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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1906
Page
7
A dense block of 19th century ads and notices lists doctors Dr M Henderson and Dr T J Lloyd with offices and residences, Pendleton Savings Bank and First National Bank notices, merchants, pawnbroker, livery stable, attorneys and architects, hotels Helix Athena, laundry, and job ads for barbers, driving, and chop mill. Includes sale notices, real estate, and employment leads with names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Montague of Warren Construction reports start of bitulithic pavement work in Dig Center with daily arrivals of materials and a total city expenditure exceeding 114000 dollars. A petition to widen Bannock between Seventh and Tenth Streets prompts additional funds, affecting track plans and streetcar routes. Also in Nampa a franchise grants Holper Interurban tracks and poles through four streets linking to the Boise Caldwell road, with route surveys pending. A Moro murder notes a man killed for money, with coroner’s inquest and burial details.
B FP Meredith of La Grande, secretary of the board, says the Jason Lee Academy at Wolver will receive a large endowment totaling 375000 at once and 25000 for a Memorial Building. Of this, 40000 has been donated and 50000 is expected from the Idaho conference. J E B Tourtellotte offers to present the memorial building plans free. Firtha Andrewartha of this city is named as instructor in Willamette University connection, as reported by the Statesman.
County fruit Inspector P H Dickson conducted inspections on Saturday and confiscated 14 boxes of apples and pears afflicted with ecochin meth. States Commissioner Judd Geer arrived yesterday to oversee enforcement as the strict seven year old law against selling infected fruit is now being enforced.
Two Holwe gentlemen bought logging horses in the valley over several days. This morning they began returning with nine fine horses. They paid $600 for a bay span from Sam Brook and $460 for other spans. All nine draft horses were gathered in this village La Grande.
The Northern Pacific offers one way colonist tickets from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Superior Omaha and Kansas City to Pendleton for 22.60, from St Louis 27.65, from Chicago 30.60. Sales run August 27 to November 14, 1906 with agents listed in Portland and Walla Walla see fair.
Sizable notice details Vindivostok to St Petersburg first class travel with one change, weekly express service resumed since July 8, 10½ hours to Moscow, and first and second class accommodations with berths. Dining car meals at 1.60 rubles. Rates to Harbin, Irkutsk, Moscow, and St Petersburg listed. baggage limits and excess charges noted. Second class colonist rates from Missouri to Pendleton, Spokane, Chicago, Atlanta, Asheville, Louisville, Baltimore, New York, and Boston with sale dates Aug 27 to Nov 25. For more rates contact William McMurray or B. C. Smith, O R & N agents.
The O R N announces a round trip fare of 48.80 to Colorado Springs Denver or Pueblo for Pike Centennial events September 24 to 29 1906. Valid for 10 days with final return by October 1 sale date September 21. For details contact agent B Smith Read the East Oregonian.
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