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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
5
A jumble of local ads lists fresh produce at Ingrams and Oregon Lumber Yard offerings. Rentals, job calls, lost item notices, and wanted help fill the public notices from East Oregonian style classifieds.
A garbled sale notice advertises a gold filled ladies watch offered at 216 with a two hour or two year guarantee and a window display noted. The text is unclear but signals a promotion on jewelry with a time-limited window.
Pendleton Oregon September 18 1908 notice that the County Board of Equalization will meet at the Pendleton courthouse on the third Monday in October 1908 to publicly examine assessment rolls and correct errors in valuation description or quality of lands lots or other property assessed by the assessor C P Strain Assessor for Umatilla County will enforce public attendance by interested parties
An energetic person is sought to act as agent for selling the late model Oliver typewriter in Pendleton and vicinity. A dignified money making proposition. Bowman Hotel after 6 p.m. today. J. D. Welch, General Agent.
E P Marshall visits Echo. J X Burgess from Cunningham Sheep & Land Co and many others travel through Pendleton. Attorneys N C Richards and T Godwin attend legal business. Miss Ida Smith visits Pendleton. Miss Ster Nie starts at Alexander store. Charley Gardner to manage Jim Keeney hotel in Shaniko.
A sale for The Royal Chef is set for 10 o'clock tomorrow at Pendleton Drug Co. Prices range from 60 cents to $1.60. The first balcony rows and front lower floor seats are $1, the rest of lower floor $1.50, balcony 60 cents, with advance inquiries showing strong demand.
Mrs John Dunsmuir, mother of British Columbia's lieutenant governor, filed a claim in Victoria court over the $90,000,000 Dunsmuir estate. She seeks a share and an accounting of R Dunsmuir & Co of San Francisco.
Homemade bread and Boston brown bread will be available Saturday at Ingrai's with a limited supply. Customers are urged to place orders early to ensure availability.
Cheaterfield Massachusetts September 17 Rumors swirl over the disappearance of Miss Ester Hilbert a Smith College student Theories point to foul play or a romantic elopement involving Phillip Bradley a former sweetheart believed to have left for North Yakima Washington after arranging a meeting Bradley a fruit grower is named as a possible partner in the elopement plot with Hilbert last seen Sunday
Butte Montana September 17 Sherman Brantner a drummer died last night after beating his head against the jail cell wall during a drunken spree. He had been arrested earlier and was found dead this morning. Brantner traveled from Omaha and was the son of a prominent Clinton Missouri police judge family.
New York police commissioner Bingham faced backlash after a magazine piece quoted him saying 50 percent of criminals were Jews. He later stated the figures were incorrect, easing tempers among the city’s Jewish community.
Billingham reports spending $26,000 on a large vacuum canning machine for Pacific-American fisheries. The device can can meat but cannot can fish and is being dismantled for shipment east.
Senator elect Jones who beat Levi Ankeny in the primaries will go east at the request of Senator Dixon to campaign for Taft in northern Ohio late October. A 1200 pound team horse described as gentle and unafraid of trains or autos is offered at 154 dollars by B F Chilson of Ukiah Oregon.
Trim's ten and fourteen cents a loaf for home made bread advertised for Ingram's Saturday sale in the local notice.
Salem Oregon September 17 crowds flock to the state fair with record attendance as excellent weather boosts turnout. Portland day expected large crowds with excursions and strong races. The rapid transit purse of 1000 draws horse entries Mona Wilkes Lel and Sir John S. with track records noted. Lewis and Clark stake of 5000 anticipated fast times. Judging continues with Holstein Herford Shorthorn cattle and Berkshire swine results announced. Tuesday race heats list Salano Kenwest Alta Emily W. Day break and Della Derby among others.
The Knoxville Tennessee event runs from this afternoon through tomorrow evening. A large number of horses have been entered in both racing and show classes, drawing attention from horsemen and society people in the region.
William Jennings Bryan reached Newburg New York on September 14 and after a welcome by a large citizen delegation he was escorted to headquarters and delivered a speech.
Newsboy Clarence Ma son was fatally struck by a locomotive at the Southern Pacific depot in San Jose this morning. He was selling papers when the fatal incident occurred leaving his head severed from his body.
For rent a store room located in the East Oregonian building on Main Street. Apply at this office for details and terms.
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