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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1904
Page
8
Readable text fragment mentions hand-painted ching plates and women. Context unclear but implies a display or sale item. No clear persons, organizations, places, or dates can be identified from the excerpt.
Workmen at the Walla Walla Irrigation Company site in Hudson Bay neighborhood unearthed mastodon bones. E J Burlingame of Walla Walla takes possession and plans further search for the skeleton remains. A thigh bone piece measures about 26 inches by six inches and appears split and well preserved.
The excavation notes describe two planes of bone scattered in sandy soil where alkaline conditions preserved them well. The context suggests a careful recovery from an ancient burial site likely aided by the soil chemistry.
Ten diphtheria cases among Indian children immunized with anti-toxin under Dr. T. M. Henderson, no fatalities, premises fumigated, epidemic fear ended. Notes include county clerk Frank Saling displaying a rabbit hoof, Deputy U. S. Marshal Jacob Froebster's Portland trip, and a postponed Current Literature Club meeting now set for Friday afternoon with Mrs. Ed Switzer.
Sult on Note. H C Orashaw sues George H Snell and Robert P Tutts in state court for 499.17 on a promissory note. Sult for 207.00. Yancey C Blalock of Walla Walla sues Thomas B Hawley of Kincity for 207.60. Deputy Sheriff C P Davin leaves for Salem with insane person Kid Burlington. Real estate transfers: Daniel E Jones and wife to Ambrose Winn for Milton land.
Review of a local minstrel show featuring Dirk Lawrence and Joe Hinkle with Worthy turns by Dick Lawren ce and Phyllis Parkes. The article praises musical numbers dance acts and a persuasive speech by a speaker about Oregon’s potential irrigation prospects at the Lewin and Clark fair.
The Umatilla county legislative delegation including Benatora Smith Pierce and Representatives Cole Dlckeley and Chamberlain examined Weston Normal School. With President French they prepared a needs schedule for the legislature and reviewed two years of work, expenses, and income to determine needed funding for the next two years. The report praised Professor French and improvements under a limited appropriation, noting a favorable showing among similar schools.
A grocer promotes Schilling's Best with a moneyback guarantee on traded goods. The message emphasizes best goods and fair dealing, urging customers to trust the brand for best value and reliable refunds.
The Rebekah lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in town prepares a ceremony at Pilot Rock this evening. Grand president Mrs. K L Barnett of Athena will direct, with Pauline Rebekah lodge providing the special degree team. Barnett and the delegation left Pendleton at 2 PM after visiting Pauline Rebekah lodge the night before. She praised Pauline’s degree team as the best she had seen in her jurisdiction.
H C Willis of Echo returns from El Paso praising Judge 5 A Lowell of Pendleton for nominating Portland as the 1905 irrigation congress meeting place. Willis says Lowell’s speech won Oregon friends and favor for Lewie and Clark fair, while Idaho’s representative spoke long and sharply.
Nell McLeod prominent Fligin lawyer and Union county legislator visits Villa Wally and Pasco. He supports local option irrigation as a practical pathway, urges a district law strengthened and simplified to reclaim land, and notes western Oregon counties may differ in needs. Also reports civil case in court over mare and damages.
The county clerk limits the license to Cold er De Whitteman and Bilin Adeal Riter, both of Athena.
An early 20th century health ad extols Dr. Pierce of Buffalo as the nation’s guide to self care. It argues stomach health feeds heart liver lungs and kidneys, links stomach trouble to various symptoms, and claims Golden Medical Discovery improves digestion absorption and blood quality. It urges curing the cause with laxative action.
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