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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
8
Coffee roasters announce rising prices for all low and medium priced coffees due to a worldwide shortage. Wheat prices are falling, with fifty cent wheat buying less than dollar wheat elsewhere, and no shortage noted. Local store highlights Crockery and Glassware in the Hine district.
A Russian colony of 105 farmers and families plans to settle on 15000 acres in northern Lower California, near the Gila river, under Mexican ownership. Peter Sarkov of Odessa will manage the transfer while each man gains individual tract ownership on installments. The group includes stockmen and farmers, many fairly well off, with some drafted for war. Narratives describe their desire to escape war burdens and oppression, not Jews or Poles, and Sarkov anticipates broader emigration.
The O R & N plans a new turntable at North Powder to service helper engines between that station and Telecaset. Mechanics face backings or wyes currently, delaying operations. Engineer H P Kennedy leaves Kamela helpers for San Francisco to head Pabst brewery boilerhouse. City rock crusher unloaded last Tuesday to be installed. freight charge dispute resolved with manufacturers.
Van Ogden Vogt, International Christian Endeavor secretary, will visit Pendleton on Tuesday September 12 for two meetings at the Baptist church. Delegates from all Pendleton societies and county groups will attend this rally day to promote Christian Endeavor work.
Echo visitors urge immediate steps to organize a city water system for emergencies. After a Thursday blaze, firefighters relied on buckets. Plans consider digging a large well and pumping water to a reservoir by gasoline engine to establish gravity flow.
Pendleton residents plan a band and mass meeting to greet Governor Folk of Missouri as he travels with his party from Jefferson City on the AL and N railroad around noon Tuesday September 12. Citizens aim to extend a warm Pendleton welcome during the train stop.
A 3000 foot sidetrack is to be built on Telocaset hill between Union and Telocaset stations to allow trains to meet halfway and reduce delays on the grade. A section house may also be built there. Howe looked astonished. An accident occurred this morning when a wagon wheel broke causing the load to shift and the harness to break free from the horse. the animal remained calm despite the mishap.
For the first time in months the city jail was emptied this morning when Marshal Coffman released the remaining prisoners. No arrests were made overnight, leaving the bastile quiet. Damages from last Sunday's fire at Damon Lodge Number 4 were adjusted. $560 paraphernalia destroyed, $500 insured, insured amount paid. C. Baleton, La Grande grocer, found dead in bed yesterday, reportedly from Nebraska origins. Ed Murphy near Pomeroy reports threshing fire destroying a machine and four grain stacks. machine and grain were insured.
County treasurer Sommerville reports August finances showing 35,378.67 cash and funds spread across general and school accounts. With 25,140 due the state on October 20 and 147,000 in unpaid warrants, calls will be avoided until taxes and segregated funds restore balance. If O R N taxes of about 100,000 are paid, general fund could rise by around 60,000, easing debt.
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