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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
12
Brief rundown of shop ads and notices including wood prices, plows, desk wanted ads, coal and lumber promotions, free ticket schemes, fresh fruit arrivals, talking machine prices, hot beverages, records, and a hospital fundraiser sale with dates and location details.
Hobson now a congressman and navy advocate tours Oregon for the Democratic ticket. The state hosts nightly meetings with many speakers as Republicans and Democrats mobilize, including Will Humphreys of Washington and Senator Fulton, planning rallies and stump tours ahead of the November 1 Armoury finale.
Frank Davey a well known Salem resident is said to be at the point of death at his home in Buin Hirney county after a long siege with pneumonia relapse and typhoid fever with slight hopes of recovery. This will be sad news to Mr Davey s numerous friends in Salem. Free skating tickets given away each week at Treland s rink.
Fragmentary text describes a disturbance at a Greay Northern sta tion in Bellingham with a suspect named Barttery of Birdine. The report mentions a struggle, a disarmed weapon, and a city jail afterward, with possible reference to WW cy Walker and a confederate.
The pals of the past week bring renewed energy to business as farmers prepare to seed oats and wheat. George Thompson and Jack Keller, managing the McDonald and Reeder properties west of town, plan to start Monday and aim to plant about 700 acres of wheat in two weeks.
A Bolse girl about 14 years old causes trouble by calling at offices and asking for an imaginary person, then stealing whatever she can. Several offices report missing items shortly after she leaves.
At Shoshone Idaho on Tuesday John Fleming was convicted of murdering Frank Langford and sentenced to hang on December 4.
Local and area residents and guests fill Pendleton and Walla Walla events with business visits and social calls. Notables include H P Whitman, Zoeth Houser, A D McCargle, H Hi Westgate, J Frank Shelton, W F Cand, J A King, Harry Engar, Paul Sperry, Mrs C W Tullis, Miss Edna Rothgib, John Benton, L E Penland, Rev Levi Johnson, Mrs Norbourne Berkeley, D W Campbell, W Calder, Nathan Bowman, and many others joining fairs, offices, and meetings across Pendleton, Echo, Hermiston, La Grande, and Walla Walla.
Pendleton lodge B P Elks called to Elk hall at 7 o clock tomorrow to escort the body of the late Mrs Thomas Ayers to the station by order of R W Henneman E R
A red and white steer with a white face, branded on the left hip and a waddle on the left neck, about six years old, was found two miles west of Pendleton on Sunday October 11. The finder, J. B. Wheeler, offers to return the animal to its owner upon payment of the stated price.
George Goodbud, a 42 year old Boise Idaho freight house clerk, killed himself Monday night after heavy drinking. He was unmarried.
Bond Brothers will expand by remodeling the basement to mirror the upstairs clothing stock. When finished, an exact duplicate will be stored in the basement to relieve crowding and replenish the showroom as sales occur. Charles Bond says the large stock is unwieldy upstairs, so basement reserves will backfill the first floor sales area.
George Jackson the Black man killed by Jerry Brooke died Thursday at St. Anthony's hospital and was buried today in Olney cemetery. Mrs. J F McNaught of Hermiston traveled to Pendleton en route home from Walla Walla where she and Mr McNaught attended the fair.
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