sale timeframe.
D. D. Phelps of W J Clarke & Co. hardware returns from Hay Wash after installing a Red Jacket pump in an 08 foot well on T. J. Morris ranch. A three horsepower gasoline engine powers the pump delivering five gallons per minute to a location 60 feet above the pump. The Red Jacket is said to be unequaled for lifting water from such a deep well. Clarke & Co. hold the local agency for the pump.
Miss Ida Boyd, writing from Los Angeles to the East Oregonian, says she expects to arrive in Pendleton the last week of the year. Also noted are railroad fatality and injury totals for 1905 in the United States.
An advertisement claims our F and S Sarsaparilla cleanses blood by removing poisonous waste, preventing pimples boils eczema and tumors. It asserts the product nourishes vital organs and offers health benefits through cleansing action.
A burned freight car near Echo housed a unidentified man found dead. Prisoner William Wilson, in charge of the car from Fort Riley to Fort Warden, claims no knowledge of anyone else aboard. Witnesses Huntley and Croyle say a stranger, about 28, dark, 5'6", 145 to 150 pounds, was with them and may know the victim, now sought by Sheriff Taylor.
An advertorial note asserts dandruff stems from a germ and that only Newbro's Herpicide can cure it by destroying the germ. It urges readers to obtain a sample by sending 19 stamps to The Herpicide Co. in Detroit, with Koeppen Bros. listed as special agents.
A cautionary note stresses lifelong eye health and the need to rush medical advice if there is any doubt about eye strength. The message emphasizes the eyes as a delicate organ and urges vigilance to protect vision.
W D Chamberlain, joint representative candidate for Morrow and Umatilla counties, cannot canvass the district due to business at Athena. He planned a Mor row county tour with Walter Pierce and A D Stillman but cannot leave home. He is well known for two terms as county clerk and a prior term in the legislature.
Marshal Gurdane is temporarily away from duty due to illness. Night Officer J W Sheer serves as chief. Two officers were sworn in yesterday Dan Downey and Henry Thompson to handle crowd control. Printing plates for Sunset Magazine booklet were destroyed in the Harriman system loss.
Mr and Mrs GG Hayzlett of Walla Walla are in the city arranging a concert this week by Prof T J Pennell of Whitman College aided by Mise M Grace Jones of Walla Walla. Pennell is a noted soloist and cellist and the organizers hope Pendleton music lovers attend.
In police court this morning a group of six Indian drunks were charged with intoxication. All admitted excess, though some claimed to be just dizzy. Five named offenders Jim Badmonds Wild Bill George Marshall Francis and Tatshomi received three days each. Henry Pond was sentenced to five days or a ten dollar fine.
Melvin Hamely, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hamely, has been very ill with typhoid fever for some time. While recovering he suffered convulsions Sunday. his condition was serious but is now improving. The 60th anniversary of the establishment of Methodist Episcopal mission work in India was observed on May 13.
Representatives from Pacific Coast Elevator Interior Warehouse Kerr-Gifford Northwestern and O R N tour Inland Empire cities by rail to assess need for new warehouses in Oregon Washington and broader Northwest. They aim to place facilities where demand grows and to divert increasing grain trade to the O R N lines with future expansions planned though Umatilla County sees no new warehouses this season.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. James Withycombe will address a rally at the court house tomorrow evening. Local committees plan a rousing turnout and the event is billed as the campaign highlight in the county before he continues to eastern Oregon for further speeches over the next ten days.
The United Artisans convene in Secret Society hall for a Pendleton district gathering. A musical and literary program starts at six o clocks with Dr. O. W. Minion in attendance. The public is welcome to the literary portion and a cordial fraternal meeting is expected.
Leading medical writers endorse Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for chronic stomach and catarrhal diseases. The remedy is claimed to aid weak stomachs liver complaints and bronchial throat and lung affections with no poison and uses triple refined glycerine. It is presented as a safe concentrated glycerite extract of native roots and plant elements.
E J Sommerville republican candidate replies to Milton Law Enforcement league inquiry. He notes long Umatilla county residence and vows to base duty on his oath and state statutes, promising honest conscientious service as sheriff.
Miss Grace Wilkinson, a Union public schools teacher, visits the city today in the Interest of the Yellowstone contest.
The Portland Oregonian reports Miss Wilkingwon as the current leader in the Yellowstone park trip contest with the highest votes and active canvassing from the eastern Oregon district. M I Barney and C H Ray discovered coal near Madras in Crook county promising high quality and large deposits five miles away.
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