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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1906
Page
3
The paper advertises a final day sale offering 10 cent items from mixing bowls to frames and cups in semi porcelain. It entices shoppers with low prices and a free kite for every 16 cent purchase, urging readers to visit the store window for value demonstrations.
A reader note states that removing the cause of a cough slightly cures it. The cough is described as a nervous spasm during respiratory tract inflammation. The suggestion is to change the membranes and reduce irritation to end coughing.
Long article notes Walla Walla saloons fined over $1000 for liquor sold to Rose alley district patrons through outside deliveries. Regulators cite federal statutes requiring licenses for each sale location and penalties for delivering liquor without proper stamps or through separate delivery setups.
The Supreme Court adjourned at noon as Justices Bean and Moore headed home to Salem and Justice Harley stayed through Monday. The docket included Irene Haines Mercantile Co. of Haines v Highland Gold Mining Co. and State of Oregon v Sorber, both Baker County cases. The lower court’s judgment in Cavana v. State of Oregon was sustained and the case dismissed. The session was shorter than expected.
A Riparian correspondent reports the steamer Mountain Gem encountered water too shallow to pass the Snake River mouth and returned to Paseo for feeding. Leased by O R N for Lewiston service, the Gem will await higher water before attempting more trips. Labor surges on Lewiston Riparia railroad project with many workers arriving from across the country. Northern Pacific surveyors remain on the south bank between Pasco and Lewiston, with plans to add crews immediately.
The Pacific Coast company will reopen the Tenino coal mine on November 15 to supply about 200 tons daily to Portland and Seattle. N Poston in California secured a pledge from the company to raise coal shipments to California. The northwest demand exceeds current mines, with last month’s output at 80,500 tons and Seattle consuming 72,000 tons, prompting increased production to cover the deficit.
E C Smith of the O R N received a circular from General Passenger Agent William McMurray announcing a round trip fare of one dollar plus 10 for the American National Livestock association meeting in Denver from January 21 to 24. Umatilla stockmen will attend this winter meeting described as highly important. Franklin County outlook reportedly strong with bumper crops anticipated next year due to recent heavy rains. Kahlotus and Connell grow rapidly, and both towns are expected to become leading cities in southeastern Washington. Mr Dunsmore and wife return from two months in Michigan, with his brother possibly relocating to Pendleton. Pendleton Eagles plan an all-evening clam bake after the business session.
Frank Day was fined $6 in Judge Fite Gerald's court after a complaint from licensed draymen alleging he hauled robbled goods in the city without a license. The case highlights enforcement of licensing for dray operations.
County Surveyor J W Kimbrell and viewers will purvey a county road six miles southwest of the city tomorrow. A road was surveyed near Echo yesterday. No quorum of councilmen present last evening caused the special council meeting announced yesterday to be not held. Baker City rancher S X Kolb was badly hurt in a runaway, suffering two broken ribs and a broken shoulder.
North Western Gas and Electric company advances gas plant work with about ten men riveting a 48 foot diameter, 19 foot high sheet steel tank set near the old electric light plant on Thompson Street. Concrete foundation laid, tank partially below ground with excavation complete. Building enlargements convert the old electric plant into the gas plant’s manufacturing area. Expected to finish promptly with winter work continues.
A National Geographic tale notes dramatic sand shifts along Ontario's Prince Edward County shore. Winds form up to 75 foot hills at right angles to the coast, engulfing farms and woods as dunes advance inland at about 30 feet yearly, a process described as centuries in the making.
R N Ocean Steamships from Portland begin November 12 with Costa Rica and November 17 with Columbia. Costa Rica sails from San Francisco in November. Columbia sails November 13. Service continues every five days. Agent E C Smith reports no tes from San Francisco Port land Steamship company. Public travel resumes.
W. J Jackson, a potato buyer for shipment to San Francisco, has 17 carloads on hand but cannot secure cars to ship them. He has urged the railroad to provide enough cars for a partial shipment, but has been unsuccessful as a market slump is reported.
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