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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1905
Page
8
Local dealer invites customers to preview Japanese and German china collections in Haviland and related wares. Shoppers are urged to choose now to avoid holiday rush and may reserve pieces with a small down payment until they are picked up.
A small shipment of Delft China arrives, featuring smooth glaze and refined Dutch design. The pieces are described as beautiful, with eye catching views. Stores tout the ware as a rare, elegant addition to collections.
A brief notice reports Owl Tea House offering a chance to win a dressed dell, a boys' tool chest, and a hand finished game set for a 50 cent purchase.
A party including Mr and Mrs W L Thompson and Mr and Mrs F E Judd arrived in Pendleton from Lewiston, Idaho after ten hours actual driving. They left Lewiston at 7 46 and covered about 150 miles with 60 miles to Dayton in five hours, noting steep grades and the Alpown and Meringo hills. The run included two hours of stops and averaged 95 miles per hour over open highway, claiming the fastest Lewiston Pendleton drive and far quicker than the railroad time of 24 hours.
Martha Parr files for divorce from Frank Parr citing cruel abusive conduct and indecent names. She says she was driven from the home by his relatives, forced to work as a chambermaid and waitress in Portland, and fears for her safety. Judge James A. Fee presides, with attorney on record.
A local supplier touts a large stock of syringes in many styles and grades. They claim no price is higher than necessary and that their prices are the lowest to be had for every type offered.
An armored shipment of two 60 ton Mt Hood railroad locomotives from Salt Lake City arrived in charge of a machinist. They are rebuilt simple engines, formerly Union Pacific hogs, now to haul log trains on the Hood River to Mt Hood line. Also noted are hunting reports near Arlington and forester examinations in La Grande with several local participants named.
Fred Fehrman and Fred Creighton, both charged with burglary, tunneled through mortar and brick to escape from Morrow county jail in Heppner yesterday. They accessed the corridor via a defective cell door and crawled to the outside. Fehrman is also said to be wanted elsewhere for horse stealing.
Six hunters from La Grande returned from Camp Canon with six large deer taken in the Grand Ronde district. They report ample game and could have taken more if desired. Snow depth is favorable for hunting.
Mrs C P Patterson of Pilot Rock has rented the Downey houses on Weet Webb Street between Garden and Willow and will run a rooming and boarding home there. She advertises for roomers and boarders through Eat Onegontinn.
A Camas Prairie farmer asks the East Oregonian if any Pendleton dealer carries the Oster Moor mattress. He is advised to consult the paper's advertisements for details and options.
In 1898 H B Kershaw of Walla Walla faced charges for shipping 1295 bushels of Hartman wheat from a Hillsdale warehouse without owner consent. The jury found him not guilty. responsibility was placed on warehouse manager A B McEwen who testified he followed Kershaw's orders to ship. The company later went bankrupt and the case concluded with McEwen as the key state witness.
Tonight the Pendicton Commercial association opens its rooms to visitors with enlarged quarters and a gymnasium addition. The reception begins at half past seven with guests arriving soon after. An orchestra will play in the gymnasium and refreshments will be served. The reception committee includes Mrs J W Maloney Mrs F K Judd Mrs George Hartman Jr and other ladies.
The Woodmen of the World head consul plans a visit to Pendleton with a round trip fare of one and one third from tributary points. If forty travelers join from a point, the event will occur Saturday evening, November 4, with a public reception and initiation of Pendleton camp candidates. A large turnout from outside Umatilla is expected as Pendleton is the county’s only suitable site for the visit.
About 200 Umatilla members are away from the reservation working in the Grand Ronde valley beetMel de and Yakima hop fields. It is estimated that $3900 in cash will be brought home to the Umatilla this fall by those away. While roughly 200 Indians are absent, only 76 to 190 are employed. the rest are children and young men who live with relatives in Illinois throughout the year according to local reports, though this latter group is shrinking as able-bodied Indians return to laborers.
District Attorney A. W. Phelpe and attorney J. P. Wine are traveling to Freewater to face five members of the town’s Social Club, accused of selling liquor in violation of the local option law. George Ireland, former Freewater saloon keeper, is among the defendants who retained Mr. Wine for defense by telephone that morning.
A major real estate purchase in Walla Walla County. Bintock Bruit Co buys the Drumheller homestead near Walla Walla, nearly 1 acre, for 20600 dollars. The land will join Blalock Fruit Co holdings and aid expansion plans. F. G. Lanck of Athena piloted a plan to add 200 acres in the county for broom corn production.
Night Officer Alex Manning performs duties in marshal’s absence as Coffman leaves for St Joseph Idaho with George Dennikon. Sheriff Green of Idaho county escorts Dennikon to the Industrial School at St Joseph while Dennikon was held to answer a break at Grangeville.
Will install a large sized feed cutter on Wild Horse for cutting hay to feed dairy cows. Estimated to save at least 25 percent by chopping hay and elevating it into the barn.
W T Rymat of Montrowe Colorado, visiting WUT city, sought a train load of sheep for his ranges in southwestern Colorado while dining at a local French restaurant.
No. 1 Westbound Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company train 1, due at 9 o clock, did not press until after 2 o'clock this afternoon, delayed on the short Line by various connections.
Two typhoid cases are listed at the hospital. Patients are J. A. Leosur of Echo and Mrs Meers, daughter of Dave Cargill. Dissolution notice: the firm Fletcher Brohan dissolves. P E B Fletcher retires. M E and F P Fletcher to pay debts and receive all money due.
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