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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
8
Robert Lang heads to Spokane as many Pendleton residents arrive from Echo Weston Butter Creek Meacham and Vinson check in for fairs and business. A Pendleton couple receive marriage license Arthur Pease and Lizzie Pierce. Local tradesmen and travelers plan trips to Spokane and Interstate fair with multiple residents listed.
An old newspaper item touts a patent tonic for stomach disorders labeled Summer-F and &,Hitters. It claims a compound syrup of sarsaparilla combined with burdock mandrake prickly ash dandelion stillingia iodide of potassium and iron acts as alterative tonic invigorator and blood purifier. Sold only by local merchants.
Delegates from all parts of Pennsylvania attend the state conference of the Vaughters of the American Revolution in Bellefonte beginning a three day session led by Miss Susan Carpenter Fraser of Lancaster. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana is among prominent visitors. A reception is planned tomorrow at the Hastings home. Shaw and Root the Speakers at Massachusetts Republican Club Dinner. Secretary Root and Leslie M. Shaw will address the gathering at Symphony Hall with Root expected to discuss the Philippine question and foreign affairs aligned to the trust issue highlighted by Shaw.
In Middlebury Vermont a widow places a stone in a local cemetery bearing the inscription Rest in peace until we meet again Life. The item notes an opening at Teutsch's on Thursday confirming local business activity.
The regular council meeting tonight will likely pass a new ordinance licensing bicycle use on sidewalks. The draft requires licenses from the city recorder, metal license tags, bell signals, and speed limits with pedestrian priority. Provisions aim to replace the old ordinance and set penalties, with details to be finalized before passage.
A letter from Athena, Oregon, dated October 7, questions a Kansas corn story. E L Tracy of Athena hints at possible kinship with the late Harry Tracy while asserting known Kansas corn growing lore. The writer cites brothers near Stafford County, Kansas, who survive on corn cobs to emphasize real experiences with corn stalks.
Mary D. Peterson seeks an absolute divorce from Fred C. D. Peterson in Umatilla County District Court. She alleges years of drunkenness and abuse beginning in 1897 in Columbia County, with threats and infidelity accusations. She requests restoration of her maiden name Mary C. D. Turpin, alimony of household furniture, and a restraining order. Attorney Peter Weet represents the plaintiff.
Norfolk investigators served four federal warrants on meat dealers charged with conspiring to defraud the government. The probe also implicates several Washington department clerks. Authorities allege that government contracts were boosted by bribery and other methods.
A large New York society gathering witnessed the wedding of Miss Eleanor Thomas daughter of General Samuel Thomas and R Livingston Beeckman at noon at Ardsley Towers the summer home of their families The wedding party included Theolors Havemeyer Edward Potter Stuyvesant LeRoy J B Harriman and Antonio de Navarre After a brief wedding trip the couple will reside in New York City All Oregon legislators except one favor a liberal appropriation for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Lincoln Nebraska Det T7 reports William J Bryan urging President Roosevelt to convene an extra session of Congress and outlining five reform measures. The proposals include a three to five member national arbitration board to handle interstate labor disputes, abolishing government by injunction, ending tariff on coal, and limiting railroad mine operations to fuel for engines.
A Buenos Aires dispatch reports that Thadlee Strong and May Yohe have not wed in Argentina, claiming any marriage would contravene local law. The private note in New York last week stated terms suggesting an intended marriage on May second, but no confirmation exists.
The schooner Annie Marle carrying coal for Alpena Michigan was wrecked last night near Kincardine Ontario. Captain Gordon three crew members and rescuer Ferguson drowned in the disaster.
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