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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
3
A Houston reader shares a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female ailments after three years of illness. Mrs Bessie L Hicks recounts being a “total wreck” prior to use, with health restored and urging other women to try the remedy.
Baker City witnessed a rough rodeo at the Stanley brothers show with horses Dynamite and Cyclone dominating. Dick Stanley is injured, and his brother is benched. A parrot witness and grand larceny arrest add odd notes to a chaotic day at the arena.
In San Francisco a stolen parrot leads to a twist as the bird’s cries help identify the kidnapper or captor. Police collar the suspect after the talkative bird triggers witness recognition and confirms the theft. The case highlights the parrot's role in solving the incident.
Alex Benton climbs Bald Mountain to help a neighbor with asthma using Dr King’s New Discovery. The medicine allegedly relieves symptoms quickly and is claimed to cured the neighbor and later a relative’s wife. It is advertised by Tallman & Co with a dollar trial bottle and guarantee.
Salem Har sen terday relates four men in a frail boat lost six days with no food. Miles of water greeted them as they starved. One man improvised soup from the wreck, saving their lives after the boat turned turtle.
In a humorous exchange Mrs Mulligan questions Mrs Ginty about the day and tasks. Mrs Ginty answers with old Irish phrasing and mentions a washtub buried last Monday, implying a joke or local intrigue.
Spokane obituary reports Dinnis D. Twoky, 74, railroad contractor, died this afternoon at his home after a seven month illness. He had long resided in Anaconda until five years ago. Meanwhile, Salem policemen nabbed two young pickpockets from Vancouver and Seattle, ages 20 and 21, named Ensign and H. King, jailed pending trial. A Salem rainstorm threatens hop and prune harvests. Roseburg trains derailed near West Fork injuring Engineer Payton and a brakeman, delaying The Shasta Limited.
An official Canadian government statement estimates wheat at 165,086,000 bushels and barley at 67,006,000 bushels, with oats at 955,000,000. Yields per acre average 22, 31, and 38 bushels respectively. The report claims Canada’s harvest is the biggest and most profitable ever, with a surplus potentially lifting farmers’ spending power by about 100 million dollars.
In Salem Oregon the Willamette valley peach harvest astonishes growers. At Alexander Lafollette’s Mission Bottom orchard north of Salem the crop is so heavy hundreds of props support branches. Lafollette yielded 2000 boxes from 87 trees while his son Clyde near Wheatland harvested 15 acres earning about $1000 per acre.
The three days of Willamette University jubilee in Salem Ore begin at the First Methodist church with a sermon by Rev Dr Leader of Portland. Evening events feature Rep W C Hawley and Edgar B Piper presenting Sixty five Years of Willamette History with reference to the university’s Eaton hall dedication.
A rock fall at Hastings ranch Deschutes Canyon last week killed A Rowson 26 native of England sleeping in a tent. He died at Grass Valley railroad hospital after being struck on the left side. The accident likely occurred during Deschutes railroad construction.
London Sir Arthur Conan Doyle left England for Gibraltar and gave a lengthy interview outlining his views on Congo crimes. His forthcoming book on Congo abuses will publish in Europe and America within ten days with royalties used to fund free copies worldwide. He asserts no reforms have been kept and abuses continue.
Rome reports astronomer Signor Francesco Faceda da Schia of Bergamo disputes Peary’s North Pole discovery claim. He notes lunar observations from April 6 after six stages suggest moon position below the horizon, contradicting Peary’s latitude estimate of 9.67.
Topeka Kansas beginnings of a sweeping order from State Superintendent Fairchild and the state board will require ethics instruction in about 12 000 public schools the policy marks a shift away from playful boyhood freedoms such as snowball fights and harmless mischief the reform aims to instill moral lessons while reshaping daily school life across the state
Weston Oregon reports a break in a three month dry spell with rain beginning and expected to last two days. Dusty roads hinder travel while many wells have gone dry and farmers prepare to haul grain to warehouses. Harvest is described as ideal though no wheat sales have occurred recently as farmers wait for higher prices.
The judge indicated that several cases will remain on the docket through the winter and may push to spring. Attorneys argued for quicker resolution as parties await rulings on preliminary motions and scheduling.
Federal marshal says 16 Russian convicts remain in Nome awaiting deportation to their homeland via Seattle at an estimated cost around one thousand dollars per convict. The evacuees endured hardships crossing from Siberia and were arrested by immigration inspectors before release.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms available in East Oregonian building. Electric lights steam heat and bath on same floor. Enquire at this office.
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