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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
8
W T Porter the cemetery sexton reports local boys near Olney cemetery killed turkeys and ducks by stoning them and discarding the bodies. The youths confessed when confronted, prompting Porter to warn that legal action will follow against the boys and their parents for the cruel act.
In New York on April 10 Bishop Potter formally opened the Deaconesses Home of St George s Episcopal Church. The new building on Sixteenth Street is connected to the parish house and features an eight room design with a small host of conveniences for convalescents and deaconesses.
Notice states any person dumping garbage manure or dust on Pendleton streets or allowing it to spill while moving is liable to a $50 fine under ordinance No 358. All violators will be vigorously prosecuted. P. H. Fee Street Commissioner.
The Pendleton Wonders and the Athena Yellow Kids faced weathered delays as a late game prevented results from publication. Pendleton’s Indians plan a May tour through Washington including Walla Walla Dayton North Yakima Everett Seattle Whatcom Victoria Mt Vernon and more with Helena’s team also negotiating for early training.
D B Richardson arrives from Helix. T D Taylor, Democratic sheriff candidate, visits Athena. Rev W E Potwine returns from Portland. Mrs W G C Dibley of Walla Walla visits her parents in town. A B Galloway of Blake McFall Paper Co Portland registered at Hotel Pendleton. W H Fowler to return from The Dalles after funeral of Robert Mays. Dr C J Smith called to Umatilla for William Driscoll. condition unclear. Louis Hunziker trips to Walla Walla. wife improving at home but not yet returning. Young daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Hamish recovering from leg amputation but precarious. Beals of Portland weather bureau in county for 10 days studying crops. T B Dickson departs with pack horses for Thunder Mountain mining district. James B Welch of Pendleton joins George L Baker partnership in Portland, with plans to upgrade Frazer theater in Pendleton.
In Pendleton Oregon the case of Matlock versus Leasure lists parties including W F Matlock Anna Leasure and others. It centers on a 1893 note for 460 dollars secured by a mortgage on city lots and land. After partial payment, a second mortgage for 2200 dollars was placed in 1895. Plaintiff seeks judgment for the remaining balance plus costs and asks sale of the mortgaged property.
Tacoma April 10 President Mel land and Vice-President Lamont of the Northern Pacific Railway were elected president and vice-president respectively of the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company. The new company is incorporated to complete and operate 40 miles of irrigation canals in Yakima county as part of a large scale land development and traffic promotion plan by the railway land department.
In New York on April 10 a contest unfolds at Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company, rival to United States Rubber, led by Charles R. Flint. Stockholders split into factions while proxies are sought for the Jersey City annual meeting. Proposed bylaw amendments aim to give stockholders more direct voice, shifting power from the board. The firm, maker of various rubber goods except boots and shoes, carries 8 million and 17 million dollars of common stock.
Nearly one thousand teachers from every town, village and hamlet in the region attend the Northwest Iowa Teachers association three day session in Spencer. Governor Cummins, Henry Houck of Pennsylvania, H. E. B. Kratz of Sioux City, and R. C. Barrett Iowa state superintendent headline papers and addresses scheduled during the convention.
The article surveys advances in sensory science from photographic plates and microscopes to Langley’s bolometer, noting vast perceptual gaps. It contrasts human senses with instruments and recalls Rev. John Evans on the Welsh note as a deterrent to Welsh speech, a campus ritual that spread transgressions across pews.
A young woman applying for a grocery department job tells the manager she can write "one pound granulated sugar" with three scratches and a flourish. The manager hires her on the spot.
The note discusses ad strategies advising that occasional ads waste money while continuous advertising can yield returns. It frames the choice as a balance between expenditure and measurable outcomes, suggesting restraint and sustained effort for effectiveness.
The East Oregonian is presented as the representative paper of eastern Oregon with broad reader support and liberal patronage, serving as the advertising medium for the section.
Gainesville hosts the Florida state Sunday School convention with an opening song service led by Prof. E C Excell. C E Howard of Orlando spoke on The Mission Work in Sunday Schools. P J Reaves of Spring Park discussed making rural schools perennial. Obedience to Sunday School work and decision day were covered by speakers including H C Parker, Charles D Meigs, and Marion Lawrence. An evening rally was to close the event, noted as highly successful in Florida. Manila and Samar notes report General Chaffee touring Samar to observe and witness Guevarra's surrender, reducing American garrison forces there.
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