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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1907
Page
2
Five prisoners escaped from the Jackson Mississippi jail yesterday. Two alleged murderers are among the escapees and their trials were to be held soon in the court.
Three logging camps near Aberdeen Washington on Wishkah River have shut down with more closures likely due to tight finances and shipping conditions. A prison escape from Walla Walla sees James Burkey at large with guards and bloodhounds in pursuit. In Spokane Henry Watts and wife lose $600 cash a $590 CD and $2000 in securities to robbery. The state board of fish commissioners to sue R W N and Southern Pacific over land condemned along Tanner Creek for a salmon hatchery and feeding grounds.
Heppner News reports a deadly accident in Morrow County where a child died after falling from a wheat wagon. The incident prompts local authorities to review wagon safety and bystander responses as residents mourn the tragedy.
A quirky ad style note questions why people drink weak coffee and promises a money back guarantee from Schullog y Soo if the product is disliked by the grocer.
Angus Mac Millan Fraser, renowned bagpiper of the Kilties, is celebrated as both champion bagpiper and skilled dancer. The band, praised for authentic Highland plaits and spirited performance, will perform at the Armory on Tuesday, November 12, during Pendleton’s tour. English approval and broad public reception bolster the band’s acclaim.
18 year old Ingeborg Marie Peterson of Balt Lake elopes with Niels Winther Peterson of Og, after parents refuse consent. The couple faces financial strain and Cupid’s aid appears limited as their plans unfold in a troubled Save-the-Situation narrative.
In Pocatello a couple married with Salvation Army help after funds ran out for a license and a proper ceremony. Deputy Sheriff Bob Lewis, Deputy County Clerk W A Hyde and L D S Church officials supported the couple with a license, a wedding supper, and room rent. The groom found work at Short Line shops, the bride secured private family employment, and they plan to return to Salt Lake City to repay the journey and seek forgiveness from the bride’s parents.
A party of 16 settlers from Valley City North Dakota arrived in Medford seeking better prospects. Led west by S A Nye former Valley City News publisher and W N Campbell a Dakota real estate dealer, they purchased 63 acres to plant fruit and join earlier migrants to Oregon. The migrants anticipate joining a growing community of winter exiles who moved west after blizzards.
In November 1920 the Oregon bar association will hold its annual meeting in Portland with Pendleton lawyers invited. A 1.25 fare was secured for members. Oliver P. Morton reclamation attorney of Echo is listed on the program. The meeting ends with a dollar dinner at the Commercial club. Arrangements committee members include L. R. Webster Harrison Allen Jerry Bronaugh Frank S. Grant and John K. Kollock.
Multnomah club here has telegraphed Michigan manager Faird to bring the team north if they come to the coast during Christmas holidays for a game in Portland.
A Walla Walla commemoration marks the 6th anniversary of the Marcus Whitman massacre with a notable gathering of governors from Washington Oregon and Idaho. A special train will visit the missionary grave and evening exercises in the tabernacle feature a large chorus and speeches by Rev. Edward Eels and Rev. Dr. M. A. Matthews. President Penrose of Whitman college notes full arrangements and cites debt payment toward the monument as a sign of ongoing memorial efforts.
Mr Robert O Burke of Elnora New York credits Foley Kidney Cure with dramatic relief from nocturnal urination swelling and impaired vision. He reports three 59 cent bottles cured dropsy and Brights disease symptoms after prior illness and recommends the medicine via Pendleton Drug Co.
One million dollars a month in currency and gold will be shipped to Spokane by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad to meet the monthly payroll of its employees in Washington and Idaho. The railroad will also pay off employees in Montana and South Dakota in currency and gold.
We are pleased to announce that Fuleys Honey and Tar for coughs cold and lung trouble is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs and we recommend it as a case remedy for children and adults.
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