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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1905
Page
2
Dr. D. C. McNabb returned from Anaconda Montana after advising on stock damage claims linked to smelter poisons. The Anaconda company faced past and present damages and notes new arsenic purchases and updated gas condensation devices at the smoke stacks.
A farewell reception by the Rathbone Sisters and the Knights of Pythias honored Prof. and Mrs. E. B. Conklin. Palms and plants decorated the hall while McMinn's orchestra played. Ice cream cake and fruit punch were served. Mrs A L Knight presented a glass dish. T G Montgomery gave a Pendleton Indian robe. About 90 guests attended.
Pendleton observed Decoration Day with business suspended and most stores and offices closed. In the morning members of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered for services, then proceeded to the cemetery to decorate the graves of the dead.
Public program at the cemetery did not occur, but friends and relatives filled the burial ground all day. Flowers and grasses placed over the dead. Many residents left the city for other places, while others enjoyed various pleasures. Horse and vehicle traffic remained high throughout the day.
Bids for the Minidoka project in Idaho will be opened by the Reclamation Bureau in Boise on June 15. The work covers about 21 miles of main canals 162 miles of branches and laterals plus earth excavation of 3.6 million cubic yards loose rock 45000 cubic yards solid rock and 2000 cubic yards of masonry with 53000 pounds of steel 68000 pounds of cast iron and 140000 feet of lumber.
A. Kunkel & Co. expands traction engine trade from Pendleton into the Inland Empire. The firm reports large sales this spring across eastern Oregon and Washington, and recently sold two engines valued at 6600 dollars in western Idaho.
Dale Slusher, son of Mr and Mrs William Slusher of the city, sailed from San Francisco last Thursday to attend the boat races between the University of Washington and Stanford University today. He will visit his parents for two weeks then embark on a geological trip with a Stanford professor in Idaho lasting a month or more.
Harness dealer John Humley of Kendrick Idaho has sold his business and residence and will move to town to buy a shop or open a new one. He is expected within a day or two. Hotel Bickern management transferred to new lessee W Parker who is detained at Umatilla. Henry Meann manages temporarily until Parker arrives.
Colonel J H Raley departed for Portland to attend the opening of the fair and to serve on the reception committee for Vice President Fairbanks. The honor was extended by the exposition management.
An old fashion alert notes hats may be stylish yet cause dandruff and hair loss. It claims scalp germs thrive in hat hair and offers Newbro's Herpicide as the cure. Sold by Wadinger’s. Bondie. Samples sent by Herpicide Co. Detroit. A C Koeppen Bros. special agents.
Pendleton Woolen Mills to shut down and issue a statement to employees. Manager Ferguson says only goods with existing orders will be remanufactured this season due to high wool prices and risk of market decline. No new business pursued. salesman J. M. Spence recalled home as efforts cease.
The report lists several vessels added to the Japanese fleet including armored cruisers and battleships. Notable ships: armored cruiser with 8624 tons, 9000 HP, 16 knots, 8 eight-inch guns and 8- inch guns. Dmitri Donskoi armored cruiser 6200 tons, 7000 HP, 16 knots. Vladimir Monomach 6593 tons with five eight-inch guns and 12 1x inch guns. Admiral Oushakoff coast defense ironclad 4648 tons, 16 knots with four five-inch guns and six-inch guns. Warned are other vessels like Svietiana and Jemtehug with varying armament and speeds. Kamikhatka repair ship noted as a key workshop ship launched 1908. Nicolai II battleship is listed with 14 knot speed and heavy armor.
The A C A C defeated the University of Oregon 78 to 42 in Corvallis to secure the Northwest and Oregon state title. Greenhaw set the Northwest half mile record in 2:2.2. relay time dropped to 00:24. Frizzell requalified Greenhaw for alleged fouling. Veatch placed third. Eleven first places went to A C A C. U of O had three. Pumping plant planned north of Mandan and a hearts river irrigation survey underway. Severe electric storm disrupts Camas Prairie Buttercreek telephony as lightning halts lines.
The irrigation drive in Southwestern Oklahoma gains momentum after a Snyder convention drawing nearly 6000 farmers. They push for 1 million dollars for reclamation work and plan more meetings to educate and unite action for water development and wheat growth near Cheney and Washtah.
The piece explains that osteopathy can treat diseases across the body since nutrition and function rely on the circulatory fluids and nerves, but admits not all cases are curable. It warns that cure depends on timely treatment and practitioner competence, notes opposition from drug doctors in Washington and Oregon, and urges verifying an osteopathic diploma before engaging services.
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