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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
8
Reduction sale showcases Kid Boxed and Black Serge tops with Lace and Pat Tip shoes now at $2.00 to $2.50. Fine Kid Shoes in sizes 3 1-2 to 7 reduced from $2.00 to $1.50. Spring Heel Kid Button Shoes $2.50 values now $1.75. Broken lines of Ladies Fine Kid Shoes priced $2.50 to $2.72 cut to $1.75.
Dindinger Wilson & Company advertises itself as successors to Cleaver Brothers and lists contact through Black 91. The brief item notes a business continuation and a local phone reference.
Walla Walla and Athena baseball teams clash next Sunday in Athena marking Walla Walla’s season opener. Sharp Stein's Sharpshooters and the Yellow Kids set the stage for a lively contest. O R N Co runs a Pendleton special train at 1 p.m. with return excursionists on the regular train from Athena at 4 40 p.m. Fare round trip 75 cents. Tickets on sale Sunday morning. reg u lar train departs 8 15 a.m. The game waits for the special train arrival.
The parish of the Church of the Redeemer will hold its annual business meeting at the church this evening at 7 30 o'clock. Reports for the year will be presented and a new vestry will be elected to serve during the coming year. A full attendance is desired as the congregation enters its 15th year as a self supporting Episcopal parish. Also noted is a local rumor about irrigation affecting river and harbor hill, tied to Western opposition and the president's stance on the irrigation measure.
Delinquency begins next Monday April 7 as taxes must be paid or face penalties including 10 percent and 12 percent interest. Sheriff levies will occur on unpaid balances with sales to cover county debt, and partial payments are encouraged to avoid full seizure.
Miss Mars Rothrock captured the five dollar award offered by Rev W E Potwine for the high school or eighth grade pupil with the best sight reading. Eleven contestants read two prose selections and one poetry piece from Acts of the Apostles the Merchant of Venice and Ivanhoe with strong enunciation and expression. The crowded assembly hall applauded the contestants and the judges announced the winners.
Chas B Hanford earns praise in the revival of The Taming of the Shrew praised for Petruchio and the shrewish wife. The production combines strong scenery costumes and effects and will be shown in this city at the Frazer on Wednesday April 16 with connections to Edwin Booth Ada Rehan cast.
Pupils of the high school and eighth grade contested in reading with participants Edith Johnson Clara Boylen Iter Neil Essie Smith Myrtle Dinsney Mary Rothrock Carol Van Orsdale Clarence Allen William Lowell Charles King Albert Warner. Judges were Col. William Parsons Col. E. D. Boyd and Attorney Co. F. Carter. A musical program followed with piano solo by Effie Smith vocal by the Parkes girls piano duet Eva Hulse Una Smith mandolin and guitar duet Smith and Boylen and a piano solo by Vesta Dennis. Rev M Potwine gave a short talk encouraging reading aloud.
A traveler reports stockmen in the Long Creek country hoping for warm weather and fresh grass as feed becomes scarce. He notes the droughty conditions are stressing the cattle and underscores the need for timely rain to revive grazing pastures.
Notre Dame University will open a fourth branch in Portland Oregon in September under Archbishop Christie. A seventy acre campus will be developed with rail and steamer access making it the largest educational institution on the Pacific Coast.
George Rohrman of Milton and G. M. Rowland of Gurdane were in town along with R. E. Porter from Meacham. E. H. Boyer of Walla Walla registered at Hotel St George. Mrs. M. F. Kelley left for Walla Walla to visit friends. J. W. Sawyer of Walla Walla arrived after wintering in California. Martin Compton returned to Pendleton from California. County Clerk W. D. Chamberlain returned from Athena on business. Theo Galland of Galland Bros. brewery in Spokane met old friends. R. Dutton will travel to Ukiah for creamery ice cream plans. Chas. E. Knight and Miss Clara Childers wed in town with witnesses H. Wells and E. Hill. C. W. Irvin and Mrs. Anna Davis of Umatilla county married quietly at lodging house Court Street. George O. Campbell and W. B. Haney, ex-St. Joe Store workers, buy Morgan Castle delivery wagon to operate. Will A. Leathers replaces Haney in St. Joe store grocery. Dr. A. H. Brown of Waiteburg, formerly Baker City, stayed at Golden Rule hotel.
In New York the Equitable Life produced no business during 1901. The Equitable, 43 years old, holds over $247,000,000 in insurance in force in its home state. No other life company has approached that figure. Financial strength and superior management are cited as reasons for its preference.
Theodore G. McGirr, holder of the ten mile amateur championship of America and member of the New York Athletic Club, wed Miss Rebecca Barbarin in Washington today. The ceremony at St Patrick's church was attended by many prominent people and witnessed the nuptials.
Seattle April 2 Professor F W Colegrove of the University of Washington committed suicide on a Northern Pacific train bound for St Paul He had resigned and disappeared last week amid peculiar circumstances Authorities believe he was insane and the death follows his resignation and disappearance.
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