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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
3
Indian witness Andy Barnhart testified that certain lawyers got him drunk at the preliminary hearing, explaining discrepancies between his earlier testimony and yesterday during the Columbia George trial continuation. He said alcohol affected his memory and statements.
A vintage ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless candy like remedy that digests food in five minutes. It claims relief from dyspepsia sour stomach and heartburn, promises a healthy appetite, and asserts laxatives or liver pills won’t be needed as digestion improves.
A mixing of witnesses in a 1912 trial recounts July Saturday events in Penneton. A key Indian witness testifies that Columbia George, hite, and Barnhart drank from a drugstore bottle, and Barnhart says Peterson aided in serving whiskey to him, tying alcohol to the Enna Edna marker case.
Sage tea and Slaphur restore faded gray hair to its natural color. The old home remedy, now sold as Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hale Remedy, darkens hair evenly and hides previous gray. A druggist notes it leaves hair dark, glossy, and abundant after one or two applications.
Testimony centers on Barnhart’s contradictory statements and Columba George murder clues. Sheriff Taylor recounts discovering a hat, tan shoes, and drawers under an Indian suspect's bed, matching reported attire and a button with cloth. Bloodstains on a hat brim and glove blood tie to the crime scene, while Barnhart explains the bloody glove found later after a brawl at a home. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad closes with medical claims.
Oregon Agricultural College hosts Apple Day activities from November 6 to 18 urging every school child to have an apple and promoting apple varieties like Jonathan Grimes Golden Dellelons Wagener Ortley and Spitzenberg. The piece urges apple consumption in homes hotels restaurants and trains and suggests educational programs, new recipes, and clear labeling of varieties to boost national apple use.
In La Grande Oregon on November 7 Jack Henchey, a Casey Tamber employee from Meacham, was stretchered to the city hospital with injuries from a rolling fog over his body. Hospital staff believed no bones were broken but heavy hip injuries will keep him bedridden for weeks. An exam will assess exact damage and X rays may be used to determine the extent.
New York reports Charles G. Gates leaves his fortune to widow Florence Hopwood of Minneapolis. The bulk of John W. Gates wealth is set to go to Henry Rockwell Baker, cousin of Charles, while the son Charles Cl. Gates receives 1,000,600 dollars and 100,000 annually. If the mother had lived, the son would have inherited the bulk. Baker is now expected to receive most of the remaining estate.
The National Day of prayer observed by the Women Christ in Temperance Union shifts from January 1 to January 15 at the national convention in Ashury Park New Jersey. Mrs Lillian Stevens national president issues a proclamation urging a world temperance crusade to place prohibition in the organic law of all nations and the world.
H J Ely of Bantam refused amputation for a four year foot ulcer and tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a last resort. He reported his foot was completely cured after using the salve. Advertises it as best for burns, bruises and eczema and urges purchase from druggists or by mail from Bucklen & Co.
The median point of the U S population is placed in Woods or Rural Indiana near a furniture factory in nearby Bloomington. Locals accept both names. From Woods front street one can claim half the nation lies east and west of this point, with Washington defining the exact coordinates 39°10′12″ N 86°32′20″ W.
Adams Ore November 7 Special Correspondence reports K Mable manager of Pacific Telephone Pendleton and Mr Jordan wire chief Pendleton visiting Adams on Monday. Several Pendleton Athena visitors and local residents are listed with brief notes on their movements and a concrete walks project by E G Marquis.
Mrs G M Lawis and children visited Pendleton on Thursday. The Ladies Club served a 4 supper at city hall Friday for church funds, drawing about 40 dollars. A Halloween party at Owens home featured Lauren Martin Milton student and a list of local attendees. Various Pendleton visitors and residents were noted including Mary Martin Violet Picard Alma Huber and several Adams Athens and Walla Walla trips through the week.
In Weston Oregon on November 7 Harry Beuthé, a popular local, married Miss Lulu Case in a ceremony conducted in Walla Walla. The couple then returned to Weston to start their life together at home. Nearby residents and visitors from Athena and Portland joined in the week’s social activity as locals travel for work and visits.
Clyde Staggs joins Phillips and Staggs garage. Mrs. McCoy traveled to Walla Walla on business. Miss Eliza Morrison moved to town so her sister can attend school this winter. H. Peterson of Weston made a business trip to Garden City on Wednesday. Frank Waddingham of Walla Walla visits his parents in Weston this week.
A noted authority explains urine acid causes kidney and bladder irritation and urges Salt Salts from a pharmacist to neutralize urine acids. Take a tablespoonful in water before breakfast for two to three days to ease burning, frequent urination, and irritation. The remedy, made from grape and lemon juice with lithia, is inexpensive and widely used.
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