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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
2
Ridgway & Co announces cash purchases of good used pianos and a full rebuilding service. They replace felts leathers and bushings, fit new hammers and strings, and finish cases to restore value at moderate prices. Call Black 2432 for estimates. headquarters in Walla Walla with special dealer rates for tuning and regulating.
The oldest Protestant church in Ireland, the Moravian, celebrated the 469th anniversary of its organization in London. The event occurred in the same building where John Wesley experienced his conversion. In the Honda wreck of the Shriners train, 16 year old Frank Naylor, who had escaped from Whittler reform school, was among the injured but suffered only minor injuries. Secretary Taft's inquiry prompted Col Goethals to report 38 steam shovel crews at work on the canal, 34 in Culebra cut, with a full complement of 46 shovels, some possibly laid off due to rain.
North West news reports alderman W J Fredericks of Larkport N Y arrested after confessing to taking bribes from franchise seekers. He implicates 11 council members and says 327000 dollars in bribe money was distributed. Other items note Austrians and a Greek jailed after a killing at Bingham Junction and various local incidents and legal actions.
Spokane officials report three North Coast railroad divisions in eastern Washington. Routes run via Ringold bar to cross the Columbia and through the Palouse, with one line heading to Yakima and Cheney, another via Hangman creek to Tekoa, and a third from Riteville through Cow creek valley to the Snake River, claiming a 60 mile shorter path to Walla Walla.
The Oregon Daily Journal warns a flour shortage looms across the Pacific coast as Oriental orders surge beyond all previous records. Portland and other mills lack barrels for foreign shipment next month, with California mills idle for want of wheat as demand from Japan and China rises. A separate anecdote imagines color as sound from a blind man describing red as a piercing note and blue as a delicate tone.
A reader narrates lending money to a man who then married the lender’s borrower’s widow. The borrower now refuses repayment, and the widow demands repayment from the lender. The writer jokes about suing and criticizes the situation, asking for legal guidance on how to handle the entanglement.
Citizens in Pushville hold a meeting promoting ambidexterity for children to use both hands equally. A speaker boasts equal ability with either hand while a heckler jokes about pockets. In New York City, J Edward Boeck faces indictment for defrauding Maiden Lane dealers of $125,000 in jewelry. he and the property have been missing since May 15.
A letter denounces the term rubber for osteopaths as hurtful and inaccurate. It argues osteopathy is a distinct medical practice involving manipulation, not rubbing. The writer urges respectful language and consistent acknowledgment of osteopathy’s professional status.
Notice states the Gordon Grocery Company will discontinue the recovery business at 190 East Court Street Pendleton Oregon on May 22 1907 All persons owing the firm should settle with F A Gordon treasurer at his Pendleton office The store office remains open until June 1 1907 dated May 21 1907 Gordon Grocery Co By David Gordon President By J B Halley Secretary
T. F. Howard, architect, will receive proposals for excavating ground for Pendleton academy dormitory by 10:00 a.m. May 26, 1907. Proposals must be by the cable yard, May 17, 1907. Stevenson quote about youth and the perennial spring of mental faculties appears in the fragment.
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