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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
2
Coffee prices rise while roasters report shortages and lower cost wheat falls. The ad promises ample inventory in crockery and glassware at similar dollar-value pricing, noting no nationwide shortage and urging customers to buy now.
A river steamer returns to Cicero after a theft of a telescope and $700. The captain recovers the items, the thief is captured, and the owner identifies his belongings. The tale shifts to a confessional by a man who describes using nitroglycerin to blast wells, recounting a failed contract, a runaway wagon, and quitting the explosive business for safer work.
Louis Ulery of Findlay recalls a 1691 season earning as much as 3700 a day when natural gas flowed. A notorious fraud involved injecting about 40 gallons of nitroglycerin into wells to reignite them, a scheme that restarted wells at their former pace and yielded illicit profits.
Great interest across eastern Washington for the Walla Walla County Fair Association event in Walla Walla from September 21 to 20 inclusive. Harness and running races hedge bets on big crowds while the livestock show features top Pacific Northwest herds. Premiums offer substantial money for livestock, with reduced road rates to the fairgrounds.
IT 18 FOR LADIES TOO. Thin hair may stop falling out and regrow with Newhero’s Herpicide. It kills the dandruff germ at the root, then hair grows long again. Sample offered to prove it. No oil, no stain, no dye. Sold by druggists and agents in Detroit and Bend, Oregon.
William Taulson, a 23 year old alleged horse thief with a buckskin tattoo and the mark W T on one hand, was arrested in Pendleton by Marshal Coffman after a stable owner reported a bay horse trade. He claimed ownership of the mare and horse traded for treatment, then admitted identity but said he bought the horse before being held for Union County sheriff pending extradition to La Grande.
A fragment notes that plans involve moving shows to Alfalfarm and appending to Halleya's allotment at Wilt Horte, enlarging a previously substantial holdings. This terse OCR snippet hints at property or farm diversification activity without clear dates or names.
A large audience greeted the Mark Swain company at Baker theater for The Sidewalks of New York a comedy drama delighting with Mack Swain in his first appearance and a well cast company The engagement opens Sunday September 17 with ticket prices 10 and 0 and a carload of scenery for elaborate stage productions
DD Hicks of Weston reports a confrontation in front of the post office with saloon keeper Jamed Stewart and a companion. Stewart threatened to tar and feather and hang them from a telephone pole, then struck Hicks. Hicks seeks action before Weston officials and plans to file with the justice of the peace and district attorney.
M Carter asserts he is alive after rumors of his death spread via the press. He says he was injured when Dave Hurley’s tree fell at Bingham station but survived and will remain in the living, challenging reports he had died.
J F Bennett of Bennett & Tarbett travels to Colfax for four to six weeks to work on riverfront property along the South Palouse. River erosion cut a 20 by 16 feet cavity. Bennett will build a stone retaining wall and fill the void. The city grants a 16 foot alley and adds a 25 by 40 foot strip. project cost about 600 dollars, property value rising at least 1000 dollars.
Six registered full-blooded Duroc Jersey hogs purchased by T G Hailey from James Skirving of Toppenish Washington were brought by express over the Ww a c. Five sows and one boar weigh over 2000 pounds total. Imported from Iowa two years ago and shown at Spokane and Yakima fairs winning prizes.
Passengers on the morning train from Weaton report a serious accident at Kenner's wheat warehouse yesterday evening. While pinning an empty truck in an alley between sacks, the iron struck a sack and hurled him onto a truck handle, injuring his stomach. He was taken to the hospital, and doctors fear internal injuries. The item also notes a new steamship, Columbia, to carry wheat upriver to the portage road, potentially aiding the wheat trade amid the earlier loss of the Jerome.
A runaway horse at the O BR and N depot area frightened traffic this morning. Foreman F P Rownds left the horse and buggy near the frock. the horse dashed through Main street, struck a sandwich wagon, and then ran up Main street hill. The buggy detached and suffered damage while the horse ended the chase with the buggy largely undamaged.
Weather notes from the county report a light, nonuniform rain with heavier falls in the south end. North and east areas received little rain, while Heppner reports Willow and Hinton creeks overflowing briefly but with no significant damage. Nearby reservations and rail line areas saw minimal storm impact.
Pendleton public schools prepare for opening on September 18 with Superintendent Travel and Principal Huff among the early arrivals. School Clerk Halley, Jr. says buildings and rooms will be ready to receive pupils, with new fittings completed and new walkways to the three new buildings under construction.
Lee Kennarde and family, formerly of thin city, have moved to Weston. He purchased a property adjoining Weston and is delighted with his new surroundings. He plans to train blooded horses, buy a place on Weston mountain to raise hay, and continue training horses as he did in thin city.
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