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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1907
Page
7
A list of professionals and services including Dr Lynn K Blakesler CHRO, dentists Vaughan Rhos, A D May contractor, T M Kellor plastering, Baker & Folsom funeral directors, Lewis Hunter pawnbroker, V Stroble dealer in secondhand goods, and multiple attorneys with offices in Judd, Savings Bank, Smith-Crawford, and East Oregonian locales.
Frank Wilson of Lewiston owns a 1674 copper medal found near Blackfoot and plans to send it to the Smithsonian for examination. The relic bears inscriptions about labor and land, with an Indian head on the obverse. The mystery includes its origin and value, but its worn state hints at centuries of age.
Pioneer miner and mail carrier from Pilot Rock, known as the discoverer of the Red Roy Mine, traveled to Granite this week. He recalls Granite and nearby placers from the sixties and recounts delivering mail on his back over 20 years ago from Pilot Rock to Canyon City via Granite and Independence.
Chief of Police Miller struggles with the red light district residents in Yakima. He vows to end the issue promptly and has instituted vigorous measures. Several women have been ordered to leave the town, and defiers face city confinement behind a bare wall as deterrence. The district’s colored women are cited as the source of the trouble.
Rumors of trouble brew in Quartzburg as timber claimants press on land already held as mineral land. Eagle of Canyon City warns those involved they face a grievous and costly error. County Surveyor Johnson notes a Tra Wishart timber land claim and pending proof.
The Keystone and Equity mining claims plus others near La Grande and Baker City are described, with Wishart and Levinger filing proofs on different parcels. Several developers, including M. R. Carason, John Buchanan, and Clarence Johnson, hold claims. Protests threaten loss of rights and potential perjury charges when resolved.
An advertisement notes a collapsible tube with nozzle for easy application to soreness and inflammation from piles. It claims soothing healing, relief from pain itching and burning. Sold by A G Koeppens Broa at 60 cents with guarantee.
The text notes roads are not maintained by statute labor alone and that annual figures are hidden by many municipalities. It argues for better direction and cites the vast amount of work involved, followed by an ad for Pinesalve Carb0e as an antiseptic poultice sold by A C Koeppens Bros.
Completing Yellowstone Branch the Oregon Short Line construction department reports satisfactory progress toward finishing the railroad into Yellowstone park. Labor is more available now, steel is obtainable, and no delays are expected. The line is about 67 miles from Marysville Idaho toward the Madison river entrance, with a fall completion anticipated. Mothers and little children need no longer fear croup colds or whooping cough. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup tastes good and clears the bowels. Guaranteed, sold by A C Koeppens Bros.
Consul General Howe reports from Montreal that Ontario shows rising interest in road improvement. Centralized supervision, mechanized laying, and durable bridges emerge as towns update highways. Ten year county road outlay totals £21,000,000 with cash and statute labor portions, plus significant township and city street expenditures.
Engineer E M Kenley of the North Yakima Transportation company reports the purchase of dynamo motors generators overhead wires switchboards and all required equipment for the street railway system now under construction. The items will be forwarded within five weeks under the purchase agreement. Clyde Cribbings a boy of 15 was arrested by Sheriff Chrisman of The Dalles for stealing a horse at Lexington Morrow county. He rode the horse 60 miles and sold it for 10 though it was worth about 200.
An advertisement touts Sexine Pills as the strongest and surest tonics, claiming a week or more of use builds strength. It notes price at $1 per box, six boxes for $5, with full guarantee, and directs readers to The Pen-Weton Drug Co for purchases and substitutions.
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