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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
4
Tickets on sale for Real Merry Widow benefit performance Monday night directed by Mrs Norton. Lower floor $1, boxes $1.50. Cast anonymity maintained until curtain rise to heighten curiosity. Promises catchy music, strong chorus numbers and variety in a up-to-date local production.
Dr. W McClure head of federal quarantine repudiates interview in the Tribune claiming 200000 Baker county sheep were dying. He notes ranges dry but no serious drought, 20000 sheep shipped to Baker county recently, buyers at Heppner. No name Young inspector. Also correction on Blue Mountains rename story. Forestry bureau only renaming forest reserves, not the mountains. Eastern division becomes Whitman reserve, Umatilla name applied to reserve. No change to mountain range name.
The message urges immediate action at the first sign of a cold. Do not delay as early treatment prevents deepening illness and prolongation of suffering. Acting now may shorten duration and reduce discomfort.
Cr C Marcett an insane man arrested Thursday tried to bribe Deputy Sheriff Bert Wilson with 15000 dollars during a brief walk then was returned to jail at noon notes claim of a 2 million freedom prize and ongoing temptation actions remain under inquiry.
The man Marcett is described as becoming demented from worrying over an electrical invention. He was arrested at Bingham Springs yesterday and found in a nude condition. A $16,000 offer to grant him liberty was left open, with hopes of escape. The dream of gold has not secured his release.
The Walla Walla Statesman notes politicians debate how to win varied votes including Indian, immigrant, labor, and church blocs. U S District Attorney Elmer E. Todd says Indians with allotments and citizenship may vote if they read English and have legal residence, rejecting tax payment as a voting requirement.
The Rev. Charles Quinney receives a memorial window to be installed at the Church of the Redeemer, donated by Homer Reeves formerly of the city. The window, from RR Geisler of New York, enhances the church’s beauty. Reeves, once an active youth worker in the parish, has remained a member despite years away.
Albany New Jersey May 40 Despite protests of mistreatment Thaw must return to Mattewan says Dr Ferris chairman of the state lunacy commission Thaw is incurable paranoid and could outbreak at any time Mattewan is the only place in the state to care for the criminal insane It would be a great error to allow partial freedom Thaw claims persecution by Baker the Mattewan superintendent and officials Ferris believes these charges are delusions Thaw's lawyers plan a hard fight to keep him at Mattewan
Kansas City Missouri May 10 Denver was selected as the next meeting place for the Presbyterian general assembly amid a successful convention. Oklahoma withdrew from the contest citing expense concerns, giving Denver the decisive lead.
Gettysburg May 30 Senator Knox delivered the Memorial day oration at the national cemetery, departing from his lifelong habit of addressing only public law matters. Chicago May 36 a grand Memorial day parade on Michigan Avenue included Grand Army, Spanish War veterans, National Guardsmen and Fort Sheridan troops.
The International Polar Commission convened today in Brussels with all major European and American nations represented Herbert L. Brightman serving as the United States official delegate at the session
Knoxville leaders call for state-wide prohibition as meetings are held in nearly all churches tomorrow followed by a mass gathering in the afternoon. Anti-Galcon League says Tennessee has not yet reached a point where prohibition cannot be averted.
A short proverb notes that holding onto something may prevent gaining more, illustrating caution in risk taking and decision making. It emphasizes restraint when opportunities may be larger than current grip.
Pendleton and Adams second teams meet at Matlock grounds at 2 pm following last Sunday's 4 to 4 ten inning tie. Devine and Cardiff form the Battery with a Pendleton lineup including Devine catcher Cardiff pitcher Johnson first base Sturdivant second Vickers third Leonard short Minnick left Goodman center Beam right.
Chief engineer BE Baldwin of the reclamation service says the Pathfinder dam near Casper is advancing and will finish by mid February, with the dam reaching 210 feet high when complete. The $9 million project, including ditches and reservoirs, will reclaim over 350000 acres, with plans for two large autos to shuttle visitors between Casper and the site this summer if roads improve.
Four couples secured licenses at the court house yesterday then wed in hush. Deaf mutes served as interpreters, uniting two pairs in a remarriage that may have begun in the distant past. John M. Smith, 65, and Elmira Smith, 61, had not seen each other 27 years and chose remarriage after a story in the Spokesman-Review. The ceremony marked a legal reuniting as Smith was considered dead in the eyes of law a decade earlier.
Oregon sales and Central Washington prices push Yakima wool toward a 10 cent per pound figure. Coffin notes most of the clip moved near 12 cents in Oregon, with valley sales about two cents lower, signaling a small price uptick for Yakima wool this week.
Mr Coffin forecasts total wool output for the Yakima and Kittitas valleys at about 1 200 000 pounds or more as prices stay low. Oregon sales set a price at least 35 percent below last year with direct sales to buyers. A stored wool stock or a market revival is anticipated by most wool interests despite current conditions.
Notice to property owners to destroy all weeds in their yard and on the street in front of their property remove all limbs of trees overhanging the sidewalk and lower than eight feet from the sidewalk or be compelled to do it and charged against the property Samuel Grove Street Commissioner.
Colds that linger into spring exhaust the nerves and may lead to illness. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised as stopping the cough and expelling the cold with safe, certain results. Pendleton Drug Co.
A party led by Mrs William Hilton and including Misses Mattie Good Luria Dorothy Grace Dorothy and Elsie Dorothy will depart tomorrow night for Portland to attend the rose show. They will be joined there by a Minnesota cousin who will visit with them after the event.
It is a pity to see a person neglect indications of kidney or bladder trouble that may result in Bright’s disease when Foley's Kidney Remedy will correct irregularities and strengthen these organs. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of danger, Pendleton Drug Co.
The phrase suggests a characteristic or artifact described as an iron will that may be of plg iron origin. It hints at material analysis or classification within a historical context, noting possible composition and provenance.
The annual business meeting at Mrs Lane’s Schmidt Building home elected officers for the next year. President Mrs C J Smith, Vice President Mrs M J Lane, Corresponding Secretary Mrs K E Marshall, Secretary Mrs H J Bean, Treasurer Mrs T M Henderson. Mrs Smith then gave a talk on her abroad trip.
President Penrose of Whitman College will address a mass meeting Sunday afternoon from the courthouse steps on Prohibition and Prosperity. He will read the Matlock telegram and discuss contest principles. Two big chorus choirs will perform temperance songs.
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