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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1905
Page
8
A reader laments Mothers Pride coffee near Mawar brands, noting high price and inferior taste. The piece accuses open barrels of aroma loss and pest contamination with dead flies, urging air tight storage to preserve product.
Inventory notes announce a bulk sale priced at 10 cents each, 1700 plates and cupe with SAUCEra, described as amboseed and trimmed in cold for a pretty effect. Also offered is a full tea cup and saucer in white and gold for 10 cents.
B E Wilson physical director of the Commercial association arrived from Portland and begins organizing the gymnasium work. Equipment is not yet arrived but is expected daily. once received it will be installed under Wilson’s direction for the formal opening. Wilson, a former athlete with long distance running experience, plans to engage business men and train younger members while awaiting full equipment. He studied at Pacific university and has directed gym work in Oregon City and Portland.
Charles A. Hill and FP L. Dunsmore returned from a trip to Ukiah, praising the town as one of the finest county settlements seen. Hill, a well known real estate agent, described the Ukiah district warmly after their visit.
Advertised points in Oregon praise the Camas Prairie Alatrict area as rapidly growing. The town Jotaalen is expanding with about 222000 acres in Camas Prairie Alatrict, all tributary to Ukiah. The district features fine barns fences farm houses and improvements.
Portland businessmen traveling by excursion train will pass Pendleton on Thursday October 19 en route to the Lewiston Clarkston fair. Six cars arrive at 4 55 and a Pendleton committee will greet them after breakfast and escort them to Commercial association parlors. The group then departs at 9 20 with a stop at Athens to view the county wheat center.
A 104 pound monster squash is on exhibition at Clark and Hees Grocery on Main Street. It was grown by BR. L. Oliver on his farm two miles west of town and is described as smooth and well proportioned.
In the Interest of Health Dr WG Cole county health officer visited Milton today to confer with physicians officials and others interested in enforcing health laws. He is making a tour of general inspection with nothing special demanding action in that portion of the county.
A man named Harry Weber, a contractor for Charles Cunningham, was found three miles from Ukiah in an advanced stage of putrefaction. Ed Thresher located the remains. Sheriff’s office and Coroner Henderson were notified. The death’s cause is undetermined. foul play is not ruled out, with an inquest under way. Weber, about 32, had been employed on Cunningham Sheep camps and leaves a wife and two small children unknown.
Mortum Man Joell Freeman of Boseman Mont settled a three month old case over checks that were not honored. Freeman paid $40 to KB Turner and $46 to J A Owenhouse, then released on parole from the county jail where he had been held since his arrest in Lewton three weeks ago. Judge Elile ordered Freeman paroled contingent on future good behavior. Freeman claimed no criminal intent and cited partnership with a Bozeman associate. Attorney R J Slater handled the case.
The Coffin Brothers have purchased the large Columbia River ranch from EL F. Benson of Tacoma and W. H. Babcock, comprising about 60,600 deeded acres plus 26,000 leased acres. Spanning 26 miles along the Columbia from south of Wenatchee, it includes 65 miles of fencing, Trinidad townsite, and a livestock operation of 23,000 sheep, 600 cattle, and extensive timber and grain lands. The sale values land at about 2.50 per acre and ranch value at $2.5 million, with Coffin Bros also owning 10 department stores and other investments.
Rev F Clapp of Forest Grove Rev H N Smith of Portland Rev Richard Brown and Rev T R Ager of this city left this morning to attend the Congregational meeting at Inglt Chapel near Milton. The program and meeting will be concluded very soon.
Denver authorities report the capture of Schaffer after a jailbreak near Cameron Pass. He escaped custody after a raid on Rohrman group property and boarded a westbound freight, then rode a delayed passenger train toward Beebe before being apprehended by Sheriff Taylor on arrival in Beebe. The case ties to a surveyor dispute over a Denver to Seattle railroad line backed by Huntington and Yoakum interests.
James Haley, once jailed for highway robbery in Tacoma, was pardoned by Governor Mead after four years in Washington State Penitentiary Walla Walla. Haley had seized a gun from Chief of Police Fackler of Tacoma, who misidentified him, leading to a long sentence later deemed innocent.
August Martin, a laborer from Bleln once employed on the railroad grade, died last night at BL Anthony's hospital after several weeks with typhoid fever. The remains are at Rader undertaking parlors with efforts underway to notify relatives.
Warren Chandler of La Crande leads four carloads of fat hogs to Portland markets today. Hog numbers are scarce in eastern Oregon as mills feed hogs for some time, and shipments are drawn to eastern market demand.
County Clerk Salling issued licenses to wed to Asher M. Montague and Nellie A. Gerking and to Maurice L. Akers and Mise Bethene Eeho Swagwart, spelling funding for upcoming marriages.
Hood River gains a second newspaper The Hoodiver News Letter started by B R Bradley in a bustling well patronized edition. The event drew about 100 residents from Union and Baker counties to view the clone of the Lewis and Clark fair. Infant son dies in Tutulla. burial held at Rader parlors.
Stockholm Oct 11 The committee of the rigedag favoring ratification reported in favor of the Norwegian treaty. Glucksburg Oct 11 Duke Carl Edward of Saxe Coburg Gotha wed Princess Adelheide in a royal marriage ceremony.
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